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REQUIEM FOR A PIROUETTE

The Fountain took six years to get made, and Darren Aronofsky isn’t looking to wait that long before he gets to his next film. Universal is fast-tracking Black Swan – a (I swear to God) ballet thriller – to be the director’s next project. A ballet thriller, huh? The movie is being written by John … Continue reading

THE RATINGS, THEY’RE A CHANGIN’

The MPAA, smugly caught with their pants down and forcibly man-handled by Kirby Dick and This Film Is Not Yet Rated, is in the process of attempting to more clearly explain ratings decisions. Of course, Dan Glickman (Jack Valenti’s replacement) has stated this move was well under way before Dick exposed MPAA foolishness. Because, you … Continue reading

OBI WAN COBAIN

It’s easy to hate Courtney Love, or to at least be disgusted by her. But I’ll tell you one thing – she’s treated Kurt Cobain’s legacy and music like something that should only be given out in small amounts, which I think has been the right idea. We don’t have Come As You Are playing … Continue reading

DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP 1.18.07

— In the recent (and welcome) rollout of films tackling current wars, likeable guy playing Michael Pena (WTC, Crash) has hopped on board the Lions for Lambs APC as it heads for what sounds like the multiple story drama set in Afghanistan. Pena will play a Lieutenant in the Army “Leads the Way” Rangers. Lions … Continue reading

EIGHT WEEKS TO IRON MAN

Jon Favreau has logged back into MySpace. He doesn’t log in for the same reasons I do – to see how 17 year old girls fill their newly expanded to 300 picture profiles – he comes on to give us the good news about his upcoming Iron Man, which is just two weeks from being … Continue reading

PIERCE BROSNAN IS BIAZARRO

Pierce Brosnan has got a pretty bitching post-Bond career going on. The Matador was just a terrific movie, and he was amazing in it. His next film is the western Seraphim Falls, which I have seen, and it’s a film that makes you wish for a full-scale revival of the genre. Now he’s going to … Continue reading

ONCE MOORE INTO THE BREACH

John Moore has avoided the remake trifecta. Moore last directed the near-Van Santian remake of The Omen, and before that he had rebuilt Flight of the Phoenix. Now he’s in talks to direct Material Breach, a thriller that’s more or less original. The movie, based on a script by Don Winston, who used to be … Continue reading

LET THE SUNSHINE TRAILER IN

Embed This Video | Visit Fox Searchlight We’ve been waiting for this film for a long time, ever since Danny Boyle spilled the beans at the press day for Millions, and it’s just about finally here – Sunshine, the sci-fi epic written by Alex “28 Days Later” Garland and directed by Boyle. It’s fifty years … Continue reading