Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for February 2017, including "Game Over, Man", "Ollie" (aka "The Predator"), "Lost In Space" and a whole lot more:
Game Over, Man
Feature
Local Production Company: Lumberjackson Productions Inc.
Pm: Barbara Kelly
PC: Kathleen Whelan
Feb 08/17 - Mar 30/17
Light Of My Life
Feature
Local Production Company: Light of My Life Film Inc.
Director: Casey Affleck
Line Producer: Peter Pastorelli
Feb 08/17 - Mar 30/17
Ollie (aka The Predator)
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Shane Black
Exec. Producer(s): John Davis, Bill Bannerman
Sep 30/16 - May 15/17
The Christmas Calendar
Feature
Local Production Company: Christmas Film Rr Inc.
Director: Allan Harmon
Producer: Cynde Harmon
Jan 25/17 - Feb 09/17
The Mountain Between Us
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Hany Abu Assad
Producer: Becki Trujillo
Dec 05/16 - Feb 24/17
Aliens Ate My Homework
Digital Feature
Local Production Company: Phone...
Game Over, Man
Feature
Local Production Company: Lumberjackson Productions Inc.
Pm: Barbara Kelly
PC: Kathleen Whelan
Feb 08/17 - Mar 30/17
Light Of My Life
Feature
Local Production Company: Light of My Life Film Inc.
Director: Casey Affleck
Line Producer: Peter Pastorelli
Feb 08/17 - Mar 30/17
Ollie (aka The Predator)
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Shane Black
Exec. Producer(s): John Davis, Bill Bannerman
Sep 30/16 - May 15/17
The Christmas Calendar
Feature
Local Production Company: Christmas Film Rr Inc.
Director: Allan Harmon
Producer: Cynde Harmon
Jan 25/17 - Feb 09/17
The Mountain Between Us
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Hany Abu Assad
Producer: Becki Trujillo
Dec 05/16 - Feb 24/17
Aliens Ate My Homework
Digital Feature
Local Production Company: Phone...
- 1/23/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for January 2017, including "Ollie" (aka "The Predator"), "Altered Carbon", "Arrow" and a whole lot more:
Light Of My Life
Feature
Local Production Company: Light of My Life Film Inc.
Director: Casey Affleck
Line Producer: Peter Pastorelli
Jan 23/17 - Mar 08/17
Ollie (aka The Predator)
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Shane Black
Exec. Producer(s): John Davis, Bill Bannerman
Sep 30/16 - May 15/17
The Mountain Between Us
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Hany Abu Assad
Producer: Becki Trujillo
Dec 05/16 - Feb 24/17
Altered Carbon ~ Season 1
TV Series
Local Production Company: Altered Carbon Productions I Inc.
Director: Miguel Sapochnik, Nicholas Hurran
Exec. Producer(s): Laeta Kalogridis, Steve Blackman, Ralph Winter
Producer: John Lenic
Sep 28/16 - Jun 20/17
Arrow ~ Season 5
TV Series
Local Production Company: Oliver Queen Films - A Division of Hannah Rachel Production Services Ltd.
Light Of My Life
Feature
Local Production Company: Light of My Life Film Inc.
Director: Casey Affleck
Line Producer: Peter Pastorelli
Jan 23/17 - Mar 08/17
Ollie (aka The Predator)
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Shane Black
Exec. Producer(s): John Davis, Bill Bannerman
Sep 30/16 - May 15/17
The Mountain Between Us
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Hany Abu Assad
Producer: Becki Trujillo
Dec 05/16 - Feb 24/17
Altered Carbon ~ Season 1
TV Series
Local Production Company: Altered Carbon Productions I Inc.
Director: Miguel Sapochnik, Nicholas Hurran
Exec. Producer(s): Laeta Kalogridis, Steve Blackman, Ralph Winter
Producer: John Lenic
Sep 28/16 - Jun 20/17
Arrow ~ Season 5
TV Series
Local Production Company: Oliver Queen Films - A Division of Hannah Rachel Production Services Ltd.
- 12/22/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for December 2016, including "Ollie", "The Mountain Between Us", "Altered Carbon" and a whole lot more:
Beautiful Voice
Feature
Local Production Company: Beautiful Voice Pictures Inc.
