Dream House
Directed by Jim Sheridan
Written by David Loucka
Starring Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Marton Csokas, Claire Geare, Taylor Geare, Elias Koteas
Release Date: September 30, 2011

Jim Sheridan‘s Dream House is a distorting and turning journey of mind-bending proportions, taking elements of popular horror fiction and re-energizing them as 21st century psychological thriller fares. Featuring Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, it takes some unexpected detours, complete with some commendable performances.

(A side note: Before I do continue though, let me preface the rest of this review with the fact that I did not see any trailers for Dream House before seeing the film. I’ve been told that Morgan Creek films blew it by including some significant plot revelations in the trailer, so I went into the film fresh – so if you’re interested in seeing this movie, avoid all the trailers!)

An actress””who’s choosing to stay anonymous (for obvious reasons) and going by the trusty fallback name Jane Doe“”is suing Amazon.com and IMDb for $1 million for revealing her age against her wishes and refusing to change it when she complained.

Her reasoning? She says “In the entertainment industry, youth is king.” And the complaint filed expands on that, stating that “If one is perceived to be ‘over-the-hill,’ i.e. approaching 40, it is nearly impossible for an up-and-coming actress, such as the Plaintiff, to get work as she is thought to have less of an ‘upside’ therefore casting directors, producers, directors, agents/managers, etc. do not give her the same opportunities, regardless of her appearance and talent.”

Continue reading if interested in reading the complaint in its entirety.

At last night’s Scream Awards, Spike TV premiered a creepy and atmospheric (but brief) new trailer for the upcoming supernatural thriller The Woman in Black right after star Daniel Radcliffe accepted the award for Ultimate SCREAM on behalf of the Harry Potter film series (watch video of that here). Check out the new trailer here below.

Back in December 2007 Warner Bros. sent out the opening bank robbery sequence from the then-forthcoming The Dark Knight attached to IMAX screenings of I Am Legend. It was a risky move on the studio’s part and it didn’t take long for the footage to leak online, but it paid off splendidly the next year and was one of the highlights of Warner’s aggressive marketing campaign for the movie, particularly as it provided an early showcase for the production’s beautiful IMAX cinematography (several scenes from the movie were shot in the format). Therefore, it would make sense for the studio to go with what has proven successful in the past in regards to the marketing for next summer’s The Dark Knight Rises.

Spike TV hosted their annual Scream Awards this past weekend that showcases the best in horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and comics. And the award for the Most Anticipated Movie of 2012 category obviously went to the only 2012 movie that is on my radar, The Dark Knight Rises.

I mean, really, how could it have gone to anything else? Is there even another movie coming out that year? But seriously, The Dark Knight Rises is easily at the top section of most people’s list for next year, so it’s not a surprise that this film was chosen. What was a surprise, however was the fact that Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary “The Man” Oldman, and Anne Hathaway showed up to accept the award. In the video, which you can watch here below, Hathaway gives an acceptance speech on behalf of the cast and crew of the movie while showing her enthusiasm for playing the role of Catwoman and also doing a hilarious impersonation of Christian Bale’s Batman.