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Tues Top Ten: Tennis in the Movies
22 May 2012 1:27 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
The world's number one ranked male tennis player turns a quarter century today so in honor of Novak Djokovic why not celebrate with a list of best tennis moments in the movies?
Because... uh...
Are there any? When I first thought of doing this list I was like Yes -- little known fact: I played tennis daily one summer in high school and still love the game -- only to hit a brick wall rather than a low net. You may have heard this complaint before from tennis fans but given the abundance of sports movies of every other stripe it's almost like Hollywood hates the game. Those private tennis courts on celebrity acreage are all going to waste.
I've come up with ten things anyway.
Best Tennis Something Or Other In The Movies
You should know upfront that I've never seen the Chad Lowe boy-in-drag masterpiece Nobody's Perfect (1989) -- »
- NATHANIEL R
Cannes: Horror stalks the Croisette in 'Dario Argento's Dracula' and an amazing documentary about 'The Shining'
21 May 2012 11:49 AM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
At a film festival dominated by subtitled deep-think, you sometimes need a break. You need a meal, or a drink, or a nap. Or, just maybe, you need a movie like Dario Argento’s Dracula. I’ve never been the biggest fan of this schlock-operatic Italian splatter maven, but after such fevered orgies of gore as Suspiria and Unsane, the thought of him going back to the source — going back to Dracula — sounded appealing. Dracula turns out to be ripely entertaining in a kitschy-sincere old-fashioned way. (The kitsch is in how sincere it is.) It’s true, to a far greater degree than I expected, »
- Owen Gleiberman
As 'Battleship' Flops: Ten Other Memorable Box-Office Bombs
21 May 2012 10:43 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
To have one giant money-losing tentpole is unfortunate. To have two starts to look careless, and that's what's happened to Taylor Kitsch. The actor, who broke out on TV's "Friday Night Lights," was seen as Hollywood's next great hope, picked out to star in two great big blockbusters with a combined cost of half-a-billion dollars. But when "John Carter" arrived in March, the film wildly underperformed, with Disney taking a hit of at least $100 million on the project. And after this weekend, it looks that his other film, "Battleship," is going to lose similar amounts.
The film, Universal & Hasbro's adaptation of the board game, directed by "Hancock" helmer Peter Berg, had taken the unusual step of opening everywhere else in the world six weeks ahead of the U.S, in the hope of bagging lucrative foreign coin and building buzz for the U.S. release. But while the film did ok abroad, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Lethal Ladies 2 Collection: The Arena, Fly Me and Cover Girl Models
21 May 2012 9:03 AM, PDT | Planet Fury | See recent Planet Fury news »
Director: Steve Carver; Cirio H. Santiago
Screenplay: John William Corrington and Joyce Hooper Corrington; Miller Drake; Howard R. Cohen
Starring: Pam Greir, Margaret Markov, Pat Anderson, Lenore Kasdorf, Lyllah Torena, Ken Metcalfe, Vic Diaz, Lindsay Bloom and Tara Strohmeier; with appearances by Dick Miller and Mary Woronov
To misquote Jack Nicholson, Roger Corman released so many movies, it's no surprise some real stinkers got into theaters. And the recent Shout! Factory Roger Corman Cult Classics release, Lethal Ladies 2 Collection, is intent on proving that statement. The two-dvd set includes a single-disc presentation of The Arena, and a second disc with the double feature of Fly Me and Cover Girl Models.
The best film in the collection, 1974's The Arena (aka Naked Warriors), is little more than a retelling of Spartacus with women as gladiators. Corman decided it was the perfect vehicle for Pam Grier and Margaret Markov, following their successful »
- Chris McMillan
Biopics With No Oscar Heat?
18 May 2012 7:01 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Here at the Film Experience we probably complain too often about Oscar's absolute obsession with the biopic genre. One reason we hate this that we don't talk about much is that the films don't tend to age well. If you don't believe me try watching all the Oscar nominees from any particular year in a single lead acting or Picture category. Guarantee that 9 times out of 10 the bio in the mix is the one most likely to cure your insomnia.
