Articles tagged "aaron yoo"![]() NewsMovie execs finally discover that audiences want to be entertainedby Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][9.Mar.09] :. Why does Hollywood make so many comic-book movies like “The Dark Knight” and “Watchmen?” Why does Hollywood make so many silly comedies like “Madea Goes to Jail”... ![]() Short Ends and LeaderDefending ‘Friday the 13th’ (2009)by Bill Gibron[16.Feb.09] :. Outcasts rarely have a bully pulpit from which to preach. For the most part, those so afar from the maddening crowd are meant to stay there. Yet I find myself in the unique position of being one of... ![]() NewsHorror gets its groove back with ‘Friday the 13th’ remakeby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][16.Feb.09] :. In the almost 30 years since he first leapt out of Crystal Lake at the end of 1980’s “Friday the 13th,” the hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees has spawned 10 sequels, been struck... ![]() Short Ends and LeaderWhy Marcus Nispel Should Direct Every Horror Remakeby Bill Gibron[13.Feb.09] :. Do few genre filmmakers “get it” that when a true artisan comes along, their presence can be initially perplexing - especially when he or she is being asked to reinvent a classic of... ![]() Film ReviewFriday the 13thby Cynthia Fuchs[13.Feb.09] :. Chewie knows his place in this determinedly un-new Friday the 13th: Asian Nerd About to Die. ![]() Film DVD ReviewNick and Norah’s Infinite Playlistby Jesse Hassenger[3.Feb.09] :. A little cute, sure, but strikingly real -- or at least faked with a lot of heart. Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlistby Brendon Bouzard[3.Oct.08] :. At its heart, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist is a fairy tale, a collective delusion about the here and now. Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008by Bill Gibron[10.Sep.08] :. What studio suit thought this was a good idea? With four months to schedule your high priced efforts, you instead unload almost 30 overpriced pictures on an unsuspecting movie audience. 21by Cynthia Fuchs[28.Mar.08] :. Even if card counting is legal, this gangster-style brutality plainly cannot be, yet it provides long minutes of hackneyed menace, a B-movie plot point that only underlines 21's unoriginality. Rocket Scienceby Gavin Williamson[4.Feb.08] :. Though Blitz hasn't the crossover clout of some of his contemporaries, he does process a marked talent for dialogue and quirky scenarios. ‘Rocket Science’: Truth, but embellishedby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][16.Aug.07] :. There’s an element of autobiography in most directors’ first movies, and Jeffrey Blitz’s absurdist coming-of-age tale, “Rocket Science,” is no exception. Set in... Disturbiaby Bill Gibron[16.Aug.07] :. Similar to the way Blade Runner effortlessly channels the archetypes of noir inside the wholly original world of a futuristic LA. Rocket Scienceby Cynthia Fuchs[10.Aug.07] :. As in other nerd-love films, Hal will come of age, with angst and a modicum of ingenuity. ‘Pastime’ blends love, baseball and World War II internmentby Bruce Dancis [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][30.May.07] :. The score is tied as the runner leads off third base, the batter tenses and the pitcher gets ready to deliver. The crowd in the small-town ballpark holds its collective breath as the battle between... ‘Disturbia’ star Shia LaBeouf was destined for an acting careerby Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][16.Apr.07] :. "When you look into his eyes, you can see an old soul," said "Disturbia" director D.J. Caruso. Disturbia (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Apr.07] :. For all its revisiting of Rear Window's basic themes, however, Disturbia is most effective when it points to the differences between then and now. |
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