Ben Foster Is John Gotti Jr. In ‘Gotti: In The Shadow Of My Father’ WhenJohn Travoltawas cast as notorious gangsterJohn Gotti, one had to assume that was the lead role of the movie. But when the title to the film was changed fromGotti: Three GenerationstoGotti: In the Shadow Of My Fatherit became pretty obvious, Gotti Sr. wasn’t the plum role. The role of John Gotti Jr. was andBen Fosterhas just been cast to play him....
Bennett Miller And Tom Stoppard Want To Sing ‘A Christmas Carol’ Every generation gets their version of Charles Dickens’A Christmas Caroland some of those versions are a little better than others. Sometimes, you get lucky and get to grow up with the wonderful 1951 version starring Alastair Sim or the surprisingly greatA Muppet Christmas Carol. Others are cursed to live with 1970’s atrociousScroogeor Robert Zemeckis' truly awful 2009 CGI-animated clustercuss starring Jim Carrey....
Better Call Saul’s Season 6 Opening Was An Homage To Hollywood History One of the greatest joys of watching a show like “Better Call Saul” comes from the creative team’s deeply ingrained knowledge of television and film. This is readily apparent from aspects such as the overall structure of these tragic downfalls (both Walter White from “Breaking Bad” and Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman come loaded with Shakespearean parallels), the visuals and aesthetics (especially the black-and-white season openers common in both shows, hearkening back to classic film noir), and even specific camera movements and shot selections, all of which combine to add deeper layers of meaning....
Bruised Trailer: Halle Berry Directs And Stars In Mixed Martial Arts Drama If you saw Halle Berry kicking ass and taking names in"John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum"and you thought, “I would like to see that woman climb into the octagon with braids,” your wish is about to come true. Berry is making her directorial debut with “Bruised,” a new Netflix sports-drama in which she plays an MMA fighter turned hobo turned comeback queen named Jackie Justice....
Casting Notes: Olivia Wilde And Alicia Silverstone In Butter; Kevin Bacon Joins Steve Carell Comedy The casting info continues topour inforJim Field Smith’s political satire calledButter. There’s already quite a lineup:Jennifer Garner,Rob Corddry,Ty Burrell,Ashley Greeneand more. NowOlivia Wilde(Tron Legacy) has been added, as hasAlicia Silverstone. But there’s some confusion.Movielinereports that Wilde is cast as a tattooed stripper (with Betty Page bangs, no less) who is mistress to a butter-carving champion played by Ty Burrell....
Danny Elfman Scoring Sacha Gervasi’s ‘Hitchcock,’ And ‘Promised Land’ From Gus Van Sant Danny Elfmanoften seems to be everywhere, and this year in particular he’s omnipresent with several films under his belt in 2012 already. (Tim Burton’sDark ShadowsandFrankenweenie;Men in Black III;andSilver Linings Playbook.) And while he’s already set for some films that hit in the next few months, like Sam Raimi’sOz: The Great and Powerful, Elfman is still lining up more films....
Doctor Who: Flux Trips Up And Gets Trippy For Once, Upon A Time For a show about time travel, I’ve sometimes thought that “Doctor Who” didn’t get weird enough. Not weird in the way of kitchen-sink sci-fi that the show has become famous for — where else would you get a show where cat nuns experiment on diseased clones? — but weird in the way of playing with format and form....
EXCLUSIVE: 20 Minute Sneak Preview Of Hairspray Last night I was lucky enough to be invited to a very special presentation of Adam Shankman’s Hairspray at Dolby Laboratories. I must admit, I’m not a fan of musicals, or at least I haven’t been in the past. Baz Luhrman’s Moulin Rouge! was my first positive experience in the genre. And Dreamgirls became one of my favorite films of last year (although not in my top 10)....
Father Of The Bride Trailer: Celebrating Something Old But Making It New It’s been over 30 years since the first of the Nancy Meyers and Steve Martin “Father of the Bride” films debuted and now, just in time for wedding season, HBO Max is giving the beloved rom-com an update. This will be the second remake of Vincente Minnelli’s original 1950 film based on the Edward Streeter novel of the same name, but let’s be honest with ourselves and admit if anyone says “Father of the Bride,” our brains immediately go to Steve Martin....
Ghost In The Shell: SAC_2045 Season 2 Trailer: ‘War Is Peace, Freedom Is Slavery’ Today Netflix has released a new teaser trailer for season 2 of the web anime series “Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045,” which is set in the “Stand Alone Complex” continuity. The first season of the series premiered on Netflix on June 10, 2025, with 12 episodes. I don’t always postRotten Tomatoes scores, but this one sort of stands out with a 14 percent approval rating from critics and 55 percent rating from audience scores....
James Gunn Confirms 2022 Release For Disney+ Series I Am Groot One of the Disney+ shows that has Marvel fans really excited is the upcoming animated series “I Am Groot.” Of course, there is very little information out about it right now.Up until this point, we knew the title, that it is part of Phase Four of the MCU, and that it will be a series of shorts starring Baby Groot, produced by Marvel Studios, with Kirsten Lepore as director....
Lasse Hallstrom And Joe Johnston Will Share Director Credit On ‘Nutcracker And The Four Realms’ The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a real movie that is actually coming out this year, underwent reshoots in late 2017. While the film was initially helmed byWhat’s Eating Gilbert GrapefilmmakerLasse Hallstrom,RocketeerandCaptain America: The First AvengerdirectorJoe Johnstonwas brought in to handle the aforementioned reshoots. Now word comes that Hallstrom and Johnston will share director credit, which indicates Johnston’s reshoots were rather extensive....
LOL: Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Foodroom’ TV Show Parody By Amy Schumer The latest episode ofInside Amy Schumerincludes an incredible parody of a fauxAaron Sorkintelevision seriesThe Foodroom. In the latest drama from Aaron Sorkin, the manager of a fast food restaurant defends his old-school ways against the increasing pressure to offer healthy options. The Good Wife/Sports Night starJosh Charlesplays J.J. MacAhoy, a patriotic fast-food restaurant manager. Amy Schumer plays a fast-food employee who has a realization that echos a common complaint about Sorkin’s The Newsroom....
