Cinema and Popcorn

When there was announced that Warner Bros. wanted Sean Penn ( Mystic River ) and Ryan Gosling ( Half Nelson ) for the 1940's crime drama Tales From the Gangster Squad , I thought it would be only an attempt to generate some buzz around the movie (nothing special that could deserve a post here) but now things are getting serious! Penn and Gosling are only two of the best working actors in Hollywood and seeing them acting alongside each other would be just great, but now we also have Josh Brolin ( Milk ): what an amazing cast! According to the reports, Penn is up to portray the legendary gangster Mickey Cohen, Gosling is set to play a cop who tries to bring Cohen to the justice and Brolin may be the Gosling's character working partner. According to Variety's reports, all the three actors mentioned before are highly active in the negociations for the roles that were offered to them, with Penn really close to sign contract! What a great acting showcase this movie can be if t...

There are a few updates on Christopher Nolan 's third Batman installment about Marion Cotillard ( La vie en rose ) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt 's ( (500) Days of Summer ) roles: "MARION COTILLARD AND JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT CAST IN CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S “THE DARK KNIGHT RISES” BURBANK, CA, April 19, 2011 – Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have joined the cast of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the epic conclusion to the Dark Knight legend. Cotillard will appear as Miranda Tate, a Wayne Enterprises board member eager to help a still-grieving Bruce Wayne resume his father’s philanthropic endeavors for Gotham. Gordon-Levitt will play John Blake, a Gotham City beat cop assigned to special duty under the command of Commissioner Gordon. The film reunites the actors with Christopher Nolan, who recently directed them in the award-winning blockbuster “Inception.” The director stated, “When you collaborate with p...

It seems that Penélope Cruz ( Volver ) said that she and Woody Allen will work again on "his next movie". The Spanish actress added that she can't say anything more due to the fact that Allen is really secretive, but she confirmed that it will be her next movie and older reports say it will happen in Rome. Remember that last time the Cruz&Allen team worked together was in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and Cruz received an Academy Award of Best Supporting Actress for playing an explosive and unstable ex-wife that were part of a love triangle. Hope it will be great, Woody... According to Collider, " Deadline reports that Universal has offered Hugh Jackman the role of the Huntsman in the Rupert Sanders-directed re-imagining of the classic fairy tale ." Viggo Mortensen ( The Lord of the Rings trilogy) dropped out of the project, but it seems that Universal is looking for another "movie star" for the movie and Hugh Jackman may get the lead role i...

I know we are in April and that there aren't real Oscar contenders, and the most promising ones weren't released yet. But let's make some silly predictions, based on how promising the projects, the direction works, the acting and the kind of screenplay seem to be. BEST PICTURE The Adventures of Tintin: the Secret of the Unicorn A Dangerous Method The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Hugo Cabret The Ides of March J. Edgar On the Road The Tree of Life War Horse Young Adult in consideration: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ; Like Crazy ; Moneyball ; We Bought a Zoo ; BEST LEADING ACTOR Leonardo DiCaprio for J. Edgar Michael Fassbender for A Dangerous Method Ryan Gosling for The Ides of March Woody Harrelson for Rampart Sam Riley for On the Road in consideration: Antonio Banderas ( La piel que habito ); Matt Damon ( We Bought a Zoo ); Johnny Depp ( The Rum Diary ); Mel Gibson ( The Beaver ); BEST LEADING ACTRESS Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs Rooney Mara for The G...