Articles by Travis Keune
Mandate Pictures has a new psychological thriller in the works called Peacock. The movie will be directed by Michael Lander, but what has me interested is the cast. The movie will co-star Ellen Page (Hard …
J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek XI is being pushed back from December 25, 2008 to May 8, 2009. Paramount claims it stands to make much more money as a summer release than as a holiday release. …
Nochnoy dozor, also known as Night Watch (2004) in the English-speaking world, was directed by Timur Bekmambetov. [Timur Bekmambetov last directed the forth coming action film Wanted.] When I first heard of Night Watch, I …
While No Country for Old Men is still boiling hot, with chances looking good at piling up some Oscars and already bringing home numerous other awards and acclaims, the brothers Coen aren’t slowing down. Instead, …
Zack Snyder’s (300) upcoming movie Watchmen due out in 2009 may be delayed, much to the fan’s chagrin. Watchmen is based on the Hugo Award-winning graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Apparently, Fox …
I wager that if I told you Anjelica Huston has played a stiletto-heeled space pirate from the future who steals ice from an evil empire, you may promptly have me locked up. Unfortunately, its quite …
The Signal (2007) is a new breed of apocalyptic horror film, written and directed by David Bruckner, Jacob Gentry and Dan Bush. The story is told from three different perspectives, and from the looks of …
Travis:
I’m not going to bore you with the details of who made the film, or who its about, etc. No, instead I am simply going to say this … if you fancy yourself a movie …
[Herzog was born Werner Stipetić in Munich. He adopted his father’s name Herzog, which means “duke” in German, later in life. His parents were Croatian. His father abandoned Werner and his mother early in Herzog’s …
Travis:
King of California sort of slipped in under the radar. I remember reading a brief synopsis in a local theatre newsletter and thinking “that looks kinda good.” With all good intentions, and while trying to …
The Amateurs is actually The Moguls (2005) as it was originally released in the UK. You can probably imagine why its taken an additional three years to finally get a release in the US. The …
Ellen Page has really gotten heads to turn her direction with her success on Juno. The Hollywood Reporter announced today that she has been chosen to star in Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell, his first …
The first time I really noticed Ron Perlman as an actor was while watching Jeunet & Caro’s The City of Lost Children (1995). Perlman plays One, an incredibly strong whale hunter who is searching for …
I grew up watching Godzilla, the Universal Monsters, the Harryhausen creations and a whole slew of b-movie creations. I have spent hours at a time, and still could, staring wide-eyed into the television at these …
James McAvoy (Atonement) stars in Wanted as Wesley, a nobody slacker who doesn’t amount to a hill of beans, until his father is murdered and he is contacted by Fox, played by Angelina Jolie. Fox is an …
I was feeling a bit down this evening, so I decided I needed a really good movie fix. As I poured over my obsessively large collection of DVDs, it struck me that it’s been an …
The Fantastic Four (1994) was produced by b-movie legend Roger Corman (The Terror, Carnosaur) and directed Oley Sassone (Bloodfist III). [On a side note, Roger Corman demands respect in his own right. Even though his …
“Shop smart … shop S-Mart.” This advice has been sponsored by your local evil undead ass-kickin’ chainsaw-wieldin’ boomstick carryin’ all around nice guy hero … who doubles as a grocery store clerk.
Bruce Campbell is one …





