THE ROMANS ARE COMING!
‘Epic’ is a term too often used nowadays but few could argue that Hail Caesar! currently in the final days of shooting at Capitol Pictures, is undeserving of this epithet, writes Thora Thacker.
Movieland Ahoy!
Audiences for Ärne Seslum’s next flick better bring their life preservers - word is Burt Gurney has been dancing up a storm.
Turns out Burt better hope he doesn’t find himself on a real battleship - according to his agent, those sea legs aren’t fit to set sail on!
Best of British
Hit director Laurence Laurentz continues his search for a leading man to star opposite Joan Van Vechten in Merrily We Dance.
So far he’s drawing a blank, but remember - this is the man who discovered Baird Whitlock. If we know Laurentz, he’ll get his guy.
FIXIN’ TO MAKE PICTURES
A camera doesn’t roll at Capitol without the say-so of Eddie Mannix, the eyes and ears of a studio working round the clock to produce a diverse selection of quality motion pictures.