J.J. Abrams, forever setting up intriguing projects, has recruited Oscar-winning scribe Dustin Lance Black (Milk) to write a new disaster film by the name of Earthquake. According to Deadline, this Universal production is not a remake of the 1974 flick of the same name. As with most Abrams joints, details are scarce. Still, the title […]
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Trailer Debut: J. Edgar
September 20, 2011 
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Old age make-up. Tricky accent. Leonardo DiCaprio has his work cut out for him in Clint Eastwood‘s J. Edgar, a biopic on the life of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Although shooting began a mere seven months ago, the notoriously fast-moving Eastwood already has a trailer for us to enjoy. As well he should – […]
Continue readingRon Howard moves from Dark Tower to murderous Mormons
July 20, 2011 1 Comment
It was only announced yesterday that Ron Howard‘s ambitious plans to adapt Stephen King’s seven-book series The Dark Tower had been nixed by Universal, yet the Oscar winning director already has another project in production. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Howard and producer Brian Grazer are set to bring Jon Krakauer’s novel Under the Banner […]
Continue readingPhoenix to return to acting as DiCaprio’s lover?
September 23, 2010 0 Comments
Clint Eastwood reportedly wants Joaquin Phoenix to star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Hoover, his upcoming biopic of the legendary FBI director. According to Vulture, sources close to the project claim Eastwood wants Phoenix to star as the FBI’s associate director (and Hoover’s lover) Clyde Tolson. DiCaprio has long been attached to star as J. Edgar […]
Continue readingHere to recruit you – Milk DVD review
June 18, 2009 0 Comments
Milk – Starring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco and Emile Hirsch. Directed by Gus Van Sant. Rated M for mature themes, coarse language, sexual references. 128 mins. Originally published January 28th. Now available on DVD. Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office in California. In 1970, at the age […]
Continue readingHere to recruit you – Milk review
January 28, 2009 1 Comment
Milk – Starring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco and Emile Hirsch. Directed by Gus Van Sant. Rated M for mature themes, coarse language, sexual references. 128 mins. Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office in California. In 1970, at the age of 40, he had nothing at all to […]
Continue readingOscar fallout – Analysing the nominations and getting worked up about it!
January 23, 2009 0 Comments
As reported earlier this morning, the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards have been announced. And I’ve got to say, while there are a WHOLE bunch of pleasant surprises, there are a couple of shocking exclusions that need to be examined. Firstly, check out the nominees over here. Then, see my hilariously inaccurate predictions. Without […]
Continue readingOscar nominees – Benjamin Button leads Slumdog Millionare and The Dark Knight
January 22, 2009 0 Comments
source: imdb.com The nominees have been announced for the 81st Academy Awards, and there are surprises, snubs and shocks all round. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button scored a massive 13 nominations, one shy of equalling the record of most ever nominations. It is in the running for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best […]
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