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Share/Bookmark This Saturday The Guardian is pulling out all the stops as not only are they giving away the DVD of the classic movie “Airplane” but they’re also trying to set up a synchronised liveblogging and tweeting (follow us here @HeyUGuysBlog) event to go with it. The theory is that we all start the movie [...]
Share/BookmarkMore sad news this morning as we hear that Tony Curtis has died. The news was confirmed to Entertainment Tonight but a representative sent by his daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis. Tony Curtis probably was most famous for his roles in Some Like it Hot alongside Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon in 1959 and Spartacus where [...]
Share/BookmarkWhatever the perceived rights and wrongs about Sony’s decision to ditch Sam Raimi and Maguire and reboot the Spidey franchise, it has obviously left Maguire with a bit more time on his hands. How is he filling it? Well, by producing and starring in an adaptation of the Marcus Sakey thriller “Good People”. The novel [...]
Share/BookmarkHaving only celebrated his 88th birthday on Monday, director Arthur Penn sadly passed away on Tuesday, his daughter Molly reported. Penn will be best known for his ground-breaking work on Bonnie & Clyde, which at the time was a massive departure from the tone and style of Hollywood’s output, yet still earned him a thoroughly [...]
Share/BookmarkA 2011 start for The Hobbit seems to have jumped back into limbo and not because of Guillermo del Toro departure or the lack of approval from New Line and MGM, rather it’s because of the actors . The new reason for the current Hobbit delay has to do with New Zealand actors refusing to act due to a pay [...]
Share/BookmarkIn August, it was reported that Alex Kurtzman, writer of Star Trek and Transformers, is set to make his directorial debut with family-orientated drama Welcome to People. The film centers on a twenty-something man who, after the death of his father, must deliver $150,000 in cash to an alcoholic sister he didn’t know he had [...]
Share/BookmarkRight now, down in the HUG-Bunker, we’re busy gearing up for this year’s London Film Festival. The press previews have already started, and opening night is only two weeks away. Meanwhile, one of the most interesting short films to come out of last year’s festival, The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers, has [...]
Share/BookmarkArtificial Eye have released a brand new UK trailer for We Are What We Are (Somos Lo Que Hay), a horror film from director Jorge Michel Grau. We Are What We Are stars Adrián Aguirre, Miriam Balderas, Francisco Barreiro, Carmen Beato and Juan Carlos Colombo and recently picked up three awards at last weeks Fantastic Fest in [...]
Share/BookmarkFollowing his Oscar success with Slumdog Millionaire it was assured that Danny Boyle’s next film would receive great attention and 127 Hours starring James Franco is highly anticipated and should make an excellent closing night film for the 54th London Film Festival this year. I can still remember sitting in a Southampton cinema as the [...]
Share/BookmarkApple have debuted a nice new poster for Little Fockers, the third movie in the Meet the Parents franchise. The movie is directed by Paul Weitz and stars Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Jessica Alba, Laura Dern, Harvey Keitel, Teri Polo and Barbra Streisand. We also heard recently that Dustin Hoffman [...]
Share/BookmarkDeadline are reporting that James Franco – star of the forthcoming Danny Boyle film 127 Hours – has acquired the film rights to Stephen Elliot’s novel The Adderall Diaries. Not much else is known about the film at this point, but after years of acting, directing and producing short films Franco has undoubtedly hit his stride with [...]
Share/BookmarkLionsgate, via Bloody-Disgusting, have unveiled a tremendous final motion-poster for Saw 3D, the final installment in the hugely successful horror-torture franchise. Saw 3D was directed by Kevin Greutert and stars Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Sean Patrick Flanery, Gina Holden, James Van Patten and Rebecca Marshall. As a deadly battle rages over [...]
Share/BookmarkWell, we seem to be awash with Batman 3 and Michael Caine news at the moment. Christopher Nolan is writing it, then he confirms he’ll be directing it, then Sir Michael embarks on Twitter. And that’s all in the last five days! Now, Sir Michael has announced that shooting on the Batman threequel is due [...]
Share/BookmarkIf TV series, Heroes were turned into a movie, it would looks just like this wouldn’t it? That said, TV series now have such a massive budget, this doesn’t look much different to Heroes at all. Yahoo have debuted the first trailer for new movie called ‘I Am Number Four’. It’s directed by D.J. Caruso [...]
Share/BookmarkAfter much speculation it seems Guy Ritchie has found the final piece of the puzzle for Sherlock Holmes 2 as the role of Professor Moriarty has been cast. Not Daniel Day Lewis, or Brad Pitt, but the man who has oozed English charm in the recent series of Mad Man, Jared Harris. Harris joins the [...]
Share/BookmarkTheir first collaboration hasn’t reached the cinema yet (the prison break thriller The Next Three Days), but director Paul Haggis and Russell Crowe may have another project already lined up – the long awaited adaptation of popular 80’s US TV series The Equalizer. A few months ago it was reported that Crowe had signed on [...]
Share/BookmarkIMPA have a nice new poster for The Social Network which is released in the UK 15th October. The Social Network is based on the book, The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich (author of Bringing Down the House which was then turned into [...]
Share/BookmarkAccording to the synopsis, Freakonomics exposes the hidden side of everything, debunking conventional wisdom, and revealing what answers may come if one just asks the right questions. Originally a 2005 book by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner Freakonomics has been made into a feature length documentary, Dave posted the trailer a month or [...]
Share/BookmarkIt’s evident Natalie Portman is hot property in Hollywood following the rave reviews for her performance in Darren Aronosfky’s psychological ballet drama Black Swan, and has lined up several projects in the aftermath. Portman may well add another film to that growing list in the form of the hotly-anticipated Superman reboot, nonetheless. Moviehole reported yesterday [...]
Share/BookmarkIf he thought getting off an island was an impossible mission, this may prove equally challenging for Josh Holloway. The Hollywood Reporter brings news that the Lost star is “in final negotiations” to join Tom Cruise’s team of secret agents in Paramount’s Mission: Impossible 4. Holloway will be joining The Hurt Locker’s Jeremy Renner, Paula [...]
