Variety has reported that Jeff Bridges is in talks with Paramount to star in the Coen brothers’ remake of the 1969 classic John Wayne movie, “True Grit.” The announcement came at the Toronto International Film Festival, where Bridges was promoting his new film, “The Men Who Stare At[...]
Author Archive
‘Cars 2: World Grand Prix’ Gearing Up
Walt Disney Picture’s digital 3-D animation movie “Cars 2: World Grand Prix” continues the story of racing star Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and his best friend Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) in a new adventure. This time they are zooming into the international racing stage of the[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Wolfman’
— by VANNA LAND — Benicio Del Toro has been cast in the title role of this update of the classic 1941 horror movie of the same name set in 1880s Victorian-era Great Britain. Del Toro plays an American, Lawrence Talbot, who returns to his ancestral home to search for his brother who has d[...]
Timothy Dalton Added to ‘Toy Story 3’
— by VANNA LAND — Former 007, Timothy Dalton, will be joining the familiar gang of toys in “Toy Story 3” as newcomer Mr. Pricklepants, a hedgehog with thespian tendencies. There is no word yet on how exactly his character will become part of the story, but perhaps the toyR[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Surrogates’
From director Jonathan Mostow and co-screenwriters John Brancato and Michael Ferris, the people behind “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” comes “Surrogates” another view of the future. This time, it is not machines but robotic surrogates at the heart of the story. Bruce Willis stars as an[...]
‘Star Trek’ DVD, Blu-ray Ships Out Nov. 17
— by VANNA LAND — J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” is set to beam down to stores everywhere on DVD and blu-ray on Nov. 17. The re-imagining of the early days of the original Star Trek crew grew large crowds in theaters this spring and recently re-appeared in IMAX theaters for a limited run[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Dorian Gray’
Surely just about everyone knows the Oscar Wilde novel, “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” on which this movie is based. It is the story of a naïve young man who becomes obsessed with staying young and beautiful after a charismatic aristocrat corrupts him with his self-indulgent view of life.[...]
Trailer: Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
— by VANNA LAND — Considering the success of the “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” series, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that more and more movies based on supernatural characters are being made. Next up is “Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant,” based on a popular [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Whip It’
Whip It” is the story of a rebellious Texas teen (Ellen Page) who leaves her beauty pageant dreams behind to join a roller derby team. She is on a journey of discovery and learns along the way that, as first time director Drew Barrymore puts it, “you can be your own hero” and[...]
Rob Zombie To Direct Remake of ‘The Blob’
Fresh off his unofficial remake of “Halloween 2,” that opened with a respectable $16.5 million this past weekend, Rob Zombie has announced his next project will be a $30 million remake of the 1958 horror/science fiction film “The Blob,”[...]
Disney Buys Marvel Comics
Walt Disney, long the undisputed champions of creating characters that appeal to young girls, is diving into the world of boys’ entertainment by purchasing Marvel Comics, which includes comic book icons Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and The X-Men, among others, for $4 billion.[...]
Just a Review: Disneynature’s ‘Earth’
— by VANNA LAND — When I first went to see the Disneynature movie “Earth,” I was ambivalent at best. However, it was what the people I was with wanted to see, so I went along with them. To say I was held spellbound for almost the entire 90 minutes of the screening would be[...]
Brandon Routh Joins ‘Chuck’
— by Vanna Land — When I first heard the news that Brandon (Superman) Routh was joining the cast of “Chuck” for a multi-episode arc, I was very excited. I had just recently viewed the mockumentary “Stuntmen,” in which Routh shared a hilarious scene with Zachary Levi,[...]