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 →
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 →
I just came from a screening of William Friedkin’s latest movie (I won’t say new, as it played Cannes a year ago), Bug, which stars Ashley Judd. It’s nothing like the sort of a film that you usually see in your head when someone says ‘An Ashley Judd movie,’ and that’s a good thing – … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Shawn Levy continues to metastasize, reaching into more and more projects. The previous few months have seen Levy, one of the most successful and least talented filmmakers of my lifetime, getting involved in one project after another, seemingly insatiable for new directing gigs. The latest is The Seems, based on a forthcoming young adult fantasy … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →