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‘World War Z’ a strangely bloodless, sometimes incoherent zombie movie
It seems anathema for any zombie movie worth its salt to not be rated R for an excess of gore, and yet, here we are with the long-awaited World War Z, a PG-13 film chock full of the undead, but not much blood in any way. Deafening rumors of script problems aside, the real issue with World War Z lies not specifically with the writing, but with the overly jittery, often obscuring direction from Marc Forster. Even with Brad Pitt as the ostensibly heroic leading man, this movie doesn’t leave much of a memorable mark on the audience, just a mild headache. More
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‘World War Z’, the adaptation of the Max Brooks bestseller, gets a new trailer
Max Brooks’ 2006 novel World War Z garnered both critical and commercial acclaim, with many people expressing an interest in seeing a film adaptation of the zombie story. Said film adaptation was soon put into development, joining a genre in which filmmakers such as George Romero, Edgar Wright, and Danny Boyle have left their mark, […] More
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‘World War Z’, the zombie apocalypse feature starring Brad Pitt, gets a new Super Bowl spot
The zombie apocalypse has been an oft-explored topic in film, with George Romero often considered the definitive voice, though not the only one, as filmmakers such as Zack Snyder and Danny Boyle have also put their own spin on the mythology. Marc Forster is the latest to try his hand at the genre, helming an […] More
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Why I Love ‘Quantum of Solace’
Quantum of Solace Written by Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade Directed by Marc Forster UK, 2008 On the Mousterpiece Cinema podcast, Josh and I frequently joke about our “Island Films” by which we don’t mean the films that we would hypothetically take to a desert island, but the films that we are alone on an island in […] More