Javier Bardem to Star in Two New Action/Thriller Films

Javier Bardem to Star in Two New Action/Thriller Films

The Oscar-winning actor will play key roles in both J.C. Chandor’s upcoming A Most Violent Year and Pierre Morel's The Gunman.  read more

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Gangster Squad

<i>Gangster Squad</i>

There’s little to glean from Ruben Fleischer’s Gangster Squad except for maybe a few modest laughs, whether the comedy be intentional or not, and some charm from Ryan Gosling (though, you could make that argument for any Gosling movie really). Despite its lack of offerings, the film does ironically provide an important lesson in filmmaking: ambition and ineptitude make a horrendous combination....  read more

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Watch a Featurette from Gangster Squad

Watch a Featurette from <i>Gangster Squad</i>

Warner Bros. Pictures recognizes the fact that the gangster movie is one of the most beloved genres in the history of American cinema, with each generation having their own trademark crime drama. The filmmakers behind the upcoming Gangster Squad are hoping that their film can be this generation’s inclusion into this special category....  read more

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Warner Bros. Release Eight Character Banners for Gangster Squad

Warner Bros. Release Eight Character Banners for <i>Gangster Squad</i>

With the release of the highly anticipated Gangster Squad not too far on the horizon, Warner Bros. has released eight character-based banners to promote the film. Banners featuring stars Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte, Robert Patrick, Michael Pena, Giovanni Ribisi and Anthony Mackie have all been released....  read more

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Watch a Trailer This Must Be the Place, Starring Sean Penn

Watch a Trailer <i>This Must Be the Place</i>, Starring Sean Penn

On Oct. 14, The Weinstein Company will release Sean Penn’s latest film, This Must Be the Place. Penn plays an eccentric 50-year-old former rock star named Cheyenne who lives off his royalties. When he learns his father is dying, he travels to New York and ends up going on a search for his father’s “persecutor” at Auschwitz. Cheyenne’s father, who is a Holocaust survivor, had spent his entire life searching for his Nazi persecutor but never found him....  read more

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Josh Brolin in Talks to Join Sean Penn's Crazy for the Storm

Josh Brolin in Talks to Join Sean Penn's <i>Crazy for the Storm</i>

According to Variety, Josh Brolin is currently in talks to star in Sean Penn’s latest directorial venture Crazy for the Storm, an adaptation of Norman Ollestad’s memoir of the same name....  read more

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Emma Stone to Join Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn in The Gangster Squad

Emma Stone to Join Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn in <i>The Gangster Squad</i>

Emma Stone has been picked up to join the cast of The Gangster Squad, which includes Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin, Variety reports....  read more

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The Tree of Life Review

<i>The Tree of Life</i> Review

Terrence Malick's sixth film in 42 years is, without a doubt, the most ambitious film that will come out this year. In two-and-a-half hours, the writer/director tackles every big question about God through a mid-20th-century coming-of-age story, long shots of the natural world, heavenly voiceovers and yes, dinosaurs.  read more

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Josh Brolin in Negotiations to Join Gangster Squad Cast

Josh Brolin in Negotiations to Join <em>Gangster Squad</em> Cast

We recently reported that actors Sean Penn and Ryan Gosling were being courted for the lead roles in Gangster Squad, a 1940s crime drama based on the true story of L.A. gangster Mickey Cohen. Now, Josh Brolin has been added to the already stellar list of stars in consideration for the film....  read more

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Sean Penn and Ryan Gosling to Star in Gangster Squad?

Sean Penn and Ryan Gosling to Star in <em>Gangster Squad</em>?

Both Sean Penn and Ryan Gosling are in consideration for the lead roles in The Gangster Squad. The film is a 1940s crime drama based on the true story of L.A. gangster Mickey Cohen. If both actors are secured, Penn will fill the role of Cohen while Gosling will star opposite as a member of a special police task force enlisted to bring the gangster down....  read more

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