Well! The Counselor continues to surprise/disappoint. THR has revealed an interesting tidbit regarding Ridley Scott and Cormac McCarthy critically reviled box office flop. Apparently Cameron Diaz was asked by 20th Century Fox to re-record her dialogue, believing it sounded too much like Rihanna. Her character, Malkina, is supposedly from Argentina (or, whichever country likes vehicular intercourse), […]
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Breaking bland – The Counselor review
November 4, 2013 
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By Simon Miraudo November 4, 2013 The Counselor has two water-cooler moments. The first is Cameron Diaz giving Javier Bardem a graphic, gynaecological display on the windshield of his car, and the second involves a heavily foreshadowed bolito; a truly gruesome strangulation device that cuts the carotid arteries on the way to fulfilling total decapitation. […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Counselor
June 27, 2013 0 Comments
The teaser trailer for Ridley Scott’s all-star thriller The Counselor has arrived online, and the verdict is in: guilty … of being entertaining. Despite starring Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, and Javier Bardem, the real star here is screenwriter Cormac McCarthy. This marks the first feature film script from the Pulitzer Prize […]
Continue readingBrad Pitt and Javier Bardem in talks for Ridley Scott’s Counselor
April 13, 2012 0 Comments
A-list actors are clamouring to star in Ridley Scott‘s upcoming thriller The Counselor. Earlier this week it was reported Angelina Jolie might have a small role in the flick. Now comes news from Deadline that her partner Brad Pitt is in talks to play the picture’s antagonist, alongside Javier Bardem. Michael Fassbender is set to play […]
Continue readingAngelina Jolie considers cameo in Ridley Scott’s The Counselor
April 11, 2012 0 Comments
Angelina Jolie is in talks to take on a small role opposite Michael Fassbender in Ridley Scott‘s upcoming thriller The Counselor. According to Vulture, Twentieth Century Fox is eager to get this production underway, especially if the high profile cast agrees to come along for the ride. The picture is based on an original script […]
Continue reading>Time lord James Franco to bring two classic novels to the big screen
January 5, 2011 1 Comment
>Actor, writer, director, producer, student, soap-opera-star, soon to be Academy Awards co-host, and all around stud muffin James Franco has his sights set on directing two literary adaptations in the near future. According to Showbiz 411, talks are already under way for Franco to write and direct an adaptation of William Faulkner’s 1930 classic novel […]
Continue readingEase on down – The Road review
May 24, 2010 0 Comments
The Road – Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Charlize Theron. Directed by John Hillcoat. Rated MA. Originally published January 27, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Why do cannibals travel in groups? If the world as we know it does indeed come to an end, and people are driven to eating their fellow man to stay […]
Continue readingEase on down – The Road review
January 27, 2010 4 Comments
The Road – Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Charlize Theron. Directed by John Hillcoat. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Why do cannibals travel in groups? If the world as we know it does indeed come to an end, and people are driven to eating their fellow man to stay alive, what is the advantage […]
Continue readingThe Road is "the most important movie of the year."
May 13, 2009 3 Comments
source: esquire.com The very lucky Tom Chiarella over at Esquire has seen Aussie director John Hillcoat‘s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Road, and has unsurprisingly showered it with praise. Chiarella declares The Road to be “the most important movie of the year“, while also calling it a film you “will not […]
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