The Top 10 Alien Movies In Honor of “Cowboys & Aliens”
This week is a buzz with Aliens. It has seen the release of Jon Favreau’s new film Cowboys and Aliens, as well as the season 3 premiere of the History Channel series Ancient Aliens. In the next few months we will see a string of several upcoming films about aliens and alien invasions, most notably Apollo 18, the second remake […]
Joel Courtney, Star of ‘Super 8’, Set To Play Tom Sawyer
I was not crazy about SUPER 8. I thought it was good, but my anticipation was not exactly rewarded with the end result. But I will say that I was very impressed with the star of the film, Joel Courtney. There is no doubt in my mind that if the kid plays his cards right […]
Review: “Super 8” Starring Joel Courtney, Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning
J.J. Abrams (the man who brought you Lost) and Steven Spielberg (the man who brought you your childhood) team up for Super 8. Shrouded in great secrecy until just a few weeks before its release, the film is set in 1979 and follows a group of middle-school kids who are burgeoning filmmakers. After witnessing a […]
Movie Review: J.J. Abrams “Super 8” Produced by Steven Spielberg
In “Super 8,” writer / director J.J. Abrams shows us what it would be like if “Stand By Me,” “LOST” and “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” were all combined into one epic film. Many elements are reminiscent of the aforementioned material, and the result is an amalgamation that puts it right up there amongst the classics that […]
Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Super 8
Super 8 is a fun and fine looking homage to Spielberg, as is intended. However, I can’t help but feel it could have been more, given a bit better characterization and fully engaging some of its really interesting ideas surrounding the secret of the film. There is no need to get into plot here because […]
Movie Review: SUPER 8 Starring Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, and Kyle Chandler
Over a year ago when I first saw the teaser for SUPER 8, I immediately got a huge grin on my face. I was so excited. I wanted to know why the truck crashed into the train. I wanted to know why the train was traveling across the country. I wanted to know what was […]
JJ Abrams Talks About The Status Of STAR TREK Sequel
I am not a Trekkie by any means. I have never watched any of the tv shows. I have seen a couple of the movies, but never got into them. I just felt like I was missing something the whole time. That changed drastically in 2009 when I saw JJ Abrams’ reboot STAR TREK. It […]
Weekend Box Office – X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, THE HANGOVER PART 2, KUNG FU PANDA 2
This weekend solidifies for movie producers why the smart move is almost always to go with something the audience is familiar with. All of the top four films at the box office this weekend were sequels or prequels. While critics and movie goers may complain of a lack of originality in theaters, producers are looking […]
“Super 8” Opens June 10! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter for your chance to win a pass, good for two! Synopsis: In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to […]
“Super 8” Director JJ Abrams Says Fans Will Get Trailer in March
I feel like the coolest thing about the trailer for Super 8 is the fact that Abrams created that months before they even cast the picture. Only shows how awesome the man really is. Little is known about the film. There were some set photos that came out showing tanks rolling through a neighborhood with […]
