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Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox divided audiences but his latest appears to be just the ticket for those wanting a return to form (i.e. familiar) and you can expect the words ‘quirk’ and ‘charm’ to be used in equal measure until the film sees its release in May of this year. Leaping over the animated [...]
It feels sort of noteworthy that Bill Murray is only now for the first time portraying a real-life character, given how eclectic his CV has become, especially in more recent years (and no, we aren’t going to count Murray playing himself in Zombieland). That real-life character is FDR, US president from 1933 to 1945, architect [...]
The Coppola family and their relations are some of the most well-known people working in Hollywood. Francis Ford Coppola, five-time Academy Award winner, is of course well-known for bringing us The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. His daughter, Sofia Coppola, won an Oscar for her 2003 film, Lost In Translation. And recently his son, Roman Coppola, [...]
Will Ferrell is hardly the first actor who springs to mind as ideal casting for the role of an unemployed, beer-sozzled suburbanite whose life is in freefall, yet watching him in that very role here, an adaptation (or rather an “adding on”) of a short story from famed US writer Raymond Carver, and it’s hard [...]
It seems to be the way things are going now but to be honest, I can’t really blame the studios for re-releasing classic movies back into cinemas. After seeing Back to the Future earlier in the year, and it becoming one of my all-time best cinematic experiences, I am well up for them putting movies [...]
Who you gonna call? Maybe Bill Murray, maybe not. Bloody Disgusting report that Dan Aykroyd, the man so awesome he’s had a band named in his honour (Dananananaykroyd), has said that Ghostbusters III will be going into production in early 2012, with or without Bill Murray. His hope is of course that Murray will be [...]
Is this a tell-take sign that Ghostbusters 3 is finally gearing up for production? A fan of our site, Adam Christopher, has unearthed a blog called Toys & Gadgets which is running an image grab (see below) from what looks like an official Sony press release from the Licensing International Expo currently running in Las [...]
Olivia Williams is closing in on the role of Eleanor Roosevelt, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wife, in the upcoming film, Hyde Park on the Hudson, Deadline report. The film will be directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Morning Glory), and already has Bill Murray and Laura Linney attached. Murray is to play FDR, and Linney [...]
Over the last couple of months we’ve been hearing news of the increasing eclectic line-up of actors to join the cast for Wes Anderson’s next feature, Moonrise Kingdom. Alongside regular players like Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton are all onboard. Now First Showing has news that [...]
To celebrate the release of Get Low today, 23rd May on DVD (order your copy here), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have given us three copies of the movie to give away on DVD. Get Low is directed by Aaron Schneider and stars Academy Award® Winner Robert Duvall, Academy Award® Winner Sissy Spacek, Academy Award® Nominee [...]
Laura Linney (The Savages) has signed on to star in Focus Features’ Hyde Park on the Hudson. Linney has landed the role of Daisy and will star opposite Bill Murray (Lost in Translation), who was cast as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in March. Hyde Part on the Hudson follows the taboo love affair between FDR (Murray) and his [...]
Vulture have given us all a heads up to the brand new first trailer for the Mitch Glazer directed Passion Play which stars Mickey Rourke, Bill Murray, Rhys Ifans and Megan Fox. From what we’ve read about the movie, it’s not really on the list of films you must see this year as it has [...]
It will come as no surprise to fans of Anderson’s and Schwartzman’s that the latter has joined Anderson’s new movie, Moonrise Kingdom. Schwartzman’s acting debut saw him take the lead in Anderson’s second film, Rushmore, which, like all of Anderson’s films, is something of a cult favourite. The two have since worked together on The [...]
EW have revealed the theatrical poster for drama-thriller Passion Play. Writter and directed by Mitch Glazer, Passion Play stars Megan Fox (Disturbia), Bill Murray (Lost in Translation), Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler), Rhys Ifans (Hannibal Rising) and Kelly Lynch (The Jacket). An angel (Fox) under the thumb of a ruthless gangster (Murray) is saved by a trumpet [...]
Here at HeyUGuys, we aim to provide you with an all-encompassing look into the world of film. Whether you’re a fully-fledged cineaste, or just possess a casual interest, there’s something for anyone with our alternative A-Z of cinema, which starts today and runs through the week. If you’ve ever wondered just what it is an [...]
**Read all the posts in our ‘Love Theatrically’ series here** #2 – “LOST IN TRANSLATION” (2003) Directed by Sofia Coppola Sofia Coppola’s second feature, following her sublime 1999 debut feature “The Virgin Suicides”, explores the themes of displacement, dislocation and humanity’s basic need for connection and whilst it uses the alien backdrop of Tokyo to [...]
By our very human nature we are fascinated by folklore, especially where wrongdoing or a supernatural element are involved. Our curiosity grows when there is an unresolved factor to the tale, and even a presence or being in the frame. Debut feature maker Aaron Schneider’s Get Low is based on one such Southern yarn about [...]
Sony Pictures Releasing have just sent us the brand new UK trailer for Bill Murray and Robert Duvall’s new movie, Get Low. The movie also stars Lucas Black, Gerald McRaney, Sissy Spacek, Bill Cobbs, Andrea Powell, Lori Beth Edgeman and is directed by Aaron Schneider. Synopsis: For years, townsfolk have been terrified of the backwoods [...]
Sofia Coppola’s fourth feature finds her back on home soil in a tale of paternal love and redemption set around the social hub of the Hollywood elite. Stephen Dorff (back from bit-part wilderness to fully-fledged leading man status) stars as a single, pampered Hollywood superstar named Johnny Marco and when we meet the hard-partying actor, [...]
Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Bill Murray and Edward Norton are in talks to join Moon Rise Kingdom. Wes Anderson (Fantastic Mr. Fox) will direct from a script he co-wrote with Roman Coppola. Shooting is expected to commence in Spring 2011 as long as financing can be secured. Synopsis: [The film] is set in [...]
