Archive for November, 2008

First Official Public Enemies Photos

While a lot of photos were taken on the set of Public Enemies , the new issue of Empire magazine features these first two official shots of Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in the Michael Man crime-drama, scheduled for a July 1, 2009 release.

Latest return to piracy is nothing new

There is a certain sense of the surreal to read news stories about pirates. Real news stories about real pirates. Not Johnny Depp arrr-harrring in another “Pirates of the Caribbean,” but pirates hijacking ships in the Gulf of Aden, for example.

Movie results in collapsed road in Wisconsin

County officials in Wisconsin are holding the bag following a movie shoot involving Johnny Depp as famed bank robber John Dillinger. During filming of “Public Enemies” — Wisconsin’s first film under the governor’s new movie incentiv

Disagreement on economic impact of Depp film (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

The impact on Wisconsin’s economy of the big-budget “Public Enemies” film was a nearly a wash, the state Department of Commerce reports: It brought in $5 million, which was offset by $4.6 million in tax credits the film company will receive.

Road detour for Depp movie shoot cost Wis. county (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

When Johnny Depp came to Columbus to play famed bank robber John Dillinger, local officials got left holding the bag. And now they’re fighting over who’s going to pay a $116,000 bill from the filming of the Depp film “Public Enemies.”

Top 10 stylish hotties

Long hair, tight crotch trousers, crosses jangling in his chest hair, Wayfarers, Johnny Depp-style hat and an awesome jaw. Step forward Caleb Followill, frontman of Kings Of Leon, a band of brothers (along with first cousin Matthew) who are currently electrifying the music industry.

It?s a pirate?s life for Mike Leach

Lubbock, Texas — Mike Leach doesn’t use his cluttered office much. It’s mostly for meeting with recruits. Not to titillate them with tape of Texas Tech’s record-setting spread offense, of course. No, it’s to show them card tricks. Leach saw a card trick during the 2003 Houston Bowl trip, figured it out and has been […]

Documentary on widows inspired by Mehta’s Water

Dilip Mehta, brother of Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta and producer of her film Water, has created a documentary about the widows of India that will screen at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) this November.

First Look at Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter?

Here is your first glimpse at Johnny Depp as he’ll appear in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland . Depp is playing the Mad Hatter and he’ll appear alongside co-stars Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Sheen, Mia Wasikowska, Matt Lucas, Crispin Glover, Stephen Fry and Alan Rickman.

Normal Theater shows Thompson documentary, "Gonzo"

Although it is difficult to reveal the entire saga of literary genius Hunter S. Thompson within two hours, Alex Gibney comes close. “Gonzo” includes many of the legendary figure’s great accomplishments, including rare footage and some lesser-known stories of his career.