Category: Early Buzz

Venice Film Festival: Early Buzz for Tom Hooper’s ‘The Danish Girl’

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By on Sep 5th, 2015

danish-girl-tiff-venice-movie-eddie-redmayne-Tom Hooper’s (The King’s Speech, Les MIs) transgender drama The Danish Girl had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival last night. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter praises Redmayne’s “full-immersion physical and emotional transformation into a brave real-life figure.” Check out all the early reviews after the jump. “Inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener (Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander), the film centers on the couple’s marriage and work as it evolves during Lili’s journey as a transgender pioneer.” Read more →

Early Buzz For Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’

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By on Aug 4th, 2015

The first reviews for Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot have arrived online … and they’re not pretty. Emma Dibdin of Digital Spy, who provided the kindest review of the bunch, calls it a “harmless and endearingly cartoonish throwback to more simple comic book movie times.” She then goes on to say it’s basically a muddled, undeveloped mess. Unfortunately, the other reviews echo the overall negative sentiment. On that note, please check them out below. Read more →

SXSW: Early Buzz For ‘Neighbors’ Starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, & Zac Efron

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By on Mar 9th, 2014

Nicholas Stoller’s (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Five Year Engagement) upcoming R-rated summer comedy Neighbors had its premiere at the SXSW film festival last night and early reactions and reviews have been pretty damn great so far. The film, previously titled Townies, centers on a young couple (Seth Rogen & Rose Byrne) who face unexpected difficulties after they are forced to live next to a fraternity house after the birth of their newborn baby. Dave Franco, Jake Johnson, Ike Barinholtz, Jason Mantozoukas, and Lisa Kudrow also star. Neighbors opens in theaters on May 9, 2014. Read more →

Early Buzz For ‘Veronica Mars’ Starring Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, & Enrico Colantoni

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By on Mar 8th, 2014

Rob Thomas’ long-awaited Veronica Mars film just had its world premiere at SXSW and early reactions have been overwhelmingly positive so far. Check them out after the jump/below! “Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown – just in time for her high school reunion – in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who’s embroiled in a murder mystery.”

Percy Daggs III, Francis Capra, Krysten Ritter, Ryan Hansen, Chris Lowell, Tina Majorino, Sam Huntington, Max Greenfield, Ken Marino, and Amanda Noret also star. Veronica Mars opens in theaters March 14. Read more →

First Reviews of José Padilha’s ‘RoboCop’ Remake Are In

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By on Feb 5th, 2014

The first reviews of José Padilha’s RoboCop remake have begun to trickle in and the majority of them (so far) are surprisingly positive. “I knew all along this would end up being decent!” – everyone, right now. A reimagining of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 classic, the film centers on a fatally wounded cop who returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories haunting him. I’ll update as soon as more reviews become available. Read more →

First Reviews For Dennis Villeneuve’s Kidnapping Thriller ‘Prisoners’ Are In

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By on Aug 31st, 2013

Denis Villeneuve’s (Incendies) kidnapping thriller Prisoners screened for the first time at the Telluride Film Festival yesterday and reviews have been great across the board so far. The film centers on a Boston man who kidnaps the person he suspects is behind the disappearance of his young daughter and her best friend. The Playlist said the film “connects thanks to some masterclass filmmaking in suspense, terror and intrigue,” while Read more →

First Reviews of Alfonso Cuarón’s Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Gravity’ Are In

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By on Aug 28th, 2013

The first reviews of Alfonso Cuaron’s sci-fi thriller Gravity are in and they’re overwhelmingly positive. Todd McCarthy from The Hollywood Reporter calls it “the most realistic and beautifully choreographed film ever set in space,” while Guy Lodge at HitFix said it was a “film both short and vast, muscular and quivery, as certain about one Great Beyond as it is curious about another.” Check out all of the reactions after the jump! Read more →