Jacob Combs, Author at The Playlist

Watch: New ‘Inception’ Trailer & TV Spot, Plus New IMAX Poster

May 7, 2010 2:18 pm

Update #2: Okay a high quality video is now floating around, and we've got the stream below. Again, this is a pretty goddamn incredible trailer.Update: So a better quality version of the trailer is now online, ...

Liam Gallagher Producing ‘The Longest Cocktail Party,’ The Story Of The Beatles’ Demise

Jacob Combs

May 7, 2010 2:10 pm

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Liam Gallagher. Singer. Songwriter. Professional asshole. And now, apparently, movie producer. The cranky former frontman of Oasis is bringing the story of the demise of the Beatles to the big screen after secu...

Review: ‘The Trotsky’ Isn’t The Revolutionary Comedy It Wants To Be

Jacob Combs

May 7, 2010 11:23 am

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Leon Bronstein (Jay Baruchel) thinks his life bears more than just a coincidental resemblance to the socialist leader Leon Trotsky. After reading Trotsky's autobiography My Life, Bronstein determines that is, i...

‘Captain America’ Lines Up Bad Guy #2: Toby Jones To Play Arnim Zola

Jacob Combs

May 7, 2010 3:43 am

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With "Captain America: The First Avenger" gearing up to get in front of cameras, director Joe Johnston is getting the casting puzzle pieces in place. Just a few days ago, the long rumored Hugo Weaving was final...

Carey Mulligan, Ellen Page, Kristen Stewart, Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman & More Evidently Eyeing Fincher’s ‘Dragon Tattoo’

Jacob Combs

May 7, 2010 2:45 am

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Deadline is reporting that seemingly every young actress in Hollywood is in pursuing a role in David Fincher's upcoming adaptation "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo." The aforementioned Carey Mulligan who's been...

Dwayne Johnson To Chase Vin Diesel In ‘Fast Five’?

Jacob Combs

May 7, 2010 1:54 am

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This is a bit surprising. We figured that Dwayne Johnson was enough of a star on his own not to have to circle the fifth installment of someone else's franchise, but Hollywood works in mysterious ways.Deadline ...

Update: ‘Mission: Impossible IV’ Pushes Back Release Date To December 16, 2011; Brad Bird Confirmed As Director

Jacob Combs

May 7, 2010 12:12 am

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2011 will be the year of J.J. Abrams, at least in Paramount's mind.Of course, there is his next directing gig, "Super 8," which already has the Internet buzzing with its trailer that most of us haven't seen yet...

Review: ‘Mother & Child’ Is A Quietly Affecting Drama

Jacob Combs

May 6, 2010 8:36 pm

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"Mother and Child" is kind of a dopey title, and one you don't see until the end of the movie (which gives off the impression that the filmmakers behind the production think it's kind of dopey too), but it's al...

SFIFF: Roger Ebert Honored By Directors Terry Zwigoff, Errol Morris, Jason Reitman, Philip Kaufman

Jacob Combs

May 6, 2010 6:59 pm

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Saturday night the San Francisco International Film Festival played host to “An Evening with Roger Ebert and Friends” preceding a screening of one of Ebert’s favorite 2009 films, “Julia” starring Tilda Swinton....

Kristen Wiig Wants To Be A ‘Clown Girl’

Jacob Combs

May 6, 2010 5:41 pm

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Kristen Wiig is on the fastest moving comediennes currently on the rise. Wiig has used her stint on "Saturday Night Live" as one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal cast as a stepping stone to big sc...

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