Almost no one expected Pirates of the Carribean to be what it turned out to be. A movie based on a theme park ride? Starring that guy from all the Tim Burton movies and Legolas? And yet, despite all odds, it was a critical and commercial darling and launched one of Disney’s most successful franchises in years.
The Lone Ranger Directed by Gore Verbinski Written by Justin Haythe & Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio USA, 2013 Sincerity is in dire need of being resurrected in modern popular culture. This is not to say that cynicism doesn’t have a place in society, or that naivete should be widely embraced by the masses. But …
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Directed by Rob Marshall Written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio Starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane We’ve reached the Pirates of the Caribbean finish line, and I’m exhausted. Watching Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides for the second time in advance of the podcast, I …
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Directed by Gore Verbinski Written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Bill Nighy When I think of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, somehow my mind first jumps to Paul Thomas Anderson. (Bear with me as I give …
Special Mention: The Fake Trailers from Grindhouse (2007, USA): The four fake trailers featured in the otherwise disappointing Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino double-feature: Machete by Robert Rodriguez, Werewolf Women of the SS by Rob Zombie, Thanksgiving by Eli Roth and Don’t by Edgar Wright-are all very entertaining trips down horror/exploitation film memory lane and are …
For those looking forward to The Lone Ranger remake or at least one more Johnny Depp film will be disappointed on both counts. The Disney backed Lone Ranger film, about a masked Texas Ranger travelling the American Old West with his Native American sidekick to fight injustice, will not be moving forward thus depriving audiences of …
Gore Verbinski’s Rango opened Friday and topped the weekend box office with a total of $38 million in tickets sales, while receiving extremely positive reviews from critics nationwide. What the filmmakers didn’t expect was for the animated film to cause a stir. “The film includes at least 60 instances of characters smoking”, said Kori Titus, …
According to Variety, French DVD house We Prods. is partnering with publishing house United Humanoids to produce Metal Hurlant Chronicles, a live-action TV skein based on a French anthology of sci-fi/fantasy graphic novels. Currently David Fincher is trying to produce a reboot/follow-up to the animated 1981 version Heavy Metal (produced by Ivan Reitman), with various …
Indiewire.com reports confirmation that magical duo Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp are to reteam in Disney’s remake of The Lone Ranger. If people recall, Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski first collaborated on the first 3 Pirates of the Caribbean films. While Depp is attached to star, it does not mean he will be taking …