oh lordy - please say it ain't so - tom cruise has supposedly set his crazy sights on remaking the classic 1969 film butch cassidy and the sundance kid playing robert redford's part and wants his scientology partner-in-crime john travolta to star alongside him in the role made famous by paul newman - who supposedly gave his remake blessing to mr. cruise before he passed away! (maybe stepford wife katie holmes can take on katherine ross' role - ugh) of course i'm not a big fan of remakes but when it comes to classic award-winning films like 'butch cassidy' - a remake is a complete travesty! what's next - a remake of the godfather? hopefully this is all just a silly rumor - i can't imagine seeing 'em trying to recreate cinematic magic - people need to know when to leave well enough alone! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
good evening! oh i bet everyone is watching the superbowl which i actually have on but you know me and sports - not the best of friends - however i am rooting for the pittsburgh steelers to win because of my pals CK and christienne (it doesn't look good right now towards the end of the 4th quarter but that can change in an instant) right now i've got some shots of nicole kidman and daniel day-lewis over in rome filming the screen adaptation of the tony award-winning musical nine - directed by rob marshall (who also helmed bringing chicago to the silver screen) the cast is incredible (posted below ... however there are two weak links - they are listed last!) i'm thrilled that legendary screen beauty sophia loren (age 74) is also starring - she's so awesome - i have a feeling this film is going to kick-ass (and probably pick up some awards) i am familiar with some of the music from the show (by maury yeston) but i've never had the opportunity to see it performed on stage - i simply cannot wait to see this movie which is due to hit theaters on november 25th - i've only got about a ten-month wait! popbytes over & out for now...xoxo (oh my word - is the weekend really almost over?!? it goes by so fast - ugh)
PS i love the large picture below - the light hitting the fountain is stunning!
• Daniel Day-Lewis as Guido Contini
• Marion Cotillard as Luisa Contini
• Penélope Cruz as Carla Albanese
• Nicole Kidman as Claudia Nardi
• Judi Dench as Liliane La Fleur
• Sophia Loren as Mamma
• Stacy 'Fergie' Ferguson as Saraghina
• Kate Hudson as Stephanie Necrophuros
good evening! i simply had to share this hilarious promotional poster for the oliver stone directed film W. (watch the trailer) which opens this friday (october 17th) starring josh brolin as our president george w. bush (oh thank heavens he'll be gone from office in just a few months - get ready to say hello to president barack obama) although i'm not really into politics (and right now i'm particularly sick of the topic) i think i might need to go see this film simply because of mr. stone - he's one of my favorite directors (who else do you know that saw natural born killers 7x in the movie theatre?!?) and i can't wait to see what he did with the subject matter at hand! popbytes over & out for now...xoxo
good evening! can you believe twenty years have passed since the movie child's play first hit theaters?!? the scary flick introduced us to chucky - the 'good guy doll' turned demonic (the doll was possessed by criminal 'charles lee ray' in some kind of wacky voodoo ritual) the film spawned five sequels - my personal favorite is the very campy bride of chucky - mainly because of jennifer tilly (who i'd love to see do more movies - she's always awesome especially in bullets over broadway) to celebrate twenty years of chucky terror - a bunch of impersonators invaded new york city this past tuesday - there's one that hangs around here on hollywood blvd who tries to entice tourists to get their picture taken with him...i always try to avoid 'chucky' since he totally freaks me out! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
oh my word! this is like seriously the best casting rumor...ever! UK's telegraph is reporting that legendary 62-year old diva cher is in talks with director christopher nolan to take on the role of catwoman in the next batman film (which is set to start filming early next year in vancouver and will feature johnny depp as 'the riddler') i almost passed out when i read this earlier this evening (i will totally do a 'happy happy joy joy' dance if this all turns out to come true) of course cher is an amazing actress (and even won an academy award in 1987 for her turn as 'loretta castorini' in moonstruck plus she was nominated for her work in 1983's silkwood) yet she hasn't acted in years (i believe her last film was 1999's super lackluster tea with mussolini and she made a lame cameo in 2003's stuck on you as herself) i'd love to see cher back up on the silver screen - especially as catwoman!
