Remember when Sam Rockwell told MTV News about his new movie “Moon” way back last February? And his basketball film “The Winning Season” back in August? A year later, he’s ready to break both out at Sundance, and he’s not stopping there. A Sundance veteran, Rockwell is bringing two films to the Utah film festival this year—and much, much more.
“A lot of condoms. Chaps. A thong. Cowboy hat. I'm ready to go!” the “Choke” and upcoming “Iron Man 2” actor said in an exclusive interview with MTV News. If anyone has been to Sundance enough times to know what the standards are, it’s Rockwell.
“This is either five or six for me,” he estimated. “I've lost track. I'm in New York, going there Friday night. Going there for a week.” Read More...
Recently, I ran my annual 
You have to hand it to the producers remaking "The Karate Kid." If there's a way to replace the gentle, iconic Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi, it's to cast bigger and more manic -- and that's just what they've done. According to 
F. Scott Fitzgerald is experiencing a revival in Hollywood -- can John Steinbeck be far behind? 
Every actor idolizes Steve McQueen and cites him on their list of inspirations -- so it's fitting that some hot young guy is going to get the chance to play McQueen. 
Yesterday, I wrote about 
Lynn Shelton's "Humpday" is already generating buzz, and it hasn't even hit Sundance yet. The film will premiere at the festival (and we'll be bringing you the exclusive trailer when it does), but for now we've got an exclusive clip of this bromantic comedy and an intro from the director herself. 
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'Academy Award Winner' Movies -- Are They Ever Worth the Hype?
Posted 1/14/09 1:44 pm EST by Larry Carroll in Commentary
But when you’re standing in the theater lobby, looking at a poster for a new movie that puts the words “Academy Award Winner” above an actor’s name, how do you know you’ll be getting “Million Dollar Baby” and not “Lions for Lambs,” “Evening,” or anything Cuba Gooding has made in the last 12 years? What message does “Academy Award Winner” send to a potential moviegoer?
“That we could be bad,” laughed double-winner Dustin Hoffman, whose “Last Chance Harvey” posters boast a pairing of Hoffman with “Academy Award Winner” Emma Thompson. “That there’s a thin line between success and failure.” Read More...