Joe Johnston

'Star Wars' 35th Anniversary: Jon Favreau, Eli Roth & 13 Other Filmmakers On How George Lucas' Classic Influenced Them

The Huffington Post | Mike Ryan | Posted 05.31.2012

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This Friday, the original "Star Wars" (or, "Star Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope," if you must) turns 35. In honor of the landmark film's landmark birt...

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Zaki's Review: Captain America: The First Avenger

Zaki Hasan | Posted 10.02.2011

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Zaki Hasan

Captain America unreels with machine-like efficiency from end-to-end. It's loaded with enough action and emotion to lure in audiences not steeped in comic book minutia, but also peppered with tie-ins and callbacks.

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The Yanks Are Comin'. This Yank Is Comin'. Captain America! He's HERE!

Carole Mallory | Posted 09.20.2011

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Carole Mallory

Bravo for this patriotic tour de force... Sure it has flaws, but it packs a wallop of nostalgia! Instead of dissecting its flaws, just go with its purity so rare in today's cinema.

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HuffPost Review: Captain America Delivers the Goods, With Rich Characterization and Terrific Old-school Adventure

Scott Mendelson | Posted 09.19.2011

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Scott Mendelson

Joe Johnston's Captain America is a gloriously old-fashioned bit of shoe-leather adventure. Like the best of the recent comic book films, this is a genre film first and a comic book adaptation second.

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Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction Podcast - Volume 1, Number 1: The Wolfman

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Persons

This week's subject is The Wolfman, starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins. The film is of course a remake of The Wolfman (1941), starring Lon Chaney Jr., which immortalized the werewolf legend on film.

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Movie Review: The Wolfman

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Joe Johnston's remake isn't dreadful -- certainly not as awful as the commercials make it look. It's not a good movie, by any stretch -- but it could have been a lot worse.

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Joe Johnston to Direct Captain America (Yay, Marvel!)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Mendelson

I know I give Marvel all kinds of crap (the recutting of Incredible Hulk and Daredevil, forcing Sam Raimi to use Venom in Spider-Man 3, playing chicke...

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