It probably comes as no surprise that what is arguably the greatest movie franchise in history has scared away any all competition with its Wednesday release. Don’t expect any big names or big movies this week, so if you’re not a Potter fan, or you were one of the thousands lined up for the midnight showing, you may be a little disappointed with what this weekend has to offer.
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 […]
American Gladiators Flexes Big Screen Muscle
Yes, that’s right, everyone’s favorite steriod-filled hour of power is making it’s jump to the big screen. According to Variety.com: Johnny Ferraro, creator of the “American Gladiators” TV franchise, is bringing a live-action adaptation of the property to the bigscreen.The film will be based on the TV show that first aired in 1988 and has […]
Star Trek is a Flawed Masterpiece
I would consider myself to be a Trekkie, though not a fanboy. I have always been a fan of the show and hold it even above Star Wars in its epic greatness, but I also recognize that it has never been perfect. I had heard of vaguely un-Trekworthy storylines and pissed off fanboys, but I […]
Star Trek Beams In $72.5 Mil
Star Trek raked in the dollars over the weekend to the tune of 72.5 million. Not bad, but not quite as good as Wolverine last week. Top 10 box office draws were: TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Total Gross Week # 1 N Star Trek Par. $75,204,289 – $79,204,289 […]