David Cronenberg, cruelly snubbed in the Oscar nominations in favor of a man named for blood sausage, has finally decided on his next project, and it’s going to be Bruce Wagner’s Maps to the Stars. The Canuck auteur has been trying to figure out what the hell he would film after A History of Violence … Continue reading
Wong Kar-Wai, the masterful Chinese director behind films like In the Mood For Love, 2046, Chungking Express and Happy Together, is coming to America. He wants to make a movie based on Hurricane Katrina, based on true stories in and around the massive disaster. Wong wanted to shoot the film in New Orleans, and went … Continue reading
James Cromwell has joined the cast of Spider-Man 3 as Captain Stacy, Gwen’s doomed cop father. Doomed in the comics, at any rate – what happens to him in the movie is up for grabs. As is much else. Last week Rich Johnston’s semi-reliable comics gossip column Lying in the Gutters revealed that Theresa Russell … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: DisneyMSRP: $19.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 94 min.SPECIAL FEATURES: Swallowed The Pitch “It’s Lake Placid meets Jurassic Park, at 1/200th the budget!” The Humans Costas Mandylor (Fist of the North Star, Hitters), Charles Napier (3 Ninjas Knuckle Up, Supervixens), Joanna Pacula (Body Puzzle, Death Before Dishonor), Bruce Weitz (Half Past Dead, … Continue reading
Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 When a Stranger Calls $22,000,000 $22,000,000 1 2 Big Momma’s House 2 $13,300,000 $45,400,000 2 3 Nanny McPhee $9,900,000 $26,600,000 2 4 Brokeback Mountain $5,600,000 $59,700,000 9 5 Hoodwinked $5,300,000 $44,100,000 8 6 Underworld: Evolution $5,100,000 $52,700,000 3 7 Something New $5,000,000 $5,000,000 1 8 Annapolis $3,400,000 … Continue reading
Friends, Romans, Lost fans, I bring you the news you may have been waiting for – according to reports the annoying character of Ana Lucia is being knocked off ASAP. That’s the story from “NineMSN,” which I guess is MSN News for people in Australia. The site claims that actress Michelle Rodriguez’s “diva-like behaviour is … Continue reading
There’s never been a better time to jump on the Werner Herzog bandwagon. His recent film, Grizzly Man, is a masterpiece that all right-minded film lovers must own on DVD. His next movie, Rescue Dawn, is a fictionalized retelling of the true events of his documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly, and it stars Christian … Continue reading
There’s never been a better time to jump on the Werner Herzog bandwagon. His recent film, Grizzly Man, is a masterpiece that all right-minded film lovers must own on DVD. His next movie, Rescue Dawn, is a fictionalized retelling of the true events of his documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly, and it stars Christian … Continue reading
IESB has been on the trail of the Iron Man movie for some time now, and they recently brought us all the rumor that Alex Proyas, the guy who fooled many of you into thinking that Dark City was worth sitting through even once, would be directing. Now Moviehole has info – which comes from … Continue reading
The Super Bowl, which I guess is happening today, is sort of like the Oscars for people who are still impressed by fire. It’s an exciting day across the land when millions of people who have not watched 1 minute of football for the past calendar year gather round TV sets, drink beers, and potentially … Continue reading