Keith David

Epic sci-fi fantasy Cloud Atlas coming to IMAX

IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures have announced that the epic drama Cloud Atlas, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX format and released in select North American IMAX theatres on Oct. 26, 2012. Based on the best-selling novel by David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas is written for the screen and directed by acclaimed filmmakers Lana ….

Cult sci-fi classics Carpenter’s Thing and Wachowski’s Matrix on big screen for one night

The Matrix was the last film that I went to see multiple times in theaters with no other reason than how badass it was. I’ve done it since, but only for social reasons, such as hanging out with friends. Someone really needs to do a documentary on that film’s affect on popular culture of the ….

Armageddon Blu-ray review

I have to grade Armageddon on a curve. The reason is that no matter how limited or contrived the story is, one can not escape the sheer entertainment value of this implausible action adventure science farce. Released in 1998, Armageddon became a watershed moment in the moviemaking careers of both its producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pearl ….

Release dates picked for arthouse favorites Ang Lee, Coen Brothers, Sam Mendes, Jim Jarmusch and more 2009 features

Focus Features has set release dates for movies by some big names in pop-arthouse cinema, including The Coen Brothers, Ang Lee and Jim Jarmusch, along with a Tim Burton-produced animated fantasy simply titled 9, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Below are details I put together on Focus’ crop of features that will be gracing arthouse ….

Warners to release action film The Butcher in European markets

Warner Bros. has finalized a deal with World Films, a genre film label that specializes in action films, to release the film The Butcher, in northwest Europe in spring 2009. The Butcher, written and directed by Jesse Johnson, tells the story of ex-prize fighter turned mob enforcer, Merle Hench, whose lifelong bad luck streak turns ….

Cult sci-fi classic They Live returning to silver screen

John Carpenter’s cult 1988 sci-fi flick They Live is getting a remake from Universal and Strike Entertainment. This was absolutely coming down the pike sooner or later, considering the recent The Crazies and Nightmare on Elm St. remake announcements, and the already released The Hills Have Eyes and Assault on Precinct 13 films (both of ….

The Butcher to debut in the UK

Metrodome, the largest film distributor in the UK, has signed with World Films, to release The Butcher, written and directed by Jesse Johnson, in the spring of 2009. Gaining popularity among movie-goers and critics alike, The Butcher stars Eric Roberts, who earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his performances in Runaway Train and ….