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Filed under: Classics, Drama, Casting News like this is what I wait for when writing about movie news -- announcements that merge so many good things that you can't help but get the tingle of excitement. The Hollywood Reporter posts that Julie Taymor is taking on William Shakespeare yet again, and with one starry-eyed and stellar cast. Strike that ... THE stellar cast. This time around, we get The Tempest, but with a spin -- there's a bit of gender bending. Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan who became a sorcerer, is getting a sex change so that Helen Mirren can play the part. The lovely Mirren will be joined by Jeremy Irons, who will play Prospera's brother Alonso, Djimon Hounsou, who will tackle Caliban, Russell Brand as the jester Trinculo, Alfred Molina, who will be the drunken Stephano, Ben Wishaw as the spirit Ariel, and Felicity Jones as Prospera's daughter, Miranda. Oh, but that's not all -- Geoffrey Rush is in negotiations to play Prospera's ol' ally and adviser, Gonzalo. Since things are being changed up a bit, here's how THR describes it: "Shakespeare's play mixes romance with fraternal politics and the supernatural. As revised for the screen, it will center around Prospera, her daughter Miranda (Jones) and a shipwrecked crew full of Prospera's enemies." After seeing Taymor's Titus, I never dreamed another Shakespeare adaptation could compare, until now. I say this having seen every single one of Will's plays performed at least once, and thinking that Patrick Stewart's Prospero was practically untouchable. But now, with this cast? I'm in love. But still, Taymor is changing things up, so sound off below: Taymor, gender-bending, and The Tempest -- yay or nay? Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Independent, Casting, Deals, New Releases, Celebrities and Controversy, Scripts, Home Entertainment, Politics, Columns, Fan Rant When Stephen Frears' The Queen came out in 2006, all the buzz emphasized Helen Mirren's icy performance as London's reclusive royal highness. The ubiquitous praise lead to her Oscar win, but it overwhelmed recognition of the movie's secret weapon: Michael Sheen as Tony Blair, quietly pressuring his Majesty to face the public in the wake of Princess Diana's untimely demise. There's a reason why Sheen conveyed the nuances of Blair's role in the event, which transpired a mere three months after the Prime Minister rose to power -- he had practice. The Deal, a fantastic made-for-TV movie Frears directed in 2003, tracked Blair's cunning (and morally questionable) instincts in the years leading up to his position at the top of the Labor Party. Sheen played Blair in The Deal first, and it's both a superior performance and a superior film. Whereas The Queen had a tabloid hook and only tangentially explored the deeper political ramifications of a reclusive national leader, The Deal delves into precisely how Blair managed to emerge at the top of British politics with a series of calculated maneuvers. Political drama at its finest, The Deal hit DVD in the United States last month, where it has been touted as "the prequel to The Queen." That's not quite fair; The Queen is the sequel to The Deal, and the two movies ought to be seen as a single, wholly fascinating package depicting British politics in the 1990s.Continue reading Fan Rant: 'The Deal' is Better Than 'The Queen' Permalink | Email this | Comments

On today's Dave's Hollywood Minute: Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart, "Traveling", Helen Mirren, Jason Bateman, Edward Norton, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, "State of Play", Brad Pitt, Kevin James, "Mall Cop", and Kiefer Sutherland.

On today's Dave's Hollywood Minute: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Jerry Weintraub, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, "Ocean's Thirteen", 66th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony, NBC, HBO, Spike Lee, "When the Levee Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts", Bob Barker, and "The Price is Right".

Veronica Santiago and Neil Estep review the DVD release of The Queen in this episode of FilmCrunch: A revealing, witty portrait of the British royal family in crisis immediately following the death of Princess Diana. The setting for this fictional account of real events is no less than the private chambers of the Royal Family and the British government in the wake of the sudden death of Princess Diana in August of 1997. In the immediate aftermath of the Princess's passing, the tightly contained, tradition-bound world of the Queen of England clashes with the slick modernity of the country's brand new, image-conscious Prime Minister, Tony Blair. The result is an intimate, yet thematically epic, battle between private and public, responsibility and emotion, custom and action - as a grieving nation waits to see what its leaders will do.

From sasquatches to hot old chicks to angry old dudes, Shea Hess loves to watch!

From sasquatches to hot old chicks to angry old dudes, Shea Hess loves to watch!

On today's Dave's Hollywood Minute: "Spider-Man 3", Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Paris Hilton, Universal Studios, "The Simpsons", "American Idol", Ellen Degeneres, Helen Mirren, Jack Black, and Hugh Grant.

On today's Dave's Hollywood Minute: Victoria Beckham, David Beckham, "Footballer's Wives" and "Football Wives", Ving Rhames, Lucy Lawless, Helen Mirren, and Elizabeth Taylor.

On today's Dave's Hollywood Minute: 79th Academy Awards, Forest Whitaker, Helen Mirren, Martin Scorsese, "The Departed", Jack Nicholson, "The Bucket List", Morgan Freeman, Box office numbers, "Ghost Rider", Nicolas Cage, "The Number 23", and Jim Carrey.

On today's Dave's Hollywood Minute: Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, Jennifer Garner, Michael Cera, "Juno", Marcia Gay Harden, Toby Jones, "The Mist", Stephen King, Kevin O'Connell and the Academy Awards.

Movie Reviews: The Queen, Marie Antoinette Cast: Sarah Bonilla, Ray Bonilla, Nate Zoebl