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- Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Author - Jeff Marker
Indie comedy connects with 20-something audience
"Frances Ha" is one of the buzziest movies of the year within the specialty film market - you know, that category of movies where superheroes are not allowed and characters possess remarkable powers of self-examination.
Director dials it back in ‘After Earth’
There is nothing innovative or surprising about "After Earth." It plays out a simple scenario, tells its story efficiently and doesn't try to reach beyond the filmmaker's abilities.
'Fast & Furious 6' takes car worship to the extreme
Nothing about "Fast & Furious 6" makes sense. The initial premise, every aspect of character development, and every plot point are all ridiculously, shockingly mindless.
‘Mayan Blue’ a stunning film with Ga. ties
"Mayan Blue" is an atypical Georgia film. Most of the crew either come from or live in North Georgia, yet the film was shot entirely in Guatemala and features an abundance of breathtaking underwater cinematography.
Q&A with Rafael Garcia, director of ‘Mayan Blue’
When did you become aware of Samabaj, and how did the film project get launched?
Jeff Marker’s summer 2013 movie preview, Part II
Last week we looked at the upcoming movies for summer 2013 in the action and drama categories. This week, we finish the season's preview lineup with a peek at family flicks and movies to make us laugh.
‘Gatsby’ all glitz and little substance
Sandwiched among the usual superheroes and science-fiction epics comes a very odd summer tentpole release, an extravagant, big budget adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's literary masterpiece, "The Great Gatsby," directed by Baz Luhrmann ("Moulin Rouge!", "Romeo + Juliet") and in 3-D.
‘Iron Man 3’ doesn’t fit the suit
"Iron Man 3" is a fine movie as long as you turn off your brain completely. If, however, you view it with even a casually critical eye, you will see a movie full of choices driven by commercial goals rather than what serves the story, characters or even its devoted fan base.
Here come the summer blockbusters, Part 1
Summer 2012 was unquestionably the best tentpole season Hollywood has offered in years. Summer 2013, however, is wildly unpredictable. While we don't yet know which will hit and which will miss, here are the movies people will be talking about during the warm months. Stay tuned for more next week!
A painful journey to dark laughs
Michael Bay has made a comedy ... sort of. Bay, director of such touchstones of subtlety as "Bad Boys," "Armageddon" and the Transformers franchise, tries his hand at comedy with "Pain & Gain." The results are predictable in many ways, because Bay brings the same Red Bull-and-vodka-injected-intravenously, taste-be-damned attitude to comedy that he brings to action. I did not predict at all, though, just how dark this dark comedy would get. "Pain & Gain" is ...
This sci-fi rip-off is on Cruise control
The audience for Universal's science-fiction blockbuster, "Oblivion," is small and easy to define.
‘42’ will open doors for actors
Legendary Pictures' biopic "42" opens this Friday, timed to coincide with Major League Baseball's Jackie Robinson Day, when the league commemorates Robinson's major league debut and the end of the color line in baseball.
A clever idea fades to tedious parade of gore, then never ends
Genre filmmaking can be like a great conversation. If both the filmmakers and viewers know the conventions of the genre, it's like they share a common language.
Hollywood conjures another incredibly lazy comedy
For the second week in a row, a movie fails to live up to the superlative in its title. "Oz the Great and Powerful" was neither great nor powerful, and "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" is a far cry from incredible.
‘Oz’ takes us down familiar yellow-brick road
"Oz the Great and Powerful," a prequel to the iconic 1939 adaptation of L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz," is being framed as a huge gamble for Disney.
Articles By Author - Jeff Marker
‘Man of Steel’ buckles under pressure
One thing I can virtually guarantee is "Man of Steel" will not receive a fair chance to succeed, either critically or commercially. And so much is riding on this movie.
‘Purge’ fails to deliver on promises
"The Purge" suffers from an identity crisis.
Duo attempts to grow up, falls short
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are back in theaters trying to grow up again, and the result is about as good as the previous 10 times they've attempted it.
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