Soderbergh’s Secret Film
A few weeks back Soderbergh took on a play (called "Tot Man") in Sydney (yes, Australia), which he wrote. While down there, he also apparently shot an improvised film using much of the play's cast....
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Sam Mendes In Talks To Direct ‘Bond 23’
Do you remember ( a few hours ago) when we reported that 'Bond 23' was delayed due to MGM being on the fritz/up for sale and all of that? Well, somebody didn't get the memo because director Sam Mendes is in talks to take on the project....
Pierre Morel to Direct ‘Dune’ For Paramount
This according to EW. The most recent news on the remake (until now of course) being that director Peter Berg had officially dropped out.
As written in E...
[Review] The White Ribbon
There is nothing slight about this opus, Haneke’s most recent project: a two-and-a-half hour story of a small German town pre-WWI and the strange occurrences that go on after the town’s doctor gets in a horse accident (one of the opening and most haunting of the entire film)....
[Dan’s Review] The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Coming out of the Out-of-Competition Category at the tail end of Cannes is Terry Gilliam's latest creative effort, an elaborate original idea with an ev...
Disney Acquires 10% of POW!
Along with Thursday's stockholder approval of the Mouse's acquisition of Marvel, Disney is expanding its grasp on all things (now and once) Stan Lee, acquiring a 10% stake in POW! Ent., a company run by Lee himself....
Dan’s Favorite Films of 2009
And now, for your reading pleasure, my Top 15 Faves of 2009, with 5 honorable mentions to round out my Top 20....
[New Photo] Disney’s Rapunzel
Here's the first image from Disney's upcoming CG film Rapunzel, an updated take on the classic Brothers Grimm tale of the young girl with golden locks trapped in a tower by an evil enchantress only to be saved by a prince and her long, long, long hair....
[New Photos] The Eagle of the Ninth
Here courtesy of Yahoo!, are 6 new photos from Kevin Macdonald's (State of Play) upcoming sword-and-sandal epic concerning a young Roman soldier (presumably...
Taylor Lautner Set For Summit’s ‘Cancun’ Project
Call it Tailor Made. Literally. Summit Entertainment is developing an kidnap/action script set in Cancun, written by Eric Champnella and Grant Thompson, for Twilight star Taylor Lautner. The film will be produced by Dan Lautner who is, yes you're correct, Taylor's pops....
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Dan Mecca is the co-founder and managing editor of The Film Stage. He is a producer and filmmaker living in Pittsburgh. He watches a lot of movies and tracks them on Letterboxd.