Robert De Niro Reviews, Interviews & More

The formula in a formula picture is often more alchemy than science. It's the balance between making that ride both comfortable and unexpected. David O. Russell has thread this needle before - and quite brilliantly - with films like Three Kings and The Fighter, which took tired genres and made them interesting again. But with...

Still slow – perhaps post-holiday lag – for DVD and Blu-ray releases, but this week you can catch up with two of this year’s misfires, and a film that has had its reputation grow ever since it was dumped by its studio. Check out this week’s picks.

Finally bringing the universe to its rightful place after the whole shebang seemed to be crumbling in on itself with the reality-crushing news that someone, somehow thought it would be a good idea to make a sequel to Raging Bull, MGM is now suing the producers of Raging Bull II and demanding an immediate halt in production.

David O. Russell could be described as mercurial, so it's fascinating to see what he's doing with his post-The Fighter success clout. His next film is Silver Linings Playbook, an adaptation of the best selling book, and it looks like a quirk-fest, albeit one with a great cast that includes Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro,...

Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone are in talks to star in a new boxing comedy from director Peter Segal (Tommy Boy, Anger Management), that would see two retired boxers return to the ring for a final Grudge Match.   A boxing film about a battle between the men who played Raging Bull's Jake La Motta and the great Rocky Balboa,...

Just when you thought Vegas movies were all about young people living it up à la The Hangover, something comes around the corner to make you think again--say, Morgan Freeman joining Robert De Niro and Michael Douglas for a Grumpy Old Men meets The Hangover comedy, to be directed by Jon Turteltaub (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) from a...

Raging Bull is many things—uncompromising, vicious, beautiful, daring, funny, harrowing, and brilliant.  Modern movie sequels tend to be, with very few exceptions, absolutely none of those things.  So, of course, it makes sense that Hollywood would churn out a Raging Bull sequel 32 years after the original battered its way into celluloid history, and will...

Being Flynn is Paul Weitz's version of A Better Life, so to speak. In the past few years, the Weitz brothers have individually (and literally) gone from big blockbusters (Little Fockers, The Twilight Saga: New Moon) to more personal projects about the complications between...

What do you need to really know about Killer Elite before you see it? It has the words “Killer” and “Elite” in the title, the trailers have a ton of action, Jason Statham stars, and Robert De Niro and Clive Owen are in it. It’s only missing ninjas. Or is it?? Wait, it is, but it does have a lot of other things to look forward to...

Not a whole to crow about on DVD this week. In fact, there's only three new releases (not counting the de facto Straight-to-DVD travesties) of any real note landing on shelves this week. And two of those are movies that you don't remember existed (or at least that Robert De Niro starred in one of them). What a shame! Luckily, the third DVD is probably the most exciting DVD release (for me)...

Even tied to a chair, Jason Statham is a formidable foe - at least int he new trailer for Killer Elite. No, it's not a remake of the old (and not particularly good) Sam Peckinpah film, and yes that's Statham going toe to toe with Clive Owen. And, yes, that's Robert De Niro brawling like a man half his age (or with good stuntpeople).  Check it out...

The Cannes Film Festival has announced the competition lineup for 2011 and it’s a stunner, featuring a hotshot collection of directors that range from Terrence Malick, the Dardenne brothers, Pedro Almodovar, Lars Von Trier, Nanni Moretti, and Woody Allen according to The Hollywood Reporter.   Robert De Niro will be heading up the...

Robert De Niro fans, you won’t have to wait much longer until the actor, who is so choosey that he only appears in films once or twice a decade, appears in his next film (kidding, kidding, I know he stars in schlock every year—I just thought that maybe if I wished it hard enough, it’d come true), as he is set to star in Red Lights, the new film from Buried...

Get ready to go on a drug binge this weekend with director Neil Burger's adaptation of the Alan Glynn novel, Limitless starring Bradley Cooper as a drugged up NZT addict. I received an NZT pill a while ago with a key containing an ad with Bradley Cooper selling NZT -- I have yet to try it, but if the experience is anything like it is in the film, it could be fun! Find...

An international one sheet has been released for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Limitless, which stars Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. At first glance it looks as if both actors have been attacked by the airbrush monster, but don't take our word for it. You be the judge.  The film is directed by Neil Burger and based on a novel written by Alan...

Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner and TV spots are dropping left and right. Usually we don't get to see anything until the big game but the movie studios have decided to step things up a notch. Several film ads have already been released this week, and the latest is for Neil Burger's Limitless. Check it out...

Oscar winner Robert De Niro isn't looking to star in his own TV show, but he will produce one! According to EW, the actor has struck up a deal with the CBS network to produce a new crime drama called "Rookies," and guess what it will center on? Cops! It's always either cops, doctors, or lawyers with these people isn't it?

The new year is in full swing and it's time to start prepping for the various festivals that will take place in a few months. One of the biggest of the bunch is Cannes and today they've made an important announcement regarding this year's event. According to THR, they've appointed Oscar winner Robert De Niro as the President of the 2011 Cannes Jury.

Jack and Greg go at it again for a third round in the Meet the Parents film series. The first movie debuted 10 years ago and was filled with laughs and quotables like "I have nipples. Greg, can you milk me?" But its follow up Meet the Fockers was disappointing and showed us what happens when you have too much of a good thing, therefore...

Last week a viral video starring Bradley Cooper surfaced, and it featured the actor pushing a super pill called NZT. In actuality, it was a promotion for his latest film entitled Limitless, which centers on a man who reaches his fullest mental and social potential thanks to the drug. An official trailer has been released for the film that shows us that having it all...