The Moment Of Truth
DVD | Blu-ray
Directed by Francisco Rosi
Starring Miguel Mateo
The Criterion Collection
Release date: January 24, 2012

Some of the best things come in the smallest of packages. And this goes for most things ranging from a present given on a birthday or a new DVD release.

Continuing in Criterion’s recent run of releasing DVD and Blu-ray packages with few to no special features for $10 less than their normal counterparts, the company has given the world a cavalcade of underseen masterpieces from some of cinema’s greatest artists. Be it Antonioni’s Identification Of Woman, or last month’s release of The Moment Of Truth from auteur Francesco Rosi, Criterion may have shocked fans with these feature-free releases, but they’ve also given us wonderful films. And as mentioned above, Truth is absolutely no different [...]

As a huge fan of single setting films, and an even bigger fan of those with a thriller bend (like say, Buried), one of the more interesting little films coming out relatively soon is the indie thriller Brake.

The film stars Stephen Dorff, and finds our lead trapped inside of a car trunk, kidnapped by a group of terrorists looking to take out the President. Directed by Gabe Torres, Brake looks to be quite intense, and while it’s smaller, the film appears to be rather intriguing particularly when one looks at that great cast [...]

Now, while the name Perry Mason may not conjure up the strongest images for my young generation, the upcoming film adaptation just got a whole lot more interesting.

THR reports that WB is currently chatting with one of the hottest writers in Hollywood, Marc Guggenheim, to write the film, which is set to star Robert Downey Jr [..]

From Jesus to fighting Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. Talk about a career.

JoBlo reports that producer Mark Canton hit the “Matthew Aaron Show” and revealed that Jim Caviezel will star as the baddie in the upcoming Stallone/Schwarzenegger film, The Tomb [...]

Apparently people are just Nicolas Cage crazy.

Here’s the story. Deadline is reporting that MGM is, in their imminent wisdom (read: odd insanity) set to remake the 1983 musical, Valley Girl, which was one of the launching pad for the now beloved and often maligned thespian. The studio has tapped Clay Weiner to direct. Wait, who? [...]

So while more and more adaptations of Beauty And The Beast begin to pop up, there is one currently in the works, that is going about it in a different way.

Deadline reports that The CW has tapped Smallville star Kristin Kreuk to join the cast of their take on the story, which itself will be loosely based on the cult 1980’s CBS series, formerly starring Linda Hamilton [...]

It’s been far too long.

Following his brilliant film, The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, a meditative and neo-Altman/Bergman-esque take on the western, we’ve waited with bated breath for the return of director Andrew Dominik, and it’s now time.

Box Office Mojo reveals that Cogan’s Trade has been tapped to bow on September 21, further hinting that the film will likely debut at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals later this year. [...]

Sure, remaking a classic from one of film’s most iconic filmmakers, Alfred Hitchcock, seems like a daunting task. And it is, but this one may feature the right creative team to make it work.

Variety reports that Hitch’s classic film, Suspicion, is set to be remade by Paramount, with The Killing showrunner Veena Sud attached to adapt the film, itself based on the French novel, Before The Fact. [...]

That didn’t take too long. Not at all.

THR is reporting that NBC has gone ahead and ordered a full season of the upcoming Bryan Fuller series, Hannibal, based on the characters from Thomas Harris’ iconic crime novel, Red Dragon.

The show is being described as “an hour-long contemporary thriller featuring characters from Harris’ best-seller, and revolves around FBI agent Will Graham and his mentor, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, who are reintroduced at the beginning of their budding relationship.” [...]

As the film’s July 3rd release date looms, yet another trailer for the upcoming film The Amazing Spider-Man has hit, and it may be the best one yet.

Sony has released an international version of the trailer, which does feature a tiny bit of new footage, and seems to focus on the relationship that lead Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) has with the father figures in his life, be it Gwen Stacy’s (Emma Stone) police chief of a father (Denis Leary) or the man better known as The Lizard, Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans).

You can see the trailer below. [...]

Apparently the world does really love themselves some Game of Thrones.

