In 2008 Tomas Alfredson’s brilliant adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s Swedish adolescent vampire novel, “Let the Right One In” wowed audiences and was a hit on the festival circuit. It was so big, in fact, that Hollywood couldn’t pass up taking its slice of the pie. Recognizing how adverse Americans are to reading subtitles, Overture [...]
“Remake” has become a dirty word thanks to Hollywood’s ever-increasing disregard for creativity and originality. Reactionary studio big-wigs no longer even sniff at projects that aren’t in some way associated with a comic book, toy, or some other established film property. The result has been an ocean of refuse amassed through the hiring of cheap [...]
In this quirky dark comedy inspired by a real life story you will hardly believe is actually true, astonishing revelations about a top-secret wing of the U.S. military come to light when a reporter encounters an enigmatic Special Forces operator on a mind-boggling mission. Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is in search of his next [...]
Michael Moore’s long awaited new documentary finally has a title: “Capitalism: A Love Story.” The film will reportedly be a scathing indictment of America’s big business culture, and is set for an Oct. 2 release. The distributor, Overture Films, says “Capitalism” examines the terrible effects of corporate profiteering. “It will be the perfect date movie,” [...]
The as-yet-untitled Michael Moore documentary will explore the root causes of the global economic meltdown and take a comical look at the corporate and political shenanigans that culminated in what Moore described as “the biggest robbery in the history of this country” – the massive transfer of U.S. taxpayer money to private financial institutions. Director: [...]
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