First Clip from Tom Hanks’ LARRY CROWNE; Plus Hanks Spoofs TODDLERS & TIARAS
by Matt Goldberg Posted: February 28th, 2011
Tom Hanks was guest on Jimmy Kimmel’s post-Oscar show last night and he brought along the first clip from his new film Larry Crowne. The story centers on a laid-off middle-aged man (Hanks) who goes back to college and strikes up a relationship with one of his professors (Julia Roberts). Larry Crowne is the first film Hanks has directed since 1996’s That Thing You Do, and he co-wrote the script with Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding). The clip looks charming and he almost always succeeds when it comes to light-hearted fare.
Hanks also did a fun spoof of the TLC’s horrific Toddlers & Tiaras, a show which attempts to capture the elusive pedophile/abusive parent demographic. Hit the jump to check out the clip from Larry Crowne and Hanks’ Toddlers & Tiaras spoof. Larry Crowne opens July 1st.
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First Look at Sentinel Prime from TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON; Plus New Details on the Story
by Matt Goldberg Posted: February 28th, 2011
The latest issue of Empire puts new Transformers: Dark of the Moon Autobot Sentinel Prime on the cover alongside Optimus Prime. If you weren’t a fan of robot beards from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, that’s too bad. Sentinal Prime not only has facial hair, he has braided facial hair. It shows that not only will he whoop some Decepticon ass, but he’ll go listen to your jam band afterwards.
Hit the jump to check out Sentinal Prime along with some other minor spoilers on the upcoming sequel. Transformers: Dark of the Moon stars Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, John Malkovich, Tyrese Gibson, Frances McDormand, and Ken Jeong. The film opens in 3D on July 1st.
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Universal to Distribute TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY Starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, and Mark Strong
by Matt Goldberg Posted: February 28th, 2011
Universal Pictures has picked up the domestic distribution rights to Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of John Le Carre’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The Cold War thriller centers on semi-retired agent George Smiley (Gary Oldman) who is pulled out of semi-retirement to ferret out a Soviet mole within MI6. The film has an impressive cast that also includes Oscar-winner Colin Firth (great to write that), Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, John Hurt and Toby Jones.
According to Deadline, the film (which is Alfredson’s follow-up to Let the Right One In) was a hot project at the Berlin Film Festival, but Universal chose to exercise its first-look option and snatch the project away from a bidding war between The Weinstein Company and Summit Entertainment. Oldman reportedly gives a “tour de force” performance in the film, which is currently in post-production. Universal is said to be eyeing a November/December release for the film, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it plays at the Toronto International Film Festival. Hit the jump for a synopsis of Le Carre’s novel.
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