Coming on the heels of Starz's announcement of a January premiere date for Michael Bay's first TV venture, the pirate drama "Black Sails," is TNT's news that a series order has been given for another small screen project from the blockbuster king. "The Last Ship" has been greenlit for 10 episodes by...
Read More »After releasing a first-look trailer for their upcoming pirate prequel series "Black Sails" a few weeks back, Starz has returned a new poster for the Michael Bay-produced series, in addition to announcing an official air date of January 2014 for the eight-episode first season.
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The least interesting aspects of Baz Luhrmann's unsurprisingly lavish near-musical adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" come from the source material. That should surprise exactly no one. More to the point, the sprawling tale of millionaire loner Jay Gatsby (a confident Leonardo DiCaprio) yearning to be...
Read More »On both sides of the critical divide of this polarizing Michael Bay movie.
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Certain corners of the internet get worked up about silly things. For example: a year ago, when Michael Bay (who is producing "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles") said that, “These turtles are from an alien race, and they’re going to be tough, edgy, funny, and completely lovable,” nerds lost their shit. ...
Read More »One could argue it was the under-performance of "The Island" that led Michael Bay into the world of "Transformers" but whatever it was, Bay has not made a film outside of that franchise in eight years. The three films in that series collected $2.6 billion worldwide, however, giving him the freedom t...
Read More »At this point, he's either he's willfully dumb or he's purposefully trolling us all.
Read More »What burns me up about "Pain & Gain" is that the trailer, and even the excerpts shown on TV, make it look like fun.
Read More »In the latest issue of Playboy Magazine, which people still totally buy for the articles, there's a lengthy interview with J.J. Abrams, cinematic wizard behind "Mission: Impossible III," "Super 8" and the "Star Trek" reboot. Abrams' second foray into the "Star Trek" cosmos, "Star Trek Into Darkness,...
Read More »Fans of Michael Bay and his cast of beefy cohorts will likely flock to dumb male comedy "Pain & Gain," a soulless, "low-budget" exercise in machismo that has appalled critics. Those looking for lighter fare might seek solace in "The Big Wedding," which has earned universal pans despite its ...
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