The film opens this weekend, and initial reviews haven’t exactly been effusive in praise. Sigh. But what could have been?

The New York Times has a great article about the latest Green Hornet’s rocky ride to the silver screen. Names like Eddie Murphy and George Clooney had been interested. This was way back in 1997 and was to be Gondry’s big-time Hollywood debut. He wanted Vince Vaughn as his crimefighter, the studio wanted Mark Wahlberg and the project soon fell apart.

But it came back, this time with Stephen Chow as director and Rogen as screenwriter. Gondry took back the reins after Chow proved too unpredictable, and he put a slimmed down Rogen in the lead role. And Nicholas Cage was supposed to be the bad guy…

That’s just awesome.

If you need a Green Hornet fix, but can’t stomach the thought of coughing up $10 for a film that’s probably going to be terrible, we’re here to help. Check out Bruce Lee as a truly kick-ass Kato in the short-lived 60s TV version:

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And now, he’s signed on to direct Brothers Grimm: Snow White — an adaptation of the well-known fairy tale (in 3D, naturally). I assume this won’t be anything like the Disney version! We can’t wait to see what kind of crazy landscapes Singh dreams up.

To whet your appetite, here’s one of the director’s early works. I hadn’t seen this video in ages, and it still resonates.

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Maybe there should be some sort of quality test that a director has to pass, before being given permission to make movies about sensitive topics. This is insulting.

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Black Swan is a psychological thriller set in the world of ballet, starring Natalie Portman and Vincent Cassel. And if we can trust early reviews out of Venice, where the film opened the festival, Darren Aronofsky has added another masterpiece to his already impressive resume. Just check out the headline to this short review, at ObsessedWithFilm: “BLACK SWAN best film of the year – left me devastated, excited, tense and emotionally drained“. Ach, to be in Venice!!

We’ve found the trailer… looks spooky (as does Portman in the film’s official poster). It reminds me of Polanski’s early films, like The Tenant. US audiences will have to wait until December 1st.

And now, the movie is right around the corner. The recently-wrapped Comic Con 2010 revealed all sorts of news about the upcoming adaptation, but nothing got my heart fluttering as fast as the posters.

I had been a little sour on Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, but the supporting cast inspires confidence (particularly Mark Strong), as does the video of Reynolds reciting the GL oath. Can’t wait!

Tangled is apparently a catchy title designed to trick boys into watching a film which is pretty much about the silken beauty of long blonde hair. I’m skeptical about how exactly the plot could be stretched to feature length… will Rapunzel’s hair at one point become, horror of horrors, tangled?! But Disney did a good job with their last feature, The Princess and the Frog, so I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt.

However, there’s very little chance it will match the majestic and haunting beauty of the Barbie version. (Ray Harryhausen’s 1951 take on the story isn’t actually all that bad, though!)

The official trailer for the Jonah Hex comic adaptation has hit the web… and it looks pretty good! I’ve been a fan of the comic for a long time, and have always thought a Jonah Hex story would make a great film. He’s a classic anti-hero and since he’s always shooting up bad guys, easy to root for.

The live-action flick, in theaters on June 18th, stars Josh Brolin as Jonah Hex (sweet!), John Malkovich as Turnbull (cool!) and Megan Fox playing herself. If the trailer is to be trusted, Brolin nails Hex’s bad-ass attitude, and the film is going to be a roller-coaster ride.

Fine, it’s ridiculous, but could this be a surprise summer hit? It at least looks more entertaining than The A-Team!

Apparently not. Regardless of your opinion on the matter, the A-Team is going to be a huge summer smash. There’s nothing you can do about it! You are utterly powerless before the gob-smacking unoriginality of the Hollywood hit-making machine.

Honestly, it’s like they’re mocking us. “We can make a blockbuster out of anything, fucker! What’s next, Thundercats? Why not?! How you like that, bitch? The Karate Kid?! Ha, we’ll even put Will Smith’s kid in it, just to teach you a lesson. You can’t stop us.”

Well, at least the A-Team has a good cast. We might as well just accept it.

The film will star Avatar’s Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes… and so has at least 3 things in its favor. But the director is Louis Leterrier, who brought us Transporter 2 and the inferior Hulk flick.

Moviefone has a list of 10 things to know about the remake, and we’re heartened by #3: “early on it was decided the film would use in-camera effects as much as possible”… meaning it won’t be in the style of 300.

So, we’re unsure of how to feel about the new Clash of the Titans. Only one thing is truly certain: the new Perseus is a whole lot hotter than the old one.

The initial reviews have been all over the place, both at Criticker and at the aggregation site Metacritic. I find that heartening… big budget horror flicks are always going to have a large built-in number of detractors regardless of quality, and I refuse to believe that this film is anything but great. The trailer is sweet!

Does it have stand a chance at becoming the best werewolf flick of all time? What even is the best werewolf flick of all time? Settle it, in this poll! And leave a comment to scold us over any egregious omissions.

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