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Welles’s CITIZEN KANE Oscar Up For Auction

October 17, 2007 Rich Drees

New York auction house Sotheby’s has announced plans to auction the Academy Award that Orson Welles won for co-authoring the screenplay to Citizen Kane. Although it is a perennial topper of critics “Best” lists, Citizen [click for more]

STAR TREK Casting Finalized?

October 16, 2007 Rich Drees

It looks as if the last two pieces that make-up the J. J. Abrams Star Trek revamp cast puzzle have been revealed – Chris Pine as Captain Kirk and Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard “Bones” [click for more]

Alexander and Karaszewski Prepare A Look At BIG EYES

October 16, 2007 Rich Drees

Screenwriting duo Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski – who penned Ed Wood (1994), The People Vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and Man On The Moon (1999) – are returning to their biopic roots by writing and [click for more]

Eastwood’s CHANGELING Adds Cast

October 16, 2007 Rich Drees

John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan and Colm Feore are joining the cast of Clint Eastwood’s upcoming The Changeling. Based on a true story, the story follows a woman in 1920s Los Angeles, to be portrayed by [click for more]

Trailer Park: THE EYE

October 13, 2007 Rich Drees

Here’s a little something for your weekend- the trailer for the upcoming American remake of the horror film The Eye. In it, a woman who has received an eye transplant that restores her sight begins [click for more]

NYFF Review: RUNNIN’ DOWN A DREAM: TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS

October 13, 2007 Rich Drees

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been an undeniable force in American rock music for the past three decades. As a rock band, they kept true to their three chord inspirations when other bands were [click for more]

Required Reading: CinemaRetro #9

October 12, 2007 Rich Drees

If you aren’t a reader of CinemaRetro magazine than you are doing yourself a disservice. Lee Pfeifer and Dave Worrall, the guiding forces behind the magazine, continually put together collections of great features and articles, [click for more]

NYFF Review: Mr. WARMTH: THE DON RICKLES PROJECT

October 12, 2007 Rich Drees

When we first see legendary entertainer Don Rickles he is sitting backstage in his dressing room at the Stardust Hotel, waiting to hit the boards. Looking a bit frail, his hand shakes ever so slightly [click for more]

Simon Pegg To Play Scotty In New STAR TREK

October 12, 2007 Rich Drees

In what can only be possibly described as the best casting news of perhaps the entire year, Simon Pegg has been given the role of Engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in J. J. Abrams upcoming Star [click for more]

NYFF Review: BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD

October 11, 2007 Rich Drees

It seemed like a simple plan at the beginning. Two brothers, both in various states of financial distress, plan to rob a small mom and pop jewelry store in West Chester, New York. Their plan [click for more]