Director: Chuck Russell
Exec. Producer(s): John Curtis
Producer: Alexandra Julson
Nov 02/16 - Dec 01/16
Ollie
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Shane Black
Exec. Producer(s): John Davis, Bill Bannerman
Oct 17/16 - Feb 08/17
Parallel
Feature
Local Production Company: Para Productions BC Inc.
Director: Isaac Ezban
Exec. Producer(s): John Zaozirny, Aaron Gilbert, Garrick Dion
Producer: Aaron Gilbert
Nov 10/16 - Dec 05/16
The Mountain Between Us
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Hany Abu Assad
Producer: Becki Trujillo
Dec 01/16 - Feb 17/17
Altered Carbon ~ Season 1
TV Series
Local Production Company: Altered Carbon Productions I Inc.
Director: Miguel Sapochnik, Nicholas Hurran
Exec. Producer(s): Laeta Kalogridis, Steve Blackman,...
Beautiful Voice
Feature
Local Production Company: Beautiful Voice Pictures Inc.
Director: Chuck Russell
Exec. Producer(s): John Curtis
Producer: Alexandra Julson
Nov 02/16 - Dec 01/16
Ollie
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Shane Black
Exec. Producer(s): John Davis, Bill Bannerman
Oct 17/16 - Feb 08/17
Parallel
Feature
Local Production Company: Para Productions BC Inc.
Director: Isaac Ezban
Exec. Producer(s): John Zaozirny, Aaron Gilbert, Garrick Dion
Producer: Aaron Gilbert
Nov 10/16 - Dec 05/16
The Mountain Between Us
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Hany Abu Assad
Producer: Becki Trujillo
Dec 01/16 - Feb 17/17
Altered Carbon ~ Season 1
TV Series
Local Production Company: Altered Carbon Productions I Inc.
Director: Miguel Sapochnik, Nicholas Hurran
Exec. Producer(s): Laeta Kalogridis, Steve Blackman,...
- 12/4/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
"Barbershop: The Next Cut" stars Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson, Eve, Jb Smoove, with Common and Nicki Minaj. Directed by Malcolm D. Lee from a screenplay by Kenya Barris & Tracy Oliver, it is produced by Robert Teitel, George L. Tillman Jr., and Ice Cube. Malcolm D. Lee, Becki Cross Trujillo, Ronald G. Muhammad and Jeff Kwatinetz serve as executive producers. The PG13-rated film opens nationwide on April 15, 2016. Ahead of that, stars of the film, Ice Cube and Common, have dropped a new music video titled "Real People," with the...
- 3/31/2016
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Ice Cube and Cedric the Entertainer are reunited in Barbershop: The Next Cut, directed by Malcolm D. Lee (“The Best Man” films, “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins”).
It’s been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin’s Barbershop. Calvin (Ice Cube) and his longtime crew, including Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavor, drama and gossip to the shop challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop, the surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, forcing Calvin and our crew to come together to not only save the shop, but their neighborhood.
Check out the brand new trailer now.
Barbershop: The Next Cut also stars Regina Hall (“Think Like a Man”), Oscar winner Common...
It’s been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin’s Barbershop. Calvin (Ice Cube) and his longtime crew, including Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavor, drama and gossip to the shop challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop, the surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, forcing Calvin and our crew to come together to not only save the shop, but their neighborhood.
Check out the brand new trailer now.
Barbershop: The Next Cut also stars Regina Hall (“Think Like a Man”), Oscar winner Common...
- 11/25/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Fox's Poltergeist remake sought to bring everyone's fears back to life, and now they've revealed the blu-ray edition of the movie is coming out in September with a handful of special features and an all new Extended Cut. Come inside to learn more!
20th Century Fox is bringing their newly made version of The Poltergeist to blu-ray on September 29th, and have revealed all the goodies that will be coming on the disc, including an extended cut and alternate ending fans didn't get to see in theaters:
Fox 2000 Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures present Poltergeist, from legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi (“Spider-Man,” Evil Dead,” “The Grudge”) and director Gil Kenan (“Monster House”). It contemporizes the 1982 classic about a family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces. When terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and hold the youngest daughter captive, the family must come together to rescue her before she disappears forever.
20th Century Fox is bringing their newly made version of The Poltergeist to blu-ray on September 29th, and have revealed all the goodies that will be coming on the disc, including an extended cut and alternate ending fans didn't get to see in theaters:
Fox 2000 Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures present Poltergeist, from legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi (“Spider-Man,” Evil Dead,” “The Grudge”) and director Gil Kenan (“Monster House”). It contemporizes the 1982 classic about a family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces. When terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and hold the youngest daughter captive, the family must come together to rescue her before she disappears forever.
