New Sherlock Holmes Coming from Warner Bros

Guy Ritchie (Snatch, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels) has signed on to write and direct a new version of Sherlock Holmes for Warner Bros. The new film will be inspired by a new comic from Lionel Wigram which paints the classic character as more action oriented. Some of Holmes’ abilities will play a  bigger …

Lohan to Have ‘Labor Pains’

Lindsay Lohan has signed on to “Labor Pains,” a comedy about an assistant who pretends to be pregnant as a desperate attempt to keep her boss from firing her. The film is directed by Lara Shapiro, and also star Chris Parnell, Cheryl Hines, Luke Kirby, and Connie Britton. The film starts shooting June 9th, and …

‘I’m F*cking’ Director Goes to ‘Cool School’

Wayne McClammy whose greatest claim to fame is directing “I’m F*cking Matt Damon,” and its response “I’m F*cking Ben Affleck,” has been tapped to direct a new comedy from 20th Century Fox, ‘Cool School.’ the movie is about ad executives in their early thirties who go back to high school to learn how to be …

‘Dolemite Explosion’ Trailer!!

Oh snap. For the past few years, there’s been this sense of a void in American cinema. Like, movies are good, but we’re missing our epic tale. Our triumphant cinematic masterpiece. The story that needed to be told. Rudy Ray Moore heard the call. And thusly, he brought back his greatest character, Dolemite. Oh. Yes. …

DePalma to Take On Boston Strangler Story

Don’t get me wrong- I like early Brian DePalma movies.  ‘Sisters?’  ‘Blow Out?’  ‘Carrie?’  World class stuff.  However, it’s the later years that is disturbing/upsetting part.  Black Dahlia?  Terrible.  Raising Cane?  Not good.  Bonfire of the Vanities?  Even worse than that. So it is with some hesitation that I point out the announcement that DePalma …

New ‘Wall-E’ Trailer

Well, not technically a trailer in the traditional sense. Instead, Pixar is giving us a little peek into the future world and the robots that inhabit them in this “meet the characters” vignette. It’s another cute little one-off by the gold-mine of a brain trust that is John Lasseter and company and it makes me …

Damon Signs On for Eastwood’s ‘Human Factor’

Matt Damon has signed on to star in “Human Factor,” a new film directed by Clint Eastwood at Warner Bros. Damon will be playing rugby star Francois Pienaar, who with Nelson Mandela, created a rugby team that brought whites and blacks a common sense to rally around the healing country of South Africa. The film …

More Details Emerge About Universal Fire

As more details surface about the the fire, the sadder it gets! Apparently, 100% of the archive prints stored on the lot were destroyed. Prints included films like “Flash Gordon,” “Dead Man Don’t Wear Plaid,” and “Out of Africa.” The vault contained 50,000 videos or film reels, though thankfully, was not the location of the …

Willis to Star in ‘Kane & Lynch’

Variety is reporting that Bruce Willis is in negotiations to star in video game adaptation “Kane and Lynch,” from Eidos Entertainment’s “Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.” Directing the film is Simon Crane, a second unit director and stunt coordinator with films like Hancock, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Troy, and X-Men: The Last Stand under his …

‘Lemmy: The Movie’

I hope this documentary comes to fruition and gets released. There are few rock and roll personalities out there more respected and revered than Lemmy Kilmister. Founder and frontman of the kick-ass rock and roll band, Motorhead, Kilmister is now seen as the patriarch of the rock and roll lifestyle. And, finally, someone decided to …