Box Office Top 10 »
Despite all the Australian-made films out at the moment, it seems the Aussies are lacking home pride. Even the highly successful Love The Beast car-lover documentary by Eric Bana couldn’t crack the top 10. The film opens in more locations next week, so hopefully it can gain some more exposure then. The top 10 in [...]
Hayek Cast In Upcoming Sandler Film »
According to JoBlo.com, Salma Hayek (Ugly Betty, 30 Rock) is to be cast in the upcoming Adam Sandler comedy, Lake House (working title). Apart from Hayek, the film features a star-studded line up including Sandler himself, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, Kevin James and David Spade. Lake House is reported to be the story of old [...]
My Best Friend’s Girl »
Director: Howard Deutch Starring: Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin, Jason Biggs, Dane Cook Release Date: 26 February 2009 (Australia) A devastated Dustin (Biggs) finds himself turning to his best friend and rebound advice-giving expert, Tank (Dane Cook) when his girlfriend Alexis (Hudson) tells him they need a break – permanently. Tank is a renowned master with [...]
Disaster Movie »
Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer Starring: Carmen Electra, Matt Lanter, Roland Kickinger, Kimberly Kardashian Release Date: 11 March 2009 (Australia) Fans of stupidly satirical films like Scary Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans and Date Movie can add Disaster Movie to their genre-parodying movie collection. Disaster Movie tells the story of a group of model-like [...]
RocknRolla »
Director: Guy Ritchie Starring: Tom Wilkinson, Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Jeremy Piven, Chris Bridges, Ludacris Release Date: 4 March 2009 (Australia) London gangster Lenny Cole finds himself in a pickle when a wealthy foreign mob moves into his territory. Meanwhile, a small-time gang leader (Gerard Butler) thinks he and his crew can play both sides [...]
Saw V »
Director: David Hackl Starring: Julie Benz, Meagan Good, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor Release Date: 11 March 2009 (Australia) Continuing the gore from the three older films, Saw V opens with Detective Mark Hoffman (Mandylor) being praised by his colleagues for his efforts in thwarting the notorious serial killer, Jigsaw. However, cluey FBI Agent [...]
Ghost Town »
Director: David Koepp Starring: Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni, Greg Kinnear Release Date: 12 February 2009 (Australia) The latest from acclaimed writer David Koepp (Spider-Man 4, Angels & Demons) is just short of a masterpiece. Ghost Town is Koepp’s first attempt at both writing and directing a comedy, and a rom-com at that. The quirky script [...]
Angels & Demons »
Director: Ron Howard Starring: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor In Cinemas: 14 May 2009 Adapted from the Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code) bestselling novel, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Hanks) seeks to solve a murder mystery and prevent the religious terrorist Illuminati from attacking the Vatican.
Team leading- Russell Crowe style »
Rugby-loving Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind) was in his element when at the game between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday. Crowe, who co-owns the Rabbitohs NRL team, lapped up the winning atmosphere as he watched his team score goal after goal, thrashing the opponents. In an [...]
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past »
Director: Mark Waters Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Emma Stone In Cinemas: 7 May 2009 The womanising Connor Mead (McConaughey) begins to be haunted by the ghosts of his former girlfriends when at his brother’s (Meyer) wedding. A modern take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, his girlfriends of past, present and future take him [...]