Steven Spielberg Reveals Tintin 2 Details
Though The Adventures of Tintin was shut out of the Academy Award nominations, save Best Original Score, the film was a smash at the box office and Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are ready to go ahead with the sequel. read more
The Artist Wins Big at BAFTAs
Yesterday, while most of you were watching LL Cool J host the Grammys, the British Academy Film Awards took place and to no one’s surprise The Artist won big. The BAFTAs, commonly known as the British Oscars, is one of the main award shows along with the Golden Globes that helps predicts who will take home an Oscar. read more
Academy Award nominee Roko Belic presents World Happy Day tomorrow
My So Called Life may have had the World Happiness dance, but Academy Award nominated documentarian Roko Belic (Genghis Blues) is doing them one better with World Happy Day tomorrow, Saturday February 11. Belic promises that “thousands of people will join together in communities across the globe to experience the film HAPPY and begin their journeys toward healthier and happier lives.” As part of the event, the film will screen in 600 locations in 60 countries over all seven continents. Learn more at the film’s website here. Oh Happy Day!... read more
Peter Jackson Finishes Casting The Hobbit, Adds Billy Connolly
With all the talk surrounding the forthcoming film adaptation of _The Hobbit_ these days, it was easy to forget that the casting wasn’t even complete. But now, Peter Jackson, producer of the two-part epic based on J.R. Tolkien’s series, has announced that Scottish actor Bill Connolly will round out the enormous cast. read more
Wet Hot American Summer Film Will Absolutely Happen
That’s right, there is absolutely going to be a Wet Hot American Summer sequel/prequel. Michael Showalter, writer and star of the 2001 cult classic, stopped by Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live and finally gave a straight answer to the burning question of whether or not a film was going to happen. read more
Zak Penn Tapped to Write Karate Kid Sequel
Zak Penn, the writer behind The Incredible Hulk and X-Men: The Last Stand, has been tapped by Columbia Pictures to write the sequel to 2010’s surprisingly successful The Karate Kid, Variety reports. read more
Naomi Watts to Play Princess Diana
In November we reported Jessica Chastain would play the late Princess in the upcoming picture Caught In Flight. Today, Ecosse Films has announced Naomi Watts will in fact portray Diana with production scheduled for spring of this year. read more
Watch an Exclusive Clip of Connie Britton and Jason Mantzoukas in Conception
The upcoming romantic comedy Conception pulled its cast from some of our favorite TV shows, including Julie Bowen and Sarah Hyland (Claire and Haley from _Modern Family_), Connie Britton (Tammy in the dearly departed _Friday Night Lights_), and Jason Mantzoukas (the hilarious Rafi in _The League_). read more
Perfect Sense
Perfect Sense is a film certainly worthy of appreciation, but a struggle to love. It promises an exciting premise—people around the world are starting to lose their senses, beginning with the sense of smell, and no one knows why. Caught in the middle of the mysterious pandemic are a pair of lovers, a chef and a researcher, who discover they need one another to make it through the chaos.... read more
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson To Appear Together in New Comedy?
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are ready to reteam in a new comedy written by Vaughn himself. The film is about two professionals who get laid off due to their company downsizing. read more
Return
Return is the debut film from writer and director Liza Johnson. The film follows a female soldier, Kelli (Linda Cardellini), who after returning from war in the Middle East, struggles to settle back into her old life. Although initially thrilled to be reunited with her husband, Mike (Michael Shannon), her two little girls, and her friends, life at home slowly begins to appear hollow and pointless. She quits her job, one she had held for a long time before the war, suddenly and without explanation. Instead of finding new work, she wastes months on the couch in her pajamas, watching... read more
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Set to Make Directorial Debut
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will make his directorial debut in a film he wrote and will star in alongside Scarlett Johansson, according to Deadline. The comedy will start shooting this upcoming April. read more
Kevin Smith Reveals Animated Jay and Silent Bob Film Is In the Works
Kevin Smith has revealed that there’s going to be a Jay and Silent Bob cartoon and that he’s been quietly working on it for a while now. read more
Dawes Set to Make Cameo on NBC's Parenthood
Dawes will be making their acting debut when the quartet appears on NBC’s Parenthood tonight. The group is the target of Adam and Crosby’s (Peter Krause and Dax Shepard) company as prospective clients. read more
In Darkness
The Holocaust/WWII film genre has given birth to cinematic masterpieces (The Pianist, Schindler’s List, Sophie Scholl), maudlin excursions into fantasy (Life Is Beautiful) and serious-minded films that reach a bit too far (Black Book). To even think that such events could be recreated again and again within the confines of a film genre, which is inherently subject to its own clichés and devices, is a bit cringe-inducing. But from great horror often springs great art, and there are important stories of courage and survival, as well as the most base human depravity, that have yet to be told. Famed... read more
Watch the First Amazing Spider-Man Trailer
The much anticipated Spider-Man reboot finally has a trailer that boasts "the untold story...begins." read more
It's About You
Internationally renowned photographer Kurt Markus and his son Ian accepted an invitation from roots-rocker John Mellencamp to follow him on tour and produce a documentary about their experience. Mellencamp gave them a cryptic bit of instruction. “It’s about you,” he told them. So off they went, with a vintage 8mm movie camera and some simple sound equipment, to follow the band. What did they see? What did they learn? And why is this an important story to tell?... read more
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, is a Turkish police procedural based on the real-life experiences of one of the writers. The story follows a group of men as they travel around the Anatolian steppe at night in three cars in search of a buried body. The main homicide suspect, Kenan (Firat Tanis), is being escorted from one location to the next as part of a deal he’s made with police Commissar Naci (Yilmaz Erdogan) to identify the grave of the man he murdered. In exchange for the informaiton, he hopes to secure... read more
Back to the Future Might Become A Musical?
And in the latest twist of cultural transgressions, Robert Zemeckis’ 1985 classic _Back To The Future_ might become a Broadway musical. read more
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band DVD to be Released
A documentary for Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band titled One of My Kind: The Story of the Mystic Valley Band will get a release on DVD thanks to Team Love, Consequence of Sound points out. read more
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