FC Poll – What should Christian Bale do next after Batman 3?

Happy Friday all! I thought I'd do a poll as we all love to cast votes, right? 🙂 Well, I saw various tweets about Christian Bale's possible next projects post The Dark Knight Rises a few days ago but haven't got a chance to actually read any of them closely until last night. Wow, even …

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Flix Character Spotlight: Paul Child in “Julie & Julia”

... It doesn't matter what the critics think of the films he's in, or how small the role he has, Stanley Tucci always delivers. Beginning with Big Night, which he also produced, co-wrote and co-directed, he has given great to awesome performances in A Life Less Ordinary, A Midsummer Night's Dream (as Puck!), America's Sweethearts, …

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In honor of his birthday today – Please vote for your favorite Harrison Ford movie role

Hi everyone! I just realized it's Harrison Ford's 69th Birthday today. WOW, the last year before he hit the big 7-0 and he still looks as rugged and handsome as ever! Plus, he's got one of the most anticipated movies of the year, Cowboys & Aliens. I'd like to say 'there's no sign of him …

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Guest Post: Ted ranks his favorite Quentin Tarantino films

[rtm's note: With the recent casting of Jamie Foxx in Tarantino's upcoming film Django Unchained, Ted looks back on some of his favorite films from the Tennessee-born director. Also check out Ted's review of Django Unchained script.] QT is one of my favorite directors working in Hollywood today and yes I do think he’s a …

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Flix Character Spotlight: Lucy in ’13 Going On 30′

If one were to Google “scene-stealing performance,” Judy Greer should appear as the first page of hits. Born and raised in the Detroit area, she’s been working steadily since the late 1990s. She gets the odd dramatic role here and there (The Village, What Women Want) and has worked a fair amount in television (Arrested …

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Chat-worthy Auteur: David Lynch

[Ruth's note: This post is part of LAMB's Director's Chair #17 event] There is much to say about a director such as David Lynch – mainstream and avant-garde, meticulous visual painter and sound designer, having a wicked and dry sense of humor, once dated Isabella Rossellini, having an uncanny full head of hair, an honored …

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Bickering between filmmakers and actors on movie sets

I think we all remember the infamous Christian Bale’s audio tape of him yelling at a cinematographer on the set of Terminator: Salvation. Then a few years ago someone released the clip of David O. Russell screaming at Lily Tomlin on the set of I Heart Huckabees, this wasn’t the first time he got in …

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