Booed at Cannes, but Now the Real Test
Sunday, October 28th, 2007Richard Kelly, the director of “Donnie Darko,” returns with “Southland Tales,” hoping that pop culture and physics play to the faithful.
Archive for October 28th, 2007
The Sound of Personalities Clashing
Sunday, October 28th, 2007Peter Morgan is a writer interested in rivalry, ambition and the dynamics of political power.
A War on Every Screen
Sunday, October 28th, 2007New films pegged to Iraq and other flash points are awash in ambiguity.
Mr. Center Square and His ’70s Party
Sunday, October 28th, 2007“The Paul Lynde Halloween Special,” an hourlong variety extravaganza featuring the members of Kiss, a future Golden Girl, and Fonzie’s main squeeze from “Happy Days,” makes it way onto DVD.
Shatner Upset Over Star Trek Exclusion
Sunday, October 28th, 2007It appears the friendly rivalry between William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy is going to extend beyond Priceline commercials. While Nimoy is reprising his role as Spock in the Star Trek reboot, Shatner has not been invited back to play Captain Kirk and he’s feeling the sting of being the odd…
Raimi Awaits Spidey 4 Script
Sunday, October 28th, 2007Everybody wants to know about Spider-Man 4, so at a recent press day Sam Raimi was prepared to address that inevitable question. The answer: He is currently awaiting an assignment, which is in turn dependent on a script.
Fred Willard Appearing Live Action in Wall-E
Sunday, October 28th, 2007Fred Willard is credited in the cast of Pixar’s Wall-E, so everyone assumes he is voicing one of the animated robots. It turns out he is appearing on camera in a Pixar first.
Nerdy Wahlberg is M. Night’s Biggest Surprise in The Happening
Sunday, October 28th, 2007M. Night Shyamalan seemed to be struggling for a good twist ending, as he’s never quite topped The Sixth Sense. Perhaps his next film will have the biggest shocker of all right in the beginning. Shyamalan will present Mark Wahlberg as a bookishly nerdy character in The Happening.