My, how things change.Last August, actor Idris Elba (aka Stringer Bell of THE WIRE, THE LOSERS) was slated to play Dr. Alex Cross, the bestselling creation of James Patterson, in a new film. David Twohy (PITCH BLACK, A PERFECT GETAWAY) was to write and direct.Now...
The scene:Five college buddies are driving to Mexico. The car, belonging to Phil, runs out of gas in the middle of nowhere.Gardner comes up with an idea: They will use some steel cable (from a nearby fence) to hook the car up to the back of an oncoming train. Upon...
Ok, this is not even remotely, crime related, but I am a fan of Whit Stillman and feel the need to mention this.This fall will see the debut of DAMSELS IN DISTRESS, a new film by Whit Stillman (LAST DAYS OF DISCO, DID is, according to The Playlist, about "a group...
Written and Directed by Mike Leigh Starring: Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Leslie Manville December, 2011 2hrs, 11 minutes If there ever was a film that succeeded on great acting, great dialogue and an original idea, Another Year is it. I don’t remember a finer...
Rear Adm. George Tarrant (Fredric March): Where do we get such men? They leave this ship and they do their job. Then they must find this speck lost somewhere pn the sea. When the find it they have to land on it's pitching deck. Where do we get such men? William...
Vincent Cassell can currently been seen in BLACK SWAN with Natalie Portman. while he was doing P.R. for it, he spoke with Obsessed with Film. Among the topics was the prospects of him reuniting with Viggo Mortensen and director David Cronenberg for a sequel to the...
