THE MOST PROMISING FILMS: JANUARY - MARCH

The next big thing in the movie world is the annual Oscar ceremony on Feb. 26, but following close behind those Oscars, is a new batch of movies lined up and ready to make (or lose) millions of dollars at the box-office. BARRY RONGE checks out the new releases.

“John Carter”: From 1912 war-drama into Martian Ch

There’s excitement but also curiosity about “John Carter”, a sci-fi blockbuster from Disney. It features an unusual hero but the real question is this: the 2012 film is being promoted as a cutting-edge, sci-fi thriller based on book that was published a century ago. Could an Edwardian author possibly have written a sci-fi thriller for an audience that was dazzled by the speed of the Model T-Ford, which was only 30 mph?