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Woody Harrelson Signs on For ‘Pinkville’
Still undecided on my feelings about this. It'll either be good or it'll really piss a lot of folks off.... Anyway. LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Woody Harrelson is reteaming with his "Natural Born Killers" director Oliver Stone for the Vietnam War drama "Pinkville." Harrelson joins Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum in the United... »
The Return of Rambo
And here I thought we'd be wise enough to let some franchises just fade away. Looks like Stallone is hard at work on a fourth Rambo movie. Wow, who would have thought. And its news to me as well, didn't see this one coming! The plot of 'John Rambo' follows a group of Christian... »
‘Redacted’ set to show at NY Festival
Ouch, these guys don't seem to have much good to say about it. Looks like we should be getting some good solid reviews soon, though. Also appears to have a release from Magnolia on Dec. 14. Just in time for Christmas! Um, yeah. "How could these boys have gone so wrong?" De Palma asks... »
PBS’s “The War” starts Sep. 23
Just a reminder to set those VCR's and DVR's. PBS's and Ken Burns' epic documentary mini-series "The War" starts this Sunday night, Sept. 23. The seven two to two-and-a-half hour episodes will air each Sun-Wed evening over two weeks... Here's a breakdown of the episodes and the dates they'll cover. (apologies to those involved... »
In The Valley of Elah
Well, here I was ignoring this because I thought it was more police detective story than war movie, but I may have to give it a second look, all politics aside. This review from The Pitch in Kansas City seems to like it well enough.... Like Haggis' Crash, In the Valley of Elah is... »
Another Take on “Redacted”
Yikes! The controversy abounds! Check this page out and read the opinions on DePalma's "Redacted." A little bit of re-hash from the Reuters article, but a whoooole lot of opinion. Just roll down the page in the link and check out the comments there. And I gotta say I'm agreeing with some of it.... »
Brian DePalma’s ‘Redacted’
I won't comment much on this, I'll just report the news... Brian DePalma's latest film is quite a departure from the over-the-top thrillers and gangster movies for which he is best known. "Redacted" which just made its debut at the Venice film festival tells the... »
Bruce Willis Drafted
...to star in Oliver Stone's "Pinkville," a film about the infamous My Lai masscre during the Vietnam war. Willis will play William R. Peers, the real-life Army general who investigated the murder of about 350-500 people -- mostly women, children and the elderly -- by U.S. soldiers. Channing Tatum ("Step Up") will portray Hugh... »
11 Hurt During “Valkyrie” Shooting
Ouch, man I wish things were going better for this film. First the mess w/ Cruise and the permits, now this. Hope it gets better! BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- Eleven people were injured when they fell off the back of a truck during the shooting of Tom Cruise's latest film in Berlin, police said... »
“Johnny Got His Gun” to be Remade? Why?!
Um, sure, why remake this at all? I mean besides the inspiration for Metallica's "One", this (the original) movie isn't good for a lot else. Unless they've got a plan to make it better, I don't see the point.... Bizarre and confusing would be an understatement. After his stint on the teen drama series... »
