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Carl Erik Rinsch Nabs ‘47 Ronin’
Original at snarkerati.com
• Wed, Nov 18
By Dave Parrack 47 Ronin is shaping up to be a brilliant project. Fast & Furious and Wanted scribe Chris Morgan has written the screenplay, Keanu Reeves is attached to star, and now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Carl Erik Rinsch is attached to direct.
Carl Rinsch Directing 47 Ronin Instead of the Alien Prequel
Original at First Showing
• Tue, Nov 17
By Alex Billington Remember back in May, we reported that first-time feature director Carl Rinsch would supposedly be helming the Alien prequel that Fox was developing? If not that, you surely remember hearing about a project called 47 Ronin with Keanu Reeves attached to star, right? Well, THR has confir...
Matrix producer plans Muhammad biopic
Original at topix.com
• Mon, Nov 2
Producer Barrie Osborne cast Keanu Reeves as the messiah in The Matrix and helped defeat the dark lord Sauron in his record-breaking Lord of the Rings trilogy.
James Caan costars in Keanu Reeves filmOriginal at Keanu Reeves Network
• Sat, Oct 31
By mima A Hollywood veteran is joining the cast of a new movie being shot right here in Buffalo. James Caan has been set to costar with Keanu Reeves in “Henry’s Crime,” a romantic comedy about a man who’s falsely accused of robbing a bank in Buffalo.
Casting Tidbits: Jessica Biel, James Caan, Anne Heche & More
Original at First Showing
• Wed, Oct 28
By Ethan Anderton Variety reports that James Caan and Vera Farmiga (The Departed, Up in the Air) will be joining Keanu Reeves in the romantic comedy about a big-hearted man (Reeves) who is falsely accused of robbing a bank in Buffalo, New York. But after the doing the time and not the crime, he decides that it j...
Keanu Reeves Can Bust Into The "You Are Not The Father Dance" Now
Original at Dlisted
• Thu, Oct 15
By Michael K A permanent resident of Crazy Town (Mayor: Claire Cruise) who goes by the name of Karen Sala filed papers claiming that Keanu's sperm fish humped on her eggs four times. Karen's kids (no relation) are all adults now, but she was still hitting Keanu up for $150,000 in child support retroacti...
Keanu Reeves Talks ‘Cowboy Bebop’
Original at snarkerati.com
• Thu, Sep 24
By Dave Parrack While promoting his new movie, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, Reeves talked to MTV about the project and what the hold up is. As usual when it comes to just about everything in life, it comes down to money. Reeves confided: While promoting his new movie, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, Reeves t...
Keanu believe Dundee visit
Original at The Sun
• Fri, Sep 4
HOLLYWOOD superstar Keanu Reeves made a surprise visit to DUNDEE yesterday - to watch a play by locals. The Matrix actor spent three hours ... Hollywood star's Dundee visitScotland Courier Hollywood star jets inPress and Journal all 5 news articles »
Keanu Just Wants To Hear The Words: "You Are NOT The Father"
Original at Dlisted
• Thu, Sep 3
By Michael K A few months ago, 46-year-old Karen Sala of Barrie, Ontario filed papers in a court claiming that Keanu Reeves fathered at least one of her four kids who are all now in their 20s. Karen asked the court to order Keanu to pay her loony ass $150,000 a month for child support retroactive to June 198...
Review of The Gift
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, Sep 2
The two outstanding actors in this film are Keanu Reeves and Giovanni Ribisi. That's right, you saw me type that correctly -- Keanu Reeves. ...
FILM TRAILER AND REVIEW: District 9 (Cert 15)
Original at Hunts Post
• Fri, Aug 28
And of course let's not forget the terrible Keanu Reeves' disaster The Day the Earth Stood Still... According to the buzz from across the pond this film ... and more »
Are Cameron Diaz and Keanu Reeves Feeling Minnesota Together?
Original at gawker.com
• Fri, Aug 21
By The Cajun Boy Cameron Diaz and Keanu Reeves are allegedly dating, Spencer Pratt wants to be the next Brad Pitt, Michael Jackson's gay lover speaks, Hayden Panettiere is dating the Pink Taco dude, Lindsay Lohan loses her phone and Penelope Cruz gets thicker.
Keanu Reeves To Play ‘Jekyll’… and Hyde
Original at snarkerati.com
• Sun, May 10
By Dave Parrack Keanu Reeves will be in good (and bad) company in tackling the role. As Dark Horizons notes, actors such as “John Malkovich, Kirk Douglas, Michael Caine, Jack Palance, Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Dougray Scott, Leonard Nimoy, Anthony Perkins, John Hannah, James Nesbitt, Christoph...
