Did you know that Quentin Tarantino was approached to direct the Green Lantern film? In an interview published on Deadline, Tarantino revealed he was offered the project “in the very early, early, early, early stages.” Tarantino spoke of being proud to have stuck to his guns and not taken on any of the myriad big […]
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R.I.P. Michael Clarke Duncan
September 4, 2012 
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Michael Clarke Duncan, the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated star of The Green Mile and a regular, warm presence in many a film, has died of a myocardial infarction. He was 54. Duncan had suffered a heart attack on July 13, but the quick actions of his girlfriend Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth reportedly saved his life. The actor finally […]
Continue readingBen Affleck not working on Justice League
August 27, 2012 0 Comments
Well, it was a beautiful idea while it lasted. Ben Affleck has told Canadian press that he is not working on Warner Bros’ upcoming Justice League team-up flick, though he admits it “sounds really exciting.” “One of the problems with entertainment web sites is that they need to fill pages, and that’s how rumours get started.” Who, […]
Continue readingBarsoom brawl – John Carter review
March 2, 2012 19 Comments
John Carter – Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, and Willem Dafoe. Directed by Andrew Stanton. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. It’s hard to imagine a time in which Star Wars wasn’t such a megalathon (a word I have invented to encapsulate the incomparable hugeness of its influence and cultural infiltration; nothing in the English language […]
Continue readingThe 10 worst films of 2011
December 28, 2011 2 Comments
The 10 worst films of 2011. By Simon Miraudo. It’s the final week of 2011, so we’re sharing with you, once again, our end-of-year lists. This was originally published on December 15, 2011. We’ve spent the last couple of weeks celebrating all-things-cinematically-awesome from 2011, reflecting on the most impressive Aussie films, as well as the 20 finest male and female performances. […]
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December 15, 2011 20 Comments
The 10 worst films of 2011. By Simon Miraudo. We’ve spent the last couple of weeks celebrating all-things-cinematically-awesome from 2011, reflecting on the most impressive Aussie films, as well as the 20 finest male and female performances. Very soon, we’ll unveil the absolute cream of the crop and highlight the 10 best motion pictures of […]
Continue readingIt ain’t easy – Green Lantern review
August 10, 2011 1 Comment
Green Lantern – Starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard. Directed by Martin Campbell. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Thank goodness emerald green is such a pleasant colour to look at. Had our hero been called the Sinopia Sunlight or the Rusty Blowtorch, then we would have been forced to endure this terrible screenplay […]
Continue readingGreen Lantern almost starred Jack Black; featured Elmo sex scene
June 17, 2011 0 Comments
Martin Campbell‘s adaptation of the DC comic hero Green Lantern arrives in US cinemas this weekend (it doesn’t land in Australia until August). Warner Bros has long tried to bring the cosmic superhero to the big screen, with a number of iterations crumbling before Ryan Reynolds scored the role of Hal Jordan, space cop. GQ […]
Continue readingNew Muppets teaser spoofs Green Lantern
June 17, 2011 0 Comments
The marketing department at Disney really don’t want to release a proper trailer for The Muppets, do they? That’s fine with us, so long as they keep the wonderful spoof teasers coming. After having a go at romantic comedies and The Hangover, the latest Muppets trailer gives Green Lantern a good-natured ribbing. Check it out and […]
Continue readingFour minutes of Green Lantern debuts online
April 4, 2011 0 Comments
A bunch of new footage from Martin Campbell‘s upcoming superhero flick Green Lantern debuted at Wondercon over the weekend, and Warner Bros have uploaded half of it online for the rest of us to enjoy. The footage primarily focuses on the DC property’s more fantastical elements, particularly the army of alien Green Lanterns on the […]
Continue readingRyan Reynolds to star as Green Lantern
July 13, 2009 1 Comment
source: thr.com Everyone’s favourite Pizza Place owner Ryan Reynolds is set to don the power ring and star as The Green Lantern in an upcoming Sydney-based production. Reynolds beat Bradley Cooper, Justin Timberlake and Jared Leto to the role. Casino Royale director Martin Campbell will helm the Warner Bros production. It will be the first […]
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