05-31
The writers of TIJ, also have a mini-series debuting on Showtime Sunday, called Out of Order. William J. Macy (Boogie Nights) appears. Also HBO's The Wire - starring Dominic West (Rock Star) - starts it's 2nd season Sunday as well.

Haven't seen these posted anywhere. Interviews from CNN,Ventura County Star,  Dallas-Fort Worth Star Telegram, KROCK radio & Newsday. Newsday has Mark reporting on another (!) possible project - Worcester Cold Storage. Based on a true story where a fire killed 6 firefighters in December of  '99. Michael Mann is the director at the helm and be produced by Ron Howard's Imagine Productions. It's based on a non-fiction book by Sean Flynn named "3000 Degrees: The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It." However, what may stand in the way are the families of the dead firefighters who were quoted earlier this year they opposed the project -"And I don't care if they pay us a trillion dollars."

 05-29
Interview with the Chicago Tribune (free registration required to read).

Instead of linking a million reviews here like I did years ago, check Rotten Tomatoes, MRQE for links to the many reviews out there.

Pics of the Vegas premiere & Mark's appearance on TRL at Getty & Wireimage.

05-28
From Variety: Pan-Latin-American distributor and rights broker Phoenix World Investments Intl. will establish a U.S.-based distribution company, PWI USA, focusing on domestic distribution of foreign films
[. . .] It committed $10 million on Cannes deals including "The Jacket," toplining Mark Wahlberg, from Summit.

From the BBC, Jason had some sharp words for British critics of TIJ.

Article about F. Gary Gray from USA Today.

Interviews with Mark from the Toronto Sun, the AP (via Yahoo),  Blackfilm.com and About.com

The Premiere raised about $300,000 for Stop Cancer according to Variety. Premiere videos are up at Extra,ET, E! & Access Hollywood.

Premiere pics are on all the picture sites including Corbis,Big Picture, Rex Features, Film Magic, Globe, London Features & even more on Getty & Wireimage.

05-27
Premiere Pics at Wireimage and Getty Images.

Yahoo Photos: 

Mark in his Mini, Mark & Director F. Gary Gray, Franky G, Mos Def & F. Gary Gray, Slash, His wife & Mos Def,Shin Koyamada - Stars in The Last Samuri, Slash & F. Gary Gray, Slash & Wife, Slash,Mark & Slash, Mark getting out of a Mini, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def & MW,  Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def & MW #2, Jason & Kelly Brook, Mark signing Autographs, Mark & Rhea

More interviews Daily Southtown and Providence Journal via Ohio.com.

Southtown interview reveals a bit more about Mark's Huckabee character: "One of my favorite young writer-directors has written this part specifically for me, so I am blown away by that. I can't wait to start."
 
The film will star Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin and Catherine Deneuve as existential detectives. Wahlberg is cast as a New Jersey fireman who refuses to use anything that is operated by petroleum products.
 
"So I have to ride my bicycle behind the fire truck. But we live in a small town, so it is easy to get around."

TIJ positive reviews from Variety.

Interview with F. Gary Gray.

Mark on F. Gary Gray: ``Italian Job'' lead actor Wahlberg, who has worked with such critically acclaimed white directors as Paul Thomas Anderson (``Boogie Nights''), Jonathan Demme (``The Truth About Charlie''), Tim Burton (``Planet of the Apes'') and David O. Russell (``Three Kings''), says Gray's impact on his latest film was formidable.
 
``The studio was hoping to have this kind of Benetton ad of a movie, but it was Gary who really pulled it together,'' Wahlberg says. ``They would have gone a little bit more down the obvious route. And Gary did make it stylized, but he also worked well with the actors, allowing us to have fun and joke around and develop our characters. A lot of directors have a shot in their head that's more important than what the actors are doing. Gary's one to make the actors as important as everything else.''
 
Watch for the Hollywood Premiere on Access Hollywood/ET tomorrow. Also CBS' Early show indicates Mark is a guest on their show tomorrow - guessing it was a taped visit as he'll be in Vegas.

05-26
Newspaper Interviews: Boston Globe, Lowell Sun & SF Chronicle. The Chron - my local paper finally pried some info on I Love Huckabee's out of Mark:  "Wahlberg plays an environmentally conscious firefighter, "a working-class intellectual" who rides his bike behind the fire truck."

First major review of TIJ from the Hollywood Reporter via Reuters.