- 7/17/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
The new version of Poltergeist will be heading to home video formats this September and it has been announced that the Blu-ray release will include an extended cut of the film:
"Fox 2000 Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures present Poltergeist, from legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi (“Spider-Man,” Evil Dead,” “The Grudge”) and director Gil Kenan (“Monster House”). It contemporizes the 1982 classic about a family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces. When terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and hold the youngest daughter captive, the family must come together to rescue her before she disappears forever.
Kenan directs from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Lindsay-Abaire. The film is produced by Raimi and Rob Tapert, p.g.a. (“Evil Dead”) via Ghost House Pictures, along with Roy Lee, p.g.a. (“The Departed”). The film is executive produced by J.R. Young (“The Grudge 3”), Audrey Chon (“Changeling”), John Powers Middleton (“The...
"Fox 2000 Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures present Poltergeist, from legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi (“Spider-Man,” Evil Dead,” “The Grudge”) and director Gil Kenan (“Monster House”). It contemporizes the 1982 classic about a family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces. When terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and hold the youngest daughter captive, the family must come together to rescue her before she disappears forever.
Kenan directs from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Lindsay-Abaire. The film is produced by Raimi and Rob Tapert, p.g.a. (“Evil Dead”) via Ghost House Pictures, along with Roy Lee, p.g.a. (“The Departed”). The film is executive produced by J.R. Young (“The Grudge 3”), Audrey Chon (“Changeling”), John Powers Middleton (“The...
- 7/16/2015
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
One of the best parts of our jobs here at Fangoria is the opportunity to hook-up some lucky readers with some kick-ass prizes and free swag. Below the jump you'll find the winners of some recent contests here on Fangoria.com
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Insane Clown Posse Giveaway
Adam Southcott of Mason, Mi will receive an iPod Nano and an autographed copy of the new Icp album Bang! Pow! Boom! *Prizes to be shipped by Total Assault
Law Abiding Citizen Giveaway
Larry G. Boyle of Louisville, Ne will receive a prize pack courtesy of Law Abiding Citizen! *Prizes to be shipped by Special Ops Media
Fangoria 30th Anniversary DVD Prize Pack
Stacy Hughes of Seattle, Wa will receive 30 DVD's courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment & Horror Unleashed, along with a copy of the Fangoria 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition! *DVD's to be shipped by Mammoth NYC; Magazine to...
- 11/14/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
This review was written for the theatrical release of "27 Dresses".Opens Friday, Jan. 11
Having nicely established her big-screen credibility with the summer hit "Knocked Up", Katherine Heigl tries a little further "Grey's Anatomy" moonlighting on for size with "27 Dresses".
But while Heigl is terrific, this uninspired romantic comedy is considerably less so.
A tired pastiche of the 27-odd wedding-themed vehicles that preceded it, the film essentially slaps together all the stuff that worked so well the first or second time around, minus any of the original charm or verve.
That it manages to function at all is mainly Heigl's doing, but judging from the half-empty theater reserved for the picture's post-Christmas sneak preview, even her fans might get the sense that they've walked down this aisle many times before.
Heigl's not-so-plain Jane is the owner of those 27 dresses, a perennial bridesmaid who has kept all of them -- no matter how hideous -- squished into the closet of her already-cramped New York apartment with the hope of one day being the main attraction.
She has always been there for her friends and longtime boss (Edward Burns), for whom she has harbored an unrequited crush, but her charitable instincts are about to be put to the supreme test when her bratty, globetrotting kid sister (Malin Akerman) comes to town and proceeds to strike up an instant love connection with said employer.
Meanwhile, Jane also has been fending off the perpetual advances of a cynical writer (James Marsden), who, unbeknown to her, pens those Commitment columns in the New York Journal, which she has been secretly clipping out for years.
Will Jane finally find happiness with the right guy or is she destined for Bridesmaid's Dress No. 28? Does the devil wear Prada?
It so happens that the person responsible for the "27 Dresses" script is none other than "The Devil Wears Prada" screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, but in fashion world parlance, this one's a shameless knockoff.
Jerky boss? Check. Sardonic best friend? Check (played by Judy Greer). Scene in which everybody takes part in an impromptu golden oldie sing-along? Check. (Here it's Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets".)
