Fans who were excited about the return of the legendary John Woo/Chow Yun Fat team can go ahead and get unexcited: three days into shooting the expensive historical epic Red Cliff, Chow’s out. At 70 million dollars, Red Cliff is most expensive Chinese film ever, with the script clocking in at four hours (Asian markets … Continue reading
It took Clive Owen long enough, but it appears as if he’s finally a viable Hollywood movie star. Coming off a very impressive 2006 that found him co-toplining one box office smash, Spike Lee’s Inside Man, and outright starring in another steady b.o. performer, Alfonso Cuaron’s Children of Men, Owen has just booked the lead … Continue reading
FilmJerk is one of the best places to get early info on movie releases, and site runner Ed Havens is usually completely and totally correct. So that means that I believe the running time he has listed for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End: 170 minutes. That’s just a hair under three hours. Some … Continue reading
–Multi-interpreted Catholic literature gets a boost as Emma Thompson has signed to play the role Mrs. Marchmain, the matriarch of an imploding family in the filmic version of Brideshead Revisited. Brideshead follows the story of a young man who, through the friendship of a college friend, is brought into the aristocratic, Catholic-tinged and drama-filled world … Continue reading
I can believe that Benicio del Toro is a werewolf with very little prodding. Believing that Sir Anthony Hopkins is his dad will take a little more suspending of my disbelief. Might as well get started on that now – Hopkins tells Rotten Tomatoes that he’s lining up to play Benicio’s sire in the upcoming … Continue reading
Few directors of this generation have exhibited the insight, skill and raw talent as Raja Gosnell. Known by his powerful works more than name, Raja continues to toil in the shadows of the art he creates. You may not know him, but you can bet your ass you know his life’s work, which includes Scooby … Continue reading
As casting announcements have been made for Indiana Jones IV (including the final confirmation of the rumor that all CHUD readers knew to be true months ago – that Shia LaBeouf is in the movie, despite his repeated denials. Shia the Liar!), one name has been absent. There’s been no word of Jonathan Rhys-Davies coming … Continue reading
I’m somewhat notorious for being into cable-caliber movies featuring B-to-Z-grade actors, and while that’s certainly true, it doesn’t apply across the board. If we’re talking pulpy genres like action movies or lurid “erotic” thrillers, then who needs the dramatic muscle of legitimate stars? Z-grade presence sometimes counts for more, especially in the hands of a … Continue reading
Some days, the news just kinda shapes up in a particular paradigm. Today, it seems to be women from acclaimed sci-fi TV shows with frustrating extended narratives trying to nurture an onscreen career. First, was Evangeline Lilly. Now, it’s Gillian Anderson. For American audiences, Anderson all but disappeared after the lengthy run of The X … Continue reading
Of all of the relatively new to Hollywood cast members of ABC’s declining yet formidable show Lost, the top two that people are dying to see what they do next would have to be Josh Holloway and Evangeline Lilly. Though they’ve each had some minor TV credits to their name before the show, neither has … Continue reading