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Eric Harrison has written 93 articles so far, you can find them below.
We won’t have George Lucas to kick around anymore. Maybe.
Lucas, who produced and financed Red Tails, the just-opened drama about the Tuskegee Airmen, says he is through with the blockbuster movie business. One of the men most responsible for the ascendancy of expensive, high-concept, comic book-style action fare says he wants to make small, independent films now. (more…)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is the most objectionable kind of manipulative and sentimental Hollywood exploitation, but because it deals “sensitively” and “respectfully” with a large and noble subject – New Yorkers dealing with the aftermath of 9/11 – the movie all but begs to be treated as a sacred object. (more…)
How sweet. As you no doubt know (I didn’t) Justin Bieber attached his name last year to a “prestige fragrance” for women. It’s called Someday. Now, for Valentine’s Day, the Biebster is releasing the perfume in limited edition bottles. Net profits from sales will go to two charities – Pencil’s of Promise and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
How interested are you in learning about Norman Bates’ life before Alfred Hitchcock caught up with him at the Bates Motel in Psycho?
Universal Television is developing a possible series for the A&E network that focuses on how Norman Bates turned into a warped murderer. Planning is in the early stages, but the series would show how Norman’s mother and her lover damaged the young Norman, turning him into the serial killer we meet in Psycho, according (more…)
Relativity Media is presenting the first five minutes of Haywire, Steven Soderberg’s new action film, at Hulu.
Haywire stars the mixed martial arts star Gina Carano in her feature debut. Carano plays a coverts ops specialist who strikes back after she’s double crossed by someone in the agency.
Haywire opens nationwide Jan. 20th. It also stars Ewan McGregor, Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender, Antonio Banderas, Bill Paxton, Michael Douglas and Michael Angarano.
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