Now that he’s broken Major League Baseball’s (and, more importantly, Hank Aaron’s) career home run record, I’m pretty sure Barry Bonds’s place in the record books is secure unless George Mitchell’s investigation yields a definitive list of everyone who took steroids in the game’s history. Barring the highly improbable discovery of such a list, the … Continue reading
When Soul Men was announced back in September, I couldn’t get too excited on account of the screenplay by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone (who brought you Intolerable Cruelty, Life and the spellbinding Man of the House). Though the casting of Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac as feuding soul singers who reunite to honor … Continue reading
Looking to capitalize on the enduring cult popularity of Mr. Nanny and the recent box office windfall generated by The Nanny Diaries, Samuel L. Jackson has agreed to star as a brat minder in The Man That Rocks the Cradle for New Line. I’m currently hitting up sources to clarify that this is not, in … Continue reading
On a quick read of this recently published Sam Raimi/Robert Tapert interview with Comic Book Resources, it sounds like Sam Raimi isn’t saying much of anything about whether he intends to direct Spider-Man 4. But if you over-scrutinize it in order to make a big deal out of what is potentially nothing, it sounds like … Continue reading
We’re still an agonizing eight months away from the theatrical release of Hellboy II: The Golden Army, but the kind and gentle folk at Universal Pictures have decided to give you an early look at some of your favorite characters from the first film. And they’ve kicked things off with the lovely Selma Blair as … Continue reading
I doubt Stuart Beattie enjoys being referred to as "G.I. Joe Screenwriter", but for the amount of coin he’s pulling down to re-imagine the toy line as a "Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity", Mr. Seven Figures can take a little ribbing. Like many screenwriters who fatten their bank accounts on studio junk, Beattie is apparently … Continue reading
When last I tried my hand at assembling something approaching a definitive list of overused movie/TV music, I requested some assistance from you, the reader, in order to cover whatever egregious omissions I’d made during my initial compilation. I expected to miss an obvious title or two; I did not, however, figure I’d goof up … Continue reading
In a rather stunning development, the director/star team of Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are attracting A-list talent to their new project. This is not welcome news for Casey Siemaszko. And while I feel for the one-time fringe Frat Pack-er, I’m especially pleased to learn that the first bit of casting on Shutter Island is … Continue reading
The viral onslaught of The Dark Knight continues! And if you’re giddy to see yet another still image of Heath Ledger’s Caine-curdling Joker, well, giddy you soon shall be! No offense intended to the lovely blokes at Empire Online, but the "All Will Be Revealed…" boast feels kind of empty considering that we’ve seen nearly … Continue reading
There’s finally reason to get almost tepidly excited about Paramount’s screen version of Scott Smith’s The Ruins: he’s revealed to USA Today that the novel’s malevolent foliage won’t be making like John Moschitta. The conceit of talking vines didn’t collapse my suspension of belief on the page; I mean, I figured if I was able … Continue reading