I love a popcorn flick as much as the next guy, but any discerning
film fan knows that there's a whole wide world of film out there and even North America still has a few unsung directors who work outside and inside the system producing great, interesting fare.
As «X-Men»
film fans know, the 2006 movie «X-Men: The Last Stand» included Jean killing Cyclops, also known as Scott Summers, after she transforms into the dangerous mutant known as the Phoenix.
Television viewers and
film fans know her for her roles in Veronica Mars, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Frozen, but fans of our four - legged friends know actress Kristen Bell for her real life role as an animal advocate.
Not exact matches
Fans know Dan Aykroyd as the star of classic
films like «Ghostbusters,» «Coneheads» and «The Blues Brothers,» but he's also among the ranks of celebrity entrepreneurs — and celebrities who own vodka brands.
Skipping the stuff
fans know allows the
film to focus on Queens» friendly neighborhood Spider - Man.
Known best for his comedic work, Keaton faced a near universal
fan backlash when announced for the 1989
film.
I wanted to
know if the black churchgoing community that make up his strongest
fan base — for Perry's
films are all rooted deeply in Christian themes and values — are likely to give him a backlash over the amount of marijuana use and comments about the drug in the new
film.
Anyone who has attended a Star Trek or Star Wars
film on opening day and then gone a few weeks later
knows the difference between a piece of art viewed by cult followers and one viewed with casual
fans.
, you
know that I'm a huge
fan of Pixar
films.
Knowing that
fans have been waiting over five decades to see a trophy back in Cleveland, Nike
filmed a video expressing the sheer anxiety as the Cavaliers finally broke that 52 - year drought.
«So I then had a chat with another pal of mine, as I was clearly not a renowned
film maker, and asked the advice of another Arsenal
fan from the eighties who I
knew who does some production.
The earliest
known film of the Main Stand, the Kemlyn Road and the Walton Breck Road Stand transports
fans back to 1901.
This
film will
no doubt quench the thirst of the global
fan list who have waited so long for this sequel.
Renée has taken a five - year break from movies, but her
fans will be thrilled to
know she is currently
filming a legal thriller called The Whole Truth with Keanu Reeves.
Even the biggest
film fan would acknowledge that it's very difficult to get to
know someone when conversation is forbidden until the credits roll, but at a concert there's plenty of time to chat between songs, while the songs themselves help to fill any awkward silences.
People who hadn't read the books were curious, people who
knew it was going to be a poor
film wanted a good laugh, and
fans of the book were hoping to be satisfied.
That's right, Ryan Gosling
fans, with this
film, Refn first got his Danish derrière (Oh, wait, that's French) over here to America, and you
know what, that was the time critics decided to question some of his storytelling methods, either because foreign
films are much easier to forgive for their pretentiousness - I mean, «experimental artistic vision», or simply because Refn had so little of an idea on how to bring his visions to America that he decided to get John Turturro, of all people, as his lead.
Sloppy writing gives savvy movie - cum - music
fans the impression that this demographically challenged
film doesn't
know the difference between Nashville and Austin, or in other words, the schism which divides contemporary country music into its inimical sides: mainstream and alternative, just like rock, or any number of musical genres.
Unfortunately this was the last proper
film for «Python» Graham Chapman and also the last
film for British comedian Marty Feldman, its a shame that the
film is
known for those two sad reasons and not much else, only for total
fans really as there isn't much to recommend in this silly
film, even the stellar cast can't save it.
As many of you
know, I loathe Part 1, as a
fan of the books I was looking forward to seeing how this all ends but Director David Yates is a putz who ruined the
film franchise and disappointed me every single time.
as a kid i grew up with transformers for toys, but didn't watch the actual show (aside from beast wars) until last year, so i wouldn't consider myself a
fan boy, but when a tv show based around toys from the 80's has better dialog, humor, character development, and plot than a high budget Hollywood
film, you
know something is wrong with the
film industry.
One would think that James F. as Tommy Wiseau is The Disaster Artist's titled protagonist, but the story is actually told through the eyes of Greg «Babyface» Sestero, played by James» brother, Dave F.
Fans will
know Greg as The Room's, Mark («Oh, hi Mark»), and it's his book that acts as the
film's real source material.
Comprising of interviews with the people that
knew him best, Marley is a near perfect
film, one that definitely is a must see for
fans of the artist.
I'm an original Star Trek series (you
know, Kirk, Spock)
fan myself, but I can honestly say that this is not only one of the best Star Trek
films ever, but this may be one of the best Sci - fi movies ever.
This one of my favorite
films and everyone I
know loves it so screw you critics the
fans have spoken!
