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Top 10 Film Performances by Professional Wrestlers
The inspiration for this list came from a few different sources. Somewhere between wondering what I could write about to further my geek cred and wondering how the recently announced remake of The Princess Bride would be able to top the iconic performance of Andre the Giant as Fezzik, the haze started to lift. What exactly are the top ten performances by professional wrestlers in film? Is creating...[Read More]
The Avengers Assemble on Twitter
Burbank, California – Marvel Studios announced on Monday, January 30th that they will sponsor a Global Twitter Chat on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 11 am (PST) with cast members and the director of their highly anticipated action-adventure The Avengers, which opens in theaters on May 4, 2012. The 30-minute live Twitter event will feature writer/director Joss Whedon and cast members Tom Hiddleston ...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: The Grey Leads the Pack
He may not be punching out as many wolves as the trailers (and a recent action film reputation) might suggest, but that hasn’t stopped audiences and critics from praising Liam Neeson and The Grey, which made an estimated $20 million in its opening at the box office and is one of the few January releases both critics and audiences seem to agree on. Perhaps it wasn’t as good an opening as Underworld...[Read More]
What a Five-Year-Old Thought of Beauty and the Beast 3D
Re-releasing a Disney movie to theatres, in theory, should be a fairly safe bet for attracting the attention of a princess-obsessed five year old, but I was still a little apprehensive about taking my daughter Charley to see the recent 3D re-release of Beauty and the Beast. Why? There are two reasons – first, even though my daughter has seen Beauty and the Beast on DVD and even met Belle at Disney...[Read More]
CinemaLinks: George Lucas Says He’s Quitting and Some Steven Soderbergh Goodness
Well, it’s another week gone by and we here at CinemaNerdz thought we’d take a look at some of the big movie stories we came across from last week and share them with you all. First off, an article from the New York Times about George Lucas and then, from CinemaBlend.com, a listing of “The 8 Best Performances In Steven Soderbergh Movies.” __________________________ The New York Times r...[Read More]