Eric Bana will soon be taking on the role of The King as he and Danny Huston have signed on to star as the titular characters in Cary Elwes‘ directorial debut Elvis & Nixon, which will revolve around the famous December 21, 1970 meeting between the two.
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Saoirse Ronan Kicks Ass in Slick Thriller “Hanna”
Remember her name because Irish actress Saoirse Ronan is taking the world by storm. With already an Oscar nomination for her haunting work in Joe Wright’s Atonement, she is quickly proving that she is a big star on the rise. Read Sam’s review of the action-thriller Hanna.
Physical Transformations in Film
The actor’s tool is his or her body. Sometimes to fulfill a role they must subject that body to grotesque physical changes. In the spirit of Hugh Jackman, who is aiming to pack on 50 pounds of muscle to serve Darren Aronofsky’s vision of Wolverine, here are some examples of body mutations in recent film history.
Animated “Mary and Max” is Delightful
Australian animator Adam Elliot has followed up his Academy Award winning short film Harvey Krumpet with Mary and Max, a touching clay-animated feature about a 20 year pen pal friendship between an 8-yr old Australian girl, and an obese New York man.
Movie News Weekly Round-Up: July 03, 2010
This week’s movie news round-up includes a new Spider-Man, and a first-look at Christina Aguilera in her movie debut among many other news tidbits. Don’t miss out on this week’s movie news, casting news, trailers and links!
Movie News: Weekly Round-up
Movie News: Daredevil reboot on the way (Hero Complex) Red Skull confirmed as villain in Captain America (Collider) Sequel to Valentine’s Day already in the works… (First Showing) Mr. and Mrs. Jones prequel to Mr. and Mrs. Smith coming (Vulture) 24 movie in the works (Variety) Mission Impossible 4 with Tom Cruise (Deadline) Disney shortening [...]
Movie Review: Funny People (2009)
The third movie directed by, supposedly, the savior of comedy Judd Apatow, Funny People is an intermittently engaging movie starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Eric Bana, and the annoying same crew of actors that populate the dozen movies or so that have come out the last few years with Apatow’s stamp of approval.
Movie Review: The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009)
The Time Traveler’s Wife is a romantic drama directed by Robert Schwentke, adapted from Audrey Niffenegger’s bestseller of the same name. Adapting a novel with complex elements and undertones to the silver screen is a daunting task and director Robert Schwentke struggled to compromise between satisfying readers of the novel and making the movie accessible to people unfamiliar with the book. Overall, the movie has some significant directing and screenwriting flaws but does make for an unpretentious and above-average romantic tragedy thanks to its two compelling leads.
Movie Preview: The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009)
The Time Traveler’s Wife has been shoved around the post-production pipeline for a year now and it finally looks like it will come out this summer. I’m making a small space for it because I read the hugely popular book by Audrey Niffenegger a while back and was really fascinated by all the possibilities of [...]
Movie Review: Star Trek (2009)
I just saw the latest Star Trek, directed by JJ Abrams. Needless to say it brings new life to the old franchise of the same name. First of all, aside from basic common knowledge, I’ve never been a Star Trek fan, never seen any of the previous movies (apparently, there was 10!!!) or even a [...]
