But seriously... Nov 18, 2009
In recent years, though, they have taken to adapting pre-existing properties, like classic Ealing comedy The Ladykillers and No Country for Old Men, based on the Cormac McCarthy book. That trend continues with their next project, True Grit - a new version of the Charles Portis novel that was famously filmed in 1969 with John Wayne. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
VOTE: Which Tom Hanks character had worst hair? May 16, 2009
And then there was his Kentucky Fried Col. Sanders 'do for The Ladykillers. Vote for the his most out-there hair above. (USA Today)
Hanks shows he canstill make a splash May 15, 2009
Give him a goatee -- as the Coen brothers did in "The Ladykillers" (2004) -- and the outcome is close to excruciating. But a full beard. (Erie Times-News, PA)
3-D pops 'Up' in Cannes May 15, 2009
It's also a defining moment for Disney, which hasn't brought a movie to Cannes since "The Ladykillers" five years ago. This year, Disney has the most signage of any major studio, and "Up" is one of the few Hollywood titles playing here. (Variety)
Hey, Tom Hanks, didnt you used to be fun? May 12, 2009
Granted, Hanks reticence to return to comedy makes a certain amount of sense when you look at his recent track record: After making The Ladykillers, The Terminal and Charlie Wilsons War in succession, you cant blame him for thinking that the genre isnt doing him any favors. But if theres any lesson to be learned from Hanks career, its that hes one of those rare leading men who gets to dust himself off after a failure and be granted another chance from... (MSNBC -- News)
The Last Action Hero Apr 17, 2009
But in Lock, Stock, and Snatch (2000), and Revolver (2005), Statham got his parts just right, channeling the daffy spirit of the original Cockney caper movies, Ealing Studio classics like The Ladykillers (1955). He can do dramatic roles: He was touching as the car-salesman-tuned-heist-leader in the '70s period piece The Bank Job. (Slate)
