We've spent quite some time on /Film recently talking about the new Hollywood money scam we call direct to dvd sequels and remakes. Every studio is setting up a home video division to squeeze money out of classic brands. Recent films have included The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning, American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile,…
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Some of the greatest living filmmakers have gotten together to make a feature film which will be shown at the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival. Festival president Gilles Jacob and artistic director Thierry Frémaux have attempted to get as many of the living "Golden Palm" filmmakers to contribute to this surprise project. What…
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News Corp head Rupert Murdoch announced on Thursday that Fox would be reteaming with Sacha Baron Cohen for a Borat sequel. One small problem, it's not actually true. After Murdoch made the announcement, the internet was abuzz with the news. Cohen sources are claiming that no deal is on the table for a Borat 2.…
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Here's a surprise, a geek director who doesn't want to make a trilogy. Hostel director Eli Roth says he's not interested in making a third Hostel film, for now at least. "I don’t know. Sure the answer is it depends on how Hostel: Part II does," revealed Roth. "For right now, I don’t want to…
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No, we're not talking about the long speculated Borat sequel. Ash Baron Cohen is making a movie. That's right, Sacha Baron Cohen's brother. Ash Baron Cohen has actually been directing films since 1995. His previous efforts include Bang, Pups (which starred Micha Barton and Burt Reynolds), and This Girl's Life (James Wood, Kip Pardue, Rosario…
Read More When MGM first announced Terminator 4, they warned fans that the movie would feature an all new cast, which includes an all new Terminator. Many people speculated that because of his political career, Arnold would be absent. "We did have to think about a new franchise character. He couldn't carry the movies anymore. So that…
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We just got word that the release date for Zach Braff's new film The EX has been moved to May 11th 2007. The movie was originally titled Fast Track (hence the poster pictured right), and was scheduled for a December 29th 2006 bow. The name changed, the release date moved to March 9th, and then…
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A lot of Horror news today. Now we bring you the new Vacancy movie poster (and the trailer we missed last week). The official plot synopsis reads: When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy Fox's (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, they are forced to spend the night at the only motel…
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Update: If you're looking for the BANNED Captivity Billboard Photo, click here. What happened to Elisha Cuthbert's career? She had a good part in one of the best series on television (24, at least in the first season - cougars aside). She left to pursue a movie career and has since starred in nothing but…
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The James Cameron Jesus documentary seems to be all the buzz now-a-days. But did you know another huge director is also working on his own Jesus project. Paul Verhoeven, the director of Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers, Total Recall, Robocop and Showgirls is writing a book (yes, I said BOOK) about Jesus Christ. Verhoeven says that…
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Kevin Costner's new movie doesn't hit theaters until this Summer, yet he's already talking about a sequel. "I wasn't dying to do a role like this. I'm not a guy that goes 'Boo!' But when I read it, I thought the writers found an amazing window into the subject matter. Now I feel this is…
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I've always found the movie marketing development phase to be facinating. How many trailers must be cut before one gets the greenlight? How many movie poster designs must be created before they come up with that one poster that really works. Stephane Kardos is one of the artists that was hired to design some poster…
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The three clips from Hostel: Part II that were shown at the New York Comic-con have appeared online. Check them out while you can, as they are likely to get pulled by days end. [youtube]sVyYdHzp19k[/youtube] Also be sure to check out the R-Rated poster that also made it's debut at the con. I'm still not…
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Excited to see Danny Boyle's Sunshine? (The new trailer hit the web yesterday, see it here) Well it looks like you're going to have to wait a little longer. The movie has been in the works for what seems like forever. Filming wrapped in Fall of 2005. And post production took over a year, pushing…
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One of the films I really dug at Sundance this year was Year of The Dog, the directorial debut of Mike White. You probably know White from his quirky screenplays (Chuck and Buck, The Good Girl, School of Rock, Nacho Libre). You might also recognize him as Buck from Chuck and Buck, or the religious…
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I never thought I'd see this day, even in the age of horribly direct-to-DVD sequels and remakes, that they would make another Weekend at Bernies movie. The original was a late 1980's cheese comedy classic which stared Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman as a couple of young executives who must create the illusion that their…
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Check out this very badass international poster for Live Free or Die Hard (note: the film is still titled Die Hard 4.0 overseas). The fourth film in the Die Hard series follows police detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) and his son (Justin Long) vs. an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United…
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Oscar winner Alan Arkin is reuniting with his Little Miss Sunshine co-star Steve Carell in the big-screen version of Get Smart. I'm glad to see that Arkin hasn't sold out after getting that gold statuette. Arkin will play the chief of CONTROL, the rganization that fights the evil forces of KAOS. Anyone who has seen…
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The best series in Comic Books today is Brian K. Vaughan's Y: The Last Man. A big screen adaptation has been in the works since early 2006. It's currently set-up at New Line Cinema. Has the project fallen into development hell? Let's get an update. "It's not in development hell. It's in development heck," Vaughan…
Read More Robert Downey Jr. and Jay Baruchel have signed on to star in the Ben Stiller-helmed comedy Tropic Thunder for DreamWorks. The Stiller, Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen penned screenplay is about a big-budget war movie gone wrong. I wonder if this means Tom Cruise is out? A new Spider-Man 3 clip will be shown on…
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Journey to the End of the Night hit DVD store shelves yesterday (February 27th), and we have a copy for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On March 6th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on…
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The problem with Netflix is that it takes two days to receive a DVD movie. I usually choose my movies by mood, and can be rather picky. I suffer from Netflix guilt, a term that means that I rent a movie online and end up holding on to it for months. The DVD choice always…
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It was reported last week that Jet Li had been cast in The Mummy 3. Many people wondered how that could be. Well, now we know (or at least think we know). "I can’t say a lot, we just met with Rob Cohen today, he’s going to direct the movie. I will say, it’s not…
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Check out the new trailer and poster for Danny Boyle's (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) 2001ish philosophical space horror/drama. [quicktime width="320" height="250"]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/sunshinetrailer.mov[/quicktime] The new Sunshine trailer is cut to the same Requiem for a Dream score as the original. Told from Captain Kaneda's point of view, the trailer shows the crew dealing with the many problems…
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Yes, more Star Trek XI news. Paramount sent out a press release that now OFFICIALLY officially announces the project. But there are a few meaty tidbits to be discovered. Let's take a look. JJ Abrams will be directing and co-producing with Lost Co-Creator Damon Lindelof. They will be using a script penned by Alex Kurtzman…
Read More Janet Jackson has been cast opposite Tyler Perry in his next film, Why Did I Get Married, based on the filmmaker's stage play. Does anyone like these Tyler Perry movies? Anyone? Harry Potter's Dumbledore, Sir Michael Gambon, is expecting to become a father at age 66. Photos of Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore in Bikinis…
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Martin Scorsese has at least six projects in development (that we know about). We took an in-depth look at those films last week (you can read that report here). Well add another film to that list. The Departed 2 has been put on hold, at least for now. Academy Award winning screenwriter William Monahan (The…
