We’ve told you about Once. We posted the movie poster a couple days ago, and the production photos and indie trailer the week before that. Fox Searchlight has finally released the official movie trailer, complete with critic quo-tables. It’s funny how the finished studio edit looks so much more professional than the independent cut.
A modern day musical set on the streets of Dublin. Featuring Glen Hansard and his Irish band “The Frames,” Once tells the story of a street musician and a Czech immigrant during an eventful week as they write, rehearse and record songs that reveal their unique love story. Fox purchased the film at Sundance this year. [...]

Grindhouse star Kurt Russell kills women with his 1970 Black Dodge Challenger in Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof. So we asked the Escape From New York star what his favorite muscle cars were.
“Back when it was happening and I was a kid it was the GTO. That was the street car that you wanted. If you could afford that, that was the car that you had. Now, in movies the GTO never became the it care.”

As you probably know, the Rosario Dawson created comic book O.C.T.: Occult Crimes Taskforce is coming to the big screen. We talked briefly with Rosario about the current status of project, and she says they are close to hiring a writer director.
It is going really well. It’s been really fascinating reading scripts from the perspective of a producer. I have an appreciation for what my agent and my manger have to do, pouring over so many scripts that are really bad sometimes. We’re looking for a writer/director on it. There have been some really great writers I’ve been reading, to be honest. But just reading so many of these scripts [...]

Did You Know: Dreamgirls star and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson auditioned for Quentin Tarantino Death Proof segment of the Grindhouse exploitation double feature.
“Jennifer auditioned for my movie GRINDHOUSE, and it didn’t work out. But I love her,” admits Tarantino.
I bet Tarantino is regretting his casting decision now. I’m guessing that Hudson was probably gunning for the role that eventually went to either Rosario Dawson or Tracie Thoms.

300 director Zack Snyder is hard at work developing an action fantasy film Sucker Punch, which he describes as a visually arresting “‘Alice in Wonderland’ with machine guns,” blending dragons, B-52 bombers and brothels.
Where can I buy a ticket?

The 2007 Razzie award winners (or should I say losers?) have been announced. Check out the results:
Worst Picture: Basic Instinct 2 (Sony/Columbia)
Worst Actress: Sharon Stone for Basic Instinct 2
Worst Actor: Marlon Wayans & Shawn Wayans for Little Man
Worst Supporting Actress: Carmen Electra for Date Movie and Scary Movie 4
Worst Supporting Actor: M. Night Shyamalan for Lady in the Water
Worst Director: M. Night Shyamalan for Lady in the Water
Worst Screen Couple: Shawn Wayans & either Kerry Washington or Marlon Wayans for Little Man
Worst Remake Or Rip-off: Little Man (Rip-off of the 1954 Bugs Bunny cartoon “Baby Buggy Bunny”)
Worst Prequel or Sequel: Basic Instinct 2
Worst Screenplay: Basic Instinct 2 (Screenplay by Leora [...]

A Clerks: The Cartoon direct to DVD feature film has been in the works for years now. But it looks like fans will have to wait a little longer, because Kevin Smith has slipped that he has found another animated feature he would like to do before that.

Good news and bad news.
The Good News: Disney has announced that Pixar will release Toy Story 3 in 2009. And the Oscar nominated screenwriter behind Little Miss Sunshine is hard at work on the story.
The Bad News: Toy Story and Pixar mastermind and all-around animation god John Lasseter won’t be directing.

A movie critic quote for Hannibal Rising was changed to be “more family friendly” for the Super Bowl television spot. TWC changed the original quote from Maxim critic Pete Hammond, “the most terrifying movie of the new year” to “the most electrifying movie of the new year.”
Is there a question of Ethics?

So what’s the deal with the Number 23?
The Joel Schumacher film starring Jim Carrey hits theaters at the end of the month. In the movie Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey) finds a book that seems to be based on his life. While reading the book, he comes across details of a murder that hasn’t YET happened; and as a consequence, he becomes obsessed with the number 23 and its ambiguous involvement with the murder. So why is the number 23 so mysterious? We have 23 reasons after the jump.

In what appears to be an savvy marketing gimmick to promote The Simpsons Movie, Fox has released Homer Simpson’s Academy Award picks. You can check out the picks after the jump, but be forewarned, the list contains spoilers for Little Miss Sunshine and The Departed)

We were just sent a new image from Warner Bros’ new film Trick ‘R Treat.

BOM is reporting that Paramount Pictures has decided to release the upcoming fourth installment of the Indiana Jones Trilogy on Memorial Day Weekend 2008.

First Joss Whedon dropped off Wonder Woman, then it was announced that David Goyer walked away from The Flash so that Big Liar director Shawn Levy could come aboard (destroying any hope of a descent movie), and now the guy who brought us Batman and Robin wants to direct Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. Please say it isn’t so. Have the movie studios gone mad?

I hate to write a short post but today has been a busy day. The official line-up for the South by South West 2007 Film Festival has been announced. You can check out the line-up at cinematical.