Avatar breaks $2 billion barrier at worldwide box office
James Cameron’s Avatar has surpassed the $2 billion mark at the international box office – just days after it broke the record held by the director’s 1997 drama Titanic.
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Bigelow triumphs at Directors Guild Awards
Kathryn Bigelow was handed the top prize at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards on Saturday night (30Jan10) – seeing off competition from her ex-husband James Cameron to land the coveted Best Director trophy.
Caligula director wants to make a 3-D porno?
WTF? Are we about to see dueling 3-D porn films? Italian filmmaker Tinto Brass, best known for the weird and abysmal 1979 film CALIGULA, indicates that he wants to redo it…
Pierre Morel discusses his 3D plans for Dune
Although director Pierre Morel is known for hard action (DISTRICT 13, TAKEN), he’s got big ideas for his adaptation of the huge sci-fi classic DUNE. Big enough that it might n…
Philip Seymour Hoffman is Mr. Crumpaker?
While JACK GOES BOATING at Sundance, Philip Seymour Hoffman wants to get in another role, one with a funny name, Mr. Crumpaker.
During the festival, Hoffman announced plan…
It’s Muppets or Kristen Wiig for one director
Back when I interviewed Judd Apatow last year, he mentioned that after a flurry of produced comedies that came out in 2008 and 2009, the only project he had ready to go before ca…
INTERVIEW: Edge of Darkness director Martin Campbell
Martin Campbell may not be a director you know by name but you certainly know his work. He directed one of the best James Bond films ever in CASINO ROYALE and pretty soo…
Trailers You May Have Missed
Every year, while compiling my list of the 100 Best Trailers of the Year, I run across some fantastic little indie trailers that pique my interest. Typically, these traile…
Gaspar Noe to shoot “joyful” sex in 3-D?
"Joyful" is probably not the first word that comes to mind when you think of director Gaspar Noe, or more accurately, his depiction of sex in film (IRREVERSIBLE). But i…
Bill Paxton gets the Knockout over Dennis Quaid
The known Steven Soderbergh freaks over at The Playlist have gotten themselves some exclusive news regarding a casting change-up to the prolific director’s upcoming spy thr…