DePalma to Take On Boston Strangler Story

Don’t get me wrong- I like early Brian DePalma movies.  ‘Sisters?’  ‘Blow Out?’  ‘Carrie?’  World class stuff.  However, it’s the later years that is disturbing/upsetting part.  Black Dahlia?  Terrible.  Raising Cane?  Not good.  Bonfire of the Vanities?  Even worse than that. So it is with some hesitation that I point out the announcement that DePalma …

New ‘Wall-E’ Trailer

Well, not technically a trailer in the traditional sense. Instead, Pixar is giving us a little peek into the future world and the robots that inhabit them in this “meet the characters” vignette. It’s another cute little one-off by the gold-mine of a brain trust that is John Lasseter and company and it makes me …

Damon Signs On for Eastwood’s ‘Human Factor’

Matt Damon has signed on to star in “Human Factor,” a new film directed by Clint Eastwood at Warner Bros. Damon will be playing rugby star Francois Pienaar, who with Nelson Mandela, created a rugby team that brought whites and blacks a common sense to rally around the healing country of South Africa. The film …

Facebook & Live Nation Team Up

Facebook has teamed up with Live Nation to facilitate concert ticket purchases through Facebook. Facebook users can add My Live Nation to their Facebook profiles, and sync their music library with their Live Nation account, allowing the receipt of concert updates. This will only be a big deal if it: reduces the cost of concert …

More Details Emerge About Universal Fire

As more details surface about the the fire, the sadder it gets! Apparently, 100% of the archive prints stored on the lot were destroyed. Prints included films like “Flash Gordon,” “Dead Man Don’t Wear Plaid,” and “Out of Africa.” The vault contained 50,000 videos or film reels, though thankfully, was not the location of the …

Willis to Star in ‘Kane & Lynch’

Variety is reporting that Bruce Willis is in negotiations to star in video game adaptation “Kane and Lynch,” from Eidos Entertainment’s “Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.” Directing the film is Simon Crane, a second unit director and stunt coordinator with films like Hancock, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Troy, and X-Men: The Last Stand under his …

This Week in Poorly Argued Criticism

Man in line: Wait a minute, why can’t I give my opinion?  It’s a free country! Alvy:  I mean, d- He can give you- Do you hafta give it so loud?  I mean, aren’t you ashamed to pontificate like that? “Annie Hall” by Woody Allen & Marshall Brickman Editor’s Note:  Supporters of the worldwide Internet …