Reading about Wesley Snipes' recent troubles with the government, which culminated in April when the veteran actor was sentenced to three years in prison for willful failure to file federal income tax returns, fills me, I painfully admit, with a certain sense of schadenfreude.
But for longtime pal Woody Harrelson, Snipes' conviction is absolutely nothing to smile about, calling his buddy "one of the greatest guys I know."
"He came up against a very unjust system. Hopefully, he never has to go to jail because I really don't think he deserves it," Harrelson said of his four time co-star ("Wildcats," "Play it to the Bone," "Money Train," and most famously, "White Men Can't Jump"). "Hopefully, he comes out of it well." Read more...
The Cannes Film Festival is more than a chance to snag crepes with Harrison Ford, it's also a great opportunity to catch early editions of movie posters in the various trade mags handed out on-scene.
Below, check out posters from Nicolas Cage's recently announced "Bad Lieutenant" remake, the interesting-looking "Brooklyn's Finest" from Training Day" helmer Antoine Fuqua and starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke and Wesley Snipes, rom-com "The Rebound" from Catherine Zeta-Jones and Justin Bartha, and Mariah Carey's "Tennessee." And stay tuned for more first-looks throughout the day.
(After the jump, tons more!) Read more...
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Wesley Snipes has presumably had rough days before. Say, the day he saw the reviews for "Blade: Trinity" for one. But today's got to take the cake with the actor being sentenced to three years in prison for not filing tax returns (insert your favorite "Money Train" joke here). Anyway, we like Mr. Snipes; he can be a fine actor when matched up with the right material, but unfortunately it looks like work will have to wait a little while. So in the interest of helping Wesley look on the bright side of life, here now are ten films we'd suggest he check out before he starts paying his debt to society in the big house.
1) "The Rock"
Lesson: If Ed Harris approaches you whilst in the slammer DO NOT engage him. He's angry. In fact, come to think of it...do not approach Ed Harris anywhere in any setting. He's always angry. Read more...
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It's been 25 years since jazz legend Thelonious Monk left behind an impressive body of work (classics like "Round Midnight" and "Blue Monk" are probably best known). Of course in an age when music biopics like "Ray" and "Walk the Line" earn multiple Oscar nods and solid money at the box office, it's no surprise that Monk's life would be attractive fodder for the big screen.
Enter "El Cantante" director Leon Ichaso. No stranger to films about dynamic musicians ("El Cantante" tells the story of Salsa singer Hector Lavoe), Ichaso wants to follow up his Jennifer Lopez/Marc Anthony flick with a film about the storied Jazz man with that oh so memorable name. And he's already got a leading man in mind. Ichaso told MTV News, "I know who I would like. I would love it if Wesley Snipes would do it."
When pressed, the director admits he has talked to Snipes a bit about the project (the two collaborated on "Sugar Hill" in 1994). Read more...
