Actress Natalie Portman paid tribute to late German-born American film and theater director Mike Nichols, saying that he “saved” her. Nichols passed away unexpectedly Wednesday night at 83. As a teen, Portman, 33, was directed on stage by Nichols in…
‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’ Is Not Your Usual Vampire Film
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is a vampire film. But, wait. It doesn’t happen very often that an independent black-and-white film, spoken in Farsi and subtitled in English, and opening in limited theaters creates such a huge splash.…
Steve Jobs Movie Dropped by Sony But May Find Life Elsewhere
It appears that Sony, like the rest of us, are sick and tired of waiting for the newest Steve Jobs movie to get off the ground. According to Deadline, Sony Pictures just dumped the project. If you haven’t been following…
Alanis Morissette Releases Song To Promote Documentary “A Small Section Of The World”
On November 11, singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette released a new song called “The Morning”. The song is featured in the film A Small Section of The World, which focuses on the stories of female coffee producers in Costa Rica, particularly the women…
Mark Wahlberg Annoys Michael Bay with Weight Loss
Actor Mark Wahlburg recently shed roughly 60 pounds for a role, and director Michael Bay wasn’t too happy about the new look when it came time for Transformers reshoots. Wahlburg shed the weight to play a down and out literature…
Paula Patton to Star in Warcraft Film
Paula Patton, ex-wife of singer Robin Thicke, is set to star in Warcraft, a film based on a franchise of video games, novels, and other media by Blizzard Entertainment. Patton will play Garona, a half-orc who is caught between her…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Will Play Snowden in Oliver Stone Film
Back in September it was rumored that Joseph Gordon-Levitt had been offered the role of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in an upcoming Oliver Stone film. Now, the news has been confirmed. Speaking to Russian new site RIA Novosti, Oliver Stone…
Michael Fassbender Joins the Steve Jobs Carousel
At this point you, I, and John Wayne all have a pretty good shot at playing Steve Jobs in the upcoming biopic based on the best-selling biography by Walter Isaacson. I mean, why not? Joining the carousel today is Michael…
Google Glass Is Now Officially Banned in Theaters, Shockingly
In oh, no shit news, commonly out-of-touch organization the Motion Picture Association of America and the National Association of Theatre Owners have updated their little rulebook, inserting language that specifically bans wearable tech like Google Glass. Since the MPAA and…
Steve Carell, Charlie Kaufman Team Up For IQ 83
Arthur Herzog’s acclaimed novel IQ 83 is headed to the big screen. Deadline reported yesterday that Charlie Kaufman has been tapped to do a page one rewrite of the 1978 science fiction novel. Steve Carell is set to play Dr.…