Aint It Cool News broke the story this weekend, and now SciFi Wire has all but confirmed it – Doug Jones will be making a major announcement at Comic Con this weekend about his casting in a big superhero movie. And the word is that he’ll be playing the Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four and … Continue reading
It turns out that the guy who runs SpielbergFilms.com had never met big Steve. I mean, how does that happen? Even I’ve met him twice, and SpielbergFilms is easily the best site on the web for anything about Spielberg, and an invaluable resource when it comes to cutting through the bullshit that inevitably surrounds the … Continue reading
I’m about to announce a New York City screening of a very impressive foreign film, and I’ve just run the piece on The Warriors playing at Coney Island, so I decided to go for the New York City-centric trifecta by alerting you to the Lady in the Water premiere tonight. There are a lot of … Continue reading
If I ever moved out of New York City, my choice for a new locale would be Austin, Texas. It’s a great little town, with excellent bars, friendly and cute women and the Alamo Drafthouse. If I were to list the things that attract me to Austin the most, the Drafthouse would be number one … Continue reading
I have my TiVo set to to record any Billy Wilder movie that comes on TV, and I think that the film that gets played the most is Witness for the Prosecution (I also have it taping any Scorsese, and Cape Fear seems to be on like weekly). Maybe some studio chief stumbled on the … Continue reading
The Bourne Ultimatum is gearing up to start filming in the coming weeks, and rumors are leaking out about some interesting casting. A spy tells Cinescape that Matt Damon will be reteaming with a hirsute fella who helped him get famous in the first place – Robin Williams. According to the scooper, Williams will be … Continue reading
Brooklyn home boy Dan Fogler is stepping into the ‘cock of a master – Alfred Hitchcock, that is. The film is Number Thirteen, and it’s a Hitchcockian thriller featuring Hitchcock himself as a murder suspect. The concept is kind of cool – in real life Number Thirteen was a 1922 silent film by Hitchcock that … Continue reading
When I ran my piece about spoilers, I asked you guys for your opinions. Man, did you ever come through in a big way. This was the biggest influx of mail I have ever gotten that didn’t mostly consist of people wishing me dead. And best of all, almost every single email was long and … Continue reading
Some movies feel effortless, like the crew and actors came on the set and magic made itself. You, Me and Dupree feels effortless – but more like no one made even bothered to try to make a decent movie. The film is a mishmash of half-baked jokes, sitcom scenarios and Owen Wilson attempting to float … Continue reading