The latest helping of TV snacks includes news on a prestigious HBO project, the online version of “Web Therapy” and a midseason FOX drama. Eat up:
- NBC has ordered a comedy pilot starring, co-created by and loosely based on the life of Sarah Silverman. The show will follow Silverman’s character as she explores single life again after ending a long-term relationship. She wrote the pilot… Continue reading Sarah Silverman pilot gets a green light at NBC; Bravo expands 'Watch What Happens: Live'
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Columbia Pictures
November 14, 2011
Columbia Pictures is in final discussions to acquire the rights to the novel Q, by Evan Mandery for writer/director David Gordon Green and producer Matt Tolmach. The book is described as follows on Mandery’s official site:
Shortly before his wedding, the unnamed hero of this uncommon romance is visited by a man, claiming to be his future
Canadian novelist Lucy Maud Montgomery… Continue reading Anne of Green Gables: The Collection
October 19, 2011
The live-action Akira is getting close to becoming a reality. Variety reports that Warner Bros. has greenlit the project with director Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown) attached to direct. What’s more, they may have already found their leading man in TRON: Legacy star Garrett Hedlund.
Famously adapted as an anime in 1988, Akira will be based on the original manga by Katsuhiro Otomo, depicting
How’s the Movie?
Green Lantern is a very kid-friendly superhero movie, which most people will rightfully interpret as code meaning “most adults will think it’s pretty stupid.” This Martin Campbell-directed live-action take on DC Comics’ intergalactic space cop hero is syrupy pulp. It’s playful and silly and filled with images and characters that are practically a Marketing God’s gift to Warner Bros.’ toy department… Continue reading 'Green Lantern' Blu-ray Review: A Treat for Fans of the Character
