In a story from The Hollywood Reporter, Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be co-starring in Christopher Nolan’s Inception. The actor joins Leonardo DiCaprio in this thriller from Warner Bros. The film is described as a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind from Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan. Nolan wrote the original screenplay and hopes to shoot the sci-fi action film in the summer for a release during summer 2010....
Sony Pictures Classics has made a pact with Jude Law’s production company Riff Raff Productions, Castle Rock, and MRC (Media Rights Capital ) to distribute the updated version of Sleuth based on the Tony Award winning play by Anthony Shaffer. The company holds all rights in North America and Latin America. The film has been adapted by Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter with Jude Law as a principle producer as well as starring alongside the Oscar winning Michael Caine....
In a story from Variety director Julian Schnabel has nabbed Palestinian actor Hiam Abbas to star in Miral. The film takes a look at the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The film will be an adaptation of Rula Jebreal’s true life book about Hind Husseini. She started the Dar Al-Tifl orphanage in Jerusalem in 1948 when Palestine was partitioned and the state of Israel was formed. The film will start in 1948 and end in 1994....
Grammy and Emmy award winner Justin Timberlake has signed on to star in the feature film Spinning Gold from Boardwalk Films, a division of Boardwalk Entertainment Group. The movie also marks Timberlake’s first venture as a feature producer. Timothy Scott Bogart, who also is penning the script, Evan “Kidd” Bogart, and Gary A. Randall, founding partners of Boardwalk Entertainment Group, also will produce. Rick Yorn is Executive Producer. Additionally, Boardwalk Records is producing the album in conjunction with the movie, including classic hits reimagined by today’s biggest artists....
Kate Winslet is undeniably one of the most successful actresses working in Hollywood today. One of the most impressive aspects of her career is her ability to excel in all film and TV genres. She is best known for her dramatic period pieces, but she has starred in comedies, sci-fi, and adventure fantasy films over the years, and excelled in those roles — so much so that she even earned Oscar nominations for her work in some of them....
You can bring home an ensemble indie comedy home on DVD and Blu-ray this August. The Joneses will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 10. The standard DVD will be priced at $22.98 and the Blu-ray will cost just a few dollars more at $24.98 SRP. You can take a look at the BD cover art and the special features below. The film stars David Duchovny, Demi Moore and Amber Heard....
TV Land announced that Kelly Ripa, actress and co-host of the popular syndicated morning talk show LIVE with Regis and Kelly, will serve as host at the fifth annual TV Land Awards. The show will tape on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA before premiering on TV Land on Wednesday, April 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The announcement was made by Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land....
Veteran actress Kellye Nakahara, perhaps best known for her role as Lieutenant Nurse Kellye on the classic comedy series MASH, has sadly passed away. According to a family member, Nakahara had been battling cancer when she died peacefully in her home in Pasadena, California on Sunday while surrounded by family members. She was 72 years old. A native of O’ahu, Hawaii, Nakahara was born in 1947. An artist at heart, the future television star made the trek from Hawaii to San Francisco as a young woman in pursuit of a career as an artist....
Director Kevin Macdonald discusses his latest film, which is based on the popular adventure novel by Rosemary Sutcliff Kevin Macdonald began his career directing documentaries, like the critically acclaimed Touching the Void. But it was his work on the Academy Award winning feature film The Last King of Scotland that has made him one of the fastest rising directors working today. Macdonald has gone onto direct the film adaptation of the hit BBC television drama State of Play, which starred Oscar winners Russell Crowe, Helen Mirren, and Ben Affleck....
The Good This show captures a microscopic section of a place in Orange County, CA that is located on the beach. The Bad The people on this show are a horrible representation of Orange County. Laguna Beach: The Complete Second Season is a “reality” show that chronicles the lives of Kristin, Alex H., Jessica, Jason, Alex M. Taylor and the rest of cast members as they live their lives on camera....
