‘Funny People’ Star Seth Rogen Crams His Foot In His Mouth
A little background might be in order before the above headline makes any sense. There’s this HBO Original Series called “Entourage.” Maybe you’ve heard of it. Four pals from New York City move to Los Angeles when one of them, Vinny Chase (Adrian Grenier) makes a name for himself as a Hollywood star. The half-hour [...]
Kurt Loder Reviews ‘Funny People’
FROM MTV.COM: George Simmons is a dying comic. Not just dying onstage — he’s really dying, of leukemia. In Judd Apatow’s “Funny People,” Adam Sandler, in a strong and resolutely unsentimental performance, plays this character as a guy who’s worked his way to the top of his trade — from bottom-rung standup gigs to [...]
‘Captain Blood’ Will Swashbuckle Again… In Space
It’s clearly a sci-fi oriented Friday, and I think we probably have Comic-Con to thank. On the heels of the “Alien” prequel announcement comes an offbeat bit of news that sends a pirate into orbit. According to Variety, Michael and Peter Spierig (“Daybreakers”) will be directing a remake of the 1935 pirate film “Captain Blood” [...]
Ridley Scott Will Direct An ‘Alien’ Prequel
One of the more unsettling stories of the past few months was the news that Fox was planning a prequel to the classic and battered “Alien” franchise. Everyone, including the studio, was squeamish about the idea unless Ridley Scott himself came back to direct. That seemed pretty unlikely since the director never touched the [...]
Asperger Syndrome Rom-Com ‘Adam’ Star Hugh Dancy Stops By For A Chat
I caught writer/director Max Mayer’s “Adam” at Sundance earlier this year and very much enjoyed it. I remember thinking as I walked out what a tough time it would probably have getting picked up, so it makes me happy to know that the offbeat comic romance goes into limited release today. “Rom-com” is perhaps not [...]
‘Saw’ Team Re-Teams For Noir/Action And A New Coen Brothers Trailer In Today’s Dailies — 7/30/09
Let’s get right to it, shall we?
– It’s not exactly movies-related, but there’s a new poster up for J.J. Abrams’ hit series “Fringe.” Both myself and MTV Multiplayer editor Russ Frushtick are fans of the show, and we were just joking at how uninspiring the poster is. I have to ask though… what the hell [...]
Rachelle Lefevre Thanks Her ‘Twilight’ Fans And ‘The Fantastic Mr. Fox’ Reactions In Today’s Twitter-Wood
As anyone reading MTV Movies Blog (or pretty much any entertainment media source on the Internet) today knows that “Twilight” star Rachelle Lefevre went on the record with her own take on her replacement by Bryce Dallas Howard for “Eclipse.” She used her Twitter account to thank fans who have been responding to her updates. [...]
‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ Trailer Appears Online With No Wes Anderson Shout
What gives? Wes Anderson is a pretty popular director, right? I mean, “The Royal Tenenbaums” is one of the best movies out there! And then there’s “Rushmore,” “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” and “Bottle Rocket”! …and “Darjeeling Limited.” I suppose.
Still, I’m surprised at the lack of a banner credit in this newly released trailer [...]
Spike Jonze And Maurice Sendak On ‘Where The Wild Things Are’
I love this featurette on so many different levels. “Where The Wild Things Are” author Maurice Sendak giving Spike Jonze’ upcoming feature adaptation his blessing is what hits me most. “Wild Things” and “Goodnight Moon” are two of the most fondly remember books from my childhood. The idea of a visionary like Spike Jonze bringing [...]
Happy Birthday, Mr. Governator: Celebrating Arnold Schwarzenegger
Before Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger presided over the state of California, he was an actor. If you’re old enough to read this, then you probably know that. After all, Schwarzenegger wasn’t just an actor… he was THE actor. The one-time Mr. Universe spent much of the ’80s and ’90s as Hollywood’s go-to action hero. He never [...]
