RZA and Hans Zimmer bring ruckus to Vin Diesel film
Think back. All the way back to 1994. Think about the first time you saw The Lion King. The heartbreak, that mocking hyena laugh that haunted your mind for weeks, the powerful booming echo of James Earl Jones’ voice, and, most of all, that moving and adventurous score... read more
Update: Arrested Development movie plans progressing
Now the story of an amazing television show that got canceled, and the rabid fans who had no choice but to keep it all together. It's Arrested Development... read more
Toronto Film Festival announces first films in 2008 lineup
The Toronto Film Festival, arguably the most important festival in North America, unveiled much of its film line-up yesterday evening. Without further adieu, the announced features: ... read more
Saturday Night Live commemorates George Carlin
The type of sappy eulogizing inevitable after a celebrity passes away would likely have disgusted George Carlin (case in point). We can be relatively sure, however, the tribute NBC has planned in Carlin's honor would have been to his liking. The network is not talking about him. It's always generally been a good call to shut up and let Carlin do the talking, and in that spirit, NBC is replaying one of his finest and funniest moments.... read more
WALL-E
The accomplished artisans at Pixar have achieved a remarkable string... read more
Online Star Trek mini-series completed
Filmed in two weeks on a tight budget in 2006, the third and final segment of Star Trek: Of Gods and Men slid under most non-Trekkie radars to make its online debut this month. Although the special effects are a little bit PC game circa 2000, some fans have found this independently-made Starship Enterprise adventure most enduring. At the very least, it's a free spectacle to tie them over until the studio-backed J. J. Abrams blockbuster next year. ... read more
Kung Fu Panda sequel possibly already in the works
Kids martial-arts movies have been known to pack a one-two (or three) punch. 3 Ninjas and The Karate Kid each produced trilogies. And while DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda may lack such memorable lines as "Rock loves Emily!" or "Wax on, wax off," it appears that another dose of animated ass-kicking is in order. ... read more
Seth Rogen brings on the Apocalypse
Knocked Up at the End of the World? The 40 Year Old Virgin's Last Day on Earth? Both of these horrendous titles were not under consideration for Seth Rogen's new film, but perhaps they should have been. After all, the premise does involve the televised weed smoker confronting the Very End.... read more
Sam Raimi adapting Dennis Lehane novel
When you think of the next project from the studio and director that brought you the first three installments of the Spider-Man series, what comes to mind? If your answer is "police strike in early 1900’s influenza-ridden post-WWI Boston," well, frankly, you’re lying. ... read more
Emergent (Filmmaker): Todd Rohal
Name: Todd Rohal Hometown: born in Columbus, based in Brooklyn Film/Release date: The Guatemalan Handshake (out now on DVD) For fans of: True Stories, Nashville ... read more
Twisted: A Balloonamentary coming soon
Perhaps you were under the impression that making balloon structures was an act best suited for birthdays and Bar Mitzvahs. But like we discovered with... read more
Javier Bardem awarded Spanish National Cinema Prize
Spain's ICAA film institute has awarded actor Javier Bardem its National Cinema Prize in the amount of $46,000. For what, you ask? Well it's not for "being terrifying," as his Oscar-winning role in No Country For Old Men might suggest (see above).... read more
Spike Lee isn't finished with Hurricane Katrina
Director Spike Lee confirmed last week that he intends to pursue Katrina, potentially following up his Peabody Award-winning HBO documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts with a visit to other areas hit by the storm in the next 24 months. ... read more
Michel Gondry launching a website
When he's not making features, Michel Gondry keeps busy with little things. A music video here, a rubix cube puzzle there, at the very least he keeps people guessing about his next project. But it looks like right now that project is designing his new website and, from the look of it so far, he's making it just as idiosyncratic as his movies.... read more
Hollywood signs on for Warren Ellis' Red and Ocean
Warren Ellis is a weird dude. Upon reading his blog, one could momentarily lose themselves and wonder if the words are those of the famed Kurt Vonnegut personality Kilgore Trout. Ellis puts forth fantastical science fiction that is regarded somewhere between brilliance and lunacy, depending on your perspective, historical context and general sentiment toward opium dens on Mars. ... read more
The Last Mistress
With puffy eyes and a natural sensuality, Asia Argento... read more
Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt film Northern Ireland drama
Liam Neeson (Love Actually, Kinsey) and James Nesbitt (Match Point, Murhpy's Law) will share the screen for the first time in the forthcoming BBC drama, Five Minutes in Heaven, that has recently begun filming. Written by Guy Hibbert (Omagh) for BBC's Belfast branch, the film will take viewers to both modern-day Northern Ireland and the "Troubles" era of the country's lengthy conflict. ... read more
Movies.com acquired by Fandango
Fandango recently bought Movies.com from Disney, and will be managing both sites' ticket sales and news releases. Movies.com was a joint venture with Fox helmed by Disney as part of their initial plan for online distribution of content, which has now been completely abandoned with the sale of the website. The venture never really took off and lingered as a film news website and ticket merchant, a policy Fandango will be continuing with a few tweaks.... read more
George Lucas not directing Red Tails
Episode VIIA SQUASHED HOPEIt is a dark time for movie blogs. Although they reported enthusiastically that George Lucas would be directing his first non-Star Wars film in over three decades, Lucasfilm has announced that he'll will merely serve as the executive producer for the project, restoring peace to the blogosphere...... read more
Quentin Tarantino war film to be split in two
Quentin Tarantino announced at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in May that his World War II film Inglorious Bastards will premiere, "if all goes well," at the Festival in 2009. Not only that, but the project will be split into two films.... read more
