The infamous and brilliant serial killer character Hannibal Lecter is coming to the small screen with a one-hour drama series in the works. According to Coming Soon, Hannibal is one of the projects in development from the new French studio Gaumont, and will concentrate on Lecter's earlier days when he was pitted against FBI agent Will Graham.
Stephen Dorff and Allen Covert, co-stars in the porn-themed comedy Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star, took some time to talk about the film while in Austin last week. The film opened this weekend, with Dorff playing his first role in this kind of comedy as the porn star Dick Shadow.
I’m not sure how many tedious sex jokes and humorless physical gags people can take before they run out of the theater screaming, but Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star certainly tests the limits. Out in theaters this weekend, Nick Swardson leads the pack in this crude comedy conceived and co-written by Adam Sandler about a sheltered but loveable guy who goes to Hollywood to become a porn star.
The season finale of Wilfred was somewhat disappointing. It lacked the bite (no pun intended) of previous episodes, and didn't deliver on some hinted at revelations. There were some great self-referential moments but the great dark humor that makes Wilfred so watchable was pretty muted. Instead of learning the truth about man-dog Wilfred, Ryan begins to act like an asshole to get what he wants and Wilfred ends up hospitalized.
Some new photos have hit the web thanks to JustJared of Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway filming The Dark Knight Rises in downtown L.A. Like other sneak peaks in the past few weeks, these photos only whet the appetite for more of Christopher Nolan's third and final installment in the revamped Batman trilogy.
Funnyman Nick Swardson, star of the upcoming R-rated comedy Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star, took some time to talk to me about his role as an unlikely porn star while in Austin last week. The Columbia Pictures comedy is set to hit theaters on September 9th, and co-stars Stephen Dorff and Christina Ricci.
Fantastic Fest 2011 announced its final wave of programming today, adding the controversial body horror The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence to a long list of exciting films coming to Austin at the end of the month. Running from September 22-29, this genre film festival boasts a line-up this year that includes a slew of international horror, some bizarre shorts, Lars von Trier's Melancholia, and now Tom Six's disturbing sequel to The Human Centipede.
With Conan the Barbarian and Fright Night remakes in theaters now, and a slew of reboots in the works, it seems like Hollywood is looking backward instead of forward for film ideas. The ’80s offers a cinematic smorgasbord of nostalgia-laced movies to remake, reboot and re-imagine. And it looks like filmmakers will sink their fangs into any sacrosanct iconic 80s pic to drain it of all life and heart.
This has me considering what makes ‘80s pics such tempting cinema for modern filmmakers/studios. Is it just the nostalgia, or is it that some filmmakers in the ‘80s weren’t afraid to take risks? Maybe it’s that sometimes silly innocence that reflects the “let’s break out into dance right now” spirit of the decade.
Since there are so many seminal ‘80s films out there, I’m going to start a Top Ten series highlighting the best ’80s movies in each genre, from horror to fantasy/adventure to everything in between.
So at the risk of giving exploitative filmmakers any ideas, or leaving out some rabid fan’s favorite pic, here’s my list of the Top Ten ‘80s Movies: Horror (and yes, many of these have already been given soulless remakes):
So things are getting more and more interesting in Wilfred leading up to next week's season finale.We're still not sure if Ryan is crazy, or if he's experiencing a true existential change of perspective, or if it's all a big dream, but he's coming to terms with feelings for cute neighbor Jenna in this week's episode "Sacrifice".
News has been circulating lately regarding Disney's Johnny Depp-starring remake The Lone Ranger, which seemed dead in the water due to budget issues. Now, Deadline reports there might be life for the project yet as director Gore Verbinski and Depp will stay closer to Disney's projected budget of $200 million with a revised budget in the "$215 million range".
