After all the annoying songs due to Enchanted and Dreamgirls being nominated seventeen different times for best song (and not winning a single one I remind you) the Academy Awards have changed the rules regarding the nomination for best song. Starting with the 81st Awards in 2009, the Academy will only permit two songs from …
Okay…I know this isn’t exactly earth-shattering, but it looks like the first pic of the newest Leo/Scorsese opus has been released. This pic shows our good ole’ DeNiro substitute Leonardo DiCaprio holding a shotgun behind a fence, looking for God knows who. The film is still being called Asheclliffe, which I really hope reverts back …
James Mangold has signed on to direct a new time-travel thriller for Universal Pictures. The film, called “The Archive,” is from playwright David Auburn (‘Proof’). Auburn adapted ‘Proof’ in 2001, and also wrote ‘The Lake House.’ Mangold’s last few films were ‘3:10 to Yuma,’ ‘Walk the Line,’ and ‘Cop Land.’
High Def Digest is reporting that MGM/UA is prepping six James Bond films for Blu-Ray DVD this fall, in anticipation of the latest movie, ‘Quantum of Solace.’ The films set for the high-def upgrade are, ‘Dr. No,’ ‘From Russia With Love,’ ‘Thunderball,’ ‘Live and Let Die,’ ‘For Your Eyes Only,’ and ‘Die Another Day.’ Wait, …
It seems that nowadays everyone keeps a blog. Vatche does. I do. Your mom does. (OK, maybe not your mom.) And while Lonely Reviewer is still the perfect place to check out for movie news, information and commentary, here are a few others that are taking the art of film appreciation to a higher level. …
Anthony Puzo, son of Mario Puzo (Author and creator of the Godfather) has sought legal action against Paramount Pictures, following accusations of holding back royalty payments in connection to the Godfather game. Apparently, a deal was made between Mario Puzo and Paramount in 1992 that the family would receive a significant share of any audio-visual …
Filmz.ru has dropped a few new photos from the upcoming Amelia Earhart biopic helmed by Mira Nair. Hillary Swank stars as ‘Amelia,’ the legendary female pilot who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean, attempting to circumscribe the globe. Richard Gere stars as Earhart’s husband George Putnam, Ewan McGregor as Gene Vidal, and Virginia Madsen …
Spike Lee will be co-writing and co-directing a new film based on ‘Time Traveler,’ a memoir by Ronald Mallett. The book is about the life of one of the nation’s first African-Americans to earn a PhD in theoretical physics. Showing his rise from poverty, to his scientific career, and to when he lays out the …
It’s always fun to read what directors have going on with their films, Rob Cohen just posted a little write up on the status of the third Mummy movie thats set to be released in August. Cohen talks about a great scoring session with the London Symphony Orchestra, and how the its gonna be a …
Sienna Miller has signed on to star with Russell Crowe in ‘Nottingham’ a new revisionist take on the tale of Robin Hood. Miller will star as Maid Marion in a story that focuses on the Sherrif of Nottingham (Crowe) as a lawman who works under a corrupt king, and engages in a love triangle with …