October 12, 2011
Five Favorite Films with Joel Schumacher
Veteran director Joel Schumacher has had an eclectic, sometimes distinguished, and never less than colorful career across four decades in Hollywood. Though for some his name is synonymous with the camp excesses of Batman Forever and Batman and Robin, the self-described "street kid from New York" boasts a much deeper and more varied filmography that includes cult gems, blockbuster thrillers and tense, micro genre pieces. With his latest, the heightened home invasion thriller Trespass, starring Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman, in theatrical release this week, we spoke candidly with Schumacher about his career. Read on to hear his thoughts on Batman, including how he wanted to direct The Dark Knight and almost cast Nicolas Cage as the Scarecrow, his admiration for Christopher Nolan's films, and his preference for smaller, darker films. But first, after much agonizing, he laid down his all-time five favorite films.
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November 26, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Vince & Reese Offer Holiday Cheer
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend sees a wide variety of films in the multiplexes giving all kinds of moviegoers something to see over the extended five-day session. Leading the trio of star-driven new releases opening on Wednesday is the holiday comedy Four Christmases which is joined by the historical epic Australia and the action entry Transporter 3.
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September 17, 2008
Nicole Kidman, Treasure Hunter
Nicole Kidman is set to star in "The Eighth Wonder," a "a character-driven, treasure-hunting thriller" for Fox that "centers on an archeological discovery that sets off a globe-spanning race."
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July 15, 2008
Kate Hudson Is One of Marshall's Nine
Kate Hudson has been added to the cast of Rob Marshall's Nine, joining an already-stellar ensemble that includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench, and Sophia Loren.
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May 5, 2008
Kidman tipped to play Dusty
Nicole Kidman has been tapped to play the bee-hived chanteuse, Dusty Springfield, in a biopic to be written by Michael Cunningham, who she worked with for The Hours.
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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, Monopoly!
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December 6, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Golden Compass Sets Course For #1 Debut
New Line hopes to breathe some life into the North American box office with the launch of its pricey adventure film The Golden Compass which stands as the frame's only new wide release. Directed by Chris Weitz (About a Boy), the PG-13 film aims to capture a large crowd including the family audience and fans of sci-fi and fantasy.
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November 19, 2007
Two Exclusive Clips from The Golden Compass!
The Golden Compass loves its bears: they're ornately armored, lovingly animated, and arguably the visual centerpieces in a fantasy flick already filled with splendor and spectacle. If these killer Knuts are your kind of thing, you're in luck: Rotten Tomatoes has picked up two exclusive Golden Compass clips, including an action-packed bear duel scene!
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August 21, 2007
The Golden Compass Pointing Toward Controversy?
Magic-loving moviegoers who have thrilled to the twists and turns of such tween-friendly literary adaptations as The Chronicles of Narnia and the Harry Potter series will have their pick of sorcerous films this fall, including The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising and The Golden Compass. Plenty of controversy, too, if the past is any indication -- and oh look, here's some already!
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August 16, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Make Way for McLovin
Carrying some major buzz into the marketplace, Sony's teen comedy Superbad hits the multiplexes this weekend aiming to bring in some big business from horny young adults looking for a spark to get rid of their end-of-summer blues.
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August 8, 2007
Nicole Kidman to Star in Horror Film for Universal
If you consider yourself a fan of Nicole Kidman and Colombian horror movies, today is your lucky day: Variety is reporting that Kidman has been tapped as the lead in the remake of Juan Felipe Orozco's Al Final del Espectro.
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May 3, 2007
First Look at Nicole Kidman Back in "Australia"
It's not exactly the sort of movie we normally cover here at RT Newsday (mainly because it doesn't have a superhero, a zombie, a priate, or a wizard in it) but Baz Luhrmann's "Australia" is shaping up to be an epic of "Gone with the Wind" proportions. Plus Nicole Kidman's in it, and she sure is cute.
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April 5, 2007
"Vendetta" Team Took Over Kidman's "Invasion"?
Seems like we've been hearing about upcoming sci-fi flick "The Invasion" for a pretty long time now. You know the one: It's the fourth adaptation of Jack Finney's "The Body Snatchers." Directed by "Downfall" helmer Oliver Hirschbiegel, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. Remember that one?
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February 8, 2007
Demons and Magic and Kidman: On the Set of "The Golden Compass"
I know a whole bunch of professional movie geeks were invited out to the set of "His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass" a few weeks back, and now we're just getting the first set reports. AICN, for example, has a good one -- and we might be back next week with a few more!
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January 23, 2007
RT-UK Exclusive: Early Golden Compass Footage Revealed
New Line today threw open the doors of its Shepperton Studios set for the upcoming fantasy adaptation of Philip Pullman?s "The Golden Compass for Rotten Tomatoes UK with a ten minute reel of assembled early footage from the film. And from what we?ve seen, fans of the book won?t be disappointed.
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December 1, 2006
Nicole Kidman Tops List of Richest Female Actors
There's just something about knowing who makes the most Hollywood money that's so darn interesting. And even though I don't really CARE how much cash Nicole Kidman makes per flick, that didn't stop me from reading through the whole list pretty quickly...
