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Haywire

In his follow-up to Contagion, auteur Steven Soderbergh makes over the espionage thriller and puts an ass-kicking woman in the lead. That Haywire features a female action star isn’t in itself particularly innovative (see: Salt, Wanted). That the female action star isn’t Angelina Jolie, and that Soderbergh built the film around a mixed martial arts fighter in her first theatrically released film—well, that’s something one doesn’t see every day. In addition to her EliteXC and Strikeforce bouts, Gina Carano has appeared in TV’s American Gladiators and direct-to-DVD actioner Blood and Bone, but here she headlines a cast that includes A-listers...  read more

Soderbergh Eyes Tatum For Man From U.N.C.L.E.

According to Deadline, dirctor Steven Soderbergh is looking at Channing Tatum to replace George Clooney in the upcoming film adaptation of the 1960s television espionage series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.  read more

Man From U.N.C.L.E. Remake Casting Rumors Begin to Swirl

Another classic spy show is getting made into a movie. First there was I, Spy then came Get Smart. Now The Man From U.N.C.L.E. will get an adaptation for the big screen.   read more

Contagion review

Never mind the scares from the current horror films like Fright Night or Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. If you really want to be terrified, the first 30 minutes of Contagion do the job just fine, with its realistically graphic depictions of citizens succumbing to a mysterious disease.  read more

Matthew McConaughey To Play Former Stripper in Soderbergh Film

It’s been a joke for years, the idea that Matthew McConaughey can’t keep his shirt on during his films. He even managed to make it through this year’s _The Lincoln Lawyer_ fully dressed. So it’s no surprise that McConaughey signed on to the Steven Soderbergh film _Magic Mike_, where he will be playing the ex-stripper Dallas, according to "Variety":http://www.showblitz.com/2011/08/mcconaughey-in-stripper-pic-but-will-the-shirt-come-off.html.  read more

Steven Soderbergh Talks Retirement

Approaching age 50, Steven Soderbergh wants to gracefully bow out of the directing world....  read more

The 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000-2009)

We're looking at the Best of the Decade throughout the month of the November. Today's list is the 50 Best Movies from 2000 to 2009.  read more

Steven Soderbergh Gets Michael Douglas and Matt Damon into a Hot Tub

Michael Douglas and Matt Damon are going to get quite close for a forthcoming Steven Soderbergh film....  read more

Steven Soderbergh Says He Has Only "Three or Four Years" Left as a Filmmaker

In an inexplicable “WTF?” moment, Steven Soderbergh told a writer at The Guardian this week that he regrets making Che because the shoot was so intense and that he thinks he only has "three or four years" left in him as a filmmaker. ...  read more

Watch the Trailer for Steven Soderbergh's The Informant!

For those of us still smarting over the cancellation of Moneyball, Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant! may be the last chance we get to see the director in big-budget mode for a while. A comedy about a business executive who decides to turn in his own company, kind of, the movie is based on actual events and reunites Soderbergh with frequent collaborator Matt Damon. ...  read more