Blu-Ray Review: The Matrix: 10th Anniversary Edition
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, Apr 22
OH - Robert M. Barga Yes, just ten years ago, The Matrix was born. The Matrix tells the story of Neo (Keanu Reeves), a small-time employee in a tech firm by day and a hacker by night. During the first few scenes with Reeves, there is the feeling that something is wrong ...
The Matrix Blu-ray Review
Original at FlickDirect
• Sat, Apr 18
FL In 1999, that film was, The Matrix. Now, ten years later, the film that defined a generation makes its way to Blu-ray. The Matrix follows the trials of Neo (Keanu Reeves), a young computer programmer, searching to determine the deepest reality of a ...
The Film The Face Stood Still - The Spoof
Original at The Spoof
• Sat, Apr 18
The Film The Face Stood Still satire), UK Film critics have been raving about the brilliant casting of Keanu Reeves as the alien in human flesh in the remake of the Science Fiction classic The Day the Earth Stood Still. Oddly this may be the first good review Reeves has received since he ...
Opinion: Keanu Reeves Is A Passenger In Cosmic Love Story [Passengers]
Original at io9
• Tue, Apr 7
By Alasdair Wilkins Keanu Reeves is returning to science fiction yet again, after the commercial (if nothing else) success of The Day The Earth Stood Still. Passengers is apparently an intimate mix of cryogenics, interstellar travel... and romance. Passengers is unique and thoughtful science fiction film th...
io9: The Site That May Make Keanu Reeves Cry. [Io9 Ourobouros]
Original at io9
• Sun, Jan 18
By Graeme McMillan I knew that I wasn't a fan of the news that Keanu is going to star in a live-action Cowboy Bebop, but you guys took it much, much worse than I did. OlavRokne: "Keanu is a better actor than anyone gives him credit for. In fact, he may have been one of the only things *right* about the Day the Earth Stoo...
Opinion: Ah, Zion
Original at Dar Kush
• Wed, Dec 31
By noreply@blogger.com (Steven Barnes) Or...they just went crazy. I have a sense that there was a lot of cocaine around that shoot, and look at all the weight Larry Fishburne put on during production. And of an action film, yet. Almost as bad as Steven Seagal, that THAT weight gain is a pretty obvious mark of an emotionally damaged human b...
REVIEW: 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'
Original at ABC12.com
• Tue, Dec 30
Keanu Reeves plays the role of the alien visitor (Klaatu) in this 1951 classic sci-fi remake. He arrives on earth with his massive robot protector. ... Keanu Reeves: from slacker dude to sci-fi star Sydney Morning Herald Andy Bockelman: ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ features poor ... Craig Dail...
AT THE MOVIES : The Day The Earth Stood Still Review
Original at SCI FI PI
• Thu, Dec 25
By Captain Some positives that have been reported as negatives - Keanu Reeves' acting as Klaatu has been given the old 'wooden' treatment yet again. It seems almost wilfully ignorant that any reviewer worth their salt would take the performance of an actor who's one job in the film is to drain his face...
'Earth' is a Not-so-Subtle Update of the 1951 Classic
Original at ParamusPost.com
• Fri, Dec 19
One of the shiny, festive orbs that descends on the planet in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" contains a blob of goo known as Keanu Reeves. More precisely, it holds an alien being named Klaatu, who uses his cosmic powers to fashion a Keanu suit so as not to freak out the earthlings with his real a...
Keanu Reeves Eager To Do ‘Something Good’ With ‘Cowboy Bebop’ MovieOriginal at Keanu Reeves Network
• Thu, Dec 18
By mima Source: MTV It’s no secret that Keanu Reeves loves anime – a main influence on the “Matrix” series. It’s also common knowledge that the actor holds a place in his heart for sci-fi, as evidenced by films like “A Scanner Darkly,” “Johnny Mnemonic” and the currently-tops-in-theaters “The Da...
Madagascar animals cling on to top UK box-office spot
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Tue, Dec 16
By Charles Gant Twentieth Century Fox will be relieved by its result for The Day the Earth Stood Still. Worries about a critical pummelling had resulted in a strategy of showing the film only to journalists interviewing stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, but not to magazine critics; reviews were...
Podcast: DVD Verdict 274 - Sounds and Sights of Cinema (The 1960s)
Original at DVD Verdict Presents...
• Mon, Dec 15
By cdouglas@dvdverdict.com (Clark Douglas) Clark continues his time traveling film score adventures, as we visit the 1960s with selections from La Dolce Vita (1960), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), A Fistful of Dollars (1964), A Patch of Blue (1965), Who's Afraid of Virg...
