The Machinist, directed by Brad Anderson, is an atmospheric and unsettling psychological thriller that ponders the consequences of living in a nightmare you cannot wake up from. It features an extremely emaciated Christian Bale who lost 63 lbs — down to 120 lbs– for the role.
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Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of the Year (Update)
Inspired by Ruth’s Updated Flix Chatter Top Ten Most Anticipated 2010 Movies, this is Anomalous Material’s update of our most anticipated movies of the year. You will notice that Red went for more artsy, mostly indie movies with no pictures available while I went for more mainstream fares. Do we complement each other well or what?
Movie Review: Empire of the Sun (1987)
Directed by Steven Spielberg, Empire of the Sun is a coming-of-age movie based on J. G. Ballard’s semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. The movie stars Christian Bale as Jamie “Jim” Graham, a bratty young British boy living in Shanghai, China, who has a fascination with flying and airplanes.
Movie News: Weekly Round-Up
Movie News: Guy Ritchie abandons DC Comics Lobo to focus on Sherlock Holmes 2 (Hero Complex) George Lucas to direct a CGI-musical with fairies, don’t laugh… It’s true (Heat Vision) Miramax goes belly up (First Showing): RIP Miramax. A Prequel of Bourne trilogy might be made without Matt Damon (Empire) I, Frankenstein to begin shooting [...]
Top 35 Acting Performances of the Decade
Anomalous Material’s top 35 performances of the decade! Let us know what you think.
Movie Review: Public Enemies (2009)
Michael Mann is one of my favorite directors of all-time as you can see in my favorite movies list. His latest movie, Public Enemies stars two powerhouses in Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in a gangster movie set in the 1930′s. Depp plays John Dillinger, a notorious bank robber who lives openly in Chicago with little fear of being apprehended and is deeply in love with Billie Frechette (Marion Cottilard).
Movie Review: Terminator Salvation (2009)
The premise of Terminator Salvation would make any sci-fi fan drool like a starving dog smelling bacon. Of all the memorable sequence in the Terminator Trilogy, I have to say that the Terminator 2 intro scene which took place in the future, where we see humans battling robots in 2029, was the one that captured my imagination the most. Hence, I was quite disappointed when critics nearly uniformly called Terminator Salvation a major disappointment last spring.
Movie Review: The Dark Knight (2008)
Finally got to see the Dark Knight after being unable to go this past weekend. Drove off to another town just to realize that the showing was sold off, and came back to the local mall for a later showing. Ok, great, after half an hour of driving in a perplexed state, we got seats, [...]
