A few years ago, “Shaun of the Dead” took us all by surprise and made Edgar Wright a household name in the in the United States geek kingdom. Now, with the appropriately titled “The World’s End”, he wraps up his Cornetto Trilogy, which began with “Shaun of the Dead”, continued with “Hot Fuzz”.
Three years ago, “Kick-Ass” burst into theatres and won over a lot of fans with its over the top action and endless one-liners. Besides super heroes are all the rage these days and the R-rated comedy and violence was a surprisingly refreshing change of pace.
But the truth is, it worked mainly because of Chloe Grace-Moretz and her, for lack of a better phrase, kick ass turn as the sweet and innocent little bad ass, Hit Girl. But it was funny then because not a lot of girls that age run around with a mouth like that.
There are movies that hope and dream they might get recognized when it comes to Oscar season and then there are movies that are made for Oscar season. You know the ones: big cast, heavy hitting and possibly controversial subject matter, period setting allowing for elaborate costumes and recreating historical sets…
Think “Lincoln” last season. Great movie. Great actors. Twelve nominations, no wins.
This year, “Lee Daniel’s The Butler” offers up a huge cast of whose who actors as we follow Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) learning the ways of a house servant and making his way to the White House, where he serves as a butler for the President of the United States for nearly 40 years. Continue reading Whitaker and Oyelowo lead an all-star cast in ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler→
A few years ago, “Shaun of the Dead” took us all by surprise and made Edgar Wright a household name in the in the United States geek kingdom. Now, with the appropriately titled “The World’s End”, he wraps up his Cornetto Trilogy, which began with “Shaun of the Dead”, continued with “Hot Fuzz”.
