phil alden robinson

Obituary: Robert Redford Dead At The Age Of 89

Robert Redford has died at the age of 89. He was a movie star – an icon. Normally, I write these obituary pieces by charting the person’s life and their career – you know the score. But this time, I’m not going to. Redford was a [...]

September 16, 2025

Billy Ray Serenades Scorsese With Some SINATRA

Writer Billy Ray (NOT of Cyrus fame) has been brought in to write the script for Martin Scorsese’s Frank Sinatra biopic. Scorsese has long been interested in bringing a Sinatra tale to the screen, originally planning a Rat Pack film that was set [...]

August 20, 2012

Kenneth Branagh Knows JACK…RYAN

It looks like Kenneth Branagh is now in the frame to direct the Paramount Pictures new Jack Ryan film, which is set to see Star Trek’s Chris Pine take over the role from Ben Affleck, Harrison Ford and Alec Baldwin. Branagh directing of the project [...]

March 28, 2012