The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Caught Miracle at St. Anna a few days ago. I generally like most everything Spike Lee does and this was a very good film. But trim 30 minutes and a few needless characters and subplots and it could have been great. The end was really trite and some twists in the story are simply implausible. [...]
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Ever wonder what's happened to once-ubiquitous directors such as Lawrence Kasdan, Joe Dante, Jim McBride, and Phil Kaufman? According to a recent Variety article, their disappearance is the fault of -- and a failure of -- the major studio system.
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
The Hollywood Reporter reports that GigaPix Studios and Vanguard Entertainment group have picked up the rights to time-travel comedy script The Old College Try by Brett Gursky and Scott Herbst. The film will tell the story of a thirty-something commitment phobe who finds himself travelling back in time to his college days at Syracuse University [...]
Ferdy on Films, etc. (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Famous Firsts Focusing on the debut feature work of famous, and infamous, figures of film THX 1138 (1971) Debut film of: George Lucas, writer-director By Roderick Heath It’s a little sad returning to George Lucas’ groundbreaking, energizing, dystopian fantasy debut...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
It would be nice to think that the infusion of new blood into the Star Wars franchise , in the form of
Ain't it Cool News (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
I was dying. After Genndy’s CLONE WARS – I felt that perhaps Lucas “got it” – and that this new animated series was taking a lead from Tartakovsky’s brilliant assembly of pieces. Genndy’s CLONE WARS got STAR WARS better than anyone has got it since Lawrence Kasdan and Irvin Kershner. Genndy took designs and characters that folks were dissatisfied with and made them cool. He did this by using and adapting...
High-Def Digest: Blu-ray Disc News (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Receiving its first-ever special edition video release, Warner has announced an early-October Blu-ray bow for the 1981 erotic thriller 'Body Heat.' Considered one of the best modern noirs and the film...
Valleywag (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Harry Knowles, the founder of fan-driven movie site Ain't It Cool News, published an unabashedly negative review ("hated the score, the animation, the shots, the characters and most of all the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Blu-Ray News: Warner Home Video have announced the US Blu-ray Disc release of Body Heat on 7th October 2008 priced at $28.99 SRP. Marking the directing debut of Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill, The Accidental Tourist and Grand Canyon), Body Heat echoes the 1940s fi...
Ain't it Cool News (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
I was dying. After Genndy’s CLONE WARS – I felt that perhaps Lucas “got it” – and that this new animated series was taking a lead from Tartakovsky’s brilliant assembly of pieces. Genndy’s CLONE WARS got STAR WARS better than anyone has got it since Lawrence Kasdan and Irvin Kershner. Genndy took designs and characters that folks were dissatisfied with and made them cool. He did this by using and adapting...
SpoutBlog (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Lauren Wissot watches BODY HEAT, a 40s-style noir sweating through the 80s.
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Talking to ECranLarge, Louis Leterrier revealed details of the upcoming Clash of the Titans remake. Apparently he’s a big fan of the original film. He disclosed that the film iwll not be shot in 300 style - aka green screen or CG - but that it will be "photo realistic" and will serve as a [...]
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
Coming fresh off The Incredible Hulk, director Louis Leterrier is set to direct upcoming remake of the ‘80s classic Clash of the Titans, according to a report by Variety. The movie tells the tale of Perseus from Greek mythology, with Lawrence Kasdan penning the script. The movie has apparently been in development for quite some [...]
Defamer (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
It's funny — we were just talking to someone last week about the slow decline of Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote and/or directed some of the '80s best films of their respective genres, including The...
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
On the heels of Latino Review's scoop that the Clash of the Titans remake was being fast-tracked into production at Warner Brothers and that director Stephen Norrington had dropped out, news arrives announcing the newest director. The Incredible Hulk's Louis Leterrier, known previously for the two Transporter films as well, has been quickly hired to [...]