Read More Pixar's 2008 release has been shrouded in mystery. Not much information has been released. In January we got our first glimpse of one of the robotic characters and the official logo (pictured above). We have finally received some new information. Jim Hill's source says that Andrew Stanton's (Finding Nemo) new movie will "shock people. Both…
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Wes Craven has been quoted for years as saying that a fourth Scream movie would never be made. It now looks like he's becoming more open to the possibility. "Actually, I recieved a call about that for the first time the other day..." Craven told a crowd at the New York Comic-Con. "Obviously, I've been…
Read More Fear not, that Borat DVD you bought at Best Buy is not pirated, although appearances are somewhat deceiving. As it turns out the DVD release of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan was made to look low-budget. Apparently there is not a word of english on the packaging. The…
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On Saturday we broke news that James Cameron has found Jesus Christ. The news has sent shock-waves around the world. Our original story ignited intense debate never seen before on /Film (65 comments at the time of this posting). And now we bring you the controversial movie trailer. [googlevideo]8083681467378323140[/googlevideo] Looks a little tame to me,…
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Everything is set. It's actually going to happen. Still don't believe it? Steven Spielberg told Fox411 that production will begin on Indiana Jones 4 on June 18th 2007. With cameras set to roll in less than four months, expect some big casting announcements soon. So far, Harrison Ford is the only cast member officially announced.…
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Ever since it was announced that Aaron Eckhart had been cast as Harvey Dent in the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight, fans have wondered if Two-Face would make an appearance. Eckhart confirmed the character's appearance in passing while talking to MTV.com. "Batman is a complex character, and Two-Face comes a little bit from the…
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Tideland hits DVD store shelves today (February 27th), and we have a copy for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On March 6th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the release can be found after…
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"Everywhere this thing goes, eight days later the planet dies." "How do you fight something that can eat planets?" "Leave that to me!" The first television spot for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is now available for your viewing pleasure. [quicktime width="448" height="200"]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/ff2tvspot.mov[/quicktime] For the most part the fiilm looks cheesier than the…
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One of the new posters revealed at the New York Comic-Con was for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. The poster, pictured right, shows an approaching Silver Surfer with the title RISE. As always, left click for to see a higher resolution version. Looks pretty spiffy but is it just me or do these…
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It's being reported that Matt Damon, Adrien Brody and Gary Sinise are being courted to star in JJ Abrams' Star Trek XI. According to the studio source, Damon (Good Will Hunting, The Departed) would play Captain James T Kirk, the role William Shatner held in the original series. Brody (King Kong, The Pianist) would play…
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Random Notes from the Editor: Errol Morris' short film which opened the Academy Awards show was fantastic. If you didn't see it, you can check out the video at Oscar.com. Ellen DeGeneres is not funny (with exception of the Jennifer Hudson/Al Gore joke, but I have a feeling someone probably wrote that for her). "If…
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Remember last week when we told you that JJ Abrams might be directing an adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series? Well it looks like this rumor is true. King confirmed the news to a crowded room at the New York Comic-Con: "I know J.J. Abrams' work and Damon Lindelof, who is his collaborator…
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After weeks of speculation, it has finally been confirmed that J.J. Abrams will direct Star Trek XI after all. The Lost co-creator signed the contract on Friday. The movie will revolve around "a young James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock, chronicling their first meeting at Starfleet Academy and their first space mission," according to The…
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One of our favorite new websites is NotStarring.com, a website that is dedicated to your favorite stars and the roles they didn't get. Recently they put up a section dedicated to the directors and stars who turned down roles in Oscar nominated movies. We're not sure about the accuracy, but that won't stop us from…
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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children: Limited Edition Collector’s Set hit DVD store shelves on February 20th, and we have a copy for two lucky /Film readers. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On March 4th we will e-mail the winners with the best answers. More…
Read More Let's look at the results from the 79th Academy Awards ceremony: Best Motion Picture of the Year: The Departed Babel Letters from Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine The Queen Achievement in Directing: Martin Scorsese for The Departed Clint Eastwood for Letters from Iwo Jima Stephen Frears for The Queen Alejandro González Iñárritu for Babel Paul…
Read More We asked you to vote on who would win Best Picture at tonight's 2007 Academy Awards, and you voted. Let's check out the results below. Little Miss Sunshine won the poll with 41% of the vote. Could the little indie film that could pull an upset tonight? The Departed came in a close second with…
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Here is a rundown of what we know about tonight's award ceremony. If you don't want to know... Don't read! It will open with a preshow segment which uses CGI trickery to allow host Ellen Degeneres to dance in and out of movies from the past. The climax involves her dancing with CG penguins from…
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The new Hostel 2 Theatrical Poster is so hardcore, I doubt that movie theaters will even display it. Be warned that it contains nudity. Check it out after the jump. The teaser poster, which showed a close-up of pure meaty flesh, was pulled from many theaters after complaints (check out that poster by clicking here).…
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Crazy hit DVD store shelves on February 20th, and we have a copy for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On March 4th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the release can be found after…
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Photos of the new Michael Myers have appeared on the official Halloween MySpace page. Check them out below. Seen above is Michael Myers, young (Daeg Faerch) and old (Tyler Mane). Rob Zombie's film is both prequel and remake. It follows Myers, who is released from a mental institution after being committed 17 years earlier. Rob…
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Little Miss Sunshine won the top prize at the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards, a day before the underdog indie comedy competes for Best Picture at the 2007 Academy Awards. Could the little indie that could win an Oscar? Check out the full list of winners after the jump. Best Feature: Little Miss Sunshine Best Female…
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Could Frank Miller's classic The Dark Knight Returns be up for a possible feature film adaptation? The question was asked at this year's New York Comic Con and Batman producer Michael Uslan gave his glowing endorsement. When asked about Miller's involvement as a director in a future Batman franchise movie, Uslan responded: "I believe in…
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Titanic and Terminator director James Cameron has found Jesus Christ. And his son, we're not kidding. The director claims that he has scientific proof that Jesus Christ was never resurrected. At a New York press conference on Monday, Cameron will reveal three coffins, supposedly those of Jesus of Nazareth, his mother Mary and Mary Magdalene.…
Read More Just a reminder that our Oscar Poll is still going strong. Who do you think will win Best Picture at the 2007 Academy Awards? Right now it looks like Scorsese's The Departed is the favorite, followed by Little Miss Sunshine. Have You Voted. Head over here and vote now, as the poll closes early Sunday…
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Shut up & Sing hit DVD store shelves on February 20th, and we have a copy for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On March 2nd we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the release can…
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I remember when going to a comic-con meant you were going to see something new and special. Something not available online for anyone to see. That day is gone. The teaser trailer for Hatchet was supossed to make it's grand premiere at the New York City Comic Con this weekend, but has already turned up…
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Sin City 2 is all ready to go according to creator/co-director Frank Miller. Miller hopes to shoot the film this Spring in Austin, Texas at Robert Rodriguez' Troublemarker Studios. "The script is largely done, and now we're in that limbo zone where we're casting and making script adjustments as we go," Miller revealed. Sin City…
