— by SEAN GERSKI — Jason Reitman’s film “Up in the Air” — which stars George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Jason Bateman — was very well received by those who saw it at the Telluride Film Festival. In fact, one person who saw the movie said Clooney’s perfo[...]
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See What Inspired ‘9’
There are three movies coming out this year with the number 9 in the title, but the movie simply titled “9” was the only one to get the interesting release date of 09/09/09. In honor of the movie’s release today, and with the time now being 9:09 a.m., we thought it would be fun to [...]
Did ‘Baby Spice’ Audition For Role of Lois Lane?
Emma Bunton, better known as Baby Spice, has told Britain’s Now Magazine that she was a contender for the role of Lois Lane in 2006’s “Superman Returns.” “I was asked to go to a casting for ‘Superman Returns’,” Bunton said. “I met the director[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Princess and The Frog’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Like everyone else, I really enjoy the Pixar movies and their style of animation. However, I must admit that it’s nice to see a new movie coming out in the “classic” Disney style. Here we have the new trailer for “The Princess and The Frog,̶[...]
‘Rampage’ Jackson to Play B.A. Baracus
— by SEAN GERSKI — Three-fourths of the cast for the upcoming “A-Team” movie has now been filled out with the addition of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as Sgt. Bosco “B.A.” Baracus. The role, made famous by Mr. T on the show which ran from 1983 to[...]
John Lasseter, Pixar to Win Golden Lion Award
The Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion (Leone d’Oro) for Lifetime Achievement will be awarded this year to director-producer John Lasseter and the directors at Disney’s Pixar Sudios. This year marks the 66th edition of the Venice International Film Festival, which is [...]
2012 Clip (AKA The 2012 Car Commercial)
— by SEAN GERSKI — Yesterday, we posted the trailer for “2012,” the newest in the “blow-up-historical-landmarks” series of movies by Roland Emmerich. Today, we have a minute-long clip from the movie. Now, I realize trailers are basically commercials for movies.[...]
Rambo Returning For ‘The Savage Hunt’
Sylvester Stallone’s second-best creation, John Rambo, will return to the big screen for another shoot ’em up. The movie, “Rambo V: The Savage Hunt,” is slated to include more of a science fiction bent than did the previous adventures.[...]
Kevin Smith Putting ‘Labor’ into Labor Day
— by SEAN GERSKI — Despite its name, Labor Day is a day most of us look forward to for a much-needed day off. Writer-director-actor-etc. Kevin Smith, on the other hand, plans to do the opposite this year. The popular filmmaker plans to spend the day working.[...]
The Adventures of Tintin: Set Photo
— by SEAN GERSKI — For a movie that involves such popular talent as Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Edgar Wright, Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig, Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn” is receiving a remarkably small amount of[...]
Guy Ritchie Snatches ‘Lobo’
— by SEAN GERSKI — A movie version of the DC comic book character Lobo is one of those film ideas that people have constantly doubted would ever get made. No matter how far along they got, someone would still say, “Yeah, but it will never see the light of day.”[...]
‘Beavis and Butt-head’ Return to Promote ‘Extract’
Mike Judge’s “Office Space” remains one of my favorite movies of all time. His follow-up film, “Idiocracy,” was nowhere near as funny. However, I have high hopes for his forthcoming movie, “Extract,” starring Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Mila Kunis[...]
Poster Peek: ‘The Invention of Lying’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Any current list of nominess for “Funniest Man Alive” has to include Ricky Gervais. The British comedian has yet to misfire and his upcoming comedy, “The Invention of Lying,” looks like another gem. Joining Gervais — who stars, co-writes a[...]
Poster Peek: ‘The Smurfs’
— by SEAN GERSKI — It’s really hard to not use “smurf” as a verb or an adjective when talking about the Smurfs, but I am going to give it a shot. This poster is for the Smurfs 3-D movie due out next year and it looks exactly like what one would expect a 3-D […][...]