Tag: stuartbeattie

By now you have may have heard that I, Frankenstein, the only new wide release opening this past weekend in the U.S., died an ignoble death at the box office. Its estimated earnings totaled just $8.3 million, leaving it in...

Oooh, death looks so pretty! Demons drool, gargoyles rule! Stuart Beattie, who made his directorial debut with 2010's Tomorrow, When the War Began, delivers what amounts to a simplistic, spiritual sequel to that film, even though he has stepped over...

The imminent theatrical release in North America of I, Frankenstein on Friday, January 24, gives us an excuse to express our collective love for the mad scientist known as Frankenstein -- and the monsters he created. As the title of...

Am I expecting great things from the Stuart Beattie directed adaptation of the I, Frankenstein comic books? I'm not expecting much of anything, honestly, beyond a possibly better-than-the-movie-deserves performance from Aaron Eckhart - who has a history of delivering those...

It happens to every film franchise eventually -- even our new favorites -- and we, the hardcore movie-addicts must simply chalk it up to a hazard of this particular hobby, shrug our shoulders, and move on. Here's how it works:...

"People want to see Johnny Depp - not a bunch of crap!" That's a quote from a friend during a recent visit, in which we somehow ended up discussing the often-quirky filmography of Johnny Depp. When the mythology-heavy and...

They extended a perfectly decent trilogy for this?Yeah, I know I'm among the few who enjoyed the third Pirates movie.  It was too long, had too many characters to keep track of, and lost a bit of the fun of...

Other than Ian McShane as Blackbeard - an inspired bit of casting - I fail to see anything in the Super Bowl trailer for Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides that would entice me to go out and see...

Ladies and gentlemen, reviews may have been mixed on David Slade's 30 Days Of Night but one thing is certain: It contains one of the truly great decapitation scenes of all time. Josh Hartnett should wield an axe more...

Unless I heard wrong, I do believe that in this new promo video for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Johnny Depp wraps things up by offering viewers a Bloody Mary 'on the Mouse', in which case I'd like...

I have complete faith in Rob Marshall's ability to destroy the Disney cash cow that is the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise but I've gotta say: This is truly inspired casting. Ian McShane as Blackbeard. The only question is why...