Patrick McGoohan has died in Los Angeles at age 80. McGoohan, best known for writing, directing and starring in the popular TV series, “The Prisoner,” where he played “Number Six.” McGoohan also appeared in the movies, “Escape From Alcatraz,” “Ice Station Zebra,” (reportedly a favorite of Howard Hughes,) “Braveheart,” “Scanners,” and “The Phantom.” He also, …
Looks like Johnny Depp’s next movie will be something he’s been wanted to do for some time. The web-site ‘The Bad and the Ugly,’ says that Depp’s next movie will be ‘The Rum Diary,’ based on Hunter S. Thompson’s novel. They’ve also posted pages for actresses trying out for the female lead. The pages say …
Web-site Bloody Disgusting is reporting that Kevin Williamson has been hired to write a draft of ‘Scream 4.’ No word on what the story will be about and what characters will return. The script is reportedly going to be aimed at that early twenty-something age group that made the first one so much money. (They …
“In the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain… an athlete… and a basket case… a princess… and a criminal. Does that answer your question?”- ‘The Breakfast Club,’ by John Hughes With director Nanette Burstein’s first solo documentary film, ‘American Teen,’ …
The Golden Globes got to hold a party last night, after last year’s was forced to be canceled by the writer’s strike. Does this have any bearing on the Oscar race, or is this just a chance to see celebrities drunk? I’m not sure. My impressions are below, followed by the full list of …
I think I might be the only person to have not seen the first film, but the teaser poster for the follow-up is already here. Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers 2,’ teaser poster has been released. While it doesn’t do much about giving away the plot, this’ll get the juices of the fans flowing. Word is that …
You probably will be hearing screams of delight across the country the next couple of days. The screams come after it was announced that ‘Ghostbusters’ is coming to Blu-Ray DVD. June 6, 2009 is the release date, so, mark your calendars now. What will be on the disc? Good question. Here’s the rundown, starting …
Cable giant HBO has announced that it will air the opening ceremony of President Barack Obama’s inauguration. HBO first aired the opening ceremony in 1993, when Bill Clinton became president. Non-HBO subscribers were upset that they were unable to see performances by Bob Dylan and Diana Ross. However, this time, HBO will make their signal …
And here comes the onslaught of awards… The 29th annual Razzie award nominees have been announced. The Razzies highlight the worst in cinema for the past year. Thankfully I havent’ seen much of the nominees so I can’t really comment on their qualities (or lack thereof.) Fun fact: director Paul Verhoeven was the first …
John Patrick Shanley returns to the director’s chair with this adaptation of his Pulitizer-prize winning play, ‘Doubt.’ (For those of you who remember such things, Shanley’s first film was ‘Joe vs. the Volcano.) Shanley’s second film, is, clearly, worlds away from his first.