Will He Float Your Boat?: After more than the usual back and forth, Russell Crowe is now set to take on the titular role in Darren Aronofsky’s Noah. Cameras should be rolling in the summer on what has been described as a non-traditional epic, in which the biblical character becomes “disillusioned with the way humans have treated their planet.” We’re not sure Crowe’s… Continue reading Movie News in 60 Seconds: Russell Crowe Will Float Aronofsky’s Ark; Harry Potter Bully Going to Jail; Director Ulu Grosbard, 83, Dies
On the final day of the Toronto International Film Festival, the biggest celebrities are the filmmakers (and we don’t mean George Clooney and Madonna). Gareth Evans, right, directed action thriller The Raid, which won the People’s Choice Award for the Midnight Madness section, and seems very happy about it. (See a link to Christopher Campbell’s review of the movie, which generated a tremendous amount of…