The fanboy community are pretty down on the new Spidey film. Most comic book fans predicted that the so-called bad word of mouth would cause a huge drop in the second week box office numbers. While there was a drop, it was nothing more than industry insiders had expected. Spider-Man 3 took in another $60…
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Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind director Michel Gondry is the focus of a new HP commercial directed by his brother Oliver "Twist" Gondry. The new ad titled "Michel Gondry, Eternal Dreamer" mixes live action, stop-motion animation and com puter animation to create an incredibly visual short that could only come from the mind of…
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As we suspected yesterday, Sony is reporting that Spider-Man 3 took in $59 million in its opening day alone. This breaks the record for the biggest opening day of all time. Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest previously held the record with $55.8 million. Spider-Man 3 is also on track to overtake Dead…
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The three funniest movies of the last three years are without a doubt: Borat, 40-Year-Old-Virgin and now Knocked Up. And director Judd Apatow was involved in two of the aforementioned films. And many people do know this, but Judd met with Sacha Baron Cohen several years ago about making a Borat movie. How crazy is…
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A couple weeks ago blockbuster director Michael Bay pleaded to his fans to send a message to Paramount/Dreamworks to release Transformers one day earlier. "The studio kind of sort of is thinking about which might mean "no". If you spread the word on the Net - everywhere - they might listen," wrote Bay. "The 3rd…
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A couple days back, Warner Bros announced that The Dark Knight would four action scenes filmed with IMAX cameras. We told you then that IMAX offers a resolution comparable to about 10000 x 7000 pixels, or more than 10 times that of normal film. But that's just numbers and words. Check out this new photo…
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The Wachowski Brothers live-action big screen adaptation of Speed Racer will begin shooting next week, and thus the Warner Bros has released the first photo of the Mach 5. Click on the photo above to see it at a slightly higher resolution. USA Today's article also reveals a few other tidbits: Chim Chim will be…
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Last night we told you that a Harry Potter themed land would be added to the Universal Islands of Adventure theme park in Florida. We had a few pics, but nothing like this. Now we bring you a bunch of high resolution photos, so that you can see the park designs in full resolution glory.…
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Two months ago we told you that Universal Studios Florida were finalizing terms to bring a "Harry Potter World" to its Orlando resort. Well today the project (now titled The Wizarding World of Harry Potter) was officially announced. We speculated that Harry Potter World would become part of Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park, and…
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Warner Bros has announced that they will be making a live-action big screen movie based on the ht DC Comic series Teen Titans. While the first incarnation of the junior Justice League-type group appeared in 1964, it wasn't until the 2003 cartoon network animated television series hit before they became popular in the mainstream (the…
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Disclaimer: As a accredited member of press, I get invited to press screenings under the condition that /Film won't post our reviews until the day of release. And for the last year and a half, I have never EVER posted a movie review before the date of release. That said, Eli Roth told me to,…
Read More Zooey Deschanel (Almost Famous) has signed on to star alongside Mark Wahlberg (The Departed) in M. Night Shyamalan's paranoid apocalyptic thriller The Happening. The Happening follows a family who must survive a natural global environmental crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity. Mother Nature is sick of our polluting ways and has decided that…
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Earlier this year we counted down our top 10 movies of 2006, and Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain placed #7 on the list. Despite that fact, I have not yet bought the film on DVD. You might be wondering why, and here is my answer: it's a lackluster effort devoid of almost any extras (do production…
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Yesterday we told you that Michael Madsen believes that Sin City 2 might not going to happen due to the box office failure of Grindhouse. We wondered how one of the film's main stars was so unsure about the production, when the movie was scheduled to start shooting in June. Now we have word (via…
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From day one we knew that Michael Bay's big screen live action Transformers would likely spawn sequels. We quickly learned that most of the lead stars had signed options to lock them into a Transformers 2 and 3, if they were to be made. Now Digital Spy reports that "the DreamWorks studio has given the…
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Update: Pirates of the Caribbean 4 to Follow Captain Jack's Search For Atlantis? Despite not breaking Spidey's record and some questionable accounting, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is another blockbuster success. And while the creative people involved have said that it is the last film in the trilogy, which might spin-off into future…