Lots of pics from Moviefone. Behind the Scenes article from Motor Trends. Charlize talks to UGO.

Sylvie wrote to note MTV is reporting Mark will be on MTV's TRL, (you gotta wonder about a certain company who get paid so much, can be so inaccurate) and the tv guide reports him on the Early Show Tuesday., however the Early Show page notes its Charlize. Makes sense as he's in CA for the premiere.

Besides the mini, other product placements include Dell computers.

05-23
Official Hollywood Premiere Details from Parmount:     
 WHAT:    World Premiere of the movie "THE ITALIAN JOB"
 
 WHO:     Cast attendees include: Mark Wahlberg, Seth Green, Jason Statham, Mos Def, and Franky G
 
Filmmaker attendees include: Director F. Gary Gray, Producer Donald De Line, Executive Producer Wendy Japhet, Screenwriters Wayne & Donna Powers
 
Celebrity attendees include:  Diane Lane, Sidney Poitier, James Caan, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta, Vince Vaughn, Scarlett Johansson, Slash, Duff, Matt Sorum and Dave Kushner (formerly of Guns 'N Roses), Jason Lee, Jessica Alba,  Mike Epps, Noah Emmerich, Dennis Haysbert, Donnie
Wahlberg, Juliette Lewis, Neal McDonough, Amber Valetta, Richard Schiff, Margaret Blye, Jamie Kennedy, Arsenio Hall, Thomas Kretschmann, Jeri Ryan, LeVar Burton, Judy Greer, Joe Cortese, Marisa Coughlan, Shin Koyamada ("The Last Samurai"), Ever Carradine, Jamie Luner ... and more to follow
 
WHEN:    TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2003 -- AT 7:00pm -- Arrivals begin at 6:00pm
 
WHERE:   GRAUMAN'S CHINESE THEATRE
              6925 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.
              HOLLYWOOD

A short little article about Mark from the Witchita Eagle.

05-21
If you haven't seen yet on the official site, there's a premiere in Las Vegas and YOU can buy tickets to attend it. And YES Mark will be there. Tickets range from $75 to $500 - with the higher prices include the pre/after party at the Palms! And your money goes to support both Mark's foundation & the Andre Agassi Boys & Girls Club in Vegas. :)

FYI, Mark was indeed on 106 & Park yesterday with Mos Def. Seems one of the hosts was in his video Good Vibrations and boy did his Boston accent come back. :) Don't forget Conan O' Brian tonight!

Mark mentioned that his house was still under renovations - 2 YEARS after he bought it on Letterman and with TeenHollywood.

From USA Today: Mini Coopers get the 'Job' done

Director F. Gary Gray jettisoned all the characters and much of the plot from the cult 1969 Michael Caine movie The Italian Job.

But he wanted to keep the heist that could be executed only with Mini Coopers during a traffic jam.

"When I read the script, I wasn't actually sure that they were coming out with new ones," says Gray (Set It Off, Friday). "I thought we might have to use the old" Minis, as last summer's The Bourne Identity did. "It was actually a coincidence that they were going back into production. Now I wish I had stock in BMW (which now makes the cars). I love the old ones, but I really love the new ones."

Mini USA, which first showcased the car in last summer's Austin Powers in Goldmember (Caine got to drive one again), provided Gray with 30 cars, including three special electric Minis that aren't available to consumers for a subway chase scene. "No combustion engines could be used," Gray says.

Gray preferred wrecking real cars to simulations because he says audiences disengage when they suspect action is not real.

The Minis turned out to be frustratingly safe. "We had to disconnect all the safety features," Gray recalls.

In one remarkable shot, Charlize Theron screeches into a small parking space between two SUVs. And yes, that really is Theron driving.

"When we sent our cast into training, it was less about training Charlize than trying to hold her back," Gray says. "I saw her do two reverse 180s with two cameras mounted on the car. She would test the car beyond its limits — and I would totally freak out."

05-19
This is what happens when you work full time, huge updates! Don't forget to watch the Today Show & Letterman! If you missed the Today show or don't get the Today show - RUN don't walk to MSNBC and check the complete interview (Windows Media required) as it may be gone by tomorrow!

