‘The Hobbit’ really is happening, finally
Seeing Jackson’s love and enthusiasm for the project in his first video blog, it’s hard to imagine that the film was ever going to happen without him as director…
Richard Armitage
trailer break: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’
Oh my god, what did they do to Chris Evans to make him look so scrawny? Please tell me that’s CGI… (It’s okay: I know it’s CGI.)
Martin Freeman IS Bilbo Baggins…
…but Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield? I hope they don’t bury that gorgeous face of his under mountains of latex…
the ‘Robin Hood’ that almost wasn’t…
We should have been so lucky. The U.K. box numbers are out, and Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood fared much better on its nominal home ground (for all the Brit involvement, it’s still an American-funded production keyed to a Hollywood mindset). It earned £5.8 million this past weekend, the third best opening weekend for a film … more…
new DVD releases in Region 2, May 25
green light (definitely check it out): The Reader: Kate Winslet likes books and teenaged boys. [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.] Tokyo!: Think Tokyo je t’aime, but weirder. [Amazon U.K.] [preorder at Amazon U.S.] Pushing Daisies: Complete Season 2: How come England gets an American TV show on DVD before we do? No fair! … more…