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Before Quentin Tarantino made Pulp Fiction and Grindhouse, he was a struggling actor. Did You Know: Tarantino once appeared as an Elvis impersonator in a Golden Girls episode? IGN has the photos to prove it (one of them can be seen above). This is one of those things I've always heard about, but haven't seen…
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I always suspected that Julia Stiles was too smart to be just another teen actress. It turns out the Save the Last Dance and 10 Things I Hate About You star has directed a movie starring Zooey Deschanel (Elf, Almost Famous) and Bill Irwin. Check out the trailer, after the jump. [quicktime width="384" height="240"]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/raving.mov[/quicktime] Inspired…
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Improvisational comedy has always annoyed me (I liked Borat, but who didn't?). Unlike other forms of comedy, the moments in between the laughs are squiggle in you seat bad. When it doesn't work, it REALLY doesn't work. I've never tried watching Reno 911! on tv, nor did I ever have the urge to. So I'm…
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People have been obsessed with numbers since the beginning of time. The number three for example is engrained in everything from a joke, to a story, to life. Dramatists say that the number is just part of how the human brain functions. It's how we structure our thoughts, in three acts – a beginning, middle,…
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Rivers End hit DVD store shelves on February 20th, and we have a copy for two lucky /Film readers. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On March 2nd we will e-mail the winners with the best answers. More information on the release can be found…
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Warner Bros. is aiming to make comic-book geeks around the world pee their pants. They have hired a team of writers to script a live-action feature film which will include most of DC Comics superhero line-up: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, the Flash, and more. Kiernan and Michele Mulroney have been hired to write a…
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Maxim Magazine is celebrating the best of the worst motion pictures in the March issue. We bring you "The 20 Greatest Awful Movies of All Time." Maxim’s picks, or more accurately, pans: 20. The Beastmaster: Half Conan and half Dr. Dolittle, loincloth-wearing Marc Singer is Dar, a man who talks to the animals...and kills people.…
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Martin Scorsese has become the popular high demand director due to The Departed's Oscar buzz. Warner Bros have acquired screen rights to yet another project for the director. But with so many projects in the works, will he ever find the time? And what will he take on next? Let's take a look at Scorsese's…
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Last week a new Grindhouse movie trailer and Theatrical Poster hit the web. Now we bring you the new Theatrical Banner, which should be hitting your local multi-plex this week. Click on the picture above to see the banner at a higher resolution. Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino exploitation double feature Grindhouse plays homage to B-movie thrillers…
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While we were taking a second look at the new trailer for The Simpsons Movie, we noticed something. To be specific, we saw Green Day on what appears to be a sinking ship. Celebrity cameos have become very common in the television show. I always assumed that the movie would be devoid of special voice…
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It costs big money to run the Oscar race. Many people don't realize all the money it takes to market an award winner. Here are some of the money figures which the studios are spending to market an Oscar contender: The Departed: $40.3 million Little Miss Sunshine: $11.9 million The Queen: $14.5 million Babel: $16.4…
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The Vegas odds for Helen Mirren to win Best Actress at Sunday's Academy Awards skyrocketed so incredibly high, causing bookmakers to refuse future bets and pre-emptively pay out money. For the first time in 20 years, Bookmakers William Hill announced that they will pay out all previous bets for Mirren, before the Oscars even take…
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The Truth is Just a Trick of Light. Check out the new poster for Slow Burn. The movie follows a district attorney (played by Ray Liotta) who is involved in a 24-hour showdown with a gang leader (LL Cool J) and is, at the same time, being manipulated by an attractive assistant district attorney (Jolene…
Read More Patrick Dempsey will star in the romantic comedy Made of Honor, for the British director behind Mr. Bean and City Slickers II, Paul Weiland. Written by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont (Can't Hardy Wait, A Very Brady Sequel) the story follows Tom Bailey (Dempsey), who is in love with his best friend Claire, but is…
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Is the world ready for a remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still? Well they better get ready. Box Office Mojo is reporting that the film will hit theaters on May 9th 2008. Our friends at FirstShowing.net have confirmed the date with Fox, so it is happening. The original 1951 Robert Wise film was…
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Shaun Toub (Crash, Broken Arrow) has been cast in Paramount's Iron Man. Toub joins Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jeff Bridges in Jon Favreau's (Elf) big screen adaptation of the popular Marvel comic book series. I have no idea what role he will play. Toub recently completed work in DreamWorks' The Kite…
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Dead Mary hit DVD store shelves on February 20th, and we have a copy for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On March 1st we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the release can be found…
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I've never really been a fan of the Resident Evil movies. So it came as a huge surprise that I actually enjoyed the The Resident Evil: Extinction teaser trailer. The teaser opens with an incredibly cool constructed visual of the extinction of Las Vegas. Does this mean it's going to be a good movie? Way-way--Wait…
Read More Okay, so we've never run a poll before, and we're unsure how many of you will participate. But we want to know what movie the /Film readers believe will win Best Picture at the 2007 Academy Awards. Please choose below: We will post the results on Oscar Sunday. Also if you want, write a comment…
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Brad Bird has revealed that his next film will be live action. The Academy Award winning director of The Incredibles and The Iron Giant has plans to make a live-action feature film. Our sources say it could be the long rumored 1906. Based on the novel by James Dalessandro, which is a fictionalized account of…
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Good Morning America has a video on demand segment taking you behind the scenes of Pixar's next movie. You can watch the five minute interview segment with Brad Bird at ABCNews.go.com. The segment features a few glimpses at unfinished and rendered Ratatouille footage, intercut with behind the scenes Pixar footage. If you've never seen what…
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The Prestige hit DVD store shelves on February 20th, and we have a copy for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On February 28th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the release can be found after…
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If you visited /Film yesterday, chances are you were greeted with an error screen. The blog post Movies That Should Have Won an Academy Award, But Didn’t got picked up by a lot of websites. So many visitors slammed out servers, and we were drastically unprepared for the surge in traffic. We're experiencing growing pains…
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If you haven't noticed, the Internet Movie Database has been redesigned. This is what the IMDB designers have to say about the redesign: We've just launched our newly designed name and title pages, bringing a fresh look to your favorite movies and stars, with a new layout that makes everything easier to find. If you…
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Michael Moore - You either love him or hate him, there is no in between. I still believe that Bowling for Columbine is the best documentary ever made. Debbie Melnyk and Rick Caine's expose on the man will make it's world premiere at South By South West, and we have the trailer. [quicktime width="320" height="240"]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/manufacturingdissent.mov[/quicktime]…
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Be warned, Fox Atomic is prepared to make The Hills Have Eyes 3 if the sequel is successful. I believe this trend began when Lionsgate green-lit SAW 2 immediately following the opening weekend of the original. It seems to be a growing trend in horror movies. I'm under the belief that the development executives believe…
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Have you ever seen the movie How Green Was My Valley? Me neither. Have you even heard of the movie? Didn't think so. Yet John Ford's film somehow won 5 Oscars including Best Picture. But what's more shocking: It beat out such classic films as Citizen Kane and The Maltese Falcon for the top honor.…
