Trainsaw
03/10/06, 10:24 AM
Hey, whats up everyone. How's everyone's Friday going?? Here is this week's Entertainment Article. The X:3 trailer is up for the 2 or 3 of you who have not seen it, it looks great. Also some cool news regarding cameo's on the upcoming Reno911 movie. Also I have some awesome news that I saved for last in the news section, Check it out.
News and Rumors:
Apparently we'll be seeing a good bit of Kevin Spacey over the next couple of years as Lex Luthor, he has signed on to do the second and possibly a third.
Indiana Jones 4 looks to have been delayed a bit longer. Since Spielberg is taking a break from directing in 2006, but will continue to work on developing a Lincoln biopic and work on Indy 4's production also.
Some guest stars of the upcoming Reno 911 movie are set to be The Rock and Pee-Wee Herman. Not sure if they'll play themselves.
The new season of the Soprano's premiers this sunday at 9.
Jean-Claude Van Damme apparently is making a comeback! With the news of Bloodsport 2 last week comes some more great news. Seems Van Damme is also staring in another action movie titled "The Hard Corps". I don't think I need to give much detail on what its about.
Bravo channel has acquired the cable rights to Six Feet Under, it will begin showing in the fall.
Paramount Pictures is looking to make a movie about Howard Carter's discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922.
Resident Evil 3 is set to start filming, with Milla Jovovich reprising her role as Alice.
Jessica Alba could end up playing Belinda Carlisle in an upcoming biopic.
Robert Zemeckis is working on the movie adaptation of Beowulf. The film will star Angelina Jolie, Tony Hopkins, John Malkovich, and Crispin Glover. Right now it has a tentative release date of November 2007.
Apparently Will Smith is quite the prankster being banned from his wife's dressing room because he keeps clowning around.
The WB has announced that this season will be the last season of Charmed. The Season finale will air May 21st.
Zach Helm is going to direct "Mr. Magoriums Wonder Emporium". The movie will star Natalie Portman, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Bateman. Portman will play Molly Mahoney, an insecure manager of Magorium's toy store. But when Magorium (Hoffman) leaves it to her, a strange change takes place in the Emporium.
The Pink Panther is probably going to have a sequel...
Andy Richter and Conan O'Brien are teaming up again. This time for a NBC prime time sitcom with Richter playing lead this time around. "Andy Barker P.I." is a detective comedy were an accountant moves into the office previously occupied by a P.I. when business ends up very slow he begins taking on the cases which people need the previous occupant for. O'Brien is co-writing the show and producing.
Matthew Vaughn will direct the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Stardust. Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Charlie Cox and Sienna Miller have already signed on.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman will co-star with Laura Linney in the Savages. Hoffman and Linney play siblings who must come together to care for their ailing father.
Warner Brothers have acquired the rights to the upcoming CGI Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. Its unknown if the ninja rap will see the light of day again.
Sandra Bullock is going to play Grace Metalious in the biopic Peyton Place. The movie is based on Metalious' life when she published a controversial book in 1956 which became banned in several cities although becoming a best seller.
Isla Fisher, the horny sister in Wedding Crashers, and Carla Gugino will star in the crime thriller, The Lookout
Tom Hanks and his son, Colin Hanks, will star in The Great Buck Howard, a magician comedy also starring Kevin Kline. Kline will be playing Buck Howard, whose career is taking a downfall. He turns to teaching his magic tricks to a young apprentice, Colin. Tom plays Colin's father who does not approve of his son becoming a magician.
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 has a release date of May 28th 2007.
John Cusack will star in 1408, which is an adaptation of "Everything's Eventual" by Stephen King. Cusack play a horror writer who researches a haunted room at New York's Dolphin Hotel.
Eli Roth is going to direct the movie adaptation of Stephen King's "Cell". The movie, is about how a pulse sent out by cell phones turns people into zombies.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian's release date is Dec 14th 2007.
Mos Def and Sophie Okonedo are in negotiations to star in "Stringbean and Marcus" and indie film which will take place in 1978. The film is about the separation of two former lovers in the Black Panthers.
Jack Black will star with Nichole Kidman in an upcoming film directed by Noah Baumbach, which has yet to be titled. Also starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, who along with husband, Black, lives are turned upside down when their relative, Kidman, and her son show up to live with them for awhile.
And to save the best for last! I'm happy to announce Madonna has said that her acting career is over.
Movies out this week 3/10:
THE HILLS HAVE EYES
A suburban American Family (Kathleen Quinlan, Emilie de Ravin, Dan Byrd, and Ted Levine) is being stalked by a group of psychotic people who lives in the desert, far away from the civilization.
THE SHAGGY DOG
Tim Allen stars as a family man, who tries to live a normal life despite the fact that he sometimes turns into a sheepdog.
FAILURE TO LAUNCH
Matthew McConaughey plays a thirty-something slacker who suspects his parents of setting him up with his dream girl (Sarah Jessica Parker) so he'll finally vacate their home.
THE LIBERTINE
A tale based on the true story of John Wilmot (played by Johnny Depp), the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
ASK THE DUST
Salma Hayek plays a fiery Mexican beauty, who hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. Her life gets complicated when she meets a first-generation Italian writer (Colin Farrell).
THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS
Seven year old Jeremiah is pulled from his foster home and thrown into a troubled life on the road with his teenage mother, Sarah. Starring and directed by Asia Argento.
movie summaries from themoviebox.net
DVD News:
DVD's out this week 2/28:
Jarhead
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Just Friends
Prime
Breaking News
Zu Warriors
Howl's Moving Castle
The Tenants
The Cosby Show Season 2
Andromeda Volume 5.4
The Brady Bunch Season 5
Three's Company Season 6
The Flintstones Season 5
Hogans Heroes Season 3
Wild 'N Out Season 1
Scooby Doo/Dynomutt Hour Complete Series
Walking Tall Complete Series
Police Woman Season 1
Announced DVD Release Dates:
Crash (Directors Cut): April 4th
The Wedding Singer SE: April 25th
The Ringer: May 16th
The Producers: May 16th
The White Countess: May 16th
Entourage Season 2: June 6th
Trailers:
X3: The last Stand (http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/tls/trailer/) (Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart)
Mission Impossible 3 (http://movies.aol.com/movie_exclusive_mission_impossible_ iii) (Tom Cruise)
Stormbreaker (http://www.stormbreakerthemovie.com/)
A Prairie Home Companion (http://www.aprairiehomecompanionmovie.com/trailer/trailer_lg.mov)
Over the Hedge (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/overthehedge.html;_ylt=AnrspHYCebp2 7Aq.vRd9cQhfVXcA) (Bruce Willis, Steve Carrell)
Find Me Guilty (http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/findmeguilty/) (Vin Diesel)
Marie Antoniette (http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/marieantoinette/) (Kirsten Dunst)
Little Man (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/littleman.html;_ylt=AsvkLEp5D6y4Roz Xs.dOBGRfVXcA) (Wayans Brothers)
Happy Feet (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/happyfeet.html;_ylt=AtJy_72k5ctH4Wu FMn0d6G9fVXcA) (Robin Williams)
Rocky Balboa (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYPJmXhoEfE&search=rocky) (Sylvester Stallone)
Reviews:
Check out Slade's review of Dave Chappelle's Block Party (http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showjournal&j=139#e2404)
DVD's to Check Out:
Jarhead - I've watched it about 8 times already
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (any volume) - hilarious show, the 4th volume pisses me off w/ no play all function but commentary is great.
Lords of Dogtown - I skateboarded a lot so this movie catches my interest, a very good movie about the boys of dogtown.
That's pretty much it for this week. Next week is my spring break and i'm going to DC for acouple of days, i'm going to try to have this up though. Keep it real.
sources: eonline.com, darkhorizons.com, joblo.com, ew.com, cinemablend.com
News and Rumors:
Apparently we'll be seeing a good bit of Kevin Spacey over the next couple of years as Lex Luthor, he has signed on to do the second and possibly a third.
Indiana Jones 4 looks to have been delayed a bit longer. Since Spielberg is taking a break from directing in 2006, but will continue to work on developing a Lincoln biopic and work on Indy 4's production also.
Some guest stars of the upcoming Reno 911 movie are set to be The Rock and Pee-Wee Herman. Not sure if they'll play themselves.
The new season of the Soprano's premiers this sunday at 9.
Jean-Claude Van Damme apparently is making a comeback! With the news of Bloodsport 2 last week comes some more great news. Seems Van Damme is also staring in another action movie titled "The Hard Corps". I don't think I need to give much detail on what its about.
Bravo channel has acquired the cable rights to Six Feet Under, it will begin showing in the fall.
Paramount Pictures is looking to make a movie about Howard Carter's discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922.
Resident Evil 3 is set to start filming, with Milla Jovovich reprising her role as Alice.
Jessica Alba could end up playing Belinda Carlisle in an upcoming biopic.
Robert Zemeckis is working on the movie adaptation of Beowulf. The film will star Angelina Jolie, Tony Hopkins, John Malkovich, and Crispin Glover. Right now it has a tentative release date of November 2007.
Apparently Will Smith is quite the prankster being banned from his wife's dressing room because he keeps clowning around.
The WB has announced that this season will be the last season of Charmed. The Season finale will air May 21st.
Zach Helm is going to direct "Mr. Magoriums Wonder Emporium". The movie will star Natalie Portman, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Bateman. Portman will play Molly Mahoney, an insecure manager of Magorium's toy store. But when Magorium (Hoffman) leaves it to her, a strange change takes place in the Emporium.
The Pink Panther is probably going to have a sequel...
Andy Richter and Conan O'Brien are teaming up again. This time for a NBC prime time sitcom with Richter playing lead this time around. "Andy Barker P.I." is a detective comedy were an accountant moves into the office previously occupied by a P.I. when business ends up very slow he begins taking on the cases which people need the previous occupant for. O'Brien is co-writing the show and producing.
Matthew Vaughn will direct the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Stardust. Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Charlie Cox and Sienna Miller have already signed on.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman will co-star with Laura Linney in the Savages. Hoffman and Linney play siblings who must come together to care for their ailing father.
