The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is the latest example of how CGI can mess up depictions of magic on film. To discover why venture back with me to my former life as an amateur magician…
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In defence of ‘the worst film ever’: why critics are wrong about Movie 43
Star-studded comedy anthology Movie 43 has received one of the greatest critical shellackings of all time. Here’s how we got to this point — and why reviewers have gone too far.
READ MOREAll about the close-up: interview with Tom Hooper, director of Les Misérables
Tom Hooper’s adaptation of Les Misérables has received a mixed response from critics. I talked to him about the mammoth task of bringing Les Mis to the big screen.
READ MORELes Misérables movie review: a ten piss picture
Old school Hollywood legend Jack Warner wouldn’t have made it through director Tom Hooper’s adaptation of Les Misérables. Here’s why.
READ MOREReal Steel movie review: straight to the junkyard
In Hugh Jackman’s latest bout of small-minded big budget balderdash, Real Steel, boxing is used as an emotional magnet to connect a father — played by the Boy from Oz himself — with his estranged young son, played by wide-eyed lil’ tyke Dakota Goyo. The sport draws ‘em together, gives ‘em common ground, shared aspirations and Quality [...]
READ MOREHugh Jackman signs on to Ghostopolis
Instead of jetting away to an island paradise to sink cocktails, fiddle with tiny novelty umbrellas and bask in the success of X-Men Origins: Wolverine – the movie gobbled up US $87million at the American box office last week – star, producer and all-time Our Boy Hugh Jackman has just announced his latest project, Ghostopolis. [...]
READ MOREX-Men Origins: Wolverine film review: sharp claws, big chops, fast pace
You may recall reading a couple of weeks ago about an incomplete work print of X-Men Origins: Wolverine that was leaked online. Star Hugh Jackman reportedly reacted by saying he was “heartbroken,” a response in stark contrast to the emotional gravitas of his character in the movie – a stony-hearted, ill-tempered mutant with a skeleton [...]
READ MORESwine flu delays opening of Wolverine in Mexico
Hollywood is cautiously monitoring the outbreak of swine flu for any signs it may impact box office earnings. The widespread influenza has altered the course of Hugh Jackman’s comic book caper X-Men Origins: Wolverine, with the movie’s release in Mexico postponed at least two weeks in the wake of outbreaks that have taken up to [...]
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