Eric Roth

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Criterion Collection Blu-ray review

Born at the conclusion of WWI, the prune-faced and frail Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) is rejected by his father (Jason Flemyng) and left at the doorstep of Queenie (Taraji P. Henson), who runs a retirement home in New Orleans. The resident doctor suggests that Benjamin’s chances of survival are low. However, the resilient child perseveres, ….

Johnny Depp keeping busy with Dante’s Inferno-based adaptation, Dark Shadows update and much more

Variety reports that Johnny Depp’s production company Infinitum Nihil has nabbed film rights to the 2002 novel In the Hand of Dante by Nick Tosches. Depp will potentially star in the new project. “Dante” revolves around Dante’s masterwork The Divine Comedy, and tells parallel storylines involving Dante in 14th-century Italy, as he tries to complete ….

The fifty most influential visual effects films of all time

Eric Roth, Executive Director of the Visual Effects Society (VES), recently announced the results of the VES 50: The Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time, which was determined by a vote of VES members. The VES 50 is the backdrop of the 2007 VES Festival of Visual Effects, which will take place the weekend of June ….

78th Academy Awards Wrap Up

The theme of last night’s Oscars was a return to glamour, but the real theme of this year’s Oscars should have been Surprise! Or Social Commentary. While I loved all the films nominated, I feel some films may have been overlooked, as a result. Films like King Kong, All the King’s Men and The New World, to name a few. Below is a ….