"True Detective," the limited series coming to HBO in 2014, is the kind of project that suggests it's a model for where high-end television is headed. It features two major stars -- Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, the latter making his debut as a TV lead -- and a film director, Cary Fukunag...
Read More »Need more evidence that some of the most exciting storytelling is happening on television and not at your local multiplex? Look no further than HBO's "True Detective," which has just dropped its first teaser and already has us placing this series way up high on our most anticipated of whatever for 2...
Read More »Relativity Media has just released the first images from their upcoming animated film Free Birds. The feature is being directed by Jimmy Hayward through Reel FX, and will be released in 2D and 3D formats on November 1st - just in time for Thanksgiving.
Read More »Learning the inner workings of a magic trick is almost always a bit of a disappointment. The magician's flourish is what makes the show fun--see the nuts and bolts of his or her work, and the sense of wonder shatters. It's fitting then, that surprise hit "Now You See Me" reflects the profession upo...
Read More »This exhausting film harps on the magician’s ultimate trick, misdirection. That word describes the very nature of "Now You See Me," which purports to tell a clever story when all it’s doing is whirling in an endless spiral.
Read More »David Copperfield once famously quipped to Johnny Carson, that the difference between a trick and an illusion is "about $40,000." And certainly, in recent years magic has gone from something defined by either birthday party tricksters or arena selling professionals, into a piece of slick entertainme...
Read More »You don't see movies about magic or featuring magicians too often at the movies, and while this spring's "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" was either very magical or funny, this summer Louis Leterrier's "Now You See Me" is hoping to cast a spell. It's a summer movie without superheros or toys to bac...
Read More »After getting the new “Now You See Me” trailer two days ago, a boatload of new images from Louis Letterier’s magician thriller have arrived (or should I say they have magically appeared?). And they look awesome, with flames coming out of Morgan Freeman’s forehead, Dave Franco performing an intense c...
Read More »Up until now, "Now You See Me," the magician thriller by "Incredible Hulk" director Louis Leterrier, seemed like a potential sleeper hit. It's got a terrific cast (including Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson and Melanie Laurent), an intriguing premise (magicians rob banks and then distr...
Read More »Liam Neeson is 60 years old, and it seems as far as he's concerned, he's gonna kick and punch his way until he settles into grandpa roles. Dude is gonna crack skulls in "Non-Stop," hunt people down in "A Walk Among The Tombstones" and run all night in "Run All Night." And now he's facing his greates...
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