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The 33rd Cleveland International Film Festival ended Sunday and I only saw 16 movies during the 10 day festival. (I say only because a coworker decided to see 33 of the 317 films screened.) Of course, day jobs, though helpful when it comes to paying the bills, do not make it easy to write about [...]
Archive for March, 2009
CIFF wrap-up, Twitter-style
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 31st, 2009
TFC Morning Report – Tuesday, March 31, 2009 – Star Trek sequel on the fast track
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 31st, 2009
Top Story: Paramount Pictures is showing that it has confidence in the May 8 relaunch of the Star Trek franchise. The studio has already hired Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof to write a screenplay for a sequel to the J.J. Abrams-directed Star Trek 90210 flick. No word yet on if Abrams will return [...]
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No Comments »TFC Morning Report – Monday, March 30, 2009 – Matthew McConaughey to star in Lincoln Lawyer
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 30th, 2009
Top Story: Matthew McConaughey will go shirtless in star in The Lincoln Lawyer, an adaptation of Michael Connelly’s best-selling legal thriller. (Variety) In Other News: Monsters and Aliens topped the domestic box office with a big $58 million. The Haunting in Connecticut was a strong second with $23 million. (erc BoxOffice) Overseas, Knowing took in [...]
CIFF Review: Alexander the Last
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 29th, 2009
Alexander the Last (2009)–**** Mumblecore king Joe Swanberg told the audience at the 33rd Cleveland International Film Festival that he develops his stories after spending a week living with the people in his films. They bond, tell stories, and collaboratively develop the relationships, and thus the scenes, in the film. Alexander the Last, which follows [...]
Posted in Movie Review Tags: alexander the last, amy seimetz, barlow jacobs, chop shop, ciff, ifc, jane adams, jess weixler, joe swanberg, justin rice, sugar, young american bodies No Comments »TFC Morning Report – Friday, March 27, 2009 – Marvel’s super team of writers
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 27th, 2009
Top Story: Marvel Entertainment is hiring a team of film writers to tackle its massive library of superhero characters. Five writers will be invited to work on a Marvel property each year, possibly including current comicbook writers. This creative brain trust will help turn Marvel’s C-list characters into potentially lucrative motion picture franchises. (Variety) In [...]
TFC Morning Report – Thursday, March 26, 2009 – Penn, Del Toro, Carrey are Three Stooges
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 26th, 2009
Top Story: The Farrelly Brothers’ long-gestating The Three Stooges film is finally moving forward with Sean Penn is set to play Larry, Jim Carrey in negotiations for Curly, and Benicio Del Toro rumored to be up for the role of Moe. Is anyone else excited to see Spicoli’s return to comedy? (THR) In Other News: [...]
Posted in Random Tags: 20th century fox, american jesus, anthony hopkins, antonio banderas, benicio del toro, fox international productions, freida pinto, jim carrey, josh brolin, mark millar, matthew vaughn, naomi watts, nicole kidman, sean penn, the farrelly brothers, the three stooges, woody allen No Comments »‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Trailer
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 25th, 2009
No words. Just watch.
CIFF Quickie: I’m Gonna Explode (Voy a explotar)
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 25th, 2009
I’m Gonna Explode (Voy a explotar) (2009)–***1/2 Quick Review Two free-spirited teens, one a middle class girl and the other the privileged son of a Mexican congressman, attempt to abandon their lives for an existence outside the prescribed daily dramas. A film raging with the all passion and rebellion of teenage tumult, this Mexican drama [...]
TFC Morning Report – Wednesday, March 25, 2009 – Zac Efron gets a Life
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 25th, 2009
Top Story: Now that he’s out of Footloose, Zac Efron will reteam with17 Again director Burr Steers for the film The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud. Adapted from Ben Sherwood’s novel of the same name, the film follows cemetery caretaker who has weekly meetings with his dead brother. (Variety) In Other News: It [...]
TFC Morning Report – Tuesday, March 24, 2009 – Anne Hathaway is Judy Garland
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 24th, 2009
Top Story: Not content with losing the Academy Award to Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway is set to play Judy Garland in a biopic for The Weinstein Co. Hathaway proved she can sing at the Oscars but will be put to the test starring as one of cinemas greatest songstresses. (THR) In Other News: New Regency [...]
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