Crime

Snyder Gets Watchmen

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Zach Snyder, who is currently working hard on Frank Miller’s 300 and also developing Rainbow Six, based on the Tom Clancy best-selling book and video game series, has stepped up to the plate to develop and direct Watchmen, the seminal DC limited series created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Alex Tse, who wrote the Spike Lee-directed Showtime gang drama Sucker Free City, is writing the script ….

Jay-Z Inspired Hip-Hop Musical to Premiere at Urbanworld

“I was inspired by Jay-Z to make this film,” says Daron Fordham, writer and director of Confessions of a Thug, a hip-hop musical premiering at this yearsUrbanworld Vibe Film Festival being held June 21-25 in New York City. Confessions of a Thug is a gritty, underground psychological exploration into the mind of a college educated street hustler named South Boy (Daron Fordham) who becomes unfulfilled ….

Dead Man’s Shoes Trailer

This indie film is apparently already in limited release, but I need to watch it. And I know many of you probably haven’t watched the trailer, so I am posting it. Brit Shane Meadows directed this thriller. Dead Man’s Shoes revolves around a young soldier named Richard (Considine), who always protected his simple-minded little brother Anthony (played by Toby ….

New Die Hard 4.0 Info

The question really is, will it be called Die Hard 4: Die Hardest? Len Wiseman (Underworld: Evolution) has been tapped to direct the next adventure of Detective John McClane. Aint it Cool managed to get a first look at the script and describe the plot as terrorists systematically trying to seize the U.S. technological infrastructure via a three-day ….

Weinstein Company and Village Roadshow Strike Distribution Deal

The Weinstein Company announced today a multi-year deal with Roadshow Films to distribute upcoming motion pictures released by The Weinstein Company throughout Australia and New Zealand. The announcement was made jointly by Glen Basner, president, international for The Weinstein Company and by Joel Pearlman, Managing Director of Roadshow Films. The Weinstein Company recently closed a deal with TFI to ….

Farrell and McGregor to Star in Woody’s Next

According to Production Weekly, Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor will star in Woody Allen’s new, as-yet-untitled film, which will shoot in London this summer. The film also stars Tom Wilkinson, and tells the story of two brothers in financial trouble. An outside party suggests that they turn to crime, which leads to the brothers becoming enemies. The film will be the third film ….

Tying the Devil’s Knot

Dimension Films has reached an agreement with Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman, the team behind the hit movie “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” to write the screenplay for “Devil’s Knot,” a film that will be based on the book of the same name written by Mara Leveritt and the actual events surrounding the 1993 murders in Arkansas of three 8-year-old boys and the subsequent convictions. ….

Sharky’s Machine Remake Coming

According to The Book Standard, Warner Brothers is producing a remake of the 1981 film Sharky’s Machine, with Phil Joanou (who is in post-production on Gridiron Gang, starring the Rock and Xzibit) attached to direct. The original Sharky’s Machine was released in 1981, and directed by and starred Burt Reynolds. I remember being so excited to see that film, after watching a making of series, that talked about the stunt from ….

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 ….