Ryan Gosling in “Drive”

Nicholas Winding Refn, director of of critic-favorites “Bronson” and “Valhalla Rising” is at it again with “Drive”, a film that star Ryan Gosling described as a smash up of “Purple Rain” and “Blue Velvet.” The flick is currently being screened at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. According to the Huffington Post, “The film features Gosling […]

David Hasselhoff Rounds Out Cast of Piranha 3DD

David Hasselhoff heads back to the water in this year’s PIRANHA 3DD.  He joins the previously announced cast which includes Ving Rhames, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer, Gary Busey, Katrina Bowden, Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, Chris Zylka and David Koechner. Trading in the sandy beaches of “Baywatch” for terror at The Big Wet Water Park, Hasselhoff […]

Focus Features Seeks Distribution Rights to ‘Seeking A Friend For The End of the World’

NEW YORK, May 9, 2011 – Focus Features has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World”, written and to be directed by Lorene Scafaria. Indian Paintbrush and Mandate Pictures are co-financing the movie. The contemporary comedic romance stars Golden Globe Award winner Steve Carell and Academy Award nominee […]

‘Cars 2’ Trailer Out On Thursday

Apple.com’s trailer section is pushing another exclusive trailer.  This week’s feature is another trailer for Disney/Pixar’s “Cars 2“.  The website has amassed 23 clips, most of which feature 360˚ views of the various characters that will appear in the movie.  There’s also been one short clip released that features Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) fighting his […]

Rock Rocks Broadway

It’s the play with the name you can’t fully say. Comedian extraordinaire Chris Rock has got a new gig on Broadway. He’s been on one hell of a promotional tour describing his decision to do theatre, his development as an actor, marriage, family life and a boat load of topics that’ll make you keel over […]

John Wilkes Booth Did Not Act Alone

I remember watching a documentary on the History Channel about John Wilkes Booth and became extremely fascinated by the segment describing a female co-conspirator that aided Booth and the others during that historic day. I had no idea a film had already been circling the festival circuit. The Conspirator was released nationwide on April 15 […]

Online Casting Call for Tupac Shakur Biopic

Film director Antoine Fuqua (Training Daddy, Brooklyn’s Finest) launched an online casting call a couple of months ago in an attempt to find an unknown (but compelling) actor to play the late, great, Tupac Amaru Shakur. According to CNN, in order to audition, aspiring actors should visit InSearchOfTupac.skeetv.com and upload a five-minute video of themselves […]