The death of Heath Ledger presents a list of tragedies. Among all of them (including another seized opportunity for Fred Phelps to spread his particular brand of hate) I keep coming back to Terry Gilliam. As Variety pointed out today, Ledger was key to the financing of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus; without him the … Continue reading
Multiplayer revealed for follow-up to amazing Xbox360 launch title.
New Palahniuk adaptation doesn’t make Fox Searchlight gag.
Will Paramount continue the Jack Ryan series based on an original script, with Ryan Gosling in the role?
The rumors are true: Tony Stark has a cameo in The Incredible Hulk!
Peter Berg, one of several people who can’t stop making movies, is going to jump head first into the simmering drug dealer biopic genre, and he’s bringing Mark Wahlberg along with him. Perg’s picked Wahlberg to play John Roberts, the drug deals previously profiled in the documentary Cocaine Cowboys. Roberts was a Vietnam vet who … Continue reading
Whether it’s that insane-looking Japanese Grindhouse DVD set or the new poster for Hell Ride, Tarantino’s got packaging down cold. Looking at this poster, I don’t even care what the movie’s about; I see the cast and the Trapper Keeper-ready collage art and money for a ticket just appears in my hand. The Tarantino-produced flick … Continue reading
Hope you’re not planning to have any wild, Hallmark-sanctioned sex at midnight Valentine’s Day, because you’ll want to be refreshing the official Indiana Jones website to catch the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull trailer at 12:01AM Friday, February 15. We’re told that Entertainment Tonight will be teasing the trailer during the … Continue reading
Rejoice! Cinematical is reporting that Nausicaa.net is reporting that Hayao Miyazaki has finished the storyboards for his next film, Ponyo on the Cliff. Cinematical claims that a finished storyboard set is akin to the completion of principal photography on a live-action film. I’m not sure about that, but there’s no question that the film is … Continue reading
It’s a pleasure to get past viral salesmanship to see the thing itself. J.J. Abrams’ low-fi monster flick Cloverfield began as a secret and became an internet oddity propelled by a marketing approach that engaged everything but the film. Now stripped of external influence we can see the movie for what it is: a meticulously … Continue reading