Up in the Air begins with memorable opening titles and continues to impress, after a slightly slow start, until the horrendous fan-made song wailing out over the closing credits. George Clooney shows a rare vulnerability as corporate assassin Ryan Bingham and is ably supported by Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick whose characters together take Bingham on an emotional journey throughout the offices and hotels of America. Read more »
A few days ago a screener copy of Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones was leaked online and, as reported here, Jackson is far from pleased. He has gone so far as to say that “those responsible for the leak will be brought to justice with the maximum prosecution of the law in mind” and that “anyone who is caught illegally downloading the film will also be prosecuted to the fullest”, while expressing concern over recouping production cost. Read more »
Since news broke of the Spiderman reboot many names have been floated around for both the role of director and that of Peter Parker himself. Two that have really stuck out for me are Mark Webb and Joseph Gorden Levitt, director and star of (500) Days of Summer respectively. While I can imagine plenty of fan uproar at the suggestion of Mark Webb I believe his debut feature showed a strong visual style and real diversity. Levitt has recently shown through a varied spectrum of roles just have versatile an actor he is, far more than just the child star he started out as.
Speaking not as a Spiderman fanboy but as a film buff either of these two being attached to the new Spiderman project could really get me excited.
We all know that Mary Elizabeth Winstead can sing, from hearing her belt out a tune in Tarantino’s over-indulgant Death Proof, so I was happy to find she has recorded a song. It is called Warmth of Him and is a refreshing change to the usual over produced musical fare that comes when an actress trys to sings. Have a listen below.
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
As news breaks that Raimi and company have been dropped from the Spiderman franchise, with a reboot planned for 2012 I can’t help but wonder why. When a franchise such as this is failing to come together why is the instant reaction to give it a reboot? A much better idea might be to move on and try something new rather than constantly flog the same old fodder in a shiny new box.
Currently browsing the mildconcern.com weblog archives for January, 2010.
