- Looks like P.T. Anderson is the new Kubrick after all. His follow-up to 2007's There Will Be Blood may no longer be happening. According to cast member Jeremy Renner, "we kept coming up against a wall that we couldn't overcome. Or at least Paul couldn't overcome." He's talking about The Master, Anderson's Philip Seymour Hoffman-starring film about a Scientology like "religion". If I can scratch out a positive it's that at least the reason sounds like an artistic one. Hopefully, Paul can find a way to overcome that wall. I've found ladders are effective.
- As for a film that was made, how about this bit of Goodfellas trivia: there was early talk about the Ray Liotta and Lorainne Bracco roles being played by...Tom Cruise and Madonna. If only there was some way of knowing if Scorsese made the right call. I mean, other than logic. In case you forgot, it's the 20th Anniversary of what may be the best film of all time. Or what almost wasn't. At least Madonna's Italian.
- Finally, there appears to be a new pay cable channel: Epix. I don't know much about it other than I'm sure they're going to end up playing the same movies 6 times a day and that I'm probably not going to pay for it. But they are starting with some good cred. Click here and get free access to Louis C. K.'s concert film, Hilarious. I think Louis is best served in an extended format as he isn't so big on the one-liners.
