A couple of weeks ago Avi Arad said that there was a director who was very interested in Silver Surfer, but who hadn’t signed anything. This guy had made a mental commitment, though – and he was a Zen Buddhist. At the time that rang some bells – there was one director I knew whose … Continue reading
Some girl goes missing in Aruba and it’s headline news for weeks. Rap superstar Notorious B.I.G., aka Christopher Wallace, gets murdered and the whole thing just sort of slowly sinks away. Of course part of that could be because two LAPD officers have time and again been implicated in his killing, and now HBO is … Continue reading
Many people have wanted to make a movie based on Marvel Comics’ espionage elitist, Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., but none have been able to come up with an actor who can fill the shoes of David Hasslehoff, who played the character in a Fox telemovie years ago. Now the word is that after he’s … Continue reading
It seems that David Fincher is just aware of how much we have all missed his presence in our theaters (even after Panic Room!), and has signed on to direct two films back to back. Neither film is a huge shocker – he’s already been knee-deep in pre-production on Zodiac, a film about the Zodiac … Continue reading
Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 War of the Worlds $77,600,000 $113,200,000 1 2 Batman Begins $18,600,000 $154,100,000 3 3 Mr. and Mrs. Smith $12,700,000 $146,000,000 4 4 Bewitched $10,800,000 $40,300,000 2 5 Herbie: Fully Loaded $10,500,000 $36,800,000 2 6 Madagascar $7,000,000 $172,400,000 6 7 Rebound $6,000,000 $6,000,000 1 8 Star Wars: Episode … Continue reading
Against all odds, against all logic, the Highlander movie series continues on. I will never get to see Buckaroo Banzai vs The World Crime League, but I will live to see a fifth film in the headchopping franchise. Adrian Paul, the star of the Highlander TV show, which is tailor made for people who find … Continue reading
Here’s some great news – the guys at FilmRot, one of my daily stops on the movie related web, are reporting that Ricky Gervais was on UK TV Friday night and revealed that his next film will be Christopher Guest’s For Your Consideration. The film apparently will follow an actor and his entourage from the … Continue reading
Back in the day (2003 and 2004), I used to do a Poster Attack! column where I’d showcase some recent movie posters and crack wise about them. I really didn’t see some reason not to still be doing these and since I have some time to kill on this morning (the one I turn 33 … Continue reading
When it was announced that David Goyer would next be directing The Invisible, a remake of a recent foreign film, many wondered what that meant for a feature adaptation of DC Comics’ The Flash. It’s still happening, Goyer tells the Daily News, New York’s Hometown Paper. And the news is good – Goyer is going … Continue reading
Director Uwe Boll catches a lot of flak from people online. This may be due to celluloid atrocities like House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark, or perhaps it’s just his dodgy elocution and blame-shifting. Still, Dr. Boll is indeed a qualified filmmaker, at least in the respect that he captures images of actors … Continue reading