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Sylverter Stallone has announced that Rambo IV: Pearl of the Cobra has been renamed to John Rambo. When Stallone announced that Rocky VI would be called Rocky Balboa, I snickered. I just didn't like the change from tradition. I understood that was the whole point, to publicly acknowledge and separate the film from the last…
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Darren Lynn Bousman has signed on to return for SAW 4. Bousman directed the two previous popular SAW sequels. Late last year Lionsgate announced that a fourth film would be released on October 26th 2007. Bousman's return seems like a last ditch move. Especially considering the fact that Bousman publicly announced his departure from the…
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Television director Nelson McCormick will helm a remake of Prom Night starring Brittany Snow (John Tucker Must Die) for Screen Gems. So how are they going to ruin this horror classic? Probably by introducing supernatural elements and casting good looking youngsters instead of actors. The original 1980 film starring Leslie Nielsen and Jamie Lee Curtis,…
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Everyone loves the movie trailer mash-ups. I came across one today for Good Will Hunting titled Good Will Hunted, about a man who stumbles upon a government secret and is targeted by a hit-man. Sounds a little far fetched, but Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's original script had a some-what similar plot. Good Will Hunted…
Read More I never thought I'd see the day when they would have a college class to study Kevin Smith's films. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I'd take it -- Hell, I could teach it: CA 520J - Films of Kevin Smith (1 credit hour) This course will examine the films of prolific Indy film…
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A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints hit DVD store shelves today (February 20th), and we have a copy for two lucky /Film readers. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On February 28th we will e-mail the winners with the best answers. More information on the…
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Ever since the award buzz kicked in, everyone seems to be talking about a sequel to The Departed. Some even say a trilogy is in the works. Considering the heavy body count, any follow-up should be a tough task. But don't worry, screenwriter William Monahan has a plan. I read the prequel and sequel to…
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They have decided to promote this year's Academy Awards with famous movie quotes. I originally thought the poster was pretty cool (see left), but I've now found the banners and quote billboards all around downtown San Francisco to be bland and boring. And let me tell you, there is nothing more annoying than a "May…
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Babel hits DVD store shelves on February 20th, and we have a copy for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On February 28th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the release can be found after…
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Goodfellas star Ray Liotta was arrested on Saturday for suspicion of driving under the influence. Liotta's SUV hit two parked cars near his home in the Los Angeles, California "upscale coastal suburb" of Pacific Palisades. The actor was booked of a misdemeanor and posted bail. Ray Liotta recently starred in Smokin' Aces, which was released…
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Despite his public falling out with Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, New Line chairman Robert Shaye still plans to release The Hobbit in 2009. As we all now know, Jackson sued New Line regarding The Fellowship of the Ring payment inaccuracies. The King Kong director has refused to work with the company as…
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The first full-length movie trailer for The Simpsons Movie has hit the web. [quicktime width="480" height="215"]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/thesimpsonsmovie3.mov[/quicktime] "A cast of thousands in the movie event 18 years in the making." I've been very critical in the past over this film. The teaser trailers offered very little funny. I feared that the movie was made probably 10…
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Rumor has it that Transformers star Shia LaBeouf might be cast as Harrison Ford's son in Indiana Jones 4. We know that Steven Spielberg has an interest in LaBeouf, having cast the actor in Disturbia and Transformers. And the type seems to gel with George Lucas' idea of comic-sidekicks (Indiana Jones and the Temple of…
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Who Votes? As of 2007, 5,830 industry professionals accounted for the voting membership. Actors make up the largest voting block, with a membership total of 1,311. I want to join! Academy membership can only be obtained by a competitive nomination or a member nomination. It's not an Oscar! The official name of the golden statue…
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F**K hit DVD store shelves on February 13th, and we have a copy for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On February 24th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the release can be found after…
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In May, we warned you that Warner Bros was planning a direct to DVD prequel for The Dukes of Hazzard. Well it's finally here, check out the trailer. [youtube]6d0iwpQldpM[/youtube] The direct-to-DVD prequel titled The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning features none of the stars from the 2005 comedy. Instead we finally get to see how…
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The new movie trailer hit on Thursday, and today we bring you the New Theatrical Poster. I love the retro ripped and torn look they're using for all the marketting materials. Click on the poster for a high resolution look. Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino exploitation double feature Grindhouse plays homage to B-movie thrillers of the 1970’s.…
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WWE won't give up. They have their mind set on making a genre classic with a WWE wrestler in the lead role. Too bad, their track record has been pretty bad: See No Evil, a bloody horror/thriller starring Kane, and The Marine, an action thriller starring John Cena. Now comes a film starring the man…
Read More American History X director/cinematographer Tony Kaye is in negotiations to direct an adaptation of Carsten Stroud's novel, Black Water Transit. The film reunited Pulp Fiction stars Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson, and is scheduled to shoot early April in New Orleans. After a 16-year legal battle, Disney has lost the rights to Winnie the…
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Didn't Ben Affleck learn his lesson? I thought he was going to stop the whole "one for me, one for them" thing. Well it looks like the man has done another generic romantic comedy, which was... released this week on DVD. That's right, Affleck is now making direct to DVD features! Why, God why? Love…
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Zoey 101 Season One hit DVD store shelves on February 13th, and we have a copy for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On February 24th we will e-mail the winners with the best answers. More information on the release can…
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Thank You For Smoking star Aaron Eckhart is in final negotiations to play Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight, Chris Nolan's sequel to Batman Begins. Ryan Phillippe was previously rumored to be in talks to play young Harvey Dent, Gotham's District Attorney who later becomes the villainous Two-Face. Tommy Lee Jones played the character in…
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Two days ago we reported that Clerks writer/director Kevin Smith would be directing a television pilot for the CW. Well now we have new details, direct from Smith himself. "Would've said something here first, but there wasn't supposed to be something said at all yet, as my deal's not closed," Smith said of the /Film…
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Didn't Paramount Pictures learn from the Cartoon Network's mistakes? Guerrilla marketing was so five years ago. In today's fear obsessed world, people are stupid. To promote the upcoming David Fincher film Zodiac, Paramount is plastering light-poles in major cities with original police sketches of the actual Zodiac killer. It's a very cool guerrilla promotion, but…
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Howard Stern Show member Richard Christy is filming a cameo this month for the upcoming Harold and Kumar goes to White Castle sequel. Christy has played in many bands, including Iced Earth, Burning Inside, Death and Control Denied. He earned his position after winning the "Win John's Job" contest in 2004, and has remained one…
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Based on the Newbery Medal winning book by Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia is Walden Media's big screen retelling of the children's classic. Starring: AnnaSophia Robb, Josh Hutcherson, Zooey Deschanel, Lauren Clinton, Bailee Madison Directed by: Carter B. Smith Release Date: February 16th, 2007 Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation Running Time: 95 minutes…
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Mark Steven Johnson explains why Ghost Rider sucks so bad: "It was a hard R and bleak in my opinion, Johnson says of David Goyer's early script. "But then the studio says to you, 'I'm going to let you make your movie, your vision, but you've got to make sure it's a PG-13. We've got…
