Former Friends star David Schwimmer is establishing quite the directing career for himself. Besides the feature comedy Run, Fat Boy Run, he’s helmed several tv shows including the series Little Britain. According to Variety, he’s been hired to take on another film gig, and this time it will be a Millennium Films drama entitled, Trust.
Wow! What an excellent week for DVDs. No fewer than seven new features are hitting shelves with even more TV series coming to disc as the fall TV season approaches.
And these aren’t pushovers either. Sunshine Cleaning, “House”, “Californication”, Duplicity, and “NCIS” all explode onto shelves alongside the three worst DVDs of the week and some interesting special editions.
Check it all out below…
Sin City 2 has been on the back burner for a few years, but lately there have been hints of progression. We heard that Frank Miller has finished the second draft of the screenplay, via co-stars Rosario Dawson and Jamie King, and the production could start anytime from this spring to next year. The biggest casting rumor that’s been surrounding the film concerns Academy Award winning actress, Angelina Jolie. She has been “attached” to star in the movie for a while, but she’s never commented on any definite involvement. Yet, as of late the developing sequel has been gaining momentum, and Jolie’s name has once again popped up as it’s possible star.
It’s not groundbreaking, but it’s a good film if you’re looking for a bit of escapism. As I said before after watching the trailer, it’s the “comedic version of Michael Clayton” and I going to stick with that, but then add in a touch of the slick styling of the Ocean’s series and a more heady version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, into the description. Overall, the film has everything you need, it is fun to watch, and yet it won’t leave you completely void of thought.
The films is about a pair of corporate spies who have one passionate night together (possibly due to chemistry or possibly due to a job) and later reunite to pull off the ultimate con job on their respective bosses. The question is, does anyone ever really know what the other person is up to? Ray Koval (Clive Owen) and Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) spend the entire film trying to steal from their bosses, while making sure that the other person is not trying to steal from them. It makes for a very tricky plot-line in which, no one really understands until the credits role.
The International is a political thriller that focuses on the corrupted state of one of the oldest institutions in the world. I’m not referring to the presidency or the military, I’m talking about the bank. Yes, the bank. Money makes the world go round, and according to this film it’s been the main culprit behind every major conflict in history. Inspired by actual events, the film follows an Interpol agent and a New York Assistant D.A. as they try to bring down a bank called the IBBC. The IBBC is an international trust that happens to be involved with everything from money laundering and illegal weapons supply to murder.
Spies. Sex. Cool…
