J.J. Tolkien's heirs are lodging a complaint against Warner Brothers and several other studios, including New Line. Warner, the producers of the popular trilogy “Lord of the Rings” and the upcoming film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” are being sued for alleged ‘morally questionable’ merchandizing by the family of their late author. The complaint alleges that the studio did not ... more >
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ROCK OF AGES AWESOMENESS
Self-destructive decadence--but no cigarette smoking
Diego Boneta, Julianne Hough and Tom Cruise
Directed by Adam Shankman
Rock of Ages, this week’s hair metal spandex singalong, asks a basic question: what’s the point of a musical? More specifically, it asks a pair of underlying questions about musicals: is enjoyment a worthy artistic goal? Is sentimental simplification acceptable in the name of fantasy and fun? On one level Rock of Ages does to the metal years of the late eighties no more or less than what ... more >
Tom Cruise in TALKS to play Kurt Cobain
NIRVANA biopic in the works at Warner Brothers
Kurt Cobain died April in 1994 in Seattle. If someone then had told you that eighteen years later Tom Cruise might be picked to play him in a biopic, would you have believed them? [Get Screen Comment NEWS delivered right to your inbox - SUBSCRIBE] According to Variety, Cruise was tapped to play the grunge rock legend in an upcoming biopic to be produced by Warner Brothers, based on a screenplay ... more >
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