Drama

The Prestige Trailer

It looks like Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson will be in a second film together this year. That’s just fine with me, as I don’t really mind looking at either on screen. In addition to Woody Allen’s The Scoop, which hits theaters next week, on July 28th, they will both be seen in The Prestige. The Prestige is being directed by Christopher Nolan (Batman ….

Wondrous Oblivion Trailer

With all of the violence and tension going on around the world right now, it’s like a breath of fresh air to see a film that tackles the issues Wondrous Oblivion tackles, in the way that it does. One of the reasons I began this website was to give as much coverage as possible to films that ….

Covenant, King’s Men, Gridiron and More Fall Previews

Sony’s Fall slate of films includes a good mix of the Oscar-bait, including the much-anticipated All the King’s Men, which was written and directed by Academy Award winner Steven Zaillian, the horror, including The Covenant and The Grdge 2, which is a sequel to the 2004 hit, the inspirational, including The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith, and Gridiron Gang, recalling the true life story of a detention camp ….

The Hoax Trailer Premiere

The exclusive teaser trailer premiere for Richard Gere’s upcoming The Hoax, is now available on AOL’s Moviefone, and the film will be in theaters this November. The Hoax, directed by Lasse Hallstrom (Cider House Rules), is inspired by true events in the life of Clifford Irving, the writer who nearly pulled off one of the most audacious media scams in history, when his “autobiography” ….

Factotum movie trailer

Matt Dillon is having a bit of a renaissance right now. And showing his versatility at the same time. He’s gone from the Oscar worthy drama Crash, to the Kevin Bacon-directed Loverboy, to the upcoming comedy You, Me and Dupree with Owen Wilson and Kate Hudson, and the indie flick Factotum, which is being released by IFC films. Factotum centers on a jack-of-all-trades (played by Matt Dillon), who wanders around Los Angeles ….

The Cooler Goes to the Helm

Coming Soon reports that William H. Macy will be directing his first feature film next year. Macy was speaking during promotion of his new film Edmond, based on the David Mamet’s play of the same name. “I’m going to direct a film called Keep Coming Back,” he told Coming Soon.net. “It stars Salma Hayek, but she’s the only name I can name. This is a real ….

Bug, Foodfight! and More New Film Previews From Lions Gate

Lions Gate continues to be at the forefront of innovative horror film releases. But they also continue show their versatility and eagerness to promote and distribute off-center films that have the capability to enlighten and enact change. Below are synopses for some of their upcoming slate of films, including The U.S. Vs. John Lennon, about U.S. government ….

Director of Hero Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles

It’s easy to forget that Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, Ju Dou) was critically acclaimed for his touching dramas, long before the success of action gods House of Flying Daggers and Hero. Before his next action epic arrivesd, he brings us Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles the story of a Japanese father who travels to China’s Yunnan province in the place ….

Tideland Trailer

Director Terry Gilliam. What can he be called but a mad genius (Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail, Fear, Jabberwocky, Loathing in Las Vegas). Of course there was the aptly titled The Brothers Grimm. But he continues to challenge and experiment, while many in the film industry create for a supposed audience they may or may not ….

Phillippe Goes to War

According to Hollywood Reporter, Ryan Phillippe, fresh off his success in Crash, is currently in negotiations to star in the film Stop-Loss, to be directed by Kimberly Peirce, who also helmed Boys Don’t Cry, which won Hillary Swank an Oscar and co-star Chloe Sevigny an Oscar nod. Stop-Loss is about a soldier (played by Phillippe) who returns home to Texas, only to be called to duty again in Iraq through ….

The Painted Veil Update

The Painted Veil is a drama set in London in 1922 about a restless wife named Kitty Fane (Naomi Watts) who, after cheating on her conservative bacteriologist husband Walter (Edward Norton) with a local playboy (played by Watt’s real life bo Liev Schreiber), embarks on a journey to the Far East to battle cholera. The journey becomes an odyssey of sadness and ….

Dreamgirls Movie Updates

I watched the Broadway play Dreamgirls when I was 11 years old. My family made it tradition to watch Broadway shows every year, at least 3 times a year, as a family unit. Up until that time, I honestly wasn’t very impressed with Broadway in general. It just wasn’t my thing. I would have rather been home ….

Road to Gauntanamo Trailer

The Road to Guantánamo is part drama, part documentary. It focuses on the trio nicknamed the Tipton Three; three British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge. The film will begin a limited release on June 23, 2006. Watch the trailer for one of the scariest films ….

Smith ‘Gains’ New Projects

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Will Smith is attached to star in the upcoming film Seven Pounds for Columbia Pictures and will produce the film alongside his Overbrook Entertainment partner James Lassiter.  Seven Pounds was written by Grant Nieporte, and tells the story of a man who inadvertently falls in love with a woman while attempting to kill himself. Sort of a depressed Hitch, I guess. ….