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November 21, 2006
Bana, Bacon & Hurt Join the "Golden Compass" Company
We already knew that Nicole Kidman, Eva Green, Daniel Craig and Sam Elliott were signed to appear in Chris Weitz's big-screen rendition of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass," but now we have some more familiar faces to add into the mix.
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November 19, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: Penguins Edge Out Bond For #1 Spot
In what was a very close race for box office supremacy, the dancing penguin cartoon Happy Feet narrowly edged out a strong debut for the new James Bond actioner Casino Royale for the number one spot in North America this weekend.
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November 9, 2006
Critical Consensus: A So-So "Year", "Fiction" Works; "Babel" Shoots and Scores; "Harsh Times" Lives Up To Its Title; Guess "Return"'s Tomatometer!
This week at the movies, we ve got a rom-com in Provence ("A Good Year," starring Russell Crowe), a guy whose life is a novel ("Stranger than Fiction," starring Will Ferrell), interconnected tales of despair ("Babel," starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett), a tough homecoming ("Harsh Times," starring Christian Bale), and supernatural visions ("The Return," starring Sarah Michelle Gellar). What do the critics say?
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October 31, 2006
First Pic of Nicole Kidman from "His Dark Materials"
Of all the new and impending fantasy flicks out there, Chris Weitz's adaptation of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass" has to be one of the most hotly-anticipated. And now, to act as proof that the flick is actually being made, we have our very first official snapshot from the set.
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October 3, 2006
Set Pics: "Die Hard 4" & "The Golden Compass"
Snapshots were recently taken on the sets of "Live Free or Die Hard" and the hotly-anticipated rendition of Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass." So if you have any interest in either of these flicks, you just might want to take a look...
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September 6, 2006
Warner Brothers Cancels 3D "Happy Feet"
It was reported today that Warner Brothers has canned their 3D IMAX version of the tap-dancing penguin animated comedy "Happy Feet" for unknown reasons. IMAX Corporation had announced last October that the 3D version of the film would be released, however that is no longer the case. A 2D IMAX version of the film will still be released, but Warner Brothers has cancelled the 3D version.
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August 21, 2006
Daniel Craig Joins Kidman in "The Golden Compass"
I still haven't read the books, but the cast list on the movie adaptation is getting pretty impressive: New Bond Daniel Craig has just signed on to star opposite Nicole Kidman in "His Dark Materials" trilogy, which is based on the series by Philip Pullman.
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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 Al Pacino and Nicole Kidman, the new "Witness" will come with director Michael Radford ("Il Postino," "The Merchant of Venice") attached.
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June 22, 2006
Box Office Preview: Sandler "Clicks" With New Comedy
Although Father's Day has passed, Hollywood brings out two very different stories about dads and their wacky adventures this weekend with Adam Sandler's comedy Click and Tyrese Gibson's actioner Waist Deep, both opening in theaters on Friday. Comedy has been ruling the box office throughout the month of June and that trend should continue until the Man of Steel arrives next week.
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June 7, 2006
Jackman Snags Crowe's Old Luhrmann Role
Remember all that confusion about whether Russell Crowe would be starring with Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann's as-yet-untitled WWII epic? Well, he's definitely not doing it now ... Hugh Jackman got the gig after all.
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June 1, 2006
Crowe Isn't (I mean IS) in Luhrmann's New Epic
Hoo boy this is confusing, so I'll just let Dark Horizons completely explain it to you. But the gist is this: Russell Crowe WILL (not) be starring in Baz Luhrmann's war drama, despite the rumors that the gig went to Heath Ledger instead ... only it didn't.
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April 19, 2006
Russell Crowe Has a "Tender" Side
Notorious tough guy Russell Crowe has climbed aboard an indie flick entitled "Tenderness," in which he'll work with a pair of teens and fellow Aussie John Polson, the actor turned director who gave us "Swimfan" and "Hide and Seek."
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April 5, 2006
Luhrman's Period Piece Gets Bumped from Production Slate
Baz Luhrmann, director of Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge, was planning to get his 1930's period piece underway this September, but budgeting woes, and the tenuous availability of stars Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman, have conspired to send the project into development hell ... for the time being, anyway.
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March 29, 2006
Kidman & Kinberg to Collaborate on a Lady Spy Flick
Statuesque star Nicole Kidman and successful screenwriter Simon Kinberg ("Mr. & Mrs. Smith," "X-Men: The Last Stand") aim to work together over Fox, and the project is presently being described as a female version of "The Bourne Identity." Kidman?
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March 8, 2006
Kidman & Black Sign On for Baumbach's Next Movie
Noah Baumbach, writer/director of the critically admired "The Squid and the Whale," is gearing up to begin production on his next film, which is currently without a title but boasts a solid cast. Jack Black, Nicole Kidman, and Jennifer Jason Leigh join Baumbach on April 2nd to begin production on the presently nameless tale.
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March 6, 2006
Razzie Winners (?) Announced
Fans of bad movies have The Stinkers and The Razzies to look forward to every year, and now that the latter organization has announced their winners, we can put this issue to bed and enjoy the next ten months of cinematic ineptitude.
