Saturday, November 16, 2024

Movies

Oscars: Add Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain to the Acting Lists for “Violent Year”

I don't know how it will work for Jessica Chastain this year. Can she be nominated for everything? Eleanor Rigby, Interstellar, and A Most...

“Big Hero 6” or “Interstellar”? Brilliant 90 Minute Cartoon Takes on 3 Hour Space Opera– with Similar Plot

This is a major box office weekend: Christopher Nolan's three hour space epic "Interstellar" cost $200 million and is supported by two major studios--...

Movies: Star Wars 7 Gets a Title; “Interstellar” Has Good Overnight Ticket Sales

Stars Wars 7 has a title at last: "The Force Awakens." Has it been sleeping? Is Luke Skywalker reviving the force, or is Yoda...

UPDATE Kevin Spacey to Play Richard Nixon in “Elvis and Nixon”

A while ago, I told you about  "Elvis and Nixon," an imagining of the White House meeting between Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon. Michael...

Oscar Winner Chris Cooper Will Play J.D. Salinger in New Film About Reclusive Author

Ordinarily I wouldn't approve of a film called "Coming Through the Rye." But Chris Cooper is such a good guy and a good actor,...

“Interstellar”: Anne Hathaway Says She Knew All the Physics, Remembers None of it Now

Anne Hathaway says she understood all the physics in her dialogue for "Interstellar" while she was shooting it. "And the minute it was over,...

Christian Bale and Leo DiCaprio Say No to Playing Steve Jobs–Who’s Next?

For some reason, no one wants to play Steve Jobs. Maybe the shadow of Ashton Kutcher looms so large that no actor feels up...

Movie Box Office Ends in Near-Tie, and Very Scary Low Numbers Overall

The weekend movie box office wasn't good for a couple of reasons:  it ended in a near tie. And the numbers it ended with...