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The 10 Most Believable Movie Bullies

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:13:11 -0600

totalfilm: First teaser poster revealed for The Bourne Legacy A...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:40:54 -0600

First teaser poster revealed for The Bourne Legacy

A first teaser poster has been revealed for The Bourne Legacy, and although we’re hugely excited about the action franchise’s new direction, we’d have to admit that it looks a little bland…

It’s going to be weird to watch a Bourne film without Damon, and to know that he isn’t even playing Bourne anymore. We’ll see how he does.

First Look: 8 Profile Character Posters for The Hunger Games

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:02:18 -0500

First Look: 8 Profile Character Posters for The Hunger Games

totalfilm: Darren Aronofsky to helm Noah He’s tackled...

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:38:59 -0500

totalfilm:

Darren Aronofsky to helm Noah

He’s tackled everything from paranoid mathematicians to washed up wrestlers to bonkers ballet dancers, but this time Darren Aronofsky is getting Biblical on our asses.

“Since I was a kid, I have been moved and inspired by the story of Noah and his family’s journey,” the Black Swan director said.

“The imaginations of countless generations have sparked to this epic story of faith. It’s my hope that I can present a window into Noah’s passion and perseverance for the silver screen.”

[FOR THE FULL STORY,CLICK ON DARREN ARONOFSKY OR FOLLOW THIS LINK]

First Look: Henry Cavill as Superman in Zach Snyder’s...

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:26:23 -0500

First Look: Henry Cavill as Superman in Zach Snyder’s ‘Man of Steel’

Captain America Review

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:18:06 -0500

In a word, Captain America was one of the best comic book movies I’ve seen in a long time. Our world is saturated by so many comic book adaptations that it can get very confusing trying to figure out what film is original material and what film is a comic book…or worse, a graphic novel adaptation!

The best way to describe Captain America is in this word: complete. It was a complete film, from beginning to end. I loved the “feel” of the film the most, how it remained faithful to the WWII era that Captain America was founded in, and how simple the color palettes were (bright reds, denim blues, and muted whites). Nothing in the film felt forced to me, from the action, the relationships, even down to the iconic shield. It just flowed naturally.

One of the more surprising results of the film was the “good” feeling I had coming out of it. Most of the comic book films, heck, even films in general, leave me with either an empty feeling, a longing for more feeling, or even a negative outlook on life. But this film left me feeling good about fighting injustice and being the best version of myself. And that’s because Steve Rogers (Captain America) was an all-around great guy. No ego, no arrogance, no self-importance, and no hidden agendas; he just wanted to help.

Ok, so, let’s talk about The Avengers. I know that Capt. is the first Avenger, it’s in the title of the film, and you would expect everything in this film to point to the eventuality of The Avengers being assembled, but what I thought was a good move on the part of the filmmakers was to leave the inevitable alone and concentrate on presenting the best stand-alone film they could. We all know the Avengers is coming and all Marvel films have been leading to it, but can we at least worry about the film at hand before we sneak in references to the future?!

In a time when the world is at war and patriotism is an unavoidable reality, it’s great to see a film leave you with the feeling of wanting to fight for your freedoms!

You have to see this film, and when you do, let me know what you think!

Rating: 9/10

Here are the first image previews of costume tests Charlize...

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:41:41 -0500

Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth,

Kristen Stewart as Snow White

Here are the first image previews of costume tests Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, and Kristen Stewart did for “Snow White and the Huntsman.”

I love the look of them, they feel so gritty and real. It doesn’t look like we’re in for the Snow White we grew up with.

"Spielberg revealed that they have come up with a story for a fourth film, and they currently have a..."

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:50:38 -0500

“Spielberg revealed that they have come up with a story for a fourth film, and they currently have a writer working on a treatment. He enthusiastically added that “and hopefully we’ll make it in the next two or three years”.”

- Steven Spielberg talking about the possibility of Jurassic Park 4.

Amazing!

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:16:00 -0500

Amazing!

"Ever since ‘X-Men 1′, I read those comics of the saga in Japan, and I kept saying, ‘Why can’t we do..."

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:10:31 -0500

““Ever since ‘X-Men 1′, I read those comics of the saga in Japan, and I kept saying, ‘Why can’t we do this one?’ ” Jackman said. “So, 10 years later, we are finally getting there.””

- Hugh Jackman at #SDCC talking about the upcoming Wolverine film, slated to be directed by James Mangold and filming for the sequel would start in October.

Check out the first teaser poster for The Amazing Spider-Man...

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:55:02 -0500

Check out the first teaser poster for The Amazing Spider-Man found at ComicCon!

(via FirstShowing)

"I had just signed on to do THE WOLFMAN, I mean literally weeks before, and… I basically did THE..."

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:13:00 -0500

“I had just signed on to do THE WOLFMAN, I mean literally weeks before, and… I basically did THE WOLFMAN, because I needed to go back to work. I had taken four years off just because I had other things I wanted to do and I needed to go back to work and THE WOLFMAN offer came along. The director had left the show, they had three weeks left before they started shooting, so I took the job and it was… I literally had three weeks to do it. Before we had even started shooting”

- Joe Johnston, the director of Captain America: The First Avenger, talking to /Film about how he got involved with the project.