Doh! The morning show on CBS is actually called the Early show. Shows you how much I watch it, eh? Still no date for it tho. In a related note - I checked BET's website and I don't think Mark's on the 25 Countdown as that airs on Saturday. He's listed instead with Mos Def in the 106 and Park show page - which is BET's answer to TRL for you MTV folks. So adjust your VCR's accordingly! Don't shoot the messenger - I can't believe nobody told me this and his peeps screwed up! Well one of those I'm not surprised - guess which.

Mark talked about some future plans with the Chicago Sun Times - including the possibilities of working with his big bro Donnie!

Speaking of Donnie, he was on Extra tonight and talked about Boomtown, Mark and even dropped his pants to show his undies  - that part's not on the Extra site!

News from Cannes regarding The Jacket - the project Mark will be doing after Huckabee's from Screendaily: Summit dons Maybury's Jacket
Mike Goodridge in Cannes 20 May 2003 04:05
 
Summit Entertainment has added The Jacket, a new film from Mandalay Pictures to its sales slate. Mark Wahlberg is attached to star in the lead role of the drama which is the first US film from the UK’s John Maybury (Love Is The Devil).

A co-production between Mandalay and Section Eight, the Warner-based production outfit of Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney, the film will be distributed domestically by Warner Bros, although it is unclear as yet whether it will go through Warner’s main distribution organisation or a specialised division should the studio opt to create one this year.

Wahlberg, who has become associated with blockbusters such as The Italian Job, Planet Of The Apes and The Perfect Storm, stars in the intimate drama about a clairvoyant man wrongly convicted of murder who must use his abilities to discover who has framed him by shifting in and out of different realities, time and frames of mind to solve the mystery and prevent his own execution.

The film was originally written by Marc Rocco (Murder In The First) and had at various times Rocco and Antoine Fuqua attached to direct, although it has now been recrafted as a smaller film. A new draft of the screenplay has been written by Massy Tadjedin (Leo).

Soderbergh, Clooney and Peter Guber will produce the film which will start once Wahlberg has finished his stint in David O Russell’s ensemble comedy I Love Huckabees opposite Jude Law, Dustin Hoffman and Catherine Deneuve.

05-17
If you've seen the trailer of the minis going down the LA subway and wonder how they did it - the NY Post tells all as did the LA Times.

First print interview with Mark surfaces with our neighbors to the north - the Toronto Star.

I just keep on adding TV dates for Mark - must be making up for the lack of them from his last movie. Directly from his peeps - he's set to be on BET's Top 25 countdown Tuesday.

On the otherhand, doesn't look like Norton's doing ANY publicity for TIJ - but you can still catch him  on TV - Bravo is running his Actor's Studio episode this Saturday and Sunday is Donald Sutherland's episode. Charlize also is a guest on Conan Friday.

Charlize is in the June cover of Elle Magazine and mentions how Mark asked her to join TIJ.

The Truth About Charlie finally opened in The UK/Ireland Friday. Not many positive reviews - so I'll spare you.

While waiting for TIJ to open, check out Down with Love - the hilarious Ewan McGregor/Renee Zellweger film that is a true homage of the Rock Hudson/Doris Day films of the 60s.

05-15
Check your local morning radio Friday, for the Kidd Kraddick in the morning, Mark will call in. Looks like mainly a Gulf states show, but check out the syndicated channels on Kidd's page to see if you get it.

Another from the BBC - a short interview with Seth Green about TIJ.

05-14
Added the TV Alerts to the Calender and one more to add, Mark will be a presenter on the MTV Movie Awards - which airs June 5th (but is filmed in LA's Shrine May 31th).  Also heard Mark was in fact at the Kings/Mavs game Tuesday - shooting free throws on TNT's halftime show, while Charles Barkley & Kenny Smith trash talked on the Celtics to throw him off.  LOL

Interviews from CSU - Sacramento's Hornet,  Uni of Mo - St. Louis' Current, and a review of TIJ from Tufts.

Also word that the TIJ game hits shelves June 20th. Check out the official game site for screenshots of the game on all 3 formats. Also look for wireless games to show up for  java-enabled cell-phones and other electronic toys from Mforma Group, Inc.

Wonder who was doing some of the more dangerous driving in TIJ? It wasn't all Mark. The Sac Bee had an article along with a clip of the stunt driver doing some of his stunts Tues in Sacramento and the Baltimore Sun also had an article about another stunt driver. Speaking of videos & Mini s, ifilm has a really great BTS clip for the film.

