Weekly Round Up

Well folks, we've made it through another week and I think it's safe to say that spring is finally here.  And now that I've said that...it's going to snow this weekend.  Oh well, so it goes.  If you get a chance don't forget to vote in this week's poll!  Less than a day left and the response is pretty low this week - don't have many thoughts on superheros?  Not your thang?  I'll keep that in mind moving forward.  Since it's late in the day, I won't keep you waiting with bated breath and we'll get on with this week's news in review.  Soooooo...round it up!

• You've seen countless actors and actresses bare it all in magazines over the years, but how about cartoon characters?  Someone at DreakWorks has officially lost it, allowing the online pub VMan to publish compromising photos of the stars of the upcoming Shrek 4 movie.  Awkward, party of one.  Apparently Donkey is into threesomes and, contrary to his name, Puss is a homosexual.  This is some serious PR gone wrong people, check it out.
• The Tribeca Film Festival has announced their list of 35 jurors for this year's movie fest, and it reads like an unemployment line cattle call.  They include Jessica Alba, Aaron Eckhart, America Ferrera, Alicia Keys and Zach Braff.  What this says to me is that for the next year, whenever a movie boasts an award from the Tribeca Film Festival, I should take that with a grain of salt.  Read more.
• STOP THE PRESSES - this one's a biggie!  Kubrick's lost film is coming together and they've cast Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson to star as the leads.  Ok, so the first half of the sentence excited me.  Geez, how many sexual favors do you think half of Hollywood performed to try to get a piece of this movie - who wouldn't want to be attached to the lost work of a genius?  Lunatic at Large is a movie Kubrick was commissioned for in the 50's and fell off the world's radar only to be uncovered a few years ago, well after the infamous director's death.  Well the script has been tightened up, the actors have been cast, and that's about all we know.  Looking forward to watching this unfold!  Read more.
• Who needs the Obamas when you can have the real Camelot in your face and on the big screen?  Rachel Weisz has been attached to a bio pic of the former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis, which is interesting considering her fiance is producing and directing.  Nepotism much?  I actually think she could do the role justice and am eager to learn more.  Apparently the movie will chronicle the four days between JKF's assassination and burial.  A real feel good piece, no doubt.  Read more.
• And finally, for all you musical fans out there (all four of you) two big ones are heading into production this summer for your enjoyment.  Broadway hit In the Heights and the Kevin Bacon classic Footloose are finalizing castings and getting ready to role tape.  These are only a few of the slew of musicals heading our way in the future, thanks to the success of movies like High School Musical.  Damn you Zack Efron!  Wicked is also coming down the pike as is The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, as early reported by TMMC.  Read more.

That's all she wrote - have a great weekend!