Month: October 2008 | FilmBuffOnline

New Releases: October 10

October 9, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

1. The Express (2,808 Theaters, Rated PG): You could probably make 4 or 5 movies based on the life of Ernie Davis. You could focus, like this one does, on the his battle with racism. You [click for more]

Restored SLEEPING BEAUTY DVD Screen Shots

October 9, 2008 Rich Drees

If you’ve seen the commercials pimping Walt Disney’s DVD and Blu-Ray release of Sleeping Beauty this week, you’ve probably noticed that they’re advertising the film as being fully restored to its original aspect ratio. But [click for more]

Jamie Foxx To Become LAW ABIDING CITIZEN

October 9, 2008 Rich Drees

Jamie Foxx will appearing opposite Gerard Butler in writer/director Frank Darabont’s forthcoming psychological thriller Law Abiding Citizen, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Foxx is set to play a man whose wife and daughter were murdered [click for more]

A WONDERFUL WORLD For Forest Whitaker

October 8, 2008 Rich Drees

Forest Whitaker will be directing and starring in What A Wonderful World, a biopic of jazz pioneering trumpet player Louis Armstrong. Although Armstrong has appeared as himself in a handful of films – noteably High [click for more]

Would You Believe A GET SMART Sequel?

October 7, 2008 Rich Drees

After raking in more than $360 million worldwide at the box office, it comes as no surprise that Warner Brothers has a sequel to this summer’s Steve Carell comedy Get Smart. No word yet as [click for more]

TR2N News Roundup

October 6, 2008 Rich Drees

For a sequel to a 26-year old film that is still technically in development, there certainly was a brief flurry of activity surrounding Tr2n the last 24 hours, with two different stories breaking on the [click for more]

Spoilery QUANTUM OF SOLACE Pics!

October 5, 2008 Rich Drees

A couple of very spoilery pictures for the upcoming James Bond adventure Quantum Of Solace hit online today courtesy of England’s The Mail On Sunday. So spoilery, we’re going to have to ask you to [click for more]

Review: HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE

October 3, 2008 Rich Drees

Don’t let the title fool you. How To Lose Friends And Alienate People is nothing more than a fairly typical romantic comedy disguised as a satire about the shallow and callow world of high gloss [click for more]

New Releases: October 3

October 2, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua (3,215 Theaters, 91 Minutes, Rated PG): Hollywood is killing me. Do we really need 6 films released on the first week of October? I certainly don’t think so. This film hearkens back [click for more]

Required Viewing: TCM Celebrating 80 Years of RKO

October 1, 2008 John Gibbon

Beauty may have killed the beast, but it did not silence “The Transmitter”. In fact, RKO Pictures became one of the most famous picture-makers during Hollywood’s Golden Age. RKO formed in 1928 after a successful [click for more]