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February 1, 2006
Razzie Nominations Announced; Easy Targets Run for Cover
Courtesy of their official site come the annual Razzie Awards Nominations ... or as I like to call them: The Amazingly Obvious Fish in a Barrel Nominations in Which We Savage People We Don't Like, Regardless of the Quality of Their Work. Oh, and it seems the Razzers have decided to branch out an include a "Most Tiresome" category, which I happen to find pretty ironic.
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January 11, 2006
The "People's Choice" is Pure Idiocy
Whenever I share a new Top Ten List or Critic's Group Nomination list, I'm always extra careful to be fair and respectful of other peoples' opinions. But after seeing what the "People's Choice Awards" handed out for 2005's movies, I just can't contain myself. It's simply too hilarious.
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November 18, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Happy Feet
Hot on the heels of "March of the Penguins" comes "Happy Feet," a penguin-laden CG comedy from WB that waddles into theaters next November. Check out the early teaser trailer right here at Rotten Tomatoes.
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September 27, 2005
Nicole Kidman's a "Headhunter"
Variety reports on the newest project found on Ms. Nicole Kidman's schedule. It's called "Headhunters" and it's based on Jules Bass' well-admired graphic novel of the same name.
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August 2, 2005
Kidman Earns a Hefty Payday for WB's "Invasion"
Nicole Kidman will earn about $16 million to star in WB's new science fiction thriller "Invasion," says Variety. Originally planned as (yet) another remake of Jack Finney's classic "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," the WB project will now go into production as an "original screenplay" and under the directorial reins of Oliver Hirschbiegel ("Das Experiment").
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June 23, 2005
Critical Consensus: Zombies and Witches and Cars, Oh My!
This week?s three wide releases have some things in common: they?re all updates of stuff we?ve seen before, and they all deal with the supernatural. Which will cast a spell over the critics: a car that can love, a witch, or thoughtful, perceptive (but still bloodthirsty) zombies?
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June 20, 2005
Batman Rules the Box Office Roost
Debuting with very strong (albeit not staggering) box office numbers is the long-anticipated return of the Caped Crusader. Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" handily hooked the #1 spot at the box office this weekend, hauling in just under $47 million over the three-day frame. Toss in the Wednesday and Thursday numbers and the new-fangled bat-flick stands with a fairly impressive five-day tally of $71.1 million.
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May 9, 2005
"Kingdom" Leads a Less Than Heavenly Weekend at the Box Office
"Officially" starting the Summer Movie Season with somewhat of a fizzle are a pair of wide release newcomers and a handful of hangers-on. Ridley Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven" took the #1 spot by a healthy margin, although total box office numbers continue to lag as compared to last year. "Heaven" grossed an estimated $20 million on 3,200 screens, which was more than enough to give it the top spot, despite hauling in less cash than anticipated. In second place ...
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April 25, 2005
Penn & Kidman "Interpret" an Impressive Box Office Weekend
Not surprisingly, Sydney Pollack's "The Interpreter," starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, took the #1 box office spot in its opening weekend. But while analysts predicted the flick would easily land in the top spot, the movie opened even stronger than expected. "The Interpreter" hauled in $22.8 million in over 2,700 theaters.
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April 21, 2005
Critical Consensus: ?Kung Fu Hustle? Best Reviewed Wide Release of the Year
It looks like a busy weekend at the movies this week, with four movies either opening wide or expanding into wide release. There?s something for everyone. For more mature audiences, there?s the Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn political thriller ?The Interpreter.? For teens looking for love, there?s the Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet romantic comedy ?A Lot Like Love.? For laughs, there are two choices ? the Stephen Chow kung fu comedy hit ?Kung Fu Hustle? and the Anthony Anderson kidnapping comedy ?King?s Ransom.?
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March 24, 2005
How Bewitching is this New Trailer?
Moviefone brings us a first look at the full trailer for the summertime comedy "Bewitched," which stars Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine, and Jason Schwartzman. Based on the old-school sitcom of the same name, "Bewitched" hits the screen courtesy of director Nora Ephron ("When Harry Met Sally") and screenwriters Delia Ephron ("You've Got Mail") and Adam McKay ("Anchorman").
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February 16, 2005
Aussies Are Upset Over "Eucalyptus"
The indefinite postponement of "Eucalyptus," a mid-budget film that was to star Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman, is being described as a blow to the Australian film industry, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Because of the postponement, 80 crew members are without work, and the town in New South Wales where shooting was to take place will lose business because of canceled accommodations.
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February 11, 2005
"Eucalyptus" Halts Production Indefinitely
The filming of "Eucalyptus," starring Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe, has been indefinitely postponed, Variety reports. Fox Searchlight announced the delay days before shooting was to begin, citing "the screenplay is not where we need it to be."
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December 10, 2004
Kidman Bows Out of The Producers
Citing a scheduling conflict, Nicole Kidman has bowed out of Mel Brooks' big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical "The Producers." Her rep tells Variety that she "wouldn't have enough time to rehearse the intricate song and dance routines in 'The Producers' before she heads into her next film, the Oz-set 'Eucalyptus,' opposite fellow Aussies Russell Crowe and Geoffrey Rush."
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