Daily Archives: February 17, 2023

Uwe Boll isn’t dead, and is un-retiring again?

From a press release I got today, datelined NYC, “now in pre-production.” “Uwe Boll, the prolific director and producer, is coming back after a 5 year hiatus, entering with his feature film ‘FIRST SHIFT.’ The crime drama follows an NYC … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Kyle Allen’s going to Mars, and leaving Kevin Bacon, Alexandra Shipp and Simon Helberg behind — “Space Oddity”

This sweet little romance, from director Kyra Sedgewick, was picked up by Samuel Goldwyn and comes out March 31.

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Netflixable? Oh, the mischief a monster can do once your phone is “Unlocked”

Is Screen Gems frantically trying to grab the remake rights to the Korean stolen cell-phone thriller “Unlocked?” If they aren’t, the Hollywood distributor of “Searching” and its somewhat lesser follow-up “Missing” is missing the boat. “Unlocked” is a crackling, nervy … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Lifelong “Trawlermen” try a heist in Guy Ritchieland — “Three Day Millionaire”

Guy Ritchie’s (“Snatch”) and Danny Boyle (“Trainspotting”) made it all look so easy that Matthew Vaughn (“Layer Cake”) thought he’d have a go. But that slice of British working class/underclass/criminal class life ensemble dramedy thing is easy to imitate, harder … Continue reading

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