Articles by Elisabeth Rappe

Elisabeth gets in touch with her inner Anglophile.

Arterton joins Renner.  She’s playing Gretel, by the way.

Clooney is amazing.

Up from the depths, 30 stories high…

A great one leaves us.

I had an off-the-record encounter with Danny Boyle recently, and naturally he couldn’t stop raving about James Franco. He noted that he’d overcome the pretty boy-to-serious-actor hurdle with incredible grace and public and critical acceptance, whereas many actors flounder for years.  And it’s true. It’s pretty remarkable how the guy went from being a bit … Continue reading →

I’m anxious to see more from The Green Lantern.  I wasn’t completely sold on the trailer, but I’m dying for a DC space epic. The most exciting shot for me was the panoramic of the Green Lantern Corps (Kilowog!!), and offset the Tony Starkisms of Ryan Reynolds’ Hal Jordan.As summer draws near (it is, after … Continue reading →

That was fast.

It’s terribly silent on the news front this week.  This is understandable, but I know you guys are undoubtedly bored (hell, I’m bored) and please know we’re doing our best to find stuff to post.And that’s why I’m going to write the hell out of this casting bit, and fill it with all kinds of … Continue reading →

Portman is The Other Woman

Charles Bronson boards a train of death

The teaser trailer for Red State 

This isn’t cheery viewing for the holidays.

If you’re a football fan, you know of The Madden Curse. If you’re a geek who gets nervous at the mere thought of sports (don’t worry, you’re among friends), you might still know about it, since it’s dark source is a video game cover.If you don’t know about it at all, well, here’s the rundown. … Continue reading →

Now is the murky time of year when the excitement of 2010 is spent, and we began feverishly anticipating 2011.  We’ve had a good run of trailers the past few weeks, but I think Hanna might just take the cake. And your eyes and spleen.Hanna follows the titular character. Trained to be an icy killer … Continue reading →

The reaction to the initial teaser for Paul was quite measured around these parts. I think the poster actually proved a little more popular than the footage.   But hey, skepticism is good.  You shouldn’t shamelessly sell yourself to a property, even one written by Nick Frost and Simon Pegg.Will the first official trailer change your … Continue reading →

The Film: Charley Varrick (1973)The Principals: Don Siegel (director), Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, John Vernon, Andrew RobinsonThe Premise: Charley (Matthau), Harmon (Robinson), and Nadine (Jacqueline Scott) lead a group of very quick-witted bankrobbers.  They specialize in small bank and rely on disguises and scripts instead of brute force.    They hit a bank in Tres … Continue reading →

After confirming his departure from Iron Man 3 via Twitter, Jon Favreau went to Hero Complex to explain his decision in more than 140 characters.Favreau insisted there was no bad blood between him and Marvel.  He simply wants to direct The Magic Kingdom for Disney, and that’s all.“Marvel and I both came of age together. … Continue reading →

There seems to be a delightful shift in Nicolas Cage’s public perception. It was only a short time ago that his name was met with groans. “I wish he’d quit making movies!”  “Yeah, if he’s not going to make good movies anymore, why bother. Remember Leaving Las Vegas? Man, he was brilliant.”But now when Cage … Continue reading →