New Trailer: Monsters University
Posted on April 25, 2013 at 2:59 pm
Let the Scare Games begin!
Trailer for “Thor: The Dark World”
Posted on April 25, 2013 at 8:00 am
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A Remake of “Guys and Dolls” with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Channing Tatum?
Posted on April 24, 2013 at 10:12 pm
New York Magazine’s Vulture blog says that a remake of the Frank Loesser classic musical “Guys and Dolls,” based on the stories of small-time gamblers and crooks by Damon Runyon. The original movie starred Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and, from the Broadway cast, Vivian Blaine and Stubby Kaye.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m0yN3j7fLUIt’s a delightful movie, but Brando and Simmons were not known for their singing and dancing, and Goldwyn was not the musical powerhouse of rival MGM. I’d love to see another movie version. Like Tatum and Gordon-Levitt, they’re too young for the roles, but I’d love to see Anna Kendrick as Adelaide and Amy Adams or Anne Hathaway as Sarah Brown. Three of my favorite songs from the play were omitted from the movie — I hope if they do a remake they will include “Bushel and a Peck,” “More I Cannot Wish You” and “Marry the Man Today.” Here are Lauren Graham and Kate Jennings from the recent Broadway revival.
And wouldn’t it be nice to have Sir Paul show up to sing this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HThERfdA1BA
Are Baby Boomers the Last Movie Theater Ticket-Buyers?
Posted on April 24, 2013 at 3:48 pm
Susan Wloszczyna writes in USA Today about teens and 20-somethings’ shift in movie watching from theaters to devices and the resulting focus on older audiences for theatrical releases.
ilms that cater to grown-up tastes are becoming a valuable commodity for studios looking to tap into a growing demographic: ticket-buyers age 50 and up who still adhere to the ritual of seeing the latest releases on the big screen rather than streaming via Netflix or renting from services such as Redbox.
For years, teens and twentysomethings fond of 3-D spectacle and comic-book action have topped the film industry’s most-wanted list of customers. But with increasing competition for entertainment dollars from gadgets, video games and online outlets, Hollywood is courting a more reliable group: the 76 million or so Americans born during the Baby Boom years, 1946 to 1964.
Wlosnczyna notes that an MPAA study shows that more audience members 50 and older fall into the “frequent filmgoer” category. I was especially intrigued by the impact that the focus on this audience has in casting (Susan Sarandon is more popular than ever) and marketing (AARP magazine).
MVP of the Month: Alexander Skarsgard
Posted on April 24, 2013 at 8:00 am
“True Blood’s” Alexander Skarsgård is in three movies opening up within a few weeks of each other, demonstrating impressive range. In “Disconnect” he plays a young husband whose grief over the death of his baby has made him feel isolated and helpless. In “Earth” he plays the charismatic leader of an off-the-grid group of rebels against corporations that harm people or the environment and the executives who run them. And in “What Maisie Knew,” a contemporary update of a book by Henry James, he plays a bartender who unexpectedly finds himself the stepfather of the title character.
Skarsgård is the son of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård (“Good Will Hunting”). His first US role was in “Zoolander.” He later appeared in “Generation Kill” and in Lady Gaga’s music video for “Paparazzi.” His next film is “Hidden,” with Alexandra Riseborough, who also appeared in “Disconnect.”