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Dreamworks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg has announced that there will be a Shrek 4 (2010) and Shrek 5, but THAT IS IT! "It's a finite story, has been from the beginning and I think that's part of its integrity, part of its strength, that we're not thinking this up as we go," he told The Age.…
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A new Transformers television advertisement found it's way online, and features a bunch of new footage and if you listen very carefully, you can even hear Bumblebee speak for the first time ever. Check out the new tv spot after the jump. [myspace]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2032682957[/myspace]
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The movie trailer for the Will Smith vampire action flick I Am Legend will be attached to Ocean's 13, which hits theaters on June 8th. According to Collider, the trailer will make an online premiere shortly before. We've been looking forward to this film for some time now. Based on the 1954 horror novel by…
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What is wrong with the calendars in Hollywood? Are they numbered incorrectly? This Summer must hold the record for the most release changes in the history of cinema. It seems like all the big studio marketing departments can't decide on a date, and when they do, they bump it up a night or couple days…
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Update: Frank Miller says Sin City 2 DELAYED, but Not DEAD Michael Madsen has never been one to keep quiet. I'm pretty sure the actor is the one who is single handily responsible for most of the Inglorious Bastards over the past few years. Well now Madsen has told Premiere that he Sin City 2…
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While Disney's Pirates may have not beaten Spidey 3, it did set a couple new world box office records. Check out the full press release after the jump. DISNEY'S "PIRATES" RULE THE GLOBAL BOX OFFICE WITH BIGGEST OPENING OF ALL TIME; FILM'S UNPRECEDENTED BOOTY OF $401 MILLION IS A NEW INDUSTRY RECORD Â Domestic Tally…
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Christopher Nolan plans to film four action sequences from The Dark Knight with IMAX cameras. While it's usual for 35mm shot films to be up-converted for an IMAX presentation, this is a first. The final product in the IMAX version will result in a better product. The aspect ration will change to the larger IMAX…
Read More Like most holiday weekends, Memorial Day has seemingly sucked the news out of the movie industry. You can search and search, but trust me, there is no news to be found. Oh yeah, Pirates 3 didn't beat Spidey (but we didn't expect it to - and isn't this non-news anyway?). We will return to our…
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When Grindhouse failed at the box office, Hollywood executives began to blame the film's three hour running time. Rumors began to circulate that Warner Bros had ordered director David Yates to cut the running time of Harry Potter and The Order of Phoenix, so that audiences won't be frightened away. Well now we have official…
Read More Our friends at FirstShowing have posted a few new international Transformers Posters (via: AICN). Check out the headshots of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Megatron below. Now I'm wondering, is this the first live action film that has used only computer generated characters on it's movie posters? As always, click to enlarge. Transformers hits theaters on…
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A couple weeks back we reported that Nicolas Cage had signed on to star in The Untouchables prequel. His name was listed on a marketing concept advertisement aimed for Cannes buyers, and MTV confirmed the fact with his publicists (or at least someone official). Well now Variety is reporting that Cage will not be in…
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Matt Damon told a room full of press at the Cannes Film Festival that he would not be returning for a fourth Jason Bourne film. Here is an account of some of the conversation thanks to Variety. "We have ridden that horse as far as we can." He admitted to feeling like "a bit of…
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I was surprisingly a huge fan of National Treasure. It was a fun no-brainer, sit-back-relax and enjoy popcorn film. And while the whole idea seems to be "borrowed" from The Da Vinci Code, It did everything right that The Da Vinci Code adaptation did wrong. And now we have the teaser trailer for National Treasure…
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In an attempt to further capitalize off the Borat craze, Sacha Baron Cohen, has signed a book deal with Flying Dolphin Press to pen a travel guide book. The book will be written by Kazakh television reporter Borat Sagdiyev, and will tackle both the US and Kazakhstan. The hardcover book will have a dual title:…
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An Inconvenient Truth is one of those documentaries that transcends the genre and medium of film. It created action around the world and will become known as a turning point in the Global Warming mess. And, oh yeah, it was successful. So of course Paramount wants to make a sequel. "I'm meeting with Paramount next…
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Who would have thought that a descent movie could be made from a theme park attraction. After all, isn't it usually the other way around? But somehow, someway, Pirates of the Caribbean became an overnight sensation. Most people would be quick to point to Johnny Depp as the reason for the film's success. And I…
