Free Friday Films: Satoshi Kon Night – Paprika & Paranoia Agent
Cinema Studies Students Union Free Friday Films present Satoshi Kon Night - Paprika & Paranoia Agent. Come out on Friday for a tribute to great Japanese auteur Satoshi Kon:
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Super 8 Superbowl TV Spot
The mysterious J.J. Abrams directed, Steven Spielberg produced monster movie Super 8 made an appearance during the Superbowl tonight. The film has been shrouded in mystery and this is our first real look at the film. See the Super 8 Superbowl TV spot below. [youtube width=”600″ height=”362″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1CzuaFQ87M[/youtube]
Thor Superbowl TV Spot
Superbowl viewers caught a quick glimpse of the God of Thunder tonight in the new TV spot for Thor. The Kenneth Branagh directed action epic stars Chris Hemsworth as the titular Norse god, robbed of his power and cast down to Earth by his father Odin. The film also stars Anthony Hopkins as Odin, and Natalie Portman as his love interest, Jane Foster.
Captain America Superbowl TV Spot
Tonight Superbowl viewers were offered the first look at Captain America in action. Watch the TV spot for Captain America: The First Avenger below.
The Rep Episode 4
The Wright Stuff? Part 2
The latest episode of the ongoing web-series The Rep is now online. The series documents the trials and tribulations of our friends at the Toronto Underground Cinema. Episode 4 concludes the events of the previous episode – Charlie, Nigel, Alex and Peter continue to prep the theatre for The Wright Stuff, while anxiously awaiting the arrival of director Edgar Wright
The Mechanic Review
Despite it's generic qualities, which are numerous, The Mechanic maintains an appealing lack of moral rectitude throughout its running time. Jason Statham plays Arthur Bishop, a “mechanic”, which is code for assassin. He kills people for an unspecified evil corporate entity run by his mentor. The lack of specificity concerning his motivations is an asset to the film. It helps make the hackneyed direction by Simon West more palatable.
THROWDOWN 3: MOVIE DOUBLE BILL + MORTAL KOMBAT TOURNAMENT @ TORONTO UNDERGROUND CINEMA
Come one, come all to Throwdown III: The ultimate sporting event! This year's Throwdown III Tournament will be taking place at the Toronto Underground Cinema: your home for genre classics, B Movie Greats, Indie art house films and the best of current Hollywood flicks! This year's Throwdown features a Mortal Kombat video game tournament, followed by a double-bill of films: Big Trouble In Little China, and also a secret film!
The Dark Knight Rises Casts Hathaway & Hardy
Hero Complex today ended one of the biggest bits of casting speculation in recent memory: Anne Hathaway is set to play Catwoman and Tom Hardy will play Bane in the third installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman cycle, The Dark Knight Rises. They join returning cast members Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman.
First Look at X-Men: First Class Cast
We finally have our first look at the cast of Matthew Vaughn's upcoming X-Men prequel, X-Men: First Class, and the result are... well, kind of disappointing. Don't get us wrong, First Class has a pretty stellar cast led by Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy as Magneto and Professor Xavier respectively — Maybe we were just expecting more from this first picture?
New Captain America & Thor Images
Update: Added high resolution versions, plus another Captain Amerca image courtesy of Paramount. Entertainment Weekly has posted two brand-new photos of Captain America and Thor. Both characters are part of the upcoming Avengers film and have respective movies coming out this year.
Dredd Adds Lena Headey
Director Pete Travis’s (Vantage Point) next theatrical venture, Dredd, just welcomed another cast member to the upcoming comic reboot. The Playlist confirms that Lena Headey (300, Game of Thrones) will be playing the main antagonist in the film. Dredd is based on the popular British comic book character Judge Dredd, created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra.
First Look at Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man
Big comic book movie news today, as we get our first look at Andrew Garfield (Never Let Me Go, The Social Network) in full Spider-Man getup.
The Green Hornet Review
It’s been less than 24 hours since I watched The Green Hornet, and I’m already having a hard time forming a strong opinion on it. I’ve definitely never seen a movie try so hard and turn out so immediately forgettable. I at least have to give the movie moxie points for doing something (or rather, everything) differently. The Green Hornet eschews the now-formulaic Hollywood superhero blockbuster formula in favour of (seemingly) bold choices.
Season of the Witch Review
Before I get into discussing Nic Cage's latest masterpiece, Season of the Witch, I want to discuss an article I read in the New York Times recently in which it is revealed that Nic Cage, the genius, left his role as the villain in this week's The Green Hornet because director Michel Gondry wouldn't let him use a Jamaican accent. WTF Michel? Do you think you know better than Nic Cage? Well, you don't.
The Nic Cage Project: Matchstick Men
Nicolas Cage has a new movie in theatres tomorrow: Season of the Witch. The film was not screened for critics or audiences in advance, which is never a good sign for a film. However, maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised by Cage's turn as a medieval crusader returning home to fight the black plague. It sounds awesome. Instead of reviewing the new Cage film, Alan wanted to take this opportunity to revisit the 2003 Ridley Scott film and Cage-vehicle Matchstick Men. From obsessive-compulsive con artist to medieval crusader - what a range!
