With “Flight”, director Robert Zemeckis returns to the land of live-action filmmaking with his first non-animated movie since “Cast Away” in 2000. Then, he had Academy Award winner Tom Hanks as a lead. This time around, Zemeckis comes armed with Academy Award winner Denzel Washington. Here Denzel plays Whip Whitaker, a stud airline pilot who is also an alcoholic who loves to drink and do cocaine. He’s got an ex-wife and a 15 year-old son who want nothing to do with him but he’s hooking up with a stewardess played by the gorgeous Nadine Velazquez, so it’s not all bad…or is it? (Continue Reading at Examiner.com)
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‘Iron Man 3’ teaser trailer
Following the amazing blockbuster of 2012’s “Marvel’s The Avengers”, Marvel Studios looks to get going quickly on what they’re calling “Phase Two” in the cinematic universe that will include “Thor: the Dark World”, “Captain America: the Winter Soldier”, “Guardians of the Galaxy” and of course, next summer’s “Iron Man 3″… Continue reading ‘Iron Man 3’ teaser trailer
‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ (2012) review
Kids are pretty easy to please. So, you’d think the formula for a blockbuster animated movie would be pretty easy. Solid animation, which shouldn’t be hard considering the millions of geeks who can perform quality grade animation without Hollywood’s help; throw in some talking animals, the more unique the better; cast some popular Hollywood actors, who parents may recognize before the kids; put them all in an easy to follow plot that is one part adventure, one part friendship lesson and one part morality tale. Surely, I’m not the only one that has this figured out. The “Ice Age” creators apparently haven’t.