i also simply adore the sassy kitty character (aka selina kyle who first appeared in the comic book batman #1 in the spring of 1940) michelle pfeiffer did a fabulous job in 1989's batman returns (let's not even mention the disastrous 2004 flick catwoman starring halle berry & sharon stone - although i did superimpose cher's head on ms. berry's body below) but i'd love to see what new direction mr. nolan has in store for the role this time around - supposedly he wants cher to play 'a vamp in her twilight years' which sounds totally delectable to me - if she does land the role it will literally be the cat's meow! popbytes over & for tonight...xxoo
a studio executive said: "cher is nolan's first choice to play catwoman. he wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years. the new catwoman will be the absolute opposite of michelle pfeiffer and halle berry's purring creations."
here's your first look at the new teaser poster for W. - the upcoming oliver stone film (the trailer is below) about our current president (thankfully not for too much longer...) george w. bush - now normally i'd have absolutely zero interest in a film about president bush (played by recently arrestedjosh brolin) BUT the fact its being directed by mr. stone has me biting at the bit to see this one! yes he's done a few terrible films (alexander & the doors) but he has also done a number of incredible (and award-winning) ones including platoon, JFK, born on the 4th of july, wall street, and my personal favorite natural born killers - i have a feeling this film is going to be amazing and quite controversial (it might even pick up a couple of awards) i highly doubt anyone will catch the president and wife laura bush (played by elizabeth banks) going to the cinemas on october 17th to see this one! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
holy cow - i'm so fucking excited for remake of red sonja (based on the marvel comic book character who first appeared in 1973) starring rose mcgowan and directed by her kick-ass director boyfriend robert rodriguez (she was great (along w/ her machine gun leg) in his last outing planet terror - half of the double feature grindhouse) the original flick was released in 1985 and starred arnold schwarzenegger and brigitte nielsen and although i'm usually against remakes - i'm totally stoked for this one (since the first film isn't all that great...) i think this one is going to be super hot - just get a look at the teaser poster below! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
good evening y'all! recently new stamps were unveiled over in the UK celebrating hammer horror films which had it's big heyday in the 1950's through the 70's and employed great horror actors such as christopher lee & peter cushing - the studio has an incredible library filled w/ way campy & over the top yet chilling & spooky films - if you haven't seen any i highly suggest checking 'em out - especially if your a fan of the horror genre! in fact when my blogger pal nathaniel from film experience organized a blog-a-thon about vampires - i totally went with hammer's blood sucker flicks! get a look at the kick-ass stamps below - i love the style of those old movie posters - nobody makes 'em like that anymore! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
PS a special shout out is going to my pal gillian who just landed in los angeles today!
good evening! oh i would have loved being in NYC tonight for the big sex and the city premiere that was held at radio city music hall - i'm so taking my ass to the movies this friday - initially i wasn't all that keen on seeing the ladies do their schtick up on the silver screen (especially since the TV series had a near perfect ending) but i've totally had a change of heart! the crowd tonight was filled with celebs - check out all the pictures below - make sure to get a look at lil' kim - every time she's spotted out & about kim is looking different but she'll forever be my 'queen b' (i used to be scared of the dick, now i throw lips to the shit, handle it like a real bitch...you seriously can't get lyrics like that from anyone else...) popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
good evening! is everyone enjoying their friday night? i'm having myself a glass of red wine and listening to yelle - way enjoyable french pop that i discovered by way of the hills (which always seems to feature decent music) anyways madonna is certainly a very busy lady these days (as per usual) this coming tuesday she releases hard candy (which you can listen to on her myspace right now) plus she screened the documentary (which she produced) entitled i am because we are - last night at the tribeca film festival over in NYC - a five-minute video preview is posted below - the subject matter concerns the dire situation over in poverty & AIDS stricken malawi (where she adopted her son david) it looks quite powerful and it's great to see madonna bringing much needed attention to the many unresolved issues over there - it's overwhelming but i plan on taking myself to see the film (there doesn't seem to be a release date yet - keep checking the website which is chock full of information) she looked spectacular last night - i still can't believe she's turning 50 (that fact makes me feel old at 32) whatever she's doing to look fierce is obviously working - go madonna! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
