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Hopkins, Baumbach Turning Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections Into HBO Show

After HBO had hit shows based on books like _Boardwalk Empire_ and _Game of Thrones_, it is no surprise that their next show may be based on Jonathan Frazen’s critically acclaimed novel “The Corrections”.  read more

Thor review

The Summer of the Superhero cometh with the wide opening of kid-friendly Thor. Perhaps surprisingly, the high-concept 3D Avengers spin-off is a very well-executed movie, offering corny one-liners and plenty of muscle-bound heroism to whet fan appetites....  read more

Anthony Hopkins: Bond Villain?

Acting legend Sir Anthony Hopkins is in talks to sign on as the villain in the next James Bond installment, a source told The Sun. The forthcoming Bond 23 is the follow up to 2008’s Quantum of Solace, and will see Dame Judy Dench return as M and Daniel Craig as the titular leading man....  read more

Anthony Hopkins to Present Anthony Hopkins' Music at UK Concert

WENN reports that Sir Anthony Hopkins, perhaps known best for his work in Silence of the Lambs, will unveil a composition written for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), as well as a few original scores, in Cardiff, Wales on July 24....  read more

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Review

Director/Writer: Woody Allen Starring: Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Freida Pinto, Antonio Banderas Cinematographer: Vilmos Zsigmond Studio: Sony Pictures Classics By now even Woody Allen’s most ardent defenders have to admit that for some time now he’s been coasting. Back in the ’70s and ’80s (and ’60s—what a different landscape film was in then) Allen was far more anarchic, with every picture came a sense of vitality and new ideas. Admittedly they weren’t necessarily new in the grand sense, given how much he’s always enjoyed cribbing from authors and directors he’s admired, but at least new to Allen’s...  read more

Anthony Hopkins in Talks to Star in Arabian Nights

Sir Anthony Hopkins is set to play a villainous sorcerer in Chuck Russell’s Arabian Nights. The screen legend is apparently in the final stages of negotiations to portray sorcerer Pharotu in the upcoming period epic, which follows a young commander who teams up with Sinbad, Ali Baba and a Genie when his king is murdered....  read more

The Wolfman Review

Director: Joe Johnston Writers: Andrew Kevin Walker, David Self Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Anthony Hopkins Studio/Run Time: Universal Pictures, 103 min. Change is good, but not this time Twice, The Wolfman could have turned out to be something more than just an exercise in Victorian mood punctuated by scenes of dismemberment. Early in the film, the dour and eccentric Sir John Talbot (Anthony Hopkins) offers up a morsel of advice to his recently arrived “prodigal son” Lawrence (Benicio Del Toro), which might have set the theme for the rest of the film: “The past is a wilderness...  read more

Everything Is Terrible: The Movie to Feature the Best of the Worst of Video Mash-Ups

For a couple years now, the cultural historians over at Everything Is Terrible have worked hard to dredge up all the groan-inducing infomercials, workout videos, PSAs and otherwise terrible footage from the '80s and '90s that they could find. The artists of found footage are now releasing a mash-up of terribleness in movie form—the aptly titled Everything Is Terrible: The Movie. ...  read more

Anthony Hopkins to play Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway’s fiction is famously difficult to develop for the screen, but perhaps his life will translate a little easier. ...  read more

Slumdog Millionaire starlet works with Woody Allen next

Freida Pinto will follow up her performance in the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire with a part in Woody Allen's next film. The movie is currently only listed as Woody Allen's Untitled London Project, but Pinto will join the likes of Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin and Anthony Hopkins for filming....  read more