Posts Tagged ‘Mickey Rourke’

‘Iron Man 2′ poster debuts online

By W. Andrew Powell • Dec 1st, 2009 • Category: Features, Movies & DVDs

The folks over at Yahoo! Movies have revealed the first official poster for Iron Man 2, in addition to nine photos from the upcoming 2010 film.



DVD Tuesday: ‘Robin Hood’ on Blu-ray & ‘Killshot’

By W. Andrew Powell • May 26th, 2009 • Category: DVDs

Out this week on Blu-ray, Kevin Costner stars in one of his last good films, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Plus, on DVD, Diane Lane and Mickey Rourke star in the adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s Killshot; Renée Zellweger is off to the boonies for the romantic comedy New in Town; and aliens attack the Vikings in the B-movie extravaganza, Outlander.



DVD Tuesday: ‘The Wrestler’ & ‘Frost/Nixon’

By W. Andrew Powell • Apr 21st, 2009 • Category: DVDs

Two amazing, Oscar-nominated dramas make their debut on DVD this week: The Wrestler, featuring Mickey Rourke as an aging, down-on-his-luck star of the ring; and Ron Howard’s film adaptation of the stage hit, Frost/Nixon. Also out this week, the biopic Notorious, Toronto Stories, Swing Vote, Smart People, and Into the Blue 2: The Reef.



Gallery: 2009 Oscar red carpet arrivals

By W. Andrew Powell • Feb 24th, 2009 • Category: Features, Festivals & Events, News

From nominees (Kate Winslet, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Mickey Rourke), to celebrities (Alicia Keys and Heidi Klum), the stars came out to shine for a few hours as the red carpet rolled out for the 2009 Academy Awards.



Winners & losers at the 2009 Golden Globe Awards

By W. Andrew Powell • Jan 12th, 2009 • Category: Movies & DVDs, Rants, Television

After watching the Golden Globes tonight, I couldn’t help but take a few minutes to post something quick, because I feel kind of mesmerized by the results, and what is still to come with the Oscars.



Film Friday: ‘Seven Pounds’ & ‘Yes Man’

By W. Andrew Powell • Dec 21st, 2008 • Category: Films, Reviews

Romance is in the air this week, along with some sadness and regret as Will Smith stars in the drama Seven Pounds. Also opening, with another take on romance, Jim Carrey stars in the comedy Yes Man, about a work-a-day guy who tries to change his life with one word: Yes. Plus, the animated children’s story The Tale of Despereaux debuts, while The Wrestler and Gran Torino open in select theatres.



Mickey Rourke rising

By Christopher Heard • Sep 17th, 2003 • Category: Features, Interviews, Spotlight

Just ask Johnny Depp or Sean Penn or Brad Pitt about Mickey Rourke and you’ll get an earful of animated praise for Rourke and his work.

From the time Rourke announced his presence on the movie map with a very cool supporting role in Body Heat as an ex-con named Teddy who is teaching his lawyer how to build an incendiary device for an arson the lawyer is planning to commit through his role as the mysterious John in the erotic 9 ½ Weeks Rourke displayed that kind of detached cool that every two-bit punk actor in Hollywood has been trying to imitate for the past twenty years.