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Last week The Sun ran a story claiming that Legendary Pictures (one of the production companies behind Superman Returns, 300, Batman Begins and The Lady in the Water) has acquired the rights to make a new live action He-Man movie, and were considering Brad Pitt for the lead role. We called the production company, and…
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We've often wondered about Danny Boyle's Sunshine. Filming wrapped in Fall of 2005. Post production took over a year, pushing back the original October 13h 2006 release date to March 2007, and then pushed back again till September 2007 in the States. Other areas of the world have already seen it (which makes me wonder…
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Unlike most people, I see the value of modern day remakes. Kids these days don't want to watch an old classic in black and white. The dialogue, the stars, it just doesn't connect. And there have been quite a few to do it right, for example remaking a literary classic like Taming of the Shrew…
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The Academy Award winning writer/director of Crash has been hired to do a draft of the next James Bond film. According to the LA Times, Paul Haggis was co-writer on the insanely successful Casino Royale, in addition to Million Dollar Baby, Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. We previously told you that…
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Sadly it is beginning to appear that Veronica Mars is officially canceled. Sure, there are rumors that the show will return midseason with a revamped premise of Veronica at the FBI training academy. But is there really any hope? And I have yet to watch last nights "season" finale but from what I understand, it…
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The Weinstein Co has finally released the theatrical trailer for Michael Moore's new controversial documentary Sicko. The trailer seems to focus mostly on the horrifying stories of the real people who have been screwed by the profit motivated American healthcare industry. Everyone who has seen the film so far has said that these segments are…
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When Borat became a huge hit, Universal offered Sacha Baron Cohen $42 million to make a follow-up based on one of his third most popular character. Well production has apparently begin as Bruno showed up at the Foreign Trade Association luncheon at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles yesterday. According to a spy, Cohen's…
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 When we saw The Nines at Sundance, Uber-screenwriter turned first time director John August made this statement that took me aback. When asked about how he plans to market the film, August revealed his idea to release the complete raw footage from the film along with the DVD release. "Essentially, you could load it…
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Warner Bros has revealed six new television spots for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which hits theaters on July 13th 2007. Most of them feature a lot of the same clips but don't let that scare you away because the they contain a bunch of new footage. Check them out after the…
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Enchanted is one of those movies that we've been anxiously awaiting, but shouldn't be publicly admitting. The new Disney film features the classic Disney animated princess who gets thrown into a live action New York City. We've also fallen in love with Amy Adams (who was just incredible in Junebug). Here is the story pitch:…
Read More Earlier this month, Fox News reported that George Lucas would be making two Star Wars movies for television. The article quoted the Star Wars creator as saying: "But they won't have members of the Skywalker family as characters," he said. "They will be other people of that milieu." We reported the news as fact because,…
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I love movies about everyday things. The films that I enjoy most are not about heroic people and epic events, they are, rather, the ones that tell seemingly unimportant stories about regular people that inspire me, and subtlety change the way that I view the world. Director John Carney's "Once" is undoubtedly one of these…
Read More When we talked to Rosario Dawson a couple months ago at the Grindhouse junket, she was very excited about her first effort as a producer: I went to Strasburg with Hayden Christensen, Scarlett Johansson, and I'm in these classes and that's how I met Talia Lugacy, wearing her long curly hair and big Stanley Kubrick…
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Two new Transformers television ads premiered during tonight's episode of Heroes. Missed them? Fear not, we have both of the advertisements for you below. And while most of the footage is much of what we've already seen, there are a few shots that will make this worth your while (the new shot from the desert…
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Michael Moore's new film attacking the American Heath-care system has premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews (heck, even Fox News loved it). Cinematical has posted two new theatrical posters from the film, as seen above. Click on them to see a higher resolution version. I love the film's new tagline ("Get Well…
