These ‘best of’ lists are always a bit of a pain to write and to read. You usually start out scanning the list for stuff you’ve seen and loved, and then you probably count the number of movies you’ve seen. Sometimes you finish the list feeling like you’ve seen the right things, and sometimes you …
A new poster has been released for Rob Marshall’s latest attempt at winning a couple more Oscars, the musical “Nine.” This movie boasts an amazing cast of some of the best actresses currently working today. And three of them are represented in this poster. Also in the movie is Nicole Kidman, Judy Dench, Sophia Loren, …
Director Rob Marshall is returning to the musical genre after taking a swing at period film with “Memoirs of a Gesha.” “Nine” is a musical version of Federico Fellini’s classic “8 1/2.” The story (of both the Broadway play and the movie,) is about a movie director who faces a mid-life crisis on the eve …
Variety is reporting that Martin Scorsese is wrapping post production on “Shutter Island,” and is eying his next project. “Silence,” which Scorsese has been developing for some time, seems to be the next one on his slate. Daniel Day-Lewis and Benecio del Toro are said to be interested in the project. “Silence,” is based on …
The report is preliminary, but apparently Daniel Day-Lewis is in talks to star in the new Rob Marshall (Chicago) musical ‘Nine.’
For this little feature on Lonely Reviewer, I turned to my fellow lonely reviewers to participate in a collective Oscar prediction. They sent in their predictions, using the majority, I will list lonelyreviewer.com’s Oscar Predictions in the major categories.