Verhoeven to Direct ‘The Paperboy’
Posted on August 31, 2007 - Filed Under Drama | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Drama, Deals, RumorMonger
Switching things up from the recent European period pieces that Paul Verhoeven has attached his name to (the already-released Black Book and the upcoming Azazel), the director is heading stateside again. Filmstaker has word that the director of hits like RoboCop and Basic Instinct (and somehow-beloved flops like Showgirls) is going […]
34th Telluride Announces Lineup
Posted on August 31, 2007 - Filed Under Action and Adventure | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Action & Adventure, Documentary, Drama, Foreign Language, Independent, Telluride, Cinematical Indie
The folks behind the Telluride Film Festival maintain such a thick veil of secrecy about their programming that you’d think they were hoarding nuclear secrets. But they wouldn’t sell out their ticket passes far in advance each year if the programming wasn’t consistently […]
Review: Death Sentence
Posted on August 31, 2007 - Filed Under Action and Adventure | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers, Theatrical Reviews, 20th Century Fox
A revenge thriller is a tough animal to tame. Go too far in one direction and you’re practically advocating vigilante behavior — but if you err on the safe side your drama begins to feel like a flaccid little network flick. Third-time director James […]
Read More..>>Woo’s Partner Rediscovers Joys (and Pains) of Making Movies in Asia
Posted on August 31, 2007 - Filed Under Action and Adventure | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Action & Adventure, Foreign Language, Independent, Thrillers, Cinematical Indie
Ever since the elegant caper flick Once a Thief in 1991, Terence Chang has worked with director John Woo, either as producer, co-producer, or executive producer. They both moved to the United States after completing the great Hard-Boiled in 1992; Chang has produced non-Woo projects […]
Ride In The Whirlwind (part 2 of 6)
Posted on August 31, 2007 - Filed Under Vintage Movie Highlights | Leave a Comment
Directed (1965) by Monte Hellman. Written by Jack Nicholson. Starring Cameron Mitchell, Millie Perkins and Jack Nicholson.
Read More..>>Zellweger and Connick to Get ‘Chilled in Miami’
Posted on August 31, 2007 - Filed Under Comedy | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Comedy, Romance, Casting, Scripts & Screenwriting
So there’s this new fish-out-of-water comedy coming our way, and funny enough, it’s being directed by a Danish filmmaker. Variety has reported that Jonas Elmer (Let’s Get Lost), is going to helm a new comedy called Chilled in Miami. The film, which is about a Miami businesswoman who […]
Retro Cinema: Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure
Posted on August 31, 2007 - Filed Under Remakes/Sequals | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Comedy, Fandom, Scripts & Screenwriting, Family Films, Home Entertainment, Remakes and Sequels
Note: This is the final review in my five-part series on the Vacation movies. Click on the links below to read my previous reviews from this franchise: […]
Ride In The Whirlwind (part 3 of 6)
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Directed (1965) by Monte Hellman. Written by Jack Nicholson. Starring Cameron Mitchell, Millie Perkins and Jack Nicholson.
Read More..>>Review: Halloween
Posted on August 31, 2007 - Filed Under Horror | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Horror, New Releases, Theatrical Reviews, New in Theaters
Halloween is an oddity, because not even horror fanatics were clamoring for this franchise to be re-launched, yet here it is. We now have what amounts to a launching pad for another decade of mediocrity from the slasher genre’s perennial bronze medalist. The Shape hasn’t been […]
Read More..>>Ride In The Whirlwind (part 1 of 6)
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Directed (1965) by Monte Hellman. Written by Jack Nicholson. Starring Cameron Mitchell, Millie Perkins and Jack Nicholson.
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