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Did you know: There is a world championship event for playing the air guitar? Well someone decided to film a documentary around it. I first heard about Air Guitar Nation at last year's Tribeca Film Festival, but was unable to see a screening. And judging by the trailer, I missed one funny doc. Check out…
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian has begun filming. Check out the full press release after the jump. ‘THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN’ BEGINS FILMING; ANDREW ADAMSON RETURNS TO DIRECT SECOND BOOK IN C.S. LEWIS’ BELOVED SERIES Henley, Keynes, Moseley, Popplewell reprise their roles from the first film; new cast includes veteran actors Peter…
Read More Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have bought the rights to make a movie based on Jihadists in Paradise, an article by Mark Bowden from the March issue of Atlantic Monthly. According to Variety: Jihadists in Paradise details the emergence in the Philippines of the Islamic terrorist faction Abu Sayyaf and one of its leaders, Aldam…
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Breach hits theaters today (February 16th), and we are giving away a full sized poster and two t-shirts to a few lucky /Film readers. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On February 24th we will e-mail the winners with the best answers. More information on…
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The New Grindhouse trailer is now online. [quicktime width="480" height="220"]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/grindhouse.mov[/quicktime] Grindhouse is the much anticipated Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino double feature. An homage to exploitation B-movie thrillers that replicates the grind house theatergoing experience of the 1970’s. Death Proof, directed by Tarantino, follows a psycho named Stuntman Mike (played by Kurt Russell) who stalks and kills…
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The first movie trailer for The Nanny Diaries is now online. Starring Scarlett Johansson as Annie Braddock, a recent college graduate with no place to go who is hired to care for the young son of a wealthy Upper East Side couple, setting off a series of trials and tribulation as she attempts to adjust…
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We've been really excited about Disturbia since it was first announced. The film is basically a contemporary teen version of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window. The trailer worried us a bit, as it wasn't exactly what we were expecting. And now this poster... What were they thinking? The poster, shown to the left, has the tag-line…
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We've been anxiously awaiting Richard Kelly's follow-up to Donnie Darko for a while now. An early cut of the movie premiered at Cannes 2006 to negative reviews, and not much has been heard from the film since. Kelly posted an update on his MySpace blog, claiming that they are still waiting for money to finish…
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Yes, that's Steven Spielberg talking to Jerry Seinfeld dressed in a Bee suit. Last year the first teaser trailer was released for Jerry Seinfeld's computer animated film The Bee Movie. Many people were angry that the teaser was false advertising, as it was done in live action. A second trailer has finally been released, and…
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Yesterday we reported that movie critic Roger Ebert was spreading a rumor that Little Miss Sunshine would cause a major upset at the 2007 Academy Awards. Well it looks like Vegas visited the same rumor mill. Right now Little Miss Sunshine is the odds on favorite to win according to Bodog.com. The film is currently…
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With Sony's Ghost Rider hitting theaters on Friday, expect new trailers for Resident Evil: Extinction and Grindhouse to be attached. Gindhouse will make it's internet premiere on Thursday night on Yahoo! Movies. The Resident Evil teaser is expected to hit the web on Monday at latest. Resident Evil: Extinction follows the survivors of the Raccoon…
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Earlier this week we posted six new photos from Spider-Man 3. Well, three new images have been leaked online. Check them out. As always, click on the images to see a higher resolution version. I'm wondering if these are unfinished versions, because black Spidey is looking very plastic to me. Anyone else agree? Spider-Man 3…
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The latest Batman The Dark Knight casting rumor has Maggie Gyllenhaal to replace Katie Holmes as Assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes. Not a bad idea. But I'm guessing that like most of the other Batman casting rumors, it's not true. All Star directors helm The Office: Lost Co-creator JJ Abrams, Serenity/Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss…
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Imagine watching the latest Hollywood action movie in your local multiplex when a SUV comes barreling through the theater wall during the film's big chase sequence. I've always wondered if this has ever happened. Turns out it has, but instead of a popcorn action flick, it occured during a screening of Dreamgirls. According to the…
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There is nothing like a Midnight Movie at Landmark's Clay Theatre in San Francisco, CA. It's not just a movie screening, it's a cinematic experience/party. Yesterday this year's Midnight movie program was announced. Check out the details after the jump. Here's the press release: Landmark’s Clay Theatre 2261 Fillmore St. SF 94116 Event Site and Online…
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So Goes the Nation hit DVD store shelves on February 13th, and we have a copy for one lucky /Film readers. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should get this DVD. On February 20th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the…
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My friends have seen 300 and have assured me it's good. That said, the screening at the Berlin Film Festival went horribly wrong. According to cinematical: I started shortly after the opening credits; small groups of folks began heading for the door. It got worse when the main villain appeared on screen and all the…
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Harry Potter is about to see some red. Check out this new photo from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Thanks to DanLatino, we have this new photo of Daniel Radcliffe from Order of the Phoenix. Harry is spotting a new haircut and some bloody cuts. What does everyone think? As always left…
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With Anna Nicole Smith's passing, we thought a look at her latest movie is in order. [quicktime width="480" height="375"]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/illegalaliens.mov[/quicktime] "Nobody sticks a missile in Lucy's butt and gets away with it!" screams Smith. The Pitch: "You thought they were from another planet... you were right! "Charlie's Angels" goes sci-fi, with a touch of "Men in…
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Clerks director Kevin Smith has signed on to direct a pilot for the CW. Reaper is a comedic drama following 21-year-old slacker Sam Oliver who learns that at birth his parents sold his soul to the devil (for what reason, we don't yet know). Oliver must now pay back his debt by becoming a bounty…
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Have no fear, Underdog is here. The first teaser trailer that is. [youtube]Cwt5ImSrOxo[/youtube] The teaser is an obvious parody of Superman (which seems to be the movie of choice now-a-days - The Simpsons Movie). I've been very unsure about this project from the beginning. The two things that are keeping my interest are Jason Lee…
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Super Movie Critic and my personal hero Roger Ebert claims that Little Miss Sunshine may cause an upset at this year's Oscars. Ebert has been pretty spot on with his Academy Award predictions in the past. Last year he was only wrong once out of all the major categories (he chose Amy Adams over Rachel…
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Music and Lyrics is the latest paint by numbers feel-happy valentines day romantic comedy. Starring: Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Johnston, Jason Antoon, Billy Griffith Directed by: Marc D. Lawrence Release Date: February 14th, 2007 Genres: Romantic Comedy Running Time: 96 minutes MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual content. Distributors: Warner Bros. King of the…
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The Pirate Bay has created a new website, to host illegal versions of all the Academy Award nominated movies. The Academy must be pissed. Oscartorrents.com is a torrent site completely dedicated to Oscar contending movies. The film is set-up into the award categories. Users can download and vote on movies. "Why restrict the voting to…
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Larry King gives even the worst movies glowing reviews. You can usually see his quotes on the most horrible Hollywood movies (Earl Ditman is the go to guy for the b-class). But as it turns out, King doesn't even believe his own quotes. How's that for ethics? Studio advertisements for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead…
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Police Story 2 hit DVD store shelves on February 13th, and we have a copy of Police Story 2 for three lucky /Film readers. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should get this DVD. On February 20th we will e-mail the winners with the best answers. More…