Kevin's Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still - In Its Own Way, An Accomplishment
Original at First Showing
• Sat, Dec 13
By Kevin Powers Let's be honest - Keanu Reeves headlining a remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still certainly doesn't sound like the rebirth of a genre archetype. In fact, the mere idea of retreading this territory finds many a fan up in arms. Nevertheless, with its smart casting, sav...
The Day The Earth Stood Still Review
Original at The Movie Blog
• Fri, Dec 12
By john@themovieblog.com (John Campea) Thanks for checking out our The Day The Earth Stood Still review. I still remember back when it was first announced that Keanu Reeves was cast to play Klaatu in the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still. There was a very mixed reaction. Some people seemed to think that while Reeves isn’t [...]
The Day The Earth Stood Still Review
Original at The Movie Blog
• Fri, Dec 12
By John The Day The Earth Stood Still ends up being an enjoyable in places / painful in places sort of movie with just enough enjoyable stuff that it’s sort of worth seeing, but enough painful stuff that you’d probably never suggest a friend go see it either. I ended up not minding it too much, but at th...
Box Office: Soft Landing For Klaatu?
Original at blogs.nypost.com
• Fri, Dec 12
By Lou Lumenick Fox, which is having a rare rough year at the box office -- "Horton Hears a Who!'' is the studio's only big hit of '08 and "Australia'' is withering on the vine -- goes to bat again today with a remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still,'' this time starring Keanu Reeves. Th...
Film Weekly podcast on Lemon Tree, Sophie Okonedo and The Day the Earth Stood Still
Original at The Guardian (UK)
• Thu, Dec 11
By Jason Solomons, Xan Brooks, The Observer This week, Jason Solomons talks to Israeli director Eran Riklis about his new film Lemon Tree, a citrus-infused David-and-Goliath story. Next up is British actor Sophie Okonedo, who went from playing a prostitute in Dirty Pretty Things to a refugee in Hotel Rwanda and has just held her ow...
Review: Reeves remake is a bad day on `Earth'
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Tue, Dec 9
While Robert Wise's science-fiction classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was a simple story of deep ideas, the remake is an overblown, puny-minded tale featuring extraterrestrials too stupid or lazy to do a background check on the species they condemn.
Opinion: BARD'S EYE VIEW: It's the End of the World as We Know It and Keanu Reeves Feels Fine
Original at Fantasy Moguls Original Content
• Tue, Nov 18
By Shrykespeare Fifty-seven years later, an updated version of The Day the Earth Stood Still (Dec. 12) makes its way into theaters, this time with Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) at the helm. Klaatu is being played by Neo himself, Keanu Reeves, and the impressive cast of supporting character...
Keanu Reeves' Paparazzo Lawsuit Goes To Jury
Original at Huffington Post
• Sat, Nov 1
By The Huffington Post News Editors Reeves was in the courtroom Friday for the proceedings. Before Gerisch presented his closing argument, the actor asked his attorney to move his podium so it wasn't blocking Silva's attorney in the cramped courtroom. The star of "The Matrix" trilogy and the upcoming remake of "The Day the E...
Opinion: Point Break
Original at ReviewStream.com
• Tue, Oct 28
Item: Point Break Location: by Janet Review: The best way to describe “Point Break” is two great young acting talents, Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze team up in a movie in opposite roles with a lot of action, nail beating moments and ...
Review of The Matrix - Limited Edition Collector’s Set
Original at basecampcomm.com
• Sun, Sep 21
By dingivanblogmsrac The Matrix - Limited Edition Collector’s Set A unique, one-of-a-kind movie! Both Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne has earned overwhelmingly positive reviews and is considered by many to be one of the best films of the year! ...
Common Sense Movie Reviews: Constantine (2005)
Original at Common Sense Movie Reviews
• Mon, Aug 25
By TheAnswerMVP2001 Saturday, July 26, 2008 Constantine (2005) Originally Written Monday , June 19, 2006 Ever since he was a young child John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) had the ability to see things that most human beings could not. Able to see those that live on the earth but are not of it, half-breeds they are...
Comic-Con ‘08: There Is “Still” A Gort
Original at TunaFlix
• Thu, Jul 24
By Rick The 20th Century Fox panel kicked off after about a 30 minute delay due to some “security issues” (aka a curtain fell down) with The Day the Earth Stood Still and Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, and director Scott Derrickson. He also took time to address the rumors flying around that Gort,...
Opinion: Constantine
Original at What I Love
• Mon, May 5
By Adam Based on the comic book character of the same name (but apparently, the movie version is fairly different), Constantine is about John Constantine (J.C....hmmm) as played by Keanu Reeves, who as a child discovered that he was able to see what others couldn't --- the half-demons and half-angel...
