Johnston Signs on for Captain America
It’s official, Joe Johnston, the talented director of ‘October Sky,’ ‘Hidalgo,’ and the so-so ‘Jurassic Park III’ has signed on to helm ‘First Avenger: Captain America’ for Marvel Studios.
Month: November 2008
Writer Michael Crichton Dead at 66
Novelist, screenwriter and director Michael Crichton, best known for his sci-fi stories based in fact, has died of cancer at 66. Crichton wrote big books, ones that the film rights were sold long before publication. Books like, ‘The Andromeda Strain,’ ‘Discolsure,’ and, of course, ‘Jurassic Park.’ Crichton co-wrote the script for ‘Twister,’ and co-created TV’s …
Farrelly Bros. to Finally Make Three Stooges
After years of talking about it, Peter and Bobby Farrelly will finally be making their long awaited Three Stooges movie. MGM announced that the film is going ahead with a November 20, 2009 release date, so, they’d better get cracking. There is no word on casting, though Benecio del Toro’s name was thrown about a …
A Bunch of Bava: Blood and Black Lace
With the success of ‘Black Sunday,’ and ‘Black Sabbath,’ Mario Bava was given full creative control over his next film, 1964’s ‘Blood and Black Lace.’ The producers of ‘Blood’ expected a basic murder mystery film, but Bava, in being true to himself, delivered something else.
Eagerly Awaiting ‘Solace’ Part 4
In a previous entry, I mentioned how the James Bond films have been adept at marketing and making sure that every person on the planet knew that a new movie was coming. (As an aside, I read once that statistics show that around half the world’s population has seen a James Bond film. Half. …