Hancock Movie News
Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: September 28, 2008
September 28, 2008: It’s a sad Sunday for the Weekend Movie News Wrap Up, with the passing of Hollywood Legend Paul Newman. However, the beauty with Hollywood is that great films and great actors will live on forever. Newman has left a great body of work as his legacy, but lets not forget that the man also was hugely charitable, giving millions away from the profits of his Newman’s Own brand. It’s a real shame.
Stampede duo runs together on and off the field
September 27, 2008: They both run on the same track team. One says that the other is faster and admits that he can’t catch up to him.
They go to church together, watch movies together and like the same professional sports teams. They both recently watched “Hancock” and gave the same positive review of the movie.
Meet Jordan Bracy and Raashaan Reason, both 13, teammates on the West Mesquite Stampede track and field team. They have been competing against one another in practice and alongside each other at track meets since 2004. And after four years, Jordan came up with this conclusion about his close friend.
Letters to the editor
September 27, 2008: The use of popular movie quotes has long been part of our everyday conversation. When I recently returned home from vacation, the first words out of my mouth were “There’s no place like home” from “The Wizard of Oz.”
At a basket bingo last month a lucky ticket holder was shouting, “Show me the money” from”Jerry Maguire.”
When I was a teenager and my mother was tired of hearing my sister and me argue she would say, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn,” from “Gone with the Wind.
And who hasn’t at least wanted to say, “Go ahead, make my day,” from “Sudden Impact” to someone getting on your nerves. All of these are harmless, with the meaning understood by society.
Marlowe Investigates HANCOCK!! — Ain’t It Cool News: The best in …
Both producer Akiva Goldsman and Sony head Amy Pascal were in attendance. Akiva was looking mighty nervous as the movie was about to unspool… you see, this was a surprise screening for the common folks and not an industry event. No one in the audience knew which film they were seeing as they filed into the room…but everyone was secretly hoping it was the THE DARK KNIGHT. When one of the studio lackeys announced that the film we were seeing was Hancock the reaction was, to say the least, subdued. The usual pre-amble followed about how the effects were not totally rendered, some shots were not color corrected, etc.
The Zone • View topic - HANCOCK (Tonight, Will Smith Comes on Your…)
Oh that scene was laughable. I just rolled my eyes. One minute she is in the kitchen, no makeup, typical mummy gear. One scene later, she is flying through the air in black leather, moussed hair, and heavy eyeliner. Yeah, that worked. mmmmmmmmm…kay.
Action!! Effects!! Booze!! The New HANCOCK Trailer Has Some Pretty …
A new trailer for HANCOCK premiered on TV last night & has already hit YouTube. It shows tons of action & visual effects; I love the shot of Will Smith powering through the air in his Superman pose with a bottle in one hand.
A while back we ran a bunch of reports from early screenings of the film - pretty much a split decision. This trailer suggests a movie whose scale is larger and actionier than I was expecting…which is cool by me…although I suspect The Powers That Be top loaded the promo to steer us away from the inter-personal material that test audiences didn’t enjoy too much.
Will Smith Plays Homeless Superhero In ‘Hancock’ - Movie News …
You might be up on the latest action-movie news regarding “Iron Man,” “Justice League of America” and “Watchmen,” but have you heard about that other superhero? The alcoholic, homeless guy in the flip-flops? If not, it might be time to put Will Smith’s postmodern comic flick on your radar, because it could be on the verge of creating another “John Hancock” revolution.
“We’re halfway through it right now,” explained director Peter Berg this week, giving us some exclusive details on the film. “Will Smith plays an alcoholic, suicidal superhero [whose actions are] destroying the city of Los Angeles, and he’s trying to rehabilitate his image.”
Will Smith’s ‘Hancock’ Soars To #1 - Movie News Story | MTV Movie …
It’s American as apple pie: a Fourth of July weekend spent gulping down hot dogs, hamburgers and the latest Hollywood extravaganza starring the one star who is always money in the bank, Will Smith. Yes, once again, the nation celebrated its independence by contributing a whole lot of cash — $107.3 million since its July 2 opening, and $66 million over the weekend — to the opening haul of a Will Smith film. This time the mad money went to “Hancock,” the Peter Berg-directed superhero flick that finally put Smith in spandex.
‘Hancock’: Stuporman, By Kurt Loder - Movie News Story | MTV Movie …
John Hancock (Will Smith) is a new kind of superhero. He’s a mess. One night in Miami, after a mugging, he woke up in a hospital with no money, no ID and not a clue who he was. When a nurse asked for his John Hancock on a form, he gave it to her and then kept the name for his own. That was 80 years ago. Today, Hancock is an L.A. street drunk with a mean disposition and some offbeat abilities. He can fly, for one thing. And he can pick up a car with one hand and stop a speeding locomotive with his fist. Also, as he tells his new friend Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), “I don’t age.”
