Schenectady, Synecdoche: Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) discusses his directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York.
Silent Bob speaks: Kevin Smith talks Zack and Miri, his next film, and his new role as a tastemaker.
Super, man: Mark Millar outlines his epic vision for a
Last-minute movie-character Halloween costume idea: Kirk Lazarus as Sgt. Osiris.
Sam's the man: Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition) attached to direct adaptation of comic-book Preacher.
Fortified diet: Robert Downey Jr. agrees to much more Iron Man, plus info on the next two franchise films and Avengers.
Hold Still: Five-minute trailer for The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Raising hell. Again. Pascal Laugier to relaunch (redo? remake?) Hellraiser.
The Phoenix flames out: Joaquin Phoenix says he is retiring.
Great Scot! Meanwhile, could Sean Connery be unretiring?
Damn, Holmes! New photos from Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes.
Mike-d up: Mike Nichols (The Graduate, The Birdcage) to remake Akira Kurosawa's High and Low.
This article appears in Oct 29 – Nov 4, 2008.