IESB.net spoke with Tom Rothman, producer of the X-Men films, about what’s what with X3. Shockingly, Rothman said that he was really excited about the film and that it has turned out better than he expected. I mean, it must be so. Why would the producer of a movie just say something like that? He … Continue reading
Jay Roach is going to be making an attempt to go straight with a film about Mark Felt, a man best known to a generation of sniggering school children as Deep Throat. Felt is one of the great American heroes, the man who helped Washington Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein break the Watergate scandal, which … Continue reading
When I talked to Stephen Soderbergh two weeks ago, he mentioned that he and Benicio del Toro wouldn’t start filming their Che Guevera film, Guerilla, in earnest until next year, but that they would shoot some scenes in the UN this month. It seems that the UN building is doing some remodeling, and they wanted … Continue reading
Sarah Michelle Gellar will be briefly appearing in The Grudge 2 to pass the curse on to some other hapless TV veteran – Amber Tamblyn, daughter of West Side Story dancer Russ and former star of Joan of Arcadia. The Grudge 2 will continue with the bold plotlessness of the first one, as well as … Continue reading
Today I had a chance to interview Sir Anthony Hopkins about his new film, The World’s Fastest Indian, based on the true story of Kiwi motorbiker Burt Munro. At one point the conversation turned to why he got into acting and he revealed his deep hatred for Dave Davis: I became an actor because I … Continue reading
Steve Carrell, who unjustly won the Golden Globe for his work on the American version of The Office (while the show is funny, Carrell’s character has none of the charm of Ricky Gervais’, and just comes across as a sociopath due to Carrell’s deadpan performance, and not as a desperate loser), has warned America that … Continue reading
A couple of years ago I interviewed Benecio Del Toro and he ended up telling me about the time he met Lou Reed. It turns out that all Lou wanted to talk about was The Hunted; it’s like his favorite movie.Now that we’ve established his cinematic bona fides, let’s talk about Factory Girl, the film … Continue reading
Spider-Man 3 keeps steaming along, adding new characters to what is already a fairly complicated web. The latest actress to join up with Sam Raimi’s crew is Theresa Russell, who will be playing Sandman’s wife, a character I don’t even remember from the comics. Apparently the couple is being described as villainous, so expect Russell … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Synapse FilmsMSRP: $19.95RATED: NR (Adults Only)RUNNING TIME: 128 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Two hours of amazing trailers The Disney Store is out of Times Square, but its spawn remain. The area, once known as the seediest place on Earth, is a Blade Runner-esque landscape of billboards and neon, and the squalor … Continue reading