The New York Times just published a good rundown of the whole Pablo Escobar biopic entanglement. For the new kids: Joe Carnahan and the team of Antoine Fuqua and Oliver Stone (with backing from the Yari Film Group and J2 Pictures, respectively) each want to make films about the late drug lord, and we’re all … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: ParamountMSRP: $14.99RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 81 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Score! Reliving A Night at the Roxbury• Roxbury Rags: Costume & fashion Guide• Do That Dance!• Making the List The Pitch "It’s this or a Spartan Cheerleaders movie. You really want that?" The Humans Will Ferrell (Dick), Chris Kattan (Monkeybone), Dan … Continue reading
There’s still no telling whether Sam Raimi will return for his fourth Spider-Man movie, but if he does, I’ve a feeling he’ll be working from the franchise’s best screenplay yet. Judging from this year’s excellent Zodiac and his spot-on adaptation of Richard A. Clarke’s Against All Enemies (which Robert Redford is currently set to direct), … Continue reading
From my exclusive interview with Zack Snyder at this summer’s Comic Con: You guys have not yet decided on the Black Freighter. I’ve decided on it! I want to do it. It’s just whether or not we get the money for it, and we’re working on it. You’d shoot it for the DVD? Yeah, that’s … Continue reading
If ever a foreign filmmaker were destined to succeed in today’s Hollywood, it’s Timur Bekmambetov. His goofy, good-versus-evil light shows, Night Watch and Day Watch, were shameless major studio tryouts; they were calibrated to catch the eye of execs hungry for a stylist with zero qualms about selling out. Though Bekmambetov’s films may heavily mimic … Continue reading