Daniel Craig to Star in “Flashbacks of a Fool”
The latest incarnation of the 007 Agent, “Bond, James Bond”, actor Daniel Craig, will play the role of a fading Hollywood star in the movie “Flashbacks of a Fool”, wrote and directed by Baillie Walsh.
The other members of the cast are Helen McCrory, Emilia Fox and Olivia Williams. The story of the movie is that [...]
Angelina Stars in “A Mighty Heart”
The beautiful charming actress Angelina Jolie stars in one of the major roles from her career, as she will play Mariane Pearl, the wife of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was back in 2002 the victim of the kidnap and decapitation by Islamic militants.
The name of the movie in which Angelina Jolie [...]
Haiti Revolt-Themed Movie
The Hollywood actor Danny Glover is to direct a movie about the slaves’ revolt against the French ruling from 18th-century Haiti. Venezuela will fund this movie, as the president Hugo Chavez wants to revive people’s interest in the battles against colonialism.
The country’s Congress said that they had set aside about $19.7 million for movies and [...]
Another Children’s Fantasy Blockbuster
After the Harry Potter series, followed by The Lord of the Rings and then by the Chronicles of Narnia series, it is now time for another children’s fantasy blockbuster. Its name is “The Golden Compass” and it a big budget adaptation of the first part of the British author Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy.
Chris [...]
“Spider-Man 3″: Still a Superhero
Although this weekend’s release of “Shrek the Third” bumped “Spider-Man 3” into the second position, the hit movie has still continued its run as Number 1 internationally during the weekend. Its estimated box office was of about $49.6 million, coming from about 15,850 screens from 105 countries.
In only 20 days Sony’s “Spider-Man 3” grossed overseas [...]
Gus Van Sant Back at Cannes Film Festival
Gus Van Sant’s latest movie, “Paranoid Park”, expresses once again the director’s preference for non-professional, young actors.
“Paranoid Park” tells the story of a 16-year-old skateboarder named Alex, who is struggling to have a life after he accidentally caused a security guard’s death. The cast for the film was gathered mainly by using posters in record [...]
Taiwanese Actor Chang Chen Stars at Cannes Film Festival
The Taiwanese actor Chang Chen was the star of the Academy Award winning “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”. Now Cannes Film Festival’s time came and the Taiwanese actor appeared here too, thanks to the South Korean director Kim Ki-duk’s latest film, called “Breath”.
Kim Ki-duk was so charmed by the talent of the Taiwanese actor that he [...]
Coen Brothers’ “No Country for Old Men”
“No County for Old Men” could be the Coen brothers’ best film till now from the point of view of the critics. The film is set in 1980 along the U.S.-Mexican border and it follows three men, which will be brought together in bloody triangle. The film is both violent and humorous at the same [...]
“Shrek the Third” Broke Records
“Shrek the Third” was not expected by his creators to break any record. They said that this would be just the third part of the trilogy and they warned everybody they should not have great expectations either.
Then the ogre was said to have changed a little bit since where we had left him. One said [...]
Sylvester Stallone Charged of Importing Human Growth Hormones to Australia
The 60-year-old “Rocky” fellow actor Sylvester Stallone was charged of illegally importing human growth hormones to Australia, which brought him a U.S.$2,500 fine. This happened few months ago, when Sylvester Stallone went to Australia in a promotional trip in February.
The actor pleaded guilty to the two charges, while his lawyer said that he star was [...]