Sunday

So, apparently Bob and Al have pencilled in doing another film together (that's Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino, by the way). They've only shared the billing of two previous movies - Heat and The Godfather: Part II - and actually saw nothing of each other in the latter film, and only two scenes in the former. For this new one, however, called Righteous Kill, they will play alongside each other throughout. Apparently the two men are friends, so it's perhaps strange they haven't done more work together, especially considering the studio pressure there must be for that to happen. Then again, the fact that it's so rare makes it more commercially lucrative, I suppose. The idea of stars matching up in movies is an interesting one. Normally the pairing is male and female, but I think more interesting is two great men opposite each other - I especially liked Pacino and Robin Williams in Insomnia. It's almost like bringing two franchises together: a guaranteed money-maker on that opening weekend. The method of Ocean's Eleven, hire an ensemble cast, is good, but it does dilute the performances somewhat. What was so great about Heat was that you had two great actors playing very familiar characters from their past movies. For this upcoming film - about two veteran cops chasing a serial killer - it seems as if we might get something similar, and more. Let's hope the director is as good as Michael Mann.