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Jennifer Love Hewitt Joins the Indie Ensemble Drama 'Cafe'

Jennifer Love Hewitt is making her way back to the big screen! The gorgeous 30-year-old actress has been absent from starring roles since Garfield in 2004 and its sequel in 2006. Love Hewitt has joined the cast of the film Cafe, an indie ensemble drama from writer-director Marc Erlbaum (via THR). Also a part of the ensemble cast are Jamie Kennedy, Alexa Vega, Madeline Carroll, Daniel Eric Gold and Hubble Palmer. The film is about a group of Philadelphia residents who frequent the local West Philly Grounds coffee shop where Hewitt's character Claire works. Shooting already started earlier this month in Philadelphia.

⥤ Posted May 18 in Casting, Movie News | 10 Comments

Cannes 2009 Review: Lars von Trier's Antichrist

By Alex Billington

Am I as screwed up as either of the characters in Antichrist if I say I had a blast watching this? Maybe it was the excitement in the air before it started, or maybe it was the combination of the laughs, shrieks, cheers, and jeers throughout Lars von Trier's latest film, but I think I enjoyed it. See that's the problem - Antichrist is fucked up. In a good way? Or in a bad way? Even I don't know the answer to that question (or maybe that's something you'll decide for yourself), but I can tell you it's one hell of an exhilarating experience watching this. My gut feeling coming out of it is that I actually liked it, screwed up or not.

⥤ Posted May 17 in Cannes Film Festival 09, Opinions | 24 Comments

Cannes 2009 Review: Alejandro Amenabar's Agora

By Alex Billington

A historical epic at Cannes? That doesn't seem right, but indeed, Agora fits, not perfectly, but it's a good Cannes period piece, at least. In his latest ambitious film Agora, Spanish-Chilean director Alejandro Amenabar takes us back to ancient Egypt, in the city of Alexandria around the year 391 A.D. We are shown the story of the professor and philosopher Hypatia (Rachel Weisz), and the events that occur in Alexandria around her, mainly the rise of Christianity. Agora boasts some wonderful production design and presents a fascinating look at the religious feuds of the time, but otherwise struggles with some writing problems.

⥤ Posted May 17 in Cannes Film Festival 09, Opinions | 10 Comments

Worth Watching - May 17: Van Diemen's Land Teaser Trailer

By Alex Billington

One late night last week, my friend Eric of IONCinema.com showed me the trailer for a film called Van Diemen's Land. I hadn't heard of it, and I didn't know what to expect, but was instantly mesmerized. As you'll see below in this trailer, it's stunning for a 45-second first look at a film. The title pertains to an actual piece of Australian wilderness known as Van Diemen's Land, referring to the island of Tasmania. While some of you might've gotten this from the trailer, I'll just explain anyway, that it's a story about cannibalism, so proceed with caution. The gritty visual style and stark minimalism of this is what completely sold me.

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⥤ Posted May 17 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 37 Comments

Could We See Khan or an Older Kirk in Star Trek Sequels?

By Alex Billington

We're happy to report that as of this weekend, J.J. Abrams' Star Trek will have made at least a total of $116 million (in the US) at the box office, which means not only is it a huge success, but a sequel is definitely going to happen. I, for one, can't wait, because the new crew that Abrams introduced us to was fantastic, and all I wanted to see at the end was their next journey. So what of a sequel? We've been talking for the last few weeks primarily about Wolverine spin-offs and sequels, so let's finally turn our focus to Star Trek. Two of the most popular ideas involve the villain Khan and an old Captain Kirk, meaning William Shatner.

⥤ Posted May 17 in Discussion, Hype, Movie News | 49 Comments

Universal Music Picks Up Around The World In 50 Years

By Alex Billington

You've never heard of Around The World In 50 Years? Neither have I, so let's get introduced together. ScreenDaily is reporting that the Belgium animated film Around The World In 50 Years, directed by Ben Stassen (of Fly Me to the Moon last year), has been picked up Universal Music Group, not Universal Pictures, but rather the massive recording industry side of the corporation. The film tells the story of the epic journey of a turtle named Hatchling Shelly (seen above), who starts in 1959 and swims through a world that is being changed by global warming. The time span of the film follows the history of rock and roll.

