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Junkfood Cinema: Point Break

Junkfood Cinema: Point Break

Welcome back to Junkfood Cinema: now with zero Trans fat! It may not add inches to your waistline, but recent research indicates that reading this column can cause a layer of processed cheddar to coat your cerebrum.

By Brian Salisbury on January 29, 2010 | View Comments

Keanu Reeves to Fall in Love in Space with Muccino?

Keanu Reeves to Fall in Love in Space with Muccino?

Gabriele Muccino might sign on to direct Passengers, another flick to put on your sci-fi romance to-watch list.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on January 27, 2010 | View Comments

Art is an Act of Violence: Refn Talks ‘Bronson’ and Transformations

Art is an Act of Violence: Refn Talks ‘Bronson’ and Transformations

Nicolas Winding Refn is a great filmmaker. He’s also an avid toy collector and a man obsessed with violence and criminals. Watch how these things come together as we enter the mind of the man who gave us Bronson.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 10, 2009 | View Comments

‘Cowboy Bebop’ Will Stay True to the Show

‘Cowboy Bebop’ Will Stay True to the Show

We can all breathe a small sigh of relief that studio Sunrise and Shinichiro Watanabe are going to be solidly involved in the production of Cowboy Bebop. Is it enough to make us forget temporarily that Keanu Reeves isn’t involved?

By Dr. Cole Abaius on June 25, 2009 | View Comments

Keanu Reeves To Bring Emotional Weight to ‘Jekyll’

Keanu Reeves To Bring Emotional Weight to ‘Jekyll’

Sarcasm aside, Universal thinks it’s a great idea to place the actor in the iconic role of complete and total evil. On the plus side, Justin Haythe is writing and Nicholas Winding Refn might direct.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on May 8, 2009 | View Comments

11 Rumors We Wish Had Been April Fool’s Jokes

11 Rumors We Wish Had Been April Fool’s Jokes

There was a lot of fake movie news floating around yesterday, but there’s always a lot of fake movie news floating around. We take a look at eleven rumor stories (some true, some false) that really should have been posted on April 1st.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on April 2, 2009 | View Comments

Fox Moves Forward with ‘Cowboy Bebop’ and Reeves

Fox Moves Forward with ‘Cowboy Bebop’ and Reeves

Celebrate! Cowboy Bebop will finally be on the big screen! Oh, wait, Fox is doing it. Brace yourselves for the awful. And they’ve decided to cast who?

By Dr. Cole Abaius on January 16, 2009 | View Comments

The Day the Box Office Stood Still

The Day the Box Office Stood Still

The big news of the hour is that The Day the Earth Stood Still made $31 million at the box office over the weekend. That’s a first-place finish all right, but well below what a lot of people thought it would make.

By John Cairns on December 14, 2008 | View Comments

Shouting Match: Keanu Reeves, Thespian?

Shouting Match: Keanu Reeves, Thespian?

With Keanu Reeves’ latest film hitting theaters this weekend, we turn to our resident cranks Josh Radde and Adam Sweeney to decide whether Keanu is bottom of the barrel or one of the most important actors of his generation.

By Josh Radde on December 13, 2008 | View Comments

Movie Drinking Games: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Movie Drinking Games: The Day the Earth Stood Still

“If the Earth dies, you die. If you die, the Earth survives.” So says Keanu, aka Klaatu, in the big-budget remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still. This may not be a reason to celebrate, but it gives us some good reasons to drink.

By Kevin Carr on December 12, 2008 | View Comments

FSR’s Weekly Report Card for 12.12.08

FSR’s Weekly Report Card for 12.12.08

Kevin Carr looks at The Day the Earth Stood Still, Nothing Like the Holidays, Slumdog Millionaire and Wendy and Lucy, in theaters this week with the FSR Report Card.

By Kevin Carr on December 12, 2008 | View Comments

Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 95 – Faatu Barada Nikto

Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 95 – Faatu Barada Nikto

Kevin and Neil are overwhelmed with the impending awards season, feverishly trying to watch all the films at press screenings and on studio-provided DVDs. They know this makes you jealous, but such is the life of illustrious film critics.

By Kevin Carr on December 12, 2008 | View Comments

Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Director Scott Derrickson’s remake of the 1951 science fiction classic, the latest in the long line of shiny, CG-heavy remakes, might be attractive at first, but in the end it reveals itself to be less than worthy of its name.

By Neil Miller on December 12, 2008 | View Comments

Keanu Reeves is Turning Japanese For ‘47 Ronin’

Keanu Reeves is Turning Japanese For ‘47 Ronin’

Keanu Reeves will find his inner Asian for the upcoming film, 47 Ronin. That’s not the same as finding yourself in an Asian (nor is it as much fun), but it sure pays a lot better.

By Rob Hunter on December 9, 2008 | View Comments

Event: See ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ IMAX in Columbus!

Event: See ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ IMAX in Columbus!

Klaatu Barata Rejects! Those of you in Columbus who want to see if we die and if the Earth survives, here’s how you can see an advance IMAX screening of The Day the Earth Stood Still on Thursday, December 11, free of charge.

By Kevin Carr on December 1, 2008 | View Comments

New Trailer For ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ Is Full Of Gort

New Trailer For ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ Is Full Of Gort

A new, international trailer has been released for this holiday’s feel-good epic, The Day the Earth Stood Still. And its got plenty of Gort to go around…

By Rob Hunter on November 13, 2008 | View Comments

Must Watch: 7 Minutes of The Day The Earth Stood Still

Must Watch: 7 Minutes of The Day The Earth Stood Still

Last night Fox broadcasted a 7-minute clip from the upcoming sci-fi remake The Day the Earth Stood Still. Some of the footage was also released at Comic-Con this year and as part of the first trailer, but much of it is brand new.

By Neil Miller on September 15, 2008 | View Comments

More Orbs of Destruction from ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’

More Orbs of Destruction from ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’

When I think of the upcoming remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, I think of Al Gore. I know it’s a stretch, but go with me on this.

By Neil Miller on August 9, 2008 | View Comments

Rabid Fans Upset over ‘Rocky Horror’ Remake

Rabid Fans Upset over ‘Rocky Horror’ Remake

There’s anger out there. Serious, deep seated anger has gripped a segment of the population. The Rocky Horror Picture Show fanatics are foaming at the mouth, furious at the prospect of the most feared word in the world of film lovers: Remake.

By Robin Ruinsky on August 8, 2008 | View Comments

Live From Hall H: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Live From Hall H: The Day the Earth Stood Still

If you will remember, Fox backed out of last year’s Con, but have come back this year to show us footage from both Max Payne and The Day the Earth Stood Still. For our coverage, we begin with the panel for The Day the Earth Stood Still.

By Neil Miller on July 24, 2008 | View Comments