Just as McKenna's script brings absolutely nothing new to the wedding movie table, matters aren't helped any by Anne Fletcher's flat, pedestrian direction. The former choreographer who made her directorial debut with the inner-city dance drama "Step Up", fails to lend this New York story (filmed extensively in Rhode Island) a much-needed visual shot of vitality.
While Peter James' camera clearly loves Heigl and the actress looks to have a promising motion picture career ahead of her, "27 Dresses", with its recycled sentiments and empty gestures, won't be the one to build on that "Knocked Up" momentum.
Here, she and Marsden do what they can to work with a chemistry that feels dictated rather than organic, but at the end of the day, they're hopelessly stuck with hand-me-down material that is really beginning to look and feel its age.
27 DRESSES
Fox
A Fox 2000 Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment presentationof a Birnbaum/Barber production
Director: Anne Fletcher
Screenwriter: Aline Brosh McKenna
Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman
Executive producers: Bobby Newmyer, Becki Cross Trujillo, Michael Mayer, Erin Stam
Director of photography: Peter James
Production designer: Shepherd Frankel
Music: Randy Edelman
Costume designer: Catherine Marie Thomas
Editor: Priscilla Nedd Friendly
Cast:
Jane: Katherine Heigl
Kevin: James Marsden
Tess: Malin Akerman
Casey: Judy Greer
George: Edward Burns
Hal: Brian Kerwin
MPAA rating PG-13, running time 107 minutes.
Having nicely established her big-screen credibility with the summer hit "Knocked Up", Katherine Heigl tries a little further "Grey's Anatomy" moonlighting on for size with "27 Dresses".
But while Heigl is terrific, this uninspired romantic comedy is considerably less so.
A tired pastiche of the 27-odd wedding-themed vehicles that preceded it, the film essentially slaps together all the stuff that worked so well the first or second time around, minus any of the original charm or verve.
That it manages to function at all is mainly Heigl's doing, but judging from the half-empty theater reserved for the picture's post-Christmas sneak preview, even her fans might get the sense that they've walked down this aisle many times before.
Heigl's not-so-plain Jane is the owner of those 27 dresses, a perennial bridesmaid who has kept all of them -- no matter how hideous -- squished into the closet of her already-cramped New York apartment with the hope of one day being the main attraction.
She has always been there for her friends and longtime boss (Edward Burns), for whom she has harbored an unrequited crush, but her charitable instincts are about to be put to the supreme test when her bratty, globetrotting kid sister (Malin Akerman) comes to town and proceeds to strike up an instant love connection with said employer.
Meanwhile, Jane also has been fending off the perpetual advances of a cynical writer (James Marsden), who, unbeknown to her, pens those Commitment columns in the New York Journal, which she has been secretly clipping out for years.
Will Jane finally find happiness with the right guy or is she destined for Bridesmaid's Dress No. 28? Does the devil wear Prada?
It so happens that the person responsible for the "27 Dresses" script is none other than "The Devil Wears Prada" screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, but in fashion world parlance, this one's a shameless knockoff.
Jerky boss? Check. Sardonic best friend? Check (played by Judy Greer). Scene in which everybody takes part in an impromptu golden oldie sing-along? Check. (Here it's Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets".)
Just as McKenna's script brings absolutely nothing new to the wedding movie table, matters aren't helped any by Anne Fletcher's flat, pedestrian direction. The former choreographer who made her directorial debut with the inner-city dance drama "Step Up", fails to lend this New York story (filmed extensively in Rhode Island) a much-needed visual shot of vitality.
While Peter James' camera clearly loves Heigl and the actress looks to have a promising motion picture career ahead of her, "27 Dresses", with its recycled sentiments and empty gestures, won't be the one to build on that "Knocked Up" momentum.
Here, she and Marsden do what they can to work with a chemistry that feels dictated rather than organic, but at the end of the day, they're hopelessly stuck with hand-me-down material that is really beginning to look and feel its age.
27 DRESSES
Fox
A Fox 2000 Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment presentationof a Birnbaum/Barber production
Director: Anne Fletcher
Screenwriter: Aline Brosh McKenna
Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman
Executive producers: Bobby Newmyer, Becki Cross Trujillo, Michael Mayer, Erin Stam
Director of photography: Peter James
Production designer: Shepherd Frankel
Music: Randy Edelman
Costume designer: Catherine Marie Thomas
Editor: Priscilla Nedd Friendly
Cast:
Jane: Katherine Heigl
Kevin: James Marsden
Tess: Malin Akerman
Casey: Judy Greer
George: Edward Burns
Hal: Brian Kerwin
MPAA rating PG-13, running time 107 minutes.