Because of annual biographical awards love it's easy to forget early in each new film year that Oscar history is littered with bios that didn't catch on. I was just thinking about this because today is the Centennial of the Ty Cobb related Detroit strike. Cobb (1994), which you can watch on YouTube, was Tommy Lee Jones' chaser to his Oscar winning turn in The Fugitive. Come to think of »
- NATHANIEL R
Alexander Payne Wants Bruce Dern and Will Forte for Nebraska
18 May 2012 2:00 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Fans of director Alexander Payne had to wait seven years between Sideways and The Descendants, but with his next film currently shaping up, there shouldn't be as much of a break between films. He's decided to make Nebraska, a movie that he's attempted to film for years now, but one that has been tricky to cast. The story centers on an old man who "gets a sweepstakes letter in the mail and thinks he’s struck it rich." He takes a roadtrip with his underachieving son to collect his winnings. After working with A-listers like George Clooney and Jack Nicholson, Payne has settled on a different approach this time, picking Bruce Dern for the role of the father and Will Forte as the son. No official offers have been made yet, but if Payne has his way those two will star in the low budget comedy-drama. The part of the father, »
- Aaron
Morgan Freeman Will Also Head to Last Vegas
17 May 2012 9:48 PM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Morgan Freeman will star alongside Michael Douglas and Robert De Niro in Last Vegas (also known as The Hangover, But With Old Dudes.) The script calls for "a quartet" of not-dead-yet gentleman, which means there's still another casting decision to be made. The most obvious choice, Jack Nicholson, seems to have passed on the project; Christopher Walken is rumored to be interested, but we're still holding out for Gene Hackman. »
- Caroline Bankoff
Reply All: Michael J. Fox On His Worst Fear, The Best Advice He's Received, And His Secret Dream
17 May 2012 1:43 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Marlo Thomas checks in with the beloved TV and movie star turned philanthropist.
If you could write a personal slogan that you live by, what would it be?
If you focus on the worst case scenario—and it happens—then you’ve lived it twice.
If you hadn’t become what you are now, what would your fallback profession have been?
I like to think I’d be a high school teacher. English and/or drama
What profession or job would you never want to do?
Mortician
How would you describe yourself in high school?
Five feet tall with my head in the clouds
Who or what always makes you laugh?
Esmé, our youngest
What is your greatest fear?
Being separated from my family at a moment of crisis
What gives you goosebumps?
A perfect acting performance—Meryl Streep in "Sophie’s Choice"—Jack Nicholson in "Chinatown"
What's the most »
- Jessy Whitehead
Morgan Freeman Negotiating To Join Michael Douglas & Robert De Niro In Comedy 'Last Vegas'
16 May 2012 1:55 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Given that the two films in the franchise are the number one and number two R-rated comedies of all time, it's no surprise that studios are desperately attempting to recapture the formula of "The Hangover." Whether it's in set-up, like Sundance comedy "Bachelorette", or in spirit, like last summer's "Horrible Bosses", there are all kinds of spiritual successors to Todd Phillips' smash hit in the can or in the works, but they've all been lacking in one obvious thing: old people! Old people doing young people things are always funny! How else do you explain Betty White?
As such, CBS Films comedy "Last Vegas" is likely on to a winner, and the film's been assembling an all-star cast of pensioners for its tale of four elderly friends who head to the Sunset Strip for the bachelor party of the last of them to get hitched. Michael Douglas was the first on board, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
‘Anger Management’ Trailer – Is Charlie Sheen A Train Wreck Waiting To Happen?
16 May 2012 11:29 AM, PDT | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
If there was ever a person who personified the saying, “a train wreck waiting to happen” it would be Charlie Sheen. FX who has always been on the cutting edge of marketing their shows is using that expectation to their advantage in their latest trailer for Anger Management, Sheen’s upcoming comedy that will start by airing the first two episodes, June 28 at 9pm for the premiere and 9:30pm for episode 2. The following eight episodes will air on subsequent Thursdays at 9:30pm, with the previous week’s episode airing at 9pm. Check out this trailer for the show.
