After getting the documentary treatment earlier this year in Casino Jack and the United States of Money, disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff now gets a dramatic version with Casino Jack [CSNOJ]. Kevin Spacey [KSPAC] has earned rave for his performance in the film which premiered earlier this week at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Originally set for release in October by Metropolitan, Casino Jack will now be distributed by ATO Pictures this December.
The classic E.T.A. Hoffmann story best known for inspiring the music from the Piotr Tchaikovsky ballet has gone steampunk in the latest feature adaptation of The Nutcracker [NUTCR], which will of course be in 3D. As revealed in the official U.S. trailer on Apple, the Nutcracker is a Pinocchio-like little boy while the Rat King and his minions are humaniods who possess technology far more adavanced than the Victorian Age.
Paramount has released the first trailer for the biographical drama The Fighter [FITER] on Apple. Mark Wahlberg [MWAHL] stars in his usual underdog role as real life boxer "Irish" Micky Ward who rose Rocky-like to a championship title. It's Invincible meets The Wrestler. Hopefully director David O. Russell [DORUS] and co-star Christian Bale [CBALE] could lift the material from the cliches typical of the Invincible into the awards-worthy level of The Wrestler.
The Fighter will open...
Disney has unspooled the full trailer for their suitable for boys adventure comedy Tangled [RAPUN] that's no longer a girlie princess movie called Rapunzel. The Shrek-like irreverent humor and send-up of classic fairy tales seems more like a response to imitate the success of DreamWorks Animation, rather than an attempt to capture the Disney magic of the 1990s when they produced a streak of 10 blockbuster classics from The Little Mermaid to Tarzan.
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...Sony has unveiled the trailer to the romantic adventure The Tourist [TOURI] that brings together Johnny Depp [JDEPP] and Angelina Jolie [AJOLI] for the first time. Depp plays an American vacationing in Italy who meets Jolie's mysterious woman which leads to international intrigue when he is mistaken for a wanted criminal. A remake of the French film Anthony Zimmer, the Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck directed The Tourist had gone through so many cast and director changes that it's a wonder...
Lionsgate has released the first teaser for the drama For Colored Girls [FCGRL]. Director Tyler Perry [TPERR] adapts the film from Ntozake Shange’s award-winning play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, the first time it is not one of his original material. With the teaser already filled with numerous Oscar-bait performances, who knows which or how many of the African-American actresses will emerge with a nomination. For Colored Girls had its release...
Blumhouse Productions has uploaded the first look at their upcoming horror film Insidious [NSIDI] directed by James Wan (Saw). Patrick Wilson [PWILS] and Rose Byrne [RBYRN] star as parents whose son falls into a coma and they are beset by vengeful spirits from another realm. Produced by Oren Peli, the film is part of the Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival.
As the only new wide release opening this weekend, Resident Evil: Afterlife [RESE4] easily topped the box office with an estimated $27.7 million. The addition of 3D helped the fourth film score the best opening in the zombie horror franchise yet. Though as with previous installments, the legs on the male-targeted sequel will decay quickly.
Sony Screen Gems also held the second spot as Takers [TAKER] grabbed $6.1 million in its thrid weekend. The heist thriller has hauled an impressive...
Just a month and a half away from its October 22nd release date, Warner Bros. has finally revealed the first trailer for Hereafter [HAFTR] on Apple. If you ever wonder what happened to The Sixth Sense's Cole Sear when he grows up, then Hereafter could be that unofficial sequel. Matt Damon [MDAMO] plays a man who can communicate with the dead, but has retired from being a psychic medium to the afterlife. However, his special gift is needed when he connects with a French woman who...
The first footage from the drama Passion Play which shows what happens when Mickey Rourke [MROUR] goes into a private booth to watch Megan Fox [MEFOX] spread her wings. She is a circus sideshow attraction who may or may not be an angel sent from heaven to help the troubled jazz musician find redemption in this modern fable. Directed by Mitch Glazer, Passion Play [PSNPL] premieres tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival.
