Stunningly Ambitious | Review of ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’

By Cynthia Ayala

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets starring Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen & Rihanna STX Entertainment Image Credit: IMDB

“A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.” —IMDB

Many of the critics have been a bit too harsh on the film, but I can personally see where they are coming from. I’m not a reader of the comic that this is based on, although I would like to be, especially after seeing this film. I will say this, while the visuals are stunning, the story at the end lends itself to predictability.
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An Action Packed Family Film | Cyn’s Movie Review of 3 Days to Kill

By: Cynthia A. Directed by: McG Screenplay by: Adi Hasak & Luc Besson Story by: Luc Besson Starring: Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Richard Sammel, Eriq Ebouaney Genre: Action, Thriller In this heart pounding action-thriller, Kevin Costner is a dangerous international spy, who is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife … Continue reading An Action Packed Family Film | Cyn’s Movie Review of 3 Days to Kill

Taken 3 Is Happening, According To A Producer

By: Eric EIsenberg Taken 2 cost only $45 million to make and in just four days has already made a domestic total of $55 million (not to mention its international take of $67 million). Therefore, this news should come as a surprise to absolutely nobody. Hollywood.com had the opportunity to speak with producer Robert Mark Kamen, who produced both Taken and Taken 2, and he … Continue reading Taken 3 Is Happening, According To A Producer

Luc Besson Prepping A Doctor Who-Meets-James Bond Sci-Fi Adventure

By: Kristy Puchko Earlier this month, dizzy from the demented delights of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, we here at Cinema Blend speculated on which directors could do well by revisiting the themes and worlds of their earlier works. My pick was Luc Besson—specifically wishing he’d go back to sci-fi, where he spun the fantastic tale The Fifth Element. And it seems dreams do come true as … Continue reading Luc Besson Prepping A Doctor Who-Meets-James Bond Sci-Fi Adventure

5 Directors Who Should Pull A Ridley Scott And Return To Their Own Pasts

By: CB Staff Whether or not you think Prometheus holds a candle to Alien, we can all agree on this: it’s very, very good to see Ridley Scott returning to sci-fi. The director got his start in the genre before moving on to all kinds of different films, some great (Gladiator, Thelma & Louise), and more recently, a lot that were terrible (A Good Year, … Continue reading 5 Directors Who Should Pull A Ridley Scott And Return To Their Own Pasts