2012 Slim pickings this week, since it looks like nobody wanted to go up against the next great disaster flick. Having consumed just about every variation of “Natural Phenomena Gone Wild” over the years, somebody at Sony Pictures thought, “Hmm, we’re out of ways to destroy the world, so why don’t we just combine them […]
Now on DVD: Things Are Lookin UP
UP This Disney/Pixar was a laugh riot in the theaters, and it should be no different in your living room. Nobody brings a story to life like Pixar and this one is may be its most human story yet. It’s the story of an old man trying to keep a promise he made to his […]
Weekend Box Office: Bah Humbug!
As expected, the top spot over the weekend was taken by the Jim Carrey animated remake of the classic holiday story, Disney’s A Christmas Carol. The posthumous MJ concert flick This is It slipped to number 2 in its second week in theaters, and the third spot was held by my personal favorite movie of […]
Smurfs Details Emerge (Don’t Tell Gargamel)
Info on the storyline for the upcoming Smurfs movie (GAH!) from Sony Pictures Animation has come out in the form of details about a couple of the parts being cast. This movie will be a hybrid of live action and animation, and will center on a couple of kids who find a Smurf attempt to […]
Castlevania Coming to Big Screen
Video game publisher Konami is in negotiations with James Wan (he of the Saw series) to direct the big screen adaptation of the video game classic Castlevania. Hey, at least it isn’t a whole movie based on the View-Master. Ian Jeffers is set to pen the script (he may actually use a computer, or a […]
Gilliam Continues to Tilt at Windmills
Terry Gilliam is giving his failed epic The Man Who Killed Don Quixote another go nearly 10 years after giving up on the first attempt. Gilliam has rewritten and updated the script along with Tony Grisoni, who also cowrote the original version. Says Gilliam: “I’m not so much a filmmaker as someone who gets possessed […]
Scorsese Brings Ol’ Blue Eyes Back
According to Variety, Martin Scorsese is set to direct a biopic of the Chairman of the Board himself, Frank Sinatra. Scorsese will also produce. Per Variety: Although no actor is attached to star in the film, Schulman said Leonardo DiCaprio is an obvious candidate because he has become Scorsese’s go-to actor over the past decade, […]
Ed Bass To Make Directorial Debut With BELLE
Producer Ed Bass is set to make his directorial debut with a film about the best little female serial killer in America, Belle Gunness. According to Wikipedia, the esteemed Ms. Gunness “may have killed both of her husbands and all of her children (on different occasions)”. I’m sorry, immediate family can’t be grounds for the […]
PREACHER is Still Happening, But Not For a While
Collider has an exclusive interview with director Sam Mendes. He popped out a nugget regarding the Preacher adaptation that has been rumored. For fans of Garth Ennis’ comic book, Sam says John August is still writing the script. He also said he’s directing two plays and the earliest he’s making his next movie is in […]
Joel Silver Saw What You Did
According to Variety.com, Joel Silver’s Dark Castle is remaking 1965’s I Saw What You Did and I Know Who You Are! by William Castle. The original Castle pic, which starred Joan Crawford, was based on the Ursula Curtis novel “Out of the Dark” and revolved around two girls who innocently pass the time making prank […]