05-13
TIJ interviews of Mark's co-stars:

May 22nd - Today (NBC) & The View (ABC) Seth Green

May 23rd - Today (NBC) & Regis and Kelly (ABC) - Charlize Theron

Also people have emailed me about Kickin' It (Syndicated) - which I used to get, but seems my local stations don't seem to have it. Anyway, Mark is listed as a guest. So really check your local listings and don't panic if you don't have it either.

Sky (UK) had this little article from the Tribeca Film Festival: STAR'S SICK MOVIE ROLE

New York's prestigious Tribeca Film Festival has closed with the premiere of action blockbuster The Italian Job. Mark Wahlberg, who was one of the stars who turned out for the screening, said he enjoyed recreating the Michael Caine classic - though at times it made him throw up.

"It was the most fun that I ever had had on a movie - we were always having fun," said Wahlberg who plays Charlie Croker.

Robert De Niro - who was co-founder of the film festival - was also at the premiere, along with veteran actor Donald Sutherland. Sutherland has a brief role in the movie, playing Charlize Theron's father.

Bullion heist

The new version of The Italian Job is only losely based on the original and is largely set in the United States. It follows a set of criminals who pull off an amazing gold bullion heist only to find they have been double-crossed. This prompts them to embark on a spot of revenge, which of course involves plenty of spectacular car chases.

A blast

Wahlberg added: "In the passenger seat I was sick all the time, because I get motion sickness very easy.

"But driving the car was a blast - as long as I was in the driver's seat, I was happy. It's the same with everything in life - I want to be in control."

The Italian Job opens in the US at the end of the month - but UK audiences face a long wait - it is not out here until September.

There's a few articles leaking out up North (ie Canada) one with Charlize talking about her safecracking and Donald Sutherland talks more on his career than TIJ, but there's a pic of him & Mark in Venice from Canada's Star. UGO had a short interview with Charlize as well.

Hmm, I must be really busy to have totally forgot to mention the date of the TIJ Premiere. Granted the Tribeca film fest was really the World Premiere, the LA/Paramount premiere IS in 2 weeks at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. I've been told its a private charity event, so don't ask me how to get tickets because you can't unless you're really connected to the studio. Which means I don't have any either!

05-12
The soundtrack to TIJ will be released May 26th and will feature a cover of Pink Floyd's "Money" by The Project or as MTV reported today: now known as Reloaded - which features Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland and former Guns N' Roses musicians: Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums). The cover also features David Kushner on Guitar.

OT: Boomtown was renewed for next season. X-Men 2 is great and so is Bend It Like Beckam - go see 'em. Third Eye Blind finally released their 3rd album, Out of the Vein!

05-11
First reported in the Washington Post Wednesday, Gwyneth Paltrow is out of I love Huckabee's. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Naomi Watts is in talks to take over the role.

By the by, Mark was at the Tribeca Film Festival with the cast of TIJ (no Norton - he was at Salma's Tribeca entry film premiere or Theron she was in the UK), director F. Gary Gray, producer Donald DeLine AND Robert DeNiro! Not really a surprise DeNiro was there as he helped establish the festival and institute, but if you remember Mark has said in the past he wanted to work with him one day. Pics over at wireimage & elsewhere.

05-09
Here you go, officially on tab interviews:
May 19th - Today Show (NBC) and David Letterman (CBS)

May 20th - Howard Stern (Radio) syndicated - Live 105 - 6am for those in SF, Regis & Kelly (ABC) and Making of The Italian Job (MTV)

May 21st - Conan O' Brian (NBC)

May 29th - MTV Beach House (MTV)

May 30th - The View (ABC)

TBA - CBS Early Show (CBS)

Check your local TV Guide for exact times (dates) & channels.

Also check out the new Movieline magazine - now known as Movieline's Hollywood Life for a short diary of cinematographer Wally Pfister filming TIJ in Venice - lots of pics.

From PR Newswire: Eidos Interactive, today announced the development of The Italian Job(R) video game. Based on the 2003 Paramount Pictures blockbuster film, The Italian Job is being developed by driving-game specialists Climax and will be released on PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(TM) game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube(TM) in Summer 2003.

The Italian Job lets gamers recapture the high-octane thrills of the blockbuster movie. Taking on the role of Charlie Croker and his gang members, you are left for dead in Venice after being double-crossed during one of the biggest gold bullion heists ever. Now you and your team of professional thieves must wreak vengeance on the man who betrayed you and reclaim the gold. In order to achieve this, you need to create the biggest traffic jam in L.A. history and attempt your getaway in super-charged new MINI Coopers.

