Ebertfest Without Ebert
The spirit of 2013’s Ebertfest in a nutshell: a combination of respect and commemoration of Roger Ebert’s life and recognition of his contributions to both national criticism and the localized film community of Central Illinois. read more
Jon Hamm Joins Voice Cast of Despicable Me Spinoff
Mad Men star Jon Hamm is joining the voice cast for the Despicable Me spinoff, Minions, according to Deadline Hollywood. read more
Girls' Allison Williams Reportedly in Talks for Fantastic Four Role
Looks like Allison Williams might take some time away from her girls to join another foursome. read more
Listen to Emeli Sandé's Jazz-Inspired Take On "Crazy In Love" For The Great Gatsby
Following last month’s announcement of the track-list for The Great Gatsby soundtrack, Emeli Sandé’s jazzy version of Beyoncé’s hit “Crazy In Love,” was released last Thursday via Soundcloud by Interscope Records. read more
Emma Stone, Colin Firth to Star in Woody Allen's Latest
According to a press release, Woody Allen has cast Emma Stone and Colin Firth in his new, untitled comedy set to shoot in the South of France summer. read more
Jamie Foxx in Talks to Star as 'Daddy Warbucks' Character in Annie Remake
Looks as though that rebooted Annie movie might have found its Daddy Warbucks. read more
Catching Up With Peter Bogdanovich, Cheryl Hines, and Will Slocombe of Pasadena
One of the nicest surprises of the always-excellent Sarasota Film Festival this year was Will Slocombe’s Pasadena, starring Peter Bogdanovich and Cheryl Hines. It’s a pressure cooker of a family drama with a very personal connection to its writer/director. Anchored by Bogdanovich and Hines, plus standouts like Sonya Walger, Wilson Bethel, and especially a bravura performance by Alicia Witt, the film wasn’t always pleasant to watch, but it was never less than fascinating. Paste sat down with Slocombe, Bogdanovich, and Hines to discuss family connections, awkward silences, and how John Cassavetes saved Bogdanovich’s premiere once upon a time.... read more
Watch Willie Nelson's Audition Tape for The Hobbit
"You shall not pass...an unlit joint, man. That's just not cool." read more
Zach Braff's Wish I Was Here Kickstarter Hits $2 Million Goal in Three Days
After three days and more than 28,000 backers, actor Zach Braff reached his Kickstarter project goal of $2 million on Saturday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. read more
Post Tenebras Lux
Fading Away Only a dream Just a memory Without anywhere to stay -Neil Young Carlos Reygadas’ fourth film, Post Tenebras Lux begins with what, in retrospect, appear to be two dreams. They both become nightmares.... read more
Tribeca Film Festival Winners Announced
International films dominated this year's winners at the Tribeca Film Festival. read more
42
The entire life of Jackie Robinson is a rich subject for a film adaptation, not that this would be obvious after viewing 42, Brian Helgeland’s fourth feature film. The youngest of five, Robinson was born into a family of sharecroppers in 1919. As a youth, he was a gang member (briefly), an accomplished track runner, football, tennis and baseball player, as well as a military man. (He was a member of the 761st “Black Panthers” Tank Battalion.) Robinson often spoke out against racism and suffered as a result. Long before Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Robinson was courtmartialed... read more
Graceland
Take the worst day you’ve ever had at your job and multiply it by ten. That still probably won’t compare with the day that Marlon Villar (Arnold Reyes) is having in Graceland.... read more
Mud
Mud combines the poignance of a boy coming to terms with life’s realities with the excitement of top-notch suspense. read more
George Clooney Rumored To Work with Argo Journalist for Coronado High
George Clooney is rumored to reteam with Joshuah Bearman for a project titled Coronado High. Clooney is expected to direct this film that is currently in talks to be picked up by Sony Pictures. read more
Kon-Tiki
If the mission depicted in Kon-Tiki had a motto, it’d be, “Here’s hoping this works.” Much of the film takes place on a primitive balsa-wood raft that’s meant to float 5,000 miles from Peru to the Polynesian islands. The vessel’s course relies on ocean currents to make the journey, and if anything goes wrong, six men will be stranded in the middle of the ocean.... read more
Jake Gyllenhaal To Star In New Crime Thriller, Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler is a thriller in which Gyllenhaal will play a Los Angeles-based crime reporter. read more
Upstream Color
If Shane Carruth’s time-traveling debut Primer was about outthinking what you might do in the future, his second movie, Upstream Color, is about deciphering why you feel the way you do right now. This is not by any means an easy question to answer, and Carruth measures the distance from our actions to our understanding with all the confusion and swirls of emotion that accompany our worst decisions. He does so in a way that taps into some of the best elements of the current American moviescape—the editing is crisp and pushes the story along at a clip, the performances... read more
The Big Wedding
Don’t be fooled by the marketing campaign for The Big Wedding. The pastel-hued poster may look as sweet as a wedding cake—it’s even tiered—but the screwball comedy from writer-director Justin Zackham (scribe on The Bucket List) contains unexpected layers of salty language, bitter political incorrectness and pungent sex that your mother may not be aware of when she deems it appropriate for her movie group. It’s not. Seriously, Robert De Niro goes down on Susan Sarandon in the very first scene.... read more
Watch the Latest Trailer for Monster's University
Let the Scare Games begin! read more
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