Aug Movie News

I've got some interesting tidbits I've found.

First, I was wrong about the release date of Pursuit of Happyness being October-ish (I guessed this because I'd read they had test screenings as early as March!). Release is scheduled for December 15th. It's a strong role for Will Smith to flex some serious acting skills, and the critics seem pleased with it. There may be no "I " in team, apparently there is no "I" in Happyness either.

Inside Man, directed by Spike Lee; starring Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster and Clive Owen just released on dvd last week. Should be worth a watch, haven't seen it.

Rotten Tomatoes has some great news stuff this week (as usual). Jackie Chan and Jet Li are planned to star in a film together, possibly directed by Peter Jackson?

More about some asian stars on the set of the 2007 film "Rogue." An interview with Jet Li, Devon Aoki, and Cory Yuen. Oh yeah, and with the director Phillip G. Atwell too. This could be interesting. DYK that Devon Aoki's father is the Benihana restaurateur Rocky Aoki? Devon is also in a film DOA: Dead or Alive (directed by Cory Yuen) set to release on September 8th and Jet Li in Fearless, releasing September 22nd.

I'd already blogged about the idea of a fourth X-Men movie, now it looks... um ... still possible. No saying if it'll go (the main X-Men cast would need to be signed), but my feeling is the box-office potential makes it a good bet. Wolverine is already planned for early next year shooting. Hmm, maybe that would be a good time to finally sell my Wolverine stuff (like first appearance Hulk #181, original signed drawing by Bill Sienkiewicz, and two copies of the limited-edition mini-series).

Did you ever watch the cartoon Pinky & the Brain on the Animaniacs show? Face it, in the comfort of your own home you can admit it... I thought those little quips, "Are you pondering what I'm pondering" were always hilarious. Here's a site that has most of them (AYPWIP's) as audio files (you can just read them and not play them too).

Don't forget, next week Da Vinci Code and District B 13 (Banlieue 13) at The Red Vic Moviehouse. The Castro Theatre has Playtime, Titanic, and Weird Science all coming soon! Thanks for visiting. Cheers.

image credits: Will Smith trailer image from RottenTomatoes.com, Hulk #181 image from wikipedia.org, Da Vinci Code from The Red Vic Moviehouse site