The Italian Job game features three modes of play -- Story Mode, Circuit Racing and Stunt Driving. The Story Mode is based on the film's plot and features 15 different missions utilizing a large range of vehicles and gameplay styles. Players will also be able to challenge friends in The Italian Job using its split-screen two-player mode. Gamers will create havoc on the streets of L.A. as they drive at break-neck speeds through environments based on movie locations including Hollywood Hills and Downtown L.A. plus over-the-top off-road settings such as the city's subway station and storm drain system.

Mark actually was in NY yesterday for TIJ Press conference. Donald Sutherland, Jason Statham, F Gary Gray & Donald Deline were some of the others there.

05-08
Mark was in town - Boston that is - where he screened TIJ for some B&G club members.

A little birdy told me of the scheduled interviews for Mark: The Today Show, David Letterman, Howard Stern (radio), Regis & Kelly, Conan O'Brian, MTV Beach House, The View and the CBS Early Show - Dates TBA here & on the official site very soon. Also on US cable, MTV will have a Making of special. Showtime will have a very short segment on its Movie News - its a 15 min program.

Check the Official TIJ site for more stills from the movie and new wallpaper.

04-28
As I told you last week. the movie appears at the Tribeca Film festival on closing night (May 11th). Tickets are not yet available to purchase but keep a look out at their webpage. Please don't ask me when you can as I don't work for them much less live in NYC!

Not officially confirmed but a big possibility from the Hollywood Reporter: Mark Wahlberg, who returns to theaters next month in a Paramount remake of "The Italian Job," is reteaming with the studio on a project described as a contemporary Indian Jones.

Sources have confirmed the actor will star in "The Adventures of Wyatt McHenry," a manuscript that launch a series of yet-to-be-published novels by Rick Gibb. "Adventures" is about an adventure tour guide who trades in modern antiquities. Gibb also wrote the screenplay.

Wahlberg, whose recent credits include the remakes "Planet of the Apes" and "The Truth About Charlie," is attached to reunite with his "Three Kings" director David O. Russell in "I Love Huckabee's" at Fox Searchlight.

04-18
May 11th, The Italian Job premiere's at the Tribeca Film festival in NYC. Expected (tho not confirmed - so don't book your flights just yet) to appear is Mark! More news as it develops.

With the sneak previews last week, we are starting to see early reviews of TIJ from these screenings. They range from positive to negative. Here are some of the longer ones (watch out for spoilers) from Yale, Tollbooth, Grabbing Sand & one posted on Rotten Tomatoes.

Jason Schwartzman who will be in I Love Huckabee's, is currently in the indie film Spun (and is in the rock band Phantom Planet). Also check out Laurel Canyon - Wally Pfister worked on it and The Italian Job. Alessandro Nivola does a really good job of singing and stealing scenes. And if you're lucky to be near one of the 15 theatres it's open at - check out Better Luck Tomorrow. Very funny black comedy about a couple of seemingly perfect students and how they end up hearing a cell phone go off underneath them.

04-14
This week means more pics from TIJ,  Paramount's publicity dept contacted Mark S. late last week and he's working to put up all the exclusive pics on the official site. While that is being done, whet your appetite with Movies.com's selection.

Check out your local Universities as there are/have been some advance screenings of TIJ at several schools already - Brown (April 10th), Yale (April 11th), U of Texas (April 15th), U of GA (April 14th), Texas A& M (April 15th),  Eastern Michigan University (April 11th), University of Chicago (April 22nd) and some film societies are hosting them as well - in Atlanta (April 10th), Florida (April 15th) & Seattle (April 16th). NYC had a screening Wednesday as well. Radio stations will also have early screenings in May - so do check your local radio stations as well. 

04-11
TIJ is already drawing ire from some in the UK - a Bristol newspaper had an article bemoaning the remake.

Word from the Hollywood Reporter & Variety Mark is attached to Section Eight and Mandalay's The Jacket. A drama that could be ready to film by the Fall if producers George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh and Peter Guber are able to get WB to finance/distribute it and sign on UK  director, John Maybury. HR reports The Jacket "is about a man (Wahlberg) falsely imprisoned for murder. While being tortured, he is able to foresee how and when he will be killed. By moving through altered states, he tries to figure out a way to prolong his life so he can solve his own murder." Sounds almost X-File-ish - Redrum comes to mind.

