Month: April 2010

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New Details On Chris Pine’s Jack Ryan Film ‘Moscow’

It was reported a few months ago that Star Trek star Chris Pine was to take over the next Jack Ryan film, stepping in the shoes that Ben Affleck, Harrison Ford, and Alec Baldwin previously held. We know it isn't an origin story and won't be based off any of the Tom Clancy novels....
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[Tribeca Preview] Nice Guy Johnny

Nice Guy Johnny is the story of a 25-year-old (named Johnny) already struggling with the baggage of adulthood: a demanding fiancée, an emasculating father-in-law-to-be, and the prospect of a boring grown-up job to replace his beloved radio gig in San Francisco. ...
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[Review] Date Night

From beginning to end, Date Night, starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey, feels like a film left over from the 50s, remade in the 80s and now brought to life i...
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[Tribeca Preview] Freetime Machos

Among the strong film line-up for the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival, one film that seems especially noteworthy is Mika Ronkainen’s documentary Freetime Machos. The film is a comedy about the world's most northern - and the third lousiest - rugby team, located in northern Finland. [...]...
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[Weekend Box Office] ‘Titans’ Are Late For a ‘Date’

Steve Carell and Tina Fey helped Date Night vault to a strong opening weekend, as it barely nudged out runner-up Clash of the Titans. Fox's adventure comedy brought in $27.1 million in its debut weekend, just ahead of Clash of the Titans' $26.8 million second weekend....
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New ‘Inception’ Stills

Last weekend we posted a LA Times on set interview with director Christopher Nolan and some the cast of Inception, my most anticipated film of the summer. It seems as though that story has been updated with brand new stills. ...
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Mulholland Dr. 2?

In a recent interview, actress Laura Elena Harring revealed that David Lynch had spoken to her about the possibility of a sequel to the 2001 classic, Mulholland Dr. This would be Lynch's first sequel (other than in the alternate universe where Dune was a huge hit)....