Title: The Words Director: Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal Cast: Dennis Quaid, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Jeremy Irons and Olivia Wilde Writing is a fundamental practice in communication. To make yourself understood through written words is probably the most engaging and intimate feeling you can have with someone without actually meeting them. Through your words is how we know you. So in Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal’s film, “The Words,” examines the truth behind words but only does it in a piecemeal, surface level and cinematically lazy way, that I question why couldn’t these words be more clear. After all, aspiring for mediocrity is a fool’s errand. “The Words” follows…

Everyone’s been wondering when the next Lara Croft franchise film would be made and who, if not Angelina Jolie, would star as the title character. Saturday, the news finally came out as to who the next Lara Croft would be. Olivia Wilde was interviewed for the Brazilian film website CinePop, and she said that she has been a big fan of the character and is happy portray the character in the new film version, which is set for 2013 . So far, she is the only confirmed cast member. The director of the film is Mark Fergus, who also wrote another film Wilde has starred in, “Cowboys and Aliens.” He’s…

A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 19 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias and Perri Nemiroff discuss the new film from Andrew Niccol, “In Time” and J.C. Chandor, “Margin Call” and Bruce Robinson’s “The Rum Diary” starring Johnny Depp. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “In Time” features Justin Timberlake, Olivia Wilde, Shyloh Oostwald, Johnny Galecki, Michael William Freeman, Alex Pettyfer, Amanda Seyfried and Cillian Murphy. It was written and directed by Andrew Niccol. “Margin Call” features Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Mary…

Title: In Time Director: Andrew Niccol Starring: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Vincent Kartheiser, Johnny Galecki, Alex Pettyfer, Olivia Wilde, Collins Pennie Once in a while you need a movie that lets you just sit back, relax and enjoy the show. Sure, these films can be rather mindless, but spoon-fed entertainment can make for a fun night out. On the other hand, that’s no excuse to take a notable novel premise and never bring it to its intellectual and emotional potential. With highly entertaining and thoughtful movies like Gattaca and The Truman Show on his resume, you’d expect something rather exceptional from writer-director Andrew Niccol. However, with In Time…

“Cowboys & Aliens” will saddle up to be released on Blu-ray and DVD December 6, just in time for Christmas. The special features on the DVD and Blu-ray include “Igniting the Sky: The Making Of ‘Cowboys & Aliens’, a featurette which includes interviews with Jon Favreau, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, visual effects companies Legacy Effects and ILM as well as stars Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde; “Finding the Story–’Cowboys & Aliens,’ which features the filmmakers, writers and cast explaining how the film found its voice on screen; “The Scope of the Spectacle,” a look at the camerawork for the film and stuntwork by Terry Leonard and…

‘Cowboys and Aliens’ star Olivia Wilde has been cast in the leading role of director Peter Glanz’s ‘The Longest Week’. Described as an indie comedy, Wilde will star in the story of Conrad Valmont, an “affluent and aimless” soul, who lives a life of “leisure in his parents prestigious Manhattan hotel. In the span of one week, he finds himself evicted, disinherited and in love,” according to Variety. Wilde will presumably be playing the girl he falls in love with. ‘The Longest Week’ is actually an adaption from Glanz’s previously released short film entitled ‘A Relationship in Four Days’. Making the circuit rounds, screening at both the Sundance Film Festival…

Better late than never, right? Thanks to a certain hurricane that shall remain nameless, your weekly Movie News Cheat Sheet comes a day late, but gives you all of the movie discussion topics necessary to help you ride out the rest of the work week with ease. We’ve got some big casting news in the mix, ranging from solid confirmations to rumors. Alexander Skarsgård is all set for Henry-Alex Rubin’s Disconnect, but Simon West is still merely working with a wish list when casting The Expendables 2. Joe Kosinski has a nice group of ladies all vying to star in Horizons opposite Tom Cruise and Rob Corddry is close to…

Another new trailer for writer-director Andrew Niccol’s futuristic thriller ‘In Time’ has been released.  This time around we get to see more of the featured cast, aside from the first trailer that showcased lead star Justin Timberlake, as a man on the run trying to beat the system, and  actress Amanda Seyfried as his hostage turned sidekick.  In this latest sneak peek ‘Cowboys and Aliens’ actress Olivia Wilde, who play the role of Timberlake’s mom in a world where time is currency, shows up, decked out in red and running against the clock. Also seen in the trailer are a few familiar scenes from the first look, plus a collage…

Title: The Change-Up Studio: Universal Pictures Directed By: David Dobkin Written By: Joe Lucas, Scott Moor Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, Mircea Monroe Screened at: Lincoln Square, NYC, 8/1/11 Opens: August 5, 2011 If by now you do not see the error of thinking that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, David Dobkin will supply a lesson. With “Change-Up,” whose writers Joe Lucas and Scott Moor offer up quite a number of one-line zingers to match no small amount of visual and vocal vulgarity, two best friends in their thirties learn that the grass can indeed be greener…

Daniel Craig talks with Jimmy Kimmel about the film “Cowboys & Aliens” by director Jon Favreau (Iron Man 2) and starring Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), Noah Ringer (The Last Airbender), Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace) and Olivia Wilde (TRON: Legacy). Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Cowboys & Aliens. Synopsis: 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don’t welcome strangers, and nobody makes…