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Universal to Reboot ‘The Wolfman’
9, Jun 2011
by Nigel Druitt
Universal’s The Wolfman was a disappointment in 2010. (It’s ranked #96 for the year on Flickchart.) Production woes and re-shoots resulted in Universal spending more money on it than they’d intended, so it might be surprising to learn that the company intends to reboot the franchise.
Again.
Reportedly, the new film (tentatively titled “Werewolf“) is intended to have much more in common with the 1941 original, The Wolf Man, than the 2010 film does. Werewolves haven’t been a big draw at the box office as of late (unless you count the Twilight franchise, which is really more about the vampires, isn’t it?), but Universal is apparently shopping for directors and hoping to begin shooting as early as this fall.
(via Moviehole)
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Movies To See Before You Die: Se7en
10, May 2011by Nigel Druitt
“What I have done is going to be puzzled over and studied and followed… forever.”
Well, it will certainly be remembered.
In 1995, sophomore feature-film director David Fincher and fledgling screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker unleashed Se7en upon an unsuspecting world, and movie thrillers have never been the same since. Se7en is, by turns, devastating and shocking, and populated by powerhouse performances and bravura directing. It’s ranked #18 on Flickchart’s list of the Best Movies of All Time, #4 among thrillers, #6 on my personal chart, and it features the single best-written ending I have ever seen. If, somehow, you have not seen this movie, and this ending has not been spoiled for you (it will not be here), avoid any discussions of Se7en you may come across until you can see it. Because Se7en is a Movie to See Before You Die… provided, at least, you have the stomach for it.
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- Tags: 1995, 8MM, Alien, Alien 3, Andrew Kevin Walker, Brad Pitt, Christopher Nolan, david fincher, Fight Club, Frank Darabont, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Joel Schumacher, Lethal Weapon, Morgan Freeman, Ridley Scott, Saw, Scream, se7en, Seven, Sleepy Hollow, Steven Spielberg, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Mist, The Prestige, The Social Network, The WOlfman, Thir13en Ghosts, Tim Burton, Zodiac
by Nigel Druitt
As Marvel Studios begins their big push to the 2012 release of The Avengers, their films are increasingly taking on more of a soap-opera-like continuity between them. This serialization might be a little aggravating, but so far, it’s not keeping the films from being enjoyable in their own right (at least for the most part).
Still, comic book superhero films in general (and Marvel films in particular) are only becoming more prevalent nowadays. This year, we’ll see the X-Men prequel, X-Men: First Class. And, only five years after the hit-and-miss (mostly miss) Spider-Man 3, the webslinger will be getting his very own shiny reboot in 2012.
But in The Avengers is Marvel’s juggernaut, and before it brings together Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, it has to introduce more members of its roster in their very own films. It can be a little exhausting trying to keep up with these Avengers, so if we really only want to check out one Marvel movie this summer, which should it be? With that question in mind, Flickchart‘s Reel Rumbles take on a slightly different form as we present: Pre-Rumbles: Thor vs. Captain America: The First Avenger.
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- Tags: 2009, 2012, A Perfect Getaway, Ang Lee, Anthony Hopkins, Beowulf, Captain America, Captain America: The First Avenger, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Fantastic Four, Hamlet, Hayley Atwell, Henry V, Honey, Hugo Weaving, Hulk, I Shrunk the Kids, Ian McKellen, Iron Man, Joe Johnston, Kat Dennings, Kenneth Branagh, Marvel, Much Ado About Nothing, Natalie Portman, Patrick Stewart, Reel Rumbles, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 3, Stanley Tucci, Star Trek, Superman, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, The Lord of the Rings, The Rocketeer, The WOlfman, Thor, Tommy Lee Jones, Wild Wild West, X-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: The Last Stand
by Dan
A good week all-around. Solid new releases, solid re-releases, solid Netflix Instant lineup, and even a solid DTV slate.
New this Week:
Alice In Wonderland – (DVD and Blu-ray)
Due to crazy ticket price inflation (you could buy a couple Blu-rays with what it costs for a family of four to see a movie nowadays), this is one of the six-highest grossing movies ever worldwide. I haven’t seen it yet, so I’m not going to deride it here. I did time my Netflix mailing to get it this week though, so I’m not going to say I’m not curious to see it.
Flickchart’s Global Ranking: #3462
Total Times Ranked: 6842
Percentage of Times Won: 42.84%
Users Who Have It In Their Top 20: 21
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Good • Average • Terrible
The Wolfman – (DVD and Blu-ray)
Has anybody seen this? Is it as good as Wolf?
Flickchart’s Global Ranking: #4486
Total Times Ranked: 2764
Percentage of Times Won: 40.13%
Users Who Have It In Their Top 20: 2
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- Tags: Absolute Power, Alice in Wonderland, Bad Boys, Clint Eastwood, Crossing Over, DTV-Day, Every WHich Way but Loose, Heartbreak Ridge, Kelly's Heroes, Pale Rider, Space Cowboys, The Gauntlet, The Red Baron, The Rookie, The Stranger, The WOlfman, UNdisputed III, War of the Worlds, Where Eagles Dare, Wild Things 4