Spielberg Goes Anime

It was announced a few months ago that Leonardo DiCaprio would be adapting one of the most famous pieces of anime film, ‘Akira.’ Now, one of Hollywood’s biggest players, Steven Spielberg, is following suit, having snatched up the rights to another Japanese anime classic. Dreamworks will be adapting ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ with Jamie Moss …

DVD Review: Raging Bull

Watching sports on film can be tricky: the audience needs the story and the sport needs the story because, otherwise, we’re just watching a fixed game. We know there’s only one conclusion and as a viewer, that’s not interesting. Instead, what leads us to our spirited involvement in the fixed fight is everything surrounding it …

‘Atlas Shrugged’ Set to Move Forward

The cinematic adaptation of Ayn Rand’s classic tome, ‘Atlas Shrugged,’ is preparing to move forward with production this fall/winter, pending Vadim Perelman finishing the final script by then. Perelman, who is set to direct the picture, told ComingSoon.net that the book, which is notoriously long, has been whittled down to a manageable film and that …

‘W’ Gets Its Ari Fleischer

This is kind of an interesting casting decision. I have faith in Oliver Stone as he tends to put together great casts (I’ll put hiring Nic Cage for ‘World Trade Center’ aside) and I could see this work. MTV News has reported that for his upcoming biopic, ‘W,’ Stone has cast Rob Corddry as Ari …

‘The Odd Couple’ Pair Well

They were different, but there was something familiar about what they were putting out. They had pop hooks, but also had hip-hop beats. And they had a smash single with the song, “Crazy.” Gnarls Barkley’s 2006 debut, St. Elsewhere took music listeners by storm. There was a point where you couldn’t turn on a radio …

‘W’ First Scene Leaks

It appears that the opening scene of Oliver Stone’s upcoming biopic on President George W. Bush, called ‘W,’ has made its way to the Internet. The Hollywood Reporter “Risky Biz Blog” has an introductory article leading into a 4-page PDF file of the first scene of the screenplay. I know Stone is known for being …

New ‘Iron Man’ Clip Online

Less than a month away now (24 days, if you’re counting), ‘Iron Man’ will officially get the summer blockbuster season rolling. So you can wait a few weeks to finally see what looks to be a great reason to finally go back to the theater, right? No? Want another clip? Cool. Check out the official …