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Monday, December 05, 2011

Cusack has made worse-looking movies

Okay, so this movie isn't based on a book, but it does feature a fictionalized version of Edgar Allan Poe:

Thursday, September 22, 2011

A bigger mistake than Terminator 3?

Whoa: according to the Times, Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced plans to publish a memoir (tentatively titled Total Recall). The book, due out next fall, will cover his adventures as a bodybuilder, actor, and politician. It is unclear if he plans to go into equal detail about his inability to control his libido.

Labels: Biography, Movies, Upcoming Books

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Maybe if you think of it as an investment?

If you're really, really wealthy and/or a really, really big Harry Potter fan, check out this 16-disc, 199-euro complete Harry Potter DVD set, available in November via the French Amazon site:

I am neither rich enough nor a big enough fan of the movies to shell out that kind of money, but even I have to admit that box set looks totally awesome. Here's hoping it's not exclusive to Europe...

[Via PinkIsTheNewBlog]

Labels: Harry Potter, Movies

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Bruce: The Great and Powerful

Okay, the odds that I'll see the upcoming Oz: The Great and Powerful movie just went way up. According to his Twitter feed, Bruce Campbell is going to be in it. I don't know about you guys, but I'd like to see him as a Munchkin.

Labels: L. Frank Baum, Movies

Monday, March 07, 2011

Anne with an E

Thank you, Forever Young Adult. An Anne of Green Gables movie drinking game is exactly what this world needs.

Labels: L. M. Montgomery, Movies, other websites

Monday, March 22, 2010

Well, I would watch it.

This reminds me of all those [classic novel] v. the monster books, only way more fun. Because unlike Jane Austen Beats Down the Werewolves (or whatever they're publishing next), Twilight would actually be improved by adding a hungry dinosaur.

Labels: Movies, satire

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Well, if people went to see a love story set on the Titanic, why not?

But if you like your movies sob-inducing, feel free to check out Bright Star, a biopic about the love affair of poet John Keats and the young woman who lived next door to him. Not to spoil things, but Keats died at age 25, so... well, don't get attached:

Labels: Movies, poetry

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Neil Gaiman makes a Christmas movie!

Neil Gaiman's long-hinted-at short film will happen, and it will apparently star ubiquitous character actor Bill Nighy. According to Cinematical, the movie will be a silent short described as "a love story involving two statues and Christmas shoppers".

Eh, it's a tough call. At his best, Gaiman can be adorable, but he can also be pretentious as all-git-out. However, I do like Bill Nighy, so we'll have to see....

Labels: Movies, Neil Gaiman

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

'Where the Wild Things Are' poster arrives...

...and it's beautiful.

I don't know why I feel so hopeful about this movie (and God knows I've been let down by good promotional materials before), but something about the handful of images I've seen from this film leaves my hopes sky-high.

Labels: Kids' books, Movies

Friday, September 26, 2008

Speaking of movies...

...Will Smith has signed on to star in a prequel to the blockbuster I Am Legend (which was based on a novel by acclaimed horror/sci-fi writer Richard Matheson). According to Variety, the film will "chronicle the final days of humanity in New York before a man-made virus caused a plague that left Smith’s character the lone survivor among a mutated mob in the city."

Sounds like fun!

Labels: Horror, Movies

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Brilliant or freaky?

It's a tough call, really:

Labels: Harry Potter, Movies

Thursday, September 18, 2008

The horror, the horror...

Forget all that dire news from the financial markets. The news that Miley Cyrus is going to be starring in one of Nicholas Sparks's shamelessly manipulative tearjerkers? Yeah, now that's clear proof that the end is nigh.

Labels: Movies

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Suspense week

In honor of July 4th (the traditional weekend for big action film releases here in the States), we've decided to feature a variety of mystery/suspense reviews on both the blog and the main site this week. Check back over the next few days for reviews of books by Timothy Hallinan, Tana French, Daniel Silva, Mariah Stewart, and Carol Plum-Ucci.

But while you're awaiting our words of literary wisdom, may we direct you to the just-released trailer for the upcoming James Bond movie?

Quantum of Solace is the title of a short story in Ian Fleming's collection For Your Eyes Only, although I hear the film is otherwise unrelated. Looks fun, though.

Labels: Ian Fleming, Movies, mysteries, Suspense

Monday, June 30, 2008

Just what the world needs!

Variety is reporting that actress Rose McGowan is going to star in a remake of the atrociously bad eighties film Red Sonja.

For those of you who haven't seen the original, Red Sonja was a nearly unwatchable 1985 fantasy movie starring Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The character of Red Sonja is a red-haired, skimply-dressed swordswoman with a trauma-filled past and a monster chip on her shoulder. She was based on a minor character from the Conan the Barbarian comic book series, who was in turn based on a character from a short story written by pulp fiction author Robert E. Howard. According to Wikipedia, Red Sonja now appears in her own monthly series: Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword.

Wow. I don't think I've ever seen the whole Red Sonja movie, but I know I've caught snippets of it on TV, and its awe-inspiring awfulness really stands out in my mind. I wonder if McGowan is hoping this will work as a half highbrow/half lowbrow Kill Bill-style revenge movie?

Labels: Comic news, Movies

Friday, December 14, 2007

Pushin' for the Oscars

I couldn't stand Joe Wright's recent adaptation of Pride and Prejudice (not, as has been suggested, because I'm an impossible-to-please Austen purist, but because the movie was TOTALLY STUPID), and I'm not exactly panting to go see his new movie Atonement*. I'm sure Ian McEwan's book was good and all, but I'm no fan of the tearjerker, no matter how well-written it is. However, I know that some of you just can't resist the combination of solid source material, period costumes, and Keira Knightley's weird teeth, so we found an NPR article about Mr. Wright and his movies - click here to learn how Mr. Wright's dyslexia has affected his approach to literary adaptations.

*Although James McAvoy is pretty hot... y'know, for an elf.

Labels: Ian McEwan, Jane Austen, Movies