Tuesday, May 17, 2011 11:01AM - By Andrew Payne
Wow, it is a very weak week here in the DVD release land. You have your pick of Anthony Hopkins as a priest fighting the devil, Jason Statham in an action movie that isn’t a Transporter or Crank sequel or Minka Kelly having to fend off Leighton Meester.
Not sure which movies those are? I don’t blame you, I forgot they’d all been released too. These films are The Rite, The Mechanic and The Roommate, respectively.
Yeah. Still a blank. Luckily, TV on DVD is coming up big with the second box set of an acclaimed documentary series. All that, plus a movie that actually seems worse than the three features.
Check it out below…
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Thursday, May 5, 2011 5:01PM - By Damon Houx
Thor may be the trickiest of the big Marvel characters to adapt. Both a Norse God, and an extra-terrestrial being, Thor doesn’t have the “normal person thrust into superpowers” hook – which is both good and bad. And to that end Thor is not really an origin tale, so much as a learning experience for the main character. There’s a lot to do here, on top of director Kenneth Branagh putting a big budget fantasy movie on the shoulders of Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston, both actors who – at best – had some notable supporting performances previous to this. Did they succeed?
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 3:15PM - By Damon Houx
For the Thor press conference we were joined by Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Jamie Alexander, and Anthony Hopkins. It was a fun chat, and the group talked about the hardships of maing a big franchise production, and the fun of being in comic book movies. For more with Hopkins, there’s another great interview. But check out the press conference…
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 12:57PM - By Damon Houx
Sometimes an actor so dominates a group interview that it’s worth separating him out from the others. Sir Anthony Hopkins is a veteran performer whose stories of coming to Hollywood and his current attitudes toward working consumed a good chunk of the recent press conference for Thor. In his comments, he revealed a man who know longer feels the need to watch his tongue, and that freedom showcased a deft storyteller who’s not afraid to suggest he took this job for the paycheck… though that isn’t the only reason. Check it out.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011 5:12PM - By Krystal Clark
The Rite is a horror-thriller that’s based on actual events that occurred between two priests in Rome. The film is directed by Mikael Håfström and stars Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins, and a young, Irish actor named Colin O’Donoghue. The duo are cast as an unlikely pair: the believer and the doubter, and as viewers we watch them fight a battle of spiritual warfare, while dealing with their own personal demons.
Check out the review…
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Thursday, January 27, 2011 11:21AM - By scottschachter
This weekend Oscar nominated films, The King’s Speech, True Grit, and Black Swan will battle with last week’s box office winner, No Strings Attached, while new releases, The Rite and The Mechanic try to sneak their way into the top five….
And now for our box office predictions…
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Friday, December 10, 2010 4:53PM - By Krystal Clark
The official teaser trailer for Paramount and Marvel Entertainment’s latest feature, Thor has premiered. Just yesterday we gave you a nice description of what you could expect from the video and now we have it for you to view! Are you ready to rumble with the outer worldly warrior who carries a lightning fueled hammer? Take a look…
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Friday, December 10, 2010 10:55AM - By Krystal Clark
Anthony Hopkins is back and he’s scaring us sh*tless in the supernatural thriller The Rite. We were first introduced to the film back in October when the teaser trailer was released and today we’ve got a follow up. A full trailer has debuted on Apple, and it shows us even more sides of Hopkins and his shady character. Take a look…
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 8:50AM - By Mali Elfman
Two of the scariest things in life have come together, Anthony Hopkins and the Catholic church… performing exorcisms on the devil. Warner Brothers has just released the latest poster for The Rite, a film that is supposedly based off true events about the devil making his way back to earth. Fun times!
The film follows skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak, played by first time feature actor Colin O’Donoghue, who reluctantly attends exorcism school at the number one place in the world to learn about the devil — the Vatican. While in Rome, he meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Hopkins), who introduces him to the darker side of his faith.
Check out the new, eerie poster below…
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