The Informant »
Director: Steven Soderbergh Stars: Matt Damon, Melanie Lynskey, Frank Welker In cinemas: 22nd October 2009 Here’s the stock standard plot description for The Informant: “The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.”
2012 »
Director: Roland Emmerich Stars: John Cusack, Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor In cinemas: 12th November 2009 What can I say about this one? It’s from Roland Emmerich the director of Independence Day, Godzilla and The Day After Tomorrow. This guy has a fetish for end of the world settings and 2012 seems to be a culmination of [...]
The Week That Was »
The Force will be with you…for 32 years… That’s right, this past week included the 32nd B’day of Star Wars: A New Hope or – if you’re a purist – just Star Wars. I love the original series, yet they will forever be overshadowed by the CGI mess of the prequels, like a terrible entrée [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine »
Director: Gavin Hood Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Danny Houston In Cinemas: 29 April 2009 Even before premiering at the box office, X-Men Origins: Wolverine has had a controversial life to say the least. Its troubled past includes rumors of ‘creative differences’ between Gavin Hood (director) and Thomas Rothman (20th Century Fox Executive [...]
Gran Torino »
Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Ahney Her On DVD: 4 June 2009 Picture, if you can, Clint Eastwood as a snarling bitter old man, with a weathered face and a constant scowl. It’s a pretty simple image to conjure up, right? Not exactly a stretch from his previous roles, and [...]