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This past weekend The Joker was revealed on the viral mini-site IBeleieveInHarveyDentToo.com. Believe it or not, some people still think that the site is nothing more than a fan creation. The domain name was purchased by a seemingly third party, and not Warner Bros. And further fuel was added to the fire today as the…
Read More Dead Zone star Anthony Michael Hall has signed on to star in The Dark Knight. No word yet on what character Hall will play, but we assume that it's a some-what major player. "I signed a confidentiality agreement, and I can't say which part I'm playing because it affects the stor. I can't give away…
Read More I have to say, I really don't care about a Barbarella. I never liked the 1968 Jane Fonda film, or the French comicbook series that it spawned from. But now it's just been announced that Robert Rodriguez will direct the remake. But why? A few weeks back it was rumored that the Sin City director…
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Remember how we told you last night that the first movie trailer for The Golden Compass would be attached to Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End? Well the trailer is available now. The new trailer uses a comparison to Lord of the Rings to get people psyched. Check it out after the jump.…
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Ever since James Bond 22 (working title, of course) lost GoldenEye and Casino Royale director Martin Campbell, everyone has been wondering who would take the helm. Bond is hot, and it's obvious that another film will be made sooner rather than later. Frosty at Collider has been tipped off with a supposed list of directors…
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On Saturday, we posted the movie trailer for James Gray's New York City-based Russian mob story We Own The Night. We noted that the film showed promise, and went as far as comparing it to Martin Scorsese's The Departed. Well, apparently the film takes place in the last millennium, because the film's theatrical poster (via:…
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While a lot of naysaysers have been against the sequelization of american cinema, we've been all for a fourth Indiana Jones. May-be it's because we grew up with the series. May-be it's because we want to revisit the characters from our cinematic childhood. Heck, they got Rocky Balboa right, how hard could it be? Please…
Read More The first movie trailer for The Golden Compass will be released on Friday Thursday Night with Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. From what we hear, it's more of a teaser trailer than anything else. We posted a sizzle reel from the film a few months back which basically consisted of some unfinished…
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A while back we told you about The Sarah Connor Chronicles, a Terminator film television series spin-off that was being primed for the 2008 season. Well Fox officially picked up the series, and premiered the following trailer at what appears to be the network up-fronts. Our friends at the Solace In Cinema discovered the footage…
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This weekend we noticed that out of no where we started getting a lot of hits from the search engines looking for information on The Incredibles 2. We did a quick google search to see what the heck was going on and discovered that we're the number one result on Google for the search term…
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Speed director Jan de Bont has been shopping his latest film at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Stopping Power (a colloquial and euphemistic term used to describe the ability of a particular weapon to stop the actions of an individual by means of penetrating ballistic injury) stars John Cusack as an American tourist whose daughter…
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Are you an early adopter? I bought my first DVD player for like $400. I'm that guy. But I'm not just an early adopter when it comes to technology. I also take the same philosophy with writers, directors and actors/actresses. And one of the actresses we've been watching for a couple years now (ever since…
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What if The Departed took-place in New York Cit, followed the inner workings of the Russian mob and instead involved two brothers? It would probably look a lot like We Own The Night. It probably helps that the film also stars our favorite foul-mouthed Boston cop Dignam. And that's actually not an insult but a…
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On Thursday we posted a photo of a Harvey Dent for Gotham District Attorney poster (seen below) that was released on The Dark Knight mini site ibelieveinharveydent.com. Most people (like us) complained about the horrible photoshop job. But what first seemed like a poorly done Internet release actually became viral, resulting in the unmasking of…
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I grew up in the 80's but never really liked the Rambo films. And the previously released photos of Sylvester Stallone as Rambo have been laughable. And now they have released the John Rambo movie trailer, which looks equally as bad. It looks like a bad direct-to-dvd sequel featuring an old action star in attempt…
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I always thought that Renaissance Fairs would be a perfect setting for a comedy. People all dressed up presenting to be in the past - the concept itself is even funny. ScreenDaily reports that Jack Black has been cast in the upcoming romantic comedy Ye Olde Times, a film which is about two Ren competing…
