Writer-director Rian Johnson’s turned heads with his brilliant debut feature – the scandalous high-school-set neo-noir Brick – and ever since the director has been a player to keep an eye on. He became a seemingly overnight, fresh voice in independent film. In reality, after putting in a good eight years in the Hollywood trenches, Johnson …
Director Rian Johnson blasted into the scene with his hit 2005 neo-noir teen crime drama Brick, and followed it with his sophomore and much under-appreciated The Brothers Bloom. His latest film, the sci-fi time-travel thriller Looper is safely one of the most anticipated films for 2012. 2012 is far away but some very cool new …
Bruce Willis, while promoting RED, expressed his intention to continue with the Die Hard series, saying, “I want to do Die Hard 5, then one final Die Hard movie, Die Hard 6, before finally hanging that white vest up for good. At the moment, I can run and I can fight on screen. But there …
“There’s no need to feel guilty about praising Red – as an exercise for movie stars of a certain age, it sure surpasses The Expendables.” Red Directed by Robert Schwentke Based on the D.C. Comics graphic series by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, Red is a fast moving, energetic, explosive, good-natured, occasionally violent and occasionally …
Surrogates 2009, USA Directed by Jonathan Mostow Written by Michael Ferris, John D. Brancato, Robert Venditti (graphic novel), Brett Weldele (graphic novel) Starring Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Ving Rhames The idea of creating an imaginary persona as a replacement for reality is nothing new, at least for those of us who try to …
It has been confirmed that Brice Willis will be joining fellow action icons Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Expendables. The film, slated for a 2010 release, is based on a group of mercenaries who are trying to take out an evil South African dictator and shot like your typical 80’s-style action flick. Directed …
16 Blocks 2006, USA Directed by Richard Donner Written by Richard Wenk Starring Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse, Jenna Stern I broke a promise today. Long ago, I swore that should I ever again stumble upon a film that uses a hand-held tape recorded as a deus ex machina plot device, I would douse …