Tag: hollywood
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All The Money In The World
Amidst the furor of the sexual harassment scandal shaking Hollywood, the latest Ridley Scott feature has hit theatres as a prime example of how this turn in culture has shaken the status quo. Now starring Christopher Plummer as billionaire and oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, “All The Money in the World” charts the saga surrounding…
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The Great Wall
As “The Great Wall” hits theaters, it marks potentially the largest budget of any Chinese film produced to date. As a co-production between Chinese state studios and Hollywood studios, the real interest lies not in the lackluster script, but in the shining attempts to bridge the cross Pacific cinema bridge this film marks. Starring Matt Damon…
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Gods of Egypt
Remember a few years ago when they remade ” Clash of the Titans” and tried to bring back the “swords and sandals” epic to the big screen? That film managed a sequel, but I somehow think “Gods of Egypt,” the Egyptian twist of the genre, is one film that deserves to be drowned in the…
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Now You See Me
In a summer of blockbusters, as it normally is, a movie quietly snuck up and took the big dogs, namely Will Smith, by surprise. “Now You See Me” is a twist on the bank robbery movie that is as fun as it is smart.
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Argo
The new political thriller “Argo” will be released on Oct.12 following much buzz from critics. The film follows the “Canadian Caper,” the CIA mission, in conjunction with Canadian officials, to extract six Americans from Iran during the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1980. The six had escaped from the American embassy after it was taken over…