As a big fan of Jason Reitman’s sadly overlooked Thank You For Smoking, I was really hoping to see him directing a movie sooner rather than later. Fortunately, his next project Juno just started filming. It’s the story of a young girl (Ellen Page) who gets knocked up and has to deal with the consequences. … Continue reading
This week marks the start of production on the Frank Darabont-helmed adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist for Dimension Films. Thomas Jane, Andre Braugher, and Laurie Holden have already been cast as townsfolk holed up in a supermarket as monstrous menaces brought in by a supernatural storm threaten their idyllic Maine town (Despite Stevie’s iconic … Continue reading
With the financial success, critical recognition, and likely Oscar bounty of his superior crime flick The Departed, Martin Scorsese is riding high now. He’s got his pick of what to do next as he’s attached to several properties including Silence, an adaptation of the Shusaku Endo novel about two 17th century Jesuit priests spreading Christianity … Continue reading
The people responsible for the new Jim Carrey movie The Number 23 could have saved a lot of time and money and, instead of actually filming the movie, simply printed out cards that could be handed to paying customers at movie theaters across the nation. The cards would say, ‘You have a small penis,’ or … Continue reading
I’m the sort of New Yorker who bemoans what’s happened to Times Square. I go there now and see the Blade Runner lights and advertisements and the crushing crowds of Red Staters hypnotized by running new tickers and I am saddened. I remember a time when going to Times Square was a sign of bravery, … Continue reading
It’s so nice to find new friends. Especially ones with their heads on fire.
Just the other day I mentioned Lake of Fire, the epic abortion documentary by Tony Kaye, director of American History X. The two and a half hour long movie has played to acclaim from the few audiences lucky enough to see it, but thanks to ThinkFilm more people will have a chance to weigh in … Continue reading
This weekend the new Jim Carrey movie, The Number 23, opens. It’s a movie about a guy who has all this numerology business driving him nuts. I think, anyway – I see the movie tonight and I’ll be sure to let you know. At any rate, some of the more literary-minded among you may know … Continue reading