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Alex Kurtzman to direct new Mummy movie

Looking over Alex Kurtzman's IMDB page you will find that he was a writer on The Amazing Spider Man 2, Cowboys & Aliens, Transformers, MI:3, The Island and Xena: Warrior Princess. While most of his films do not speak to my personal tastes he has been a very busy man for quite a while. I'm curious to see what he will do with this project considering Universal wants the new monster films to be in the Action/Adventure genre like the Stephen Sommers films from 15 years ago.  

Disney's Into The Woods Trailer

Taken from the Disney press release Walt Disney Studios, the studio behind "Frozen" and "The Muppets", presents "Into the Woods", a stunning big-screen comedic musical adventure. When the Baker and his wife (James Corden and Emily Blunt) discover they have been put under a curse from the Witch (Meryl Streep) rendering them forever childless, they embark on a life changing adventure into the woods to seek out special items needed to lift the curse. The cow as white as milk belonging to a poor village boy named Jack (Daniel Huttlestone) looking to sell his milk-less cow, the cape as red as blood belonging to a courageous and blood thirsty little Red Riding hood (Lilla Crawford), the hair as yellow as corn from atop the head of a lonely and outcasted Rapunzel (Mackenzie Mauzy) and finally the shoe as pure as gold having fallen from a distressed Cinderella's (Anna Kendrick) foot. With giants abound and where Big Bad Wolves (Johnny Depp) become the

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

1965 Directed By Martin Ritt Starring Richard Burton, Oskar Werner and Claire Bloom Most films dealing with espionage are steeped in jingoism and rarely approach characterization with a natural style. The characters are mostly one dimensional super humans possessing abnormally well-developed strength or intelligence, depending on the film. Martin Ritts film is based on the John Le Carre novel by the same name. Le Carre was renowned for his brutally realistic look at the world of counter intelligence. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold follows Alec Leamas (Richard Burton) a British counter intelligence officer who is sent to East Germany to frame a German spy. He is tasked with spreading false information about the German officer by appearing to confess during interrogation. The plot is fairly straight forward but this is not one that you can be distracted while watching. Put away your iPad and make sure the kid is in bed before you start this film. For a film from 19

The Hateful Eight Poster

I avoided reading the screenplay for this one when it leaked a couple months ago and couldn't be happier that Tarantino has decided to go forward with this project. This world can always use more of his films. 

The Hobbit The Battle of The Five Armies Trailer

I love Peter Jackson's vision of Middle Earth. I understand that his Hobbit films are a departure from the novels but they do fit in with his Lord of The Rings films nicely. I look forward to one day spending 24 straight hours with these characters. this trailer already has around 6 million views... Jesus I was late to the party

Kill Bill The Whole Bloody Affair to get 2015 theatrical release

This is the 4 hour version of the film that geeks around the world have been clamoring for. At SDCC Tarantino discussed the extended animation sequence that will be included in this new cut.  From QT himself This is one of those projects I've heard rumors of for the last ten years but I thought I'd never see in a theater. This version of the film is the reason I've never purchased Kill Bill on Blu Ray. Great news.