Movie Reviews

Older Woman= Hot Commodity?

Kberke — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:49 -0500

Uma Thurman was just recently cast as much younger Robert Pattinson's Parisian love interest in the new film Bel Ami, to be released in 2011. The decision marks just one of many casting choices that seem to be pointing us in a somewhat...more sophisticated...direction.

Now Playing: November 20, 2009

Kberke — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:27 -0500

It's Friday again and that means there's a whole new crop of movies on which you can dump your money. You've no doubt worked hard this week tilling the fields and weaning your young and you wish to take in a film that won't leave you mourning the loss of funds you could've spent on booze. Choosing what film to see without any information is a bit like a round of "Press Your Luck," except landing on a Whammy won't leave you feeling insulted, robbed of your dignity, or wishing for physical harm to come about on another human being. Bad movies can do that to you. Here at Zoom In Online, we're your friends and we want to prove it by providing you with as much information as we can before you attempt to wade through a potential cinematic mine field. Consider us your cinematic D.A.R.E., except funnier and without all the poor results.

DVDs to Buy This Week: November 17, 2009

Kberke — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:32:47 -0500

We here at Zoom In Online realize that you probably spend so much time perusing our site that you may occasionally look up from your web browsing and notice that multiple days have passed. We appreciate that. While we can't make up for your lost days of work or missing your spouse's/friend's/relative's/child's birthday, we can update you on what you're missing in the outside world - what DVDs are being released, for instance. Check Zoom In Online every Tuesday to keep tabs on all the DVD and Blu-ray releases for the week.

Now Playing: November 13, 2009

Kberke — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:50:32 -0500

Now Playing: November 13, 2009 It's Friday again and that means there's a whole new crop of movies on which you can dump your money. You've no doubt worked hard this week tilling the fields and weaning your young and you wish to take in a film that won't leave you mourning the loss of funds you could've spent on booze. Choosing what film to see without any information is a bit like a round of "Press Your Luck," except landing on a Whammy won't leave you feeling insulted, robbed of your dignity, or wishing for physical harm to come about on another human being. Bad movies can do that to you. Here at Zoom In Online, we're your friends and we want to prove it by providing you with as much information as we can before you attempt to wade through a potential cinematic mine field. Consider us your cinematic D.A.R.E., except funnier and without all the poor results.

Area 51? Or Paranormal Activity II...With Aliens

Jim Rohner — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:26:45 -0500

For those of you who saw and enjoyed Paranormal Activity, how does the sound of a Paranormal Activity II sound? Not so bad, right? Well apparently you're going to get just that, in Oren Peli's upcoming film, Area 51.

Based on the top-secret military Naval Base in Nevada, the movie plays off the idea that Area 51 personnel have been harboring extraterrestrial life behind all those securely locked doors. That doesn't sound so bad either, right?

Half a Billion Dollars Spent on 'Avatar!' What Fox and Cameron are in for if it Fails

Kberke — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:11:06 -0500

With the upcoming release of Avatar on December 15, writer and director James Cameron has a lot to think about. The original story follows war veteran and paraplegic, Jake Sully, as he transforms into a human–Na'vi hybrid (an Avatar), so that he can spy on the Na'vi's foreign planet, Pandora.

20th Century Fox has extremely high hopes for the film, and not surprisingly seeing as the studio shelled out a total of $500 million over the duration of the film's lengthy production. Expecting to win back all that and more seems like a lofty goal, especially considering the current state of the economy and the fact that although insiders claim the film has breached a whole new level of filmmaking, the graphics and story seem slightly reminiscent of Delgo circa one year ago. Not that you're expected to remember Delgo—it had one of the lowest grossing wide releases in recent history.

Now Playing: November 6, 2009

Kberke — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:01:59 -0500

Experimenting With Bad Decisions

Kberke — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:34:18 -0500

Okay, so by now it's no secret that Paranormal Activity was the surprise horror hit of 2009. The suspense, the subtlety, the painfully drawn-out episodic nature of it all. But while audiences were blissfully soaking in each second of their Paranormal experience, little did they know that a wide-eyed, wily producer was watching them the entire time.

DVDS to Buy This Week: 11/3/09

Kberke — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:49:04 -0500

Now Playing: October 30, 2009

Kberke — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:05:03 -0400