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Streaming for Your Pleasure: Comedians Gone Serious
15 May 2012 2:22 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Article by Dan Clark of Movie Revolt
Welcome to the latest installment of Streaming for Your Pleasure. In this series I look at films currently Streaming on Netflix that fit into a specific topic. This week I’m looking at comedic actors that attempt to reinvent themselves as serious actors. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t, but in the end you have to at least respect the attempt of someone trying new things. Listed are films that are successful enough to garner your attention for a watch or two. Feel free to list you thoughts, opinions, or ideas in the comment section below
Directed By: Rodrigo Cortes,
Written By: Chris Sparling
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jose’ Luis Garcia Perez, and Robert Paterson
Synopsis: While on a job in Iraq, civilian contractor Paul Conroy is attacked and kidnapped, then awakens to find himself buried alive in the middle of »
- Guest
[Now Streaming] Your ‘Dark Shadows,’ ‘God Bless America,’ and ‘Hick’ Alternatives
10 May 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to Dark Shadows, God Bless America and Hick.
Tim Burton brings the peculiar tale of the Collins clan to the big screen. Johnny Depp stars as Barnabas Collins, a long-imprisoned vampire unleashed on the 1970s, where he discovers a colorful batch of dysfunctional descendants. Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter co-star.
Prefer camp with your macabre?
Dark Shadows (1966) Check out the cult classic that started it all. Originally conceived as a moody melodrama, this groundbreaking gothic soap found success following the introduction of tormented vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid). From there the Collins family regularly crosses the paths of ghosts, werewolves, and witches. Oh my.
Edward Scissorhands (1990) Or revisit Burton and Depp’s first collaboration, the tale of a modern Frankenstein’s monster with scissors for hands. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Mouse House: John Carter Movie Review
12 March 2012 9:18 AM, PDT | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
Thrilling and utterly fascinating, Andrew Stanton’s live-action directorial debut is certainly flawed with an overwhelming amount of mythology and background, but the amazement of John Carter lies in its rich visuals and production design, solid performances, a compelling storyline and terrific musical score. Spoilers Below!
When was the last time you entered a movie theatre and became engrossed in every aspect of the featured film, even if it didn’t execute entirely well on all cylinders. For me, that was probably Tron: Legacy, yet another potential franchise Disney delivered on – even if general audiences held mixed feelings. John Carter is much like Legacy, in that the complexity of the action setpiece boggles down an otherwise fine piece of cinema that may seem niche in its supposedly target-demographic of young males, but undeniable heart trumps all cynicism.
Stanton’s previous works in Finding Nemo and Wall-e focused on the bonds »
- Brett Nachman
John Carter Box Office: Prince Of Persia Revisited?
11 March 2012 12:46 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Taylor Kitsch, John Carter Including $500,000 from Thursday midnight screenings and with admission prices inflated by 3D/IMAX showings, Disney's John Carter collected a slightly better than expected $30.6 million this weekend (March 9-11), while trailing the animated Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. At 3,749 theaters, including 2,614 3D screens and 290 IMAX locations, Andrew Stanton's live-action feature debut averaged a mediocre — for a costly 3D film with blockbuster pretensions — $8,163 per site. According to The Hollywood Reporter, 17% of the film's business came from the IMAX theaters and 66% from IMAX/3D showings. In other words, overall ticket sales weren't all that hot, as John Carter's weekend figure was heavily inflated by costlier — ranging from 25-40% — admissions prices. As mentioned in my previous John Carter article, a year ago Disney released the Robert Zemeckis-produced, Simon Wells-directed animated feature Mars Needs Moms. The animated sci-fier »
- Zac Gille
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Tops Weekend Box Office Over John Carter