Deadline reports that another one of the stars from the hit HBO show, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, has joined the cast of the upcoming Tom Cruise-starring and Joseph Kosinski-directed sci-fi thriller, Oblivion.

The film is being set up at Universal, and will follow the story of a man who discovers a woman in a crashed pod who must come to terms with this post-apocalyptic world, where humans are forced to live above the clouds, due to Earth being simply impossible to live on. [...]

And now it’s time to hear the truth, straight from the horse’s mouth.

Empire recently chatted with writer and iconic comedic thespian Dan Aykroyd, who revealed a few interesting details about the much talked about Ghostbusters 3.

First, while he seemed upbeat about possibly seeing Rick Moranis return for this film, he said that we may not see Bill Murray back in the saddle as Venkman, but instead find his character re-written, to be played by a different actor. Think this franchise’s Bond. [...]

Okay ladies and gentlemen, I was wrong. I was wrong about the fact that I had previously stated that with the rise of remakes and board game adaptations, Hollywood was all but creatively bankrupt. Nope, it’s this, that’s finally proven they have absolutely no creativity left.

Variety is reporting that the low-budget label over at Paramount, Insurge, is hard at work on a film revolving around that “Ultimate Dog Tease” YouTube video, that spread like wild fire last year. With 94 million views, this has become one of YouTube’s most watched videos, and its creator Andrew Grantham, is cashing the hell in. [...]

Sure, Universal and Relativity may have their own Snow White pictures in production, but The House Of Mouse is looking to take the lead with their own long-awaited return to the story.

Originally conceived as some sort of kung-fu-infused take on Snow White known as Snow And The Seven, Variety is reporting that the film is not only now titled The Order Of Seven, but also actress Saoirse Ronan will be taking the lead [...]

Deadline is reporting that the seemingly DOA project Dracula: Year Zero has been revived over at Universal, with the studio in talks with Gary Shore to helm the rather hotly discussed project. The film was originally tapped to star Sam Worthington with Alex Proyas in the director’s chair, but after budgetary issues arose, the film had been dumped into production purgatory [...]

Because what’s better than finding out that an unbearably dull film is being adapted for the small screen?

All joking aside, Deadline is reporting that the barely seen thriller, Legion, which starred Paul Bettany, is coming to the small screen thanks to SyFy, who is currently in the midst of developing the film for series with director Scott Stewart aboard as director and producer [...]

From Sunshine Cleaning to a hotly anticipated thriller? That’s apparently what writer Megan Holley has done with her latest bit of writing.

Screen Daily is reporting that HanWay has picked up the international rights to Holley’s thriller The Darkness, which is set to star Mary Elizabeth Winstead with Daniel Stamm aboard as director.

The film follows the story of “a young American student working for a charismatic tutor in an English manor house who becomes convinced that she and the children she is warding are being haunted.” [...]

Nothing says a director is growing quite like jumping from a Hitler biopic to a biography of one of the most beloved princesses the world has ever known.

That’s the trajectory for Downfall director Oliver Hirschbiegel, as he begins to prepare his upcoming Princess Diana biopic, Caught In Flight, now with a brand new actress. Deadline reports that Naomi Watts will be starring in the film, replacing Jessica Chastain. The film is currently being sold at the Berlinale, so more news on this project should be coming fast. [...]

First a director, and then a new name, and now finally a star, the upcoming film 300: Battle Of Artemisia has finally gotten some momentum.

THR is reporting that Animal Kingdom star and indie darling Sullivan Stapleton has joined the cast of the 300 follow-up, and will star as Xerxes, who leads an army against the forces of Greek general Themistokles. Stapleton will next be seen in WB’s Gangster Squad [...]

With the recent release of their latest picture, The Woman In Black, Hammer Films is on one hell of a roll.

THR is reporting that the company has nabbed up the rights to the thriller Gaslight, penned by writer Ian Fried. The project, which was recently put on last year’s Black List, is compared to films like From Hell, and follows Jack The Ripper, who is “secretly imprisoned in a London insane asylum, is called upon to help Scotland Yard solve a series of murders.” [...]