Weekend To Do/News

Hi:

Our internet was down most of the morning so this is the first chance I’ve had to write my notes.

Not much new in TV News this week. Been seeing a lot of ‘promos’ for the new shows….

MOVIE NEWS

Keanu Reeves has signed on to play the humanoid alien in the 1951 remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still (that starred Michael Rennie). Production is due to start in late Fall or early 2008.

Well, Oliver Stone is at it again! He is in the process of closing a deal with UA to finance PINKVILLE starring Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum. The story centers on the 1968 MyLai massacre in Vietnam. This will be the fourth time Stone has directed a film focussed on the Vietnam war. The first was PLATOON, followed by HEAVEN AND EARTH and then BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. Bruce will play an Army General who supervises the investigation of the massacre by US soldiers. Tatum will play a helicoptor pilot who sees what is happening and puts his helicopter between the villagers and the soldiers slaughtering them. Sounds like another intense, controversial film for Oliver. I’ll keep you posted on any news of this film.

Sweeney Todd ‘powers that be’ have decided to open WIDE on December 21st rather than the usual NYC and LA in Dec. and worldwide in January. I’m sure this is partly because of Johnny Depp. This is a ‘dark’ musical and may not appeal to a wide audience. I’ve seen it when it was on PBS with Angela Lansbury and enjoyed it very much.

Movie Studios are thinking of doing a big screen version of MAGNUM PI and guess who they think could take Tom Selleck’s place – drum roll please – Nic Cage!!! I guess he’s gotta pay for that new ‘castle’ in England somehow. I can’t honestly see him doing it but ya never know.

Zack Snyder (300 fame) has been hired to do a remake of the ILLUSTRATED MAN. This was a very popular movie back in 1969 starring Rod Steiger and Claire Trevor (who, I think he was married to at the time). Rod gave a chilling performance as a tattooed man whose tattoos come to life! (only in his mind!) This would be a very good rental for the weekend. No stars or when production will start. Zack is busy doing a few other movies at the moment.

DVDs this week

BLADES OF GLORY – Starring Will Ferrell – this movie is sooo funny.
Buy Blades of Glory (Widescreen Edition) on Amazon!

HEROES – First Season (7 disc set so I’m sure it’s got a lot of stuff we haven’t seen)
Buy Heroes – Season One on Amazon!

MASTERS OF HORROR (Showtime) – Season One
Masters of Horror: Season One Box Set is available on Amazon!

IN THEATERS

Not much this weekend – wait until next week -

There will be 3 movies opening that are all ‘must sees’
THE HUNTING PARTY
SHOOT ‘EM UP
and…my fave, natch, 3:10 TO YUMA

NEWS

Michael Jackson’s b’day was this week. He turned 49!!! WOW, still feels like a 12 year old kid to me!!!I guess we got the ‘real’ name of Tommy Brady and Bridgette’s baby.
It is John Edward Thomas Moynihan. Kinda’ thought she’d do the hyphen thing and go with Moynihan-Brady???

I guess that’s it for the weekend – LABOR DAY already.

Have a great one – (you too Robin Thicke). Hope Wayne and Marie are ‘limbering up’!!!!

Joanie