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February 2009

February 19, 2009

Can Tyler Perry sell his movies overseas?

Tyler Perry, whose newest film Madea Goes to Jail opens tomorrow, hopes to take his...

February 17, 2009

The revisionist Robin Hood movie, revised

There has been a lot of confusion lately over the nature of Sir Ridley Scott's...

February 17, 2009

Canadian box-office stats — February 15

Here are the figures for the past weekend, arranged from those that owe the highest...

February 17, 2009

Jane Austen movies get a little stranger.

I guess you can only tell the same story over and over again so many...

February 17, 2009

Newsbites: The biblical themes edition!

1. The Museum of Biblical Art in New York is hosting an exhibition on 'Reel...

February 16, 2009

Friday the 13th and other low-budget hits

Marcus Nispel's reboot of the Friday the 13th franchise grossed over $40 million this weekend,...

February 16, 2009

Technical difficulties, and a new blog.

Last Friday marked the official beginning of a new phase in my blogging. And, as...

February 12, 2009

Newsbites: The science-fiction edition!

1. Will Chris Nolan make another Batman movie? Maybe, maybe not, but for now, Warner...

February 12, 2009

Newsbites: The heroes and comics edition!

1. The first three X-Men movies (2000-2006) are coming to Blu-Ray April 21, in a...

February 10, 2009

The newest Harry Potter movie poster.

I know it isn't part of the movie's actual title, but have any of the...

February 10, 2009

Newsbites: The all-female edition!

1. Cate Blanchett is reportedly set to play Maid Marian in Ridley Scott's Nottingham. Blanchett's...

February 09, 2009

The Terminator goes to church.

Radar Online recently posted some photos from the set of Terminator: Salvation -- including the...

February 09, 2009

Canadian box-office stats — February 8

Here are the figures for the past weekend, arranged from those that owe the highest...

February 08, 2009

Newsbites: The superheroes etc. edition!

1. Martin Campbell is in talks to direct Green Lantern; he previously directed the James...

February 07, 2009

The Resurrected — an Arabic Jesus movie

Three years ago, I mentioned that a Coptic Orthodox Christian screenwriter and a Muslim movie...

February 06, 2009

Spielberg and Disney make an odd couple.

The big news story today is that DreamWorks -- the studio co-founded by Steven Spielberg,...

February 06, 2009

Push — the review’s up!

My review of Push is now up at CT Movies.

February 05, 2009

Expelled co-writer plays evil scientist!

Kevin Miller, who co-wrote the documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, has turned to acting --...

February 05, 2009

Mary, Mother of Christ — we have a cast!

Remember how The Passion of the Christ (2004) was originally known as The Passion, and...

February 04, 2009

True memory-loss story to become a movie.

One of the subjects I have lectured on from time to time is the various...

February 03, 2009

Animated visual effects — in the 1940s!

Truly, when it comes to special effects, there is nothing the CGI artists are doing...

February 03, 2009

Yet another movie about cloning Jesus.

Having directed remakes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), Pathfinder (2007) and Friday the 13th...

February 03, 2009

CT Movies picks 2008’s “critics’ choice awards”

Last week, CT Movies posted its list of the ten "most redeeming" films of the...

February 03, 2009

BC Christian News — February 2009

The newest issue of BC Christian News is now online, and with it, my film...

February 03, 2009

Canadian box-office stats — February 1

Here are the figures for the past weekend, arranged from those that owe the highest...

February 01, 2009

Salomaybe? sighting.

Two years ago, I mentioned that Al Pacino was in post-production on Salomaybe?, a sort...

February 01, 2009

Scorsese talking to actors for Silence.

Looks like Martin Scorsese really is going to make that adaptation of Shusaku Endo's Silence...

February 01, 2009

Star Trek and “sci-fi action movies”

The Super Bowl ad for the upcoming Star Trek movie is now online, and once...

January 2009

January 31, 2009

Cain and Abel in Year One.

Click here if the video file above doesn't play properly.FEB 8 UPDATE: Here is another...

January 31, 2009

Trailerbites: The Dennis Quaid edition!

1. ComingSoon.net has an "exclusive early look" at the Super Bowl spot for G.I. Joe:...