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Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana will star in the adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's bestselling novel, The Time Traveler's Wife, an unconventional and moving love story about Henry DeTamble (Bana), a young man with a genetic condition that causes him to involuntarily time-travel, and his wife Clare (McAdams). I read the ( Read more... )

Like it or not, there is a film adaptation of John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost in the planning stages, with a screenplay by novice screenwriters Philip de Blasi and Byron Willinger. The poem tells the story of Lucifer's fall and the temptation of Adam and Eve. In a recent article in the NYT Vincent Newman, the producer, said that the script ( Read more... )

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First stills from the fantasy adaptation Inkheart in hi-res. With a cast featuring Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis, Jamie Foreman, Eliza Bennett, Jim Broadbent, Sienna Guillory, Lesley Sharp and Rafi Gavron (Rome), it is based on the first novel in a series by Cornelia Funke. Here is Diana Wynne Jones' review of the book.

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Promo pictures from upcoming episodes of Heroes and a 5-minute video of clips from the January 29 episode. (JustJared)

Happy Feet might be getting a sequel. (Moviehole)

David Wenham joins Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in Baz Luhrmann's period epic Australia. Barry Otto and Joel Edgerton are also being considered for supporting roles in the film ( Read more... )

Jeffrey Wells has done a fascinating interview with Children of Men director, Alfonso Cuaron, who talks not just about the making of his film, and the research he did and its themes, but who rhapsodises about his favourite filmmakers, like Terrence Malick and Stanley Kubrick. In talking about the dangers of utopias, he also even brings up economist ( Read more... )

This is mostly a summary post about two categories of films that I've noticed include a pretty significant portion of the upcoming English-language projects drawing high profile and/or talented actors: the childrens fantasy novel adaptation and the political/topical-thriller/drama set in or about central Asia and the Arabic-speaking countries ( Read more... )