Tag: Sam Mendes

Famous DC Vertigo “Preacher” Adaptation Moving Forward Without Sam Mendes

Posted: April 9, 2010 at 1:47 pm   /   Local, Movie News

A few months ago we reported that Sam Mendes would be doing the directing duties for James Bond 23. (Read our full story here.) Before signing on to that, he was on board to direct the long awaited adaptation of DC Vertigo’s popular comic book, Preacher. Producer Neal Moritz, who also produced Fast and Furious […]

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Sam Mendes Directing James Bond 23

Posted: January 8, 2010 at 3:17 pm   /   Local, Movie News

People always ask me, “Blake, who is your favorite director?”, and I can never seem to answer. Over all the years of cinema there has been a lot of directors who have made a lot of leaps forward in the film making process. When you narrow it down to modern directors I can name off […]

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Casting begins for MTV’s ‘Teen Wolf’

Posted: December 14, 2009 at 4:09 pm   /   Local, Movie News, Television

It seems only yesterday that I was posting that MTV was taking on the popular franchise Teen Wolf made popular by none other than Michael J. Fox. Well, they certainly are moving quickly, because they have started casting the main roles. Also, prepare to be shocked, but some of them have actually been tied to […]

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Away We Go

Posted: June 12, 2009 at 12:59 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

“Away We Go” is a great example of when to not judge a book by it’s cover. It is being cleverly marketed as an indie comedy similar to the way “Juno” was a year and half ago.  This film maintains a lot of the indie cinema mainstays like indie rock soundtrack, quirky characters, and even […]

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Away We Go HD Trailer

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 10:11 pm   /   Local, Movie Trailers

Sam Mendes’ latest is a smaller indie looking dramady staring John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph as a 30 something couple looking for some grounding as they drive towards the birth of their child. Mendes is always great and it looks like Krasinski is playing someone besides Jim which should be great.  Anyways, head here to […]

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