Cameron Crowe has been keeping quiet lately about when he'll get around to making his drug-addiction biopic Beautiful Boy. One can assume that it'll be after he's done with his new, still-untitled romantic comedy, which is set for release in 2014. Adapted from the David Sheff memoir of the same name, Beautiful Boy will tell the tragic story of Sheff's son, who went from being a star athlete and brilliant academic to a meth addict living on the streets with a pervasive lying habit and a dwindling future.
Ah, the Xbox One. The massive block of high-tech mass from the house that built Windows seems to getting off to a fair start with some enjoyable exclusive content such as Dead Rising 3 and Forza Motorsport 5, and some not so enjoyable content like Ryse: Son of Rome. Unfortunately, another eye-catching piece of news was revealed yesterday by the great Wizard of One, Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, when he noted that Microsoft is no longer requiring developers to create demos for the games on their downloadable service -- although he does assure us that the problem is only temporary.
Peter Berg has been a busy man lately. With the upcoming release of his based-on-true-events war drama Lone Survivor getting a limited release on December 27th, as well as campaigning for a possible Oscar push, it's amazing that the director has time to speculate on his next project. While fans of his hit television show Friday Night Lights have been crossing their fingers for a big screen addition to the series, Berg has recently spoke to pundits and revealed that instead, he'd like to revisit the stories of Beck and Travis, the two lovable and high octane adventure duo who made their cinematic debuts in The Rundown, which was released back in 2003