So what the heck is next for Matt Damon? At this weekend’s The Bourne Ultimatum junket, the actor was very aware of the impending strike that looms over Hollywood*, and said that he was making his decisions based on that. “I’m hoping to do the Green Zone movie [Imperial Life in the Emerald City] that … Continue reading
This week Zack Snyder is going to announce the cast of Watchmen at Comic Con… but who’s going to be surprised? Over the last couple of weeks almost the whole cast has leaked (thanks in part to your friends at CHUD.com!), and now two more names have been added to the cast list. Here’s who … Continue reading
How do you turn around a career that’s close to bobbing upside down in the sea like a forgotten water wing? Hook up a script with mainstream potential to a producer (Lorenzo di Bonaventura) ready to extend his oeuvre out of genre flicks, attach a director with massive critical love (Terry George) and court a … Continue reading
Film Gross Per Screen Toto 1 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry $34,775,000 $9,949 $34,775,000 2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $32,185,000 (-58.3%) $7,511 $207,541,000 3 Hairspray $27,800,000 $8,907 $27,800,000 4 Transformers $20,506,000 (-44.6%) $5,450 $262,969,000 5 Ratatouille $11,000,000 (-38.9%) $3,233 $165,628,000 6 Die Hard in Name Only $7,300,000 (-35.3%) $2,676 … Continue reading
There’s more plot in this IESB-hosted trailer for Michael Dougherty’s Trick ‘R Treat than there was in the entirety of Superman Returns (which Dougherty co-wrote with Dan Harris): you’ve got Anna Paquin making like Little Red Riding Hood at a costume party (and being stalked down a tree-lined lane), Dylan Baker menacing the fat kid … Continue reading
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I’ll admit it: Seth Rogen landing the lead in Sony’s long-dormant Green Hornet project did not initially strike me as a great idea. Much as I love Seth and believe he’ll be making great comedies for decades to come, the superhero parody already feels tired. It predates the ascendancy of Marvel Films: The Tick (animated … Continue reading
Hungry for a little humor? We have in our possession three copies of the first season of Whiteboyz in the Hood. The ten episode season features thirty comics of the pale-skinned persuasion doing stand-up for your entertainment. Racial bemusement aside, you’ll be sure to get a kick out of this 2-disc set.In order to qualify … Continue reading
From the mouth of Matt Damon himself: he won’t be playing Captain Kirk in JJ Abrams’ reboot of Star Trek. Talking with IGN, the actor seemed actually warm to the idea of playing Kirk, saying that William Shatner had even given him his blessing. But it’s all a rumor, Damon says, and they’re actually casting … Continue reading
Cate Blanchett is the best thing that ever happened to Shekhar Kapur. Nine years ago, their Elizabeth was a modestly produced portrait of The Virgin Queen’s rise from tentative ruler to ruthless monarch. The film has its fans, but I’m not one of them; yes, the performances are uniformly great, but Kapur’s overheated direction smothers … Continue reading