While imperfect, the Bechdel Test has proven a handy tool for surveying the general shape for women in cinema. It's been surprising and disappointing to see how few titles pass the three criteria, that a film have 1) more than two female characters, 2) who talk to each other, 3) about something other than a…
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Many fans consider 2012 to be one of the best years for film in a long time. We've had great popcorn movies, huge epics, mind-melting indies and new films from some of the best filmmakers around. But every year has some stinkers and as good as 2012 has been, it's probably been equally as bad…
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This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam highlight some of the best films at the 2012 Seattle International Film Festival, praise the prolific nature of Mark Duplass, and respond to your feedback for our Prometheus review. Plus, Adam's "Shit Movie of the Week" returns with a vengeance. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and…
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Even if you've long since outgrown summer vacation, there's just something about warmer weather that makes it tempting to put aside the heavy, thought-provoking stuff and look for a good, lighthearted laugh instead. If you're curious what the upcoming season has in store for you on that front, hit the jump to check out new…
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Let me say one thing first: this is the sort of role I think Tom Cruise does well. A variation on the arrogant, overbearing personality with a core of self-doubt has served him well in a few films here and there. So I hoped that playing big-time rock star Stacee Jaxx in Adam Shankman's '80s…
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There's a lot going on at Warner Bros. right now. The studio has been looking closely at some planned tentpole films and deciding that they're not quite where execs want to put their money after all. So Akira has been put on hold, and David Dobkin's Arthur & Lancelot, which always seemed like a strange…
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For me, the best part of the trailer for Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages is the prominent display of the Motorhead logo in the first few seconds. After that it's all downhill. The film adapts the stage 'jukebox musical' with Diego Boneta and Julianne Hough playing wide-eyed kids caught up in the mid-'80s LA rock…
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Despite the fact that the word "trailer" is used four times in the title of the post, we don't have any actual trailers for you here -- just some quick bits of information about trailers. That's almost as good, right? No? Well, too bad. After the jump: The trailer for Men in Black III debuts…
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The star-studded cast of Rock of Ages is still continuing to expand, with the addition of Saturday Night Live vet Will Forte. Forte has won the role of news anchor Mitch Miley, a new character written especially for Adam Shankman's film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. Forte will be working with a smorgasbord of Hollywood…
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Though the Eighties hair band musical Rock of Ages has a very recognizable cast (Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige, Catherine Zeta Jones, Paul Giamatti, Malin Ackerman, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin) the images we've seen show those people as unrecognizable, or at least well outside their normal image zone. There's that crazy Baldwin pic and now…
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Much like the Broadway show on which it's based, you can probably guess whether or not you're going to enjoy the movie Rock of Ages long before buying a ticket. Do you like ripped jeans, big, teased hair, shoulder pads and the music of the Eighties? Then you're probably going to like Adam Shankman's in-production…
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You could probably make a pretty fun movie by cutting together footage from all the different films that feature actors playing Andy Warhol -- his own I'm Not There, as it might become. If you wait a few months you'd be able to add Bill Hader's performance, which looks, physically at least, to be pretty…
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Gary Ross' The Hunger Games isn't the only movie that can dole out individual casting breaks on a daily basis. Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages -- the movie version of the 'jukebox musical' that tells a tale of love and abition partially through the performances of anthemic '80s tunes -- seems to add a major…
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Briefly: The Adam Shankman-directed movie version of the stage musical Rock of Ages just got a little more frightening. Bryan Cranston, who has offset his Malcolm in the Middle work with some deadly intensity on Breaking Bad, is now part of the cast. The role is probably going to be a small one, but a…
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There are two significant anti-casting updates today. The smaller one is that Amy Adams won't be in Adam Shankman's film version of the jukebox musical Rock of Ages. She got the offer to play a music journalist who plans a hit piece on rocker Stacee Jax (Tom Cruise) before falling for him. But she shrugged…
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Last week there was mention that Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages film musical may have found its young leading man in the person of Diego Boneta. (He's had roles on the new 90210 and Pretty Little Liars, but may still count as an almost-unknown to some.) Now there is confirmation that he'll play Drew Boley,…
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Adam Shankman's big-screen version of the rock jukebox musical Rock of Ages has turned into quite the hot ticket. Tom Cruise plays one key character, decadent rocker Stacee Jax, and now Amy Adams is being wooed to play a journalist who intends to write a hit piece on the rock star but ends up falling…
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Danny Huston will join Nicolas Cage in the Taken-like action thriller Medallion. The film has Nic Cage as a thief whose daughter is abducted and shoved in the trunk of a NYC cab. With help from another thief who is also his ex-girlfriend (Malin Akerman) the guy faces a ticking clock if he wants to…
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It's been rumored for the past month or so that Kristen Stewart would be starring in Snow White and the Huntsman, one of three Snow White-themed films in the works, and we finally have confirmation. Producer Palak Patel has tweeted that the Twilight actress is in the final stages of negotiation and will officially sign next…
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Country singer and two-time Dancing With The Stars winner Julianne Hough has just landed the lead role of Sherrie in Adam Shankman's adaptation of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages. She'll star alongside Tom Cruise and Mary J. Blige (as well as possibly Russell Brand and Alec Baldwin, though those deals haven't been locked yet)…
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Briefly: Adam Shankman has finally got Tom Cruise locked for the film version of Rock of Ages, and now he's turning to other open roles. Having Tom Cruise likely gives him a bit more power, so he is reportedly looking at Anne Hathaway to play a journalist who is planning a hit piece on rocker…
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Briefly: Tom Cruise has been circling Hairspray director Adam Shankman's adaptation of the Broadway hit Rock of Ages -- the jukebox musical built around classic rock hits from the '80s -- since October, but now he's finally closing the deal. He's set to play Stacee Jaxx, an "arrogant and charming star at the top of…
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Adam Shankman's big-screen version of the rock opera Rock of Ages is slowly coming together. There has been a lot of word about actors circling the project, but no hard and fast casting news as of yet. The biggest name being discussed so far has been Tom Cruise, who will reportedly take a supporting role…
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Most of us stop thinking about work as we enter the holiday season, but Hollywood actors and actresses are lining up their jobs for the new year. There is a whole bunch of casting news that's recently been announced, much of it in the romantic comedy genre, and here's the rundown. Mad Men's Christina Hendricks…
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Briefly: Sometimes offer stories turn into something real; not long ago we reported that Tom Cruise had been offered a role in the film version of the stage musical Rock of Ages. Now we know, thanks to EW, that Mr. Cruise is now in talks for an unspecified role, and that another offer is out…
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After the long holiday weekend, it seems like Hollywood is back in full swing. Monday we had announcements of new projects for Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry and Kevin Smith and Tuesday is more of the same. Though previously rumored, Tom Hanks has now been confirmed to star in Kathryn Bigelow's follow-up to her Oscar-winning work…
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There's been talk of late about a remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the cult film which adapted a stage musical of the same name. Given the current popularity of Glee I can see why studios might be thinking it's time to dip back into the musical well. But there have to be better…
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