In 1931 Austrian mathematician Kurt Gödel proved what is now known as the Incompleteness Theorem. He demonstrated that within any given system, a robot for example, there would always be at least one proposition, which is true, but which cannot be proven using the rules and axioms of the system itself. Gödel used a variation [...]
A new clip has been released from the most anticipated movie of this young decade, Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life.” Mr. O’Brien (Brad Pitt), an overbearing, strict father is out of the house while Mrs. O’Brien (Jessica Chastain) and their sons let themselves have fun for a little while. The film debuted at Cannes this [...]
LONDON – Terrence Malick’s long-awaited feature “The Tree of Life,” starring Sean Penn and Brad Pitt, has hit a snag in its effort to secure distribution in the UK. Ostensible UK distributor Icon and producers River Road Entertainment are in arbitration just weeks away from the film’s screening at the Festival de Cannes. Points of [...]
l Any time Terrence Malick decides to direct a film, it becomes an event, for film fanatics at least. Every one of his pictures has been called a masterpiece by at least a few prominent critics. “Badlands,” “Days of Heaven,” “The Thin Red Line” and “The New World” all have dedicated followers and they all [...]
Controversial Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, announced that he met privately with Academy Award Winning actor, Sean Penn, on Wednesday. THR reports that Penn may have plans to shoot a film in Venezuela adapted from Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier’s 1953 novel, “The Lost Steps,” about the journey of an American anthropologist and composer into the jungle [...]
After Sean Penn announced he was backing out of the Farrelly brothers’ modern take on “The Three Stooges,” (citing “personal reasons”) the online film community was sent into a tizzy of speculation about who would replace him. Well, it turns out that Paul Giamatti may just be up to the task. The Boston Globe is [...]
Sean Penn’s busy shooting schedule is suddenly not so busy anymore. Penn recently caught Universal, MGM, and Imagine by surprise announcing that he will no longer star in Asger Leth’s “Cartel,” or the highly anticipated comedy, “The Three Stooges,” citing personal reasons, according to Variety. His role in the Peter Craig-penned script, “Cartel,” about a [...]
Two-time Oscar winner, Sean Penn has been the center of a media firestorm as of late thanks to his recent marital troubles combined with the news that he will star in a “Three Stooges” film with Jim Carrey and Benicio Del Toro. It appears that the busy star will be adding more to his palette [...]
After 13 years of marriage Sean Penn and Robin Wright are separating citing irreconcilable differences, the Associate Press reported Thursday. According to Marin County Superior Court papers, Penn filed for divorce from his wife in San Rafael, Calififornia, and has petitioned for joint custody of their two children Dylan Francis (18) and Hopper Jack (15). [...]
The 81st Annual Academy Awards wrapped up just a few hours ago with few surprises. Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle’s little film about a young Indian boy rising from Mumbai’s notorious slums to win a world-famous game show swept the awards winning eight of its ten nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. Heath Ledger, the [...]
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