The Week That Was… »
Busy week last week? Too many bills to pay? Not enough time to check out the biggest headlines in entertainment news? (That sounds a little like something they’d say on ET…yuck). Well never fear! MN has a huge catch up of news to satisfy your appetite. One the menu today we have: A couple of [...]
Observe and Report »
Director: Jody Hill Starring: Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Michael Peña, Anna Faris In Cinemas: 14 May 2009 Observe and Report is not your father’s ‘Seth Rogen Comedy’, and by father I mean you, because Seth Rogen isn’t that old. My first piece of advice would be to forget everything you’ve seen in the trailers. Writer/director Jody Hill has no intention of giving us [...]
Notorious »
Director: George Tillman Jr. Starring: Jamal Woolard, Mohamed Dione, Derek Luke On DVD: TBA “It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up magazine, Salt’n’Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine.” Cryptic? Maybe. But for rap fans, this is the sweet opening line of a Notorious B.I.G song featured in the recent biopic, Notorious. [...]
Weekly News Round Up »
Aside from the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, there weren’t a lot of major announcements this week, with only a handful of noteworthy news pieces. The biggest cinema releases – for Aussie screens – were probably Observe and Report and Angels and Demons. If you’ve managed to catch either of those movies feel free [...]
Box Office Top 10 (Week ending 13 May 2009) »
It’s been a battle of the prequels at the box office this week with the debut of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot. As Wolverine finishes its third week of showings, it’s no match for Trek which is being lapped up by the masses, as expected – read Christian White’s review of Trek here. Matthew McCougnahey’s The [...]
The Hobbit to be a double-movie prequel »
The highly anticipated Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit, will be released in two separate movies, its Oscar-winning writer Peter Jackson has announced. The next addition to the Middle Earth saga was originally expected to be just one film, but a second will be based on the author JRR Toliken’s other writings to link [...]
Star Trek »
Director: J.J. Abrams Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Eric Bana In Cinemas: 7 May 2009 When I was ten years old I made an oath: I, Christian White, will never willingly participate in the viewing of Star Trek, be it on film or television, for I have chosen Star Wars! Back in those days (and I’m [...]
Weekly News Round-Up »
Trailer-ific is how I would badly word the past week in the world of film. We’ve had the release of 5 new trailers, from the not so compelling Night at the Museum 2, to the beautifully crafted teaser for District 9. Incidentally, both of these movies have a number in their titles, probably indicative of [...]
The Curse of the Film Geek »
Overall, I’d say I’m a fairly stable person. I don’t have too many emotional problems. I’m relatively well adjusted. I’m a functioning member of society. I have family and friends who love me. Still, there was one dark day where I actually considered suicide. I was walking out of a movie theatre, shoulders slumped, head [...]
Box Office Top 10 (Week ending 6 May 2009) »
Despite it’s pre-release dramas (online leak, Mexico release delayed due to swine flu, etc), X-Men Origins: Wolverine has earned an impressive sum in its opening week for the theatrical release. Wolverine earned a whopping £8.56m (AUD $20 million) in the UK alone in its first six days, taking the record as the most lucrative release [...]