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The first press screening of Michael Moore's new documentary Sicko has taken place at the Cannes Film Festival. So before I go to bed, I thought I'd take a look at the early response, considering this is by far the biggest buzz film of this year's festival. And the preliminary response is extremely positive. How…
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In the past I've viciously bashed Zak Penn as an overrated hack. He gets a lot of credit for being one of the writers on Bryan Singer's X2, which many consider to be one of the best comic book adaptations of all time. But truth be told, he's written a lot of crap, including the…
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I know we've been doing a lot of Michael Moore coverage this week, but again, his movie is about to premiere at Cannes (this JUST IN: First Reaction: Michael Moore's Sicko is "brilliant and uplifting"). A lot of people have negative feelings for the political documentary filmmaker. I thought I'd share this story I found…
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Transformers director Michael Bay is trying to get Dreamworks/Paramount to release Transformers one day early. "The studio kind of sort of is thinking about which might mean "no". If you spread the word on the Net - everywhere - they might listen," wrote Bay. "The 3rd everyone is off from work, I say 'what the…
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When King Harold falls ill, Shrek and Princess Fiona become King and Queen of Far, Far Away. But Shrek wants to return to a simpler, quieter childless life in the swamp and thus goes on a quest to find the only other remaining heir to the land, a loser teenage high school boy named Artie…
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As it turns out, there are actually three new trailers for Michael Bay's Transformers. We posted the first one earlier today (click here). The new international trailer features about 5% new footage including a bit at the end with Shia LaBeouf's character talking to Optimus Prime (this worries me a bit) and can be seen…
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When we talked to Joe Carnahan back in January, he expressed interest in making a Smoking Aces prequel: "I've had an idea to do a Tremor brothers prequel, do this, do that. You could explore these characters endlessly." But the movie came and went, becoming modestly successful ($53 million worldwide) before doing huge numbers on…
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Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to star as a mysterious super-villain named The Octopus in Frank Miller's big screen adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit. The story will focus an ambitious young cop named Denny Colt, who is murdered in the line of duty and is mysteriously reborn as the masked man known as…
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If you've watched the news this past week then you've probably heard something about the US Investigation into Michael Moore's trip to Cuba. It's been a hot topic of conversation, in most part because his new film i question will debut at the Cannes Film Festival this week. The following e-mail was sent from Michael…
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Warner Bros has released a batch of new photos from the upcoming horror thriller Trick 'R Treat. Check them out below, along with an updated plot synopsis. We're looking forward to this one. Not only is it screenwriter Michael Dougherty (X2, Superman Returns) directorial debut, but it's produced by Bryan Singer. As always, left click…
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Before every movie release, the studio usually likes to low ball their estimates just in case the film doesn't preform as well as they actually believe it will. So it doesn't really come as a shock that Shrek the Third producer David Katzenberg is downplaying the box office predictions. What does surprise us is how…
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Paramount has just sent us the final one-sheet theatrical poster for the big screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Stardust. Am I the only one who hates the tagline "This Summer A Star Falls. The Chase Begins."? It looks pretty much like the LA Times newspaper advertisement we published last month. Click on the poster to…
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Warner Bros has launched a one page mini site with the first photo of Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight. I'm sure the they will launch a full site at the url closer to the film's release. The photo, seen above, is a sign from the aspiring District Attorney's political campaign. The…
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300 star Gerard Butler has signed on to join Nicolas Cage in the Brian De Palma prequel to The Untouchables. Variety reports that Butler made a brief appearance at the Cannes Film Festival to announce the news and say how "unbelievable" the script was. Last week it was announced that Nicolas Cage will play a…
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Bad news for the Star Wars fans, the much anticipated Kyle Newman road trip comedy Fanboys has been delayed, yes - again. TheForce.net published the following letter from the director: "Fanboys has been delayed. As a Star Wars fan, I am devastated. Fanboys is the love letter to the greatest movie franchise of all time.…
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The new Trasformers trailer is now online and is packed with never before seen big robot action. Check it out after the jump. [flv:http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/transformersnew.flv 450 190] You can also watch the new trailer in High Definition on Yahoo! Movies. The trailer starts up much like the previous television spot which shows Shia LaBeouf's character picking…
