Features
• “Star Trek” looks to be a hit off-world. [The Carpetbagger]
• It looks like Kenneth Branagh and Marvel have found their Thor: Chris Hemsworth from “Star Trek.” [Deadline Hollywood Daily]
• Jeff Sneider takes a long, hard look at the MTV Movie Awards. [Examiner.com]
• Tom O’Neil poses the obvious question: Will “Angels & Demons” bring another Razzie bid for director Ron Howard? [Gold Derby]
• Speaking of which, someone finally calls out the two worst writers in the business as responsible for the clunky film. [Peter Bart]
• Dan Jolin wonders if the latest 3D craze is a bunch of hogwash. [Empire]
• Laughing stock Roger Friedman gets a new gig as “senior correspondent.” [Hollywood Reporter]
“Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” premieres in D.C. [Washington Post]
• On the stamina of fan-movie filmmakers. [The Independent]
• Sad to see a once-great magazine reduced to nothing but constant top 10 lists, but here’s another one: top 10 “safe for work” movie strip scenes. Oy. [Premiere]
• Tom Shone talks to Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, writer/directors of the brilliant “Sugar.” [The Guardian]
Archives
6 responses so far
1 5-18-2009 at 9:06 am
Liz said...
I posted this on another forum, but when I saw that David Koepp and Akira Goldsman were the writers for “Angels and Demons,” I literally said out loud, “Jesus, there’s an unholy alliance.”
Religious puns not intended.
2 5-18-2009 at 9:34 am
Jonathan Spuij said...
Ron Howard is what made the film interesting. He kept it vibrant and visually attractive.
3 5-18-2009 at 10:00 am
drbenway said...
Two worst writers in the business? Come one… What about Kurtzman and Orci.
4 5-18-2009 at 10:02 am
Guy Lodge said...
“Ron Howard is what made the film interesting.”
By which you’re implying that the film IS interesting?
5 5-18-2009 at 12:07 pm
Kristopher Tapley said...
drbenway: Obviously I disagree, given this year’s best film and all. But I’ll give you Transformers.
6 5-18-2009 at 12:11 pm
Kyle said...
Akiva Goldsman wrote “Batman and Robin” winning him the award for worst writer just by default.