Having nicely established her big-screen credibility with the summer hit Knocked Up, Katherine Heigl tries a little further "Grey's Anatomy" moonlighting on for size with 27 Dresses.
But while Heigl is terrific, this uninspired romantic comedy is considerably less so.
A tired pastiche of the 27-odd wedding-themed vehicles that preceded it, the film essentially slaps together all the stuff that worked so well the first or second time around, minus any of the original charm or verve.
That it manages to function at all is mainly Heigl's doing, but judging from the half-empty theater reserved for the picture's post-Christmas sneak preview, even her fans might get the sense that they've walked down this aisle many times before.
Heigl's not-so-plain Jane is the owner of those 27 dresses, a perennial bridesmaid who has kept all of them -- no matter how hideous -- squished into the closet of her already-cramped New York apartment with the hope of one day being the main attraction.
She has always been there for her friends and longtime boss (Edward Burns), for whom she has harbored an unrequited crush, but her charitable instincts are about to be put to the supreme test when her bratty, globetrotting kid sister (Malin Akerman) comes to town and proceeds to strike up an instant love connection with said employer.
Meanwhile, Jane also has been fending off the perpetual advances of a cynical writer (James Marsden), who, unbeknown to her, pens those Commitment columns in the New York Journal, which she has been secretly clipping out for years.
Will Jane finally find happiness with the right guy or is she destined for Bridesmaid's Dress No. 28? Does the devil wear Prada?
It so happens that the person responsible for the 27 Dresses script is none other than The Devil Wears Prada screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, but in fashion world parlance, this one's a shameless knockoff.
Jerky boss? Check. Sardonic best friend? Check (played by Judy Greer). Scene in which everybody takes part in an impromptu golden oldie sing-along? Check. (Here it's Elton John's Bennie and the Jets.)
Just as McKenna's script brings absolutely nothing new to the wedding movie table, matters aren't helped any by Anne Fletcher's flat, pedestrian direction. The former choreographer who made her directorial debut with the inner-city dance drama Step Up, fails to lend this New York story (filmed extensively in Rhode Island) a much-needed visual shot of vitality.
While Peter James' camera clearly loves Heigl and the actress looks to have a promising motion picture career ahead of her, 27 Dresses, with its recycled sentiments and empty gestures, won't be the one to build on that Knocked Up momentum.
Here, she and Marsden do what they can to work with a chemistry that feels dictated rather than organic, but at the end of the day, they're hopelessly stuck with hand-me-down material that is really beginning to look and feel its age.
27 DRESSES
Fox
A Fox 2000 Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment presentationof a Birnbaum/Barber production
Director: Anne Fletcher
Screenwriter: Aline Brosh McKenna
Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman
Executive producers: Bobby Newmyer, Becki Cross Trujillo, Michael Mayer, Erin Stam
Director of photography: Peter James
Production designer: Shepherd Frankel
Music: Randy Edelman
Costume designer: Catherine Marie Thomas
Editor: Priscilla Nedd Friendly
Cast:
Jane: Katherine Heigl
Kevin: James Marsden
Tess: Malin Akerman
Casey: Judy Greer
George: Edward Burns
Hal: Brian Kerwin
MPAA rating PG-13, running time 107 minutes.
But while Heigl is terrific, this uninspired romantic comedy is considerably less so.
A tired pastiche of the 27-odd wedding-themed vehicles that preceded it, the film essentially slaps together all the stuff that worked so well the first or second time around, minus any of the original charm or verve.
That it manages to function at all is mainly Heigl's doing, but judging from the half-empty theater reserved for the picture's post-Christmas sneak preview, even her fans might get the sense that they've walked down this aisle many times before.
Heigl's not-so-plain Jane is the owner of those 27 dresses, a perennial bridesmaid who has kept all of them -- no matter how hideous -- squished into the closet of her already-cramped New York apartment with the hope of one day being the main attraction.
She has always been there for her friends and longtime boss (Edward Burns), for whom she has harbored an unrequited crush, but her charitable instincts are about to be put to the supreme test when her bratty, globetrotting kid sister (Malin Akerman) comes to town and proceeds to strike up an instant love connection with said employer.
