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The trailer for the new Sienna Miller movie has been released. (There’s a sentence that I never thought I’d write.) The movie, “The Mysteries of Pittsburgh,” is based on the Michael Chabon book, which is a coming-of-age story set in the early 1980’s in the popular Pennsylvania city. It also stars Peter Skarsgard, Mena Suvari …
Tom Hanks is heading back to space for Universal’s film version of a popular 1960s toy. Major Matt Mason’s story was that he was an astronaut who worked on the moon and lived in a space station. The toy was a huge hit during the space race in the 1960s, leading up to the moon …
Sony Pictures released the final poster for the new Tom Hanks/Ron Howard movie, “Angels & Demons.” The movie is a follow-up to “The DaVinci Code.” Sure that movie was under-whelming, and this poster is also under-whelming, but I’m still kinda intrigued by this one. Check it out:
Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway has reportedly signed on to star in the Weinstein Company’s biography of famed & doomed singer and actress Judy Garland. The deal reportedly includes a film and a stage adaptation, (either a musical or a play with music). Just looking at Anne Hathaway, you think, ‘God, she looks alot like Judy …
Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen are reportedly taking on a remake of John Wayne’s classic “True Grit.” The movie, which won Wayne an Oscar, was released in 1969. Variety says the new movie will not be a traditional remake, and instead will be very faithful to the Charles Portis book. The book is about …
It is quite exciting for me to report the announcement of the 2009 Independent Film Festival of Boston’s line-up.
The poster for Spike Jonze’s latest movie, an adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s well-known children’s book, “Where the Wild Things Are,” has been released. The movie, which has undergone several re-shoots and missed several release dates is now scheduled for release this coming fall. “Wild Things,” features voice work from Forrest Whitaker, Paul Dano, Catherine O’Hara …
Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Paramount Pictures have acquired the rights to John Le Carre’s novel, “The Night Manager.” The story is about a night manager, (shocking, I know,) at a hotel in Europe, who is recruited to try to inflitrate the network of an arms dealer. Some of Le Carre’s other novels have been …
The trailer for Sam Mendes’ new movie, “Away We Go,” has been released. “Away,” stars John Kransinski and Maya Rudolph. The story is about a couple about to have their first baby who travel around the US, trying to find the perfect place for their child to be born. The supporting cast is also excellent …
Paramount Pictures has bought the rights to an article in Wired magazine as a potential movie for J.J. Abrams to direct. The article, titled, “The Untold Story of the World’s Biggest Diamond Heist,” was writted by Joshua Davis. The story is about a $100+ million diamond and gold heist that took place in Belgium in …