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MTV has learned that rapper/actor David Banner auditioned this week for the part of a new villain named "Gamble" in The Dark Knight. That's right, a new villain. No mention of the character has ever been made in the long running comic book series (as least as far as we can figure). So either Chris…
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The following new Transformers television advertisement aired during Fox's American Idol. It features a bunch of never before seen big f'n robot action. The new theatrical trailer is set to go online at 1:10pm eastern time today, if you're reading this after that time - it's probably your best bet to go watch that instead.…
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We have yet to see any serious animated footage from Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Movie. The two previous teaser trailers involved the comedy actors in Bee suits (if you haven't seen them, check them out - the Steven Spielberg cameo is not to be missed). The first theatrical trailer has been released, and finally we get…
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Now that the millennium has come and went, Hollywood is looking for the next big Doomsday date. And they have found it. December 21st 2012 is the last date on the ancient Mayan calendar. Many have theorized that the day is the last day before the end of the world. The Roman Catholic Saint Malachy…
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Point Break is one of those movies that everyone secretly loves, but won't admit. I mean, how can you go wrong with an undercover surfer cop who joins a group that robs banks wearing masks of former presidents? Well good news, they are making a sequel. Patriot Games scribe Peter Iliff has signed on to…
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The Cannes Film Festival is revving up, and promotion has begun on Wong Kar Wai's debut English language film, My Blueberry Nights. Yesterday we posted a new set of production photos. Today we have the theatrical teaser trailer. Alas, no Natalie Portman or Rachel Weisz footage to be found. But it's worth the peep none…
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The Punisher star Thomas Jane revealed to AICN that he is dropping out of the proposed Punisher sequel. "I regretfully and painfully had to pull out of P2. I can't tell you how completely broken up I am about it," Jane wrote. "Punisher fans are already fighting an uphill battle as it is. And I've…
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So far not much is known about Indiana Jones 4. So when a shooting location is leaked, that all of a sudden becomes huge news. We now know that the production will shoot in New Haven Connecticut next month. According to The New Haven Register, Steven Spielberg's crew will be filming a car chase on…
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I've just recently become addicted to HBO's hit show Entourage. Word has begun to spread that HBO will be filming some scenes for a future episode of the series later this week on the Croisette. So why are the guys at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival? My best guess is that the fictional movie within…
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Last night we posted the movie trailer for The Rock's new family sports comedy film The Game Plan (groan). Cinematical has released the theatrical poster, which looks even worse. As always, left click to see a larger version. I think our friend Chris at Movie Marketing Madness said it best: "Note to all studio executives,…
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AICN and many other sites around the web are reporting that a teaser trailer for the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight, will premiere before Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Unfortunately we have received word from a VERY GOOD SOURCE that this is completely 100% untrue. So mark this rumor as killed.…
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We don't really want to report this, but because of the huge names involved, we have to. Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson have teamed up to direct and produce three back to back feature films based on Georges Remi's Belgian comic-strip Tintin for DreamWorks. But Why? It's a passion project. Speilberg has been trying to…
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Last month we gave you a first look at a trashy looking Natalie Portman in My Blueberry Nights. With the film set to make it's premeire at the Cannes Film Festival, we have been provided with a few more production photos. Check out the new photos after the jump. As always, left click to enlarge.…
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I must admit, I'm a fan of The Rock. I think he could be the next big action star, if he got the right roles. And the fact that his new film, Disney's The Game Plan was shot in my hometown (and at the New England Patriots' Gillette Stadium), with a few of my close…
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The trailer for Liongate's action thriller War is now online. The film pits Jet Li vs. Jason Statham. After his partner Tom Wynne (Terry Chen) and family are killed apparently by the infamous and elusive assassin Rogue (Jet Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) becomes obsessed with revenge as his world unravels into a…
