In a perfect world, this news item would pertain to the casting of Paul Bettany as Dr. Bradford Crane in the Olivier Assayas-directed remake of The Swarm. Yes, Olivier Assayas. Anyone who’ll admit to Film Comment that they adore The Cannonball Run must have a deep and abiding affection for Irwin Allen’s killer bee epic. … Continue reading
After earning favorable-to-ecstatic notices at major film festivals like Cannes, Toronto and New York, the Yahoo! debut of this trailer indicates that Gus Van Sant’s Paranoid Park is now ready for its obligatory NY/LA release from IFC Films. Okay, I’m being unduly sarcastic; it’ll probably play in Chicago, too. And Portland as well, since that’s … Continue reading
Guillermo del Toro keeps talking up how much he’d like to direct Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but what does that really mean? GDT has been flirting with the series forever, and he recently told MTV Movies Blog that “I’m definitely interested now that the movies have grown darker. They have a contrast between … Continue reading
The marketing types over at Marvel and Paramount must run campaigns accorting to the burlesque playbook, because their angle for Iron Man is all about the tease. Here’s another photo from the flick, and…it looks a lot like one of the first revealed shots we drooled over last year. It’s a great-looking shot that does … Continue reading
Now here’s an angle on the strike I hadn’t even considered: Entertainment Weekly’s PopWatch blog asks what might the strike do to Comic Con? We’ve seen it kill the Golden Globes, and the Oscars remain in mortal peril, but what about the biggest event of the year for nerds like you and me? Sure, it’s … Continue reading
The fall schedule of the Los Angeles Opera, which begins September 6, is one of those things that makes me temporarily insane enough to reconsider moving to LA. I’m not any sort of opera aficionado, but I am fascinated by Robert Wilson (the company is reviving his version of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly) and how can … Continue reading
The cast is starting to come together for the version of Solomon Kane that Samuel Hadida is producing. We’ve known for a while that James Purefoy is the title character. Now we know that distinguished gents Max Von Sydow (a name attached to the flick for a while, too) and Pete Postlethwaite will share the … Continue reading
When John Singleton was announced for the A-Team movie, I assumed Tyrese would be playing B.A. Baracus. But it turns out that everybody’s favorite Nigga Wit Attitude, Ice Cube, will be donning the gold chains to play the easily-duped-into-drinking-drugged-milk muscle of the group. ‘I wouldn’t try to duplicate what Mr. T did, but I will … Continue reading
Please send letters. Will Writes: Saw your website. Is there any chance you would be willing to share who Christian Bale’s agent is? I have a project I would like to submit to that person. I appreciate your help… Nick Replies: He’s at Endeavor and he has a badass of an agent. That’s all I’ll … Continue reading
Head over to composer Brian Tyler’s MySpace page, and, if you grew up watching Rambo movies, you’ll hear a very welcome music cue. And if you’ve been worried about a lack of Jerry Goldsmith in Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo, your fears are about to be allayed. Though I enjoyed the excessively violent first look at Rambo, … Continue reading