Hugo Cabret now just plain ol' regular Hugo

Posted by Sasha Stone on Jun 30, 2011 in AWARDS CHATTER | 0 comments

The Invention of Hugo Cabret is now to be called simply Hugo. Because god forbid anyone should be challenged with a vaguely socialist silent T or anything the least bit linguistically frou-frou or suspiciously out-of-the-ordinary in these uncertain times of jingoistic distress.

Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, teaser trailer

Posted by Sasha Stone on Jun 30, 2011 in Trailers | 0 comments

Director Tomas Alfredson reteams with his editor and cinematographer from Let the Right One In. (Dino Jonsäter Hoyte Van Hoytema). Gary Oldamn in the role that won Alec Guinness huge acclaim and a TV BAFTA for Best Actor in 1979. Could this be Oldman’s best shot at an Oscar nomination in years?

The job of distilling John Le Carré’s simmering psychological thriller to an essence even more concentrated than the intense 5-hour miniseries fell to husband-and-wife screenwriting team Peter Straughan and Bridget O’Connor. Very sadly, Ms. Connor died of cancer last year at the age of 49. From her Guardian obituary:

Filming began recently in Budapest on their adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, developed with the Swedish director Tomas Alfredson. These three rare talents, all with theatre backgrounds, were having a great time with a book that they loved. Tim Bevan, of the UK Film Council and Working Title, noted that Bridget brought “a non-sentimental, unexpected, visceral approach to each scene that made her screenwriting exciting and exceptional. Great movie writers are rare in this country and she was one of them.”

The Three Musketeers 3D, new trailer

Posted by Sasha Stone on Jun 29, 2011 in 3-D, 3D, Trailers | 0 comments

Yesterday’s trailers for Mission: Impossible IV and War Horse are a hard act to follow, but The Three Musketeers are legendary for being heroically foolhardy.

Two more shots from The Hobbit

Posted by Sasha Stone on Jun 29, 2011 in Set Pics | 0 comments

A couple of days ago, Empire teased new shots from The Hobbit on this month’s cover, and now Playlist gives us a look inside at the unadulterated images. Check ‘em out after the cut.

Steven Spielberg's War Horse, official teaser trailer

Posted by Sasha Stone on Jun 28, 2011 in Trailers | 0 comments

(thanks to Jordan Raup at The Film Stage, and Scottish Jellyfish)

10 great movies starring horses, after the cut.