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WTF Happened to No Country for Old Men?

Posted 3 years ago

No Country for Old Men is one of the Coen Brothers most universally beloved and popular films. An adaptation of the novel by the legendary Cormac McCarthy, the film probably didn’t seem like a sure-fire box office smash when it...

The UnPopular Opinion: The Counselor

Posted 10 years ago

THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column will...

James Franco’s Child of God unleashes a new trailer

Posted 11 years ago

Say what you want about James Franco, it doesn’t look like he’s held back at all in adapting Cormac McCarthy’s disturbing CHILD OF GOD, which he wrote and directed (and of course co-stars in). The book is a weird and...

Dissecting Guy Pearce!

Posted 11 years ago

ACTOR GUY PEARCE! Be honest, are you a bit surprised to find Guy Pearce under the Dissection slab this week? I know I am a little. You think that's because, as such a versatile performer, it's easy to overlook the...

James Franco’s Child of God picked up by Well Go USA, hits this summer

Posted 11 years ago

James Franco’s adaptation of the extremely disturbing Cormac McCarthy novel CHILD OF GOD has been acquired by Well Go USA, according to Deadline. The film will be released in 10 cities August 1st, and a VOD/DVD rollout will follow October...

Full trailer and poster for James Franco’s Child of God puts murder on display

Posted 11 years ago

Back in August of last year we brought you the teaser for CHILD OF GOD, director James Franco's adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's story of the same name, and today we have the full bloody trailer and the poster for this...

Cameron Diaz was forced to re-record her dialogue in The Counselor

Posted 11 years ago

Despite middling reviews and poor box office, THE COUNSELOR is still a Ridley Scott movie with an all-star cast that should have worked. Cormac McCarthy is a master storyteller and yet there appear to have been several issues on this...

Review: The Counselor (Chris Bumbray’s take)

Posted 12 years ago

Read JimmyO's review here PLOT: A lawyer (Michael Fassbender) living way beyond his means, gets involved in a drug-deal organized by a shady businessman (Javier Bardem) with a crazed mistress (Cameron Diaz). When the deal goes sour, the lawyer goes...

Top 10 Signature Elements in Ridley Scott Movies

Posted 12 years ago

Ridley Scott’s latest film, THE COUNSELOR, opens today and fans of the director are looking forward to seeing a brand new genre from the filmmaker. With a great cast, a great writer, and a great story, THE COUNSELOR looks to...

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