British Tabloids are reporting that James Bond’s nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofield will be returning to take on 007 in the next film. Blofield was the head of SPECTRE, the criminal organization that was the focus of the Sean Connery films, and was played by Donald Pleasance, and later by Telly Savalas, and Charles Grey. The …
500 Days of Summer will be making its European premiere at the 62nd Locarno Film Festival. The film stars Joseph Gordeon-Levvitt and Zooey Deschanel, and was directed by Marc Webb. I was fortunate enough to see this film at IFFBoston 2009, and my review can be read here. The film will be screening out-of-competition at …
I’ve been skeptical of the Hasbro/Universal Pictures tie-in since its first announced. But obviously, certain Hasbro Properties lend well to this (GI Joe), but then, there is Stretch Armstrong. It’s not just bad that Stretch Armstrong and “movie” are in the same sentence, but Business Week is putting Ron Howard in the director’s chair. If …
Peter Morgan, Oscar nominated writer of “Frost/Nixon,” and “The Queen,” has been annouced as joining Neal Purvis and Robert Wade as working on the script for the 23rd James Bond movie. Purvis and Wade have been writing the Bond scripts since “The World Is Not Enough,” though they’ve had help on “Casino Royale,” and last …
The films of Elvis Presley are almost completely fluffy and forgettable. 1967’s “Clambake” is no exception. That said, while these films are playing on the screen, there is something continuously entertaining about them. In “Clambake,” Presley plays Scott Hayward, the son of a well-known and well-heeled business owner.
The trailer for Martin Scorsese’s new Boston-based thriller ‘Shutter Island’ was posted over at Apple.com/trailers today! My first reaction, looks frightening, and awesome. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, and Ben Kingsley, and is based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. Check out the trailer, and feel free to talk about what you think …
In an exclusive interview with Digital Spy, director Wes Craven talked about the potential for a new “Scream,” movie and mentioned a few new tidbits about the story. Craven said that Kevin Williamson is working on a draft right now, and he expects to see it sometime in August. He also said that this was …
Todd Phillips’ latest movie is the perfect one-sentence summary: three guys wake up in Las Vegas after a bachelor party, not knowing what happened the night before and find the future groom missing. What happens next is the plot of the movie.
Attention all ‘Futurama’ fans, the popular sci-fi show is coming back from the dead for a 26 episode run on Comedy Central. The show previously ran from 1999-2003, and produced 72 episodes, but was eventually canceled. It has been running to much success on Comedy Central, as well as great DVD sales. The new episodes …
The one thing I can say about ‘Yes Man,’ is that nothing about this film surprised me. The fact that it was made, and who it starred, and the fact that it met my expectations exactly. Though, none of this is a good thing.