Synopsis – A major league baseball player, Moe Berg, lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services. My Take – Hollywood studios have given us a great deal of baseball films, and a lot of excellent spy films, but what if we could mix up the genres for a single film? Based on the book ‘The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious … Continue reading The Catcher Was a Spy (2018) Review!!!
Surpassing expectations, Universal and Amblin Entertainment‘s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom got off to a strong start. With an estimated $150 million for Fallen Kingdom, this is only the second time ever two different films have brought in over $100 million over two consecutive weekends. The first time was in 2007 when Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End opened with $114.7 million following Shrek the … Continue reading ‘Jurassic World 2’ Stomps To a $150M Debut at the BO!!!
Yesterday, the 2018 Sundance Film Festival announced its full lineup, and along with the films they mentioned, they released the first images for the indies. The festival looks like it has an incredibly strong lineup next year with new movies from Gus Van Sant, Bart Layton, Reed Morano, Boots Riley, and many more. With such an incredible lineup of movies, I wouldn’t be surprised if … Continue reading First Images from Sundance 2018 Films ‘Futile and Stupid Gesture’, ‘Lizzie’, and More!!! Check It Out!!!
Producers are usually eager to get their films into prestigious film festivals as quickly as possible, so they can start getting distribution locked down, or push awards season campaigns. This spring at Cannes, both Lynne Ramsay’s “You Were Never Really Here” and Ruben Ostlund’s “The Square” screened in unfinished versions. In fact, Ramsay’s film was so fresh, it didn’t even have end credits ready for … Continue reading ‘The Catcher Was A Spy’ Starring Paul Rudd and Guy Pearce Pulled From TIFF!!
Jeremy Renner is taking aim at legendary gunfighter John Henry “Doc” Holliday. PalmStar Media has optioned the rights to two Mary Doria Russell novels, Doc and Epitaph: A Novel of the O.K. Corral, that are being developed as a Renner starring vehicle. PalmStar’s Kevin Frakes will produce the as-yet untitled film alongside Renner and Don Handfield’s The Combine, a company whose credits include the Michael … Continue reading Jeremy Renner to Play Famed Gunslinger ‘Doc’ Holliday in New Film!!!
