C’mon Hollywood

C’mon Hollywood: The Marvel villain problem and how to fix it

Posted 11 years ago

It goes without saying that Marvel Studios has managed to crack the comic book movie adaptation unlike any other studio. They’ve remained faithful to the source, while still taking on a shape of their own in the cinematic realm. Hiring...

C’mon Hollywood: Don’t forsake your films to terrorism

Posted 11 years ago

This past month we’ve been inundated with the messy chaos that is the Sony Hack; Leaked private information, including social security numbers and medical records, as well as e-mails that detailed catty conversations and spit-balling movie ideas, many of which...

C’mon Hollywood: Is Hollywood dumbing down its summer blockbusters?

Posted 12 years ago

It was a mostly “okay” summer for movies with some memorable entries and quite a few flawed ones that didn’t quite live up to their potential. In fact, some dismissed potential altogether for pure spectacle, leaving the meat of story,...

C’mon Hollywood: Where are the animated films this summer?

Posted 12 years ago

Let’s just get this out of the way; it’s been a pretty lackluster summer at the box office so far. Maybe some of you will disagree and that’s fine, but it feels like we’ve had a cavalcade of ho-hum entertainment...

C’mon Hollywood: Why do good movies fail?

Posted 12 years ago

No doubt many of you have already seen Tom Cruise’s EDGE OF TOMORROW and the majority who have seemed to walk away feeling that it was a solid, fun, and rousing sci-fi flick that hit all the right notes for...

C’mon Hollywood: When does the R-rating matter?

Posted 12 years ago

It was recently announced that THE EXPENDABLES 3 would be rated PG-13, which brought out the usual disdain for a non R-rated pic featuring our favorite ‘80’s action star icons. Many dismissed the film outright, calling it a lost cause...

C’mon Hollywood: Build characters before franchises!

Posted 12 years ago

We toss around the term “character development” a lot. It’s used pretty much anytime we feel we didn’t get enough from a character in a film, be it back story, personality, charisma, redemption, etc.; something was simply missing. In some...

C’mon Hollywood: Get back to the gore, Peter Jackson!

Posted 12 years ago

Sticking closely to shoe-string budgeted films and appropriately titled “splatstick” horror comedies, Peter Jackson wasn’t exactly the biggest name being passed around the film community back in the day. It wasn’t until he received recognition for his work on HEAVENLY...

C’mon Hollywood: Let’s get Jim Carrey back on track!

Posted 12 years ago

We all know that Jim Carrey is a funny guy. With a resume full of projects that range from ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE and LIAR LIAR  to his work on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and IN LIVING COLOR, it’s hard to...

C’mon, Hollywood: Where is our next great American action film?

Posted 12 years ago

It seems like action movies from the U.S. these days just aren’t all that great, you know? Aside from comic book adaptations, giant robots and Jason Statham vehicles, it’s pretty slim pickings for an action junkie looking to get his...

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