Who would have thunk it? Well, anyone in Hollywood really. If they can remake The Hulk twice in just about 5 years, why not a remake of the once popular, easily spoofable, 80s macho TV series starring Mr. T and about a bunch of ex-military men on the lamb for war crimes they didn’t commit. I think, if this film does finally get made in the next year or so (it’s been in the makes since at least 2002), it would be good timing given the current war climate. The plot potentials are a plenty…with the right writers and director.
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March 25th, 2008 / Want to Comment?

“Mystery surrounded the death today in New York of the Australian-born actor Heath Ledger, best known for his Oscar-nominated role as one of two cowboys in the 2005 film, Brokeback Mountain. Friends and fans alike were shocked to hear of the 28-year-old’s death at a downtown Manhattan apartment.” Read entire article here. More details here.

I was absolutely shocked to hear about Heath Ledger’s death. It’s really a sad event and truly sad loss in Hollywood. Heath Ledger was truly a remarkable actor who had so much more ahead of him, career wise. I won’t speculate on his personal life. It’s none of anyone’s business. All I know is that he was brilliant in all the roles I’d seen him in. He had a special, natural and true talent as an actor that will be very badly missed, especially in a Hollywood seemed hell bent on churning out cookie-cutter “stars” rather than genuine, talented actors and actresses with star qualities. He was a rising star whose light was extinguish way, way, way too soon. Below is a list of some of Ledgers’ best known films. My favorites are in bold:

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January 22nd, 2008 / Want to Comment?

Best Motion Picture - Drama

• American Gangster
• Atonement
• Eastern Promises
• The Great Debaters
• Michael Clayton
• No Country For Old Men
• There Will Be Blood

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December 15th, 2007 / Want to Comment?

Takeshi Kaneshiro replaces Tony Leung in Red Cliff
“Japanese heartthrob Takeshi Kaneshiro, best known to western audiences as the romantic warrior in House of Flying Daggers, has replaced Tony Leung Chiu-wai as the lead on John Woo’s Chinese epic, Red Cliff. Leung, Cannes best actor winner for 2000’s In the Mood For Love, quit the film earlier this week, saying that he felt he didn’t have enough time to prepare for his role of master strategist Zhuge Liang. The actor had just finished shooting Ang Lee’s spy thriller Lust, Caution and recently played a police officer who avenges his family’s murder in Confession of Pain.” –from Guardian Unlimited

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March 24th, 2007 / Want to Comment?

“Director Rob Cohen (the man who brought you Stealth), has found his ghoul overlord for the second sequel to the hugely popular Mummy franchise, and if you read the headlines, you’ll already know that the man for the gig is Jet Li.

Plot details for the film are hard to come by, but thus far we know that Jet will be playing an emperor of ancient China, who is presumably woken from his curse sometime shortly after World War II. It’s also a fair bet that his 6,000 terracotta warriors have their alarm clocks set, as it’s been revealed that they will be a plot point.

Li will join the project after he’s finished on his ‘untitled J&J project’, where he’s teaming up with Jackie Chan. Hasn’t Jet supposed to have retired from martial arts movies, though? Still, if anything is worth coming out of retirement for, it’s working with Jackie. That movie should be out later this year, while The Mummy 3 is set for a Summer 2008 release.” — from Empire Online

March 24th, 2007 / Want to Comment?

I just saw a trailer for Hot Fuzz last saturday when I went to see 300. Although I new about the film, I’d yet to see the trailer. Unlike Shawn of the Dead which also stars Simon Pegg and is also directed by Edgar Wright and which I did not find funny nor entertaining on any level, Hot Fuzz looks quite fun with the good old fashion Brit-wit I love so much. The English are generally good with spoofs, Americans not so much. So, along comes Magicians, a spoof about two magicians who begin as friends but become enemies when one, well, cuts the head off the other’s assistant. The trailer looks genuinely hilarious. There are obvious correlations between The Prestige specifically in that like in The Prestige one wants revenge on the other and both compete against each other to see who is the better or best magician. I can’t wait to see it. Don’t know when it will be released in the states. But I hope soon!

March 12th, 2007 / Want to Comment?

2007 Oscar Winners:

Best Motion Picture: The Departed

Best Director: Martin Scorsese (The Departed)

Best Actress: Helen Mirren (The Queen)

Best Actor: Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland)

Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)

Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine)

Best Foreign Langauge Film:The Lives of Others

Best Adapted Screenplay: The Departed

Best Original Screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine

Best Visual Effects: Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

Best Costume Design: Marie Antoinette

Best Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth

Best Film Editing: The Departed

For a complete list and more coverage visit The Academy Awards official site at www.oscar.com.

February 26th, 2007 / Want to Comment?

Collin and Weisz get Dirty
According to Empire Online, “Colin Farrell has leapt aboard Philip Noyce’s drama Dirt Music, which already has its female lead in Rachel Weisz. The film will tell the story of a bored woman in a remote community (Weisz), whose passion for life is reignited when a mysterious stranger (Farrell) comes through her town. Dirt Music is based on a novel by Tim Winton and is set to start shooting in August.”

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February 13th, 2007 / Want to Comment?