Scorsese Talks Sinatra & Casting for Invention

Lonely Reviewer contributor Ben has been waiting as long as he’s heard about it for Martin Scorsese’s Sinatra biopic.The Oscar winning director said recently that the project is proving to be a difficult challenge due to the sheer size of Sinatra’s life. He told Shortlist.com that “It’s very hard because here is a man who …

Corey Haim Found Dead at 38

Actor Corey Haim was found dead in Burbank at the age of 38. Haim apparently died Wednesday morning at 2:15am at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. An autopsy will determine the cause of death, but there are no other details. The Canadian-born actor became a teen star in the 80s with such films …

Oscar Results & Wrap-Up

So the awards season has officially come to a close, and ‘The Hurt Locker’ comes out on top with six awards in total, including Best Picture and Best Director. Honestly, the results were no surprise, we’ve heard nothing but Hurt Locker buzz for the past few weeks. Though my personal opinion holds that I feel …

Scorsese Talks ‘Sinatra’

On the red carpet for ‘Shutter Island,’ Scorsese gave a little tidbit that a lot of people will be happy to hear, it seems quite possible that he will follow up ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’ with the long awaited Sinatra biopic. Scorsese told a Hollywood Reporter Blogger that “Frank will do the singing. But …

Oscar Nominations Announced

Early in LA Tuesday morning, a good deal of people were up to hear the 2010 nominations for the Academy Award.  This is the first year of the Academy’s new ’10 best picture’ nominee concept.  There is a lot of things to be excited about with this list of nominees, but a few things that …

Spider-Man Finds Webb

Forgive the irony in his name, I’m sure came up constantly in his contract negotiations. Marc Webb will helm the next Spider-Man film, following Sony’s inability to reach a creative agreement with Sam Raimi. The next installment is now on track for release in 2012, and will focus on Peter Parker in his younger years. …

Golden Globes Wrap-Up

So, ‘Avatar’ takes Best Director and Best Picture at the Golden Globes and the world splits into half. Last night’s Golden Globes presentation was an excellent show, with host Ricky Gervais lampooning everything from Mel Gibon’s alcoholism, to the drama in the world of Late Night NBC. Overall though, I think it was a great …

Golden Globe Winners!

Golden Globe Winners Announced, more analysis coming tomorrow, for now, here are the results (winners are in bold) TELEVISION NOMINEES: BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA Big Love Dexter House Mad Men True Blood BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA Glenn Close, Damages January Jones, Mad Men Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Anna …