Speak of the devil. Mere hours after Devin reported on Shawn Levy’s focus to deliver Hardy Men, we find the whole thing is being rewritten by Simon Kinberg, the man behind Mr & Mrs. Smith, X-Men: The Last Stand and XXX: State of The Union. From scratch. Thanks for trying, Mark “Herbie: Fully Loaded” Perez.What … Continue reading
Reverence and reference abound.
Unlike Prom Night, which I eviscerated a couple of weeks ago out of nothin’ but meanness, I actually have a few nice things to say about Terror Train: it was shot by the legendary John Alcott (cinematographer of such smallish movies as A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon and The Shining); it co-stars Hart Bochner ("Ellis, … Continue reading
I don’t share Nick’s hate of all things Narnia: I found the first film passable, and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens with the sequel, Prince Caspian. That film is being directed by Andrew Adamson, who directed the first film, but like Chris Colombus, two is all Adamson has in him. It’s been announced … Continue reading
I already have an unsolicited tip for Art Linson re: Neon Angels, his just announced Runaways biopic: cast unknowns. Though there will be no shortage of up-and-coming teenage and, of course, twentysomething actresses circling this project as a potential springboard to stardom, I think the old "nationwide search" will be the only way to go. … Continue reading
I just came from a screening of William Friedkin’s latest movie (I won’t say new, as it played Cannes a year ago), Bug, which stars Ashley Judd. It’s nothing like the sort of a film that you usually see in your head when someone says ‘An Ashley Judd movie,’ and that’s a good thing – … Continue reading
Chris Columbus is not the enemy. At least, he isn’t anymore. Though he stuffed multiplexes full of noxiously sentimental pap during the 1990s (his up-for-debate nadir being either Stepmom or Bicentennial Man), and got Devin’s beloved Harry Potter franchise off to a soulless start with those forgettable first two entries, he surprised some of us … Continue reading
Eric Bana, last seen taking it to the terrorists in Steven Spielberg’s masterful Munich (and soon to be dumped into theaters along with Curtis Hanson’s long-delayed professional poker movie, Lucky You), has signed on to star in Robert Schwentke’s big screen transfer of Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveller’s Wife – as The Time Traveller, not … Continue reading
There’s been a lot of hand wringing and gnashing of teeth in the week and a half since Grindhouse whimpered onto the screen. I’d daresay the topic has been beaten more senseless than a Karl Urban starring vehicle and yet, more news continues to eek forth.As the illustrious Mr. Beaks reported Easter Sunday, word was … Continue reading
Midway through the regionally produced good-ol’-boy romp, Redneck Miller, the titular character – a hotshot DJ in some random Carolina municipality where "hotshot" bona fides are easy to come by provided one still has a functional tooth or two – breaks up the near rape of his mistress by a bunch of hoods looking to … Continue reading