Feb 16 2007Batman's Two-Face Cast
In a continued attempt to ruin the groundwork of disastrous camp bullshit laid by Joel Schumacher, Aaron Eckhart has been cast as Harvey Dent, Gotham D.A. and future Two-Face, in 2008's The Dark Knight. Today's announcement in Variety confirms months of rumors of the actor's involvement in the picture.
This is a great bit of casting for a pretty-boy-attorney-turned-hideously-scarred-villain, as Eckhart displayed a healthy dose of darkness with his square-jawed charm and smarm in movies like In the Company of Men. He's got chiseled good looks, and he can actually act. And yet his casting is still only the third smartest decision after not casting Jamie Foxx as Harvey Dent and kicking Tom Cruise's incubation unit out of the franchise.
Says Billy Dee Williams, who portrayed Dent in 1989's Batman, "He may have stolen this from me, but he can never have Lando. Never."
Feb 16 2007The Nanny Diaries Trailer
The Nanny Diaries is the latest film to exploit the commonly held suspicion that girls will watch anything that references a diary. This one also tries to pull in the male crowd by showing them Scarlett Johansson's butt in underwear. Well played, gentlemen, but Lost in Translation already delivered that one in spades. I need a nipple or I'm out.
The trailer's use of Fine Young Cannibals for the music is pretty indicative of how in-touch the makers of this film are.
Feb 16 2007Full Grindhouse Trailer
I'm anticipating Grindhouse with the same excitement usually reserved for the birth of a first child. This may seem excessive, but at least I'm basing my enthusiasm on the evidence in this new trailer. With a baby, there's a good chance of getting one of the ones with little flipper hands.
Feb 16 2007Firehouse Dog Poster
I'd never heard of this "Firehouse Dog" character until seeing the poster, but a certain canine wearing sunglasses has me very intrigued, to say the least.
Feb 15 2007Milli Vanilli: The Movie
Remember Milli Vanilli? They were a pair of dudes, possibly German, who pretended to record music in the late '80s. They were given a Grammy Award and praised for having defined abs and fashionably braided hair. Their career pretending to record music ended tragically when fate decided to expose that they were pretending to record music in the funniest and most degrading way it could imagine. Rob (Milli?) would later die of a drug overdose, likely caused by reflecting on being Milli. Well, Universal Pictures is making this sadly true tale into a movie. Go figure.
Milli Vanilli Fact: This news disrupts Earth's natural timeline of never hearing from Milli Vanilli again, throwing future events into chaos. Who will save our world now?
Answer: Vanilli.
Feb 15 2007Elliott Smith Casting Rumor
Not surprisingly, word on the "net" is that suicidal indie rocker Elliott Smith's biopic is on the way, but the big news is that Scrubs (Zach Braff) might be playing him. It has yet to turn up as anything but rumor so far, but many Smith fans are already crying at the casting decision. Also, they're crying with the music. And most are crying at, in their own words, "how painfully tragic yet beautiful the world is."
My casting choice for Elliott Smith: a caveman in Converse.
Feb 14 2007Heather Graham makes out with Bridget Moynahan in Gray Matters
In what's probably the only scene worth watching in Gray Matters, Heather Graham's character suddenly falls for her soon to be sister-in-law (Bridget Moynahan) and the two start making out. I'm not entirely sure what's happening at the end, but I think Heather Graham might've killed Bridget with her sexy. Or maybe it was all a dream, because if it was supposed to be real life they would've been wearing nighties and had a pillow fight first.
Feb 14 2007Bee Movie Trailer
Someone had to do it, and now Jerry Seinfeld has finally had the sense to combine observational comedy and entomology with Bee Movie. His sitcom is probably impossible to top, but luckily he's spent the last nine years laying down a groundwork of American Express commercials and rehashed jokes on talk shows, so my standards are at a low enough point that I'll be happy enough with a bee asking what the deal is with pollen.
Feb 14 2007Sunshine Images
IESB has a bunch of new images from Danny Boyle's sci-fi thriller Sunshine to tickle your fancy. I really like how enormous the protective suits are. I imagine their only weakness is probably if someone were to run up and shove a bunch of papers or mail in the eye slot.
Feb 14 2007Zodiac Pictures
Look at these pictures from Zodiac and tell me why Mark Ruffalo is the only one wearing period clothing. The rest of these guys are somewhat passable as being from the '60s and '70s, but Ruffalo looks like he's straight out of an episode of Match Game.
The images make it look pretty good, but I will mostly be seeing this film because of my intense fear of being Zodiac killed. I'm hoping there will be a section about prevention.
Feb 13 2007Underdog Teaser Trailer
What's so good about the Underdog teaser trailer, besides that it gives you a glimpse of the film that will define a generation, is that you can really tell they didn't half-ass this one. Clearly a lot of thought went into the writing of this complex character.
For example, just prior to frightening a cat burglar with a reserved bark, Underdog informs the criminal that he doesn't like cats. Dogs do hate cats! Why can't Dave Mamet write a character this complex?*
*Lack of talent compared to Underdog/The Invisible Sex Maniac writer Adam Rifkin.
Feb 12 2007More from Pirates 3
While we're on the subject of Pirates of the Caribbean 3 pictures, here's Keith Richards playing a swashbuckling version of the guy from Counting Crows.
Feb 12 2007Free Pirates of the Caribbean 3 Pictures
Geoffrey Rush asks audiences, "would u hit it?"
There are some new Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End pictures floating around the Internet (here, specifically). Best of all--they're free! Who are you to turn down free pictures, Captain Moneybags?
