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July 20, 2009
Five Favourite Films with Duncan Jones
Duncan Jones has done the impossible -- tell a smart, engaging and entertaining sci-fi story on a modest budget. In Britain. As his debut feature film. No wonder everyone's talking about it and its tale of an astronaut (Sam Rockwell) manning a... More...
April 02, 2009
Five Favourite Films with Bill Nighy
There can be few actors better suited to starring in a film about the golden age of British rock and roll than Bill Nighy. No wonder, then, that he's front and centre as part of the ensemble cast of Richard Curtis' latest comedy, The Boat that... More...
January 21, 2009
Razzies Name 2008's Worst Movie Nominees
No awards season would be complete without the Golden Raspberry Awards (AKA The Razzies), awarded each year to the very worst movies to hit Hollywood. This year's winners will be announced on Oscar weekend; could multiple-nominee The Love Guru... More...
November 04, 2008
Exclusive: Ricky Gervais to Travel to Hollywood with Extras
Could Andy Millman be hoping to make it big in Hollywood and rub shoulders with Al Pacino in a new return to Ricky Gervais' comedy hit Extras? Gervais certainly thinks so. More...
October 03, 2008
UK Critics Consensus: How To Lose Friends & Alienate People Does Just That; Whilst Brideshead Revisited Is Resisted
In the UK cinemas this week we have two literary adaptations with Simon Pegg as an irksome hack in How To Lose Friends & Alienate People, and Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited is given the big screen treatment, 27 years after the seminal ITV... More...
September 11, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Pacino and De Niro Team Up For Action
Screen legends Robert De Niro and Al Pacino reunite almost 13 years after Heat and share significant screen time together this time around in Righteous Kill which leads a pack of four new releases on Friday that hope to revive a box office... More...
April 17, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Chan & Li Face Off Against Sarah Marshall
After four straight weeks of the box office falling significantly behind last year's pace, the marketplace is finally set to post a win thanks to a trio of new releases targeting different audience segments. More...
February 15, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Wolverine On Film, Justice League May Lose A Couple Of Heroes
In this week's column, Greg Dean Schmitz gives us the lowdown on some upcoming superhero movies, like Wolverine, Justice League, and Dr. Strange. There is also news about some game adaptations, such as Mortal Kombat, Tekken, believe it or not,... More...
January 31, 2008
Writers Guild Totally Rejects Nu Image/Millennium
Apparently, there's a limit to the number of interim deals the Writers Guild is willing to make with independent producers -- something Nu Image/Millennium is finding out the hard way. More...
September 14, 2007
Interview: Picking Up on William Friedkin's Cruising
William Friedkin will forever be remembered as one of the legendary New Hollywood directors of the 1970s. Read on for our sit-down with the man who made such classics as The Exorcist for his insights on Shakespeare, DVD restoration, the... More...
September 14, 2007
Pacino, Cillian Murphy Team for Dali & I
Cillian Murphy is entering the art world. More...
September 07, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Natalie Portman, Sacha Baron Cohen's Next Roles, Big Projects in Montreal
In this week's Ketchup, the most viewed news item just happens to involve Natalie Portman and nudity, Sacha Baron Cohen resurrects another Ali G Show character as one of his upcoming projects, and Montreal plays host to a trio of big films. More...
September 04, 2007
De Niro, Pacino Get Company in Righteous Kill
Film fans had to wait decades to see Robert De Niro and Al Pacino share scenes in 1995's Heat. Their second act -- next year's Righteous Kill -- is coming together much more quickly than the first, and ComingSoon has news on new additions to the... More...
June 07, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Lucky "13" Hopes for Full Houses
The stars come marching out to do battle with the pirates for the number one spot this weekend. More...
May 18, 2007
De Niro and Pacino ... Back Together Again!
Fans of "The Godfather Part 2" and "Heat" may want to read this: Looks like Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are about to reunite to make another crime thriller. And soon, too! More...
April 17, 2007
New Images Redux: "Harry Potter," "Ocean's Thirteen," and More!
Warner Bros. just updated their summer 2007 and beyond slate, releasing candid snaps of heistmeisters ("Ocean's Thirteen"), boy wizards ("Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"), a lonely vampire hunter ("I am... More...
March 28, 2007
"Transformers" Posters and "Ocean's Thirteen" Pics!
Two new posters for "Transformers" have been making the rounds since Monday evening when they first appeared on Ain't It Cool News, beating USA Today to the punch. One poster, with the word "protect," shows the side profile of... More...
March 16, 2007
"Ocean's 13" Set to Debut at Cannes
If you wanted to be one of the first to see the year's biggest confluence of star power on a single screen, you'd better start shopping for a ticket to France -- Variety reports that "Ocean's Thirteen" will be making its debut at Cannes. More...
