Super

At what point does the stress of modern living become too much to bear, so much so that it can cause a perfectly good person to snap? That question has been the focus of two of the most memorable films in recent decades—Taxi Driver and Falling Down. Now a new film called Super is adding its own potent and surprising answers to that question.

Coming this friday...The Fighter

The Fighter is a 2010 biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo and Amy Adams. The film centers on the life of professional boxer "Irish" Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his older half-brother Dicky Eklund (Bale). The film also stars Amy Adams as Micky's love interest, and Melissa Leo as Micky's and Dicky's mother. The Fighter is Russell and Wahlberg's third film collaboration, following Three Kings and I Heart Huckabees.

The film was released in select North American theaters on December 17, 2010 and was released in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2011.^[5] It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, winning the awards for Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale) and Best Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo). It was the first film to win both awards since Hannah and Her Sisters in 1986.^{[citation needed]}

notes to follow...wednesday?

Of Gods and Men

A powerful French film about sacrificing all for service to Christ.

Star Trek 2 Slated for Summer 2012 Release

Deadline reports that Paramount Pictures has “scrapped a tentative plan” to revive the Jack Ryan franchise, meaning Chris Pine — who was involved with the project — can work on the follow-up to Star Trek, allowing Paramount to maintain a June 29, 2012 release date.

J.J. Abrams, who directed the first reboot of Star Trek, just finished Super 8; it’s still uncertain whether he’ll direct the next Trekinstallment.

Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof are working on the script.

Batman Being Reinvented (Again) with Christopher Nolan As Producer

The president of the Warner Bros.’ motion picture group, Jeff Robinov, recently told the L.A. Times, “We have the third Batman, but then we’ll have to reinvent Batman…Chris Nolan and [producing partner and wife] Emma Thomas will be producing it, so it will be a conversation with them about what the next phase is.”

CinemaBlend says Nolan has already made it clear The Dark Knight Rises will be his final directorial role in a Batman project. While he can still produce, it’s a risky move: transferring the reigns from the man who turned Batman into a worldwide, critically-acclaimed franchise could have its share of repercussions.

But Warner Bros. recognizes the massive amount of income Batman currently draws. Considering the company wants to bring DC superheroes together for a Justice Leaguemovie, they’ll need Batman “to anchor that and they’ll probably want some sort of solo Batman movie to tie it all together, even if it ends up being nothing like the Batman we know and love now,” writes CinemaBlend.