Interview: Akiva Goldsman On WGN's 'Underground', Shared Universe Films, And 'Winter's Tale'
Read our Akiva Goldsman interview. The producer discusses his new WGN America drama Underground and his fantasy movie Winter's Tale.
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LOL: Watch The Worst Movies Of 2014 Review Themselves
Dialogue from some of the worst films of 2014 is turned back on the movies themselves.
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/Filmcast Ep. 261 - House Of Cards: Season 2 (GUEST: Joanna Robinson From Vanity Fair)
Dave and Devindra discuss whether House of Cards is television or not, and share their reactions to the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer. Plus, Dave launches a Kickstarter to make a movie with Stephen Tobolowsky this year. Joanna Robinson joins us from Vanity Fair. Be sure to read why House of Cards doesn't care what you think. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call…
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'Winter's Tale' Review: Not Even A Winged Horse Can Make This Nonsensical Romance Soar
Winter's Tale doesn't lack for sincerity. It's genuinely invested in the idea of eternal love, and the notion that everything happens for a reason, and the possibility that miracles are happening around us every day, and it tries its very hardest to sell us on these pleasant beliefs. What Winter's Tale lacks is sense. Akiva Goldsman's…
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'Winter's Tale' Trailer: Colin Farrell And His Magic Horse Face Love And Death
After decades spent writing and producing, Akiva Goldsman is finally trying his hand at feature directing. His first effort is Winter's Tale, an epic fantasy romance based on Mark Helprin's novel of the same title. Colin Farrell stars as Peter Lake, a thief attempting to rob a mansion in turn of the century New York. Once…
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'Winter's Tale' Trailer: Akiva Goldsman's Directorial Debut Blends Romance And Fantasy
Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman makes his directorial debut next Valentine's Day with Winter's Tale. Based on a novel by Mark Helprin, it's the story of two people whose love mysteriously travels through the ages. Or something like that. It's a bit difficult to put together the pieces from the first trailer, which has just been released. And maybe…
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Akiva Goldsman Chooses Jessica Brown Findlay Of 'Downton Abbey' As 'Winter's Tale' Lead
Thanks to her performance as Lady Sybil Crawley in the two seasons of Downton Abbey, which has become an unexpected smash hit for PBS in the US, Jessica Brown Findlay is on the cusp of being far more well-known than her otherwise limited on-screen resume would lead you to expect. Her sharp and Abbey-related career…
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Akiva Goldsman's Directorial Debut 'Winter's Tale' Moving Forward With Reduced Budget, Will Smith And Russell Crowe In Talks
Though Akiva Goldsman has been behind some of Hollywood's biggest hits of the '90s and '00s as a screenwriter and a producer, it's only now that he's gearing up to make his directorial debut. For the past few years, he's been trying to get together an adaptation of Mark Helprin's magical realism novel Winter's Tale,…
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Akiva Goldsman Looking To Tom Hiddleston, Benjamin Walker And Russell Crowe For 'Winter's Tale'
Akiva Goldsman is still working towards the realization of his first effort as a feature film director. For quite some time, the writer/producer has wanted to bring to the screen an adaptation of Mark Helprin's novel Winter's Tale. In February Warner Bros. agreed to make the film, though at the time it looked like the…
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Warner Bros. Gives Akiva Goldsman The Go-Ahead To Direct 'Winter's Tale'
For some time writer/producer Akiva Goldsman has wanted to direct an adaptation of Mark Helprin's novel Winter's Tale. We haven't heard much about the project in the past year, especially since he's been busy in the past few months with the ambitious adaptation of Stephen King's Dark Tower novels. Now Winter's Tale seems to be…
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Akiva Goldsman Wants To Direct Mark Helprin's Winter's Tale, Talks Lobo And Swamp Thing
Hollywood loves Akiva Goldsman. No surprise. He's a geek at heart, and these days geeks make money. He's able to marry that sensibility with an approach that brings in adult audiences (The Da Vinci Code) and even wins awards (A Beautiful Mind). And yet a lot of us have a real mistrust of the writer,…
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