By Famed B-movie king Roger Corman, whose hundreds of low-budget films launched the careers of the likes of Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, has died. He was 98. Corman passed away on Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, surrounded by family. He was famed
Orlando Bloom Didn’t Want To Do “Troy”
British actor Orlando Bloom broke through with the double blockbuster punch of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films in the early 2000s. Sandwiched in there were a couple of other notable films including Ridley Scott’s “Black Hawk Down” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” Gregor
“The Acolyte” TV Spot Is A Jedi Fight
Disney celebrated the 25th anniversary of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” by re-releasing the film in theaters last weekend, and offering some exclusive footage from the upcoming Disney+ “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte.” That footage, which leaked online and was quickly taken down, showed off a martial arts fight between
Writing Wickedly and Other Stuff You Might Have Missed This Week
The post Writing Wickedly and Other Stuff You Might Have Missed This Week appeared first on Battleship Pretension. This week, we’re writing wickedly. Here’s what else we’re doing. We’re writing wickedly, turning novelists into filmmakers, driving me crazy, best and worsting and baking with girls. Here are the top five
Pitt/Kosinski’s F1 Film Gets Big Reshoots?
Recently came a report indicating that “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski’s new F1 racing movie “Apex” had seen its budget blow out to $300 million or more. Now, scooper Daniel Richtman (via World of Reel) has posted a report indicating what it likely was that caused said budget to
