Nothing I write in this movie review will convince you whether or not you should see the new Jim Carrey comedy “Yes Man.” Let me explain. I’ve seen the film, so let me tell you this much: You already know whether you want to see it because you’ve learned everything you need to know from […]
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Sometimes it’s because they need an original band to fit into their fictional story, sometimes it’s for parody, and sometimes it’s just because the filmmakers don’t want to pay to get somebody else’s song on the soundtrack. For whatever reason, there are a ton of made-up bands played by actors in the movies these days. […]
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The 2008 Screen Actor’s Guild Award nominations were announced this morning. There were some really nice surprises her for people who’s Oscar chances were waning. Melissa Leo (“Frozen River”) and Richard Jenkins (“The Visitor”) got nods for low-budget indie films that have scored pretty well in various critic’s polls (all aggregated here), but the biggest […]
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Mickey Rourke (in the performance of the year) dominates this gritty, lyrical new movie from director Darren Aronofsky, which chronicles the life of a fading wrestling star.
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Eric Melin and guest co-host Whitney Mathews (www.whitneymathews.com) review Mickey Rourke’s comeback role in Darren Aronofsky’s new movie “The Wrestler.” Co-starring Marisa Tomei as the stripper who wins his heart and Evan Rachel Wood as his estranged daughter, “The Wrestler” is a gripping, realistic walk through some important moments in the life of fictional 1980s […]
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As you may have heard we are undergoing a pretty radical transformation here at Scene-Stealers.com. In order to make this a website where movie freaks can express their opinions freely about new and old movies alike, we need to have a badass movie database. And that is a LOT of work. What we want to […]
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Just got this in my inbox about 10 minutes ago. I hope he does something different with it this time because his “Halloween” remake was about half good. NEW YORK, NEW YORK (December 16, 2008) — Dimension Films – the successful genre and specialty arm of The Weinstein Company – is pleased to announce that […]
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Danny Boyle’s exhilarating yet hellish fairy tale is a must-see movie experience.
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Q: What movie genre best describes Danny Boyle’s newest film, “Slumdog Millionaire,” about an orphaned street kid from Mumbai who never gives up hope of finding his lost love? Romance C. Social problem drama Action/Adventure D. Comedy The answer is all of the above because this electrifying movie combines so many different genres […]
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The American Film Institute has named its top 10 American films of 2008, and there are some pretty big surprises. “The Dark Knight” and “Wall-E” are the two awards-bound mainsteam hits of this year, so its no surprise to see them, but the inclusion of “Iron Man” is a bit of a shocker. Then again, […]
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Huh? OK, I know Jon Stewart’s two years as host didn’t exactly bring in the ratings and the Chris Rock year made everybody uncomfortable when he started poking at fun at Jude Law, but Hugh Jackman? ABC announced today that Jackman will host the Oscars on Feb. 22, 2009. Earlier in the year, I was […]
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Gus Van Sant’s buoyant film about slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk features affecting performances from Sean Penn and its entire supporting cast.
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Director Gus Van Sant’s biopic about Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay men to be elected to public office, may be set in the mid 1970s, but the culture war 30 years ago is eerily reminiscent of the one being waged today. Luckily, Van Sant is as concerned about Milk as a person […]
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Those of you who follow this site regularly know that we are becoming more and more interactive as we movie forward. In the spirit of that, I’ll do a short capsule review and give you some comments from Aaron Weber, a writer from Transbuddha and Razorfine. Please leave any comments that you have after seeing the […]
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Keanu Reeves stars in this brainless remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic that can’t make up its mind about anything.
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