Thrillers

Derek Luke and Tim Robbins Talk About Catching a Fire

The new film Catch a Fire revolves around a policeman (Tim Robbins) and a young man (Derek Luke) who carries out attacks against the Apartheid-era South African regime. What it’s really about is what good people feel they are driven to in the worst of circumstances. It’s a sobering account of how difficult life was in South Africa for Black people ….

The Good German Trailer

A beautiful Quicktime version of the trailer for The Good German, has appeared online. The Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s 11) directed film hits theaters on December 8, 2006, and stars George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Leland Orser, Beau Bridges, and Tony Curran. Based on the novel by Joseph Kanon, The Good German takes place in the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, where U.S. Army war ….

Premonition Trailer

Sony has provided me with links to the first trailer for Premonition. Sandra Bullock stars as a housewife, who is shocked when her husband dies in a car crash and then reappears the next day. She soon realizes it was a premonition and tries to avoid tragedy, through any means at her disposal. Premonition also stars Julian McMahon, Jeff Galpin, ….

Weinsteins’ Dimension Acquires Boathouse

Dimension Films announced today that they have acquired the rights to develop The Boathouse, a supernatural thriller pitch being written by David Loucka. Iain Softley (The Skeleton Key) is set to direct and will be produced by Softley and Sarah Curtis (Mrs. Brown) through their company Forthcoming Productions, along with Ehren Kruger (writer of The Ring, The Skeleton Key and Scream 3), and Daniel Bobker (The Skeleton Key). ….

Jackman and Bale Talk The Prestige

The battle any comic book fan would salivate over; Wolverine vs. Batman. Only, it’s Rupert and Alfred, and they are rival magicians. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale go head to head in The Prestige. The film hits theaters countrywide tomorrow, and below is a link to a video segment of the two stars interviewing each other about their roles and on-screen ….

Rogue Gets Bloody Rights

According to the The Hollywood Reporter, Rogue Pictures has purchased the film rights to an upcoming vampire comic book titled Blood on the Tracks, and have setup Neill Dela Llana and Ian Gamazon to write and direct the big screen adaptation. Michael Zoumas will produce via his Zoom Entertainment banner, and Barry Levine is producing via the formed company Blatant Pictures.  The story of Blood on the Tracks revolves ….

USA Film Fest to Screen Catch a Fire, Queen & Little Children

This month, USA Film Festival/Dallas will present screenings of three of this year’s most critically-acclaimed films. CATCH A FIRE With special guests director Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, The Quiet American, Rabbit-Proof Fence) and other guests of the film in attendance; a Q&A session will follow the film. Starring Tim Robbins, Derek Luke and Bonnie Henna, director Phillip Noyce brings the riveting true story ….

Breaking and Entering Trailer

Breaking & Entering follows three people whose lives intersect in the inner-city area of King’s Cross, in London. When a landscape architect’s (Jude Law) state of the art offices in a seedy part of town are repeatedly burglarized, his investigations launch him out of the safety of his familiar world, forcing him to reexamine his life. Breaking & ….

Exclusive Babel Clips

Moviefone has just posted some exclusive clips from Babel. The Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu-directed drama stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal and Koji Yakusho, among others. In Babel, four disparate groups of people head towards a shared destiny of isolation and grief, as they each experience their own disasters and tragedies. In the course of just a few days, they will all face ….

Brand New Exclusive Ghost Rider Trailer

There is a brand new Exclusive trailer for the Ghost Rider film online. The new trailer gives many more details about the storyline and Ghost Rider’s origins. Ghost Rider stars Nicolas Cage as the flaming skulled hero, Eva Mendes, Raquel Alessi, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Donal Logue, and Peter Fonda as Mephisto. Ghost Rider hits theaters on February 16, 2007. View the trailer RIGHT HERE

The Good Shepherd Exclusive Trailer Premiere

What do you get when you put Academy Award Winner Robert DeNiro behind the camera of a spy thriller, starring himself, along with other Academy Award Winners Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, William Hurt, Joe Pesci and Academy Award Nominee Alec Baldwin, and super-duper actors Billy Crudup, Michael Gambonand John Turturro? You get The Good Shepherd. What else are movie theaters made for? If not quality like ….

Brad Pitt to Star in Next Mission Impossible?

According to The Post Chronicle Newspaper’s online edition, Brad Pitt has been tapped to REINVENT theMission: Impossible franchise’s fortunes by replacing Tom Cruise in the fourth installment. Cruise, who played agent Ethan Hunt in the action films, was axed by Paramount last month, on August 6, following Mission: Impossible III’s less-than-stellar box office and his “unacceptable conduct” off screen. Now Pitt, action ….

More I Am Legend Info

I had reported casting news on Will Smith’s I Am Legend project, and their filming in New York City and the outer boroughs of the island (See Story). Well, Ain’t It Cool News has gotten more great info about the project, from a New Yorker who has seen the flyers from the production company, and they’re going to be filming in ….