When you hear titles like Fail-Safe, 12 Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict, you think of a group of well-made films by a true filmmaker Sidney Lumet. His casting is “spot on” without a doubt. Network is a fine example with William Holden, Robert Duvall, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Ned Beatty.
Last night, I popped Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead in my player. The title comes from the Irish saying: “May you be in heaven a full half hour before the devil knows you’re dead.”
I am awed by Lumet’s direction, camera shots and casting. Although the film is peppered with adult scenes and subject matter with gratuitous nude scenes, I am impressed with the actors, edit cuts and the overall production.
The cast is superb including Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei and Albert Finney
Take a look at the second teaser poster for DISASTER MOVIE, the latest genre spoof from filmmakers Jason Friedbeg and Aaron Seltzer, the team that parodied the teen-horror genre in Scary Movie, clichéd romantic comedies in Date Movie, overblown blockbusters in Epic Movie, and the ultra-macho 300 in Meet The Spartans. DISASTER MOVIE stars Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, Carmen Electra, Kim Kardashian, G-Thang, Nicole Parker, Crista Flanagan and Ike Barinholtz.
The political biopic "The Prince of Providence” may gain Robin Williams to join Dermot Mulroney, Adam Goldberg, Bradley Cooper, Ed Burns and Oliver Platt. Williams might play charismatic and corrupt Providence, R.I., Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci. Scheduling is the big button on whether Williams' will participate.
David Mamet adapted the script by Michael Stanton’s book concerning the man who dominated Providence's political machine for 21 years
Horror-thriller MOTHER OF TEARS - opening in select theaters TOMORROW, June 6th - brought to you by Myriad Pictures and the master of horror, Dario Argento. For showtimes and theater information, visit the MOTHER OF TEARS official website
One of my favorite directors, Brian De Palma (“Scarface,” “Mission Impossible” and “The Untouchables”) has signed to direct "The Boston Stranglers" for producer Gale Anne Hurd's (“The Incredible Hulk”).
The film is adapted by Alan Rosen from Susan Kelly's nonfiction book "The Boston Stranglers: The Public Conviction of Albert DeSalvo and the True Story of Eleven Shocking Murders
James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman join Angelina Jolie as they dodge and curve bulletst – and fires off plenty of rounds – in the action-packed, extended trailer for Wanted, her sexy, new action thriller.
Personally, I am pretty excited about this movie with McVoy in tow. Although, it does appear a little like the original “Matrix
Movie soundtracks are my favorite CDs play because as I listen to the music I can see the movie all over again. Right now, I am playing the soundtrack of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” by John Williams