Sherlock Holmes is on the case once again as he reunites with Doctor Watson to take on his greatest challenge yet and these new character posters for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows do a great job of capturing the detective at his stylish best. Sure, he does happen to be brandishing a pistol at this particular point in time, but I’m sure he has a really good reason for it.
I, as a young woman, love romantic stories (and yes, even supernatural romantic stories) so I spent my summer reading City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. It is book 1 of The Mortal Instruments book series and it is currently being made into a movie. The book is separated into three major sections so that is what sections I chose to break up my thoughts on the novel.
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My first thoughts were, why the hell is a 15 year old going to club called, Pandemonium. That just seems dangerous and scary. I get it, there are bouncers and security measures, but she’s only 15 going to a dance club filled with ravers, goth kids, and the like. I know city life is a little different for teenagers but clubs seem like the something they should wait on. Right?
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If you thought Nicholas Hoult was a beast in X-Men: First Class, just wait until you see him get bit by the love bug as a zombie in Summit Entertainment’s Warm Bodies. A place where it might not be a good thing for the guy to want the girl just for her brains.
The two greatest detectives in fiction might be teaming up, with the possibility of movie-goers getting to check out the second trailer for The Dark Knight Rises when they go see Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
Stephenie Meyer’s little Twilight story hogs a lot of the spotlight these days, but the author isn’t all about sparkly vampires and scorned werewolves. Meyer also took a spin down the sci-fi road with The Host, and now big names from both The Hunger Games and HBO’s Game of Thrones are being looked at as male leads for the extra-terrestrial possession adventure.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will be raining on our Christmas-time cheer in a little over a month but that’s no reason to not enjoy the new TV spot that captures a couple of the high points in David Fincher’s adaptation of the Stieg Larsson novel.
I just saw “Real Steel” (http://www.dreamworksstudios.com/films/real-steel) in the theater and enjoyed the special effects quite a bit. As an engineer, I’m interested in how the robots were made, how much of the movie was CGI, and how the directors and editors mixed the two. After working on an article that will be featured in www.EntertainmentEngineering.com magazine soon, I had a more acute knowledge of what went on behind the scenes.
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Remember the fun-filled adventure of Peter Pan, the boy who would never grow up, and Captain Hook, the evil pirate that was in constant pursuit? Well, forget about all that, because you’ll be rooting for Hook in this twisted version of the fairy tale, and former General Zod, Terence Stamp, is coming along for the ride.
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Everyone’s favorite mutant is getting ready to hit the big screen again, but director James Mangold reveals that this vision of Hugh Jackman’s adamantium-clawed mutant won’t be the same one you’ve seen before.
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Ok, so not every book to movie remake is going to be great, or even good yet they keep happening. Now I love to see my favorite books being made in a new medium but only if it isn’t shamed in the process (The Time Travelers Wife I’m talking to you). Either way, there are many great remakes in the world of books to film and you can’t overlook their magic. In my opinion, a good remake is one that takes a story you know and presents it to you in a way that makes you feel as if you are watching a whole new thing. You get emotional at parts you are supposed to and you laugh at parts that are funny even if they are things you’ve seen and heard before. Those are the reasons I picked the films below.
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Not only is this one of my favorite films ever but it was also remade by my favorite director, Wes Anderson. The story was actually a children’s book written by British author Roald Dahl. He also wrote “Charlie and Chocolate Factory” but this, in my opinion, is his better story. Wes did a fantastic job adding to the story in appropriate ways to make it a feature length film and brought life to a story meant for children. I love this movie in every way and is my favorite book to film feature. It is heartwarmingly hilarious.
“Mrs. Fox: [to Ash] We’re all different.
[Points to Mr.Fox]
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