Bob Chipman, Author at The Escapist

In Hollywood-speak, a “pitch” is a short summary of a proposed movie – the idea being to lay out the basic story in ...

By Bob ChipmanSeptember 2, 2011

We’ve previously looked back at the lessons of Summer 2011, which inches further to a close on this largely uneventful (unless of course ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 26, 2011

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Not that I think it would put a stop to a lot of the more “creative” discussion that often comes up regarding what ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 19, 2011

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Summer 2011 is winding down, at least as far as the movies are concerned. In times like these, it’s fun to look back ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 12, 2011

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This week’s review topic, Rise of The Planet of The Apes, is a great monkey movie. And I should know – If there’s ...

By Bob ChipmanAugust 5, 2011

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Three of the biggest movies of 2012 – The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man have already released “teasers” – ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 29, 2011

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NOTE: The following contains major spoilers for Captain America – which is awesome and which you should totally go see before reading this. ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 22, 2011

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Here’s a question that almost no one in the business of asking such questions is asking now, but I think they ought to ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 15, 2011

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With apologies to this particular dead horse, it’s looking like Warner Bros.’ Green Lantern movie is going to wind up as the high-profile ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 8, 2011

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Transformers: Dark of The Moon is supposedly the end of the live-action Transformers movies – or, at least, the end of the series ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 1, 2011

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Green Lantern opened last week to underwhelming box office (particularly in light of its huge budget) and disastrous reviews, and is now shaping ...

By Bob ChipmanJune 24, 2011

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PLEASE NOTE: The following piece contains major, and I mean major spoilers for the film X-Men: First Class and several decades worth of ...

By Bob ChipmanJune 17, 2011