I have, on occasion, written about how much I hate nostalgia. People who engage in constant stroking of their nostalgia nerves strike me as feeble at best, blazingly immature at worst, and most likely massively unhappy with their lives today. With that in mind I must come to you with a confession: minutes ago I … Continue reading →
While we’re all getting caught up in a the best fall movie season in eight years (completely unexpected), it’s important to remember that a number of the big December heavy-hitters have yet to screen for anyone: e.g. Mike Nichols’s Charlie Wilson’s War, Marc Forster’s The Kite Runner and Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood … Continue reading →
In this day and age it’s unusual to find a really arresting opening credit sequence. It’s even more unusual to find one as powerful and information-packed as the opening of The Kingdom. The new film from Peter Berg, which I loved, opens tomorrow, but you can head over to Yahoo! and see the first four … Continue reading →
Can the Farrelly Brothers recapture the raunchy popularity of There’s Something About Mary? Can they do for pussy farts what they did for semen in the hair? They’re certainly giving it a try in The Heartbreak Kid, which I understand is just as – if not more – down and dirty as Mary. Here’s a … Continue reading →
David Duchovny is off doing the press rounds for the DVD release of his latest movie, The TV Set, and during his travels he met up with the good people of Moviehole and spoke about the future of The X-Files. As you may know if you’ve ever turned on the internet, a sequel to The … Continue reading →
While Martin Scorsese continues to weigh his pre-strike options on the dramatic feature side of things (and Devin forwarded me a doozey of a rumor that may have a shred of truth to it, but confirmation has proved elusive), he’s just announced his intention to direct a documentary on the life of George Harrison. With … Continue reading →
In a move that will surprise only the very stupid, Dreamworks and Paramount have called dibs on July 29, 2009 for Transformers 2, which will be directed by Michael Bay (unless his nearly closed deal suddenly falls apart) and star Shia LaBeouf (such are the wages of sin, m’lad). While making the release date is … Continue reading →
Things that can be gleaned from Zack Snyder’s first Watchmen production blog: he’s tired. I understand that Warner Brothers is a little frightened by the prospect of spending so much money (though reportedly less than $100 million) on a project they do not fully comprehend, but if there’s one thing they don’t have to worry … Continue reading →
Separately, Brad Pitt and Edward Norton are already considered "talent magnets". Together, they’re a talent vortex. I do believe I predicted this. For several months, casting was stagnant on Kevin McDonald’s State of Play; while Pitt was "attached" to the project, his participation was apparently contingent on the punching up of Matthew Michael Carnahan’s screenplay … Continue reading →
The Crop: Seven Samurai The Studio: The Weinstein Company The Director: Justin Chadwick or Wayne Kramer (Rumored) The Writer: John Fusco The Cast: Zhang Ziyi (In talks) The Premise: A modern day retelling of Seven Samurai set in the Golden Triangle of Southeast Asia, only with a multicultural mix of mercenaries taking the place of … Continue reading →