Now here’s the type of project that Robert Downey Jr. should be doing more of; sticking to blockbuster franchises (Iron Man, Sherlock Holmes) is great for the wallet and all, but he’s too fine an actor to not challenge himself in new ways. And a 3D science fiction film directed by the great Alfonso Cuaron [...]
It’s been quite some time since Robert De Niro has completely owned the big screen. In recent years, the acting giant’s career has been on cruise control, it seems, sleeping through knockoffs of his past work (Righteous Kill, for the loss) and tapping into his softer side (Everybody’s Fine). Not that he has anything left [...]
In the midst of my recent Shutter Island obsession, I revisited Martin Scorcese’s other dark-as-night psychological thriller, 1991’s Cape Fear, and I was reminded of how great an actor Nick Nolte is, whenever he’s actually working and not engaging in tabloid-fueling acts. I then asked myself, “When was the last time I saw Nolte in [...]
If Samm Levine can do it, why not Jonah Hill? That could very likely be the latter’s outlook now that he’s been confirmed by sports writer Michael Lewis as Brad Pitt’s new co-star in Moneyball, based on the author’s 2003 book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. Lewis has spilled the beans to [...]
A bleak cop drama that’s broods its way through a 140-minute running time, Brooklyn’s Finest is one third short of a messy-script-saving trinity. Directed by Training Day maestro Antoine Fuqua, it’s a three-for-one deal on used goods, operating on first-timer, and authentic Brooklyn native, Michael C. Martin’s cliché-heavy screenplay. Stars Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke [...]
With his Alice in Wonderland opening this weekend, Hollywood’s resident eccentric Tim Burton is popping up left and right in the press, but it’s hard to imagine a more interesting tidbit emerging than this: he’s about to team up with Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov to develop a big screen adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s just-released novel [...]
The combination of Deadwood creator David Milch and dynamite filmmaker Michael Mann is sure to be something special, a hopefully airtight truth that HBO also believes: Milch and Mann have been developing a new series for the cable network called Luck, set in the cutthroat world of horse-racing. The project is scheduled to go in [...]
Since last year’s massively successful The Hangover, Bradley Cooper’s name has been attached to a slew of projects, some legit and forthcoming (The A-Team), and others premature and no-go (McG’s in-the-works romantic comedy This Means War). One project that Cooper is set to star that’s flying under the radar, however, is director Neil Burger’s psychological [...]
HBO’s planned five-hour miniseries remake of the classic film Mildred Pierce is off to a grand start. First, Kate Winslet signed on to star as the title character, taking over the role owned by Joan Crawford in the original 1945 picture, itself based on James M. Cain’s novel of the same name published in 1941. To [...]
As impressive as the film’s trailers and television spots have been, The Crazies (opening nationwide this weekend) has an inherent flaw, one that critics and casual moviegoers alike have been quick to point out. The been-done-to-death “infected, murderous citizens” motif is commonplace within the horror genre, with at least one new entry premiering per year; [...]