Warner Brothers have acquired the rights to the upcoming CGI Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. Its unknown if the ninja rap will see the light of day again.
Sandra Bullock is going to play Grace Metalious in the biopic Peyton Place. The movie is based on Metalious' life when she published a controversial book in 1956 which became banned in several cities although becoming a best seller.
Isla Fisher, the horny sister in Wedding Crashers, and Carla Gugino will star in the crime thriller, The Lookout
Tom Hanks and his son, Colin Hanks, will star in The Great Buck Howard, a magician comedy also starring Kevin Kline. Kline will be playing Buck Howard, whose career is taking a downfall. He turns to teaching his magic tricks to a young apprentice, Colin. Tom plays Colin's father who does not approve of his son becoming a magician.
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 has a release date of May 28th 2007.
John Cusack will star in 1408, which is an adaptation of "Everything's Eventual" by Stephen King. Cusack play a horror writer who researches a haunted room at New York's Dolphin Hotel.
Eli Roth is going to direct the movie adaptation of Stephen King's "Cell". The movie, is about how a pulse sent out by cell phones turns people into zombies.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian's release date is Dec 14th 2007.
Mos Def and Sophie Okonedo are in negotiations to star in "Stringbean and Marcus" and indie film which will take place in 1978. The film is about the separation of two former lovers in the Black Panthers.
Jack Black will star with Nichole Kidman in an upcoming film directed by Noah Baumbach, which has yet to be titled. Also starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, who along with husband, Black, lives are turned upside down when their relative, Kidman, and her son show up to live with them for awhile.
And to save the best for last! I'm happy to announce Madonna has said that her acting career is over.
Movies out this week 3/10:
THE HILLS HAVE EYES
A suburban American Family (Kathleen Quinlan, Emilie de Ravin, Dan Byrd, and Ted Levine) is being stalked by a group of psychotic people who lives in the desert, far away from the civilization.
THE SHAGGY DOG
Tim Allen stars as a family man, who tries to live a normal life despite the fact that he sometimes turns into a sheepdog.
FAILURE TO LAUNCH
Matthew McConaughey plays a thirty-something slacker who suspects his parents of setting him up with his dream girl (Sarah Jessica Parker) so he'll finally vacate their home.
THE LIBERTINE
A tale based on the true story of John Wilmot (played by Johnny Depp), the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
ASK THE DUST
Salma Hayek plays a fiery Mexican beauty, who hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. Her life gets complicated when she meets a first-generation Italian writer (Colin Farrell).
THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS
Seven year old Jeremiah is pulled from his foster home and thrown into a troubled life on the road with his teenage mother, Sarah. Starring and directed by Asia Argento.
movie summaries from themoviebox.net
DVD News:
DVD's out this week 2/28:
Jarhead
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Just Friends
Prime
Breaking News
Zu Warriors
Howl's Moving Castle
The Tenants
The Cosby Show Season 2
Andromeda Volume 5.4
The Brady Bunch Season 5
Three's Company Season 6
The Flintstones Season 5
Hogans Heroes Season 3
Wild 'N Out Season 1
Scooby Doo/Dynomutt Hour Complete Series
Walking Tall Complete Series
Police Woman Season 1
Announced DVD Release Dates:
Crash (Directors Cut): April 4th
The Wedding Singer SE: April 25th
The Ringer: May 16th
The Producers: May 16th
The White Countess: May 16th
Entourage Season 2: June 6th
Trailers:
X3: The last Stand (http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/tls/trailer/) (Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart)
Mission Impossible 3 (http://movies.aol.com/movie_exclusive_mission_impossible_ iii) (Tom Cruise)
Stormbreaker (http://www.stormbreakerthemovie.com/)
A Prairie Home Companion (http://www.aprairiehomecompanionmovie.com/trailer/trailer_lg.mov)
Over the Hedge (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/overthehedge.html;_ylt=AnrspHYCebp2 7Aq.vRd9cQhfVXcA) (Bruce Willis, Steve Carrell)
Find Me Guilty (http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/findmeguilty/) (Vin Diesel)
Marie Antoniette (http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/marieantoinette/) (Kirsten Dunst)
Little Man (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/littleman.html;_ylt=AsvkLEp5D6y4Roz Xs.dOBGRfVXcA) (Wayans Brothers)
Happy Feet (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/happyfeet.html;_ylt=AtJy_72k5ctH4Wu FMn0d6G9fVXcA) (Robin Williams)
Rocky Balboa (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYPJmXhoEfE&search=rocky) (Sylvester Stallone)
Reviews:
Check out Slade's review of Dave Chappelle's Block Party (http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showjournal&j=139#e2404)
DVD's to Check Out:
Jarhead - I've watched it about 8 times already
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (any volume) - hilarious show, the 4th volume pisses me off w/ no play all function but commentary is great.
Lords of Dogtown - I skateboarded a lot so this movie catches my interest, a very good movie about the boys of dogtown.
That's pretty much it for this week. Next week is my spring break and i'm going to DC for acouple of days, i'm going to try to have this up though. Keep it real.
sources: eonline.com, darkhorizons.com, joblo.com, ew.com, cinemablend.com