Tag Archives: Fantasy

Since nobody really reads these posts, I’m copying bits from the trailer post I wrote last week. Because who fuckin’ cares, right? I’m still not convinced that this is going to be much good. Why the skepticism? Well, so far, everything that I’ve seen of “Jack The Giant Slayer” has been painfully mediocre, from theContinue Reading

The latest trailer for Bryan Singer’s reimagining of the classic fairy tale sees more action and more giants…

Neil Gaiman is a pretty prolific and highly-respected author, but he hasn’t had much luck with his film adaptations. His iconic “Sandman” saga is still languishing in development hell, and those that did make it to the big screen haven’t been all that great. The most decent effort would be 2007′s “Stardust” directed by MatthewContinue Reading

“The Lord Of The Rings” re-opened the doors for fantasy in Hollywood, and since then there have been numerous attempts to capture the same magic (haha). Most of them fail. The latest is “Seventh Son”, also a book adaptation, and has some pretty heavyweight names in its cast list. Well, it has Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges.Continue Reading

Kristen Stewart haters, sorry to disappoint you. Back in August, Electroshadow reported that the “Twilight” star had been removed from the sequel to “Snow White & The Huntsman” due to her affair with that film’s director Rupert Sanders. Turns out money talks loudest, and Stewart is still considered a bankable name. Today, Entertainment Tonight brokeContinue Reading

“Life Of Pi” is the latest from that great cinematic chameleon Ang Lee. Could he have given us one of the year’s best films?…

Famke Janssen has made a career out of playing steely, formidable women. A Bond villainess in “Goldeneye”, an all-powerful telepath in the “X-Men” movies, and now a big, bad witch in “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters”. The AV Club recently spoke to the actress about her career and her latest film. Janssen admitted she’s “excited,Continue Reading

Early reviews for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” have been yielding some fairly expected responses from critics. Specifically, regarding the whole fuss over the higher frame-rate. As you might know, traditional film has always been shot and screened at 24 frames per second. Director Peter Jackson, at the behest of tech junkie James Cameron, decidedContinue Reading