Hobbit Come Home!
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/29/10 at 09:33 AM CT
You know what I could do with having never been invented? Red Ink. It always seems to get in the way of things: highways, universal health care, movies I really want to see.
Case in point: The Hobbit. Guillermo del Toro's The Hobbit was announced not too long after Return of the King wrapped up in '03... it's seven years later and now, once again, there is no word on when The Hobbit will see …
Will 3D Eliminate the Need for New Films?
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/28/10 at 11:19 AM CT
So I just learned that one of my favorite cult films, Battle Royale, is being re-released in 3D. If you don't know about this film, it revolves around a middle school class in dystopian future Japan who get chosen for the "Battle Royale" program. Essentially they're dropped off in a remote location (an island in this case) and are forced to kill each other until only one remains (the "winner"). …
The Whitest Actors You Know
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/27/10 at 10:26 AM CT
Although it's nothing new, people still find time to complain about questionable casting by Hollywood in ethnic roles.
The biggest debate now is Prince of Persia and The Last Airbender. Seems like the cast for both films is too white for some people. I can see why some people would be upset, especially the fan base for The Last Airbender, but sometimes I think people get mad just for the sake …
How Many Poor Men Must Be Dragged to Sex and the City 2?
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/26/10 at 12:26 PM CT
The real secret of Sex and the City 2? Why it was decided it deserved a sequel. If the budget for wardrobe is any indication, they spent more on clothes than some indie movies make in theaters. But, you know what they say, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.
It's clear this is being marketed to a largely female audience, which, despite ending half-a-decade ago, seems to …
Can Fincher Turn International Sensation Into American Sensation?
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/25/10 at 09:06 AM CT
For the most part, I've enjoyed David Fincher's work. Also, I know he's good at adapting books into film - Fight Club anyone?
So if there was one person that was in charge of turning best-selling book, and currently acclaimed Swedish film, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, into an American remake, Fincher would be a great choice.
Remakes are tricky, but if Fincher always seems to favor …
Get Yer Weinsteins Out of My Miramax
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/24/10 at 11:23 AM CT
Looks like the fate of Miramax is once more firmly in the "mostly-dead" category again after brothers Bob and Harvey Weinstein's efforts to buy back the film division from Disney.
However, both camps are claiming early reports have been exaggerated and the deal is still forthcoming, just not as quickly as some people would like. Whatever the case, it doesn't seem that money is the deciding …
One Last Time for Lost
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/23/10 at 10:48 AM CT
So what if it's not about a movie? I've been a serious Lost fan since that wicked pilot with polar bears and French transmissions and Charlie asking "Guys, where are we?"
I was hooked and I've stayed hooked these past six years - with all flash backs, flash forwards, a smoke monster, hatches, time travel, alternate worlds - some people got discouraged, some got angry, some just got confused - …
Shocking News About One of Our FilmCrave Co-Founders
Nick - wrote on 05/22/10 at 12:53 PM CT
It has come to our attention, that one of our FilmCrave co-founders, Alex Olson, owns and watches movies on a 32 inch, 4:3 tube TV. Really? Yes, it is true. You'd think about everyone out there by now has found a good deal on an LCD TV. But not our co-founder, who owns and runs a movie website. Why is this? Are the FilmCrave co-founders poor basterds that simply can't afford a new TV? …
Will SNL Finally Learn Its Lesson?
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/22/10 at 07:43 AM CT
You would think after It's Pat, Superstar, Ladies Man, Stuart Saves His Family, A Night at the Roxbury, Blues Brothers 2000 and The Coneheads that Lorne Michaels and SNL would get the message.
MacGruber seemed an odd choice for a film adaptation. I mean, the guy blows up every time - how do to even stretch that to over 5 minutes, let alone over an hour? Yet they tried - and if box office …
Twi-Hard With a Vengeance
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/21/10 at 08:24 AM CT
While I'm not screaming in delight, it looks like the dawn will still break on the Twilight Saga. Hold-outs Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz - who play Alice and Emmett Cullen respectively - have signed on to continue their roles after wrangling with Summit Entertainment over money (of course).
It's not clear if they got a pay raise, or were threatened with cheaper replacements, but the core …
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