I was seven-years-old. I had never been to an airport, never seen a disaster film and had no concept of what a hare krishna was. Didn’t matter. All I knew was this: watching Robert Stack beat the shit out of the topknotted bastards was just about the funniest thing I’d ever seen. In fact, not … Continue reading
When I spoke to Bill Condon last April prior to the DVD release of Dreamgirls, I asked the filmmaker if there were any other "cult" musicals he’d like to direct or, failing that, see on the big screen. His immediate reply: "I hope Follies gets made. You hear some rumors that it might get made. … Continue reading
I know not of Ruben Fleischer, the likely director of Columbia Pictures’ Zombieland. He could be a sensationally talented young man, a modestly talented middle-aged man, or a sensationally untalented octogenarian who arrived late to the directing game. I don’t care. Even if it’s the former, I fail to see the point in making another … Continue reading
Looks like we have an explanation for Batman’s forlorn gaze from that high rise window… Woulda never guessed it. Credit where it’s due: over the last couple of weeks, Warner Brothers has run one of the smartest viral marketing campaigns I’ve ever witnessed. Of course, I could be biased on account of getting to answer … Continue reading
I visited the set of Screen Gems’ Prom Night last summer (coverage coming soon!), but, to be honest, a few hours spent watching a group of high school kids traipse into a ballroom wasn’t terribly indicative of how the PG-13 remake might turn out. The set was certainly running smoothly under Nelson McCormick’s direction, whose … Continue reading
After retreating to the safety/sanity of creature effects sculpting in the wake of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Stephen Norrington is ready to try directing again. Really ready. Like Clash of the Titans remake ready. I don’t know what kind of budget Warner Brothers is thinking of lavishing on this project, but they must be … Continue reading
Before you read too much into the Hollywood Foreign Press expanding their Best Picture (Drama) nominees from five to seven and still finding a way to snub the phenomenally deserving Into the Wild, it’s important to remember that the Golden Globes have always been about rewarding influence, not quality. They also play favorites more brazenly … Continue reading
I haven’t looked forward to an Adam Sandler film since Punch Drunk Love, but I have been monitoring his latest film, You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, with heightened interest – and not because I feel Dennis Dugan is about to turn a corner and become the next Howard Hawks. Though the premise – a … Continue reading
Okay, so the headline is a tad misleading. Though The Hollywood Reporter is ballyhooing producer Morris S. Levy’s prepping of a fully authorized Rocky Marciano biopic, it’s still possible that Spike Lee could get his Joe Louis film up and shooting before the Brockton Blockbuster project even has a director. But considering Spike’s penchant for … Continue reading
If the title Knowing sounds familiar, it’s because it was nearly Richard Kelly’s follow-up to Donnie Darko. I wonder if he thinks about that much. I just hope he wasn’t planning on circling back to it, because it’s now a go-picture for Alex Proyas and Nicolas Cage. Based on an idea and a heavily rewritten … Continue reading