I always wondered if some of those stolen Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* pictures would ever hit the web. I always figured they would appear on one of those Russian film sites that seem operate as if they’re beholden to no copyright law known to God or man. Now three pictures … Continue reading →
OK, that title is actually misleading since it’s obviously intended to suggest that the Weinstein Co. period drama Shanghai, starring a locked Gong Li and in talks John Cusack, is glossing off the non-success of Ang Lee’s recent wartime period flick. And for audiences it will seem that way, since Cusack would be an American … Continue reading →
New Line may still be looking for its next Prestige Picture (and a little something to get audiences through the turnstiles- The Last Mimzy, Shoot ‘Em Up, Mr. Woodcock, Martian Child, Rendition… well, you get the picture), but you’ve got to give them credit for extending their reach. How so, you ask? In a 40-year … 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 →
This feeling… what is it? If forced to describe it, I might say I was… excited about a Tim Burton movie. It’s been years since I’ve felt this way – maybe a decade or more? – and it’s weird. But it’s also nice. I am psyched about Burton’s version of Sweeney Todd. I’m not 100% … Continue reading →
OFN: Old Fuckin’ News. There’s nothing worse on the internet than Old Fuckin’ News; stories that are a day old – sometimes hours old! – fall into the OFN category on the web.We try not to bring you OFN. We try to stay cutting edge. But sometimes things fall through the cracks, even with the … Continue reading →
If nothing else, the poster for Whiteout made me reread the original Greg Rucka/Steve Lieber graphic novel. See, the poster has all this text on it and some of the text says ‘serial killer.’ I didn’t remember there being a ‘serial killer’ in the book, but I hadn’t read it in a couple of years. … Continue reading →
I must have missed the whole "chicks with phallic fun growing out of their perfectly sculpted asses is the new hotness bandwagon", because it’s rolling all through town and I’m still stuck on the tail-excluding "perfectly sculpted ass" wagon of 2006. 2007 case in point: Angelina Jolie and her tail-tacle of golden glory spawning king … Continue reading →
I may have talked too much about the Watchmen set in previous updates, so I’m going to say as little as possible here. The official Watchmen site has updated with pictures of the Vancouver backlot that’s standing in for New York City. It looks pretty terrific in these pics, but more importantly: One of the … Continue reading →
In Bruges is the opening night film of the Sundance Film Festival. I don’t want to go off on another tirade about the faux-indie quality of the festival these days (since I am currently awaiting press accreditation!), but it’s worth pointing out that Colin Farrell in a hitman comedy isn’t exactly edgy indie fare. It … Continue reading →