This week brings one of the best films of last year (from the Criterion Collection, no less) some of the bigger disappointments of of 2012 so far, one of the best TV shows going today, and a collection of the Lethal Weapon films. Not a bad week for DVD and Blu-ray. Check it out…
Though we still have no idea what the film is about and who Benedict Cumberbatch is playing, the first photos from Star Trek 2 have arrived (from MTV), and they show that Cumberbatch must be some kind of villain. He seems to be in conflict with Zachary Quinto‘s Spock, but maybe Spock is just trying to restrain him because he’s super upset about getting a parking ticket.
It’s amazing how fast rumors become truth, but as of now this is what’s known: Benedict Cumberbatch has joined the cast of Star Trek 2. What isn’t know is the role he’s playing, though it’s quickly gone from rumor to confirmation that he’s the villain of the piece. To be fair, most bigger casting decisions on a film like this are going to be for the new antagonists, but with J.J. Abrams‘s penchant for secrecy, who’s to say what he’s playing?
The nice thing about being Steven Spielberg is that if you’ve got a film scheduled for release in December, you’re already considered one of – if not the – front runner for the Oscars. Such is his War Horse, which stars relative newcomer Jeremy Irvine along with Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Emily Watson and David Thewlis. This buzz is also based on the trailer, and now there’s a poster. Check it out…
“Too soon” – a phrase arguably pinned to Tina Fey for her infamous Palin impressions, to Quentin Tarantino for re-writing Hitler’s demise, the list goes on. The question is, how exactly does one constitute what’s “too soon” for satire? First time writer/director Chris Morris, with fierce audacity, mocks terrorism in his upcoming film Four Lions, centered around five wannabe jihadis.
Check out the review below…
Over the past few weeks there’s been speculation regarding Steven Spielberg’s latest project, War Horse. There were rumors that British actor Eddie Redmayne had landed the lead, and Tom Hiddleston and Stephen Graham were in negotiations to co-star. Empire is reporting that the assumptions were partially true with Hiddleston and Graham but Redmayne not so much. Check out the full cast for War Horse…
