Posted on July 29th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Enzo G. Castellari’s Quel maledetto treno blindato (aka Inglorious Bastards), the inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film will play at LA’s New Beverly Cinema Wednesday and Thursday night along with Castellari’s La Battaglia d’Inghilterra (aka Battle Squadron).
Bastards tells the story of a group of 5 GIs facing court-martial in France. When their convoy is attacked, they escape [...]
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Posted on July 29th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Keys. Alicia Keys.
Billboard says the new Bond theme song will be called Another Way to Die and it will be recorded by Alicia Keys and Jack White, the first duet in Bond soundtrack history.
I like Jack White a lot, but I’m not sure I like him for a Bond theme. I also hate the title because [...]
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Posted on July 29th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
More than a week has gone by without any Inglorious Bastards news, but Variety saves the day by reporting that Universal Pictures is close to partnering with the Weinstein Company on bringing the World War II flick to a screen near you.
Near the end of the short article, Michael Flemming and Tatiana Siegel realize this [...]
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Posted on July 29th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris in Return of the Dragon (aka Way of the Dragon)
With an eye toward the action scenes in The Dark Knight, Dennis Lim offered up an interesting video slideshow in Slate yesterday illustrating the evolution of fight scenes through the ages.
See Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston fighting old school under a [...]
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Posted on July 29th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Here’s a quick rundown of some of the news in the last 24 hours or so.
The LA Times speculates on whether The Dark Knight will surpass Titanic’s hallowed $600.8 million domestic box office mark, but unless you account for inflation (ticket prices averaged $4.69 in 1998 compared to an expected $7 this year), it doesn’t [...]
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Posted on July 29th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
It’s time once again to look past the obvious Tuesday DVD releases and shine a spotlight on movies you may have missed as they made their way through theaters. First up, the kind of film that Movies You May Have Missed was invented for.
The Band’s Visit (2007) ****
Eight Egyptian men representing the Alexandria Police Ceremonial Orchestra [...]
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