Then you have the diabolical script that will
no matter whether your a
film fan have your cringing at its poor dialogue and humour.
Trivia buffs and diehard
fans of Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront will
know that the non-speaking cab driver in the
film's famed «taxicab scene between Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger was noted character actor Nehemiah Persoff.
The buzz has been building since Sundance, and early reviews for Before Midnight have been great (the current Metascore is 99), but if you want to avoid any spoilers before the
film's May 24th release, stop now, because the first trailer for the
film can't help but reveal a few things that
fans of the series might not want to
know.
If the original
film didn't do much for you then parts two and three really won't (and
no, I wasn't a big
fan of the original either).
In his first
film starring role, Red Skelton plays radio actor Wally Benton, better
known to his
fans as that intrepid crime - solver «The Fox».
Fans of Thatcher - era Brit music, by the way, will be pleased to
know that the
film has a soundtrack featuring the Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen and others.
By the way, for
fans of the original
film who want to
know who plays whom, Derek Jacoby has the Sir John Gielgud role; Penelope Cruz is the missionary played by Ingrid Bergman; Josh Gad is the shady secretary originally played by Anthony Perkins (totally different vibe, but equally good); and Judi Dench is the Princess Dragomiroff, originally played by Wendy Hiller.
The details are
no long important, but after legal wrangles and creative fights, a 150 - minute cut was released in a few cities in 2011, and then it practically disappeared, resurfacing in early 2012 after a long campaign by
fans, supporters, and folks like me who never had a chance to see the
film on its original release.
It's that to enjoy this
film, you don't have to be a
fan of baseball, or even
know anything about the game aside from
knowing a bunch of guys head out of the field to smack around some leather balls with wooden bats.
Spider - Man: Homecoming hits theaters tonight and
fans will want to
know if there's an end credits scene after the
film!
The next two Avengers movies have been announced as the end of Phase 4 in the MCU and Joe Russo - who is helming the two
films with his brother Anthony - accepts that
fans believe they
know what will happen in the plot from watching the other Marvel movies but he insists there's going to be some shocks for cinema goers.
About Photo # 3924187: Spider - Man: Homecoming hits theaters tonight and
fans will want to
know if there's an end credits scene after the
film!
Fans of the TV series regularly appearing on «Comedy Central» already
know what to expect from this feature - length
film, showcasing more of the same parody of «COPS» as if starring the gang from the Police Academy movies.
And luckily,
fans of the first
film will be pleased to
know that Paddington 2 not only lives up to its predecessor, but improves upon it...
Criterion's output has come to be
known over the years as «
film school in a box» by
fans and filmmakers alike.
I don't think
film festival mega-stars like Lars von Trier or Abbas Kiarostami or Wong Kar - Wai are nearly well -
known or influential enough to have this kind of impact, on movie
fans in general or on other filmmakers.
Sprinkled with little personality bits here and there (Tallahassee's mad quest for an ever - elusive Twinkie, Columbus's crippling fear of clowns, etc.), Zombieland doesn't break any new ground in the horror genre so much as make for a strong dose of escapist fun for
knowing fans of the
films.
What You Need To
Know: You may not have seen it, but Vince Vaughn is clearly a
fan of French Canadian director Ken Scott, as «The Delivery Man» is a remake of Scott's 2012
film «Starbuck» with Scott at the helm again.
Fight
fans should
know, though, that bouts only make up the opening and closing rounds of the
film, with the majority of Southpaw following Hope's sudden, tragic, decline and subsequent personal rehabilitation.
I don't
know who I'm more frustrated with — the HP
fans who are all, «OMG you guys don't
know ANYTHING» or the
film critics who are all, «I don't remember ANYTHING and I don't care to.»
At the time, many of us
knew nothing about the director other than the fact that he'd made a monster movie that was more than a monster movie but since then, he's become a recognizable name (at least among
film fans) and the announcement of a new project brought much joy to my heart.
It had been
known that the filmmakers wanted to skew younger with the cast of the
film, but
fans love when these actors reprise their roles as their characters.
What You Need To
Know: Jason Statham
fans are spoilt for choice in 2013; the bald British bruiser has three
films, starting off with Taylor Hackford «s «Parker» in the near future, with «Hummingbird,» the intriguing directorial debut from «Eastern Promises» writer Steven Knight following on later in the year (we've heard some good buzz, and it apparently stretches The Stath's acting muscles more than most).
This one is worth adding to your collection, and I
know fans of this
film will be more than pleased with this very Pretty Poison.
Knowing Martin Scorsese was a
fan of Jean Renoir's India - set The River, we asked him to record an introduction when we first released it in 2004 (since then, he even included it in his Criterion Top 10, calling it «a
film without a real story th...