It’s been a minute since we’ve heard any news on Warren Beatty’s long-gestating Howard Hughes biopic, but here’s something to sate your appetite. According to Deadline, Alec Baldwin will play Hughes’ lawyer Bob Maheu in the flick. Funnily enough, Baldwin also starred in Martin Scorsese’s Hughes biopic The Aviator, playing the eccentric billionaire’s frenemy Juan Trippe. […]
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Poster Debut: Blue Jasmine
May 22, 2013 
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A not-at-all informative poster for Woody Allen’s upcoming Blue Jasmine has been unveiled. Pretty though! According to distributor Sony Pictures, “it is the story of the final stages of an acute crisis and a life of a fashionable New York housewife.” That housewife is played by Cate Blanchett, seen beneath the eclectic group of names assembled […]
Continue readingAnimators, assemble – Rise of the Guardians review
December 13, 2012 0 Comments
Rise of the Guardians – Featuring the voices of Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, and Chris Pine. Directed by Peter Ramsey. Rated PG. By Jess Lomas. ’twas several nights before Easter when all through the land, the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and Sandman gathered to make a plan. Children had stopped believing as the […]
Continue readingLife is bearable – To Rome With Love review
October 16, 2012 0 Comments
To Rome With Love – Starring Woody Allen, Judy Davis, and Roberto Benigni. Directed by Woody Allen. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The release of a new Woody Allen film is a special event in the sense that each breath is a special event; we’re used to them, we assume the next one isn’t far behind, […]
Continue readingGirl trouble – Hick review
September 25, 2012 0 Comments
Hick – Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Blake Lively, and Eddie Redmayne. Directed by Derick Martini. Rated MA. By Richard Haridy. Hick is a classic coming of age road movie where a young innocent girl is schooled in the dark and depraved ways of the world. Or, at least that’s what I assume Hick is about. […]
Continue readingKeira Knightley joins Jack Ryan
August 13, 2012 0 Comments
The cast of Paramount’s long-gestating Jack Ryan reboot is slowly coming together, with Keira Knightley in negotiations for the lead female role. According to The Hollywood Reporter, she was the studio’s original choice to star as the wife of Chris Pine‘s title character, but director Kenneth Branagh only circled back to her after testing a number of […]
Continue readingCan’t fight this feeling – Rock of Ages review
June 13, 2012 0 Comments
Rock of Ages – Starring Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, and Tom Cruise. Directed by Adam Shankman. Rated M. By Jess Lomas. Doomed to be labelled ‘Glee with a Hollywood budget on crack’, Adam Shankman (Hairspray) ineptly directs this all-star adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Rock of Ages. Set in 1986 on Los Angeles’ rock […]
Continue readingAdam Sandler replaces Mark Wahlberg in Will Ferrell comedy
June 1, 2012 0 Comments
Last year it was reported that the stars of The Other Guys – Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg – would reteam for the backyard football comedy Three Mississippi, to be directed by Ferrell’s regular collaborator Adam McKay. Vulture today reports that Wahlberg has had to drop out of the picture due to scheduling issues, and Adam Sandler might […]
Continue readingTina Fey gets an Intern in new Nancy Meyers flick
April 16, 2012 0 Comments
Nancy Meyers has secured Tina Fey as the lead in her upcoming comedy The Intern. The news is exclusive to Deadline, who report that Paramount Pictures is looking to finance and distribute the pic. Fey will play the founder of an e-business “with a fashion focus” who gets a 70-year-old widower as an intern. Meyers’ […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Rock of Ages
April 4, 2012 1 Comment
The new trailer for Adam Shankman’s Rock of Ages is bad; there’s no nice way of saying it. While Tom Cruise fans (there must be some of them out there) will be happy to get a glimpse of him as Stacee Jaxx rocking out a Bon Jovi tune on stage, the remainder of the trailer […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: To Rome With Love
April 4, 2012 1 Comment
The trailer for Woody Allen‘s recently retitled Italian adventure To Rome With Love has arrived online, displaying a stark change of direction for the famed writer-director. Kidding! Allen fans will find much to love here, from the presence of neurotic Woody himself, to the young supporting cast of Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig, Ellen Page, and […]
Continue readingWoody Allen’s Nero Fiddled gets a title change
March 20, 2012 0 Comments
Woody Allen‘s follow-up to his biggest ever hit, Midnight in Paris, has undergone a title change. Bid farewell to Nero Fiddled, and say ‘Buon giorno’ to To Rome With Love. Sony Pictures Classics issued a statement (though Variety first broke the news) in which the studio explained their reasoning for ditching the previous title. “Nero Fiddled, while an appropriate and humorous phrase […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Rock of Ages
December 14, 2011 0 Comments
The trailer for Adam Shankman‘s adaptation of the Broadway jukebox musical Rock of Ages has arrived online. See: Tom Cruise as rocker Stacee Jaxx signing breasts; Malin Akerman as a buttoned-down music journalist turned sex-vixen; Catherine Zeta-Jones‘ screeching, right-wing, ‘think of the children’ mum decrying rock and roll. This thing could be kind of fun. […]
Continue readingWarren Beatty picks Felicity Jones as his on-screen lover
November 16, 2011 0 Comments
English up-and-comer Felicity Jones (Like Crazy) has been handpicked by Warren Beatty to star in his upcoming Howard Hughes biopic. According to Deadline, Jones will play a young woman who falls for Hughes’ driver, before becoming enamoured with the eccentric billionaire himself. Obviously, Beatty will play Hughes. He will also produce and direct his own […]
Continue readingSteve Martin offers Oscar host Eddie Murphy unsolicited advice
September 21, 2011 1 Comment
