With a director (Barry Levinson) that hasn’t had a hit in almost 20 years and a $20 million actor that can’t sell a movie where he’s not dressed in make-up, the filmmakers of the planned Whitey Bulger biopic BLACK MASS went to Cannes to try and find investors for their “indie” film about the Boston [...]
The story of Whitey Bulger has been brewing in Hollywood for some time now, going through several incarnations but never really landing anywhere. The most exciting news popped up in October of 2011 when it was announced that Ben Affleck might be directing a Whitey Bulger biopic, starring his BFF Matt Damon and brother Casey [...]
As is often the case with Blu-ray releases of films that were previously available on DVD (and yes, VHS too), sometimes movies garner a “cult” following that may exceed their original merit. I feel this way about a lot of ‘classics’… but the feeling isn’t limited to watching older movies at home. I admit, I [...]
Posted by: Zack Bruce So far, GOTTI: IN THE SHADOW OF MY FATHER feels like a direct to DVD kind of film. John Travolta, Al Pacino and Kelly Preston may be in the cast but I’m still leery. Ben Foster who also serves as a producer on the film has now signed on to play John Gotti Jr. The [...]
Nearly 23 years since its original release, most fans look back fondly on RAIN MAN as they remember the incredible performance from Dustin Hoffman as the autistic Raymond Babbitt. Many autistic or mentally handicapped characters have been depicted on film, but none are more endearing to the American public than Raymond. This has a lot [...]
Wannabe actor Jimmy Alto is slumming through Hollywood trying to get that one big break every aspiring actor dreams of, problem is it just isn’t happening for him. With his woman at her wits end, Jimmy and his bumbling sidekick William unwittingly begin a series of events that end up creating a fictitious vigilante organization [...]
There’s a lot going on in THE NATURAL. So much so that most critics spend their time talking about the greater message the film has about life and love and less time talking about the fact this is a baseball movie. As all sports can be a metaphor for something greater, this film uses baseball [...]
