Direct Download Link For Youth Without Youth Trailer

Francis Ford Coppola's next, Youth Without Youth with Tim Roth, now has a trailer. This first version comes with an IGN badge, unfortunately.

Youth Without Youth And The Temple Of Doom

UA are bidding for Francis Frod Copolla's Youth Without Youth - yet another shrewd move on Cruise/Wagner's part. This will win them kudos and, as the film only had a $5 million budget, they would have got it cheap.

According to one exec who saw the film, it was like "an arty Raiders of the Lost Ark" - but if that doesn't sound bad enough, check out Variety's plot summary:

...a 70-year-old who is struck by lightning and suddenly gets younger and more brilliant. His quest: to understand the origin of language and consciousness. By movie's end, he and the love of his life... are literally speaking in tongues.

Tim Roth is playing the 70-year old man, at least when 'younger and more brilliant'; Alexandra Maria Lara the love of his life.

Is This Funny?

The Magic Bullet

According to Nikki Finke, the bearded triumvirate of Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg have been lined up to present the Best Director Oscar together this Sunday. The thinking seems to be that Scorsese is a shoo in, and the four of them will make for a historical photo opportunity.

The only thing that could come close to turning this shudder-fest around would be Little Miss Sunshine picking up Best Picture right afterwards but, sadly, I'm not expecting that to happen.