‘The Lost Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis’ Collection Reveals the X-Rated...
It’s not uncommon for film directors to find themselves categorized into a specific niche, but it’s almost always interesting (and occasionally fun) to see their attempts at operating outside those...
View ArticleCasting Couch: Hugh Jackman Gets ‘Six Years,’ Shailene Woodley Lands “In Our...
What is Casting Couch? It’s desperately trying to round up all of the casting news that’s been put out there today, but those casting agents over on the west coast have been busy beavers. This time...
View ArticleMovie News After Dark: We Offer Gifts to Anna Kendrick, Queen of the Nerds
Tonight in the wide world of entertainment news, we’ve gone down the rabbit hole of nerd pleasures. From a wedding officiated by Patrick Stewart to Hugh Jackman’s hands to Brad Bird inserting curse...
View ArticleJustified: ‘Decoy’ is a Near Perfect Game of Cat and Also-Cat
With Justified winding down to its season finale in two weeks, it hasn’t lost the high-octane momentum of last week’s amazing episode with “Decoy“ continuing to plow along full steam ahead – an apt...
View ArticleIt’s Last Minute, But Gavin O’Connor Is a Strong Director for ‘Jane Got a Gun’
Yesterday, Lynne Ramsay made what’s most likely a massive career error by quitting Jane Got a Gun in spectacular fashion. By not showing up for work on the first day of filming, she either did the...
View ArticleBen Affleck Might Plant His Director’s Chair on ‘Bunker Hill’
Ben Affleck’s latest effort as a director, Argo, saw the burgeoning filmmaker stepping a bit out of his wheelhouse and making a period piece set in 70s Los Angeles and Iran instead of making another...
View ArticleAnalyzing Gilligan’s Island and Bear Suits with Neil LaBute
Playwright, screenwriter, and filmmaker Neil LaBute‘s stories aren’t for the faint of heart. They can be grueling in their dark humor, awkwardness and characters who will go as far as they have to for...
View Article‘Turbo’ Trailer Redefines Snail’s Pace
In DreamWorks‘ Turbo a snail (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) dreams of racing in the Indy 500. Like all snails. Check with National Geographic. They’ll confirm. It’s a simple premise that could work really...
View Article‘Jane’ Shootout Continues: Jude Law Exits ‘Jane Got A Gun’
The Jane Got a Gun news just does not stop around here. Just a day after original director Lynne Ramsay exited the project in spectacular fashion and mere hours after Warrior helmer Gavin O’Connor...
View ArticleCasting Couch: Tom Cruise Could Become ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,’ Seth...
What is Casting Couch? An attempted rounding up of all the casting news that’s running loose out there in the wilds of cyberspace (does anyone still say cyberspace?). Read on to find out which...
View Article‘Welcome to the Punch’ Trailer: If You Have a Stylish Action Flick, James...
Between Wanted, Danny Boyle’s upcoming Trance, and Eran Creevy’s Welcome to the Punch, James McAvoy is making a nice little cottage industry for himself out of starring in stylish, slick actioners. In...
View Article‘Lotus Eaters’ Trailer Reminds Us That Being Young and Beautiful Is Like,...
Sigh. Strum. Strum strum strum. Sing. Sigh. Isn’t life hard? In Alexandra McGuinness‘ feature debut, Lotus Eaters, it sure looks like it, though it also looks plenty pretty. The Dublin-born,...
View ArticleApocalypse August: Edgar Wright’s ‘The World’s End’ Moves Up to Summer
Briefly: Focus Features has just sent around word that Edgar Wright‘s highly anticipated The World’s End, the final film in his Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy (aka the Blood and Ice Cream trilogy),...
View Article‘The Spectacular Now’ Opens 2013 Phoenix Film Festival, Joining ‘The...
Was there ever really a “film festival” season? It seems you can’t go more than a few weeks without news of films premiering at another film fest, and while we’re only less than three months into the...
View ArticleDavid Goyer to Bring That ‘Dark Knight’ Je Ne Sais Whatever to ‘The Count of...
Do you remember back in 2002 when Kevin Reynolds—the guy who made Waterworld—made a movie called The Count of Monte Cristo? It starred Luis Guzmán and some other dudes? The one about the guy who...
View ArticleMovie News After Dark: ‘Iron Man 3′ Is Going to Be Awesome, Say People at Marvel
Tonight in the world of Movie News After Dark, we explore the reasons why Iron Man 3 is going to kick ass, watch the Game of Thrones cast do something that every violinist with a YouTube account has...
View ArticleSXSW 2013 Review: ‘Snap’ is a Fantastic Character-Driven Thriller
Have you seen that Key and Peele sketch where the one guy is helping the other guy move and hasn’t heard of dubstep? You should, it’s hilarious. It also represents pretty much the entirety of my...
View ArticleExclusive: Security Cam Catches Megan Fox Humping Bill Hader in ‘This is 40′
If you’ve seen Judd Apatow‘s This is 40, you know that Megan Fox‘s character Desi co-owns a boutique with Leslie Mann‘s Debbie, and she likes to use the shop after hours for some interesting...
View ArticleVideo On Demand Power Ranker: ‘Life of Pi’ Leads a Pack of Wild Movies Into...
You may be asking yourself, what is the Video On Demand Power Ranker? It’s quite simple, really. Every week, more and more films are coming to your home entertainment systems prior to hitting the...
View ArticleSXSW 2013 Review: ‘Grow Up, Tony Phillips’ Charms But Can’t Avoid Some...
Coming-of-age films are often centered around something big like death or sex, but most people grow up with hurdles built on somewhat lesser obstacles. Tony Phillips (Tony Vespe) is one such person....
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