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Top Story: The release for Oscar frontrunner Up in the Air is moving back to Dec. 4. The Jason Reitman-directed comedy moved to Nov. 13 for an earlier release after a very positive reception at Toronto and Telluride. However, that date put it within a week of another George Clooney film, The Men Who Stare [...]
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Up in the Air moves back to December – TFC Morning Report
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on October 1st, 2009
RIP John Hughes – TFC Morning Report
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on August 7th, 2009
Top Story: Iconic 80s filmmaker John Hughes died suddenly of a heart attack while vacationing with his family yesterday. He was 59. Hughes directed some of the most memorable films from the 1980s including Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science. He was also credited a the writer on numerous projects throughout the 90s [...]
Chris Hemsworth is Thor (?)
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on May 17th, 2009
Is papa Kirk going to be Thor? Nikke Finke says so. According to DHD, Hunky Aussie actor Chris Hemsworth will play the Norse god in Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of the Marvel Comics property. There’s no official word from the Marvel folks, but Nikke’s source inside Marvel has given here scoop after scoop for months now. [...]
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No Comments »Star Trek transported to top of box office – TFC Morning Report
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on May 11th, 2009
Top Story: J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot took home $76.5 million at the domestic box office this weekend and another $35.5 million overseas. Obviously a franchise record. The total worldwide bow for what will likely be the summer’s hottest ticket was $112 million. (erc BoxOffice) In Other News: Anchor Bay picked up the rights to [...]
Posted in Random Tags: anchor bay, cemetery junction, j.j. abrams, jeff bridges, justin timberlake, open road, ricky gervais, star trek, stephen merchant No Comments »Movie Review: Star Trek (2009)
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on May 9th, 2009
Star Trek (2009)–**** J.J. Abrams, I fear you may have made a Trekkie out of me. And I doubt that’s the last time you’ll here that in the next few weeks. You see, Mr. Abrams, what you did with Star Trek, a prequel/re-imagining of the classic sci-fi series, is nothing less than a miracle. You [...]
Posted in Movie Review Tags: anton yelchin, bruce greenwood, chris pine, eric bana, j.j. abrams, leonard nimoy, simon pegg, star trek, zachary quinto, zoe saldana 1 Comment »TFC Morning Report – Tuesday, April 7, 2009 – Howard, Gooding Jr. join Red Tails
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on April 7th, 2009
Top Story: Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding, Jr., along with Bryan Cranston, have joined the cast of the George Lucas-produced Red Tails. Anthony Hemingway directs the film about the Tuskegee Airmen for Lucas Films. (Variety) In Other News: Diane Keaton and Jeff Goldblum have signed on for Morning Glory. The comedy about a morning news [...]
Posted in Random Tags: anthony hemingway, bryan cranston, butter, cuba gooding jr., diane keaton, disney, george lucas, harrison ford, horse soldiers, j.j. abrams, jay duplass, jeff goldblum, jennifer garner, jerry bruckheimer, mark duplass, morning glory, rachel mcadams, red tails, roger mitchell, terrence howard No Comments »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 [...]
Posted in Random Tags: abc, chris pine, disney, drew barrymore, emily browning, espn, going the distance, j.j. abrams, justin long, kevin macdonald, nanette burstein, nicholas sparks, paramount, star trek, sucker punch, the eagle in the ninth, the green lantern, the lucky one, warner bros., youtube, zack snyder 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 – Tuesday, March 17, 2009 – Transformers 3 release date set
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 17th, 2009
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Top Story: Transformers 2 doesn’t come out until June, but DreamWorks and Paramount have already set the date for Transformers 3. The threequel will hit theaters on July 1, 2011. (Variety) In Other News: Director Catherine Hardwicke, who was fired from the Twilight saga because she couldn’t adapt a terrible book, [...]
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Year in Review – Best Films of 2009
I saw fewer new movies this year than in any other since I started putting together my top ten lists. That’s not bad news. I just cut out a lot of… well… crap. No, I didn’t see Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and no, I didn’t see Sherlock Holmes. I love movies, but what’s the [...]