Will John Singleton Direct The N.W.A Movie? By Russ Fischer/Sept. 19, 2011 5:30 pm EST If one were to assemble a shortlist of possible directors for Straight Outta Compton, the mooted N.W.A biopic, one of the obvious choices would be John Singleton. Well, the John Singleton of Boyz n the Hood, at least; perhaps not the Singleton of Abduction. If you did put Singleton high on the list to make the N....
‘Higher Ground’ - Vera Farmiga Stars And Directs Comedic Religious Journey [Sundance Review] By Germain Lussier/Jan. 28, 2011 8:00 am EST After her exemplary performances in Down to the Bone, The Departed and Up in the Air, we all knew that Vera Farmiga was a talented actress. But with Higher Ground, she proves she’s an excellent director as well. Farmiga directed and stars in the story of one woman’s battle with faith from the 1950s through 1990s....
‘Persepolis’ Directors Charm Once Again With Whimsical, Wonderful ‘Chicken With Plums’ [Tribeca Review] By Angie Han/April 24, 2012 12:00 pm EST In 2007, Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi made a splash with their acclaimed feature debut Persepolis, an adaptation of Satrapi’s autobiographical comic. For their new follow-up Chicken With Plums, the pair have drawn upon another of Satrapi’s tomes, this one the true-ish tale of Satrapi’s renowned musician uncle. Superficially, the two projects seem like opposites....
‘Skyline 2’ Is Already In Development By Germain Lussier/Oct. 28, 2010 6:00 pm EST So it’s no surprise to report that, with the film just weeks away from its November 12 release date, the confident Strause Brothers are already working on the sequel. Details after the jump. Film School Rejects did an interview with Colin and Greg Strause who said they have a 45 page treatment ready to go on a sequel to Skyline and that, if the film makes a “tenth” of what a normal event movie does, it’ll be deemed profitable enough to move ahead with....
‘The Double’ Trailer: See An Entire Movie In Two Minutes By Russ Fischer/Sept. 1, 2011 9:00 am EST If you have any interest at all in seeing The Double, in which Richard Gere plays a former CIA operative partnered with a young FBI agent (Topher Grace) to hunt down the head of a Russian ring of assassins, I’d say skip this trailer. Because in less than three minutes it might not show you the full movie — there has to be more to The Double than this — but it sure feels like it does....
Andre Benjamin-Starring Jimi Hendrix Biopic Can’t Use Hendrix Songs, Will Cover The Beatles Instead By Russ Fischer/July 5, 2012 10:00 am EST In other words, unless something changed, the Jimi Handrix biopic would not have any Jimi Hendrix music. Nothing has changed, and now we know that the film will feature covers of songs by The Beatles, Muddy Waters, and other artists. But given the way Hendrix used to play cover sets before his explosion in popularity, that’s not such a weird or bad thing....
Ben Affleck Might Direct Black List Screenplay ‘American Bullshit’ Next By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 19, 2011 12:00 am EST Ben Affleck is coming off of two critically acclaimed films, one of which is considered a a bona fide hit — The Town (made for under $40 million, grossed $144 million worldwide). But the question is which project will he choose for his next directorial effort. So far we know he’s been offered: The action ensemble Tales From Ganster Squad about mafia member Mickey Cohen who quickly consolidated control of LA organized crime....
Bruce Willis And Rebecca Hall Favored To ‘Lay The Favorite’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 13, 2010 9:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When the film was announced, screenwriter DeVincentis spoke about what drew him to the project as well as its similarities to his first teaming with Frears, High Fidelity. It’s a less violent, less sketchy version of the mob. This is the version of 50-year-old math geeks from Queens in basketball shorts who have pet guinea pigs…....
Casting Bits: Rupert Grint And Chloe Moretz In ‘The Drummer’, Tom Felton In ‘Attachment’, Keira Knightley In ‘Safe Haven’ By Angie Han/March 15, 2012 5:00 am EST Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe aren’t the only former Harry Potter stars getting their post-Hogwarts careers on. After the jump, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton find new roles, along with Chloe Grace Moretz and Keira Knightley in this mostly British edition of Casting Bits....