You can read the entire interview here.

(via /Film)

Here are all of the Dwarves in a line, ready to do battle on The...

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:43:00 -0500

Here are all of the Dwarves in a line, ready to do battle on The Hobbit. (Click for full size)

What do you think? Are you as excited as I am?

Here’s the link to the full size image!

The Dark Knight Rises teaser trailer!

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:18:58 -0500

The Dark Knight Rises teaser trailer!

Truth On Cinema Adds Comments to Posts

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:28:16 -0500

Hello wonderful followers and fans of Truth On Cinema, your local road map to what’s going on in Hollywood! I am here to deliver the wonderful news that we have added Comments to individual posts now so you, too, can get in on the action and let everyone know what you think!

Engage the movie community here at Truth On Cinema with your unique opinions and lets experience the amazing world of film together!

Check it out and let me know what you think!

First Look: Colin Farrell in the Total Recall remake, directed...

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:14:17 -0500

First Look: Colin Farrell in the Total Recall remake, directed by Len Wiseman.

Now this says it all! Stephen King’s amazing summary of...

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:35:00 -0500

Now this says it all! Stephen King’s amazing summary of the difference between Harry Potter and Twilight.

Here is the teaser poster for The Dark Knight Rises! It’s...

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:44:10 -0500

Here is the teaser poster for The Dark Knight Rises! It’s amazing, gritty, and it just broods destruction!

What do you think?

Today we have the first image of John Callen as Oin and Peter...

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:16:00 -0500

Today we have the first image of John Callen as Oin and Peter Hambleton as Gloin. (The latter being the father of Gimli from The Lord of the Rings, hence a certain resemblance.)

Are you getting excited about it yet?

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Review

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:49:10 -0500

I think I damaged my brain. Sorry, let me say that again in Transformer lingo: “My circuits have been shorted!” Remember when Transformers was a cartoon full of bad robotic and car puns? Michael Bay doesn’t. I can’t tell exactly what he’s doing, so here’s my best shot:

Pink Floyd helped NASA fake the moon landing for publicity, an act which Shia LaBeouf would need to imitate in order to land a job, despite his resume as “that kid who was there when giant robots saved the world.” The Decepticons, big fans of Pink Floyd, are chilling on the moon and waiting for the comeback tour so they can finally turn on their teleportation device and move their interstellar spaceships the last few feet to Earth for an invasion. The Autobots are spending their free time saving humanity by blowing up the parts of humanity that don’t agree with the parts they happened to align with, while Megatron develops a secret “bro-mance” with Optimus Prime that prevents him from actually using the invasion force that has been stashed there for who-knows-how-long. Patrick Dempsey has sold his soul to the Decepticon Overlords in order to work for a demonic robot Pterodactyl in an effort to replace Tom Cruise as the most attractive crazy man on Earth. Megan Fox is now blonde and from another country (or has been replaced by an equally useless heroine; hard to tell, hard to care). Humans are training to be as cool as giant robots, learning to fly to compensate for an inability to do needless flips and spins while fighting. Most of the world is flammable and downright explosive. And last but not least: even the end of the world can’t get Ken Jeong to play a new role, but Alan Tudyk is still the man.

In short: few things in this movie work well, if at all. There are plot holes large enough to drive a deluxe Optimus-Prime-complete-with-trailer through and Bay goes the X3: The Last Stand route by throwing in a bunch of cool characters with no adequate back story in an effort to show us how cool they are. The first half of the movie is failed characterization of the humans which becomes irrelevant as more and more giant robots start blowing things up, including an attempt to make us embrace Sam’s new girlfriend Carly (Rosie Huntington-Whiteley). She is introduced to us pant-less and from underneath and proceeds to actually lose class and character from there on until contributing her one big effort to the fight: a pep talk on being evil to a moping Megatron. I wish I was kidding! The only thing that could out-do that would be if X-Men: First Class featured Dr. Phil helping an ambitionless Magneto learn to harbor grudges. This franchise is in desperate need of characters that are at least in some ways believable (something it’s lacked since Jon Voight disappeared). Everyone feels like a bunch of zany quirks held together by attractiveness and it makes one wonder if all of the energy floating around hasn’t scrambled everyone’s brains. The only thing left is a very un-subtle need to develop patriotic motifs that culminates in a George W-esque speech in front of a waving American flag at the end of the film. Oh, and Leonard Nemoy’s ability to reference Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn, despite being an alien robot-being.

It’s customary for me to say nice things at the end of a review, so I’ll try really hard. The action sequences, to no one’s surprise, are pretty cool. But three hours of explosions seemed a little excessive. Cars are cool. Especially when they drive really fast and turn into giant robots. Military guys are also cool and they can now fly, kind of. If not for Alan Tudyk’s entertaining turn as a hacker/retired badass with an implacable accent and a bunch of good friends to mock the film as it happened, I would declare this a total bust. I hope it syncs up with the Wizard of Oz. Otherwise it’s worthless. Either way, I’m pretending the franchise ended with the first film.

For wasting three hours and $4.00 on tired and sloppy writing, I give Transformers: Dark of the Moon a 3 out of 10.