I’m not sure where this alternative poster for Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Ponro came from. Was it officially released from the studio? It looks very legit. I’m guessing that it may have been one of the alternative ideas to the stick figure campaign.

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It was bound to happen eventually. We’ve had spoof movies about horror movies, teen movies, sports movies, disaster movies, epic movies, and now finally Hollywood is making a spoof of the spoof movie genre in David Murphy’s Not Another Not Another Movie.
When a studio head (Chevy Chase) quits his job at a successful Hollywood movie studio, he is replaced by his ex-con brother Michael Madsen and their “equally inept gangster friend” (Vinnie Jones). David Leo Schultz plays a production assistant who is assigned to direct a spoof of the spoof movie genre, and Burt Reynolds plays an actor who is cast as the director of the movie within the [...]

Throughout movie history, dozens of film greats have made the jump from in front of the camera to behind the camera. Most recently, we’ve seen Ben Affleck and George Clooney produce some strong work, displaying insane amounts of potential for their future directorial careers. With his luminous acting resume, it seems like William H. Macy would have already been one of those actors, a man who has worked with so many amazing directors that he’s probably ready to be the next Stanley Kubrick by osmosis alone. But it turns out he hasn’t actually directed a film…until now.
Variety is reporting that Macy will direct and star in Keep Coming Back with [...]

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chris Rock will be teaming up with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Screen Gems for a re-imagining of Frank Oz’s 2007 British comedy Death at a Funeral. Rock will produce and star in the film, in addition to co-writing the script with Ayesha Carr (an Everybody Hates Chris veteran). Although Oz’s original was well-received by many critics, it didn’t get very much traction with theatergoers, drawing only a niche audience. The new film will have a primarily African-American cast and focus on a funeral that “devolves into a debacle of misplaced cadavers, indecent exposure and family secrets.”
In general, I’m skeptical of remakes but there have been [...]

WiReD Magazine has a new featurette for DreamWorks Animation’s Monsters vs. Aliens, which takes a look at all the crazy characters that are included in the film. Near the end of the clip you can see some of the new innovations that Dreamworks is bringing to 3D animated filmmaking. For example, the camera rig that allows them to virtually control a camera inside the 3D space within the virtual world. I got to visit the Dreamworks campus in July and see much of this new technology first hand (you can read my report here). I’m a Pixar guy, and probably always will be - no sense in hiding it. But [...]

Disney has released a second teaser trailer for Pixar’s Up. The first third again attempts to sell the film based on the animation studio’s past achievements. I think the marketing guys at Disney are probably still unsure on how you go about selling a film like this. I love the fantastical imagery and bright colors. The character of the grumpy old Carl Fredricksen has been growing on us the more and more we see him. Tell me what you think in the comments below.
Watch the trailer in High Definition on Disney.com: 480p, 720p, 1080p.
From the Academy Award®-nominated team of director Pete Docter (“Monsters, Inc.”) and co-director Bob Peterson comes UP, [...]

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Steve Carell is currently attached to The Beaver, a script by first-time writer Kyle Killen. The film’s plot describes a man who “walks around with a beaver puppet on his hand, treating it as something close to a human creature with human feelings.” Apparently the script has won rave reviews and “occupies the fantastical territory somewhere between Being John Malkovich and Lars and the Real Girl.”
It’s been an amazing past few years for Steve Carrell, who has proven he can deftly handle small roles in indie flicks (Little Miss Sunshine) and leading man status in big budget action comedies (Get Smart). And that’s not even [...]

ThePixarBlog has a first look at Pixar’s new short film, BURN-E, which is including on the upcoming DVD/Blu-ray release of WALL-E. Directed by WALL-E lead animator Angus MacLane, the seven and a half minute short film tells the story of the unfortunate little welder droid who is trying to install a replacement lamp and find a way back inside the Axiom Starliner (if you saw WALL-E then you saw how he got locked out).

MGM has released a new trailer for The Pink Panther 2. Steve Martin returns as Inspector Jacques Clouseau, who this time teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts. I understand that this film isn’t made for someone in my demographic, which is kinda strange considering the 1960’s original was geared older, and even nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. I’m a big fan of Steve Martin (just got done reading listening to his new audio book, which I highly recommend), so it hurts me to [...]

Update: A revised trailer is now officially back online.
Dreamworks Animation has released the official trailer for Monsters vs. Aliens I had an opportunity to see ten minutes of this film in 3D before Comic-Con, and while I’m not entirely sold on the characters, I will tell you that the 3D in this film is the best I’ve ever seen in a computer animated feature. It’s the first movie to be completely developed for 3D, instead of just converted to 3D in a post production process. Its something that needs to be experienced to be believed. Check out the trailer below, and tell me what you think in the comments.
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Warner Bros has released the second full trailer for Jim Carrey’s new comedy Yes Man. This seems like a comedy that would have been made ten years ago, and that’s not a compliment. It’s all high concept and not many laughs. And it doesn’t help that Jim Carrey hasn’t made a truly funny film in the last decade. At this point I’d rather see him make more movies like Eternal Sunshine, The Truman Show, Man on the Moon and even The Majestic. Zooey Deschanel is the main love interest but appears in the trailer for only a few seconds. Watch the trailer after the jump. Leave your thoughts in the [...]

It looks like Jonathan Swift’s classic book, Gulliver’s Travels, is going to have another run at the big screen. Twentieth Century Fox is moving forward with a film version of the book, this time with Jack Black playing the titular character. Shark Tale director Rob Letterman will be taking up directorial duties. Shooting will begin in March, with a screenplay by Nicholas Stoller and Joe Stillman. It should be noted that Variety describes this as a “contemporary re-imagining,” and that Gulliver will play a travel writer going to the Bermuda Triangle, presumably in modern times. In the original book, Gulliver went on to encounter societies that were dramatically different than [...]

In the 1960s and 1970s, an R&B vocal duo experienced meteoric fame, acclaimed as one of the greatest live performing acts of the decade, with 10 consecutive top 20 singles. Personal conflicts caused the duo to split and stop speaking to each other, but they eventually tried to reunite and found fame as performers once again. If you’re eagerly anticipating the release of Malcolm D. Lee’s latest film starring Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac, then this sounds a lot like the plot of Soul Men (in theaters this Friday). But If you’re Sam Moore, singer of the insanely popular and influential duo Sam & Dave, then it [...]

Showtime is airing the pilot episode for the television show Manchild on Wednesday morning at 4:15 am. The show, which has been referred to as “a raunchy male version of Sex and the City” revolves around a group of forty-something male friends who are knee-deep in midlife crises. The show which starred Kevin Smith, James Purefoy, John Colbett and Paul Hibb was not picked up by the network, so this might be your only chance to see the pilot episode.

The Weinstein Co has released a new trailer for Fanboys. Set in 1998 the film, starring Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, and Kristen Bell, comes a comedy that follows a group of young, passionate Star Wars fans on a cross-country quest to break into George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch and watch “Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace,” before it’s released.
I had the opportunity to finally see the film at Fantastic Fest 2008. It’s not a great film, but I’m sure that most geeks/fanboys will find something to love about this road trip comedy. And in its best moments, its a love letter to fandom. The new trailer [...]