Life as We Know It will be released on both Blu-ray and DVD formats on February 8th. The standard DVD will be priced at $28.98 SRP while the Blu-ray will cost $35.99 SRP and will include a Digital Copy and a standard DVD disc as well. You can take a look at the cover art and special features below: Holly (Katherine Heigl) is an up-and-coming caterer and Messer (Josh Duhamel) is a promising network sports director....
Iconic production company Hammer, an Exclusive Media company, has acquired the rights to Gaslight, an original screenplay written by newcomer Ian Fried, it was announced today by Simon Oakes, Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media and President & CEO of Hammer, and Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media. Hammer will develop and produce Gaslight for the big screen. The screenplay landed on Hollywood’s Blacklist of the best unproduced scripts in 2011 and is an atmospheric thriller in the vein of From Hell meets Silence of the Lambs....
Universal Pictures will release the brand new comedy Get Him to the Greek in theaters nationwide on June 4 and they have set up a brand new promotion where fans can take home some free swag. Record Store Day is happening on Saturday, April 17 and fans can take home a free tour t-shirt for Russell Brand’s character Aldous Snow and his band Infant Sorrow. Take a look at the details and an image of the t-shirt below....
Writer Stan Zimmerman has confirmed that a Golden Girls inspired show is in the works, but with a twist. Rumors have been swirling around for years about a potential Golden Girls reboot. Now the show may finally be getting off of the ground with a pretty epic cast and a new location. The hit show starred Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Estelle Getty and ran from 1985 up until 1992 with a grand total of 180 episodes....
Gretchen Mol has signed on as a recurring in HBO’s upcoming drama series Boardwalk Empire. According to The Hollywood Reporter, in other news Sarah Burns is set to co-star opposite Laura Dern in Mike White’s comedy pilot for the premium cable network. Boardwalk Empire, written by Terence Winter and executive produced by Martin Scorsese, who directed the pilot, is set in 1920 at the dawn of Prohibition and chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City who was equal parts politician and gangster....
Within the last decade, we have seen a massive shift in the movie making and distributing process. Films are becoming widely accessible to the public who, in some cases, don’t even have to leave their homes. What started out as a television series or two has evolved into critically acclaimed masterpieces being available on streaming platforms. These streaming platforms are on average cheaper monthly than the price of one ticket at the movie theater, which means audiences are paying less for one full month of a particular streaming service than going to the theater and buying one single ticket… not to mention the food....
Hey, Paulington! Is a Cinephile advice column that looks at life, love, and the movies. Anyone can send in a question, and Paulington will answer it. Sure, it’s a really cryptic, cliched concept that has been around since the dawn of time. But we’re spicing it up a little bit. Topics can range from anything: Sex, violence, haints and taints, your favorite movie! Paulington doesn’t care. He’s basically doing it for a paycheck....
Born from beloved books, the worlds of Dune and Game of Thrones stand as two of the most popular franchises on the planet, both in their respective genres and overall. On the surface level, director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune film and HBO’s Game of Thrones and now House of the Dragon both follow rivalries within a particular monarchy. Both Westeros and the Imperium are the preeminent powers in their respective universes, dominating their rivals, but not without inner turmoil....
Everyone likes food, but few understand the unbelievably complex processes that underlay their favorite culinary creations. Of course, there is the production side of things and all the folks who tirelessly strive to harvest all the meat and produce that populate this nation’s bountiful grocery store shelves. Once that food has already been processed, a whole new batch of hard workers is made to craft the vittles with which Americans stuff their faces: restaurant workers....
Content Warning: This article discusses suicide and childhood abuse. Please read at your own discretion. It also contains minor spoilers for On the Count of Three (2021). Mysterious Skin is one of the most disturbing and deadly serious films to ever grace movie theater screens. The 2004 film, rated NC-17 by the MPA, tells the story of the lasting effects of childhood abuse on two young men played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Brady Corbet....
