The Watchmen news has begun pouring in since last night’s revelation by Paddy Considine that Jackie Earle Haley has been offered the role of Rorschach. Over at Aint It Cool, Moriarty’s sources told him that Jason Patric is being asked to play Dr. Manhattan (Keanu Reeves balked at the paycheck) while he hints that the … Continue reading →
1. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #940 Sure, their film reviews are hated by geeks. Yes, they follow trends incessantly. And yes, music coverage is generally an afterthought. But it’s surely the most fun weekly read out there, and they have television on lock. Plus, they’ll surprise with every now and then with a great piece on overlooked … Continue reading →
In Twin Peaks, when Bob killed his notable second season victim, the Giant appeared to Dale Cooper* and uttered a line that has been part of my lexicon ever since: "It is happening again." Spoken with incredible gravitas, it implies bad things that cannot be stopped. So the line wells up from within me every … Continue reading →
Cinematical has a link up that points to a Flickr account holding eight photos of hot man on the street action that should get Batman detail obsessives foaming and speculating until the next similar photos surface. The location: Chicago, where The Dark Knight will be shooting for the next few weeks. The subjects: Maggie Gyllenhaal … Continue reading →
Not since the heyday of Burton and Taylor (Richard and Elizabeth, not Tony and Dub) has Hollywood dared to team a pair of noted… how do I say this without getting sued for libel… bon vivants on a major motion picture. And I applaud Dreamworks’ and Ben Stillers’s bravery in hiring Owen Wilson and Nick … Continue reading →
There’s been a lot happening behind the scenes of Watchmen in the last couple of weeks. Zach Snyder is going to start filming this fall in Vancouver, and he’s got his pre-production team working on storyboards and other art. Meanwhile, casting has been happening, and official announcements should start hitting soon. But there’s one bit … Continue reading →
Adam Sandler has made some of the worst, most juvenile and unfunny comedies of the last few years, and even in his ‘feel good’ movies has been unable to get past his angry frat boy in desperate need of medication persona. Mitch Albom has written some of the hokiest, sappiest books filled with confectionary spirituality … Continue reading →
The modern Western tends to be a sweeping, poetic epic – the genre is not commercially viable, so when people make Westerns they make them with the most artistic of intentions. Which is too bad, because the Western is a fun genre, one that lends itself to action and exciting gunplay. Sure, the best of … Continue reading →
Un Film Un Gross Un Per Screen Un Total 1 Fantastic Four 2 $57,400,000 $14,498 $57,400,000 2 Ocean’s Thirteen $19,105,000 (-47.1%) $5,359 $69,810,000 3 Knocked Up $14,535,000 (-26%) $5,000 $90,482,000 4 Pirates 3 $12,024,000 (-43.1%) $3,611 $273,757,000 5 Surf’s Up $9,300,000 (-47.3%) $2,633 $34,671,000 6 Shrek the Third $9,007,000 (-41.2%) $2,569 $297,249,000 7 Nancy Drew … Continue reading →