The Guardian notes: Just as Sherlock Holmes had his Moriarty, so Guy Ritchie has his Sacha Baron Cohen. Barely a month after the announcement that the British director is to shoot an “all action” Holmes adventure tale comes news of a rival project spearheaded by the Borat creator. Columbia Pictures’ as yet untitled production will … more…

I’m terribly excited to see The Dark Knight [opens wide July 18], but I’m sort of dreading it, too. Because of Heath Ledger, of course. I still can’t believe he’s gone, that we’re never going to see where he was going to take us as a fully mature actor, and I fear that seeing what … more…

For the past two years or so, I’d been covering box office numbers at Film.com. I’m no longer doing that, so I thought I’d see how much interest there may be here, among FlickFilosopher.com readers. I’ll try it out for a few weeks, anyway, and see what kind of response it gets. I personally abhor … more…

Why does this make me think of Streetcar!, the musical? David Cronenberg has successfully transposed his 1986 horror movie The Fly into an opera with music by the film’s composer, Howard Shore (best known for his Lord of the Rings score), and a 75-piece orchestra conducted by famed tenor Placido Domingo. The production received a … more…