“Hotel Chevalier” joins ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ in wide release, but some fans aren’t happy

If you saw The Darjeeling Limited at a film festival, you also had the opportunity to see Wes Anderson’s prequel short, “Hotel Chevalier,” which introduces Jason Schwartzman’s Darjeeling character and the neuroses he’s dealing with in the longer film, and which has all the fanboys in a tizzy because it features Natalie Portman’s naked butt. … more…

my week at the movies: ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead,’ ‘This Christmas,’ ‘Dan in Real Life,’ ‘Slipstream,’ ‘War/Dance,’ ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’

I have this friend who looks a lot like Philip Seymour Hoffman. My friend used to live in NYC but he moved to L.A. a few years back, and since he’s been known to pop back into town unannounced. And more than once I’ve been walking down a Manhattan street and caught a glimpse of … more…

opening wide (or almost) today: ‘30 Days of Night,’ ‘The Comebacks,’ ‘Rendition,’ ‘Gone Baby Gone,’ ‘Things We Lost in the Fire,’ ‘Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour,’ more

30 Days of Night When the sun goes down in the Arctic for a month-long night, the vampires come out to play. I’ve heard of creatures being coldblooded, but this is ridiculous. (my review is here) The Comebacks This spoof on feel-good sports movies posits a ragtag football team on track to win the big … more…

will Peter Berg direct a new ‘Dune’ movie?

The Net’s been abuzz about the possibilities for a couple of months, but now Ain’t It Cool News is sorta-kinda confirming the rumor — they’re calling it a “well-founded rumor” — that a new film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune is in the works. We’ll now pause for a brief moment of shuddering from those … more…