Flash Gordon follows comic-book suit, hits big screen
Not sure if you've noticed, but lately, a lot of the big blockbusters have been based off of old comic books. Beloved for their special effects, action sequences against the "bad guy" and nifty outfits, guys flock to these movies in droves, bring (drag?) along their girlfriends and put them at the top of the box office.... read more
Laurence Fishburne to direct, star in Alchemist adaptaion
Last seen making his presence felt in the high-stakes gambling thriller 21, Laurence Fishburne continues to provide yeoman supporting performances without too much acclaim. But Hollywood clearly likes this guy; he's slated to appear in seven more films over the next two years. Life post-Matrix trilogy is quite good, it seems.... read more
Aziz Ansari to join Scrubs cast
Comedian Aziz Ansari, or one-third of MTV's Human Giant whom we still fondly remember as an indie-clerk asshole, will be one of three new interns (i.e. fresh, tauntable meat for Dr. Cox) on Scrubs. TV Guide reports Ansari will join the Sacred Heart staff along with... read more
What is your favorite Tom Waits movie role?
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Mortensen, McKellen and Serkis all in talks for Hobbit roles
It's great that Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson are both on board for the upcoming Hobbit features, but what about everyone else involved with The Lord of the Rings? For the most part it looks like they're just as excited about the feature as everyone else. Two key roles, and one perhaps-ancillary one, are in talks to be filled with the same actors as in the original trilogy. ... read more
Oliver Stone taps Richard Dreyfuss to play Dick Cheney
As Obama and McCain begin conducting VP interviews this week, director Oliver Stone thinks he has already found his own ideal running mate for W, his upcoming film about the Bush Administration. Dreyfuss is in “final negotiations” for the role of Dick Cheney, whom he already bore a passing resemblance to as Michael Douglas’ opponent in 1995’s The American President. In fact, Dreyfuss, an outspoken liberal activist, has been somewhat of a go-to guy for controlling right-wingers, having portrayed Secretary of State Andrew Haig in The Day Reagan Was Shot. ... read more
Spike Lee to make Michael Jordan doc
If Space Jam satiated your desire to watch basketball movies for all time, especially those featuring Michael Jordan, bypass this here news item. But wait! This is a documentary. Spike Lee, illustrious maker of such films as Malcolm X, Summer of Sam and Inside Man is set to direct a full-length doc about... read more
New details arise about Spielberg's creepy new website
TechCrunch has revealed that Steven Spielberg’s forthcoming paranormal social networking site will be called either “Rising” or “The Rising,” which may confuse some Bruce Springsteen fans looking for song lyrics rather than explicit alien abduction narratives. No word yet on what—if any—connection the site will have to a specific film project, though “original video” is among the domain’s planned features. Otherwise, The Rising will be a place for friends-who-have-had-close-encounters, making it much simpler to realize when a whole slew of people are constructing the same future UFO landing spot out of side dishes. ... read more
Jonathan Demme replaces Scorcese for Marley biopic
When considering the Bob Marley biopic, it seems a lot more is up in the air than just the title. Now, Jonathan Demme will replace Martin Scorsese in directing the piece. Scorsese cites scheduling conflicts as the cause of his pulling out. This is significant, as the Marley family has hopes of... read more
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones has neither swashed nor buckled... read more
John Woo confirmed to direct 1949
In keeping with his current trend of war period pieces, John Woo announced at Cannes that he will direct and produce 1949, a romance set at the end of World War II. Woo will begin work on the project after he completes the epic Red Cliff, which is based on Chinese lore set in the Han era.... read more
Body of War
It's a sad truth that American audiences are hardly flocking to watch movies... read more
John Cusack signs on for Roland Emmerich's 2012
It seems John Cusack's film focus may be shifting from romantic comedies to the suspenseful and supernatural. What with his most recent films being Martian Child and the Stephen King-adapted 1408, it may come as no big surprise that he just got on board with... read more
Charlie Kaufman to make directorial debut at Cannes
Charlie Kaufman will make his directorial debut on Friday when his film Synecdoche, New York premieres at the Cannes Film Festival. ... read more
The Edge of Heaven
In The Edge of Heaven, Fatih Akin draws from his own experiences... read more
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
A seven-film series based on... read more
Dawn of the Dead going 3-D soon
"When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth," is the classic film's tagline. Now the famous zombies will give you more excuses to clutch a loved one—even if it's a rotund, huggable bucket of popcorn—as they literally rise from two dimensions.... read more
Superbad's Hill in negotiations for new 21 Jump Street
Jonah Hill was three-years-old when 21 Jump Street first aired in 1987. Now, the Superbad star is in negotiations to develop a big-screen version of the show, Variety reports. The new version of the police drama will... read more
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young doc hits U.S. theatres in July
CSNY doesn’t always stand for Crime Scene: New York, or any other might-be primetime television murder-drama. In this case, in fact, it stands for four gentlemen as far on the other side of the spectrum as one can get: beloved peace activists and musicians, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. The latter of these men, Neil Young (who now officially has a spider named after him?!?) has produced a documentary entitled CSNY - Déjà Vu. Yes, it shares its name with the second CSNY album, and yes, it shares some similarities. Déjà Vu the first time focused on anti-Vietnam sentiments, and... read more
Baumbach to direct Amy Adams, Mark Ruffalo in film
As usual, writer/director Noah Baumbach has managed to wrangle himself two A-list actors for his next film, entitled Greenburg. The director of critically acclaimed indie fare like Margot at the Wedding, The Squid and the Whale, and Kicking and Screaming, has already directed William Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Jeff Daniels and wife Jennifer Jason Leigh, and is now set to add Amy Adams and Mark Ruffalo to that already impressive list. ... read more
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