I am forlorn no more. Fernando Meirelles’s adaptation of Jose Saramago’s intellectual sci-fi thriller, Blindness, was dealt quite a blow last month when Daniel Craig vacated the project in order to make a World War II movie with Edward Zwick (not what I’d do with my newfound Bond clout, but whatever). This left Julianne Moore … Continue reading
Everybody gets all nostalgic for 80s garbage like The Goonies or The Monster Squad… but I almost never see swooning for legitimate 80s classics like Better Off Dead or One Crazy Summer, both directed by Savage Steve Holland. OK, maybe I see some love for Better Off Dead, but less than I would like considering … Continue reading
Don’t get too excited yet; this ‘leaked’ image may or may not be official marketing for Todd Haynes’ very ambitious biography of Bob Dylan. I really hope it is legit, though, because it gets several things quite right. First, it’s eye-catching, and presents several of the actors without resorting to duly despised big heads. In … Continue reading
It’s quite likely that you went out to the movies this weekend and saw Knocked Up, the hilarious new film from Judd Apatow. But when you were buying your ticket did you know that you were supporting… plagiarism?! That’s what Canadian journalist Rebecca Eckler is claiming. She’s suing Judd Apatow and Universal Studios, saying they … Continue reading
There’s no use getting overly indignant in response to the news that Lionsgate is developing a Meatballs remake; though I enjoy the Ivan Reitman original for Bill Murray’s inspired riffing and the charisma vacuum that is Chris Makepeace (to be fair, he’s much better in Tony Bill’s underrated My Bodyguard), it’s not a particularly strong … Continue reading
Variety reported earlier on Hasbro’s new merchandising strategies, and there are a few facts I need to parrot on to you, so that they’re out of the way and I can get to the point of this article. So: Hasbro was with CAA for a while, and is now berthing in William Morris’ harbor. That’s … Continue reading
So, uh, Denzel Washington kinda has a thing for Kimberly Elise, huh? She was in his Manchurian Candidate remake as well as John Q which, to my continuing disappointment, wasn’t Nick Cassavete’s remake of Takashi Miike’s homage to lactation and family values. I keep picking up the DVD case, hoping some magic has happened since … Continue reading
Eric O’Neill’s top-secret assignment: bring down one of the most elusive and damaging double agents in American History: Robert Hanssen… without getting caught. Breach is inspired by the true story of a rookie FBI employee, Eric O’Neill (Ryan Phillippe), assigned to investigate and expose the double agent responsible for the greatest breach in U.S. History, … Continue reading
Criss Angel is one of those magicians I shouldn’t like. First of all, he’s got this hairdo and personal style that looks like he just came from a Motley Crue concert in 1995. Second of all, he’s one of those glitzy magicians, who’s all about image. As much of a dipshit as David Blaine is, … Continue reading
The only time I’ve seen the HBO polygamy series Big Love was when I caught Bill Paxton’s hairy ass-crack and dangling balls hopping into bed on top top of Ginnifer Goodwin. I remember thinking, "If I ever wanted to know what a prison-eyed view of Bill Paxton’s nutsack looks like, there you go… but hey- … Continue reading