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Almost confirmed: Lost co-creator J.J. Abrams will direct a big screen adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. The recent rumors that Abrams would not be directing Star Trek XI seem to be true after all. Abrams will instead produce, while prepping The Dark Tower for the big screen. A few weeks back Entertainment…
Read More Last month we got confirmation that Rolling Stones member Keith Richards was officially cast in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Well, now we have a photo. You can see higher resolution versions of the photos by using your left mouse button. The photo was released by a British newspaper, and found it's way…
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Warner Bros has released new photos and a poster for In The Land of Women, the new movie starring Adam Brody, Kristen Stewart, Meg Ryan, and Olympia Dukakis. Check out the poster and photos after the jump. As always, click for higher resolution. Here is the official synopsis: Aspiring writer Carter Webb has just been…
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One of the talked about films at Toronto and Sundance this year was the directorial debut of actress Sarah Polley. I was unable to catch the film at the fest, but Lionsgate has just released the movie trailer for the film online. Watch it after the jump. [wmv width="320" height="260"]http://mcwindows.arcostream.com/media/arco/lionsgate/streams/windowsmedia/away_from_her/away_from_her_trailer1a_300.wmv[/wmv] The official synopsis: Married for…
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Ben Stiller and Tom Cruise have signed on to play The Hardy Men, a action comedy based on the classic mystery book series The Hardy Boys. The movie re-teams Stiller with Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy. We've been very vocal in the past regarding Levy's sub-par work. So it worries us that he…
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Usually the bad video game movie adaptations happen after the video game becomes a popular franchise/brand. Well Lionsgate has decided to bypass that necessary step and go strait to the bad movie. Lionsgate has bought the big screen rights to the Eidos Interactive video game Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, which hasn't even been released…
Read More The U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and HBO announced their 2007 Film Program line-up which includes Sundance 2007 favorites Eagle vs. Shark, Rocket Science and Waitress in addition to 27 other features. Check out the full list and press release after the jump. New York, NY February 12, 2007 – The U.S. Comedy Arts Festival (USCAF)…
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Infernal Affairs hits DVD store shelves today (February 13th), and we have a copy of Infernal Affairs 2 and 3 for three lucky /Film readers. We also have one copy of the Infernal Affairs box set to give-away. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should get this…
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Samuel Goldwyn Films has sent us the movie trailer for Blind Dating. So what's the movie about? It's a comedy about a blind guy going out on blind dates. Great idea right? Well, let's check out the footage out after the jump. [quicktime width="480" height="375"]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/blinddating.mov[/quicktime] And here's the pitch from the studio: BLIND DATING is…
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Toy Fair took over New York City this weekend. Let's take a look at all the new movie/comic book related toys. No major developments, but check the links below for full coverage: IGN has photos of Hasbro's Star Wars, Transformers and Spider-Man 3 Line-up. DavidJr.com has some great video footage of all the new toys…
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This month has been a terrible month filled with rumors of direct to DVD sequels and remakes. First came rumors of The Goonies 2 and Gremlins 3 for home video release. Then news came of a Spies Like Us remake being scripted by the Eurotrip crew. But the real shocker came late last week. The…
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Clint Eastwood believes that Martin Scorsese will finally claim the Academy Award he so rightfuly deserves, and beat him to the Best Director prize. Two years ago Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby beat Scorsese's The Aviator. "He [Scorsese] probably has a good chance, there is a lot of sympathy for him, but I have no control…
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Pirates of the Caribbean series screenwriter Terry Rossio admits that a fourth film may be in the works, like it or not. "It's like the fourth Indiana Jones picture - there are forces in play to make it happen, and forces in play to make it not happen," admitted Rossio. "I think we will try…
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Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in, get this, a live-action feature film adaptation os Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Yeah, that's gonna be entertaining... Cage has always been one of those actors that has an odd selection of acting jobs. Sometimes he'll do some incredible movies, and other times it seems like even a…
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If someone told me a five years ago that Al Gore would somehow become a universally liked personality (ie non-robot), in line for an Academy Award, Nobel Peace Prize, and another run for president, I probably would have laughed in your face. But it appears the world has changed their opinion on the former Vice…
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School for Scoundrels hits DVD store shelves on February 13th, and we have a copy of this DVD for two lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should get this DVD. On February 18th we will e-mail the winners with the best answers. More information…
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Kimberly Peirce, Darren Aronofsky, David O. Russell, Spike Jonze, David Fincher, Baz Luhrmann and Mark Romanek were supposed to be the next generation of filmmakers. What happened? Sharon Waxman of the New York Times has a great article titled "The Mystery of the Missing Moviemakers". "Is it a sign of timidity, or laziness, or some…
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On Wednesday, George Lucas said that Empire Strikes Back was the worst film in the Star Wars series. Sometimes I'm not sure if Lucas is trying to be funny. In this case I really hope so. He can't be that clueless, can he? Entertainment blogger David Poland recalls Lucas' comment on Wednesday at the Publicist's…
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Sony has released some new Spider-Man 3 Stills. The image above shows Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) punching through Flint Marko (Thomas Haden Church) aka Sandman. Click on any of the images for a very high resolution version. Topher Grace as Daily Bugle photographer Eddie Brock Jr. is the first person to get a picture of Spider-Man…
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Coastlines and Heading South hit DVD store shelves on February 6th, and we have copies of these DVDs for two lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should get this DVD. On February 18th we will e-mail the winners with the best answers. More information…
Read More Check out these new photos from Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. I'm looking forward to this one, even though Dead Man's Chest wasn't that great. Click on the pictures for a higer resolution version. Unfortunately the images had to be removed due to a request from Disney: The 5 images that you posted…
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To promote The Number 23 starring Jim Carrey, New Line is giving away a Nintendo Wii. The movie studio explains to us that W is the 23rd letter of the Latin alphabet has 2 points down, 3 points up (23). Check out whatdoes23mean.com for more informationon that contest. And while you're at it, check out…
Read More Universal Pictures has announced the release dates of it's 2008 tent-pole line-up. February 29, 2008: Babylon A.D. - A sci-fi thriller starring Vin Diesel (Previously announced). March 28, 2008: Wanted - Based on the graphic novel, starring James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman. May 22, 2008: Indiana Jones 4 (Tentative Title) - The fourth installment in…
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The remake of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes wasn't half bad. In a world of post modern teen horror flicks, half bad is actually a good thing. When Fox Atomic quickly ordered a sequel, conveniently titled The Hills Have Eyes 2, we were worried it would suck. The teaser trailer showed promise, even despite…
Read More The NY Post caused havoc earlier this week, claiming that Sony would not be holding early press screenings for Ghost Rider. No press screenings usually means that the studio lacks confidence in the finished film. Sony slamed back claiming the film will get screened to critics nationwide, late Thursday night. But that doesn't give critics…
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Flags of our Fathers hit DVD store shelves on February 6th, and we have a copy of this DVD for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should get this DVD. On February 15th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More…
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Newsweek has an early look at Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and we have some of the photos. In the fifth film/book, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) must defend himself and Hogwarts, from the fear-mongering restrictions of the wizarding government, and the newly-assigned Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher Dolores Umbridge. Click on…