Reeves fails as action hero
Original at ASU Herald
• Wed, Apr 16
I'm a Keanu Reeves fan, plain and simple. I like his movies. I liked The Matrix, I greatly enjoyed Shane Falco in The Replacements, and I even enjoyed him 14 years ago (yes, it's been that long) when he played a police officer in Speed. ...
Fanfiction: Once more into the fire (SPN/Constantine, PG13, Gen) by Starrylizard
Original at Supernaturalfic
• Tue, Dec 4
By supernaturalfic@gmail.com Notes: Takes place sometime after the S2 finale for Supernatural and after the movie. Constantine (2005) is a movie starring Keanu Reeves as John Constantine, a down and out demon hunter living in LA. My beta, rinkle, hasn’t seen Constantine and she seemed to still be able to follow the stor...
Opinion: Whores, Cool Ranch and Keanu Reeves: The Pitfalls of Deep Space Communication
Original at Cracked Columnists
• Thu, Nov 1
By Robert Brockway Well, nevermind then. I guess congratulations are in order: Way to distill humanity down to its purest essence: snack food, internet hookers and Ted Theodore Logan! Read more from Robert at his own site, I Fight Robots, right after you’ve finished telling the aliens exactly what you do to...
John Cusack Says He Wants To Be in 'Watchmen'
Original at Cinematical
• Wed, Jun 13
By Christopher Campbell Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, Warner Brothers, Comic/Superhero/GeekI haven't seen any commenter on Cinematical wishing for John Cusack to appear in Watchmen, but apparently there are tons of fans elsewhere declaring that the actor would make a great Nite Owl. I can defi...
'Prison Break' Actor Joins Keanu Reeves' 'Night Watch'
Original at Cinematical
• Mon, Jun 11
By Erik Davis Fans of the Fox show Prison Break will be happy to know that Amaury Nolasco (who played Michael's cell mate Fernando Sucre) is beginning to line up some decent big-screen gigs. Apart from playing a role in Transformers, Nolasco has just signed on to the Keanu Reeves flick Night Watch, so say...
Zack Snyder Almost Confirms 'Watchmen' Casting Rumors
Original at Cinematical
• Fri, Jun 8
By Patrick Walsh Filed under: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, Comic/Superhero/GeekI brought you some casting news last month on Zack Snyder's highly anticipated adaptation of the beloved graphic novel Watchmen. The big news at the time was that Keanu Reeves, Jude Law, and Patr...
Keanu Reeves and Jude Law Offered 'Watchmen' Roles, Source Says
Original at Cinematical
• Tue, May 22
By Patrick Walsh Last week, I posted about Keanu Reeves' new movie Night Watch. Its title recently changed from The Night Watchman to Night Watch to avoid confusion with Zack Snyder's upcoming superhero movie called Watchmen. I found it odd at the time that the filmmakers aren't concerned about getting mi...
Naomie Harris Joins Keanu Reeves Drama 'Night Watch'
Original at Cinematical
• Wed, May 16
By Patrick Walsh Casting news on the film has been dribbling out steadily. In February, Erik told you that Keanu Reeves would star in the film, as an alcoholic LA cop framed by his former mentor. Then Jessica added that the mentor would be played by the always-excellent Forest Whitaker. And now I am telling you...
Movie Review: The Matrix Reloaded
Original at Blogcritics
• Fri, Apr 6
By Brandon Valentine In March of 1999, audiences encountered The Matrix. Five years later, the much anticipated saga continued with The Matrix Reloaded. With The Matrix Revolutions set to immediately follow, teenage boys, grown men, and even a few females flocked to theatres to watch the story of Neo conclud...
Neo Can't Drive
Original at A Socialite's Life
• Tue, Mar 20
By harvey Keanu Reeves crashed into a paparazzo . I know they're annoying, but you can't kill 'em. Lohan is not a role model. According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, "Mr. Reeves pulled out of a parking space, parallel to the curb, and grazed a paparazzo" with his 1996 Porsche, around 8:45 PM Mond...
Podcast: Sandra Bullock Calls Cubby
Original at a1135.g.akamai.net
• Fri, Jun 16
Sandra calls Cubby to talk about her new movie with Keanu Reeves, "The Lake House." Eventually she offers Cubby some advice on his love life.
One Night At The ArcLight: "Pretty Persuasion" Fiascos, Keanu Reeves Models A Helmet
Original at Defamer.com
• Wed, Aug 10
By Mark From the multiple reports we've gotten surrounding last night's clusterfucky premiere of Pretty Persuasion and a screening of The Aristocrats that would've been unremarkable if not for the incredibly conspicuous presence of a munchies-afflicted Keanu Reeves (in a motorcycle helm...