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Movie Preview: Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli
At Comic-Con today, I'm hoping to learn more about The Book of Eli, a forthcoming post-apocalyptic film starring Denzel Washington. The first trailer for the film — one of many dark movies coming over the next few months — has hit the web, and it definitely does look spooky.
The trailer sets up the basic outline of the story: Washington stars as Eli, one of the only survivors left on Earth.
How Well Do You Know Denzel Washington?
Denzel Washington is one of those mega-superstars who has mostly avoided becoming a tabloid staple, which is probably why I'm so enamored by him. Well, that and the fact that he has the whole tall, dark, and handsome thing going on. He's also hugely talented and has enjoyed one of the longest, most successful careers in Hollywood.
The Taking of Pelham 123: The Taking of Our Time, 104 Minutes
I wanted The Taking of Pelham 123 to be great, or at least kinda fun — full of thrills and interesting characters with a few little one-liners tossed in. Expecting too much? Maybe.
Movie Preview: The Taking of Pelham 123
In The Taking of Pelham 123, Denzel Washington plays city employee Zachary Garber who gets tangled up in a dangerous hostage situation when armed men take over a subway train and try to negotiate money in exchange for releasing the trapped New Yorkers. John Travolta plays the mean mastermind behind the whole thing who gets to know Zachary Garber fairly well during their little back-and-forth.
Have you seen the original 1974 film The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw?
Buzz News Roundup, 9/5
- Leisha Hailey's Alice will headline the L Word spinoff. — Variety
- Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are adaptation now has an October 2009 release date. — ComingSoon
- Denzel Washington will star in the post-apocalyptic drama Book of Eli.
What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the titles below you can now rent the Diane Lane thriller Untraceable, Francis Ford Coppola's Youth Without Youth, and Mad Money.
Buzz News Roundup, 4/4
- Has it really been that long? Fox has picked up King of the Hill for a 13th season, TV Guide reports.
- The Hollywood Reporter writes that Judi Dench and Nicole Kidman may join Rob Marshall's film adaptation of the Broadway musical Nine.
- According to ComingSoon, Werner Herzog will write and direct The Piano Tuner, a Victorian-era drama about one man's journey to war-torn Burma.
- Reuters reports that the Stone Temple Pilots reunion tour is definitely a go.
- Denzel Washington is attached to star as the hero in a film adaptation of the bestselling Robert Ludlum novel The Matarese Circle, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- USA Today writes that MySpace will be launching a full-fledged music service where people can buy music and concert tickets.
- John Schneider and Molly Ringwald have been cast in ABC Family's Juno-esque teen pregnancy TV pilot from the creator of 7th Heaven, writes Zap2it.
- Justin Long and Hayden Panettiere have been tapped to voice the lead characters in the animated family film Alpha and Omega, reports ComingSoon.
James Gandolfini Goes From Mob Boss to NYC Mayor for Pelham Remake
Everybody's favorite TV mob boss appears to have turned over a new leaf. James Gandolfini has been cast to play the NYC mayor in director Tony Scott's remake of the 1974 thriller The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three. He joins Denzel Washington and John Travolta.
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