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High School Musical went from being a made-for-tv movie to become a popular cult film success. And now Disney has decided to cash in, announcing a big screen sequel/spin-off. The original film was made for $4.2 million, and premiered on television. It has since been watched by over 100 million people. It's success has spawned…
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Sorry Joss Whedon fanboys, I'm not talking about THAT Firefly. I'm talking about a new ensemble drama starring Julia Roberts and Carrie-Anne Moss. Written are directed by Academy Award Winner Dennis Lee (for his student short film Jesus Henry Christ), Fireflies in the Garden is loosely based on Lee's life and "explores the complexities of…
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Sony has announced that they will be bringing Konami's hit videogame franchise Metal Gear Solid to the big screen. Metal Gear Solid first published by Konami in 1998 for the PlayStation video game console. Since then the franchise has sold more than 20 million units. An off-shoot from the 1987 game Metal Gear, the stealth…
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Several Months ago it was announced that Bill Maher would be making a documentary on religion titled A Spiritual Journey. It was since announced that Seinfeld writer/Borat director Larry Charles would be directing the doc. The first details have emerged from this year's Berlin Film Festival and its adjoining European Film Market, and I can't…
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When I first saw the advertisements for Hannibal Rising, I feared the worst. The marketing people have decided to sell the movie as a teen slasher film. While the movie certainly doesn't measure up to The Silence of the Lambs (or even it's subsequent sequels), I'm happy to report that Hannibal Rising is watch-able (although…
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Factory Girl could have been Lindsay Lohan's E! True Hollywood Story. It could have made a watch-able television documentary. But instead it's a pointless independent film with nothing to say. Starring: Guy Pearce, Sienna Miller, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Fallon, Meredith Ostrom Directed by: George Hickenlooper Running Time: 87 minutes Genres: Drama and Biopic MPAA Rating:…
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The Amazing Screw on Head hit DVD store shelves on February 6th, and we have a copy of this DVD for two lucky /Film readers. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should get this DVD. On February 15th we will e-mail the winners with the best answers.…
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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. Lasseter and…
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Anna Nicole Smith (39) died on Thursday afternoon after collapsing at the Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino. She was rushed to a hospital where here lawyers say she was unresponsive. "She checked in Monday at 8 p.m. as a guest. She was due to check out tomorrow," said Danielle Giordaano, a spokeswoman for the…
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February has been an aweful month. Not a day goes by that another classic 1980's film gets some rumored sequel buzz. Well today's 80's flashback is Spies Like Us. And I must admit that I really don't mind about this one. Why? Mandel. Okay so most of you don't even know who Alec Berg, Jeff…
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Black Snake Moan has been moved back a week while Balls of Fury has been pushed back five months. Let's take a look at why. Craig Brewer's Black Snake Moan starring Christina Ricci and Samuel L Jackson WAS [February 23rd, 2007]: The Number 23, Reno 911!: Miami, The Astronaut Farmer, Amazing Grace, Gray Matters, The…
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Hollywoodland hit DVD store shelves yesterday (February 5th), and we have a copy of this DVD for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should get this DVD. On February 15th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the…
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The rental/dvd sales of Dimension Films' Feast are so good that talks have begun to create not one but two sequels. Feast screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunston are the ones doing all the talking, claiming that TWC wants to turn the film into a trilogy. The logic of studio executives baffles me. They actually…
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Nothing bothers me more than a movie studio ruining my childhood favorites with direct to DVD sequels. Don't get me wrong, I can understand the market of a Wild Things 3, Dukes of Hazard 2 or even American Pie series spin-offs. But when the studios decide to sequelize good movies purely for home video profit,…
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I thought the first Scary Movie was a smart spoof of the most modern horror genre. But the reinvention of the spoof genre has brought me so much pain and embarrassment. Epic Movie, Not Another Teen Movie, Date Movie, the many Scary Movie sequels - Why do people watch this crap? Whatever reason, it just…
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I would hate to be one of those blogs which creates and spreads ridiculous rumors. Today we received a "scoop" claiming that Joss Whedon may return to direct a live action version of Sailor Moon. Contacting publicists always seems to result in a typical PR response providing no usable information, even when there is truth…
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Adam Sandler is set to star in You Don't Mess With the Zohan. Columbia Pictures is in the process of acquiring Zohan, written by the trio powerhouse of Judd Apatow (The 40 Year Old Virign), Robert Smigel (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog) and Adam Sandler. The plot seems pretty bad considering the creative talent involved:…
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The Last Unicorn hit DVD store shelves today (February 5th), and we have a copy of this DVD for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should get this DVD. On February 12th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information…
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Troubled Waters hit DVD store shelves on January 23rd, and we have a copy of this DVD for three lucky /Film readers. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should get this DVD (note: you must first register with /Film). On February 12th we will e-mail the winners…
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Warner Bros wants to tell the story of Enron's collapse with Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role. The rights are being finalized as we speak, to greenlight a film based on Conspiracy of Fools, the book from New York Times reporter Kurt Eichenwald. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning scribe Sheldon Turner has been hired to…
Read More It looks like a third Ghostbusters film might actually happen after-all. The catch is, it will be completely computer animationed. Dan Aykroyd confirmed that an animated Ghostbusters 3 is in development while doing an interview for CISN fm. "Ghostbusters 3 lives today. A year ago it didn't." "I wrote a script called Hell Bent, Ghostbusters…
Read More Movies that are still playing the multiplexes ending up on torrent sites have become a normal occurrence. Movies that have not yet been released have become a rarer occurrence. But what about a big budget summer blockbuster hitting the torrent sites before it even begins production? Thus is the case with Jurassic Park 4. Update:…
Read More We received a rumor a couple days back that JJ Abrams had been removed from the Star Trek prequel/revamp film. We chose not to run the story as the source was less than credible. Now it seems like every movie news site on the web has grabbed a hold of this rumor. So the question…
Read More Returning from Sundance is a shocking experience. For almost two weeks I got to see some of the best that independent cinema has to offer. And there were quite a few films this year I did not like. Because I Said So makes me think I may have been a little too hard on some…
Read More My Mom was very sick the years before I entered Middle School. The only times I saw her were in the Hospital. I was young so I was kept out of the loop on how things were really going. But one night at the hospital all the relatives were there. My dad even slept over…
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Kevin Costner is a serial killer and Dane Cook is a bad comedian photographer who captures a murder in progress. The movie is Mr. Brooks, and the movie trailer is after the jump. Click here to watch the Trailer at Apple.com. Mr. Brooks is a family man with a secret. His devious alter ego Marshall…
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More Super Bowl advertisements have hit the web, including Ghost Rider. You can check out the new video at SHH. Directed by Mark Steven Johnson, Ghost Rider stars Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Donal Logue and Peter Fonda. Based on the Marvel comic book,comes the story of a superstar motorcycle stunt rider…
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A television spot of Pride aired during the Super Bowl. The studio passed us the video to pass along to you. [wmv width="275" height="220"]http://mcwindows.arcostream.com/media/arco/lionsgate/streams/windowsmedia/pride/LFPR%203038_OUR_HOUSE_V16_300.wmv[/wmv] Starring Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, and Kimberly Elise, Pride is based on true events. The film tells the inspiring story of Jim Ellis, a charismatic schoolteacher in the 1970’s, who changed…
