Posts Tagged ‘Samuel L. Jackson’

‘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: ‘The Reader’ & ‘The Spirit’

By W. Andrew Powell • Apr 14th, 2009 • Category: DVDs

New home releases this week include The Reader, starring Kate Winslet in her Oscar-winning role as Hanna Schmitz; Frank Miller’s super-stylized comic book adaptation, The Spirit; The Deal, featuring William Macy and Meg Ryan; and Thirteenth Floor on Blu-ray.



Film Friday: ‘The Spirit’ & ‘Curious Case Of Benjamin Button’

By W. Andrew Powell • Jan 7th, 2009 • Category: Films

The year draws to a close, but not before the last, big studio films of the year duke it out for some box office cheer. Marking what I would call the busiest release point of the year, there are no less than seven major films in theatres vying for your attention, including The Spirit, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Bedtime Stories, and Valkyrie.



Film Friday: ‘The Duchess’ & ‘Lakeview Terrace’

By W. Andrew Powell • Sep 19th, 2008 • Category: Films, Reviews

Hot off the Toronto International Film Festival, and there are three more films coming to theatres from the annual event. In Toronto only, and select cities in the United States, the western Appaloosa moseys into town with Ed Harris directing and starring alongside Viggo Mortensen. The Duchess also debuts with Keira Knightly in another period drama, while Ricky Gervais stars in the comedy, Ghost Town.

Also opening this week, Samuel L. Jackson stars in the thriller Lakeview Terrace, the animated film Igor gets the young ones ready for Halloween, and for a dose of juvenile comedy, My Best Friend’s Girl also debuts.



Second trailer for ‘The Spirit’

By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 20th, 2008 • Category: Features, Movies & DVDs, News

Check out the full-length trailer for The Spirit from comic book artist, writer, and director Frank Miller’s adaptation of Will Eisner’s iconic graphic novel.



Eva Mendes as Sand Saref in ‘The Spirit’

By W. Andrew Powell • Jun 11th, 2008 • Category: Movies & DVDs, The GATE

Excuse my absence, but I’ve been away on vacation for a while. The good news is that I’m back, and I’ve got a little treat for you.

Frank Miller’s The Spirit doesn’t arrive in theatres until December 25, but we’ve already got an image from the film featuring Eva Mendes as Sand Saref.



Why ‘Jumper’ might not suck

By W. Andrew Powell • Nov 30th, 2007 • Category: Movies & DVDs

Check out the trailer for the film Jumper over at Apple.com and tell me what you think. My first instinct is that it’s just another dumb action-type thriller, but I was impressed with a couple of things.
First of all, I love the cast. Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane, and Rachel Bilson – not [...]



Gallery: Star! Schmooze

By W. Andrew Powell • Sep 9th, 2006 • Category: Spotlight, Toronto International Film Festival

Samuel L. Jackson and a string of celebrities attended the annual Star! Schmooze for the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival.

Walking the red carpet were stars from Shortbus, Everything’s Gone Green, and Away from Her to name a few.