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You’ve seen Paul Schneider in movies like Lars and the Real Girl and Away We Go, and he’s in Parks & Recreation on NBC, which just had its second season premiere last night. And now he’s starring in Bright Star, Jane Campion’s new movie about the poet John Keats and his romance with Fanny Brawne, … more…
Cuz, sure, everyone’s talking about Dirty Dancing and Ghost, but let us never forget that Swayze also starred in the only 1980s kitsch flick about the Soviets invading America, and getting their Red butts kicked buy rednecks.
Last night I arrived home just in time to hear the news break that actor Patrick Swayze had died, and a few minutes later, when CNN’s signature evening news broadcast, Anderson Cooper 360, began, it was the top story. Of course it’s going to be of interest to many people, and of course Swayze had … more…
Oh man, I’m geekgasming. Blackfilm.com is reporting that Sharlto Copley — Wikus Van De Merwe in District 9 — has been offered the role of pilot Captain H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock in the new A-Team movie. The awesomely awesome cast already includes Bradley Cooper as Lieutenant Templeton “Faceman” Peck and Liam Neeson as Colonel John … more…
Last week, over at Film.com, I wrote a piece pondering the weird fate of Mike Judge, that his movies end up being brilliant and being dismissed, only to end up as cult favorites of subversion and sedition on DVD. I dismissed out of hand the possibility that Extract, his new film, would be anything other … more…
Newsflash: Megan Fox is the new Catwoman! Newsflash: No, she isn’t! The idea of Fox as the new Catwoman might be no more than wishful fanboy thinking, though Hecklerspray offered the most bizarre — and anti-fanboyish — reason why it couldn’t possibly be Fox in the role: Except, well, don’t get your hopes up. Megan … more…
I’m totally obsessed with District 9, and I don’t care who knows it. I haven’t been this gripped by a movie in years: it’s almost like being in love: I can’t wait to see it again. (I’m gonna have some time to kill on Thursday evening before my midnight show of The Final Destination, and … more…
…over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.
Have you heard? Universal has signed Bryan Singer — of Valkyrie, X-Men, and The Usual Suspects fame — to produce and direct a Battlestar Galactica feature film. I wrote a bit about my thoughts on this prospect yesterday over at Film.com. The gist: I don’t see how this can end up as anything other than … more…
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