IFFBoston Starts Next Week!

IFFBoston is now less then a week away! And we’re getting excited over here at Lonelyreviewer! Our coverage will begin with spotlights on films next Monday! The opening night film is ‘The Extra Man’ starring Kevin Kline. The actor  will be in attendance accepting the IFFBoston 2010 Career Achievement Award. The film is directed by …

Whedon to Direct Avengers

Joss Whedon, the creator of Buffy, Serenity, and a host of other short-lived Fox shows (of course minus Buffy) is in final negotiations to direct ‘The Avengers.’ ‘The Avengers’ is the superhero film we’ve all been waiting for, where characters in all the recent Marvel Studios adaptations will team up for one epic movie. The …

Aronofsky & Weisz Sign to ‘Jackie’

Darren Aronofsky has signed on to direct his fiancé Rachel Weisz in a biopic about Jackie Kennedy. Originally planned as a television movie, the project has now taken shape as a feature. The script was written by Noah Oppenheim, and covers the four days between John F. Kennedy’s assassination and his burial.

Zemeckis Signs to ‘Dark Life’

Robert Zemeckis has signed on to direct ‘Dark Life’ for Disney and his company Image Movers. Based on a novel by Kat Falls, ‘Dark Life’ tells the story of a world where the oceans have risen and human civilization packs themselves on the few regions of dryland. As a result, the deep-sea world takes on …

Untitled Woody Allen Film Casting Details

Variety.com is reporting some news on Woody Allen’s next film that starts shooting this summer. Marion Cotillard and Rachel McAdams are in final negotiations to star in Allen’s next project that will lense in Paris. The rest of the cast includes Owen Wilson, as well as a possible cameo by Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, France’s first lady. …

Independence Day 2 & 3 in the Works

Cue the groans and eye rolls. Director Roland Emmerich is reuniting with actor Will Smith to turn their 1996 summer blockbuster ‘Independence Day’ into a complete trilogy. One begs the question. Why? I’ll tell you why, ‘Independence Day’ was a huge success, and probably one of the biggest event films in my lifetime. Does that …

Popeye in 3D in the Works

The iconic spinach eatin’ sailor is going to be hitting the big screen again, for the first time since 1980’s Altman adaptation. This time Sony is bringing an all-CGI ‘Popeye’ to the big screen, with the help of Avi Arad. King Features Syndicate, the controller of the Popeye property brought Arad onto the project. Writer …

IFFBoston 2010 Lineup Announced

IFFBoston is coming up April 21-28, and the lineup of films is as follows: NARRATIVE FEATURES Bass Ackwards In this feature by Linas Phillips, a man fresh from a break-up with a married woman embarks on a road trip in a VW bus. Cairo Time Patricia Clarkson stars in this romantic drama about a brief, …

Scream 4 Coming in 2011

An official press release from Dimension Films has been released confirming that the finishing touches have been put on its slate for 2011, and one of those films…Scream 4. The original cast which includes Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courtney Cox Arquette will be reprising their roles. Not only that, Kevin Williamson will be writing, …

Chris Evans to Play ‘Captain America’

It’s official, after weeks of rumors, Chris Evans has been cast to play ‘Captain America.’ Chris Evans, already a veteran of superhero movies (he played the Human Torch in Fantasic Four) beat out a short list of actors that included Ryan Phillippe and John Krasinski. The ‘Captain America’ film will be directed by Joe Johnson, …