Jason Schwartzman has never been someone I’ve paid attention to one way or the other. The best way I can describe the guy is chicken broth. By that, I mean, he’s a good person for other people to play off of and he’s reliably consistent. But if people rave or complain about something you make … Continue reading
As the second Batman film inches closer to production, casting rumors are intensifying for the juiciest of the new characters, particularly current-friend-of-Bruce/future-foe of Bats Harvey “Two-Face” Dent. Both Eion Bailey and Jamie Foxx’s names have been mentioned for the role, but a new name seems to have drifted to the front of the line. The … Continue reading
Will Ferrell’s upcoming New Line comedy Semi-Pro seems to add comics like Tyra Banks is adding pounds. Today, the cast grew just a little bit bigger with the addition of Rob Corddry of The Daily Show fame. Interestingly enough and much like this week’s other notable addition, Will Arnett, Corddry is getting a dry run … Continue reading
EMPIRE – MARCH ’07 The biggest and best movie magazine in the world. Made in the UK. Huge. That’s all you need to know. This issue’s strong points: 80’s action star retrospective featuring current interviews with Lundgren, Seagal, Stallone, and Van Damme. This alone is worth a perfect score, even if the rest of the … Continue reading
I remember liking Meet the Parents when I saw it in the theater. Ben Stiller had yet to become omnipresent in motion picture comedy. At the time, DeNiro was taken more seriously as he had come off of Ronin and Jackie Brown. Owen Wilson was still a supporting player. Finally, Teri Polo was rescued from … Continue reading
A few days ago, an announcement went out about a new Mario Bello/Ray Liotta movie called Downloading Nancy in which she would play a suicidal woman who meets a man over the Internet and hires him to kill her. Unfortunately, they actually develop a relationship and he doesn’t have a PayPal account, so problems happen. … Continue reading
With a successful debut under his belt (the Dawn of the Dead remake) and excitement for his stylized adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300 at a good level, Snyder is in a good place in Hollywood right now. Accordingly, Warners, who’s not only making 300 but also Watchmen, with Snyder has decided to give his production … Continue reading
Miramax – at least during the Weinstein era – gathered a pretty savage reputation both as careless acquirers of Asian film and hounds for Oscar-baiting prestige material. People tend to forget that they had some nice, smaller films – generally romantic comedies – that didn’t make too much noise. Now, firmly in the post-Weinstein era, … Continue reading
Although we’ve enjoyed some great laughs from recent comedy smashes like Anchorman and The 40-Year Old Virgin, it’s also been great to see the supporting players in these films like Seth Rogen branch off and find their own starring vehicles to excel in. One guy who’s been on deck for a bit is Paul Rudd, … Continue reading
The Gulf region of the United States has seen more than its share of tough times lately, but a rare bright spot has been the fairly consistent stream of film productions bringing attention and, most importantly, jobs to the area. The latest is a rather odd little duck because it appears to be a sequel … Continue reading