11 March 2012 7:15 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Box office sees Taylor Kitsch starrer John Carter fail against The Lorax. John Carter, Disney's huge-budgeted science fiction epic adventure, and an entertaining one at that, just couldn't sum up enough auds on its debut weekend to stay off Universal Pictures' The Lorax in its debut weekend. The Lorax pulled in an estimated $39.07 million from 3,746 theaters, averaging $10,430, and showing a mild 44% change. Total domestic cume for the Chris Renaud-helmed film is over $121.9 million while internationally, The Lorax has earned minor cash of just $363,916. John Carter managed $30.6 million from 3,749, averaging $8,163 per theater. IMAX accounted for $5 million of that total (16%) from 289 theaters. With a gargantuan $250 million production budget, it's reassuring to know that the film made $70.6 million overseas, making for a worldwide gross of over $101.2 million thus far. Also starring are Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, with »
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Tops Weekend Box Office Over John Carter
11 March 2012 7:15 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Box office sees Taylor Kitsch starrer John Carter fail against The Lorax. John Carter, Disney's huge-budgeted science fiction epic adventure, and an entertaining one at that, just couldn't sum up enough auds on its debut weekend to stay off Universal Pictures' The Lorax in its debut weekend. The Lorax pulled in an estimated $39.07 million from 3,746 theaters, averaging $10,430, and showing a mild 44% change. Total domestic cume for the Chris Renaud-helmed film is over $121.9 million while internationally, The Lorax has earned minor cash of just $363,916. John Carter managed $30.6 million from 3,749, averaging $8,163 per theater. IMAX accounted for $5 million of that total (16%) from 289 theaters. With a gargantuan $250 million production budget, it's reassuring to know that the film made $70.6 million overseas, making for a worldwide gross of over $101.2 million thus far. Also starring are Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, with »
New ‘John Carter’ Movie Delivered Awesome Action,Drama,Special Effects & More
10 March 2012 9:51 PM, PST | OnTheFlix | See recent OnTheFlix news »
New 'John Carter' movie delivered awesome action,drama, special effects & more. Walt Disney Pictures released their new action,sci-fi flick " John Carter" into theaters this weekend. I just checked it out in IMAX 3D,and I thought it was a pretty cool flick to watch as it delivered an interesting plot,lots of action,and a very beautiful princess. I mean,this chick was smoking hot. Her real name is Lynn Collins and she is definitely someone to watch. The movie stars: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Hayden Church,and Willem Dafoe. In the flick, John Carter (Taylor Kitsch),who is a war-weary, former military captain in Virginia eventually gets transported to Mars by way of a mysterious medallion that belonged to a group of holy men called Therns. Once he arrives, »
- Andre
John Carter Box Office: Way Behind 300, Watchmen
10 March 2012 6:04 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, John Carter What Disney doesn't need is another Mars Needs Moms box-office disaster. Though not quite as cataclysmic, that's what they're getting with John Carter — at least in North America. Including $500,000 from Thursday midnight screenings, and with admission prices inflated by 3D/IMAX showings, Andrew Stanton's live-action feature debut collected an estimated $9.81 million on Friday, as per studio figures found at Box Office Mojo. At 3,749 locations (including 290 IMAX theaters), John Carter averaged a mediocre — especially for a 3D film — $2,619 per site. A year ago, the Robert Zemeckis-produced, Simon Wells-directed Mars Needs Moms took in $6.8 million on its first weekend out. That's way lower than John Carter's expected $28 million — but bear in mind that whereas Mars Needs Moms cost a reported $150 million, John Carter is supposed to have cost $250 million. See the difference? And that doesn't include what Disney has spent pushing their two megabudgeted sci-fiers. »
- Zac Gille
Film Review: ‘John Carter’ is Poor Man’s ‘Star Wars’ With Kitschy Taylor Kitsch, Soft-Porn Lynn Collins
10 March 2012 3:32 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Usually it’s critics critically flogging a film when we say it weakly lacks originality and borrows too heavily from others. Disney’s “John Carter” attacks that classic grumble by promotionally comparing itself to “Star Wars” and “Avatar” before critics even had a chance to deduct points for it.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
But while being proactive in its contrasts, the film also attempts to sell moviegoers on one unknown fact: The basis for Pixar writer and director Andrew Stanton’s (“Wall-e,” “Finding Nemo,” “Toy Story”) story actually originates before its George Lucas and James Cameron predecessors.
Stanton’s current creation is based on the classic stories of a 19th-century Earth man who gets accidentally transplanted to Mars. And it’s been more than 100 years since “Tarzan” creator Edgar Rice Burroughs crafted the character John Carter: the hero of his science-fiction “Barsoom” (Mars) book series.
