Roland "Captivity/Killing Fields" Joffe's next film: "Finding TaTu". Based on the schoolgirl lesbian chart toppers
Newton's Law, about a precocious young inventor stuck in a science museum after a field trip. Predictably, there's some gravity stuff involved.
LaDracul wrote:Why? Because a lot of us don't want it to turn into "Van Helsing presents Band Camp".
tapehead wrote:There's a movie starring Toni Collette called Diana and I that already seems to have covered this territory pretty thoroughly. But who knows? not I, I wouldn't watch it.
I urge Zoner's not to watch any of these British royal family-themed films; it only encourages them.
tapehead wrote:There's a movie starring Toni Collette called Diana and I that already seems to have covered this territory pretty thoroughly. But who knows? not I, I wouldn't watch it.
I urge Zoner's not to watch any of these British royal family-themed films; it only encourages them.
HollywoodBabylon wrote:tapehead wrote:There's a movie starring Toni Collette called Diana and I that already seems to have covered this territory pretty thoroughly. But who knows? not I, I wouldn't watch it.
I urge Zoner's not to watch any of these British royal family-themed films; it only encourages them.
I'd rather eat my own vomit than watch this potential piece of tat. Who's playing James Hewitt's son aka Prince H@rry?
Hy Hollinger wrote:After a disappointing 2005, the six major companies have received official confirmation from the MPA that their all-media revenue from filmed entertainment -- comprising money from home video, television, theatrical and pay TV -- expanded by 8% in 2006 to reach $42.6 billion.
The MPA confidential report sent to industry executives discloses that all-media sales in the U.S. grew by 10%, while the international market (top 25 markets) showed a 5% advance. Of the $42.6 billion, the U.S. contributed $24.3 billion and international $18.3 billion.
DinoDeLaurentiis wrote:Inna'teresting figures inna light of a the Great Memflix Divide, eh? From a the Hollywood Reporter...Hy Hollinger wrote:After a disappointing 2005, the six major companies have received official confirmation from the MPA that their all-media revenue from filmed entertainment -- comprising money from home video, television, theatrical and pay TV -- expanded by 8% in 2006 to reach $42.6 billion.
The MPA confidential report sent to industry executives discloses that all-media sales in the U.S. grew by 10%, while the international market (top 25 markets) showed a 5% advance. Of the $42.6 billion, the U.S. contributed $24.3 billion and international $18.3 billion.
Bob Poopflingius Maximus wrote:Let me write them a check....
DinoDeLaurentiis wrote:Bob Poopflingius Maximus wrote:Let me write them a check....
How inna the hell do a you hold a the goddamn pen with a those giant mitts of a yours, eh?
thebostonlocksmith wrote:Not too sure if this has been reported in here or not so my apologise if that is the case...
Just saw over on the BBC movie website...this...
Pitt Ponders BullittThe latest goss from across the pond suggests that Brad Pitt may step into Steve McQueen's shoes for a remake of the classic cop thriller Bullitt. The movie has been in development for a while, withTroy director Wolfgang Petersen drumming up enthusiasm wherever he can, but if Pitt actually signs up the project will be in production faster than a Mustang tearing down a San Francisco avenue.
The Post Chronicle quotes an anonymous source saying that "Brad shares a lot of the same passions as Steve McQueen - including a love of motorbikes and fast cars - so it was a dream role for him". Not exactly a contract signed in blood at this point, but we're keeping our ears pinned for more.
Not too sure what i think about that, if The Pitt does it then it has a t least got some possibility that it'll be in the realm of decency???
so sorry wrote:See now, this is a remake I can get behind.
Bullitt was a pretty crappy movie, with a spectacular car chase sequence.
I'd love to see a better movie made around the car chase.
Oscar season in half-full swing
Best Actress race shaping up to be one to watch
By TIMOTHY M. GRAY
Marion Cottillard
Marion Cottillard is drawing attention for her 'La Vie en Rose' perf.
The year is half over -- so, in theory, the annual kudos season has seen 50% of its entrants. Of course, this is never the case, but if the first six months are any indication, the actress race is going to be the one to watch this year.
So far, Julie Christie in Lionsgate's "Away From Her," Marion Cotillard of Picturehouse's "La Vie en rose" and Angelina Jolie in Paramount Vantage's "A Mighty Heart" have earned awards buzz. Three serious contenders for five slots make for a lively start.
And while there are isolated possibilities in other categories, the only other race that's crowded is visual effects, thanks to pics such as Warner Bros.' "300," Sony's "Spider-Man 3," Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" and Fox's "Fantastic Four," with July bringing DreamWorks-Par's "Transformers" and WB's latest "Harry Potter."
The first six months of 2007 also offer clues from two festivals that are increasingly key to the awards season: Sundance and Cannes.
Last year, Fox Searchlight acquired "Little Miss Sunshine" at Sundance and turned it into a B.O. and kudos winner. Will lightning strike twice? Searchlight came away from this year's Sundance with "Waitress" and "Under the Same Moon" (formerly "La Misma Luna"). Also at Sundance, the Weinstein Co. acquired the well-received "Grace Is Gone," starring John Cusack, and is sharing "Moon" with Searchlight.
