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NARNIA UP

I don’t share Nick’s hate of all things Narnia: I found the first film passable, and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens with the sequel, Prince Caspian. That film is being directed by Andrew Adamson, who directed the first film, but like Chris Colombus, two is all Adamson has in him. It’s been announced … Continue reading

HELLO DADDY, HELLO MOM

I already have an unsolicited tip for Art Linson re: Neon Angels, his just announced Runaways biopic: cast unknowns. Though there will be no shortage of up-and-coming teenage and, of course, twentysomething actresses circling this project as a potential springboard to stardom, I think the old "nationwide search" will be the only way to go. … Continue reading

COLUMBUS DISCOVERS LIGHTNING

Chris Columbus is not the enemy. At least, he isn’t anymore. Though he stuffed multiplexes full of noxiously sentimental pap during the 1990s (his up-for-debate nadir being either Stepmom or Bicentennial Man), and got Devin’s beloved Harry Potter franchise off to a soulless start with those forgettable first two entries, he surprised some of us … Continue reading

TOUGH JEW TURNED TIME TRAVELLER

Eric Bana, last seen taking it to the terrorists in Steven Spielberg’s masterful Munich (and soon to be dumped into theaters along with Curtis Hanson’s long-delayed professional poker movie, Lucky You), has signed on to star in Robert Schwentke’s big screen transfer of Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveller’s Wife – as The Time Traveller, not … Continue reading

GRINDHOUSE SPLIT GROUND OUT?

There’s been a lot of hand wringing and gnashing of teeth in the week and a half since Grindhouse whimpered onto the screen. I’d daresay the topic has been beaten more senseless than a Karl Urban starring vehicle and yet, more news continues to eek forth.As the illustrious Mr. Beaks reported Easter Sunday, word was … Continue reading

YOU CAN BET THIS PRIEST IS TOTALLY STRAIGHT

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear ‘priest?’ If it’s boy-raper, you’re probably not alone, which is why Isaiah Washington’s decision to play one in indie thriller The Least of These is so interesting. Washington got a little extra famous recently when he called one of his Grey’s Anatomy co-stars (no, not … Continue reading

COLIN FIRTH COULD BE YOUR BABY DADDY

Mamma Mia!, the McDonalds of stage musicals, is about a woman who doesn’t know who her father is and inviting three possible candidates to her wedding. It’s a family values thing, all set to the tune of multiple Abba songs. The show, which has grossed a billion dollars and then some, is being made into … Continue reading

SING IT, SPIDEY!

Playbill.com broke the story earlier – there’s a Spider-Man musical in the offing, with Julie Taymor directing and music and lyrics by Bono and the Edge. I’ve been alive long enough to see stranger things, but not many (among them: Superman, Captain America and Batman musicals in various stages of development and performance. Taymor is … Continue reading