Articles Posted by Kevin Powers
Devil Trailer
“Set in an office building, five strangers enter an elevator that suddenly stops between floors. As they try to find a way out, even as the building’s security works to free them, strange and inexplicable things begin to happen. As the events increase in violence, the five prisoners realize one of them is the Devil.”
Splice 2? What does Vincenzo Natali Think?
Director Vincenzo Natali, of 1997′s cult hit Cube, was in Washington, DC recently promoting his newly released sci-fi thriller, Splice. To put it bluntly, go see the film. For anyone who can appreciate a thoughtful, transgressive and provocative creature story, you won’t be disappointed by Splice. And not give too much away, but the narrative [...]
MacGruber
[This is a re-post of our quick review of MacGruber from earlier this year at SXSW 2010] MacGruber began as a small Saturday Night Live sketch back in 2007 and has today turned into a feature-length film thanks to director Jorma Taccone (writer on SNL). Suffice to say, if you don’t care for the skit, [...]
Checking in on Tarsem’s Immortals
Tarsem Singh is one of my favorite directors, and a guy that seems woefully under-appreciated in Hollywood. His last film, The Fall, is just breathtaking. Despite that film’s harried trip to the big screen and small viewership, it apparently got him enough juice to head his first project that one would consider “big budget,” Immortals (aka War of the Gods).
Ryan Reynolds on the set of Green Lantern
There’s not a lot to show here, but it’s nice to finally get a look at Ryan Reynolds on the set of Green Lantern. Much better snap than that which surfaced of Peter Sarsgaard (as bad guy Hector Hammond) earlier this week. Thank ya, MTV.
New Inception Trailer
We first saw a teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming film, Inception, late last year. Since then, there’s been posters, a viral game and other trailers in various stages of undress. What we have now, however, is a full-fledged look at the film ahead of its July release. And damn is it nice. I’m betting Inception will shape up to be one of (if not the) best film of 2010. Mark my words.
Super 8 Teaser Trailer
A trailer for J.J. Abrams super-secret Super 8 has just hit, and it’s pretty clear the Star Trek director is aiming for another Cloverfield. This cryptic first look was originally supposed to appear in front of Iron Man 2, but it was nowhere to be found when I caught the movie this past weekend.
The Human Centipede
Somehow, The Human Centipede (First Sequence) has slithered its way into theaters. Arguably, this indie horror, written and directed by Tom Six, should have never made it out of the damp corners of a genre geek’s hard-drive. But it did, and we have IFC to thank. Or hate. Centipede is surely to draw strong opinions on both sides, but what’s certain is that it’s a film that cannot be unseen.
