Affleck & Scott ‘Kind One’s’

Ridley Scott has signed on to direct and produce “The Kind One,” starring Casey Affleck. Set in the 1930s, the film tells the story of an amnesiac who finds himself working for a mobster. A murderous thug named “the Kind One,” Affleck’s character falls in love with the “Kind One’s” girlfriend. The film is also …

Nintendo Denies DS Redesign

Nintendo apparently is denying the rumors sparked by Enterbrain president Hirokazu Hamamura on a potential Nintendo DS redesign showing up at E3 in July. It’s been two years since the redesign into DS Lite (which pretty much sold the system to me), so it may be time for a product update. Nintendo is notorious for …

GTA IV to take $400 Million in its first week?

Variety is reporting that sources close to Take-Two Interactive are saying that predictions within the publisher are predicting a $400 Million dollar take for its first week of release. Currently, that record is held by Halo 3 at $300 million. The difference between the Halo release is that GTA is cross-platform, appearing on both PS3, …

Richard Gere Takes Flight with ‘Amelia’

Richard Gere has signed on to star opposite Hillary Swank in ‘Amelia,’ a biopic chronicling the relationship between Earhart and her husband, George Putnam. ‘Amelia’ will be directed by Mira Nair, who has been been planning on heading out to India to shoot ‘Shantaram’ with Johnny Depp, but was delayed due to the strike. ‘Amelia’ …

Ricci & Bloom ‘Love You’

Personally, I was a fan of ‘Paris Je Taíme,’ maybe I didn’t completely love the all the shorts, but I loved the concept. A series of shorts by different directors, all tied together by a single city. Well, I hope I won’t have to spell out what New York, I Love You, is about. Today, …

Mario Kart Wii Problems?

Users are reporting across the internet that owners of the hugely anticipated Mario Kart Wii have been having issues loading the game which dropped in both Japan and Europe. Nintendo’s official statement is that they’ve had no reports of any issues with Mario Kart Wii (however, they said the same thing during the rash of …