Hipster loathing has graduated from passive distaste to aggressive protest. The religion of rebellion, of conformity to anti-conformity, seems to every generation looking back on their bygone years in the fold to be at a fever pitch. As naive and as stylistically and ideologically clichéd as each iteration of youth culture is, it was never [...]
The search for a new star to carry Paramount’s latest installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise is over. Oscar-nominated star Jeremy Renner, who anchored Kathryn Bigelow’s acclaimed Iraq War drama, “The Hurt Locker,” has been hired to carry on the mantle of international espionage. Deadline reports that Renner won’t replace, but rather star alongside, Tom [...]
Charles Ferguson, the the Oscar-nominated director of 2007′s gripping Iraq War doc, “No End in Sight,” has lined up his new film, “Inside Job,” for screenings at the TIFF and the New York Film Fest. Sony Pictures Classics will release the film, which holds an unflinching gaze on the beginnings of the ongoing worldwide economic [...]
Iconoclastic director, David Lynch, the quintessential purveyor of the weird and wonderful, has been hired as the first ever guest artistic director for the upcoming AFI Fest in Hollywood, Ca. Some of his duties will include the creation of artwork to serve as the official image of the 24th annual event, as well as the [...]
Aussie actor, Sam Worthington, otherwise known as the man with the golden agent, has inexplicably managed to land every major lead role in Hollywood over the past two years, all without any discernible talent or outstanding qualities. His impressive box office run includes blockbusters “Terminator Salvation,” “Clash of the Titans” and the most profitable movie [...]
127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage [...]
I’m Still Here is a striking portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of internationally acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix. The film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musician. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, [...]
The once sci-fi hero director, Paul Verhoeven (“RoboCop,” “Total Recall”), has been laying low for the past several years after the cold response to his 2000 film, “Hollow Man,” which starred Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth Shue. With the exception of his highly acclaimed Dutch effort “Black Book” in 2006, Verhoeven has been in near-complete isolation [...]
According to insiders close to Vulture, Fox has whittled the pack down to two in their quest to find a director to helm the sequel to “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” The finalists are “Twilight: Eclipse” director David Slade, and Robert Schwentke, known for “Flightplan” and “The Time Traveler’s Wife.” Apparently the studio has ok’d both men [...]
IFC Films has just posted a trailer for their French zombie film “The Horde” directed by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher to YouTube. A brief summary: “In order to avenge the murder of one of their own by a group of ruthless gangsters, four corrupt cops go on a rampage against the mob responsible. A [...]
