Author Archive: Neal Fischer
Officer Down
Available in stores on January 22nd from Anchor Bay Entertainment, Brian A. Miller’s Officer Down boasts an impressive cast of actors including the star, Stephen Dorff. Supporting him are Dominic Purcell (Prison Break), AnnaLynne McCord(90210), David Boreanaz(Bones),Walton Goggins(Justified), Stephen Lang(Avatar), and James Woods. The film is available in both DVD and Blu-Ray disc on a serviceable but not overly [...]
I AM NUMBER FOUR
FIRST IMPRESSION: I went into I AM NUMBER FOUR with low expectations. I had seen a few of the trailers for the film here and there, but had no other information to go on. All I knew going into the film were these facts: D.J. Caruso, director of Disturbia is behind the camera. Check. Hot [...]
STEP UP 3… Without the D
FIRST IMPRESSION: I saw STEP UP 3D in theaters and actually had a good experience. If you go into the film knowing it’s going to be a cheese fest, with obvious attempts at utilizing the 3D, then you will have fun. The acting is pretty sub-par minus a few performances. The dancing, well, it’s a [...]
Camp Rock 2 The Final Jam: Extended Edition
FIRST IMPRESSION: Camp Rock 2 The Final Jam: Extended Edition, is everything you would expect from a TV movie musical pumped out by Disney. BIG Disney stars, BIG musical numbers, BIG dance breaks, and BIG acting. The key word here is BIG. Is that a good thing, well, I’ll let you be the judge. Where [...]
Exclusive “Princess and The Frog” Virtual Roundtable with Writer-Directors; Ron Clements and John Musker
Q: This is a return to 2-D animation for Disney. Is there anything new with the technology this time around? John Musker: Our “ink and paint” system was different. We used “Harmony” instead of CAPS, our old system that had been mothballed. With this new system we were able to evaluate scenes in full color [...]
The Virtual JONATHAN MOSTOW: A Virtual Rountable Interview With ‘SURROGATES’ Director Jonathan Mostow
SURROGATES Virtual Round Table Q&A with Director Jonathan Mostow By: Neal Fischer ________________________________________ Q: How did you direct your actors to have the ‘surrogates’ effect? What kind of suggestions would you give? Jonathan Mostow: When I made Terminator 3, I learned something about directing actors to behave like robots. And one of the key things [...]
YES MAN
YES MAN is a welcomed return to classic Jim Carrey comedies. With the release of FUN WITH DICK AND JANE it seemed as if Carrey’s antics became old hat and he was no longer a powerhouse in the funny business. YES MAN mostly succeeds in giving us the old Carrey we know and love. Several [...]
Hitman
Is it honestly that hard to make a decent fucking movie about a hit man who kills people? That’s all you have to do! All it needs are some decent actors, a comprehensible script, some sweet kills and BAM. You’ve got yourself a good movie. But for some odd reason, Hollywood tends to fuck up [...]
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