Of all the movies coming out this summer, “Star Trek”, directed by J.J. Abrams, is the one that really had me excited. Now, I’m not a full-blown Trekkie by any means, but I am a fan of, well, some of the series, and certainly most of the movies. I make note of that because,…
DetailsSome action movies spend tons of money, polish the Hell out of them and vanilla them up to appeal to as many small-brained droolers that like to see things blow up, yet want a sappy love story to give our hero some extraneous incentive to do the “right thing”. (Put your hand down, Bruckheimer!)…
DetailsYes, the summer movie season is close enough I can taste it! But will it leave a sour taste in my mouth or will its varied and imaginative flavors dance upon my film palette with a breath of joyous satisfaction? Perhaps a little of both? I have to admit, this summer does not look…
DetailsCFN “reporter” and resident metalhead Neil T. Weakley recently caught up with the band Anvil at their movie premiere. Neil: How did director Sacha Gervasi go from being your roadie, to writing a Spielberg movie (“The Terminal”), to directing your movie? Anvil: We met Sacha when he was 15 years old and basically turned his…
DetailsI seem to remember a bunch of different Wolverine origin stories in the comics. So many alternate universe stories floated around, I don’t quite remember which was which anymore. I think I had moved off of most of my Marvel books by the time they came out. Yes, yes, I know, I’m a BAD…
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