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I must admit, I've never been a huge fan of the Shrek films. I saw the second one when I was overtired and laughed so hard I almost lost my voice. I later watched the film again and didn't laugh once. Anyway, Summer 2007 is going to be Sequel-mania, and Shrek 3 is part of…
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One of the films we liked at Sundance 2007 was The Signal. In our review we called it "hilariously violent." Magnolia picked the movie up at the fest, and now you finally get to see what we were talking about. [youtube]j-5uDWYLJw4[/youtube] Plot Synopsis (from our review): In the city of Termius, a mysterious signal is…
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National CineMedia has revealed some new footage from Spider-Man 3. The FirstLook preview for Spider-Man 3 includes a bunch of new footage cut between talking head interviews with the cast and crew. Be warned that the only way to watch this new clip is on the cinemedia website. The problem is that everyone and their…
Read More I've never been one to love musicals, but I've found that has begun to change in current years. First came Moulin Rouge, than late last year Dreamgirls blew me away. And now comes the movie trailer for Across the Universe. If you're a fan of the Beatles, you're sure to love this. [quicktime width="480" height="300"]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/acrosstheuniverse.mov[/quicktime]…
Read More The Superbowl is usually the place where we can see advertisements for the big Summer blockbusters. News hit this past week that this year's ads would be pretty weak. Only two films featured: Wild Hogs and Pride. Eddie Murphy's Norbit would be featured in the pre-show. But now iFilm has given us an early look…
Read More James Wan smashed into the movie scene with the low budget horror thriller SAW. With the exception of screenplay rewrites on the series' sequels, Wan has been mysteriously quiet - Until now. Dead Silence promises to be creepier than his previous work. The teaser trailer is now online. You can watch the new teaser trailer…
Read More It seems like only yesterday that we posted three new posters for the new Judd Apatow movie Knocked Up (oh wait, it was two days ago). Well today an non-MPAA approved uncensored teaser trailer for the film has hit the web.* Update: We have been contacted by Universal, and they say that the new trailer…
Read More We've been excited for quite some time about a movie almost nobody has heard of - Disturbia. Having enjoyed the chain of Shakespeare teen movie adaptations, I've always believed that Hitchcock was the next logical step. Well now a trailer has finally hit the web, and I'm kind of worried. Click here to check out…
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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…
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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. "Clerks Sell Out has been swapped out…
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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? According to…
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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…
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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) Click on the picture below to see a larger, slightly…
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We were just sent a new image from Warner Bros' new film Trick 'R Treat. Click on the picture above to see a much larger version. Trick R Treat is screenwriter Michael Dougherty (X2, Superman Returns) feature directorial debut. Plot Synopsis: It is said that Halloween is the night when the dead rise to walk…
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BOM is reporting that Paramount Pictures has decided to release the upcoming fourth installment of the Indiana Jones Trilogy on Memorial Day Weekend 2008. So mark Thursday, May 22, 2008 on your calendars, because that's the day Indy will be back on the big screen. The last two Indiana Jones films were also released on…
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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…
Read More 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.
Read More Breaking: Wal-Mart wins Digital Movie Race Wal-Mart has become the first online digital movie download service to score contracts with all six major movie studios: Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony, 20th Century Fox and Universal. So far Wal-Mart is to be the only online retailer to carry all six big studios. New Movie downloads…
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We knew this was bound to happen sooner or later, writer/director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma) has started his own podcast. SModcast captures an ongoing conversation between Smith and long time friend and collaborator Scott Mosier. The podcast is available at Smith's movie news site QuickStopEntertainment. Here is the episode discussion for the first episode:…
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Last week we told you that Warner Bros was hard at work on an sequel for The Departed. Well now it appears it may become a trilogy. There has always been a running joke within the industry about a little film nobody thought would be popular which earns tons of cash and garners unending critical…
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Whedon is off Wonder Woman, and now David Goyer has announced his departure from The Flash. With an ending comes a new beginning Shawn Levy has stepped on board to direct The Flash. Warner Bros/DC have made the worst move they could have possibly made (outside hiring Uwe Boll). Shawn Levy isn't a natural choice…
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AMC Theaters has announced that it will show the five movies nominated for Best Picture back-toback on the Saturday before the Academy Awards. AMC, the second biggest theater chain in the United States, will sell tickets for only $30. The mini-film festival will be shown at 78 theaters across the country on February 24th 2007…
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It looks like all is not right in Spielberg-land. A year after David Geffen, Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg sold Dreamworks to Paramount Pictures for a reported $1.6 Billion, everyone involved seems to have bad feelings. Did the three titans actually believe they could play well with Viacom Chairman Sumner M. Redstone? People close to Spielberg…
Read More Don't say we didn't warn you/predict this. Overrated hack* sci-fi director Joss Whedon has been kicked off Wonder Woman. (*To be fair, we will give Joss some credit: The X-Men comics he wrote were pretty cool) Yesterday we reported that Warner Bros has purchased a spec Wonder Woman script. While many people were reporting that…
Read More Ever wonder what an Academy Award nomination can mean to a film? Up until January 18th, the critically acclaimed Pan's Labyrinth was only being shown on just under 200 screens nationwide. With six nominations, the film will expand to over 1,000 screens on Friday. This is one of the must see movies of last year.…
Read More The final book in the Harry Potter series will be released on July 21st 2007. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will hit store shelves just days before Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix hits theaters worldwide. Speculation has run wild over the fate of Harry Potter. JK Rowling said last year that…
Read More There were 122 feature length films at the 2007 Sudnance Film Festival (culled from 3,287 submissions). So far 18 of those movies have been picked up, in addition to the 17 films that entered the festival with US distribution (please note that our list might be short, and our math might be off). Our good…
Read More This morning we have some bad news for James Bond fans. Martin Campbell, the director behind GoldenEye and the wildly successful Casino Royale will not be helming Bond 22. Campbell broke the news to press at the Chinese premiere of Casino Royal earlier this week. Campbell said it isn't likely that he will be giving…
Read More Did You Know: Martin Scorsese scattered hidden and not so hidden X's throughout The Departed as a homage to Howard Hawks' classic 1932 Scarface. The great filmmaker used the symbol to hint at everyone's impending doom. Miami Herald movie critic Rene Rodriguez recently went through the movie and took screen captures of all the X's…
Read More My friends have always made fun of me because I enjoy Romantic Comedies. May-be it's the fact that I even like the really bad teen romcoms. Truth be told I like most movies. It takes a lot for me not to enjoy a movie. I can always find something to like in even the worst…
Read More I've always been interested in contemporary adaptations of literary and film classics (as is evident with the Disturbia Movie Trailer posting). Well some interesting news just hit the wire that Russel Crowe has signed on to play the Sheriff of Nottingham, in a modern day REVISIONIST live-action Robin Hood adaptation titled Nottingham. Nottingham is a…
Read More Everyone and their mother has posted their Top 10 Movies of 2006. Add writer/director Kevin Smith to that elongated list. While the director has only seen 85 of the 300 or so big releases of 2006, his list looks much like everyone else's. THE DEPARTED: The One Everybody Else Liked Too LITTLE CHILDREN: The One…
Read More I have never liked Joss Whedon. I always thought he was overrated. I've posted snide comments in the past which resulted in the backlash of firefly fanboys. Whedon has been hard at work developing a Wonder Woman movie for Warner Bros. Well today it was announced that the company are "quietly in the process of…
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