Anger Management is based on the film that starred Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson. Sheen plays a former minor-league baseball player, named “Charlie,” whose career was shortened by his own anger issues and a career-ending injury. Charlie goes back to school and becomes therapist who specializes in non-traditional methods and »
- Ernie Estrella
Will Forte and Bruce Dern May Hit the Road for Alexander Payne’s Nebraska
15 May 2012 1:24 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Having racked up awards buzz and a rather tidy box office sum with The Descendants, director Alexander Payne is set to ease back into his road-movie wheelhouse with Nebraska. Production on the project has been delayed a couple times in the past months, as Payne worked on the script and searched for the right leads. After names like Robert Duvall, Jack Nicholson and Robert Forster were bandied about, now comes news that the helmer has set his sights on Bruce Dern to play a cantankerous alcoholic and SNL alum Will Forte to occupy the role of his estranged son. The dramedy will see the two taking a car trip to collect on the father’s apparent sweepstakes win. At the moment, offers have not been made to either actor. Hit the jump for more on Nebraska. The script for the project comes from Robert Nelson and Phil Johnston. Per Deadline, »
- Matt Currie
Bruce Dern & 'MacGruber' Star Will Forte Are Alexander Payne's Picks To Star In 'Nebraska'
15 May 2012 12:08 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Fresh off the Oscar-nominated success of "The Descendants," Alexander Payne is currently en route to Cannes, where he'll serve on the competition jury alongside the likes of Andrea Arnold, Diane Kruger, Ewan McGregor, Jean-Paul Gaultier and chairman Nanni Moretti. But it looks like our favorite David Strathairn impersonator made a big decision before he got on the plane to the South of France: as he's apparently decided on who he'd like to star in his next film.
The director's been working on "Nebraska," a comedy-drama, planned to be shot in black-and-white, about a father and son who hit the road together when the dad thinks he's won a sweepstake, for a while now, and names like Robert Forster, Jack Nicholson, Robert Duvall and Bryan Cranston have all come up in connection with the father's role, although it was widely reported that the director's Plan A was to try and lure »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Alexander Payne Looking Towards Will Forte and Bruce Dern For ‘Nebraska’
15 May 2012 12:05 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Following up his box office and critical hit The Descendants, Alexander Payne won’t be taking as long of a break since his previous film Sideways. Things are already moving on his $13 million, black-and-white drama Nebraska and he’s been scouring Hollywood for a cast. We’ve heard Jack Nicholson, Robert Forster and Robert Duvall were all circling roles and Payne wanted Gene Hackman most of all, but according to a new report from Deadline, even the director couldn’t get him to come out of retirement.
His most desired choices for the Paramount project are now iconic actor Bruce Dern and MacGruber himself, Will Forte. The Robert Nelson-scripted drama follows a father and son who take a road trip from Montana to Nebraska so the father can “claim his million-dollar sweepstakes prize” with Publisher’s Clearing House. Along the way, the estranged parent and child attempt to bond once more. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr May Re-Team for El Presidente Action Comedy
14 May 2012 11:28 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Austin Powers) is set to direct "El Presidente" action comedy from a script by Dan Goor ("Parks and Recreation"). According to NY Mag, the helmer is looking to cast Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr, who were last seen together in "Tropic Thunder." Plot: The story follows an overzealous Secret Service agent whose work-life boundary issues get him reassigned to the inglorious task of guarding America's worst former president, who is a bumbling sleaze. The job suddenly becomes exciting when a threat is made on the ex-president's life and they must go on the run. Downey would be the President and Cruise would be the Secret Service agent. Warner Bros is denying that any deals have been made, but Cruise has been attached to the project since 2010 when Jack Nicholson was rumored to play the President. »
Robert Downey Jr Eyed For El Presidente
14 May 2012 4:37 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Two years ago, there was some frothy chatter about a comedy action script called El Presidente that Tom Cruise was considering, with Jack Nicholson sounded out as a possible co-star. Warner Bros. denied that anyone was seriously involved and not much has been heard since. But now the rumour has once more broken the surface of the development seas, with Cruise’s name once more mentioned, Robert Downey Jr a mooted co-star and Jay Roach in talks to direct. The story, written by former Daily Show producer and current Parks And Recreation staff member Dan Goor, follows a gung-ho, by-the-book Secret Service agent assigned to guard a bumbling, sleazy former president. Though he’s resigned to a life of fixing small messes and dealing with his annoying new boss, the agent gets a taste of real problems when a threat is made on the man’s life. So a bit Guarding Tess then? »
