It’s already been shooting for a while now, but Tom Cruise’s next international blockbuster Mission: Impossible 3 is still adding players to its main cast. Angular actor Billy Crudup, who is mystifyingly not a major star, has joined the flick, currently being shot by Alias architect JJ Abrams. It’s unknown whether Crudup will be an … Continue reading
Not that long ago, it seemed like the Western genre was all but dead. But like a revenant, it has risen from Boot Hill and must be gunned down like some unliving horror. At least that’s the direction the traditional Western seems to be heading: take some gunslingers and pit them against the supernatural. The … Continue reading
Bendis and Maleev Yell Last Call for Alcohol With Latest Issue of “Daredevil” By Russell Paulette There’s a feeling I get—and I don’t know if I’m alone here, but shout out if you all will—whenever I finish something. Be it a book, or a really engaging movie—hell, some weeks just my contributions to this column … Continue reading
Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 The 40 Year Old Virgin $16,500,000 $48,700,000 2 2 The Brothers Grimm $15,000,000 $15,000,000 1 3 Red Eye $10,000,000 $32,600,000 2 4 Four Brothers $7,800,000 $55,300,000 3 5 Wedding Crashers $6,200,000 $187,700,000 7 6 The Cave $6,200,000 $6,200,000 1 7 March of the Penguins $4,500,000 $55,700,000 10 … Continue reading
With the considerable success of his new comedy The 40 Year Old Virgin, former Daily Show correspondent/Produce Pete Steve Carell surely has a vast selection of potential projects before him. So why in the name of Albert Brooks would he settle for Jim Carrey’s sloppy seconds? If I had to guess, I’d say it’s the … Continue reading
Now this was a fun duo. Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting, the Bourne films) and Heath Ledger (A Knight’s Tale, Lords of Dogtown) were not only two genuinely funny and charming guys, but they’re also the types you know you could chill with and shoot the shit. Just real down to earth fellas. And thanks … Continue reading
Y’know, I still can’t decide what to think of the Doom movie, which from what I can tell just looks like really, really high-resolution levels from the last game. On the plus side, it’s got The Rock™ and Karl Urban shooting ludicrous amounts of ordnance at various monsters. But it’s also directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, who … Continue reading
A movie about infamous 1950s Hollywood enforcer Johnny Stompanato has been in the works for a good long while, but now Johnny Utah/Mnemonic/Constantine could be the one to finally make it happen. Keanu Reeves is eyeballing the lead role in the sure-to-be-retitled Stompanato, about the WWII veteran-turned-mob legbreaker who aspired to become a producer, which … Continue reading
Raunchy comedies are this summer’s big yield, and while I’m not sure there was enough to the characters and their circumstances to merit further exploration, the almighty dollar does not lie so Old School 2 is officially in the works. Dreamworks has original director Todd Phillips working with partner Scot Armstrong on a follow-up to … Continue reading
REVIEWED THIS WEEK: – Of Bitter Souls #1– Batman: Journey Into Night #1– Rex Libris #1– Hell Michigan #1 & 2– Runaways vol. 1 TPB– The King – The Ride TPB– Challengers of the Unknown Must Die TPB– Green Lantern #3– City of Heroes #4– Detective Comics #810– Seven Soldiers: Klarion #3– The Goon #13– … Continue reading