In other upcoming/past Mark film news, I Love Huckabee's is in preproduction and suggestion is Hoffman & Tomlin are the detectives according to an article about David O. Russell in the LA Times. It's a very very good article about Three Kings and how the old adage of if we fail to learn, we are doomed to repeat things, seem to be playing out. The NY Times also had a similar article (no mention of Huckabee's tho) that explains how to the whole bullet in the cow/cadaver story came about. 

04-09
Apple finally has various sizes of the TIJ trailer in their quicktime format. Check out the TIJ trailer page. For Windows Media check out Movies.com.

Thanks to PompeyGirl who checked out the Odeon website (major movie house in the UK) and saw TIJ is listed as opening Sept 12th.

Another review of TIJ from AICN.

Other news is Variety reporting I Love Huckabee's will start filming June 9th and will be distributed by Fox Searchlight (20th Century Fox's indie arm) in the US/Canada, Germany, Italy, Latin America and other English speaking countries. Qwerty Films is the distributor in France, Spain  and other territories to be determined.

04-08
Kazuko found JoBlo has a slightly out of focus version of the new TIJ poster.

I've gotten several emails regarding an email sent out to people who have registered on MW.com's MB. You are not being singled out. It was sent to the entire membership base - I got one too. 

04-07
AICN has another review of TIJ from a test screener. 

From Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith syndicated column is a bit of a review and word on how the test screenings are playing with audiences: Though Edward Norton might not have wanted to star in Paramount's remake of "The Italian Job" -- in fact, he told colleagues he'd never work with Paramount again because he felt he was forced by a contract provision to make the film -- early test screenings suggest it could very well turn out to be a box-office hit. A hit is something the actor could definitely use, given his last big-screen outing, Spike Lee's "25th Hour," which has only brought in a measly $13 million stateside.

"Italian Job" certainly has an all-star ensemble cast with Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, Seth Green, Mos Def and Jason Statham.

There's also a hip soundtrack. And though at times the elaborate Los
Angeles-based heist flick feels a bit like a glammed-up car commercial for the BMW-made Mini Cooper, it delivers big on the action in the final act... 

04-06
Here's another of Mark, Jason & Charlize. Kazuko found the Official movie site is up and the trailer is up  as well so you can see the whole trailer for yourself. I must warn you it is  filled with spoilers - granted it's a remake - oops sorry homage - but its a pet peevvee of mine when trailers give away 80% of the movie away.

Got my copy of TTAC & for those wondering what was in the wrapped present - its shown in the deleted scenes. The disc itself is pretty plain - no graphics printed on it, so you have to be careful you read it or you'll be watching Cary & Audrey instead of Mark & Thandie. I'll have a more detailed review later when I have more time to watch the rest of the disc.

04-04
Via Edward-Norton.org, The Trades had a screen shot of Ed & the back of Mark from the trailer. But this is a Mark Wahlberg site so I managed to do some magic and captured this opposing shot. Nice eh?? Also the trailer shown in theatres is much longer than the ET version.

04-01
MTV had a short article with Director F. Gary Gray commenting on Mos Def & filming of TIJ. In a somewhat local angle, an actor (Greg Cummins)  round my parts had a role in TIJ. And those wanting a taste of Gray's style - the much delayed A Man Apart (aka Diablo) starring Vin Diesel & Timothy Olyphant (Rock Star) opens Friday in the US.

03-31
According to Mark S. - webmaster of Mark's official site - TIJ trailer is playing in front of The Core. I'm somewhat surprised it hasn't popped up anywhere online yet. It has been very lowkey as usually big movies, people find out which movies the trailers are attached to before it airs and official websites go up when these first looks go on tv. Remember POTA? ET hardly mentioned it in the promos or during the little 10 second blurb they have at the beginning of the show. Good thing I had that daily email from them or I'd never have known!

Also Tuesday is the release of TTAC on DVD (VHS rental only) in the US/Canada. Review from UPI. It's the UK poster in the heading if you're wondering - very similar to the French one. Bigger version over at UIP UK.

I updated the dates somewhat - given the war, I think Mark's not gooing to London anytime soon - so I'm moving the Ritchie project to the back burner. Also looks solid for the UK date for TIJ according to someone who called UIP. Seems a bit odd to me, as the DVD would probably be out in the states by the time it opens there and the other European countries have earlier dates as well.