Leonardo DiCaprio to play hitman/doctor in Beat the Reaper
New Regency has nabbed film rights to the novel Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell, and is looking to have Leonardo DiCaprio star in the film, according to a report by Variety. DiCaprio will play a former mafia hit man in New Jersey named Pietro Brwna, who goes into the witness protection program, and later ….
IMAX to release of Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones concert film Shine A Light
IMAX Corporation, Paramount Pictures, Shangri-La Entertainment and Concert Productions announced that the highly anticipated Rolling Stones concert film Shine A Light, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese, will be released to IMAX(R) theatres simultaneously with the film’s wide release on September 21, 2007. Shine A Light will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image ….
WAFCA Selects Whitaker, Mirren, Hudson and Scorsese Among Best
The Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) selected a movie honoring the memories of the brave heroes of September 11, the poignant United 93, as Best Film of the Year in a victory that could spur the movie’s burgeoning Oscar hopes. Director Martin Scorsese was voted by the group as Best Director for his smash hit movie The Departed, whileForest Whitaker ….
Damon and DiCaprio Talk The Departed
Among other things, Matt Damon and his The Departed co-star Leonardo DiCaprio trade compliments and respect. Plus, the two superstars dish on working with Martin Scorsese and Jack Nicholson’s obsessions. The Departed hits theaters tomorrow. Check out this week’s Unscripted RIGHT HERE
Martin Scorsese’s Departed Trailer
Martin Scorsese’s new film can’t come too fast for me. I am a huge fan of the source material (The Infernal Affairs trilogy) and of both Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio. Here’s a brief synopsis of The Departed: Two men are sent undercover within the Boston Police department and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and ….
Andy Lau Directing Richard Gere in Thriller
Andy Lau, director of the seminal Infernal Affairs trilogy, as well as Bullets of Love, and Young and Dangerous, is directing Richard Gere and Claire Danes in a film called The Flock. The psychological thriller revolves around a hyper-vigilant agent (played by Gere) and his female protégé (Claire Danes),who must track down a missing girl. Working against the clock they unravel the twisted details to track the potential killer. ….