From THR: Terrence Howard (“Iron Man”) is to portray Nelson Mandela in the Jennifer Hudson-starring feature “Winnie,” based on the story of Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s former wife. Darrell Roodt is directing the $15 million historical drama, a South Africa-Canada co-production set to start production May 31 in Cape Town, Johannesburg...
Monthly Archives: May 2010
You’ll probably not find a more successful Tweeter than @ebertchicago. ¬†If you mainly use Twitter for news (I do), his Tweets can occasionally be wastes of time – I’ve unfollowed him and then followed him again a few times. ¬†But if you use Twitter for something higher, something better than news, you might find his Tweets, and those he reTweets,...
Tom Cruise says so. Interviewed by Empire and linked by RopeofSilicon, Cruise confirms it was down to Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille): I dig Edgar. Very nice guy, very smart, very talented, I’d really like to do something with him,” said Cruise, talking to Empire recently in Los Angeles....
Roles like this are treasure greater than gold for for indie royalty Catherine Keener. Currently enjoying a comfortable niche in limited release, Please Give screens at the San Francisco Film Festival this week, and earns “Outstanding” status from the opinion compilers at MovieReviewIntelligence.com. Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal This gorgeous film,...
