• Steven Soderbergh Cuts Together Both Versions Of 'Psycho' In Editing Experiment

    Steven Soderbergh’s site Extension 765 hosts a handful of items for sale, from photos to shirts and other ephemera. Occasionally Soderbergh will also deliver some other unusual items, and today’s post is a video called Psychos, which cuts together footage from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho and Gus Van Sant’s much-maligned remake. The result is a feature-length…

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  • Matthew McConaughey Joins Gus Van Sant's 'Sea Of Trees'

    Briefly: The past couple years have seen Matthew McCaonaughey evolve into a barometer of quality -- in short, if the guy's in a movie (or TV show) you should probably see it. His True Detective is owning HBO right now, and he'll appear in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar later this year. Now McConaughey is part of another new…

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  • Lee Daniels, Wes Craven, Michael Cera, And More Directing '10 Commandments'

    Bible-based projects are hotter than ever. This year alone, we'll see Ridley Scott's Exodus, Darren Aronofsky's Noah, and the Jesus tale Son of God. But while most are taking the familiar form of an historical epic, WGN America is going a different way with their religiously inspired new miniseries. Produced by The Weinstein Co., 10 Commandments…

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  • Director Bits: Jennifer Lee To Co-Direct Disney's 'Frozen;' Gus Van Sant Writing Martial Arts Movie; 'The Disappearance Of Alice Creed' Helmer Spins 'Wool'

    There aren't a whole lot of women working as feature animation directors, but now Disney is giving a leg up to someone new. Jennifer Lee, who was a co-writer on Wreck-It Ralph, has also worked on the script for the upcoming Disney animated feature Frozen, which will feature the voices of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel…

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  • 'The Canyons' Trailer: Atrocious Acting, 1950s-Style

    Paul Schrader and Bret Easton Ellis' The Canyons was never going for subtlety or elegance, and the marketing seems to be having some fun playing up that fact. The first trailer was cut to mimic grindhouse and exploitation movies of the '70s, whereas the latest one has been done up like black-and-white '50s pulp. No…

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  • 'Promised Land' Trailer: Gus Van Sant Sets Matt Damon Against John Krasinski

    Gus Van Sant's Promised Land became a surprise awards contender when Focus Features decided relatively late in the game to give it an Oscar-qualifying limited run, but this first trailer suggests it's more than worthy of the competition. Matt Damon stars as Steve, a likeable corporate salesman who arrives in a small rural town to pick…

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  • Casting Bits: Eva Green, Emma Stone, Carey Mulligan On 'The Thin Man' Shortlist; Gerard Butler In 'Motor City;' Hal Holbrook In 'Promised Land'

    Johnny Depp and Rob Marshall are working to make a new version of The Thin Man, the Dashiell Hammett novel about drunk detective socialite Nick Charles, his charming young wife Nora and the unusual family mystery in which they become embroiled. The question is: who plays Nora? Deadline says there is a shortlist that will…

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  • Gus Van Sant Will Direct The Film Previously Set As Matt Damon's Directorial Debut

    Matt Damon has been planning his directorial debut for months now -- the film would be one he wrote with John Krasinski, based on a timely story that Krasinski cooked up with Dave Eggers. But just this week Damon backed out of directing the film, because scheduling issues, personal and professional, made the project impossible…

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  • Taylor Lautner To Produce, Star In Gus Van Sant's Next Project

    For a while there, it looked like Taylor Lautner was going to make his name as a young action star, landing high-priced deals in projects like Stretch Armstrong. But after the critical and commercial disappointment of Abduction, Lautner is now exploring a different path. The Twilight star is finalizing a deal to produce and star…

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  • 'Restless' Trailer #2

    Gus Van Sant made one of the bigger missteps of the '90s with his shot for shot remake of Psycho, but he's been on a roll in the past couple years with Paranoid Park and Milk. His latest film is Restless, starring Mia Wasikowska and Henry Hopper as a pair of kids who are obsessed…

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  • Trivia: How Terrence Malick Gave 'Good Will Hunting' Its Ending And More

    Not only has Terrence Malick make a few damn good movies, he can make a damn good trailer and if you have dinner with him, he might give you a damn good ending to your movie. In an recent interview, Matt Damon told a story of how he and eventual Oscar-winning writing partner Ben Affleck…

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