James Cameron's Inspiration For The 'Avatar' Sequels
The "Avatar" sequels are still an unknowable white whale. Not even star Sam Worthington has any real idea what James Cameron has planned for a return ...
The "Avatar" sequels are still an unknowable white whale. Not even star Sam Worthington has any real idea what James Cameron has planned for a return ...
Posted 05.30.2012
"Wrath of the Titans" arrived in theaters at midnight with significantly less buzz that its predecessor, "Clash of the Titans." The original ("origina...
Marshall Fine | Posted 05.30.2012
As I watched the final few minutes of Wrath of the Titans, I thought, "What I wouldn't give to be a 10-year-old boy right now."
Carole Mallory | Posted 05.28.2012
Amidst all its terror, Wrath of the Titans is fun and a good watch.
The Huffington Post | Mike Ryan | Posted 05.26.2012
Sam Worthington is what you might call a "straight shooter." What's most surprising when talking with the Australian-born star -- other than learning ...
Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 04.01.2012
After the bombardment of "artistic" movies we have seen in the past month or so it is nice to have a movie that just simply entertains. That is exactly what Man on a Ledge does, and does it with success.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 01.27.2012
It's being marketed as an action-packed, high-wire thriller that offers nothing more complicated than a brief escape from the mid-winter doldrums. But...
The Huffington Post | Jessie Heyman | Posted 03.27.2012
It's not difficult to see why James Cameron had Sam Worthington lead his 2009 film "Avatar"; after all, the Australian-born star looks like a real-lif...
Posted 03.27.2012
In honor of Australia Day, we thought we'd celebrate by taking a look at some of the country's best exports. Every Jan. 26 Australians commemorate...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 01.25.2012
For a star who has made his name performing in CGI-filled blockbusters, it was a big adjustment: Instead of acting opposite green screens and simulati...
Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D. | Posted 03.25.2012
With a potentially hot new film, Man On A Ledge, on the verge of being released, it is appropriate to review four intriguing similarly themed entries from the 1950s.
Carole Mallory | Posted 03.13.2012
Original no. Interesting yes. This is a heist and caper rolled into one dandy short term treat if you don't look too closely.
Posted 01.11.2012
Thursday marks the second anniversary of the Haiti earthquake that killed 316,000 people, but experts say it could be at least another 10 years before...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 01.12.2012
The man on the phone is not the Sam Worthington we know from "Avatar" and "The Debt" -- the strong, silent hero who wrestles with personal demons as h...
Posted 01.08.2012
Who's excited about Modern Warfare 3's release? Between the above trailer featuring veteran and noobs Sam Worthington and Jonah Hill, and the 6,000 co...
Marshall Fine | Posted 12.17.2011
This is one of those thrillers that relies on the unreliability of cell phones for suspense. It also layers on a testy relationship between a pair of divorced cops (Worthington and the ever-present Jessica Chastain) who are forced to work together.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 12.14.2011
Chloë Moretz is at an age where most girls are sending texts by the hundreds, screaming for a glimpse of Justin Bieber and getting anxious about high...
Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.07.2011
While there are many reasons to praise the $14 million six-day opening of The Debt, the most surprising thing about it is that Focus Features debuted the film wide enough to achieve that kind of opening in the first place.
Marshall Fine | Posted 10.29.2011
Set in two different eras, with two different trios playing the same characters, The Debt is gripping and gritty, a thriller that breeds genuine excitement in both of the time periods in which it is set.
Posted 10.18.2011
In their upcoming drama, "The Debt," Sam Worthington and Jessica Chastain take on both Israeli and slightly affected German. In their next film togeth...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 10.17.2011
It is counter-intuitive, at this point in modern cinema, for perhaps the most tension-filled moment in an action-packed thriller to come during the sp...
Posted 10.08.2011
He was the star, both in human form and in jaw-dropping CGI alien body, of the highest grossing film in box office history, the tale of a man who goes...
Posted 07.19.2011
When Keira Knightley broke up with long-time boyfriend Rupert Friend last January, it was by all accounts an amicable split, borne of shifting lives a...
Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 05.25.2011
Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011
My last full day at the Toronto International Film Festival was a day of hits and misses.
Posted 03.30.2012