When news first broke in March that “Young Adult” would be the next Diablo Cody project to see fruition it came with rumors that the whole “Juno” team would be returning to helm the production. Â Well, according to /Film, it’s happening, kind of. Mandate Pictures is returning to produce the flick and director Jason Reitman [...]
Final ‘Twilight’ Movie to be Split in Two Parts
I admittedly know very little about the “Twilight†saga. There’s something about vampires and werewolves and romance or something, who really knows? From reading The New York Times earlier today I picked up that the final book in the saga, “Breaking Dawn,†is easily the strangest. Apparently, “among other plot twists, the human Bella gives [...]
‘National Lampoon’ Documentary in the Works
According to The Hollywood Reporter, filmmakers Douglas Tirola and Susan Bedusa, who have won several previous awards for their documentaries “All in: the Poker Movie†and “An Omar Broadway Film,†are working on a film that chronicles the evolution of the National Lampoon comedy franchise. The National Lampoon brand got its start as the Harvard [...]
DIFF Review: ‘Cooking with Stella’
Dilip Mehta’s “Cooking with Stella†tackles the familiar territory of the culture clash comedy through its use of food as a backdrop. It’s the tale of Michael and Maya (Don McKellar and Lisa Ray) who relocate to New Delhi, India from their home in Ottawa, Canada. Maya is an Indo-Canadian diplomat who has been relocated [...]
DIFF REVIEW: ‘The Red Chapel’
Late in his film, “The Red Chapel,†filmmaker Mads Brügger makes the assertion that the only freedoms the people of North Korea have are “to get drunk and smoke cigarettes†and he surely takes all of the steps to prove it. The documentary tells the story of two Korean-born Danish immigrants, one of them handicapped [...]
Diablo Cody and ‘Juno’ Producers Bring Us ‘Young Adult’
According to The Hollywood Reporter screenwriter Diablo Cody is reuniting with Mandate Pictures (the production team behind the highly successful “Junoâ€) to bring her original screenplay “Young Adult†to theaters. “Young Adult†is in development amongst Cody’s other numerous projects, which include “The United States of Tara,†“Girly Style,†“Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament†a “Taming [...]
‘At the Movies’ Canceled
Distributor Disney-ABC Domestic TV announced earlier today that the long running review show “At the Movies†will end its run after 24 seasons on August 14 of this year. Disney-ABC sites business reasons as the cause of the cancellation. It seems that keeping a weekly, televised review show is no longer sustainable when review aggregate [...]
‘American Idiot’ is Coming to a Cinema Near You
Green Day’s “American Idiot†was a near instant success upon its release in 2004. It garnered praise from Rolling Stone and made over $12 million in sales worldwide. It’s no surprise that other media forms have looked into raking in some of its success. A musical adaptation of the album is set to hit the [...]
‘Wall Street’ Sequel Pushed Back to Fall
Gordon Gekko fans will have to wait an extra few months to see their favorite financial villain in Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.†The film was set for a release of April 23 but according to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox has decided to push the release of the film back until September 24. [...]
Terry Gilliam To Attempt ‘Don Quixote’ Again This Fall
Terry Gilliam’s attempt to make “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote†in 1999 led to one of the most disastrous film productions in history. One the first day of shooting, the crew discovered that the location was surrounded by constant noise from a nearby NATO aircraft target practice area. No big deal for Gilliam since [...]