Tom Cruise And Robert Downey Jr. May Reunite For Buddy Comedy El Presidente
14 May 2012 3:16 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
If you have a serious brain for movie rumors, you may recall that way back in October of 2010, Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise were rumored to be staging a Few Good Men reunion for El Presidente, a comedy in which Cruise would play an overzealous secret service agent charged with protecting a foolish former President. The rumor was swiftly debunked and largely forgotten about, but as it turns out we were all on to something back then: Vulture reports that the project is still happening with Game Change and the upcoming The Campaign director Jay Roach in negotiations, and he plans to offer the lead role to none other than Tom Cruise. Actually, it gets even better from there-- instead of Nicholson, who doesn't work that much anyway, they want to offer the ex-president role to Robert Downey Jr., a character described in the Vulture piece as "America's worst former »
Warner Bros. Still Want Tom Cruise For 'El Presidente' & Are Eyeing Robert Downey Jr. To Join Him; Jay Roach To Direct
14 May 2012 2:54 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. About two years ago, reports went around that Warner Bros. were hoping to re-team "A Few Good Men" duo Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson for "El Presidente." It was denied a couple days later, with reps saying that Cruise wasn't officially attached, but clearly the studio were interested...and they still are, as the project is now surfacing again.
Vulture has the latest word that the studio is now toying with the idea of pairing up Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. for the flick, that has "comedy no-brainer" written all over it. Penned by Dan Goor ("Last Call With Carson Daly," "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," "Parks & Recreation") the story follows a Secret Service agent who is assigned to cover the worst former President, and the two are forced to go on the run when the ex-president's life is put in danger. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Tom Cruise & Robert Downey Jr. May Reunite For Jay Roach’s ‘El Presidente’
14 May 2012 1:52 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
First announced over a year-and-a-half ago, the studio comedy El Presidente has a possible director and some new potential casting. After helming their Will Ferrell/Zach Galifianakis political satire The Campaign, set for release this summer, Warner Bros. seems to like what Jay Roach is doing behind the camera. Vulture reports he’s now in talks to direct this new comedy from Dan Goor (Parks & Recreation).
Last we heard, A Few Good Men stars Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson may reunite for the film, but now only the former is mentioned, while the other role is being tied to his Tropic Thunder co-star Robert Downey Jr. The comedy follows “a dedicated Secret Service agent (Cruise, if he signs on) assigned to protect a bumbling and degenerate ex-president. (possibly Downey Jr.)” Things than take a very different turn when they “go on the run together when a threat is made on the life of the ex-president. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Danny DeVito Wraps Shooting On New Thriller
11 May 2012 10:11 PM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
The Complex examines Danny’s potential for success as purveyor of thrills and chills.
There was a time in the early ’90s that it looked like Danny DeVito was really about to sprout his directorial wings and fly. He’d made two pretty successful comedies in Throw Momma from the Train and War of the Roses before moving directing David Mamet’s epic screenplay for Hoffa.
Interesting film, Hoffa. I was more or less a kid in ’92 when that film came out, and I think I took it in at the theater three times. There was a resurgence of mob-leaning movies in those days after the revelation of GoodFellas, and whatever it was that The Godfather: Part III turned out to be. I loved all that stuff so I absorbed as much of it as I could.
Hoffa looked and felt like a great film, but twenty years later, I »
- Josh Converse
10 Unmade Tim Burton Films: From 'After Hours' To 'Superman Lives' & More
11 May 2012 10:00 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
It's curious that a director as idiosyncratic and...well, just plain weird as Tim Burton has become one of Hollywood's A-listers. But from 1989's "Batman" to 2010's billion-dollar-grossing "Alice in Wonderland," the helmer has managed to turn his dark, gothic imagination into something that genuinely captures the hearts and minds of the general public. Indeed, even films like "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and the upcoming "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," which are produced by Burton, show that he, like Alfred Hitchcock before him, has become one of the few directors who's a true brand name, with audiences knowing what they can expect when they purchase a ticket.
But despite his success, Burton, like every filmmaker, isn't necessarily able to get everything he wants made. The path of his career has been littered with a number of projects that either didn't get made at all, or got made with radically different interpretations and visions to them. »
- Oliver Lyttelton
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