Author: Solani Verma
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Check Out the ‘Fast and Furious 4’ Cars in Pics and Video
The Vin Diesel Gallery has posted several pictures of the new cars for the upcoming Fast and Furious 4 from just about every angle imaginable. The pic above is of Dominic Toretto’s (Vin Diesel)ride and the pic below is of Brian O’Conner’s (Paul Walker) car from ExhaustNote.com, you can get them all right here. There is also a video peek…
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First Trailer for ‘The Help’ Starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer
Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis in The HelpPhoto: DreamWorks Studios DreamWorks sent over three new images earlier today for their upcoming film The Help based on Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel and now they’ve unveiled the first trailer (via AOL). The story centers on the three women you see pictured above — Skeeter (Emma Stone), Aibileen (Viola Davis)…
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Winslet Oscar Query Solved and ‘The Dark Knight’ Probably Wasn’t Snubbed
Yesterday I posted an article eternally confused over how Kate Winslet could somehow earn an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role in The Reader and not Revolutionary Road. I looked into the Academy’s rules, discussed the politics of it all and made assumptions here and there. The one thing I was missing was the final piece of the…
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Interview: Jonah Hill Talks Music and Movies Promoting ‘Get Him to the Greek’
The first time I noticed Jonah Hill was his role as the foul-mouthed friend in Superbad even though he’d had roles in such films as Evan Almighty, Click and I Heart Huckabees before that, and, of course, his small roles in Judd Apatow’s The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up. However, Superbad was three years ago and now Hill’s built a solid resume of comedic roles…
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Fox Searchlight Dates Witherspoon’s ‘Wild’ and Open Road Acquires Jon Stewart’s ‘Rosewater’
Fox Searchlight has announced a December 5 release date for Jean-Marc Vallée‘s Wild, the filmmaker’s follow-up to Dallas Buyers Club starring Reese Witherspoon based on the Cheryl Strayed‘s memoir. Here’s the official synopsis: With the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother, Cheryl Strayed has lost all hope. After years of reckless, destructive behavior, she makes a rash decision. With absolutely…
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Welcome to the New RopeofSilicon.com: New Features and Your Thoughts
By now I’m sure you have all noticed… things look a little different around here. I’ve been talking about an upcoming redesign for the last couple of months and finally pulled the trigger and hopefully you like what you’ve seen so far. However, I know change is a tough thing when you’re used to something…
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Is ’12 Years a Slave’ Done at the Oscars? Academy Members Won’t Even Watch It
Sasha Stone at Awards Daily has posted a depressing, yet honest recap of a recent Oscar blogger panel she attended alongside the likes of Anne Thompson (IndieWire), Dave Karger (Fandango), Pete Hammond (Deadline), Kyle Buchanan (Vulture) and Krista Smith (Vanity Fair) with awards publicist Peggy Siegel also in attendance. While there’s talk of what films should have won in the past, who votes and how to get them to vote,…
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Morning Glory
From director Roger Michell (“Notting Hill,” “Venus”), producer J.J. Abrams (“Felicity,” “Alias,” “Lost,” “Star Trek”), and writer Aline Brosh McKenna (“The Devil Wears Prada,” “27 Dresses”), comes “Morning Glory,” a new romantic comedy set in the hilarious and dysfunctional world of morning television. Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton star along with Patrick Wilson…
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The New ‘Inception’ Trailer Finally Debuts in English
The previously released French international trailer for Inception was removed as it was accidentally made available to online outlets, but today the English version of that trailer has made it’s online debut and I am sure you are chomping at the bit to hit play on the video below. Inception is the new film from The Dark Knight helmer Christopher…
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Two New Pics from ‘The Reader’ and Post Production Rumor
I have just added two new pics from The Reader (12/12) and also received an interesting rumor regarding post production. First off, there is the pic above featuring Winslet as Hanna Schmitz and the second pic you can find right here includes David Kross as Michael, a 15 year-old boy Hanna falls in love with who have an affair in…