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500 Days of Summer will be making its European premiere at the 62nd Locarno Film Festival. The film stars Joseph Gordeon-Levvitt and Zooey Deschanel, and was directed by Marc Webb. I was fortunate enough to see this film at IFFBoston 2009, and my review can be read here. The film will be screening out-of-competition at …
I’ve been skeptical of the Hasbro/Universal Pictures tie-in since its first announced. But obviously, certain Hasbro Properties lend well to this (GI Joe), but then, there is Stretch Armstrong. It’s not just bad that Stretch Armstrong and “movie” are in the same sentence, but Business Week is putting Ron Howard in the director’s chair. If …
Peter Morgan, Oscar nominated writer of “Frost/Nixon,” and “The Queen,” has been annouced as joining Neal Purvis and Robert Wade as working on the script for the 23rd James Bond movie. Purvis and Wade have been writing the Bond scripts since “The World Is Not Enough,” though they’ve had help on “Casino Royale,” and last …
In an exclusive interview with Digital Spy, director Wes Craven talked about the potential for a new “Scream,” movie and mentioned a few new tidbits about the story. Craven said that Kevin Williamson is working on a draft right now, and he expects to see it sometime in August. He also said that this was …
Will Forte appeared on Late night With Jimmy Fallon last night, and entered the show to the theme for MacGruber. Fallon asked Forte if there were any plans for a MacGruber movie, apparently, they’ve already finished writing it. I find the sketches occasionally funny, but, so sit through an entire movie with the same joke, …
Bryan Singer directed “X-Men,” and “X-Men 2.” He then directed “Superman Returns,” and didn’t helm “X Men 3,” and “X Men Origins: Wolverine.” Is Singer now considering directing “X Men Origins: Magneto?” Here’s what he told Total Film magazine: “I’m eternally intertwined with X-Men now. What takes an audience four hours to watch- the first …
Apparently a live-action version of the comic-strip (and later animated cartoon) character Heathcliff is in development. Magic Lantern Entertainment is teaming up with FitzRoy media to give the cat a ‘Garfield-like’ CGI/live action hybrid film. The original comic was made by George Gately, and told the story of a cat who loves tipping over garbage …
Just as Disney/Pixar’s “Up,” tops the box office in its debut weekend, Pixar is releasing the teaser trailer for next year’s summer movie- “Toy Story 3.” Oh yeah, and it’s in 3D. There’s not a ton of info or details in the story of the sequel, but if it’s as good as part 2, I’d …
Will Farrell is now promoting the upcoming “Land of the Lost.” However, he said that the question he’s asked the most is if there will be an “Anchorman 2.” Speaking with an Australian moring radio show, Farrell said that the team is getting together next week to discuss the possibilities of the continuing adventures of …
You always know that Werner Herzog is going to show you something that you weren’t expecting. In this case, it could be a good performance from Nicolas Cage. (Remember the days when he made good movies? Yeah, I nearly forgot too.) The teaser for “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call,” has been released. Because of the …