In some film circles, the summer of 2004 has been deemed the summer of the sequel, with an unusually high number of movies being released having been the second or third film in a certain series.
The Arthurian myths have been handed down from generation to generation. Like all great myths, a new look or chapter was added or changed as the story grew. This seems to be the same way with King Arthur's journey on the silver screen.
With each new screenwriter and director we have seen a new King Arthur emerge.
Whenever you have a Hollywood legend like Robert Redford return to acting after a three year hiatus you really should be curious to see what project he has found.
Back in 2002, director Sam Raimi pushed the envelope with what a superhero film could be when he unleashed his mega-blockbuster Spider-Man. After the smoke cleared and I had a chance to see the film again, another successful superhero franchise comparison emerged.
Director Sam Raimi has managed to trump the original Spider-Man film with a sequel whose action and dramatic elements transcend the extreme competence of the first.
Okay I'll admit it, I've never been a fan of Spider-Man. In my comic book reading days I was more a DC Comics kind of guy, preferring Batman and Superman over the web-slinging Spider-Man. That's not to say that I didn't like Spider-Man or read the occasional book, because I did (working in a comic book store means you kind of have to), but he never topped my list.
"The temperature where freedom burns!"
The documentary (if you can call it that) that stunned audiences at Cannes and has split opinions of future American voters is getting ready to burst into theatres.
The fourth theatrical documentary released from edgy director Michael Moore opens with the controversial Florida vote in the 2000 election that saw incumbent George W.
Author Nicholas Sparks, who brought us "Message in a Bottle" and "A Walk to Remember", once more unravels his written cloth to unveil another romantic melodrama.
James Garner stars as an elderly man who likes nothing more than to tell a story to a fellow retirement home resident (Gena Rowlands).
Noah (Ryan Gosling) was a country boy. Allie (Rachel McAdams) was from the city. The two lived very different lives and under normal circumstances probably never would have met. Noah, a man of extreme simple pleasures, worked at the lumber yard for 40 cents an hour, while Allie went to a fancy school, had all of life's amenities, and summered in the small town of Seabrook, North Carolina.
What can be said about filmmaker Michael Moore that hasn't been said time and time again? Responsible for the films Roger and Me and the highly controversial Bowling for Columbine, this documentarian has never shyed away from creating controversy. His Oscar speech for Columbine offered up a rant against U.S. President George W.
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