Frank Darabont Walking Away From 'Walking Dead'

I know this is a TV show, but I'm a huge fan of the AMC series, Walking Dead.  If you haven't seen the short six episode first season, go watch it.  You won't be disappointed.  I love apocalypse films and I love zombie films and this is a match made in heaven.  That being said, I'm sad that Frank Darabont will quit as the show's director and writer.  Considering he was the man behind Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile, this is a huge loss.

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Movie Review - 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane and Geoffrey Rush Directed by Rob Marshall Rated PG-13

Jack Sparrow (reprised by the one and only Johnny Depp) finds himself once again maneuvering through harried situations, leaping off an alarming amount of cliffs and walks around as if he were stuck on a trip he wasn't particularly interested to begin with. Sure Jack can muster all the one-liners he likes, but the message is clear: We've come to expect the unexpected, regardless if it makes any sense. Thankfully, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is self-contained in this rather dull installment of searching for the mythical Fountain of Youth and doesn't make a mess by keeping its story simple and straightforward, unlike previous installments.

What's even more alarming is that in the hands of Rob Marshall, On Stranger Tides fails in strange hands. The film plods away with unimaginative direction by Rob Marshall. He tries inserting a quaint scene between Angelica and Jack, as they try to dance sultrily to a non-existent chemistry between the two. The newest addition to the Pirates franchise is Angelica (Penélope Cruz), love-scorned by Jack, she brings him along to the fountain of youth because she does (or still doesn't) love Jack. No matter how hard the film tries convincing us that Angelica and Jack have this undeniable chemistry, they fall into this routine oddly resembling an old bickering couple.

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2011, Where's All The "Horror"?

Will Scream 4 be one of the selected few horror movies released in 2011?

Earlier this month, there was an article posted on Badass Digest that tackled the lack of horror films and I wish to elaborate on the statement that was made conerning this year's poor showing. One has to wonder why movie audiences haven't seen a truly traditional horror movie that has received large media attention or even had a successful box-office presence. I could list all the "horror films" that have been released this year but, they all utilized facets of the horror genre as part of the whole. 

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Sony Buys 'Zombies vs Robots' Comic Book Adaptation

After my last posting about E.T. 2, you might think this headline is for a fake film as well.  I mean, Zombies vs Robots?  C'mon.  That's not a movie, that's the kick-ball game you see at Comic Con waiting in line for Hall H.  Well, depending on how your mind works, this film is fortunately/unfortunately happening.

Sony has purchased a spec script from video game writer turned big screen writer/director J.T. Petty based on the IDW comic of the same name.  Oh, but this story gets better.  If there was one filmmaker on the planet who would sell his soul (or what little of it he has left) for a chance to be a part of a film entitled Zombies vs Robots, who would you guess that might be?  I'll give you a hint: his name rhymes with Schmichael Schmay.

Hit the jump for more details and the film's synopsis (surprisingly, there's more to it than just zombies and robots).

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Hathaway and McAvoy: Zombie Killers?

The last we heard about the film adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” School of Rock writer Mike White had taken over David O. Russell’s abandoned director’s chair, after the film had similarly lost it’s rumored star, Natalie Portman.  At first, I wasn’t shocked or displeased about Portman’s exit, but after Black Swan, I have to admit it’d be nice to see her using the darker side of her character to swordfight with the undead.  Alas, it’s not to be. 

Few people can rock that collar with those sideburns like McAvoy.

But White’s got a few other stars in mind to make up for the loss of Tiny Dancer. 

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