J.D. is going to freak out for this. I just got this press release from Paramount and thought I’d post it immediately. Hot off the trails of his newest success “Cloverfield,” J.J. Abrams is releasing new photos and a teaser trailer of his prequel re-boot of the “Star Trek” franchise, scheduled for release this Christmas. […]
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Jason Reitman scores a big upset over Joe Wright and Sean Penn in the Best Directing category for “Juno,” Tommy Lee Jones takes Denzel’s Best Actor spot for “In the Valley of Elah,” and Angelina Jolieand Kiera Knightley are denied Best Actress nominations by Laura Linney, who was fantastic in “The Savages,” and Cate Blanchett […]
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The Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah kicks off this weekend and Eric is blogging live as he covers the best in the Short Film Program. Check back throughout the holiday weekend for reviews, links, and some of the actual shorts themselves posted right here! This blog is also a part of the live coverage over at […]
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The Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah kicks off this weekend and Eric will be blogging live as he covers the best in the Short Film Program. Check back throughout the holiday weekend for reviews, links, and some of the actual shorts themselves posted right here! This blog is also a part of the live coverage […]
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The Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah kicks off today and Eric will be blogging live all weekend as he covers the best in the Short Film Program. Check back throughout the holiday weekend for reviews, links, and maybe even some of the actual shorts themselves posted right here! This blog is also a part of the live […]
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According to CloverfieldClues.Blogspot.com, the image of the dinosaur like lizard thingy that is circling the web is NOT the image of the real monster. Here is what was posted today just as it appears on the Cloverfield Clues website. Tuesday, January 8, 2008 This Is NOT The Monster, Part 1 This is part one in […]
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Paul Thomas Anderson and Tony Gilroy, who were both ignored by the Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice Awards are both among the five nominees for the Director’s Guild of America for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2007. This is a big step forward for PTA’s “There Will Be Blood” and Gilroy’s “Michael Clayton” and a big […]
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I recently bought a record by the band Matt Pond PA called “Wintersongs.” This excerpt from the liner notes helps explain the impetus for the EP… “In the height of summer, these were some songs that reminded us of winter. We only want what we can’t have.” It got me thinking about my favorite winter […]
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Score one for “Knocked Up”! After my all my complaining about the Golden Globes leaving off one of the best movies of the year (a comedy, of course!), the American Film Institute has put Judd Apatow’s “Knocked Up” on its short list of the 10 best Films of 2007. They also included “Juno,” but at […]
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Eric here again with the latest early Oscar predictors: the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards. Variety.com posted this announcement this morning, and Sean Penn’s “Into the Wild,” which was ignored by the Golden Globes, comes roaring back with some high-profile nods here. The SAG is usually a good indicator of the Oscars because actors make up […]
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The AMPAS today announced its shortlist of documentaries. These are the only docs that will be considered by the Academy to even be nominated for an Oscar come January. The short-sighted eggheads left the best documentary from two years ago, Werner Herzog’s “Grizzly Man,” off their list, and they’ve done it again this year. “The King […]
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CineFile Video in Santa Monica, CA has very possibly made the coolest set of movie-related T-shirts ever, combining the best thing about heavy metal (the band logos of course!), and the best in legendary film directors from around the world. The only problem is they are saying that these hilarious designs are only available in […]
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Our friends over at Razorfine.com decided that this week would be a fabulous one to designate as Aaron Sorkin week– a celebration of all things Sorkin. So after you’ve read this “The West Wing” love-fest take a spin over to Razorfine for more coverage on the creator/writer extraordinaire who gave us “The West Wing,” “Sports […]
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I woke up this morning to discover that a sequel to Joss Whedon’s much-beloved cult classic “Serenity” may be in the works again! I’ve heard these rumors before, but Moviehole.net had an interview this morning with Alan Tudyk, who played Wash in the movie (and the cancelled Fox TV series “Firefly” that it was based […]
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Here’s the entire short film “Hotel Chevalier,” directed by Wes Anderson. Enjoy! It’s true. Here they are, the highly anticipated nude still shots from the free, downloadable iTunes 13-minute short film “Hotel Chevalier.” Nevermind that this is the prologue for an upcoming new movie by one of the most singular, exciting American directors working today– what everyone […]
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