I love that, lately, Danny Boyle news items seem to come in pairs. And today, we not only know his probable next project, we’ve got slightly stronger indications that one of his long-desired gigs is a step closer to reality: Porno. Irvine Welsh’s sequel to Trainspotting has been on Boyle’s mind for a long time, … Continue reading
Just over a month ago, Dan wrote about the fantastic Danny Boyle’s probable Sunshine follow-up, set in the Johannesburg Ponte Tower and called…Ponte Tower. Now, Time Out (the original source for the story) says that ain’t happening…at least not yet. Bad news, since the idea was promising, but there is a silver lining, as Boyle … Continue reading
Doing this the right way, counting back as it was back in the day. One a day. Discuss it right here. Previous deaths: 100. Enjoy!* # 99 – The General’s Daughter The first publicity still for Turk 182 Pieces. The General’s Daughter: I think it’s very important to the blown apart TO THE RIGHT. Something … Continue reading
You know who’s excited about the prospect of yet another Da Vinci Code movie? Accountants. Oh, and Jean Reno. You know who has the power to decide what gets done in Hollywood? Accountants…and, sorry, but not Jean Reno. Thus, it should be no surprise that the spectre of another installment of this much-maligned property looms … Continue reading
I’ve always liked the concept of Mike Binder more than I’ve liked the person of Mike Binder (The Upside of Anger, The Mind of a Married Man, Reign Over Me). The guy’s been an almost self-contained industry of writing, directing, acting in, and making his own films for over a decade now (And anybody who … Continue reading
Maybe I’m remembering things with shades that are a tad too rosy, but was movie comedy always so one-dimensional? Maybe I’m jaundiced by growing up in the Mel Brooks/Harold Ramis/Bill Murray era, but I thought comic actors could successfully develop more than one persona and comic directors could do a variety of styles while still … Continue reading
On the press tour for his upcoming invisible teen movie The Invisible, David "Say what you will about me, I’m successful" Goyer, touched a bit on his next project. He’s stepping out of the director’s chair to co- produce (with Harry Potter producer David Heyman) a fantasy film about the "what if" lives of CS … Continue reading
You might know character actor Terry Kinney if were to see him in a random film, but you might not know why you should respect him. Though he’s cashed plenty of paychecks appearing in crap like The Firm and Save the Last Dance, Kinney is eminently worthy of praise as one of the co-founders of … Continue reading
Look, I think Judd Apatow is doing to comedy what James Caan did to Playboy Playmates in the 1970s, but I have no freakin’ idea who Ed Helms is. Apparently, he plays Andy Bernard on The Office. Cool. How much of a philistine am I for not watching The Office? That much? Really? Is all … Continue reading
Interestingly enough, as I was taking a shower today I was thinking of Uwe Boll. Not in the way you might think of Jessica Biel when you’re taking a shower, but more in the context of crappy films and the guys who make them. I thought as much as the guy makes technically unproficient films, … Continue reading