⥤ Posted May 17 in Indies, Movie News, Opinions | 5 Comments

Chris Hemsworth Officially Cast as Kenneth Branagh's Thor

By Alex Billington

It looks like we finally have our Thor! After months and months of casting rumors, Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Australian actor Chris Hemsworth has been cast as the Norse God of Thunder. You may not know Hemsworth by name yet, but if you've seen Star Trek, you know his face - he played Kirk's father George Kirk in the opening of that movie. Finke says that he got the role through some insistence on the part of his agent, and once he got on tape for a reading the second time, he was in. Hemsworth also scored the lead role in MGM's remake of Red Dawn that's also in development this year.

⥤ Posted May 16 in Casting, Movie News | 59 Comments

Cannes 2009 Video Blog #1 with Guest Sperling Reich

By Alex Billington

Although we're officially 4 days into the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, this is my very first video blog. Apologies for taking so long getting this posted, as it's been a challenge to find time for two of us to chat films. I've been working my ass off at Cannes so far - whenever I'm not in a screening, I'm working hard to keep the site updated every day. In the very first video blog below, I'm joined by Sperling Reich (find him on Twitter), who attends every major film festival, and has returned to Cannes for the 11th time. We talk about Park Chan-wook's Thirst, Jane Campion's Bright Star, and Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock. Enjoy!

⥤ Posted May 16 in Cannes Film Festival 09, Opinions | 9 Comments

Taylor Kitsch is Really Excited About More Potential Gambit

By Alex Billington

So do we! Canadian actor Taylor Kitsch, who played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, is ecstatic about his character's potential return. Rotten Tomatoes caught up with Kitsch at Cannes, where he was previously unaware that a sequel had even been greenlit. "I hadn't heard that was going to happen! You have my brain going now about what I'd love to do with Gambit!" And that's just the start of his enthusiasm, as Kitsch really goes off. "I'm just excited to go deeper into Gambit. It's a flattering thing when people say that the only shitty part about the character is we didn't see enough of him. If that's the case, bring it on."

⥤ Posted May 16 in Hype, Movie News, Opinions | 42 Comments

Cannes 2009 Review: Jacques Audiard's Un Prophete

By Alex Billington

I had never seen a Jacques Audiard film before today, but now I want to go back watch all of his films. I was waiting to finally discover something exceptional here at Cannes, and this it. I caught Audiard's Un Prophete - which stands for just A Prophet in English - this morning and was mesmerized. Even though it has an immense 150 minute running time and it was very early in the morning, I was captivated from start to finish, never at all restless. From Tahar Rahim's stand out performance to Alexandre Desplat's amazing score to Stéphane Fontaine's wonderful cinematography, everything about Un Prophete is exceptional.

⥤ Posted May 16 in Cannes Film Festival 09, Opinions | 4 Comments

Martin Scorsese Preserves Films Through Digital Distribution

By Christopher Campbell

Film preservation and restoration used to involve, for the most part, actual film. Despite the fact that we still use the word "film," digital technology is being used more and more to preserve, restore, archive and distribute movies. Even Martin Scorsese, who is just as well-regarded as a film preservationist and historian as he is a master filmmaker, announced on Friday in Cannes (via Variety) that the World Cinema Foundation, which is devoted to restoring endangered cinematic works, has partnered with B-Side Entertainment, the Criterion Collection and The Auteurs to distribute WCF-restored titles online.

⥤ Posted May 16 in Editorials, Indies, Movie News | 3 Comments

Anton Corbijn Helming A Very Private Gentleman Adaptation

By Alex Billington

Anton Corbijn - A Very Private Gentleman

Photographer Anton Corbijn is back for more! Corbijn's directorial debut was the black and white biopic Control from 2007 and he's just announced his follow-up. Focus Features is developing an adaptation of Martin Booth's A Very Private Gentleman with Corbijn set to direct. 28 Weeks Later writer Rowan Joffe will adapt the screenplay. The story surrounds an assassin known as Mr. Butterfly who hides out in an idyllic Italian town where he will carry out one final assignment. Going against his usual aversion to human connections, he engages in friendship and romance in the village, a decision that complicates his work.

⥤ Posted May 16 in Movie News, Opinions | 4 Comments

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