10 Underappreciated Coen Bros. Actors

Everybody remembers the bigger name Coen Bros. regulars, such as John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, John Goodman, Frances McDormand, Billy Bob Thornton and now George Clooney. And of course, there are the one-shot stars, like Nicolas Cage, Gabriel Byrne, Jeff Bridges, William H. Macy, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julianne Moore, Paul Newman, Albert Finney, Woody Harrelson, Tim Robbins [...]

Adults Take the Multiplex. Trade Roughage 09/12/08

Variety predicts Tyler Perry will win the weekend box office; Universal/Focus pick up Chan-wook Park’s latest before it’s finished; ILM will help steer the future of feature animation; and Ray Winstone is the new Robert De Niro.

10 Movies Remembered Primarily for a Sex Scene

First we brought you 10 movies sold on a sex scene. Now, here’s 10 remembered for a sex scene.

Michael Douglas as Liberace?? Trade Roughage 09/11/08

Soderbergh to direct Michael Douglas as Liberace; another sci-fi version of The Fugitive; Sigmund and the Sea Monsters get a movie; Warners officially kicks off its Heath Ledger Oscar campaign.

Johnny Depp is the New Tom Hanks. Trade Roughage 09/10/08

Wes Anderson is remaking; Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp are motion-capturing; and Paul Verhoeven is back to normal. Also: where’s all the future Oscar nominees? Not at Toronto apparently.

10 Worst Updates of 1930s Classics

THE WOMEN isn’t the first 1930s classic to get a disappointingly bad remake. From Oz to Capra, here’s ten other insults to their respective predecessors.

David Cross is Not There. Trade Roughage 09/09/08

Unfortunately, David Cross is not actually in the news. Rather movies he should be in, including an Allen Ginsberg biopic, a Blue Man Group 3-D film, a true story set in the worlds of pro hockey and fashion, and even a Memento knockoff.

No Money for Old Men. Trade Roughage 09/08/08

Bangkok Dangerous is #1. Also: Will Smith as a Pharaoh; Jessica Alba as a teacher; and Tommy Lee Jones as a plaintiff.

10 Careers That Need to Backtrack to the ’90s

I’ve taken note of at least 10 individuals (actors, actresses and a couple filmmakers) who have new films out this month (I’m counting the Labor Day weekend, too) who are due for a visit from the Ghost of Movies Past.

More specifically, these people need to backtrack to the ‘90s, which is when most of them did their last truly great work.

The Real Ghostbusters III. Trade Roughage 09/05/08

A new installment of Ghostbusters is on the way to theaters. Plus: husband and wife cast in a Charles Darwin biopic; Denzel wanders around America post-apocalypse; Tarantino pisses off Germans; and Nic Cage will rule the box office this weekend.

10 Movies for Republicans

Earlier this week, I recommended 10 movies for Democrats to watch. So, to balance things out and hopefully show a lack of bias, I’ve now selected 10 recommendations for Republicans, too.

Guillermo Del Toro’s Ten-Year Plan. Trade Roughage 09/04/08

Following his five-year commitment to the two-part Hobbit movies, Guillermo Del Toro already has enough projects lined up to keep him busy and us entertained through the end of the next decade. In his pipeline are new, more faithful versions of “Frankenstein,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” and “Slaughterhouse-Five,” as well as an adaptation of [...]

Sarah Palin Pregnancy Scandal: Casting Call

Who will play the GOP hopeful and family in a big screen tell-all?

‘Man on Wire’ Supplemented. Trade Roughage 09/03/08

As if I really needed a reason to see my favorite film of 2008, Man on Wire, again: beginning this Friday, the Landmark cinemas showing the documentary in L.A. and NYC will include with the film an animated short from 2005 titled The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, which features narration by Jake Gyllenhaal. [...]

Ferris Bueller’s Last Day Off. Clip of the Day