Guys, it is really time that we sit down and have a long, hard discussion. I don't know which of you keeps suggesting that we continually adapt and remake the beloved TV series and films of our youth but it has got to stop... especially after hearing today's announcement that Fox 2000 is reviving the '60s talking horse series Mister Ed for the big screen.
According to Variety, Christopher Nolan tops the shortlist to helm Warner Bros.' Twilight Zone reboot, but he's not alone on the list of potential candidates; Michael Bay, Alfonso Cuaron, and Rupert Wyatt are also in the mix to direct the big-budget, single-story version based on Rod Serling's original sci-fi television series. Nolan may have an in with producer Leonardo DiCaprio and the studio that released his last five films, not to mention the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises. But should he get the gig?
Forty-five years ago today, a baby boy named Adam Richard Sandler was born to an electrical engineer and a nursery school teacher in Brooklyn. After breaking big on Saturday Night Live at the age of 24, Sandler would go on to become one of the most successful actor-comedians of our generation and an even more successful movie producer. In spite of the scathing reviews that his films generate, we still love him as an entertainer, laugh maker and occasionally dramatic actor. So gather around the cake, sing-squawk a few off-key bars of "Happy Birthday" and let's name Sandler's finest onscreen moment.
Labor Day isn't the only reason to roll out the grill and invite your friends over: The one and only Werner Herzog was born on this day in 1942. The intervening decades would establish him as a leader of the New German Cinema, a dramatic visionary, a relentlessly curious documentarian, the paragon of ecstatic truth, and one of modern movies' most enduringly intriguing filmmakers. Let's wish Herzog a happy 69th birthday with a run through some of his greatest achievements.
On Tuesday, Star Wars fans became outraged upon learning that George Lucas had apparently digitally inserted a Darth Vader scream in the Blu-ray version of Return of the Jedi, available as part of the remastered HD trilogy out in September. It's a possible change which raises the question: Is a two-second "Noooo" really worth getting that worked up over?
On this day, 53 years ago, Timothy Walter Burton was born in Burbank, California to parents Bill and Jean. Over the course of the next five decades, the boy from Burbank would go on to direct fifteen feature films in his signature dark, quirky style, seven of which featured his long-time collaborator Johnny Depp. To celebrate Burton's birthday, let's look back at the director's most wonderfully eccentric characters before choosing a favorite.
Ten years ago today, when the R&B singer Aaliyah -- whose music videos were often just as cinematic as her acting ventures -- died in a plane crash, she was a burgeoning film star with a couple of major flicks under her belt and plans to co-star in the Matrix sequels. Let's take a quick look back at her filmography, reflect on her screen merits, and try to drown out the goth-rock soundtrack to Queen of the Damned.
Twitter is at it again with a special movie-related meme. This time it's #foodmovies, or film titles made snackable through food puns and wordplay. Can you topple the list of five best #foodmovies we found on Twitter? We added our own to make the challenge even more difficult.
We still may not know for sure whether Pixar is planning a Toy Story 4, but we do know that sixteen years ago -- long before Buzz and Woody grossed nearly $2 billion at the global box office -- Pixar was having a difficult time titling John Lasseter's toy project. So much so that the studio enlisted all of their employees to brainstorm ideas, some of which have surfaced on the Internet today.
The glamorously screwball Kristen Wiig, who celebrates her 38th birthday today, is now a burgeoning screen star who is successfully elevating the zany and/or downtrodden aspects of her SNL characters into full-fledged performances. What's her most underrated moment on the screen so far?
You raised him up -- to the heights of a movie star, I mean! Josh Groban, the affable Oprah favorite with the groin-jitteringly rich voice, was a major perk of Crazy, Stupid, Love as Emma Stone's all-wrong boyfriend Richard. Now he's set to star on something called "television" as Ed Helms' onscreen brother on The Office. Are we at the dawn of Josh Groban's big-time jump to screen stardom?
It has been a big week for Oscar-winner birthdays. First Robert De Niro and Sean Penn celebrated their own milestones and now Robert Redford, the Santa Monica-born actor, director and founder of the Sundance Film Festival rings in his 75th year today. Click through to blow out the candles for the Oscar winner and determine which of his many brilliant onscreen roles deserves to be called his best.
It seems like Sean Penn schedules his birthday the day after Madonna's almost every single year, which shows his true character. But let this not be a day of judgment! The 51-year-old thesp is the pride of Gen X's acting pool, and with good reason: The two-time Oscar winner is a commanding presence, a distinct powerhouse, and a whiz with punchy dialogue. What's his best line in a movie?
On August 17, 1943, Robert De Niro was born in New York City to parents Robert De Niro Sr. and Virginia Admiral. Over the course of the next six decades, the younger De Niro rose to become one of the most acclaimed actors in the history of Hollywood, as well as a paycheck player seemingly willing to star in anything. (Hello, New Year's Eve!) In honor of Bobby's big birthday, let's celebrate the less-lauded performances he's given in his career. What's Robert De Niro's finest slumming performance?
Yes, I already toasted Madonna's birthday yesterday in that hilarious 'Verbal Vogueing' clip you watched over and over again (RIGHT?), but it's time to make The Mother of Reinvention's 53rd anniversaire official with the Movieline treatment. Now, as a functioning human being, I understand that Madonna isn't the best actress of our generation, but I contend that she's had some under-heralded moments in film. Do you have a favorite underrated Madonna moment on the big screen?
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