Steven Spielberg and Warner Bros. have been doing a slow dance towards one another over the last couple months. The film potentially bringing the two parties together has been the Moses biopic Gods and Kings, which may turn out ot be a lot more like Saving Private Ryan than we would have previously expected. And…
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Semantics are always a struggle in film reporting. People are "interested," "circling," "offered" or "in talks" for projects all the time but none of those words specifically mean they are doing the movie. Plus, until the cameras start rolling, nothing is definite. For example, a few months back, we reported that Warner Bros. was "interested"…
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When a story opens with 'could Steven Spielberg direct X?' the answer is almost certainly going to be 'no.' Naturally a lot of projects land on or near the desk of one of the biggest directors in the world, and naturally he doesn't have time for 90% of even the ones he would be tempted…
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I talked about the very serious film Paradise Lost earlier today -- the documentary about the just-freed West Memphis Three. But there's that other Paradise Lost being developed by Legendary Pictures and director Alex Proyas. That's the very loose adaptation of the epic poem by Milton that chronicles the break between Lucifer and Heaven. The…
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The director of Dark City is ready to take a trip to the darkest city: Hell. Alex Proyas, who also directed I, Robot and Knowing, has signed on to direct Paradise Lost, a film based on the epic 17th century poem by John Milton. It'll be produced by Legendary Pictures who has a production and…
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In November, we posted a trailer for Stuart Hazeldine's high-concept, low-budget thriller single-room real-time feature debut Exam, which premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival last Summer. IFC has since launched a genre label called IFC Midnight which will release the movie exclusively on Video On Demand beginning in July. QuietEarth calls the plot "Cube meets…
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Stuart Hazeldine's high-concept, low-budget thriller single-room real-time feature debut Exam premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival back in August. QuietEarth calls the plot "Cube meets The Apprentice". Here is the official plot synopsis: Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation. Entering a…
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