Sling Blade Blu-ray review: Miramax Award-Winning Collection
Billy Bob Thornton sprang onto the Hollywood scene by writing, directing and starring in the 1996, 2-time Academy Award winning film Sling Blade. His portrayal of a mentally challenged man named Karl, who returns to his hometown after spending 25 years in a mental institution, is astonishing.
Hurt Locker star headed to The Adjustment Bureau
Anthony Mackie, who most recently appeared in The Hurt Locker, has been cast in Universal Pictures’ sci-fi thriller The Adjustment Bureau, which Matt Damon and Emily Blunt are currently attached to star, according to Variety. George Nolfi, who’s making his directorial debut, will helm the movie from his own script, and produce alongside Chris Moore ….
Win one of five pair of tickets to advance screening of Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo
The long awaited U.S. debut of animation master Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo is here. The New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival is presenting the first East Coast screening of the film in a special pre-release event 3:00pm on Sunday, August 9th at Symphony Space in New York City. Also, if you’re feeling lucky, New York – ….
Emily Blunt boards adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s sci-fi thriller Adjustment Bureau
Emily Blunt, who recently completed work on The Wolf Man and will play Princess of Lilliputia in the upcoming Gulliver’s Travels, is attached to play the female lead in the George Nolfi-directed adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s short story Adjustment Bureau, opposite Matt Damon, Variety reports. Damon will play a smooth-talking congressman whose political future ….
Leonardo DiCaprio to headline online poker film written by Rounders scribes
Paramount has nabbed rights to a pitch from writers Brian Koppelman and David Levien that takes place in the world of Costa Rica-based online casino gambling, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Leonardo DiCaprio is attached to star in the film, and produce under his Appian Way banner, alongside Jennifer Davisson Killoran. The project is in ….
Zombie comic Deadworld headed to big screen
Dark Hero Studios partners David Hayter and Benedict Carver are teaming up with Pandemonium’s Bill Mechanic to turn the comic Deadworld into a feature film franchise, according to Variety. Hayter – who wrote scripts for X-Men, X2 and Watchmen – will pen the screenplay, and will produce, along with Mechanic and Gary Reed, who wrote ….
Clint Eastwood’s Invictus to open in December 2009
Warner Bros. recently announced that Clint Eastwood’s South Africa-set drama Invictus, will open nationwide on December 11, 2009. Eastwood directed by four-time Oscar winner Clint (Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven), the film stars Oscar winners Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby, The Dark Knight) and Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting, the Bourne trilogy). “Invictus” tells the inspiring ….
David O. Russell and Christian Bale to join Mark Wahlberg’s The Fighter
Director David O. Russell and Christian Bale are negotiating to join the long-in-development boxing flick The Fighter, which already has Mark Wahlberg attached, according to a report by Variety. The Fighter tells the story of Boston fighter Irish Mickey Ward and how he was trained to the world lightweight championship by half-brother Dicky Eklund, who ….
Matt Damon to star in sci-fi love story written by Bourne Ultimatum scribe
Universal is looking to work with Matt Damon on his next film project, after the success of the ‘Bourne’ series of films – a franchise which has another sequel in the works at the studio. The distributor is finalizing a deal for Damon to star in The Adjustment Bureau, which is described as a contemporary ….
Matt Damon getting involved with Philip K. Dick’s sci-fi Adjustment Bureau
Matt Damon is attached to an adaptation of the Philip K. Dick short story titled The Adjustment Bureau, a sci-fi project currently being pitched to major studios in Hollywood, looking to shoot before the end of the summer. This, according to Empire Magazine. The Adjustment Bureau is setup as a pre-packaged project, with George Nolfi ….
Award-winning festival films to stream on net and mobile platforms
Jaman, an online destination for high-def entertainment, has partnered with Cinetic Rights Management, a leading provider of strategic advisory services to the entertainment and media industries. The collaboration expands Jaman’s catalogue to more than 7000 films, including Oscar-winning documentaries and contenders from the world’s premiere film festivals. Now Jaman members can watch such independent hits ….
Who is America’s favorite movie star for 2008?
For the third year in a row, Denzel Washington comes in on top as America’s favorite movie star. Returning to the list this year at number two, after a one year absence, is Clint Eastwood. The perennial favorite, John Wayne, who died 30 years ago, is tied with Will Smith at number three. These are ….
Universal to adapt Army of Two game
Electronic Arts recently announced that the company has closed a deal with Universal to bring top-selling videogame Army of Two, to the big screen. Scott Stuber, through his Stuber Productions shingle, will produce the film along with EA, and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, who recently co-wrote the blockbuster The Bourne Ultimatum, has signed on to ….
The Bourne Identity film review
Last year, Christopher Nolan took memory loss to a new level with his masterful thriller Memento, in which the hero tattoos notes on his body to help him cope with his condition. This year, the amnesiac champion of The Bourne Identity uses brains and brawn as a means of sorting out his memory loss. Doug ….
The Bourne Supremacy film review
Attention all adventure-starved, action-crazed moviegoers: kennel the cat, wreck the robot, and step on that spider. This summer’s best action hero is not Catwoman, Spider-Man, or a CGI robot – it’s just a dude named Jason Bourne! Matt Damon is back to reprise his role from the widely popular The Bourne Identity as Bourne – ….