Read Adam Fendelman’s full review »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
John Carter, Eddie Murphy Fizzle: Box Office
9 March 2012 11:55 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
John Carter: Willem Dafoe as Tars Tarkas (center), Taylor Kitsch As reported earlier today, John Carter earned a paltry $500,000 at Thursday midnight screenings in North America despite recent ads comparing the Andrew Stanton sci-fier to George Lucas' Star Wars and James Cameron's Avatar. Things haven't gotten much better since. As per Deadline.com, John Carter is expected to collect slightly less than $10 million at 3,749 North American locations, including 290 IMAX houses, on Friday. The film's weekend box-office take is expected to reach (a 3D/IMAX-inflated) $28 million — or about $5 million less than the maximum amount predicted based on early Friday showings. To say that's bad news for Disney would be a major understatement. Starring Taylor Kitsch in the title role, John Carter cost Disney a reported $250 million, in addition to millions more spent on marketing. In other words: Disney may have in its hands another box-office disaster not unlike last year's Mars Needs Moms. »
- Zac Gille
John Carter: Another Disney Box-Office Bomb?
9 March 2012 6:43 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
John Carter movie: Taylor Kitsch & pal John Carter earned a relatively meager $500,000 at Thursday midnight screenings in the United States despite recent ads comparing it to George Lucas' Star Wars and James Cameron's Avatar. In France, it had the sixth biggest opening day of the year, smack between the Clint Eastwood / Leonardo DiCaprio biopic J. Edgar and the Josh Hutcherson / Dwayne Johnson / Vanessa Hudgens fantasy/adventure Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. And earlier today, Deadline.com reported that John Carter looks poised to collect only $9.5-$11 million at 3,749 North American locations, including 290 IMAX houses, on Friday, and at most (a 3D/IMAX-inflated) $33 million for the weekend. Directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Taylor Kitsch in the title role, John Carter cost Disney a reported $250 million. Not to mention millions more spent on marketing. In other words: Disney may have in its hands another box-office cataclysm not unlike last year's Mars Needs Moms. »
- Zac Gille
John Carter Review
9 March 2012 12:08 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
John Carter Directed by: Andrew Stanton Written by: Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon (screenplay), Edgar Rice Burroughs (story) Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong, Samantha Morton, Ciaran Hinds, Thomas Haden Church, Dominic West, Bryan Cranston, Daryl Sabara In a world where almost everything is a remix of something else that came before it, many of the true trailblazers end up getting forgotten by history. Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars was one of the earliest examples of both science-fiction and fantasy, and while far from forgotten, it is not nearly as well recognized as the countless other stories that it influenced over the past century. In the final marketing push for John Carter, Disney's adaptation of A Princess of Mars, they are eager to remind us that it laid the foundation for both Star Wars and Avatar. What they also fail to mention, »
- Sean
John Carter - What Did You Think?!
9 March 2012 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
John Carter , director Andrew Stanton's big screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel, is now playing in theaters and we've created this spot for you to tell us and your fellow moviegoers what you thought about the film, starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Hayden Church and Willem Dafoe. John Carter tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter »
John Carter Looks To Plunder Weekend Box Office Over Silent House, A Thousand Words
8 March 2012 10:14 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Weekend Box Office Should See John Carter Top Easily. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' sci-fi adventure John Carter, helmed by Andrew Stanton makes its debut in a heft 3,749 theaters, looking for a big opening weekend to salvage some of its gargantuan $250 million production budget. Cast frontlined by Taylor Kitsch, includes Lynn Collins, Mark Strong, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, Samantha Morton, Dominic West, Bryan Cranston, Ciaran Hinds and Daryl Sabara. Stanton also scripts alongside Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon, based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' first novel "A Princess of Mars." Pic is doing a 49% score at Rottentomatoes.com, and we have two writers on our team with reviews - Steve Ramos' review scored it at 4/5 while Anders Wright pasted a below average 2/5 score in his review. Pic is going up against the might of last weekend's top spot holding The Lorax, which grossed a high-than-expected $70.2 million on its debut last weekend and, »
John Carter Looks To Plunder Weekend Box Office Over Silent House, A Thousand Words
8 March 2012 10:14 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Weekend Box Office Should See John Carter Top Easily. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' sci-fi adventure John Carter, helmed by Andrew Stanton makes its debut in a heft 3,749 theaters, looking for a big opening weekend to salvage some of its gargantuan $250 million production budget. Cast frontlined by Taylor Kitsch, includes Lynn Collins, Mark Strong, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, Samantha Morton, Dominic West, Bryan Cranston, Ciaran Hinds and Daryl Sabara. Stanton also scripts alongside Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon, based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' first novel "A Princess of Mars." Pic is doing a 49% score at Rottentomatoes.com, and we have two writers on our team with reviews - Steve Ramos' review scored it at 4/5 while Anders Wright pasted a below average 2/5 score in his review. Pic is going up against the might of last weekend's top spot holding The Lorax, which grossed a high-than-expected $70.2 million on its debut last weekend and, »
'John Carter' Movie Review (2012)
8 March 2012 10:04 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
For a movie about a former Civil War captain whisked off the face of the Earth to the surface of Mars, John Carter is a rather simple story. Alien politics are essentially boiled down to the most simplistic form of good vs. evil as a mysterious group called the Holy Therns aid the inevitable destruction of the planet's inhabitants. Why? Because that's the way it is. As a result, you are likely to read a wide range of opinions on the film and most of them will be valid, it just all depends on your perspective.