Earlier this month Eddie Murphy was announced as host of the 84th Academy Awards ceremony. Former Oscar MC Steve Martin has penned a letter of advice to cool the nerves of his Bowfinger co-star. Of course, he opens with a dig at friend/nemesis Alec Baldwin. Check out the full letter below (courtesy of Martin’s official website)! […]
Continue readingAdam McKay to direct Ferrell and Wahlberg in Three Mississippi
July 4, 2011 0 Comments
A couple of months back it was revealed that The Other Guys themselves, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, would reteam to star in a backyard football comedy named Turkey Bowl. According to Vulture, TOG director Adam McKay has signed on to helm the film, newly-retitled Three Mississippi. Ferrell and Wahlberg will star as the patriarchs of two […]
Continue readingWarren Beatty will star as Howard Hughes in new film
June 23, 2011 0 Comments
Earlier in the week it was announced that Warren Beatty would write, produce, direct and star in a brand new movie after a decade away from the limelight. Deadline are reporting that the project will be based on the life of Howard Hughes; a topic Beatty has been eager to tackle since the late 1960s. The […]
Continue readingFirst look at Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages
June 20, 2011 6 Comments
If you had trouble imagining Tom Cruise as a hard-living rocknrolla in Adam Shankman‘s upcoming musical adaptation of Rock of Ages, let the below picture fill in the gaps. Convinced? Hmm. Cruise stars in Rock of Ages as Stacee Jaxx, a debauched 1980s rock star. Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Diego Boneta, Bryan Cranston, Malin […]
Continue readingFerrell and Wahlberg reunite for Turkey Bowl
May 18, 2011 0 Comments
The Other Guys – Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg – are set to reteam for a new comedy in which they play neighbourhood rivals who face off in an annual football game. According to Deadline, Warner Bros acquired the pitch – tentatively titled Turkey Bowl – from writers Robert Carlock (30 Rock) and Scott Silveri […]
Continue readingBaldwin and Eisenberg joining Woody Allen’s latest?
April 12, 2011 1 Comment
Woody Allen has never had any trouble recruiting actors for his films, and that streak won’t be broken by his upcoming feature. According to Deadline, Alec Baldwin has signed on to star in Allen’s currently-untitled, Rome-set new movie. Although there aren’t many details available, the Allen-esque Jesse Eisenberg is said to be in contention for […]
Continue readingAnne Hathaway to join Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages?
February 14, 2011 0 Comments
Will Anne Hathaway join the cast of the musical Rock of Ages? Deadline New York is reporting the Oscar nominated actress is in talks with director Adam Shankman to star opposite Tom Cruise, who has officially signed on. Rock of Ages will be an adaptation of the Tony Awards winning Broadway musical of the same […]
Continue readingIs it? – It’s Complicated review
April 26, 2010 0 Comments
It’s Complicated – Starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. Directed by Nancy Meyers. Rated M. Originally published January 12, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. The only thing complicated about Nancy Meyers’ latest rom-com is its depiction of familial relationships. Why do Meryl Streep’s adult children keep on cuddling and squeezing one another? Why does […]
Continue readingIs it? – It’s Complicated review
January 12, 2010 4 Comments
It’s Complicated – Starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. Directed by Nancy Meyers. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The only thing complicated about Nancy Meyers’ latest rom-com is its depiction of familial relationships. Why do Meryl Streep’s adult children keep on cuddling and squeezing one another? Why does her 21-year-old son climb into […]
Continue readingSteve Martin and Alec Baldwin to co-host Oscars
November 4, 2009 0 Comments
source: reuters.com Comedy legend Steve Martin and one-time Oscar nominee Alec Baldwin have been named as the hosts of the 2010 Academy Awards ceremony. The announcement of the hosting duo comes as a surprise following last year’s Hugh Jackman-hosted telecast, in which the song-and-dance man aided in a ratings boost for the flailing awards show. […]
Continue readingCaptain Kirk to play Jack Ryan?
October 14, 2009 1 Comment
source: weblogs.variety.com Chris Pine is in talks with Paramount Pictures to star as Jack Ryan in an upcoming reboot of the franchise based on the popular Tom Clancy novels. Pine became one of the breakout stars of 2009 by starring as Captain James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams‘ Star Trek. Trek, also produced by Paramount […]
Continue reading2009 Emmy Winners – 30 Rock, Mad Men and Toni Collette FTW!
September 21, 2009 1 Comment
source: emmys.tv The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy awards were handed out at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles this morning. Favourites such as 30 Rock and Mad Men continued to dominate the Best Comedy and Best Drama categories, but there were still plenty of surprises in the smaller categories. Perhaps most excitingly (and deservingly) Toni Collette […]
Continue readingStreep, Baldwin and Martin in a love threesome?
August 11, 2009 2 Comments
source: youtube.com Nancy Meyers has brought together the previously untested comedy triumvirate of Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin to star in her latest romantic comedy It’s Complicated. Normally we wouldn’t get excited about the latest Meyers film, but it’s impossible to deny that this cast doesn’t have us interested. Also, I might be […]
Continue reading30 Rock Season 3 – Guest Starring O-Prah!!!
October 13, 2008 0 Comments
source: youtube.com Look, I’ll get straight to the point: If you haven’t seen 30 Rock, you haven’t lived. The brilliant show recently picked up a whole slate of Emmy’s, including Best Comedy, as well as Best Actress and Actor for stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. It follows the cast and crew behind the scenes […]
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