March 04, 2007
Mac Says "Ocean's 13" Kicks "12's" Butt"
Of course every actor is going to say his next movie is great before it comes out. Only Brad Pitt had the balls to bash "The Devil's Own." But some are more convincing than others. Bernie Mac put "Ocean's 13" in perspective,... More...
January 19, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man 3's" Venomous Action Figure, "Alien Vs. Predator 2's" Preview Pic, Kevin Smith's Horror Trip, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, the requisite "Spider-Man 3" tidbit came in the form of an action figure, and "Alien Vs. Predator 2" joined the fray with a preview photo of its own. More...
August 21, 2006
No More "Oceans" After Lucky 13
To those of you (ok, us) who've been wondering how many "Ocean's" movies Steven Soderbergh has left in him, you now have an answer: The next one, "Ocean's Thirteen" will be the last one. More...
August 02, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Al Pacino in "88 Minutes"
Al Pacino's latest is a fairly slick-looking thriller called "88 Minutes" that, for some reason or another, has been sitting on a shelf at Universal for quite some time. Pacino plays a forensic psychiatrist who's told he only has 88... More...
July 20, 2006
Beatty Takes Dick (Tracy) Trouble to Court
Apparently Warren Beatty is intent on making a sequel to "Dick Tracy," even if he has to sue someone to get it done. A recent court ruling stated that the suit could move forward, but Warren Beatty sure isn't getting any younger. More...
July 13, 2006
Kidman & Pacino in "Prosecution" Remake?
Billy Wilder's 1957 film "Witness for the Prosecution" is rather excellent, which is why most (old) movie fans will take exception to the news that ... a remake is coming. But at least it'll have an interesting pedigree. In addition to... More...
May 11, 2006
Brad Pitt A No-Show for "Ocean's Thirteen?"
With production slated to begin in two months, "Ocean's Thirteen" filmmakers are worried that the third installment of the uber-cool heist franchise will be sorely missing key player Brad Pitt. More...
May 10, 2006
De Niro vs. Pacino: The Video Game
They did it to "The Warriors." They did it to "The Godfather." And now they're doing it to one of Michael Mann's most widely-admired movies. Yes, get ready for "Heat: The Video Game." More...
April 25, 2006
Pacino Dives into Ocean's Gang
Legendary actor Al Pacino will join the (obviously massive) cast of Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Thirteen," says Variety. Odds are he'll be playing a villain, but plot details are being kept quiet. Pacino joins newcomer Ellen Barkin and... More...
March 21, 2006
"Godfather" Video Game Debuts Today
Variety was kind enough to remind me that the new "Godfather" video game hits the shelves today, which is good news because I'm kind of a sucker for (GOOD) movie-based video games. (Last year's "The Warriors" game was pretty... More...
March 09, 2006
Avnet Set to Visit "Second World"
Veteran filmmaker Jon Avnet has signed on to direct an action thriller called "Second World," which he promises will be a "ride from beginning to end." The concept sounds solid, Jon, so we're holding you to that promise. More...
October 10, 2005
Wallace & Gromit are Big Cheese at the Weekend Box Office
DreamWorks' clay-mated "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" snagged the #1 spot at the weekend box office with a decent haul of $16.1 million from over 3,600 theaters, handily bumping Jodie Foster's "Flightplan"... More...
October 10, 2005
Trio Signs on for Pacino's "88 Minutes"
The Hollywood Reporter informs us that Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski and Neal McDonough have signed on to star opposite Al Pacino in Jon Avnet's crime drama "88 Minutes," which begins principal photography Saturday in Vancouver. More...
October 06, 2005
Critical Consensus: "Curse" Is A Blessing, "Shoes" Fit
This week at the movies brings us stories of camaraderie. We have a man and his dog ("Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"), sisters ("In Her Shoes"), disgruntled restaurant employees ("Waiting..."),... More...
October 03, 2005
Foster's "Flight" Tops "Serenity" Start
For the second weekend in a row, Jodie Foster's air-thriller "Flightplan" was #1 at the North American box office. The Disney flick made an estimated $15 million in its sophomore session, and its grand total now stands at $46.1 million.... More...
July 21, 2005
In Other News...Rose McGowan, Al Pacino, Daryl Hannah, and James Doohan
Ah, Tinseltown romances. Rumor has it there's a new hot couple in town, and they're bound to give TomKat, Bennifer II and Brangelina a run for their publicity-generating money. Who, might you ask, is this new supercouple? He's an Oscar-winning... More...
July 21, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Two for the Money
Imagine "The Firm," only with elite sports bookies instead of deceptive lawyers, and you'll probably get something like "Two for the Money," and you can see the all-new trailer right here. The film stars Al Pacino, Matthew... More...
July 19, 2005
Pacino to Hang Around for Precisely "88 Minutes"
Legendary actor Al Pacino ("Dog Day Afternoon") will team up with director Jon Avnet ("Fried Green Tomatoes") to deliver "88 Minutes," which Variety describes as a thriller that "focuses on a college professor... More...

