Looks like Paramount isn’t waiting for the box office receipts of the May 8th release of the new ‘Star Trek,’ film from J.J. Abrams. The studio is moving forward with a sequel to be penned by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof. They are aiming for a Summer 2011 release. As to the subject, …
Sacha Baron Cohen and his latest film, ‘Bruno’ have been hit with an NC-17 rating reports say. The MPAA cited the graphic sexual content found within the film. The Universal spokeman said that it is far too early to say if there will be a struggle in achieving an R rating, as they are currently …
Sometimes you just want a good scare. I gotta admit, I haven’t been scared by a movie since I saw ‘Poltergeist’ as a child, so whenever a trailer comes out that looks like it has the potential to fill me with fear and dread, I’m there. ‘The Haunting in Connecticut’ is based on a true …
Sadly, film composer Maurie Jarre has died at the age of 84. Jarre is has conposed the music for over 150 movies and television shows. Among some of his best known work is “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Doctor Zhivago,” “Witness,” and “Ghost.” Jarre won Oscars for “Lawrence,” and “Zhivago,” and picked up his third award for …
The teaser poster for Martin Scorsese’s new movie has been released. Based on the Denis Lehane book, “Shutter Island,” that was the original title. And then it was given the ambigious title, “Ashcliffe.” And now, apparently, it’s back to the original “Shutter Island.” Either way, the combination of Scorsese and Lehane has me quite excited.
John Carpenter’s “Assault on Precinct 13,” is a wonderful, gritty, down and dirty, suspense/action movie. A group of misfits bands together to make final stand against an unknown group of attackers. Can’t get much better than that, can it?
The film rights to “The Secret Life of Houdini,” have been picked up by Summit Entertainment. The novel covers the possibility that Houdini acted as a spy for Britain, and was asked to be an advisor to Czar Nicholas II in Russia. The book was written in 2006 by William Kalush and Larry Sloman. No …
The trailer for the new Sienna Miller movie has been released. (There’s a sentence that I never thought I’d write.) The movie, “The Mysteries of Pittsburgh,” is based on the Michael Chabon book, which is a coming-of-age story set in the early 1980’s in the popular Pennsylvania city. It also stars Peter Skarsgard, Mena Suvari …
Tom Hanks is heading back to space for Universal’s film version of a popular 1960s toy. Major Matt Mason’s story was that he was an astronaut who worked on the moon and lived in a space station. The toy was a huge hit during the space race in the 1960s, leading up to the moon …
Sony Pictures released the final poster for the new Tom Hanks/Ron Howard movie, “Angels & Demons.” The movie is a follow-up to “The DaVinci Code.” Sure that movie was under-whelming, and this poster is also under-whelming, but I’m still kinda intrigued by this one. Check it out: