The Men Who Stare At Goats: Randomly Awesome

The Plot: Meet small town reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor). Bob has problems. An unfulfilling stagnant career, a wife who has left him for a colleague and an impending mid-life crisis, Bob takes off to cover the Iraqi war to prove his worth but ends up in Kuwait unable to get across the border. This is when  Bob meets Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), a wartime entrepreneur who soon reveals himself to be a  “re-activated” Jedi Warrior on a secret mission. Cassady is one of a number of soldiers enlisted in the dubious First Earth Battalion, a military project developed during the Cold War which attempted to create psychic spies (Jedi-Warriors) who could pacify enemies non-violently, turn invisible, walk through solid objects and combat war and hostility through the power of suggestion. Adapted from the strange-but-true nonfiction series of essays and interviews of writer and documentary filmmaker Jon Ronson about the … There’s more

Darren’s Movie News 22/05/09

Firstly…WANTSIES: It’s available from the BigBadToyStore.com from September and if anyone wants to buy it for me, I would not object. In sad news, the man who has voiced Mickey Mouse for the past 32 years, Wayne Allwine has passed away aged 62. Allwine took over the reigns from Jimmy McDonald in 1977, while Jimmy took over from Disney himself in 1947. It’s full steam ahead for Ghostbusters 3. Dan Aykroyd confirmed that the sequel will be ready to film this Winter, with all the original cast signed on to return, including Sigourney Weaver. There’s also talk of Eliza Dushku joining the gang. (read Dr. Manfattan’s article here) Now finished with Drag Me To Hell, Sam Raimi is ready to return to directing Tobey Maguire in Spiderman 4. The script should be completed in the next four weeks apparently. The comic-book legend Stan Lee’s story, Nick Ratchet, is a mystery-thriller … There’s more