The first reaction of anyone coming out of The Grey probably won’t be, “I bet the director of The A-Team, Smokin’ Aces, and that BMW short Ticker made this!” Joe Carnahan prefers it to be that way. The director’s fifth feature film isn’t a full-blown action romp, but is instead a thrilling meditation on life, death, and survival. (Check out our review here.) Similar to Carnahan’s breakout feature, Narc, The Grey shows all the trappings of a true personal project — the kind of story that a filmmaker had to tell. And, after speaking with Carnahan for 25 minutes, that was clearly the case. From White Jazz to Killing Pablo, when the personable man finds a story that comes from his core, he’s got to get it made. Here’s what Joe Carnahan had to say about the life and death themes of The Grey, writing and portraying real men, and...
- 2/5/2012
- by Jack Giroux
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
“They specialize in the ridiculousness” is a line Jessica Biel spouts early on in The A-Team, and that line represents the film as a whole. It’s nothing but ridiculous. This is the exact idea everyone has for a summer blockbuster: non-stop action, one-liners, not too grounded in reality and flat-out absurd.
For what it is, The A-Team works very well. It embraces its cartoonish elements and knows exactly what type of movie is. It delivers where it needs to and does so enjoyably. Plenty will say it takes itself too seriously- most likely because of the Cooper/Biel romance- but that couldn’t be further from the truth. If anything, it barely takes itself seriously at all.
Code-named Hannibal (Liam Neeson), Face (Bradley Cooper), Murdock (Sharlto Copley) and B.A. Baracus (Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson), these four soldiers make up “The A-Team.” They’re the best of the best. The...
For what it is, The A-Team works very well. It embraces its cartoonish elements and knows exactly what type of movie is. It delivers where it needs to and does so enjoyably. Plenty will say it takes itself too seriously- most likely because of the Cooper/Biel romance- but that couldn’t be further from the truth. If anything, it barely takes itself seriously at all.
Code-named Hannibal (Liam Neeson), Face (Bradley Cooper), Murdock (Sharlto Copley) and B.A. Baracus (Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson), these four soldiers make up “The A-Team.” They’re the best of the best. The...
- 12/17/2010
- by Jack Giroux
- The Film Stage
Joe Carnahan is a hit-or-miss director for me. His debut film, 1998′s Blood, Guts, Bullets, and Octane, was enjoyable and his movie The Ticker from the BMW series “The Hire” (starring Clive Owen, Don Cheadle, Ray Liotta, and Dennis Haysbert) was one of the better efforts in that excellent collection of short films. Smokin’ Aces [...]...
- 12/15/2010
- by Ben
- Filmonic.com
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood,” which cast “Gladiator” star Russell Crowe in the leading role, will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray on Sept. 21, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
The releases will feature the theatrical film, as well as a never-before-seen unrated director’s cut of the movie. The film and its unrated version will also be available day and date for digital download and video on demand.
This is great news, as “Robin Hood” is one of the few films released this summer that I’m eager to revisit. Scott’s vision was criticized in certain circles for choosing to focus on Robin’s origins, instead of rehashing the myth we’ve heard countless times before. But that approach worked quite well for me, and I’m anxious to find out if the film holds up on a repeat viewing.
Per Universal’s press release,...
Hollywoodnews.com: Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood,” which cast “Gladiator” star Russell Crowe in the leading role, will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray on Sept. 21, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
The releases will feature the theatrical film, as well as a never-before-seen unrated director’s cut of the movie. The film and its unrated version will also be available day and date for digital download and video on demand.
This is great news, as “Robin Hood” is one of the few films released this summer that I’m eager to revisit. Scott’s vision was criticized in certain circles for choosing to focus on Robin’s origins, instead of rehashing the myth we’ve heard countless times before. But that approach worked quite well for me, and I’m anxious to find out if the film holds up on a repeat viewing.
Per Universal’s press release,...
- 7/28/2010
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
It's taken several years, but now we finally know what a mainstream action film from director Joe Carnahan looks like with the release of The A-Team, which hits theaters nationwide today. Carnahan proved himself capable of delivering a hard-boiled indie crime feature in 2002's Narc, directed one of the best BMW Film entries (Ticker), and although I have issues with 2006's Smokin' Aces, I still admire that film for what it gets right. Now with The A-Team, a big-budget remake of the classic 80's TV series, Carnahan has a shot at becoming more than a beloved indie director. The film was one of the few big releases this summer that I was actually excited for, and I'm glad to say that it lived up to my expectations completely. Carnahan, along with screenwriters Brian Bloom (who also plays a major villain role in the film) and Skip Woods, have crafted a...
- 6/12/2010
- by Devindra Hardawar
- Slash Film
“They specialize in the ridiculousness” is a line Jessica Biel spouts early on in The A-Team, and that line represents the film as a whole. It’s nothing but ridiculous. This is the exact idea everyone has for a summer blockbuster: non-stop action, one-liners, not too grounded in reality and flat-out absurd.
For what it is, The A-Team works very well. It embraces its cartoonish elements and knows exactly what type of movie is. It delivers where it needs to and does so enjoyably. Plenty will say it takes itself too seriously- most likely because of the Cooper/Biel romance- but that couldn’t be further from the truth. If anything, it barely takes itself seriously at all.
Code-named Hannibal (Liam Neeson), Face (Bradley Cooper), Murdock (Sharlto Copley) and B.A. Baracus (Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson), these four agents make up “The A-Team.” They’re the best of the best (as...
For what it is, The A-Team works very well. It embraces its cartoonish elements and knows exactly what type of movie is. It delivers where it needs to and does so enjoyably. Plenty will say it takes itself too seriously- most likely because of the Cooper/Biel romance- but that couldn’t be further from the truth. If anything, it barely takes itself seriously at all.
Code-named Hannibal (Liam Neeson), Face (Bradley Cooper), Murdock (Sharlto Copley) and B.A. Baracus (Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson), these four agents make up “The A-Team.” They’re the best of the best (as...
- 6/11/2010
- by Jack Giroux
- The Film Stage
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