Lonely Reviewer contributor Ben has been waiting as long as he’s heard about it for Martin Scorsese’s Sinatra biopic.The Oscar winning director said recently that the project is proving to be a difficult challenge due to the sheer size of Sinatra’s life. He told Shortlist.com that “It’s very hard because here is a man who …
Actor Corey Haim was found dead in Burbank at the age of 38. Haim apparently died Wednesday morning at 2:15am at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. An autopsy will determine the cause of death, but there are no other details. The Canadian-born actor became a teen star in the 80s with such films …
My favorite time of year is upon us, the Independent Film Festival of Boston 2010 is just around the corner. And the best just got better, the festival has expanded to eight days this year! The festival starts Wednesday April 21st, and ends Wednesday, April 28th. The Opening Night film for the 2010 Festival will …
So the awards season has officially come to a close, and ‘The Hurt Locker’ comes out on top with six awards in total, including Best Picture and Best Director. Honestly, the results were no surprise, we’ve heard nothing but Hurt Locker buzz for the past few weeks. Though my personal opinion holds that I feel …
There is no way to get past how ridiculous Matt Damon looks in ‘The Informant.’ He’s gained weight, changed his hair, and fits the role of the awkward bi-polar whistleblower perfectly. I just wanted to get the obligatory “oh my god Matt Damon is so fat” out of the way. ‘The Informant!’ is a comedy …
‘Children of Invention’ is Tze Chun’s debut feature film, which was based on his short “Windowbreaker,” a short that played at the Sundance Film Festival. We were fortunate enough to see ‘Invention’ first at IFFBoston, and are happy to see it open at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge this week. ‘Children of Invention,’ tells the …
On the red carpet for ‘Shutter Island,’ Scorsese gave a little tidbit that a lot of people will be happy to hear, it seems quite possible that he will follow up ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’ with the long awaited Sinatra biopic. Scorsese told a Hollywood Reporter Blogger that “Frank will do the singing. But …
‘Shutter Island’ Scorsese’s latest masterpiece is a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, and Ben Kingsley, based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. Set on Shutter Island in Boston Harbor, 1954, the film begins with two Federal Marshals on a boat, heading to Ashecliffe Hospital to assist in finding an escaped patient. Teddy Daniels (Leonardo …
Rob Kutner, one of our favorite contributors has just released a video parodying the ‘Wolfman’ remake called “Wolfman, DDS,” starring Kutner, Sheryl Zohn, and Will Forte. The video is a promo for his upcoming NYC Purim Sketch show “The Shushan Channel” February 27th, 2010 at 92Y Tribeca. If you live in the NYC area you …
‘Across a 110th Street’ is a 1972 film directed by Barry Shear, and starring Anthony Quinn and Yaphet Kotto. I hadn’t heard of the film (though I’d heard the song) until a trailer festival I went to a few months back. The film looked gritty, violent, and right up my alley, so I threw it …