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FUTURAMA: THE BEAST WITH A BILLION BACKS
Continuing its semi-return from the Fox cancellation grave yard, Futurama finally releases its second direct-to-DVD feature out [...]

Paramount Pictures has sent us the theatrical movie poster for The Spiderwick Chronicles. I much prefer the coloring on the teaser poster, plus the huge BEWARE warning at the top is super cheesy. Check out the full poster after the jump. As always, click to enlarge.

The Spiderwick Chronicles is showing a lot of promise.
Lately I’ve been disappointed with the young fantasy films that have hit the big screen. When I was a kid, I loved movies like Jim Henson’s Labyrinth or The Neverending Story. And today there seems to be less of that kind of story, but lately, not for [...]

Paramount Pictures has announced a detailed scheduling for the planned Thursday, July 26th 1:30pm Comic-Con panel. Here is the rundown thanks to ROS:

Transformers - taped message from Michael Bay
Hot Rod - Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone present
Stardust - Neil Gaiman present
Beowulf - Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary present
Sweeney Todd - mini poster [...]

Last week we posted the movie trailer for the big screen adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles. The Nickelodeon/Paramount film looks like it may deliver where many recent children fantasy films have failed (The Chronicles of Narnia, Bridge to Terabithia, Arthur and the Invisibles) Paramount has sent us the film’s teaser one-sheet, which can be seen [...]

 
I’ve been extremely disappointed with the recent batch of fantasy films based on bestselling children’s books. The Chronicles of Narnia, Bridge to Terabithia, Arthur and the Invisibles - it seems like the movie studios are trying to capture the magic of Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. They are looking for a family friendly [...]