COMIC CON 2009 Coverage from Daemon's Movies
Starting today Wednesday July 22 2009, COMIC CON 2009 is back at the San Diego Convention Center and Daemon's Movies is all over it.
Here is the deal. Every Day of the Con, we will update this post with all the items that we have covered for the day. That will include news, pictures, videos of all the very cool stuff we get to see at the Con.
Day 1 - Wednesday July 22 2009
Check out some pictures from Comic Con's Exhibit Hall.
Day 2 - Thursday July 23 2009
The Twilight Saga: New Moon panel
The Twilight Saga: New Moon panel video
Avatar Panel - Must see.
Day 3 - Friday July 24 2009
A Nightmare on Elm Street Panel.
Where the Wild Things Are panel
Day 4 - Saturday July 25 2009
Day 5 - Sunday July 26 2009
No movie panels covered on Sunday.
We will do our very best to update this post as often as possible so that you are up to date with everything that is going on at Comic Con 2009. So stay tuned.
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 Movie Review
June 14, 2009 by Eric
Filed under Featured, Movie Reviews
Yesterday, I saw THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta. The movie revolves around a subway train taken hostage. John Travolta plays the hostage taker and Denzel Washington plays the subway supervisor who is negotiating with him.
Let me get a few items out of the way so we can focus this movie review on the point of the movie which was in essence to highlight the acting chops of two movie icons.
The story of THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 is predictable. And when I say predictable, I mean predictable. However you think hostage movies typically go is how this movie went. It seems that the script took every single hostage movie cliches from the heroic train passenger to the worried wife of the unlikely hero and blended them all together into a very bland soup that is honestly not worth mentionning any further.
The directing is classic Tony Scott with the quick and edgy camera shots. I am a big fan of Tony Scott but I am actually getting tired of the style. Or maybe not so much tired as I am blaze about it. It is also possible that since the story was so weak, the camera effects did nothing but emphasize it even more.
Now let's talk about the main event: Denzel vs Travolta. I know that I came in thinking that we would see some sort of a draw because I really like both of these actors. However, I have to give it to Denzel in this movie.
He really made us care about his character and his line delivery was impeccable. Aside from the ridiculous actions the script makes him do (the end of the movie for one thing), Denzel Washington manages to brilliantly shine as a unlikely hero who goes out of his way to make things work.
John Travolta tried to do the same with his character but he couldn't hack it. As a bad guy, he only had one job: intimidate us while making us care for him in some way. Think about it, all great bad guys are always characters that are in the grey with mixed emotions and a lot of baggage. Travolta's character just came across as a bitter douche. So major fail here.
Overall, THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 was alright. Not great enough for me to give a solid recommendation but not bad enough for me to give it a failing grade.
RYAN REYNOLDS - Actor of the Day
RYAN REYNOLDS
Next in: The Proposal starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.
His Character: Andrew Paxton
The Buzz: Ryan Reynolds is a fantastic actor in two genres: Action movies and Comedies. The Proposal is a comedy. Enough Said.
Read all our The Proposal coverage here.
MANURE Movie Pictures & Teaser Trailer - Non-Competition Sundance 2009
MANURE is another movie worth noting at Sundance. Just take a look at those pictures, those colors are amazing. That alone makes me want to check it out.
Synopsis: When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose's Manure Company, the livelihood of its loyal fleet of salesmen threatens to go, as they say, into the toilet. Enter estranged daughter Rosemary (Téa Leoni), a high-class- cosmetics salesgirl, who steps in to take control. She is not sure she has a nose for the family business, but she is determined to make foul into profit. Little does she know that a ruthless, slick-talking fertilizer rep (Kyle MacLachlan) is plotting a takeover. Whether she likes it or not, she must trust her top salesman, Patrick Fitzpatrick (Billy Bob Thornton), to devise a plan to regain Rose's rightful position on top of the heap. The Polish brothers have created a wholly original, decidedly irreverent, yet enchantingly classic comic adventure from the 1960s. Sassy dialogue gives Manure flair, but it is the period design with its sepia palate of painted backdrops that conjures up scaffolds and wind machines just off camera. The Polish brothers are complete originals, and their all-star cast stylishly matches their campy hybrid hijinks. Thornton masters just the right tone, while Leoni's nostalgic throwback performance showcases her unique brand of physical comedy. In the Polish brothers' capable hands, Manure fills the screen with scene after scene of wonderfully rendered, pure cinematic imagination.
Director: Michael Polish
Screenwriters: Mark Polish and Michael Polish
Cast: Téa Leoni, Billy Bob Thornton, Kyle MacLachlan
Watch the trailer and more pictures from Manure below.
SUNSHINE CLEANING Poster, Pictures & Trailer (2009)
We have gotten our hands on not only the trailer but poster and two pictures from SUNSHINE CLEANING.
Sunshine Cleaning is a movie that I have been looking forward to mostly because it features two great actresses and what seems like a simple, sweet story.
Sunshine Cleaning will be released in limited theaters on March 13, 2009.
Watch the trailer from Sunshine Cleaning below as well as two pictures.
Must See Movies of 2009: The Complete List
October 3, 2008 by Sandie
Filed under Featured, Movie Reviews, News
Here is the complete list to the Must See Movies of 2009.
Movies will be added throughout the year, so make sure to check back.
If you click on a particular month, it will take you to the list of must see movies for that month.
If you click on the name of a movie, it will take you to all our coverage for that film.
January 23, 2009
Movie Synopsis: A young girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero.
Watch the Inkheart Movie Trailer
