Could you imagine that Oz: The Great and Powerful, which is loosely based in L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was planned to be filmed by Disney since 1937? The rights for this movie was sold and resold for many times before, finally, Walt Disney Production acquired them and signed a contract with Sam Raimi to direct the film. Disney's series of decisions to reduce the filming costs had lead to unsuccessful negotiations with Robert Downey, Jr. and Johnny Depp for the leading role of Oscar Diggs/Oz, till, finally, James Franco was chosen for the role. You may remember him as Will Rodman form Rise of the Planet of the Apes. As the movie is the prequel for the core story The Wizard of Oz, there are no lovely Dorothy Gale, instead we have three witches. The Wicked Witch of the West, Theodora is portrayed by Mila Kunis which recently has had leading roles in Hell & Back and Friends with Benefits). Evanora The Wicked Witch of the East and the Ruler of the Munchkin Country is played by Rachel Weisz (The Bourne Legacy, To the Wonder); she inferiors in power of magic with Glinda the Good Witch of the South which is most powerful sorceress of Oz and is the ruler of the Quadling Country. In Disney's version of Oz: The Great and Powerful, Glinda is portrayed by Michelle Williams, which was quite smart decision, taking in consideration the amazing performance of Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe.

In Legion movie Scott Stewart started with the Terminator's intro to put action in classic place, a roadside cafe, surrounded with hordes of vile creatures, and finished with the battle of clubs and iron wings. This could be invented only by a person for whom the entertainment is a major part of any movie. Scott Stewart, who created the visual effects for "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Iron Man" and dozens of famous films, has performed the task perfectly well. The only question arise, is it normal when a movie where most of humanity dies, and survivals are continuously referring to the Bible?

Ryan Gosling (The Notebook, Lars and the Real Girl) is the Driver who decides his day job as stunt driver in movies is not fulfilling enough decides to do some "moonlighting" while making use of his driving abilities. He becomes a wheelman for mobsters and when he learns there is a contract out on his own life must flee. he movie has many similarities to such top action flicks as Bullett (starring Steve McQueen), The Driver (starred Ryan O'Neal), and even Two Lane Blacktop (starring Warren Oats and James Taylor). hile the driver, Gosling, does not have much to say, he performs well when behind the wheel. His latest heist however went terribly wrong and now he needs to evade those who want him to pay for his mistakes. The movie is supposed to show a softer side of this "bad guy", and even thought there is limited dialog from him he presents himself as a shiny knight wanting only to do good. Drive also stars Carey Mulligan as Irene, Albert Brooks as Bernie Rose, and Ron Perlman as Nino.

The Long Kiss Goodnight is a 1996 American action thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson. The film follows Samantha Caine, a schoolteacher suffering from amnesia, who discovers she was once a skilled assassin. As she tries to uncover her past, she teams up with a detective named Mitch Henessey to confront her former employers and prevent a terrorist attack.

Hunter S. Thompson wrote the book The Rum Diary back in 1961 when he knew very well what the demon rum was all about. Even the screenplay writer/director, Bruce Robinson was familiar with boozing being had sworn off alcohol over six years before but went back to it just to finish the screenplay that writer's block was keeping him from completing. That's dedication! ohnny Depp (Ed Wood, Donnie Brasco) is freelance journalist Paul Kemp, himself one of those lost souls he writes about. Determined to self destruct it's obvious this rag tag bunch of humanities leftovers just seem to drink their lives away. But Kemp falls for a woman that brightens up his days. Chenault is played by Amber Heard (Pineapple Express, Zombieland) and is Kemp's obsession as he drinks his days away in Puerto Rico.hat makes a movie about drunks and their ability to consume volumes of fermented sugarcane (rum) interesting? It's about the lost souls that seem to have given up on life and what they leave behind, like lovers, families, and life they're afraid to face. And Thompson's writing makes it all seem to work perhaps because The Rum Diary is about his life...

Exterior shots at Manhattan's Trump Tower highlight the theme of this well written and acted film and the stellar cast brings a story of revenge to life with humor and dedication. Victims of a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by one of the residents are brought together with one thing on their minds: revenge! The plan is for these staff members of the high rise to rob the penthouse apartment of the man who stole their life savings and recoup some money and their pride too.tars include Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder, Night at the Museum) is Josh Kovacs, Eddie Murphy (48 Hrs, Daddy Day Care) is Slide, Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Brighton Beach Memoirs) is Jack Fitzhugh, Casey Affleck (Good Will Hunting, Chasing Amy) is Cole Howard, Alan Alda (Same Time Next Year, MASH) is Arthur Shaw, the man who considers the apartment staff as hourly and expendable.ow they get even with Shaw is entertaining because we all love getting even with those who only take but never give back. And it makes it seem even better than sending someone to prison. The Ponzi scheme was named after Charles Ponzi who made millions from fake investments he sold to the unsuspecting.