Now this is the way to get hooked into Kim Ji-woon's brutal cat-and-mouse serial killer thriller I Saw the Devil: By ratcheting up the tension, the dueling nemeses, the copious blood spatter, and the kind of insane, ultra-violent vengeance that Korean cinema has rained down upon the world in recent years. Because nothing says "I must avenge my dead beloved" like hunting down her killer and becoming a face-bashing, foot-stabbing serial killer-killer yourself.
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You might not realize this, but The Amazing Spider-Man -- the Marc Webb-directed reboot of the Spidey mythology due in theaters next summer -- already exists. Sorta: The Amazing Spider-Man was actually the title of a late '70s made-for-TV movie and subsequent series. Revisiting that long-forgotten series is a peek back in time because it comes from that strange era (or, depending on your perspective, great era) of television: The late '70s to early '90s. A time which gave us some of the goofiest opening credit sequences in the history of the medium. In the spirit of the original Amazing Spider-Man, let's look at ten of the cheesiest television opening credits of all-time.
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· That bubbling noise you're hearing right now isn't the shoddy plumbing in your office building -- it's the hot water surrounding pop superstar -- and movie star! -- Justin Bieber. "I really don't believe in abortion," the Biebs tells Rolling Stone. "It's like killing a baby?" Would he feel differently in the case of rape? "Um. Well, I think that's really sad, but everything happens for a reason. I guess I haven't been in that position, so I wouldn't be able to judge that." Click ahead to see the Rolling Stone cover and to read Bieber's thoughts on U.S. health care, then stick around for more Buzz Break.
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You can't make this stuff up. That mystery Lindsay Lohan representative who called The Late Show with David Letterman and said the troubled star wanted to read the Top-10 list on Thursday? Turns out it was her father Michael. He tells TMZ that Linsday "knew full well" about the appearance, and was happy to appear, until her actual representatives shut it down. Lamented Papa Lohan. "Anything positive that I bring into her life ... [her people] try to nix it." SFX: Cuckoo clock. [TMZ]
"We have to now call it The Charlie Sheen/Dan Patrick Show," so said Charlie Sheen on the phone with Dan Patrick again on the Wednesday morning edition of The Dan Patrick Show. You'll recall that Sheen spent 28 minutes on Monday discussing his dislike of sobriety and the Albert Pujols-like value he holds to CBS, but in their latest chat the star seemed most concerned with his Two and a Half Men producer, Chuck Lorre.
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If you've read a celebrity profile about an ingenue in the last few years -- or even few weeks -- the chances are good that you've seen some variation on this introduction: "[Insert starlet here] loves breakfast so much that when I met her for an interview, she was already chowing down on [insert unexpected food here]." Well, courtesy of film publicist Jeremy Walker, there's finally a term for this ever-present cliché: DIPE.
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Also in this Wednesday edition of The Broadsheet: The Nazis really loved 3-D... Megan Ellison is saving culture one film at a time... some news about another possible Terminator movie... and more ahead.
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While the the authorship consensus on the first Exit Through the Giftshop-related Oscar Campaign Art favored Mr. Brainwash, two new pieces have surfaced in LA that many sites say are the work of the Banksy himself. Though I suppose if you think Banksy is Mr. Brainwash, then these pieces bring the campaign art tally to three. Anyway, it seems that Banksy has at least made it to LA and that he's not giving up the golden statue without a fight. Well, assuming that he indeed created these pieces. But hey, they are fueling the buzz either way, so all aboard the Banksy Oscar train! Click through to see murals and send kind thoughts to the Academy, who are probably even more uneasy now.
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And the title for the Sherlock Holmes sequel will be... Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. This one lends itself to a lot of questions. What are the rules to this game? And what is objective of the shadows? Are they the shadows of the people playing or different neutral shadows that show up only to play games? Really though, the latest string of title announcements, from Transformers to The Dark Knight, really just has me wondering what the brainstorming process is like for these goofy, completely meaningless franchise titles. Fortunately, I stumbled across (read: made up) a transcript from the crucial studio executive meeting that birthed this latest title. Read on to see how the magic happens.
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Ah, the audacity of screenwriters! Are we really supposed to believe that Sam Worthington is going to consider having an affair when he's happily married to Keira Knightley? And in turn, is Knightley really going to consider some other guy than Worthington? Okay, maybe. In any case, the trailer for this Toronto closing night film about very-attractive people considering cheating on their very attractive significant others has hit, and unlike many films in this vein that focus on the voyeuristic, mean-spirited thrill, it appears to examine the situation with a well-observed level of sincerity and gravity.
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· Over the weekend, Dixon Gaines mentioned this seismic meet-up of heaven's gatekeepers Johnny Depp and Justin Bieber, and finally we have video evidence of the Rango press conference in all its sky-shattering glory. Beliebers, stand up! Depphards, puff out your chests! Others, be afraid. [YouTube]
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This Friday, Martin Lawrence's Big Momma's House franchise embarks on its third outing (Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son) in an attempt to pass the gender-bending comedy torch to a new generation. The "men in dresses" subgenre, however, is nothing new. Why, fellas have been going undercover as ladies for years on the silver screen! (And, believe it or not, Tyler Perry is not the reigning box office king of cross-dressing comedy.) Hit the jump as we count-down the most bankable cross-dressing male movie stars of all time.
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At this rate, Men In Black III might star Jaden Smith. Production on the big-budget threequel (in 3-D!) -- which was supposed to resume in New York this week -- has reportedly been delayed until March 28 because of "script problems." Men In Black III, with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones returning to their roles, is due in theaters in May 2012. No truth to the rumor that Sony is considering changing the film's title to Men in Black: Turn Off the Dark. [LAT/24 Frames]
It may seem ridiculous to compare a Disney-made teenage pop star to a legendary grunge artist remembered just as much for his impressive song catalog as his tragic suicide, but that is a parallel that Miley's father, Billy Ray Cyrus, drew freely in a recent interview with GQ. "I'm concerned about Miley," Cyrus told the magazine. "I think that [Kurt Cobain's] world was just spinning so fast and he had so many people around him that didn't help him." Was the concerned father onto something -- especially considering Miley's recent fall from grace and experimentation with drugs? Movieline investigates the surprising similarities between the star's respective situations ahead.
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