Vera Farmiga and James Caan Join “Henry’s Crime”
Vera Farmiga and James Caan are joining Keanu Reeves in “Henry’s Crime.”
The movie is a romantic comedy that will be directed by Malcolm Venville (44 Inch Chest).
The script was written by Sacha Gervasi (Anvil! The Story of Anvil).
In the film, Reeves plays a big-hearted man who is falsely accused of pulling a robbery on a bank in Buffalo. Farmiga will play the love interest of Reeves’ character.
It isn’t clear what role James Caan will have.
The movie will begin production in New York in late 2009.
Farmiga will next be seen with George Clooney in the Jason Reitman-directed “Up in the Air.” She also stars in the Niki Caro-directed “The Vintner’s Luck.”
Reeves is producing with Mimran, Schur, Hamel and Lemore Syvan (”The Private Lives of Pippa Lee“). Scott Fischer will be executive producer.
District 9 Review
“District 9” is a gritty faux documentary that takes us to Johannesburg in South Africa to witness the momentous arrival of a towering alien spaceship. Instead of heavenly voices and benevolent, super-intelligent space brothers, us humans are greeted by a race of starving, diseased, crustacean-like creatures whose crumbling UFO has simply run out of gas. Unsure of what to do with these million or so wretched refugees, South Africa sets up District 9, an alien internment camp eerily reminiscent of the Apartheid-era slums. Apparently, they’re just too “alien” to cuddle up to.
The aforementioned screwing of yourself is no longer of any concern to me, because frankly, District 9 is a smarter and more action-packed story than what you guys probably would have tried to get them to do with a Halo flick. My guess is you would’ve pushed for a PG-13 rating to get more people in seats. Also, you would have cast Brad Pitt as Master Chief, if given the chance. Instead, Jackson and Blomkamp went straight for the jugular with a very violent R, and then made the choice of casting one of Blomkamp’s friends, a non-actor, mind you, in the lead role. I suppose you would find that to be a disaster, wouldn’t you?…read more [ScreenJunkies]
And yet here sits District 9–the best non-Pixar film of the season, squatting amid the debris like a Tiffany’s necklace in a landfill. To be sure, it remains a proud B-movie, with a concept cribbed from Alien Nation and held together by the remains of producer Peter Jackson’s aborted Halo movie. And yet it brims with breathtaking originality, putting dozens of larger pictures to shame with its wit, soulfulness and imagination. The splat factor remains quite high, fully justifying its R-rating and capped by a spectacular extended fight which leaves the viewer exhausted. To a certain extent, such earthy pleasures are fully the point of the exercise. But District 9 refuses to be bound by them, girding its drive-in credentials with humanity, depth, and an admittedly obvious but deftly executed message about just how inhuman we humans can be…read more [Mania]
3-D Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Poster
A brand new 3-D poster for the upcoming 3-D animated comedy “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” voiced by Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Bruce Campbell, James Caan, Mr T, Tracy Morgan and Andy Samberg has been released.
Movie studios are always looking to promote their films in new and exciting ways, with the goal of connecting with moviegoers and expanding the movie experience beyond the theater. The advent of cutting edge 3-D movies has made this task more essential than ever — and Virtual Images’ 3-D movie poster displays offer the ideal solution for studios.
Columbia Pictures‘ and Sony Pictures Animation’s “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” is inspired by the children’s book of the same name. The movie, based on a town where food falls from the sky like rain, will be released in 3-D in theaters nationwide.
First “Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs” Clip
The first clip from 3D animated “Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs” has hit the web. The movie actually is the follow-up to “Surf’s Up” from a few years ago, which is co-directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
The screenplay co-written by both Lord and Miller is inspired by the children’s book, written by author Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett, of the same name.
The animated movie is about Flint Lockwood, an inventor, who tries to solve the world hunger problem and invents the ability to turn water into food, causing it to rain food all day long.
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” voiced by Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Andy Samberg, Mr T and Tracy Morgan is set for US release on September 18, 2009.
Killer Movie Deaths
Take a look at this interesting list of bad guys deaths scenes – the best of the big screens, not-so-happy…but always ball-clenching endings.
“The Godfather” (1972) – Death Toll
Sonny (James Caan) gets spectacularly snuffed when he leaves the Corleone compound and hits the highway to go into Manhattan and kick the crap out of brother-in-law Carlo for beating up his sister, Connie. Sadly, the toll booth traffic proves a lot tougher than usual when hot-headed Sonny gets sandwiched between two sedans whose wheelmen hop out with machine guns and unload enough lead into his La Bonza to rebuild Baghdad and leave him look like puddle of bloody Bolognese sauce on the side of the road.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Funny Trailer
Sony Pictures has debuted the first full trailer for 3D animated “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” follow-up to “Surf’s Up” from a few years ago, which is directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Inspired by the children’s book, written by author Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett, of the same name, the movie is about Flint Lockwood, an inventor, who tries to solve the world hunger problem and invents the ability to turn water into food, causing it to rain food all day long.
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” voiced by Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Andy Samberg, Mr T and Tracy Morgan is set for US release on September 18, 2009.
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