Flight of the Conchords to debut new song every week
You know what time it is? It's business time.That time when Flight of the Conchords announce that fans will be able to purchase songs from season two of the HBO comedy only a day after each episode premieres. ... read more
John Lennon biopic finds a cast
The John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, scheduled for release in 2010, has found its cast, according to reports. Lennon will be played by British teenager Aaron Johnson, who is perhaps a bit too handsome to play Lennon but apparently impressed producers. ... read more
Jackie Chan to play Mr. Miyagi in new Karate Kid
By now, we’ve all developed some fairly thick skin when it comes to big-name remakes, but some of them still seem doomed from the moment they’re conceived. Bat a weary eye toward the new version of The Karate Kid, now in development, which has already earned righteous accusations of nepotism because Jaden Smith, pint-sized scion of Will Smith, landed the lead role. ... read more
The Osbournes to return to TV for Fox specials
To look back at MTV’s The Osbournes now is an exercise in unlikely nostalgia. With its blithe, fiction-straddling vision of a celebrity family, the show seemed like a benign curiosity at the time, but little could we have imagined how influential it would become. ... read more
Atom Egoyan's Chloe goes commercial with Moore, Neeson
As much as we love his films, few English-language directors seem quite as anti-commercial as Atom Egoyan. But Studiocanal seems to think that he may find an audience this time out, because it's fully funding his next picture. Perhaps it's because this is coming through fellow Canadian Ivan Reitman and his Montecito Picture Company label; those Canadians do like to stick together. ... read more
Taylor Lautner in for Twilight sequel, DVD details emerge
After a swirl of rumors he would be replaced, Stephenie Meyer has confirmed that Taylor Lautner will return as Jacob in the sequel to Twilight, New Moon. The “other” teenage heartthrob who lent his talent (and probably his sanity) to the new Hollywood franchise had been in danger of losing his part because the physical demands of his character in the next chapter were thought to be too difficult for the 16-year-old actor to pull off. ... read more
Metal documentary Anvil! gets trailer
With hard rock in their hearts, Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner met as high school students in 1973 Toronto. In 1978, they started Lips, which was soon signed to Attic Records. A name-change cemented the beginnings of Anvil: a metal band early and innovative enough to influence groups like Motörhead, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Guns N' Roses and Metallica. ... read more
Josh Schwartz talks WB web show Rockville, CA
In Feb. 2008, the newly launched WB.com approached... read more
Simon Pegg and Robert Weide: "Don't buy our DVD!"
After begrudgingly agreeing to cut many scenes from How To Lose Friends and Alienate People for the theatrical release, star Simon Pegg and director Robert B. Weide were soothed by the knowledge that the DVD would boast bonus materials. They were assuaged. They were appeased, mollified—babes with pacifiers, toddlers with crayons, grandfathers with a newspaper from 1945. ... read more
Ghostbusters video game gets a release date
If you've played the first Ghostbusters game on the original NES, you may recall driving around in a white box meant to represent the Ghostbusters' Ecto-1, and disappointment that the game didn't live up to the movie. The news that Ghostbusters: The Video Game has made it out of production limbo, and is solidly slated for release on June 16 for all major systems might finally make up for that. ... read more
Eagle Eye director to take on Jack the Giant Killer
We last caught up with D.J. Caruso just after the release of Eagle Eye last fall, and at the time he seemed to be a free agent, somewhat of a surprise for the man who also had a major hit with Disturbia. "It’s just got to be something I can give everything to," he said of his next project, "because between family and movies, that’s all I have in life."... read more
Seth Rogen to write and star in Simpsons episode
Since Knocked Up consummated his celebrity in 2007, Seth Rogen has continued his ascent to the kind of built-in comedy stardom that accompanies names like Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler. Now he’s poised to take a stab at one of the most prolific comedy powerhouses of all: The Simpsons. ... read more
Ender's Game film adaptation, well, ends
The future of the film adaptation of Orson Scott Card's classic sci-fi novel Ender's Game brings to mind a Bill Paxton quote from the movie Aliens: "Game over, man! Game over!"... read more
Mickey Rourke eyes parts in Iron Man 2 and The Expendables
As Mickey Rourke celebrates his best-actor win at the Golden Globes for his triumphant gamble in The Wrestler, news of his return to studio filmmaking shouldn’t come as a surprise. The current comeback kid is circling parts in both Iron Man 2 and The Expendables, the latter of which is an increasingly buzzed action flick that will also star Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li and Forest Whitaker. ... read more
Ramseur Records soundtracks Sundance film Barking Water
Four artists from the roster of North Carolina indie imprint Ramseur Records will appear on the soundtrack to Barking Water, an official Sundance Film Festival selection set to screen later this month during the festivities Park City, Utah. ... read more
Slumdog Millionaire owns 66th Golden Globes
There was little surprise but plenty of self-congratulatory cheer as Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire walked off with four awards (the most of any movie this year) at the 66th Golden Globes ceremony, including best film drama. ... read more
Helvetica filmmakers return with new design-oriented doc
For his documentary-directing debut, Gary Hustwit did not follow the local basketball team through its championship tournament. He did not dissect a pressing political issue. And he sure as hell didn't eat exclusively Big Macs for a month. ... read more
Grey's Anatomy video game on the way
You can imagine two things happening with Ubisoft’s recent announcement that Grey’s Anatomy: The Video Game will be released in early 2009 for the Wii, Nintendo DS and PC: sales of Wii consoles to soccer moms (swooning for McDreamy, natch) will rise and serious gamers will grumble.... read more
Barack Obama inauguration events to air on HBO for free
HBO already has a stake in Barack Obama as a cultural icon, and it seems the network’s faith in his enduring popularity has few limits. The network has snagged rights to air an inauguration special touted as a top-shelf event with musical performers and special appearances—and has agreed to make it available for free to any viewer with a cable or satellite subscription. ... read more
Dark Knight's Oscar hopes revived by Producer's Guild
It’s been a breakneck few weeks in the awards cycle, and now that critics’ groups and review boards nationally have delivered their choices for the year’s best films, we’re left mostly to ponder the forthcoming finale. With Oscar ballots mailed and nominations only a few weeks away, self-anointed pundits have narrowed the coveted best-picture race to four films: Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon and Milk. ... read more
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