Today we take a look at two films that examine a basic driving force, the will to live, in very different ways. Never Let Me Go is a sci-fi drama about human clones looking for meaning, starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, and Andrew Garfield. And Buried is a psychological thriller starring Ryan Reynolds as a man taken hostage and buried alive. Continue reading
Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman perform the classic Freaky Friday-esque switcheroo. Apes usurp man as the dominant species on the planet. A stray cat alters Miranda July and Hamish Linklater’s entire perspective on life. And I find it fitting that the words to Sam Cooke’s immortal classic ring in my ears. Yes, a change is gonna come . . . Continue reading
This weekend Green Lantern faces what might just be his greatest foe yet . . . no, not Hector Hammond, not Sinestro, not even Parallax . . . but a far more formidable adversary: a family movie based on a classic children’s book that’s spanned generations since 1938. Continue reading
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Tagged dc comics, green lantern, Hal Jordan, Hector Hammond, Jim Carrey, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Ryan Reynolds, Sinestro, Tomar-Re
[Editor's note: Stay tuned for Bryan's complete Top 20 posters of 2010.]
One of my favorite things about movies, theater, concerts–any event that needs to be advertised–is the poster. They have to sell something, an entire 90-minute event summed-up with one picture. While the specific qualities and purposes for the posters are often very different, the goal is still the same: to catch someone’s eye and make them remember it. With movies, the process is in overdrive. Continue reading
