Report: Silence of the Lambs, Forrest Gump Added To National Film Registry.
Helllooo … Clarice …. Anthony Hopkins’ Hannibal Lecter steps a little further into film history today as director Jonathan Demme’s 1991 tale of the erudite serial killer with a taste for human flesh...
View ArticleLindsay Lohan To Play Elizabeth Taylor??
One of these things is not like the other (HeyUGuys, photo) You’ve got to hand it to the star-crossed actress, she does have an appreciation for classic Hollywood. First she channeled Marilyn Monroe...
View ArticleWorld War I On The Big Screen.
As is its custom, Brit film-mag Empire has returned with one of its periodic “Best Of” viewing guides. Today, they’re tackling Hollywood’s portrayal of World War I. Filmed offerings of the bloody...
View ArticleReport: Kristen Wiig in Negotiations To Star In “Walter Mitty.”
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Saturday Night Live star Kristen Wiig is in talks to star in negotiations to star alongside Ben Stiller in a new film adaptation of the James Thurber short story...
View ArticleFilm Bits: More Movie Writing Across The Web.
Good Morning, All. It’s raining and cold here in Pennsylvania, so here’s a steaming hot serving of some of the best in movie writing from around the WordPress-o-Sphere. You guessed it: It’s time for...
View ArticleUniversal’s “Dracula: Year Zero” Rises From The Grave.
With another Russell Crowe-starring vampire vehicle looming, the suits at Universal have signed Michael DeLuca to produce and Gary Shore to direct a new iteration of the Transylvanian baddie who...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office and Your Monday Must-Read.
It took an act of valor, or, more appropriately “Act of Valor,” to get filmgoers into the multiplex this weekend. The Navy Seal cinema-verite flick led the weekend. Courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo, here’s...
View ArticleWhat “The Artist” Taught Us About The Importance of Silent Film.
"The Artist" This year's Golden Globes favorite. If you needed a reminder of the importance of preserving film history, it was driven home by “The Artist’s” big wins during this weekend’s Academy...
View ArticleCheeta The Chimp, RIP.
Addenda: There’s now some debate over whether the chimp who expired over the Christmas holiday was the real Cheeta or even ever got near a Hollywood soundstage. The Miami New Times reports: <To...
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