Aug 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
With his rowdy head of frizzy red hair and bulging blue eyes, Gene Wilder was the sort of comedic genius who could make you laugh just by looking at him — and lose it altogether once he opened his mouth. Thanks to his turn as a sweet-toothed trickster in 1971’s “Willy...
Aug 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Damien Chazelle once again produces a jazz-hued cinematic experience with his latest film “La La Land.” A new teaser trailer, released on Tuesday, shows Emma Stone’s character singing the melancholy tune “Audition” — one of six original songs in the film. The movie...
Aug 16, 2016 | New Releases, Trending, Uncategorized
“Hell or High Water” is the movie that a lot of people say they’ve been waiting for this summer: the answer to the sequeled-out, stuck-in-a-rut, been-there, seen-those-awesome-FX, megaplex-formula blues. This one, despite some familiar elements (it’s about bank...
Aug 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Amazon Studios is developing a movie about pioneering investigative journalist Ida Tarbell and her battle against industrial magnate John D. Rockefeller. Amazon has acquired movie rights to Mark McDevitt’s “Ida Tarbell,” which was named to the 2015 Black List, and set...
Aug 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by iSpot.tv, Warner Bros. claims the top spot in TV ad spending with “War Dogs.” Ads placed for the comedic drama had an estimated media value of $6.61 million through Sunday, for 1,037 national...
Aug 9, 2016 | Films, In Production, Uncategorized
Breck Eisner is in talks to direct the latest installment in the “Friday the 13th” franchise, from Paramount and Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes production banner. “Prisoner” scribe Aaron Guzikowski penned the script. The film will likely focus on the return of legendary...