"Elegy" Gets Picked Up
April 30, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
A stellar cast including Penelope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard and Deborah Harry are starring in Lakeshore Entertainment’s Elegy, hitting theaters August 8, 2008, after a run in film festivals around the country.
Cruz plays a Cuban student whose professor (Kingsley) attempts to seduce her. An adaptation of Philip Roth’s short novel, The Dying Animal, the drama premiered at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and also at the Tribeca Film Festival this week.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film was acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group and Netflix’s Red Envelope Entertainment. It’s rated R for sexuality, nudity and language.
Check out this clip - it’s mesmerizing:
Son of Rambow: Preview & Trailer
April 30, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
Despite the off-putting title, Son of Rambow is a darling of a movie, big in heart and humanity. It’s the 1980s, and Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) is forbidden to watch any movies anywhere. But after his new best friend, Lee Carter (Will Poulter), shows him a bootleg copy of First Blood, the two kids become obsessed with making their own film. When a French exchange student (Jules Sitruk) comes to town and muscles into the production, the two boys need to figure out how to finish their movie on their own terms.
Directed by Garth Jennings, this movie is rated PG-13 for some violence and reckless behavior. Hits theaters May 2, 2008.
Theatrical Trailer:
Made of Honor: Preview & Trailer
April 30, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
Tom (Patrick Dempsey) has it all: Great career, good looks and women falling all over him. Hannah (Michelle Monaghan) is the one woman he’s never slept with, and the two of them are platonic best friends. Ok, I’m harking back to My Best Friend’s Wedding and When Harry Met Sally, but still think this movie looks really sweet. Love both Dempsey and Monaghan, and can’t wait to see them together.
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"Iron Man" Scores With Critics
April 30, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
The long-awaited Iron Man hits theaters this Friday, May 2, 2008. It’s already played in some parts of the country, and early reviews are good (except for The New Yorker, which always has a bug up its you-know-what about everything - Did I just say that? Yes, I did).
Anyway, on Metacritic.com, the movie scored 81 out of 100 (critics) and 8.4 out of 10 (user comments), so that’s pretty good so far.
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War, Inc.: 3 New Clips and Cusack’s Al Jazeera Interview
April 30, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
Three new clips have been posted for War, Inc., the political satire from director Joshua Seftel. Read my film preview here, and my interview with Josh here. Check out the clips, along with John Cusack’s recent interview with Al Jazeera.
Welcome Rockstars:
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Prosecution Rests in Pellicano Trial
April 29, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
A severed rat head in a mailbox, a dead fish thrown on a car windshield, slashed tires, and hacked computers…just another day in the life of celebrity sleuth Anthony Pellicano, whose wire-tapping trial is currently taking place in Los Angeles.
A federal prosecutor gave closing arguments today in the trial, calling the celebrity sleuth a “well-paid thug,” hired to threaten, intimidate and harass foes of his clients.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Dan Saunders carefully laid out for jurors the evidence presented during the last eight weeks, summarizing dates and times of illegal records searches and alleged harassment by the former Hollywood celebrity sleuth and his co-defendants, notes a Hollywood Reporter story.
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Jim Carrey on the Set of "Philip Morris"
April 29, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
Jim Carrey is currently filming I Love You Phillip Morris, set for a 2009 release date.
Based on a book by Houston Chronicle crime reporter Steve McVicker, the comedy casts Carrey as Steven Russell, a family man who lands in the Texas criminal justice system. He falls in love with his cell-mate, who’s set free, which leads Russell to escape from Texas prisons four times (kind of makes you wonder how secure they are, doesn’t it?).
Ewan McGregor and Leslie Mann co-star in the film, directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Take a look at the brand new set pics post on TheBadandUgly.com. Love the hat, Jim.
Image: Jim Carrey, Bruce Almighty, Universal Pictures, 2003
Mel Gibson to Star in "Edge of Darkness"
April 29, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
Mel Gibson has signed on for “Edge of Darkness,” his first starring role in a feature film since headlining Signs and We Were Soldiers in 2002, reports Variety.
Martin Campbell, who also helmed Casino Royale and GoldenEye, will direct the movie, based on the six-hour 1985 BBC miniseries, which Campbell also directed. Filming is set to begin in Boston in August.
Gibson will play a straitlaced cop who who investigates a corrupt system that led to his activist daughter’s death.
Most recently, Gibson directed 2004’s The Passion of the Christ and 2006’s Apocalypto.
Has the furor over his bad behavior in recent years died down enough to get back in our good graces? Time will tell. I often get nostalgic for the pre-wackiness era of talented actors like Gibson and Tom Cruise, but think the craziness of Hollywood would be enough to send anyone over the edge.
Image: Signs, Buena Vista Pictures, 2002
Bootleg Trailer of "The Dark Knight"
April 29, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
Look quick, because this video will probably be yanked soon!
Fans who participated in viral marketing for The Dark Knight — in theaters July 18 — got to see the trailer. Well, SOME fans did. The ground crew saw the trailer, while online fans who helped them didn’t. Fair? No, not really.
The trailer is expected to be online Sunday at WhySoSerious.com/HappyTrails, but if you don’t mind the crappy quality, take a look at the bootlegged copy one fan took with a camera video.
New on DVD: April 29, 2008
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