Michael Caine was famously on the set of Jaws: The Revenge when he won his Oscar for Hannah and Her Sisters. Helen Mirren will probably be in the Kodak Theater on Oscar night to collect her all but inevitable award for The Queen, but she was on set in England the day the nominations were … Continue reading
Continuing to aid in HDNet’s expansion beyond a love for boobies in Hi Def, HDNet Films has been expirementing with lower budget High Def filmmaking and has released a couple films (the experimental Steven Soderbergh multi media blast Bubble and the doc Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) over the last two years. The … Continue reading
I’m not sure if there is a more tried-and-true plot for the modern thriller than the one where terrorists or criminals take some average Joe or Jane, kidnap their family, then force them to do some criminal act to save them. Then, in the last act of them film, our protagonist uses what they know … Continue reading
Yet another great comedic actor is joining the Judd Apatow Universe of Comedy Stars – Jenna Fischer, who plays receptionist Pam on the American version of The Office, has signed on to star alongside John C Reilly in the fake music biopic Walk Hard, which Apatow is writing with director Jake Kasdan. Fischer, who is … Continue reading
Look, I like Will Ferrell, ok? I really do. But I was a little disappointed when I heard about Semi-Pro, his upcoming comedy set in the last days of the ABA basketball league. For most people, Will Ferrell doing a sports movie written by one of the guys involved with Old School and Starksy and … Continue reading
Matthew 16:26 asks "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" Micah 1:29:07 asks "What the hell kind of idiot would voluntarily enter into a bargain where he would get neither?" In this weird world we live in, I try not to be surprised at … Continue reading
During the press tour for Casino Royale, it was revealed that the next film in Daniel Craig’s trilogy was going to be hashed out in January. Here it is, January, and right on schedule information is beginning to leak about what we can expect from Casino Royale II, whatever it may end up being called. … Continue reading
A few days ago we relayed word the Ritual Entertainment, developers of the original SiN and SiN Episode(s), had been acquired by Mumbo Jumbo, a developer and publisher of casual games. Well, it looks like fans hopeful for another Alexis masturbation sequence can douse their optimism. Word has come from Mumbo Jumbo’s CEO, Mark Cottam, … Continue reading
Now that the whole New Line v. Peter Jackson v. New Line feud has exploded with a concussive blast that’s apparently flattened any modicum of goodwill between the parties (read Devin’s coverage here), the real speculation on who will direct The Hobbit and have it out before I celebrate my first grandchild’s birthday* can begin. … Continue reading