Looks like Paramount isn’t waiting for the box office receipts of the May 8th release of the new ‘Star Trek,’ film from J.J. Abrams. The studio is moving forward with a sequel to be penned by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof. They are aiming for a Summer 2011 release. As to the subject, …
Sacha Baron Cohen and his latest film, ‘Bruno’ have been hit with an NC-17 rating reports say. The MPAA cited the graphic sexual content found within the film. The Universal spokeman said that it is far too early to say if there will be a struggle in achieving an R rating, as they are currently …
Sometimes you just want a good scare. I gotta admit, I haven’t been scared by a movie since I saw ‘Poltergeist’ as a child, so whenever a trailer comes out that looks like it has the potential to fill me with fear and dread, I’m there. ‘The Haunting in Connecticut’ is based on a true …
The film rights to “The Secret Life of Houdini,” have been picked up by Summit Entertainment. The novel covers the possibility that Houdini acted as a spy for Britain, and was asked to be an advisor to Czar Nicholas II in Russia. The book was written in 2006 by William Kalush and Larry Sloman. No …
It is quite exciting for me to report the announcement of the 2009 Independent Film Festival of Boston’s line-up.
“I Love You, Man,” is a romantic “buddy” comedy from Writer-Director John Hamburg (Along Came Polly), starring Paul Rudd, Rashida Jones, and Jason Segel.
As a film aficionado, I should have done my homework, but when I popped ‘Ghost Town,’ into my blu-ray player, I had no idea it was Directed by David Koepp. Which wasn’t a huge surprise, given some of the same themes of ghosts with the “unfinished business” as found is ‘Stir of Echoes,’ albeit, a …
A scoop has hit the pages of ‘Ain’t It Cool News,’ regarding the involvement of ‘Iron Man’ director Jon Favreau with the ‘Avengers’ movie. Apparently, the explanation behind the delay of the ensemble super-hero movie from mid-20011 to May 4th 2012 is so that Favreau could take the directors seat. Of course, as is the …
Looks like ‘Watchmen’ couldn’t stay on top for long, losing out to family-oriented Dwayne Johnson starrer ‘Race to Witch Mountain.’ Also taking away the R-rated male audience from Watchmen was the remake of Wes Craven’s ‘The Last House on the Left.’ ‘Watchmen’ had a staggering fall from its opening weekend, however, it is on track …
Apparently the Disney shareholders meeting went well this week, with a look at Tim Burton’s upcoming ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ The film stars Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter (of course it does). The film will be a mix of CGI and live action, and stars Stephen Fry as the Cheshire Cat, Helena Bonham Carter as …