Posts Tagged ‘Paul Greengrass’
The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 40 – Dawn of the Podcast
Episode 40 of The Filmdogs Podcast is up! This week we discuss the passing of Elizabeth Taylor, trouble for the Dune Remake, David Fincher being tapped for Cleopatra, and the Captain America Trailer in the News. For our In Defense of segment we discuss the merits of Zach Synder’s Watchmen just in time for his latest film opening this weekend, Sucker Punch. It’s Straight to DVD movies in our Featured Topic of the Week, and our conversation covers the stigma surrounding these films as well the changing landscape of home entertainment. To close it all out we have a One-Liner of the Week from Synder’s most controversial film, 300.
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The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 22 – Cruise Control
The Filmdogs Podcast is back with an “Action” packed episode as we discuss that genre in detail in our Featured Topic of the week. We also chat about James Cameron‘s battle against bad 3D in the News. We defend actor Keanu Reeves for In Defense of and dicuss a one-liner from Point Break to wrap it up. This episode is so action packed it makes The Expendables look like Cocoon.
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Scene Stealer I “The Bourne Identity” Bourne vs. Castel
This weekend Angelina Jolie dodged government officials as CIA officer Evelyn Salt in Phillip Noyce‘s newest film Salt. Although I have yet to see the film, it got my cinematic wheels turning trying to figure out my favorite spy movie. De Palma‘s Mission Impossible? Hitchcock‘s Topaz? Noyce‘s Patriot Games? There are plenty of films to choose from; some dark and brooding and others fun and action packed. For my money the spy genre is at it’s best with Doug Liman and Paul Greengrass‘s memory deprived action hero, Jason Bourne. Read the rest of this entry »
Flim News Galore
There’s been a bunch of juicy film news over the past few days, here are some of the best stories.
One of Cruise's best characters.
Tom Cruise and Paramount are indeed working on a Les Grossman film. The popular fouled mouthed character from Tropic Thunder seems ripe for further exploration, but can it be stretched into a feature film? I hope so. Michael Bacall, writer of the upcoming Scott Pilgrim vs. the World will pen the script. Co-Producer of the film Ben Stiller issued the following statement: Read the rest of this entry »
Zoned Out | Review of “Green Zone”
All “Bourne 4″ jokes aside director Paul Greengrass and actor Matt Damon’s newest team up stands on it’s own. The material however, doesn’t. If a political thriller like Green Zone, profiling the reasons we were involved in the Iraq war had come out several years ago I would have been more intrigued. The fact of the matter is that any Iraq film with an overt message winds up only being mildly successful. Just ask the producers of Jarhead, In the Valley of Elah, and The Kingdom. Read the rest of this entry »
