René Carson

The Sentinel Movie Preview

Michael Douglas plays a disgraced special agent to the White House who endeavors to foil a conspiracy to assassinate the President of the United States in The Sentinel. Douglas is always a strong actor, and produces solid thrillers, and The Sentinel looks to be no different. The film hits theaters on April 21, 2006. I have posted photos, a complete ….

Lucky Number Slevin is a Lucky Devil

Lucky because he gets to roll around in bed with Lucy Liu and discuss movies (but maybe he could find something better to do with that time, huh.) The Weinstein Company has sent me a sexy clip from Lucky Number Slevin, in which Josh Hartnett and Lucy Liu debate over which James Bond is best while in the sack. We also have some great still ….

Boston Mob Story to Hit Theaters

A group headed by Arthaus Pictures has acquired the motion picture rights to the best-selling book Black Mass: The Irish Mob, the FBI, and a Devil’s Deal, and has begun development of a film on its main character, fugitive underworld figure Whitey Bulger. Written by prize-winning Boston Globe reporters Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill, Black Mass is a true-crime saga about FBI corruption and ….

Don’t Mess With This B…Lady

Lady Vengeance, the critically acclaimed Korean hit, is finally getting a release here in the U.S. The film is about Lee Geum-Ja, a young woman who goes to prison for the murder and abduction of a child, in order to protect her accomplice, known as Mr. Baek, only to find out that she has been betrayed ….

The Brazilian Job Update

Three years ago, a cool remake called The Italian Job, hit theaters sort of off-guard. It’s unique blend of comedy, suspense, and adventure was a home run for director F. Gary Gray, and it’s stars. Now the crew that swiped the rug from under us is back, and they want even more loot in The Brazilian Job. Here’s what I ….

Transformers Goes Live With Michael Bay

Here are some recent developments on the big-budget Transformers movie currently being prepped by director Michael Bay (Armageddon, Bad Boys). First introduced in 1984, the Transformers toy line took the world by storm with its compelling saga of Autobots versus Decepticons. The innovative brand created a tremendously successful toy line from Hasbro and Takara, comics, a television program and a ….

Harryhausen to Receive Sci-Fi Honors

Legendary visual-effects wizard Ray Harryhausen will receive the George Pal Memorial Award at the upcoming 32nd Annual Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, the academy announced. Harryhausen, the filmmaker behind such fantasy film classics as Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans, has inspired filmmakers working in fantasy and science fiction around the world, for generations. ….

H.I.V.E. For Criminal Education Goes to Big Screen

Paramount has nabbed the rights to the young-adult novel H.I.V.E. by Mark Walden, for a film that will be produced by Lynda Obst, Variety reported. The title stands for the Higher Institute of Villainous Education, which is a school where kids with extremely high criminal tendencies are educated to become super-villains. Lida Obst is also producing the film Can You Keep a Secret?, which Kate Hudson may star in.

Mutant Chronicles Nabs Malkovich and Jane

British director Simon Hunter’s sci-fi action thriller The Mutant Chronicles is set to begin shooting in early summer in London, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Producer Edward J. Pressman made the announcement on March 24 that John Malkovich will portray a 23rd-century corporate overlord opposite Thomas Jane in the film. Malkovich’s character is named Constantine, and heads a United Nations-type council of four countries that have pillaged ….

Tribeca Film Festival Highlights (And Where to Get Free Popcorn)

The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off in a big way this year, with expanded venues around New York City, more music events and panels discussions that are completely relevant to what’s going on in the real world of filmmaking. One of the many highlights of this year’s festival is the World Premiere of United 93, the feature film ….

Superman Returns to Be First Live-action Feature Converted into IMAX 3D

IMAX Corporation and Warner Brothers announced yesterday that Superman Returns, directed by Bryan Singer, will become the world’s first live-action Hollywood feature to be converted from 2D to IMAX(R) 3D. IMAX Corporation will use its proprietary 2D to 3D conversion technology to convert approximately 20 minutes of the film into An IMAX 3D Experience, the most immersive cinematic 3D ….

Dimension Hooks Up With Single Girls

Dimension Films has acquired the underlying rights to the book “The Hookup Handbook: A Single Girl’s Guide to Living It Up” written by Andrea Lavinthal and Jessica Rozler, and will produce a hilarious and insightful comedy based on the book. Alyssa Embree, Jessica Koosed, and Stacey Harman will adapt the screenplay and Peter Riche (“Tomcats”), Alan Riche (“Starsky & Hutch”) and Wendy Riche (“Laguna Beach: The Real Orange ….