Buried is the early hit of Sundance, purchased by Lionsgate
The first reviews from Sundance are pouring in. So far, the hit of the festival is Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds and directed by Spanish director Rodrigo Cortés, in his English-language debut.
Movie news sites and bloggers had their doubts about this film when we first started hearing about it last year, but now that the reviews [...]
Movie News: Planet of the Apes Re-Reboot
Hearing the first report of the Apes reboot was somewhat exciting. Simply because Scott Frank, The Lookout, was writing the script. But the excitement turned sour as NYMag is reporting that Frank has left the project. It appears Frank and the studio could not agree on the direction of the reboot, so he walked away.
Frank’s [...]
Demanding more from Christian movie makers
Can the coming “The Resurrection of Christ” in 2011 also resurrect the Christian movie industry?
Variety reported that indie producer Bill McKay will be bringing The Resurrection of Christ to theaters with an Easter 2011 release. The powers that be behind this film are hoping to repeat the success of previous Christian-themed movies as The Passion [...]
Delayed: The Hobbit won’t wear a ring until 2012
If you were looking forward to The Hobbit in 2011, tack another year onto that calendar.
Obsessed With Film noticed a small tidbit that could be big news in an article from Variety about New Line studios. IN a larger article about the restructuring of New Line, studio head Alan Horn talks about the release date [...]
Trailer Watch: Ryan Reynolds in Buried
“170,000 Sq. Miles of Desert. 90 Minutes of Oxygen. No Way Out.”
That’s the tag line for the new independent film Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds. This looks intense. I don’t know if I can watch 90 minutes of Ryan Reynolds in a box, but I do like him. This could be really good, or it could [...]
The Oscars: Who will be nominated for Best Picture?
This is part one in a series leading up to the Oscar telecast on March 7th.
Part I: Best Picture | Part II: Best Director | Part III: Coming soon
There’s always a little letdown after Super Bowl Sunday, if you are a football fan. There isn’t much in the way of sports besides college basketball. The [...]
Johnny Depp talks about his Mad Hatter role in Alice in Wonderland
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a bit tired of the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton combo. What used to feel fresh and imaginative now feels like the “same old thing”.
Doesn’t Burton ever want to use anyone else as a lead? And why does Depp continue to say yes to him, with all of the [...]
Poll question: Who would you select as the new Captian Jack Sparrow?
If Johnny Depp does not make a return to Pirates of the Caribbean, who do you think should take the roll of Captain Jack? Here are some possible replacements.(polls)
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Tron Legacy publicity roundup
We’re still nearly 11 months away from the release of Tron Legacy to theatres in December 2010, but the small marketing tidbits keep coming from Disney. Yet another Light Cycle image has been released, this time to MTV.com. Click the thumbnails in our gallery of images from Tron Legacy below, including the newest one of [...]
Box Office: Weekend Review
January 15-17
This weekend ended the same way as the previous 4 – Avatar on top of the Box Office, according to Box Office Mojo. Avatar has now passed Star Wars as the 3rd highest grossing film ($ amount) on the all time list, Avatar now only trails The Dark Knight and Titanic in it’s [...]