Meanwhile, Jane also has been fending off the perpetual advances of a cynical writer (James Marsden), who, unbeknown to her, pens those Commitment columns in the New York Journal, which she has been secretly clipping out for years.
Will Jane finally find happiness with the right guy or is she destined for Bridesmaid's Dress No. 28? Does the devil wear Prada?
It so happens that the person responsible for the 27 Dresses script is none other than The Devil Wears Prada screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, but in fashion world parlance, this one's a shameless knockoff.
Jerky boss? Check. Sardonic best friend? Check (played by Judy Greer). Scene in which everybody takes part in an impromptu golden oldie sing-along? Check. (Here it's Elton John's Bennie and the Jets.)
Just as McKenna's script brings absolutely nothing new to the wedding movie table, matters aren't helped any by Anne Fletcher's flat, pedestrian direction. The former choreographer who made her directorial debut with the inner-city dance drama Step Up, fails to lend this New York story (filmed extensively in Rhode Island) a much-needed visual shot of vitality.
While Peter James' camera clearly loves Heigl and the actress looks to have a promising motion picture career ahead of her, 27 Dresses, with its recycled sentiments and empty gestures, won't be the one to build on that Knocked Up momentum.
Here, she and Marsden do what they can to work with a chemistry that feels dictated rather than organic, but at the end of the day, they're hopelessly stuck with hand-me-down material that is really beginning to look and feel its age.
27 DRESSES
Fox
A Fox 2000 Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment presentationof a Birnbaum/Barber production
Director: Anne Fletcher
Screenwriter: Aline Brosh McKenna
Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman
Executive producers: Bobby Newmyer, Becki Cross Trujillo, Michael Mayer, Erin Stam
Director of photography: Peter James
Production designer: Shepherd Frankel
Music: Randy Edelman
Costume designer: Catherine Marie Thomas
Editor: Priscilla Nedd Friendly
Cast:
Jane: Katherine Heigl
Kevin: James Marsden
Tess: Malin Akerman
Casey: Judy Greer
George: Edward Burns
Hal: Brian Kerwin
MPAA rating PG-13, running time 107 minutes.
The legend of Countess Erszebet or Elizabeth Bathory of Hungary, the 17th century "Blood Countess", has it that she slew 650 young girls to bathe in their blood in a misguided rejuvenation program. Then, as her family walled her up inside her castle to prevent further misadventures, she vowed to return to life. And return she has -- in movies.
She starred in the 1971 French horror film, "Les Levres rouges" (Daughters of Darkness), portrayed by the lovely Delphine Seyrig, then re-appeared in August in the overwrought lesbian-vampire movie "Eternal". Her latest reincarnation in "Stay Alive" well befits modern sensibilities because she is the diaphanous villain in a video game. In the movie, gamers who accept the challenge of the underground game find themselves dying, one by one, each killed in the exact manner as their characters in the game.
"Stay Alive" is a passable horror-thriller for the young crowd, assuming a movie can lure them away from PlayStations. Because the Walt Disney Co. chose to release the film without a press screening or much marketing, the studio evidently doesn't think this movie can. While the movie should encounter a solid reception in home video, "Stay Alive" is imaginative enough at the conceptual level to have achieved with some promotion perhaps average or even above-average theatrical grosses.
The characters are rote creations, however, your typical foolish youths so familiar to scare movies. Yet the mix of 3-D game action with the atmospheric reality of New Orleans and Louisiana locations that startlingly replicate the game's physical design is a neat trick. The deaths themselves are routine by horror-film standards, while the gore never ventures beyond PG-13 territory.
The protagonist is Hutch (Jon Foster), whose buddy (Milo Ventimiglia) dies after beta testing a video game titled "Stay Alive". So naturally, Hutch and his friends have to play it. These include Abigail (Samaire Armstrong), a photographer who just happens to turn up at the buddy's funeral; tech guru Swink (Frankie Muniz); goth girl October (Sophia Bush); her hard-core gaming brother, Phineus (Jimmio Simpson); and via the Internet, Hutch's game-obsessed boss, Miller (Adam Goldberg).
So it's in-the-dungeon-with-14-inch-knives until the movie reduces its cast to three and then two characters. They have no choice, you see, because once "Stay Alive" begins, the game plays by itself.
