The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre was released in 1974 and the remake in 2003, i happen to like them both, i would even go so far as to say that the remake was better than the 74′ version or maybe i just have a soft spot for Jessica Biel, no really, it was better, more atmosphere and better acting and overall it just had much better production values, of course better production values does not in itself make a better film, look at the remake of Planet Of The Apes or Peter Jackson’s remake of King Kong, both of them had superior visual effects work but they lacked the charm of the original films.
Superman: The Man Of Steel Movie NewsSuperman: The Man Of Steel Movie News. Zack Snyder is directing the new Superman film and Henry Cavill will play the title character, Amy Adams has been cast as Lois Lane with Diane Lane playing Martha Kent and if negotiations go well then expect to see Kevin Costner playing Jonathan Kent. Michael Shannon has been cast as General Zod. | The Oscars 2011 – My PredictionsIt’s that time of the year when Hollywood dishes out the awards for the previous year’s best films and acting performances, i thought it would be fun to print my own predictions about who will walk off with the main prizes and who i would like to win, i don’t think it’s been a great year for movies, too many sequels and not enough innovative films, the North American film industry continues it’s trend of sequels and remakes. | |
Quiz And Poll Results – Feb 2011Answers to last months film quiz and best film poll. It’s the end of the month so i have updated the quiz and added a new poll to the site, you can take part in both by going to the home page, the quiz is on the top right sidebar and the poll is on the left sidebar. | Anne Hathaway As Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises!Anne Hathaway has won the part of Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises, Nolan had previously stated that the character of Catwoman would not work in the realistic modern day settings of his Batman universe but it seems he has had a change of mind and has found a way to make it all work. The main villian in The Dark Knight Rises will be Bane, in the comic books Bane broke Batman’s back. | Out Now – Harry Potter And The Deathly HallowsHarry Potter fans around the world can rejoice as the new film Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows opens around the world today, early reviews suggest this could be one of the best in the film series, based on the book by J.K. Rowling, they have adapted this into two films which were shot back to back. |
Tower Heist Gains MomentumI hope they give Tea something to do in this movie as she is a very good comedy actress, star names can ask for script rewrites which can lessen the parts of their fellow cast members while increasing their onscreen time and often that is to the detriment of the film. | Sci Fi With A Twist – LooperShooting soon is new sci-fi film Looper, it’s about a group of killers ( Loopers ) who work for a crime syndicate in the not too distant future, these killers don’t time travel back to the past to kill people but instead go forward in time and bring their targets back to the past. | Hellraiser Revelations – Pinhead Has A New FaceClive Barker wrote the screenplay and directed the original 1987 film version of Hellraiser, it was adapted from his novel The Hellbound Heart, since then there have been seven sequels, Dimension are now making a new entry into the series called Hellraiser: Revelations. |
