Apparently, there’s an English-language remake of Akira Kurosawa‘s masterpiece “Rashomon” in the works. Hmm, that’s kind of weird since the central conceit of that movie (that every different person can have a different perspective about the exact same event) has been ripped off a billion times since 1950. Hell, just this year, there was “Vantage Point.” […]
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That’s right, a 90-minute, full-length feature film directed by Michael Moore, legal and free. Watch the entire thing right now, courtesy Blip.tv. I know what I’m doing on my lunch break today. Also available at Lycos. Wanna download it and burn a DVD? Or, attend a free screening in your town. Or, buy a DVD for $9.95 […]
Questions about the “Iron Man” sequels? The DVD release? Upcoming storylines? “The Avengers” and future Marvel tie-ins? An IMAX release? This long interview at SuperheroHype with director Jon Favreau (finally hired on by Marvel) ought to answer any of those. If that’s not enough, here’s more. And more. Films number 4 and 5 in the […]
It had been reported that Michael Moore was going to make a sequel to the biggest-grossing documentary of all-time, “Fahrenheit 9/11,” before the presidential election in November. That doesn’t give him much time, I thought. Well, it turns out, it’s done and … he’s giving it away. Read on in this letter from Moore himself […]
[youtube j63oVpbAjsY nolink] Our old touring buddies from the Ultimate Fakebook days have just invited my new band, The Dead Girls, to play two shows at the last minute on their current U.S. tour. Motion City Soundtrack are on tour and we’ll be lucky enough to rock the socks off of their audiences in at The […]
This is the coolest news of the week. Our old touring buddies from the Ultimate Fakebook days have invited my new band, The Dead Girls, to play two shows at the last minute on their current U.S. tour. Motion City Soundtrack are on tour now supporting their new record, “Even If It Kills Me,” and we’ll […]
Michael Caine has got loose lips apparently, becuase no one else at Warner Brothers (certainly not “The Dark Knight” director Christopher Nolan, who’s on vacation) is talking about a recent Caine interview that supposedly reveals the studio’s plans for the next installment in the now red-hot “Batman” franchise. They may not even have a script […]
Columbia Pictures third-highest grossing film of all time is “Ghostbusters.” So they’d be stupid not to make a sequel, right? Hmmm…Well, the writing has begun, and “the plan is for the film to reunite the stars of the original ‘Ghostbusters’ films, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson,” according to Variety. The catch? The […]
Since “Tropic Thunder” was released three weeks ago, there hasn’t been much in the way of quality mainstream films in the theaters, which is good news for Ben Stiller’s edgy comedy. Having spent three weeks on top of the weekend box office chart, it’s now tallied up over $87 million. It’s also good news for […]
By now you’ve probably heard that there is a legal battle brewing over who has the rights to “Watchmen.” This New York Times article (ironically entitled “Scene Stealer” – obviously they know I’m excited for it) features an accurate timeline of the project and goes over the repercussions of a ruling. Can a judge actually […]
Bizarre casting news from Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Bastards” (but not really that bizarre when you consider its the guy who gave new life to John Travolta’s dead career): Mike Myers will play British military mastermind General Ed Fenech in QT’s much-anticipated World War II mercenary pic. That’s probably the best news Myers could have after […]
Wow. One of the greatest and most underappreciated stand-up comics of all time is apparently getting the biopic treatment. What’s crazier is that one of the biggest A-list names in Hollywood has taken an interest. Bill Hicks was a brilliant satirist who was way ahead of his time. He wasn’t afraid to address topics that […]
This is part of Eric’s live coverage of the Siggraph 2008 Festival in Los Angeles as it appears on DigitalContentProducer’s LiveBlog. Check it out for the full details and all of Eric’s articles. A lot of focus this year at Siggraph has been on stereoscopic 3D and its emergence as a new language of filmmaking. […]
This is part of Eric’s live coverage of the Siggraph 2008 Festival in Los Angeles as it appears on DigitalContentProducer’s LiveBlog. Check it out for the full details and all of Eric’s articles. “Live-action 3D is the future/Teach it well and let it lead the way,” Whitney Houston once sang, I believe. Oops, wrong bad […]