Thursday, January 10, 2008 Rant Archive
Reports are that the Weinstein Co., the Studio behind award-wining movies such as HANNIBAL RISING and WHO’S YOUR CADDY has recently come to and interim
deal with the Writers Guild of America—which has been on
strike since Nov. 5—that will allow the studio to move ahead with projects the studio currently has in development.
At this point, who knows if the writer’s strike will end in time to salvage remnants of the 2007-08 television season? But in a worst case scenario, if what you’ve already seen is what you get, 30 ROCK went out with a bang. To start, Jack Donaghy (Alex Baldwin) and his senator girlfriend CC (Edie Falco), look like the real deal. He’s in the midst of negotiating a billion dollar contract to buy the largest German cable network, but his mind is really on his girlfriend.
Wizard Magazine is reporting that J.J. Abrams will use the Jan. 18 premiere of his monster-in-Manhattan flick CLOVERFIELD to also premiere the first trailer for his upcoming STAR TREK reboot. The trailer will then appear on the Web that following Monday, Jan. 21. Trekkies worldwide are still swooning from the news.
Rumors are
abound that production on Warner Bros.’ JUSTICE LEAGUE movie has been delayed, after months of casting controversy and overall hype. Sources close to the
film report that execs over at Warner Bros. finally realized that there were too many unresolved issues for JUSTICE LEAGUE to enter into an
expensive, if not uncertain, production. Check out the ugly details inside.
As if having to watch this piece of useless drivel once a week weren’t bad enough, ABC decided to give us a bonus episode. Honestly I can think of about a million better ways to spend my time, shaving that pesky bunion on my big toe comes to mind. This may sound harsh, but give this show ten minutes and you’ll know what I mean. Predictable, cliché and boring are the kindest adjectives I can think of to describe what passes before me on my TV screen during the wasted hour I spend watching it.
Christopher Walken may have gotten his Oscar in the 1970s, but the 1990s were definitely his decade as far as establishing the Walken persona. Through movies like PULP FICTION, TRUE ROMANCE and KING OF NEW YORK, this song-and-dance man became one of the most dynamic performers to light up the screen. It’s almost shtick now, but the edges hadn’t worn off it yet when Greg Widen cast Fatboy Slim’s favorite dancer for the lead role in THE PROPHECY, Widen’s loopy yet involving religious thriller. Good thing, too, because Walken makes the flick.
So, like many of you out there in Electric Readerland, I got plenty of things for Christmas, including a gift card to the local entertainment store. (Personally, I love gift cards, so if you ever feel the need to bribe me for any reason at all, that’s the way to go.) Anyway, off I went to cash in, and as I came home with my purchases, a surprising fact struck me: Of the five movies I’d picked up, three of them starred that unsung professional of the silver screen, Kurt Russell. Check out 8 of his best flicks inside.
In a recent
interview rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube made it apparent that, should he be offered the role, he would have no problem suiting up to play B.A. Baracus, in director John Singelton’s upcoming remake of THE A-TEAM.