Results tagged “PUBLIC ENEMIES” from Birmingham Mail - Mega Movies

IT'S been a bit of a mad day catching up with preview screenings of these too highly-anticipated new movies.

What you really want to know is how many stars they will be getting.

Answer: a big fat five.

I should qualify that, though, by pointing out that it will be only five between them.

See my Public Enemies (15) review on Friday in the Birmingham Mail and you'll be able to work out the balance for next week's Brüno (18) on the fingers of one hand.

Certainly on this form, star Johnny Depp really ought to be playing Michael Jackson as soon as, viz my weekend blog after the King of Pop's death.

And the best film I've seen this week?

Actually it's The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (15), written and directed by Rebecca Miller, the Connecticut-bornwife of Daniel Day-Lewis, the double Oscar-winining son of Birmingham-born filmmaking genius Sir Michael Balcon.

Pippa Lee, which stars Robin Wright Penn and Keanu Reeves, will be out on July 10 when it will be reviewed in the Birmingham Mail.

Good to see the Balcon genes are in good hands, eh.

....WELL, that would be my sales pitch if I was a Hollywood studio chief!

At just turned 46, he's the right age to play the last ten years of the late star's career.

Not sure if Johnny can do the dances, but if he's an actor who is still interested in challenging himself, why not try?

Maybe we'll find out next week if he would fancy playing the title role in Wacko Jacko - The Movie.

He'll be in London on Tuesday ready to meet my colleague Roz Laws.

Through Roz, that means he'll be talking to the Mail next Friday about the release of his new movie, Michael Mann's Public Enemies.

He's the biggest star that even we have had the chance to meet for a while, so how could I refuse her the chance to drool?

I met Johnny myself just before Sleepy Hollow became the first major film release of the new millennium in January 2000.

As you'd expect, he was very relaxed and charming. And, of course, not bad looking.

Click here to read my feature - and how Johnny Depp has a surprisingly close link, by association through his work, with Birmingham. Let's call it two degrees of separation...