Hostel director Eli Roth just unleashed the trailer for his horror movie Thanksgiving and it's fair to say that this is not what the Pilgrims had in mind when they carved their first turkey. Thanksgiving began life as a fake trailer included in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's 2007 double bill Grindhouse. The clip promoted an imaginary slasher film which appeared to serve up beheadings aplenty. As the voiceover teased: " Read More...
Uncertainty still clouds the new Lord of the Rings movies that Warner Bros. and Embracer Group announced earlier this year. Will they tell a new story set in Middle-earth like Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? Or will they try and bring a new perspective to J.R.R. Tolkien's original tale, like the studio plans to do with its upcoming Harry Potter series? We'll likely find out soon, and Elijah Wood is cautiously optimistic. Read More...
Even some of Hollywood’s most in-demand actresses have to occasionally beg for work. Take Elizabeth Banks. The star of 40-year-old Virgin, W., and Zack and Miri Make a Porno tells me that her upcoming 30 Rock gig resulted from her reaching out to the Emmy-winning comedy and not the other way around. “I definitely put feelers out, like, ‘I would love to be on your show,'” she confesses. “And they did it. Read More...