Debuting director William Brent Bell, who wrote the script with producer Matthew Peterman, keeps the pace brisk and the pot bubbling. Cinematographer Alejandro Martinez, designer Bruton Jones and visual effects supervisor Kent Seki create just the right ambiance with 3-D action that looks like The Real Thing and real locations that look weirdly like 3-D action.
You do wonder, though, where Elizabeth Bathory will next appear.
STAY ALIVE
Buena Vista Pictures
Hollywood Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment and Endgame Entertainment present a Wonderland Sound and Vision production
Credits:
Director: William Brent Bell
Screenwriters: William Brent Bell, Matthew Peterman
Producers: McG, Peter Schlessel, James Stern, Matthew Peterman
Executive producers: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Douglas E. Hansen, Becki Cross Trujillo, Adam Del Deo
Director of photography: Alejandro Martinez
Production designer: Bruton Jones
Music: John Frizzell
Costumes: Caroline Eselin-Schaefer
Editor: Harvey Rosenstock
Cast:
Hutch: Jon Foster
Abigail: Samaire Armstrong
Swink: Frankie Muniz
Phineus: Jimmi Simpson
Detective Thiboudeaux: Wendell Pierce
Loomis Crowley: Milo Ventimiglia
October: Sophia Bush
MPAA rating PG-13
Running time -- 91 minutes...
She starred in the 1971 French horror film, "Les Levres rouges" (Daughters of Darkness), portrayed by the lovely Delphine Seyrig, then re-appeared in August in the overwrought lesbian-vampire movie "Eternal". Her latest reincarnation in "Stay Alive" well befits modern sensibilities because she is the diaphanous villain in a video game. In the movie, gamers who accept the challenge of the underground game find themselves dying, one by one, each killed in the exact manner as their characters in the game.
"Stay Alive" is a passable horror-thriller for the young crowd, assuming a movie can lure them away from PlayStations. Because the Walt Disney Co. chose to release the film without a press screening or much marketing, the studio evidently doesn't think this movie can. While the movie should encounter a solid reception in home video, "Stay Alive" is imaginative enough at the conceptual level to have achieved with some promotion perhaps average or even above-average theatrical grosses.
The characters are rote creations, however, your typical foolish youths so familiar to scare movies. Yet the mix of 3-D game action with the atmospheric reality of New Orleans and Louisiana locations that startlingly replicate the game's physical design is a neat trick. The deaths themselves are routine by horror-film standards, while the gore never ventures beyond PG-13 territory.
The protagonist is Hutch (Jon Foster), whose buddy (Milo Ventimiglia) dies after beta testing a video game titled "Stay Alive". So naturally, Hutch and his friends have to play it. These include Abigail (Samaire Armstrong), a photographer who just happens to turn up at the buddy's funeral; tech guru Swink (Frankie Muniz); goth girl October (Sophia Bush); her hard-core gaming brother, Phineus (Jimmio Simpson); and via the Internet, Hutch's game-obsessed boss, Miller (Adam Goldberg).
So it's in-the-dungeon-with-14-inch-knives until the movie reduces its cast to three and then two characters. They have no choice, you see, because once "Stay Alive" begins, the game plays by itself.
Debuting director William Brent Bell, who wrote the script with producer Matthew Peterman, keeps the pace brisk and the pot bubbling. Cinematographer Alejandro Martinez, designer Bruton Jones and visual effects supervisor Kent Seki create just the right ambiance with 3-D action that looks like The Real Thing and real locations that look weirdly like 3-D action.
You do wonder, though, where Elizabeth Bathory will next appear.
STAY ALIVE
Buena Vista Pictures
Hollywood Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment and Endgame Entertainment present a Wonderland Sound and Vision production
Credits:
Director: William Brent Bell
Screenwriters: William Brent Bell, Matthew Peterman
Producers: McG, Peter Schlessel, James Stern, Matthew Peterman
Executive producers: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Douglas E. Hansen, Becki Cross Trujillo, Adam Del Deo
Director of photography: Alejandro Martinez
Production designer: Bruton Jones
Music: John Frizzell
Costumes: Caroline Eselin-Schaefer
Editor: Harvey Rosenstock
Cast:
Hutch: Jon Foster
Abigail: Samaire Armstrong
Swink: Frankie Muniz
Phineus: Jimmi Simpson
Detective Thiboudeaux: Wendell Pierce
Loomis Crowley: Milo Ventimiglia
October: Sophia Bush
MPAA rating PG-13
Running time -- 91 minutes...
- 3/27/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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