DIFF 2014 Review: ANNA - Javi's Take

ANNA

Directed by: Jorge Dorado

Written by: Guy and Martha Holmes

Starring: Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, Bryan Cox, Indira Varma, and Noah Taylor

Synopsis: When a "memory" detective is assigned to help out a young girl, not everything is as it seems.

Javi's Most Anticipated Movies from the 2014 Dallas International Film Festival

This year's roster of movies at the Dallas International Film Festival feel much more mainstream than in previous years and that's not a bad thing at all! I actually had a hard time narrowing it down to just six movies even after having seen three of the bigger movies in the roster. Jonesy's already shown her questionable (kidding!) choices, now check out mine below!

ZERO DARK THIRTY Teaser Drops!

When one wins an Oscar for best director, it almost feels that the next project is just as important. Three years after her victory for THE HURT LOCKER, Kathryn Bigelow is back with a teaser for her upcoming Osama Bin Laden film, ZERO DARK THIRTY.

Bin Laden was captured and killed over a year ago, and Bigelow and writer Mark Boal were already hard at work at creating a film about the terrorist. Then, when Seal Team Six came into the picture, they began reworking their film into what it is today. Not much is known about the film, other than the basic premise and obviously the ending.

The film is not without controversy, of course. Originally it was scheduled for release in October just before the election, but many argued it was propaganda for the Obama administration, so the date has been pushed back to December.

Check the trailer after the break

TINKER TAYLOR SOLDIER SPY-He Said Review

TINKER TAYLOR SOLDIER SPY

Directed by: Thomas Alfredson

Written by: Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan, adapted from a book by John Le Carre

Starring: Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, and every other awesome British actor not in a Harry Potter Movie.

Synopsis: A retired British Intellgience has to discover the Russian mole that is hidden on top of the agency. 

With an amazing 3-D Trailer, GREEN LANTERN goes to the top of my summer movies

Javi here, with some great footage to share. I know we're a little behind the big kids, but better late than never. Right around the time the new TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON 3D trailer came out, we got another in the form of GREEN LANTERN. Up until this point, I've been rather lukewarm towards this movie even though I am huge fan of the character, the mythos, and the book. Plus, I just recently read through all of the the Sinestro Corps War, Blackest Night and the first trade of Brightest Day.

My damn near apathy comes from the weird costume, and the thought that it was just gonna be a B-level superhero movie this side of DAREDEVIL and THE FANTASTIC FOUR. With this new trailer however, we get more of a cool STARS WARS vibe to the movie, and you see how it is embracing the sci-fi elements of the franchise. Check out the trailer below.

Green Lantern Trailer Lights Your Darkest Hour

At the risk of sounding like a complete fanboy, I present to you the newest trailer from the upcoming Martin Campbell movie, GREEN LANTERN.  Now, my opinion here might be colored by the fact I sped through the whole Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Night, but I am all about this movie now.  I have said in the past before that this movie looked to be the DC Comics version of DAREDEVIL and FANTASTIC FOUR. But now, at it seems to be more highly competent than that. There is still the skepticism of how effective Blake Lively and Ryan Reynold's humor will be.  Check out the trailer below.