Movie News Chat

I was reading a story in the Independent regarding Christian Bales agressive weight loss for the film Machinist. Apparently he went from 184lbs to 121lbs (that’s 83kg to 55kg). Bale, the next Batman, admitted that losing weight became an obsession; ...

Any movie coming out that has Robin Williams in it will immediately get my attention. I have said it before and I’ll say it again: I believe Robin Williams is the most all-round talented actor working in film today. The ...

Ok look, I was one of the few people who actually thought AVP was pretty fun… horrible in MANY ways… but fun nonetheless. But folks, IT’S TIME TO LET IT GO! According to Dark Horizons: British director Paul W. S. ...

I don’t know what happens in cinemas from where you are, but in the UK we have quite a few pre-film adverts to remind you all to switch off your mobile phones. In fact the mobile phone company Orange have ...

It seems all I’ve written about since I joined has been remakes and sequels where they may not necessarily need to be, and it’s no different here. Carlito’s Way was a brilliant film, made moreso by two great actors Al ...

There is no doubt about it, this is a controversial movie, and it took me a while to see it. Missing it at the Edinburgh Film Festival really got to me (I missed Hero and the Machinist too) but I ...

Ok, I think we’re all pretty much agreed that SAW looks like one of the freakiest movies in a long time. I can’t wait to see it. So let’s say you’re a studio marketing guy. What do you do to ...

One of my most anticipated movies of the summer turned out to be a bit of a let down, but at the same time I think I was one of the few people who still enjoyed Van Helsing. The dialogue ...

Ok, while we’re on the topic of Star Wars, how about this one. Movie Hole (among other places) is reporting that George Lucas has something up his sleeve for Star Wars after Episode III has it’s run in the theaters. ...

Say what you want about the last 2 Star Wars films, few people have influenced and effected the way movies are made as much as George Lucas has. Not only is he the mastermind behind Star Wars and Indiana Jones, ...

Meh… it isn’t much to look at is it? I still think the movie will rule.

This seems to be an ever growing trend. It used to be that big hits on the stage were turned into movies… but lately it’s working the other way around. Apparently Shrek is being geared up for a Broadway Musical. ...