• This Week In Trailers: Breakup At A Wedding, Tonight I Strike, Terms And Conditions May Apply, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Pawn Shop Chronicles

    Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week…

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  • Wayne Kramer To Direct 'Ecstasia'

    Wayne Kramer is another director who has jumped from one project to another over the past year or so. In the wake of Crossing Over in 2009, he was once a possibility to make Kane & Lynch, but he passed on that project. He was possibly going to make a film about Pretty Boy Floyd,…

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  • Directors: Craig Gillespie Likely For 'Pride And Prejudice And Zombies;' Wayne Kramer Leaves Stallone Film 'Headshots;' Meg Ryan Makes Directorial Debut

    Somehow, 2010-2011 is going to go down as a time period when finding a director for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies turned into a massive undertaking. David O. Russell was going to make the film, but he walked. Many others were considered, then Mike White was hired, then he left, too. Craig Gillespie (Lars and…

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  • Sylvester Stallone Will Star In 'Headshot' From Director Wayne Kramer

    After flirting with films like Kane and Lynch, it looks like Wayne Kramer (Running Scared, The Cooler) finally has a new film locked down to follow up the rather disappointing Crossing Over. He'll direct Sylvester Stallone in Headshot, a cop thriller that ranges from New York City to New Orleans. (Yep, Sly is going back…

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  • 'Kane & Lynch' Loses Yet Another Director; Wayne Kramer, Antoine Fuqua And F. Gary Gray Possible Replacements

    Yes, you read that headline correctly. The most recent director for Kane & Lynch, Patrick Alessandrin (District 13: Ultimatum) has walked. This is only the latest directorial change for the video game adaptation that is to star Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx. Previous possible directors included Wayne Kramer and F. Gary Gray, and those men…

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  • The /Filmcast Ep. 106 - Knight And Day

    This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley discuss the brilliance of Wayne Kramer, forecast a potentially bleak future for both Futurama and Party Down, shower some appreciation on the under-appreciated War of the Worlds, and get excited about Michel Gondry's Green Hornet. Russ Fischer joins us for this episode. You can always e-mail…

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  • Wayne Kramer To Direct 'Pretty Boy Floyd'

    Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd hasn't been portrayed in as many movies as some of the most famous real-life gangsters -- he's no Capone -- but he's certainly had his share of turns on the screen. Channing Tatum played him in Public Enemies; Martin Sheen played him on TV; Steve Kanaly played him in Dillinger.…

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  • Wayne Kramer In Talks To Direct Kane And Lynch?

    Kane & Lynch, the adaptation of the Eidos video game, was originally set to be directed by stunt coordinator Simon Crane. But things have reportedly changed, and we're told that Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx will now be directed by Wayne Kramer, who previously made the gonzo action picture Running Scared. Latino Review has the…

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  • Crossing Over Movie Trailer

    The Weinstein Co has released a movie trailer for Crossing Over, a "multi-character drama about immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles. The film addresses the issue from the point of view of the immigrants, as well as the immigration authorities tasked with enforcing the nation’s immigration laws." Looks a…

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