Jodie Foster's "Beaver" Stars Mel Gibson

Jodie Foster is directing a film titled The Beaver.

The film stars Mel Gibson as a man named Walter who is the stressed CEO of a faltering company. He starts to communicate with people only through a beaver glove puppet he finds in the trash. The beaver supposedly speaks in a "crisp English accent."

Hmm... I don't know what to think about this one. Definitely sounds interesting, though?

What are your thoughts? Click on comments below to share what you think with everyone!

Hugh Jackman in talks for Real Steel

Hugh Jackman is on quite the roll this year. A hit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a Broadway hit with Daniel Craig, and now a possible role in a Toy adaptation. I know, that third one didn't quite live up to the first two. But it's true, Jackman is in talks to play the lead in the Real Steel, the robot boxing movie.

The movie is set to be directed by Shawn Levy and has a pretty cool premise. Human boxing is no longer allowed, so people are letting the big bad robots do the fighting. Hugh Jackman would play a an ex-boxer now looking to train a robot to fight. Let's give it a chance; it cant be as bad as the OTHER robot fighting movie this year. Wink wink.

Quickie: Date Night picture

The movie is Date Night, and hopefully it lives up to its promises. It stars Tina Fey and Steve Carell as a couple who are bored with their lives. They take a night to go out on a date pretending they're people they are really not, and craziness ensues. There's a case of mistaken identity, and a mob is after them, etc. I can see this working, but ONLY with these two actors. I've seen a premise like this before, maybe not exactly the same, but I've seen it; and I don't like those movies. But I'm such a big fan of Carell and Fey, I'm willing to forgive what I've seen before.

Tina Fey's work on "30 Rock" gets her awards year after year; same goes for Carell's TV Show, "The Office". These are two very funny people, but can they carry all the work? Well the answer is no, they need a good script as well. I haven't seen the script, but let's hope we are blessed with something pretty special from these two. Keep an eye out for it, and we'll keep you posted as soon as something is announced.

Fox Searchlight to make a Ramones bio-pic

Risky Business Blog is reporting that Fox Searchlight is getting ready to make a Ramones bio-pic. I don't want to spend too much time on who the Ramones were, because you should already know! They basically invented the punk rock genre in 1974. Not all the members were related, they just all carried the Ramones last name; that of the lead singer and guitarist: Joey and Johnny Ramone respectively.

In the past, a Ramones movie has been rumored but never happened. It went as far as to be part of the HBO hit, Entourage. In that show, the lead actor (playing an actor), is rumored to play Joey Ramone.

I would personally be very interested in seeing how the band came together, their rise to the top and what drama took place along the way. It's a band I've heard about my entire life, yet I know nothing about their roots. I know their music, but not the members; I would pay money to see this movie! Would you?

REAL Quickie: Transformers 3

Announced today, it's for sure. July 1st, 2011. Transformers 3: Attempt of the Suck.

Tony: Management DVD review

We've seen a lot of Jennifer Aniston in the last year or so, but not like we saw her in Management. The movie was released on DVD this week, and we're carrying on our new trend of review movies we missed in the theater. It stars Aniston of course, Steve Zahn and Woody Harrelson. Zahn plays a guy working at his parents motel. He is the handy-man who fixes everything from lights to toilets. His life has never amounted to much, and working at the motel has really put a damper on his love life.

In comes the beautiful Aniston, an art buyer/seller. She's just passing through Zahn's little city in Arizon, and the real fun begins. Zahn goes on a nationwide chase around the country to be with Aniston. We don't focus on plot here at AtD, that's on you to watch the movie; here we'll discuss opinions.

Steve Zahn is one of my favorite comedic actors. He really is an under-appreciated actor in Hollywood. Check out Saving Silverman by the way. In Management, he has a fine line to walk. He has to appear in love, infatuated, in lust, sincere, without looking like a creepy stalker. The writer/director, Stephen Belber has a lot to do with this. The way he wrote the character was brilliant. We want him to win, we want him to get the girl!

The girl is of course Aniston and she is a lost soul, but on a different level than Zahn's character. She is successful, she is beautiful, but she feels insufficient to anyone in her life. She doesn't know her self-worth. She always puts others ahead of her own happiness. She actually spends her nights with homeless men. And through the course of the movie, you see major changes to both characters.

Also in the movie is Woody Harrelson, who is great. He plays an ex-punk rocker/ yogurt store entrepreneur. Aniston doesn't want to be with Zahn and decides to get married to Harrelson instead. Another supporting actor worth mentioning is James Hiroyuki Liao, he plays Zahns best friend in the movie and is great!

The movie is very good, but it could have been great. The actors are enough to carry the movie through its negatives, but they are still there. Zahn walks the line between lovable loser and creepy stalker. By the end of the film, he is a strong, confident, independent man who no longer needs his parents to take care of him. I liked the movie very much. I would not recommend anyone buying this, it is definitely not a classic of any kind, but it is worth renting. See it, and tell us what you thought. After all, this is a great place to Agree to Disagree.

Quickie Classic: Hook

If you don't know the story of Peter Pan, you must be living on another planet. The story of a boy who never grew up, magic fairy dust, Neverland, the lost boys, and scariest of all... Captain Hook! Disney's Peter Pan was in instant classic when it came out in 1953. It brought the story to life in a way the Broadway play never could. Well, what happens next? What happens later on in Peter's life? What if?... What if, Peter grew up?! And THAT'S what Hook showed us. In 1991, it also became an instant classic as well.

Peter goes by the name Peter Banning at this point, and is played by Robin Williams. He's all grown up with two children, Jack and Maggie. He is so busy working all the time, he neglects his family; and causes them to resent him. Wendy is a little old lady now, and is going to be honored for her charitable work. So Peter and family visit her in London. To make a long story short, the children are kidnapped by Captain Hook, and Peter is forced to return to Neverland to rescue them.

The movie was great because it showed us so much of Neverland we didn't see in the Disney original. Williams plays a fantastic lead where he must be childlike on the inside, yet a mature adult on the outside. Dustin Hoffman plays Captain Hook, and is very charismatic in doing so. But to me, the best scenes, are those with the Lost boys. The way Williams bonds with them, the way they talk to each other, I couldn't help but remember my childhood in Northern California, when things were so much simpler. The same goes for the Lost boys, they have really simple lives, they just stay children forever.

And who can forget RUFIO! RUFIO! RUFIO!? Dante Basco played the fearless leader of the Lost boys so well, I can't look at him as any other character. I recently saw an interview with him (on the Take The Lead DVD) where he talks about how much fun the movie was, and how life changing its been. Watching the Lost Boys say goodbye to Peter towards the end made me cry as a kid, and got me pretty choked up as an adult.

Julia Roberts plays Tinkerbell and does very well selling the role. Bob Hoskins plays Smee, Hook's right hand man, and is very funny. Steven Spielberg directed the film and it's not a surprise it looks so amazing. He has an eye for things that other directs don't.... he can read children. E.T. was a brilliant film told through the eyes of a child, and I felt like Hook was the same way.

The movie has a special place in my heart, and in the hearts of a lot of people I know. If you haven't seen it, I would recommend just purchasing it. If you have children, you can teach them important lessons along with watching it. The cinematography, directing, acting, etc. are all amazing. Like the title of this post says... Classic!