Archive for March, 2008
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Filed under: Classics, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, RumorMonger, Fandom, Newsstand, Peter Jackson, Remakes and SequelsSir Ian McKellen has been pretty vocal about wanting to reprise his role as Gandalf the Grey in a future adaptation of The Hobbit. And that enthusiasm hasn't diminished. Over on his official website, where he graciously ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Filed under: Comedy, Foreign Language, Romance, Box Office, Cinematical IndieHormones, an ensemble teen romantic comedy, is tearing up the box office in Thailand. Variety says that the film took in $1.2 million in its opening weekend -- six times what is usually considered a strong opening. Meanwhile, the US remake ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Filed under: RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom, Distribution, The Weinstein Co.
Who's really behind the campaign to boycott all Weinstein Co. films until the original cut of Fanboys is shown in theaters? And are they the same group of people everyone thinks is behind this whole thing? I'll leave it at ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Filed under: Festival Reports, Exhibition, Movie Marketing, Cinematical IndieOne of my favorite films from Sundance, Phoebe in Wonderland, is set to open the 10th RiverRun International Film Festival, according to indieWIRE. The film, which stars Elle Fanning, Felecity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson and Bill Pullman, is about Phoebe (Fanning), a little ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Filed under: Drama, CastingThe latest Wim Wenders (produced) film, The Open Road, was sounding pretty decent back in February, when Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, and Mary Steenburgen signed on. Now it's gotten even better -- The Hollywood Reporter has posted that both Lyle Lovett and Harry Dean Stanton have ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Filed under: Comedy, Romance, CastingI'd say it was about time that Woody Allen hired some eye candy that wasn't of the female persuasion. The Hollywood Reporter announced that Henry Cavill (The Tudors) has signed to star in the director's upcoming romantic comedy. The as-yet-to-be-titled film also stars Evan Rachel Wood, ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Filed under: Warner Brothers, DVD Reviews, Home Entertainment
Where exactly does Bonnie and Clyde rank in the American pantheon? It's a bona-fide classic, to be sure. It placed on the American Film Institute's Top 100 in 1998 and again in 2007. It's also on the IMDB's Top 250 list. Upon closer ...
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