Cool Stuff: The 3B Show – ‘Back To The Future,’ ‘Beetlejuice,’ ‘Bill & Ted’ By Germain Lussier/May 3, 2011 5:00 pm EST If you live in Los Angeles and love pop culture themed art, this weekend is Christmas, Hanukkah, Spring Break and the Super Bowl rolled into one. Saturday, 24-year-old U.K. artist Olly Moss is having his first solo art show at Gallery 1988 Melrose. You may know Moss as the guy who did Locke’s Secret, last year’s Rolling Roadshow posters, some incredible Star Wars posters, the Thor cast and crew poster and a ton of classic t-shirts....
David Gordon Green’s ‘Suspiria’ Starts Casting For A September Start By Angie Han/April 10, 2012 12:30 pm EST For four years now, David Gordon Green has been working on a remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 horror classic Suspiria. For a while the movie looked to be coming together for a 2010 start, but it wasn’t until summer 2010 that Argento finally turned over the rights, so Green’s project got off schedule....
Dish Network Buys Blockbuster By Russ Fischer/April 6, 2011 11:00 am EST Monday saw the opening of a bankruptcy auction for the assets of Blockbuster, Inc. and today with a bid of $320m, Dish Network has emerged as the new owner of Blockbuster. What will this mean for the once-mighty retail rental chain? Dish Network said in a statement, With its more than 1,700 store locations, a highly recognizable brand and multiple methods of delivery, Blockbuster will complement our existing video offerings while presenting cross-marketing and service extension opportunities for Dish Network....
First Look: Tim Burton’s Feature-Length Version Of ‘Frankenweenie’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 27, 2011 10:00 am EST In 1984 Tim Burton made a short called Frankenweenie, about a kid who uses Frankenstein-like science to bring his deceased pet back to life. Deemed too dark and family-unfriendly to release, the black and white short cost Burton his job at Disney, but ultimately turned into a sort of demo reel that helped him make Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure....
Geek Deal: Inception Blu-Ray For $13.99 By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 15, 2011 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
Michel Gondry Says He’ll Shoot A Movie Starring Audrey Tautou By Russ Fischer/May 24, 2011 10:00 am EST One of the good reports we somehow let other Cannes news bury late last week was the announcement that Michel Gondry plans to make a French-language film starring Audrey Tautou. We don’t know that much about the project, but fans of the director will find that he wooed the actress with a tactic that is eminently Gondry....
Paddy Considine Scores At Sundance With ‘Tyrannosaur,’ Will Next Direct ‘The Leaning’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 25, 2011 11:02 am EST Paddy Considine is one of the best character actors out there. You’ve seen him in Hot Fuzz, Cinderella Man, Red Riding 1980, The Bourne Ultimatum, the films of Shane Meadows and more. Now he’s made the jump to directing features and his debut film, Tyrannosaur, is getting great notes at Sundance....
Screenwriter Gives Update On Big Screen Adaptation Of Stephen King’s It By Peter Sciretta/July 1, 2010 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. My biggest concern of a big screen adaptation is that I’m not sure that the property could be cut down to fit into the standard 90 or 100-minute movie. The paperback is 1,104 pages, and the miniseries clocked in at 192 minutes (over 3 hours)....
Sherlock Holmes Sequel Titled ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 15, 2011 2:15 pm EST Another high profile, previously untitled sequel has been officially given a moniker. Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes sequel is called Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows according to E! Online. No, it’s not an upcoming HBO fantasy series, it’s the sequel to the popular 2009 film starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Stephen Fry and Jared Harris scheduled for released on December 16....
Steven Spielberg Says ‘Jurassic Park 4’ Hopefully Coming In 2-3 Years By Peter Sciretta/July 22, 2011 12:20 pm EST At the Adventures of Tintin panel at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con, Steven Spielberg gave an update on the future of the Jurassic Park franchise. Spielberg revealed that they have come up with a story for a fourth film, and they currently have a writer working on a treatment. He enthusiastically added that “and hopefully we’ll make it in the next two or three years”....
By Russ Fischer/Aug. 2, 2011 1:30 pm EST Two actresses broke out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival in a big way: Elizabeth Olsen (thanks to Martha Marcy May Marlene and Silent House) and Brit Marling, who starred in and co-wrote Another Earth and The Sound of My Voice. Elizabeth Olsen has four films in various stages of completion (Red Lights; Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding; Liberal Arts; and Very Good Girls) while Brit Marling has shot a role in Arbitrage and flirted with Breaking the Girl....
