In a recent post about Sean Astin, it was pointed out that he only made $250,000 (U.S. Dollars) for all three Lord of the Rings movies combined… which obviously works out to be about $83,000 a film. Some people who commented on this were surprised by how “little” he made. … [Read More]
As if having Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg wasn’t enough, now War of the Worlds looks like it’s added Oscar winner (and all round killer actor) Tim Robbins (who I STILL say was robbed of the Best Actor Oscar for Shawshank Redemption) to the cast. This movie doesn’t even start … [Read More]
So put this on my Christmas list. Sean Astin (Aka Samwise in the Lord of the Rings films), has writen a book, entitled There and Back Again : An Actor’s Tale, about his experiences on set over 5 years. I want one! Stuff recently interviewed Sean about the book. Here’s … [Read More]
So it looks like there is indeed going to be a Star Wars TV series. I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand it feels like it’ll further cheapen the franchise, and that almost brings tears to my eyes. On the other hand, the Star Wars Universe which … [Read More]
GRRR!!!! I can’t believe how stupid some studios can be!!! I won’t go into my whole “Stop handing out acting leads to famous music artists just because they’re famous” rant again (If you want to read the rant, go here). All I’ll say is that the follownig news from the … [Read More]
What on earth happened that suddenly made Jamie Foxx decide he was going to be a top notch actor?!?! I have HATED Foxx for a long time. Uggg.. I still have bad dreams of his horrible work in Any Given Sunday, Booty Call, I never liked him on In Living … [Read More]
I still remember the first time I watched Silence of the Lambs. Its one of those movies that freaks the life out of you… but you really can’t explain why, other than the fact that Hannibal is one of the most brilliant film villains of all time. There’s just something … [Read More]
Ever walk through the video store and accidentally comes across an old movie that you haven’t seen in YEARS and suddenly have flash backs of certain scenes that just absolutely made you HOWL? Yeah, well Johnny Dangerously is one of those flicks for me (and probably the ONLY half decent … [Read More]
I know opinions on the original Hulk flick have been mixed, but as I’ve said before I really enjoyed it and have been hoping a sequel would get done. Well it looks even more like this will happen with the news that Jennifer Connelly has signed her name on to … [Read More]
Dear good folks at corporate head offices around Canada and the U.S.: They say that the movies are magical. They extend our imaginations and at the same time bring our imaginations to vivid life for our very eyes to see. They move us, compel us and inspire us. In the … [Read More]
There have been casting and effects rumors floating around the live action adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia for a little while now, but now that things are firming up the powers that be have shipped out a detailed press release with all the gritty details. And, yes, … [Read More]
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that a sequel to the 2000 film Big Momma’s House is all set to roll. There are so many things wrong with this notion that it’s hard to know where to begin. First of all Martin Lawrence is just awful. No really. Granted, this is … [Read More]