The 2006 Cannes bowed several pics that went on to kudos attention, including Oscar best film contender "Babel." This year, there was a lot of buzz on the Croisette for two films that Miramax will release at the end of the year: the Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men" and Julian Schnabel's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." Also a hit there: Picturehouse's "The Orphanage," produced by Guillermo del Toro, who struck gold last year with "Pan's Labyrinth" at Cannes.
There are awards possibilities in other films from the first half of 2007, including Paramount's impeccable David Fincher drama "Zodiac," which may find a wider audience via DVD and screenings.
And while kudos buzz for "Away From Her" and "Mighty Heart" centers on the actresses, those films boast possible contenders in other categories, such as thesp Gordon Pinsent and writer-director Sarah Polley for "Away," and Michael Winterbottom's direction and John Orloff's script for "Heart."
Also worth remembering are Fox Searchlight's "Once" (particularly in the music races), Focus Features' "Evening" and Miramax's "The Hoax."
The first six months have also offered plenty of possibilities in the feature animation, docu and foreign-language races, but more on those at a future date.
Many of the above films may seem like awards darkhorses, but it all depends on what opens later this year. When "Gladiator" and "Crash" bowed, few declared them Oscar front-runners, but as the awards season progressed, their stock rose.
Below are films, month by month, that have kudos potential. Most of them sound intriguing on paper -- which sometimes pays off bigtime, but not always.
July: Focus' Don Cheadle vehicle "Talk to Me"; MGM's "Rescue Dawn," directed by Werner Herzog and starring Christian Bale and Steve Zahn; New Line's "Hairspray"; and Sony Classics' "Moliere."
August: Picturehouse's "El Cantante" and "Rocket Science"; and Yari Film Group's "Resurrecting the Champ," starring Samuel L. Jackson.
September: Focus' duo of David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" and Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution"; Searchlight's Wes Anderson-helmed "The Darjeeling Limited"; MGM's Robert Benton movie "Feast of Love"; Paramount Vantage's "Into the Wild," directed by Sean Penn and starring Emile Hirsch; Sony Classics' "The Jane Austen Book Club"; Universal's Middle East drama "The Kingdom"; Warner's Jodie Foster starrer "The Brave One," from Neil Jordan, plus "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," starring Brad Pitt; and Warner Independent's Iraq-themed "In the Valley of Elah," directed by Paul Haggis.
October: DreamWorks' "Things We Lost in the Fire," with Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro; Focus' Terry George-helmed "Reservation Road"; Lionsgate's "3:10 to Yuma," directed by James Mangold and starring Bale and Russell Crowe; New Line's "Rendition," starring Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal and Meryl Streep; Par Vantage's "Margot at the Wedding," a Nicole Kidman starrer from Noah Baumbach ("The Squid and the Whale"); Sony Classics' "Sleuth," with Michael Caine and Jude Law; Universal's Cate Blanchett sequel "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (who would have guessed Elizabeth I would become a franchise?); and, from WB, Tony Gilroy's directing debut, the George Clooney vehicle "Michael Clayton."
November: New Line's Mike Newell-directed "Love in the Time of Cholera"; Par Vantage's "The Kite Runner," from the bestseller and helmed by Marc Forster; Universal's "American Gangster," directed by Ridley Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Crowe; United Artists' debut feature under the new regime, "Lions for Lambs," directed by Robert Redford and starring Redford, Tom Cruise and Streep; Disney's "Enchanted" (Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon); and Weinstein Co.'s Woody Allen opus "Cassandra's Dream" with Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor.
December: Columbia's "The Other Boleyn Girl," with Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson; DreamWorks' "Sweeney Todd," from Tim Burton and Johnny Depp; Disney's "National Treasure: Book of Secrets"; Focus' Working Title pic "Atonement," from Joe Wright ("Pride and Prejudice"); Searchlight's "The Savages," with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney; Lionsgate's "The Return," about Iraq vets, starring Rachel McAdams and Tim Robbins; New Line's Chris Weitz epic "The Golden Compass"; Par Vantage's "There Will Be Blood," with Daniel Day Lewis starring in Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of an Upton Sinclair novel; Sony Classics' "Youth Without Youth," the first Francis Ford Coppola film in a decade, plus "The Band's Visit"; Universal's "Charlie Wilson's War," directed by Mike Nichols and starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, plus the Clooney 1940s-set comedy "Leatherheads"; and the Weinstein Co. duo of "The Great Debaters," helmed by Washington and starring Washington and Forest Whitaker, and Wayne Kramer's immigration drama "Crossing Over," with Penn and Harrison Ford.
"You know, I've always thought we should do it when we're 40, because those two at 40 would be funny.
"He [Winter] and I have spoken about it. But you know what, we don't own the material, so it's not up to us. We just play the parts, man. But it would be funny to see them, studly and 40, singing in an airport hotel lounge."
Wolfpack wrote:I guess in 1985 Chevy Chase + Dan Akroyd = laughs.
DennisMM wrote:Why make Spies Like Us the first time?
thebostonlocksmith wrote:
Could this be the first in a franchise of kung fu cartoon remakes? Why not? We'd like to see The Little Mermaid whacking off heads with a roundhouse tail flip.
LaDracul wrote:I think that's old news. Besides, it does sound better than the Sci-Fi version they wanted to make in the late '70s...but they then made "The Black Hole".
Not a good decision in hindsight.
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