For as uncomplicated as the story is and for as weak as the dialogue is, John Carter remains well made and well told by a director that knows a thing or two about keeping an audience interested. Andrew Stanton follows in the recent footsteps of Brad Bird (Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol) moving from »
- Brad Brevet
‘John Carter’ both battles and plays host to reams of genre clichés
7 March 2012 11:16 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Written by Andrew Stanton, Michael Chabon, and Mark Andrews
Directed by Andrew Stanton
USA, 2012
Stop if you’ve heard this one before. A man of humble origin is plucked from his surroundings and thrust into a central role in a massive, age-old conflict on another world, wherein it becomes clear that he is a fierce warrior, a capable leader, and a dashing romantic prospect for a wayward (but headstrong) princess. If that brief synopsis rings as overly familiar, then you understand the difficult position the makers of John Carter have found themselves: despite the fact that their Edgar Rice Burroughs-penned source material is a century old, having already served as the template for any number of sci-fi/action epics in the interim, contemporary viewers can’t help but feel the sting of overfamiliarity. That places the onus on director Andrew Stanton (Wall-e) and his fellow screenwriters, including »
- Simon Howell
[Review] John Carter
7 March 2012 5:25 PM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
There is a whole lot going on in filmmaker Andrew Stanton‘s live-action feature debut John Carter, a very big budget adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs‘ tale A Princess of Mars. It can easily be argued, too much is going on. But all the little problems peppered throughout this operatic space epic are more than made up for by the big themes being explored from the first frame to the last. Opening with a quickly-cut, kinetic battle sequence on a distant land, we watch a man named Sab Than (Dominic West) receive the gift of absolute power in the form of blue light from another, smarter being, played by the enigmatic Mark Strong.
Cut to New York City, 1881, in which a young Edgar Rice Burroughs (Daryl Sabara) is told his uncle is dead and that he has received all of the fortunes of the late adventurer, including his journal. As »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Watch a Live Video Chat with John Carter Director Andrew Stanton
7 March 2012 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Finally hitting theaters this Friday, March 9th, Walt Disney Pictures' John Carter will screen in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters. To celebrate the epic release, writer/director Andrew Stanton is taking to Google Talk to answer live questions about the adaptation 100 years in the making. Check out his responses in the player below! The film stars Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Hayden Church and Willem Dafoe and is based on the classic sci-fi novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. »
Taylor Kitsch/John Carter Ten-Minute Preview
5 March 2012 1:01 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Taylor Kitsch, John Carter Oscar 2013 Alert: No, not in the writing or acting categories (despite the funky accents), but Andrew Stanton's first live-action feature film, John Carter, will likely be a strong Academy Award contender in the "technical" categories, e.g., Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, or even Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, and Best Costume Design. But then again, the Ryan Reynolds flop Green Lantern wasn't nominated for anything. Anyhow, check out the 10-minute clip from the film (see below). Chiefly based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars, John Carter stars Taylor Kitsch as a former Confederate captain who is (somehow) transported to Mars, aka Barsoom. Tired of war on Earth, Carter soon discovers that the Martians — among them Willem Dafoe and Lynn Collins — are just as bloodthirsty and gung-ho as his fellow Earthlings. Similarly to what goes on in our own planet in the 21st century, »
- Zac Gille
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