Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell to Finish Heath Ledger’s Role In The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
February 15, 2008
When it’s all said and done, this whole Parnassus mess would probably fit nicely into a biopic on the life and times of director Terry Gilliam. When Heath Ledger passed away during production on the latest Gilliam flick, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus we all wondered what would happen to the film. Read more
Movie Review: “Definitely, Maybe”
February 14, 2008
Several things conspire to make Definitely, Maybe seem a dicey proposition at first glance. There’s the rarely-inspiring presence of Ryan Reynolds, whose film career has, up to now, moved between mediocre comedies and mediocre action and horror films and served mostly as a demonstration of the phenomenon of ‘failing up.’ There’s also the gimmicky nature of the pitch giving off warning signs, as divorcing dad Reynolds tells his daughter Abigail Breslin the story of his life before he got married, Read more
Martin Scorsese’s Silence Your Cell Phone Commercial
February 14, 2008
I can’t stand when a cell phone goes off in a movie theater. Some inconsiderate people actually answer their phones and start talking, which is pretty much equivalent to giving everyone else in the movie theater a big F-You.
The phone companies love to make these cutesy “Silence Your Cell Phones” commercials to play prior to a movie, and here’s a new one from director Martin Scorsese. Read more
‘Star Trek’ pushed back to 2009
February 14, 2008
Paramount is pushing back the release of J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” from Dec. 25 to May 8, 2009, saying the pic’s gross potential is greater as a summer tentpole.
Move was part of a major reshuffling to the studio’s release calendar, as well as to DreamWorks’ release sked. A second key change: DreamWorks’ 2008 Ben Stiller summer comedy “Tropic Thunder” is moving from July 11 to Aug. 15. Read more
Reese Witherspoon Wants To Direct
February 14, 2008
Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon may soon be stepping behind the camera for her next role.
“I’m inching toward directing, I have to say. Be very afraid. I’m tackling that next,” she says, although she didn’t reveal the specifics of the project. Read more
Movie Review: “The Spiderwick Chronicles”
February 14, 2008
Thanks in no small part to a certain boy wizard, fantasy movies based on children’s book series are hot, hot, hot. The latest to come down the pike, The Spiderwick Chronicles, based on the popular series by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi, hits the mark on almost all counts. Read more
Movie Review: “Jumper”
February 14, 2008
Slick but extremely slim, “Jumper” seemingly attempts to heed the advice of its teleporting protagonist, who at one point suggests a trip to Rome that will “skip all the boring parts.” Similarly eliding much of the exposition — or simply delivering belches of it on the fly — director Doug Liman churns out a serviceable sci-fi thriller/video game template that plays like “The Matrix Lite” and, finally, isn’t nearly as cool as its trailer. Read more
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Trailer
February 14, 2008
It has arrived! The trailer we’ve all been waiting for is now online. his is Harrison Ford. This is Steven Spielberg. This is George Lucas. This is … something we’ve been waiting 19 years to see. Read more
Hottie and the Nottie: Worst Movie Of All Time!
February 14, 2008
The Hottie and the Nottie, Paris Hilton’s new movie, has been rated the worst movie of all time by the users of Internet Movie Database. Hilton’s latest film takes the top spot over the 2004 ultra low budget indie horror film Read more
Will Ferrell In Sports Illustrated…The Swimsuit Edition
February 12, 2008
When your Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition arrives, I hope it comes with a warning on it. The swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated was once completely devoted to models in barely-there bikinis. However, Will Ferrell, with his short-short and huge afro has managed to worm his way into the 2008 SI Swimsuit Edition. Read more
