Saturday, November 16, 2024

Movies

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...

Oscars: 2 Months Left and No Clear Leader As Season Reflects This Year’s Box Office Malaise

You never know what kind of year it will be in movies. For the last couple of years, it's been good times. The box...

“True Detective” Producer-Writer Cary Fukunaga Says He Isn’t Returning for Season 2

Last night's opening of the revival of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" brought out a lot of interesting guests including Cary Fukunaga, producer-writer of...

Hollywood No Imagination: Matt Damon in Saving Private Ryan, on Mars This Time

Matt Damon is too smart for this. So is Ridley Scott. Someone, please. Stop this madness. They're going to make a movie called "The...

Marvel Announce 9 New Comic Book Films, But Nothing for Black Widow or The Hulk

You may have heard: all  anyone wants to make these days is movies based on comic books. If I were 12, I'd be very...

Rene Russo Is Back After 5 Years Off: “I Wasn’t Sick, I Just Did it for Myself”

I am happy to report that Rene Russo is back in the movies! She co-stars this week in her husband Dan Gilroy's exceellent film...

Review: “Interstellar” Is A Big, Beautiful, Insane B Movie Tribute to Spielberg and Kubrick

Christopher Nolan's very big budget, big studio, big screen "Interstellar": it's three hours long, and completely insane. Some of it is a tribute to...

Steve Carell Teaming up with “Lone Ranger” Director Gore Verbinski?

Hi ho! "The Lone Ranger" disaster wasn't enough to stop Gore Verbinski from directing another movie. Word has it that he will shoot a...