Smart People came out on DVD this week.
The well-reviewed movie, which stars Dennis Quaid, Thomas Hayden Church, Sarah Jessica Parker and Ellen Page, includes a blooper reel on its DVD. Here's a look at it:
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According to Variety, George Clooney has bought the rights to Jonathan Mahler's legal thriller The Challenge.
The book is based on the long campaign waged by U.S. Navy lawyer Charles Swift and Georgetown law professor Neal Katyal to ensure a fair trial for Salim Hamdan, the bodyguard and driver of Osama bin Laden.
It's unclear at this time if Clooney will direct, write or star in The Challenge. Perhaps all three!
On August 7, Hamdan was sentenced by a panel of military officers at Guantanamo Bay to a prison term of 66 months, including time already served.
The Yemeni-born convict was found guilty of material support for terrorism, but cleared of the more serious charges of conspiracy to commit murder, seen by some analysts as a victory for retired naval officer Swift's efforts.
The role of Ben Carson in the new horror movie Mirrors doesn't seem like too much of a stretch for Kiefer Sutherland. The character yells a lot and tries to save people he loves.
Sounds a bit like Jack Bauer, doesn't it?
Still, even Jack Bauer has never dealt with evil mirrors, as Sutherland must in this film. He recently talked about it with Moviehole.
"Horror films, for me growing up weren't a genre of film that could give you any stronger a visceral reaction through watching it," the actor said when asked why he was attracted to Mirrors. "I had always heard that as an actor that is something that would draw you to a genre film. You can actually affect an audience that powerfully, and that quickly, so the genre was something I was really interested in."
Sutherland disagrees with our assessment of the similiarities between Bauer and Carson, saying:
"This character is obviously very different and when you put the two together you can really see that, and because 24 is such a strong backdrop I think you really will see that this is a departure from that work.
I'm still trapped in my own physical body, with my own voice, and my sense of interpretation, so there are going to be similarities in everything that I do. But, I think the fact that 24 is such a strong backdrop of where I am in my career right now, this film was a great opportunity to show another part of a reflected image."
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull comes out on DVD on October 14. Here's what you can expect from the two-disc set:
Disc 1:
Disc 2:
Considering the rather vast appeal of the Star Wars franchise, it's safe to assume that Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be a hit at the box office.
For those unsure about what this animated feature is all about, though, here's a look at how various critics have reacted to it...
- This isn't the Star Wars we've always known and at least sometimes loved... -- Variety
- Though visually engaging, the feature is a mixed bag of the strengths and weaknesses of the sci-fi world Lucas created 30 years ago... -- Emanuel Levy
- A worthy addition to the original six-film cycle, staying true to the spirit of the series while overhauling it in a number of important ways... -- About.com
- Anakin's a real mannequin in this stiffly-executed CG feature. Strained attempts at comedy are reserved for the constant bickering between Anakin and Ahsoka, who form something of a bizarre dysfunctional family along with the Hutt-let...-- The Hollywood Reporter
According to ComingSoon.net, 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks/Paramount will release Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in both conventional theaters and IMAX.
Here are quick overviews of each of those summer 2009 blockbusters:
In a new interview with GQ, Pineapple Express star James Franco opens up about his past of bad movies - and his future of making out with Sean Penn.
On making a few bad films: “I wanted to be the best actor that I could be. It’s just sad for me, because I know I worked so hard, and I just feel like in some way I kind of blew it. It’s just hard to get away from what I see as the stain of these bad movies.”
On kissing costar Sean Penn in the movie Milk: “The first kiss of the movie was out on Haight Street, with, like, 200 people watching, outside. I’m sure in the end it will be a really cool shot, but it starts close and then it takes maybe a minute. That’s a long time on film with everybody watching, and, like, a fake moustache getting in your mouth. It was long enough that you couldn’t help but thinking, ‘Oh, my God, I’m kissing Spicoli.’”
In actuality, Dane Cook recently said in his MySpace blog that he loves his upcoming movie, My Best Friend's Girl. He wrote it "is the best/funniest film I've done yet." That doesn't say much, of course.
The comedian went on to absolutely slam the poster for the romantic comedy. We guess Cook though he was being funny, but we think he was just biting the Hollywod hand that feeds him.
Here are excerpts from the aforementioned blog, with Cook explaining why he hates the My Best Friend's Girl poster:
Here are a few things that truly blow about my upcoming movie poster to promote the release of the film opening on September 19th:
Graphics:
Whoever photoshopped our poster must have done so at taser point with 3 minutes to fulfill their hostage takers deranged obligations. They should have called Donnie Hoyle and had him give a tutorial using "You Suck at Photoshop" templates. This is so glossy it makes Entertainment Weekly look wooden.
My head:
The left side of my face seems to be melting off of my skull. I guess I am looking directly into the Ark of the Covenant? Are they going for the bells palsy thing here? My left side looks like Brittany Spears' vagina.
The Stare.
My character apparently has fallen in love with a strand of Kate Hudsons hair. Kate's mannequin is desperately in love with the inside of my right ear while Jason is half stunned, half corsage.
Final thoughts:
I set out to make a movie like the contemporary men and women, that you and I respect, are making. My generation of comedians, actors, directors and producers that I wish to collaborate with as I build a solid body of work.
A slew of celebrities took to the red carpet for last night's world premiere of Tropic Thunder.
Below, we've included thumbnails of a few of the movie's stars at the event. Click on them for larger versions...
Here's a look inside the one significant stuio movie being release today on DVD...
Smart People
Stars: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Page, Thomas Hayden Church
Why you should rent it: For proof that Juno was not a one-hit wonder for Page.
