Fox orders Two Seasons of Cleveland

It’s funny how things change. Just a short while ago, Fox canceled ‘Family Guy’ to the dismay of its fans, but, times are a changing. ‘Family Guy’ came back from the grave (however, one could argue its quality these days), and is birthing a spin-off. The Cleveland Show, centered on Cleveland Brown, will be launching …

Craig Vows to Keep on Playing Bond

In an interview with English newspaper The Independent, (and then repeated in a completely different interview wit another paper,) Daniel Craig says he’ll keep on playing James Bond “until my joints go.” “If people still want to see these movies I’ll keep doing them for as long as it takes, or until my knees go, …

“Basterds” Teaser Poster Released

A new teaser poster for Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Basterds” has been released.  It’s spare, simple and gets me excited even more excited to see the movie. “Inglorious Basterds” will play at the Cannes Film Festival, and then open nation-wide at the end of August.

Newell In Talks To Direct “Lone Ranger”

Mike Newell, best known for directing “Four Weddings & a Funeral,” “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” and the upcoming “Prince of Persia,” is reportedly in talks to direct Johnny Depp in Disney’s upcoming “The Lone Ranger.” Disney is said to view the movie as the heir to their “Pirates of the Carribean” film …

Review: Every Little Step

Try to follow this: “Every Little Step,” is a documentary about the behind-the-scenes making of a revival of a musical that is a behind-the-scenes of a musical based on real-life behind-the-scenes about the making of a musical.  Got that?

Review: Frost/Nixon

Recreating events from recently past history in a film is a tricky business.  If part of your audience remembers the event, the concern is that they’ll be looking at the details and not the overall story.  When your film is about a former president, the scrutiny is that much greater.

DVD Review: Coma

In 1978, Michael Crichton was well underway in his career as a great suspense/thriller novelist and he had already directed his first feature film, “Westworld.”  For his second film, Crichton combined his current job with the vocation he trained for.  Set in the world of hospitals and medical advances, “Coma,” based on Robin Cook’s book …