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Michael Bay Is the Alfred Hitchcock Our Era Deserves

Also: Nas responds to Def Jam in a totally reasonable manner!

Posted 10/19/07 in Vulture : The Industry
Tags: alfred hitchcock, charles cross, david benioff, def jam, heavier than heaven, jean-claude van damme, kurt cobain, martin campbell, michael bay, mike leigh, naomi watts, nas, natasha lyonne, nigga, nigger, scott elliott, showtime, the birds, The Industry, the new group, the united states of tara, timecop, toni collette, two thousand years, universal
A Big Detective Heads to the Small Screen

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency On TV: The Weinstein Company is producing a TV movie (and possible series) based on Alexander McCall Smith's much-loved series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, with Anthony Minghella directing and writing alongside Richard Curtis.

Posted 07/03/07 in Vulture : The Industry
Tags: a midsummer night's dream, alexander mccall smith, anika noni rose, anthony minghella, christine ebersole, dana delany, desperate housewives, dirty three, ethan hawke, flood, grey gardens, idris elba, javier bardem, jesse ferguson, jill scott, jim white, john parish, jonathan marc sherman, josh hamilton, marc cherry, marcia cross, martha plimpton, mary louise wilson, nathon fillion, pablo schreiber, patricia clarkson, paul dano, penelope cruz, peter dinklage, pj harvey, richard curtis, scarlett johansson, The Industry, the new group, the no. 1 ladies' detective agency, the public theater, the weinstein company, things we want, too awesome to make fun of, white chalk, woody allen, zak orth
Germany Says ‘Nein’ to Tom Cruise

Germany Rejects Valkyrie, Cruise: The German government announces that United Artists' Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise and directed by Bryan Singer, is not welcome to shoot at German military sites, citing Cruise's Scientology beliefs. UA reps say shooting will go ahead with German locations to be determined. Film, true-story retelling of plot to kill Hitler, is a cornerstone of United Artists' plans, and is first example of studio player Cruise's Scientology interfering with business as usual. [Variety]

Posted 06/26/07 in Vulture : The Industry
Tags: bryan singer, d.j. caruso, dreamworks, eagle eye, ethan hawke, gerard butler, guy ritchie, i am not a cop, idris elba, joey fatone, jonathan marc sherman, kevin elyot, ludacris, mike black, mike leigh, mouth to mouth, nbc, richard belzer, rocknrolla, shia labeouf, simon & schuster, thandie newton, The Industry, the new group, the singing bee, things we want, tom cruise, tom wilinson, two thousand years, united artists, valkyrie

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