Will non-film festival audiences like Josh Radnor’s “happythankyoumoreplease” as much as the Sundance crowd?
The Sundance Film Festival wrapped up this weekend. While the awards themselves (see list below) may seem like the most important part of the final weekend, the real question is what effect these awards have on getting the winners into the theaters and [...]
In a breakthrough moment in the entertainment industry, a female director has won the coveted Directors Guild of America award. Kathryn Bigelow was honored for her work on the Iraq War film The Hurt Locker. The award makes her a favorite to win the Best Director Oscar, which- in -turn- generally means her film will [...]
In a breakthrough moment in the entertainment industry, a female director has won the coveted Directors Guild of America award. Kathryn Bigelow was honored for her work on the Iraq War film The Hurt Locker. The award makes her a favorite to win the Best Director Oscar, which- in -turn- generally means her film will [...]
Since leaving the Spider-Man franchise a couple of weeks ago, no solid news has broken regarding Sam Raimi’s next directorial gig. Sure, there have been the ever-present rumors about the World of Warcraft movie, but nothing that we can really sink our teeth into.
The latest rumor is that Raimi may slip into the director’s chair [...]
Since leaving the Spider-Man franchise a couple of weeks ago, no solid news has broken regarding Sam Raimi’s next directorial gig. Sure, there have been the ever-present rumors about the World of Warcraft movie, but nothing that we can really sink our teeth into.
The latest rumor is that Raimi may slip into the director’s chair [...]
There are indications that James Cameron’s next film project may be based on survivor’s accounts of the destruction of Hiroshima in WWII. Cameron recently met with the only verified survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki blasts (talk about bad luck!) prior to the man passing away last week at age 93. For more click [...]
February 5
From Paris With Love
What it’s about: A secret agent (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) gets teamed up with a crazy man (John Travolta) to end terrorism in Paris. (Apparently, the number-one French terrorists are people who work in Chinese restaurants, by the way.) The crazy man does things the way he was trained to do them: Much [...]
February 5
From Paris With Love
What it’s about: A secret agent (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) gets teamed up with a crazy man (John Travolta) to end terrorism in Paris. (Apparently, the number-one French terrorists are people who work in Chinese restaurants, by the way.) The crazy man does things the way he was trained to do them: Much [...]
While promoting The Wolfman, which will be released in just under two weeks, director Joe Johnston spoke to Film Journal about the film, and he also gave an update on his next film The First Avenger: Captain America:
“We’re in prep,” Johnston says. “Rick Heinrichs is production-designing and we’re set up down in Manhattan Beach [California]. [...]
Although James Cameron’s Avatar might bring up to $1 billion in pre-tax profits to Fox, the New York Times reports that major studios are not rushing to jump on the bandwagon to emulate the film’s technical aspects. The reason is the risk of making such a huge investment. Fox gambled a staggering $400 million+ on [...]
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