‘Ladies and gentlemen… if I say I’m an oil man you will agree. You have a great chance here, but bear in mind, you can lose it all if you’re not careful.’ And thus begins Paul Thomas Anderson’s character study, more familiarly known as ‘There Will Be Blood.’ The character is Daniel Plainview, an oilman, …
Empire Magazine has posted an exclusive picture from the upcoming ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.’ The picture features Jones and Cate Blanchett, who co-stars in the movie along with Karen Allen and Shia LeBeouf. Producer Frank Marshall told the magazine that the picture is locked and John Williams is just begining …
Obsessed with Film.com is reporting that Universal has not picked a director to take over for Mark Romanek on the upcoming ‘Wolf Man’ remake. Brett Ratner is still considered to be the front-runner, but the other names in the pool are: Frank Darabont James Mangold Joe Johnston Rumor also is that Bill Condon and Martin …
Shot in 2005, scheduled for release in 2006, finally released in 2007, ‘Lucky You,’ had a rough path to travel before making it before audiences. Ultimately it opened the same weekend as ‘Spiderman 3,’ and, well, only one of these two movies set box-office records. Eric Bana stars as Huck Cheever, a down-and-out poker player, …
Joe Wright’s ‘Atonement’ won four of the six awards at the UK’s Richard Attenborough Film Awards. The film adaptation of Ian Macewan’s novel was named film of the year, as Wright won filmmaker of the year. James McAvoy won best actor and writer Christopher Hampton was awarded best screenplay. Cate Blanchett won best actress for …
Paramount Pictures is in discussions with JJ Abrams and director Matt Reeves to create a new monster for a ‘Cloverfield’ sequel. Reeves is also in discussions to direct ‘The Invisible Woman.’ The order of which movie will be made first depends on which deal is done first.
Variety.com is reporting that New Line Cinema is preparing to bring Freddy Krueger Pnatinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are re-launching the movie series, creating a new franchise on Wes Craven’s 1984 movie, ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street.’ Krueger has appeared in nine movies and two different TV series. The producing …
Leading tech lab Gartner, in an article published Monday by analyst Hiroyuki Shimizu, says that Warner Bros. decision to go Blu-Ray exclusive will prove ‘fatal’ for the HD DVD format. Shimizu says that while Toshiba’s price cuts on HD DVD players may extend the high-def battle until next winter, HD DVD will ultimately fail. High-Def …
Ringo has a ring. A cult wants the ring. And for an hour and a half, the cult tries to get it off of Ringo’s finger, where the ring has been stuck. That is the plot of Richard Lester’s ‘Help!,’ the follow-up to ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ and the last of the Beatles acting career …
A retired, expert marksman is set-up and blamed for the assassination of a bishop and the attempted assassination of the President. Working with a recently fired and disgraced FBI agent, the marksman finds that his set-up goes high up into the halls of power. That is the plot of Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Shooter.’ If it also …