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Lionsgate will premiere the first five minutes of Hostel: Part II attached to William Friedkin's Bug, according to AITH. One of my good friends who has seen the movie (Bug) says it's much more of a psychological thriller than the horror film it's being advertised to be. And with the marketing campaign in full force,…
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Last week we showed you a couple photos and the poster art for Michael Moore's Sicko. Now we bring you a few more images from the film. Check them out after the jump (along with the previous images). I would like to reiterate my previous statement: Moore is actively seen in a bunch of these…
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Barbossa and Will Turner Disney has sent us 13 new production photos from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Check them out after the jump (and above). As always, left click to see the photos in super high res. Pirates 3 hits theaters on May 24, 2007 at 8:00pm. Barbossa Bootstrap and Will Cotton…
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Last year we warned you that Jessica Simpson was making a remake of the 1988 Mike Nichols romantic comedy Working Girl. We knew from the start that Blonde Ambition would be horrible. For one, Jessica Simpson has almost no acting talent. And secondly, her father Joe Simpson is too near sighted to produce a good…
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Our Disney spy just told us that Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End has a final running time of 2 hours and 50 minutes. That's right, the film will be almost 3 hours long. With trailers, pre-theater advertisements, and advanced seating, expect to spend over three and a half hours in those not-so-comfortable movie…
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Dodge created a mock car commercial for the Fantastic Four's Fantasticar. MMM claims the as is now running in theaters (you know, those pesky ads before the trailers). I personally think this advertisement is very cool, but you have to admit - it sure blurs the line between a real advertisement and a movie promotion.…
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Guy Ritchie was a cult phenomenon. He rocketed onto the scene with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and soon after created Snatch, which is on the top 10 list of most 20-something film fanatics. The filmmaker then married Madonna, who seemingly sucked all the creative life out of Richie's career. Well good news, Richie…
Read More When a guy named Jon Hein first coined the term "Jump the Shark" he discovered that a bunch of television shows began to "suck" when one of the lead actors was replaced (for instince, Becky from Roseanne). The audiences hate this sort of thing, almost to the point that they feel insulted. So when Rachel…
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A test screening of the final cut of Michael Bay's Transformers has been held, and it tested incredibly high, according to the producers. "[It tested] higher than any other of Michael [Bay]'s movies," producer Tom DeSanto told RT. "It's good, everybody's excited. It's a great time right now because in a summer of sequels, we're…
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Disney/Pixar have released yet another Ratatouille Video Blog. This one is titled Parlez-Vous Francais?, and follows Brad Bird and the crew as they fly to Paris to scout locations, eat food, and ride motorcycles past the Eiffel Tower (we're not completely sure if this last segment is completely work related). Check out the video below.…
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Above you can see the first photo of Sylvester Stallone in action as Rambo (via: JoBlo) in the upcoming sequel John Rambo. One thing is for sure, Rambo is looking his age. The film supposedly finds Rambo recruited by a group of Christian human rights missionaries to protect them against pirates, during a humanitarian aid…
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Harry Potter author JK Rowling has always said that the seventh Harry Potter Book (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows) would be the last in the series. Apparently that might not be the last in the series after all. Okay, this story isn't as juicy as it sounds. "I might do an eighth book for…
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Last month we told you that a Get Smart sequel was already in development. Despite our usual distain for direct to dvd sequel/spin-offs, we actually praised Warner Bros. We thought the idea was to film the "sequel" back to back or during the original with some of the side characters: Bruce (played by Heroes star…
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Universal has released a new movie trailer for Peter Berg's The Kingdom. From the director of The Rundown and Friday Night Lights comes a terrorism-fused dramatic thriller starring Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper, Jason Bateman and Jeremy Piven. How can a movie with a cast line-up like this go wrong? It certainly looks intense.…
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Clerks writer/director Kevin Smith has just finished writing his next comedy film. "Finished a script a few minutes ago. The comedy. 146 pages. I'll spend tomorrow taming it down to 120 pages or so. It's really funny, really dirty, and really touching stuff. Granted, I'm biased. Now, onto Red State..." Smith wrote on his website.…
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AICN has posted a list of directors being considered to helm the Lord of the Rings prequel film adaptation, The Hobbit. The list of names include Sam Raimi (Spider-Man). Stephen Sommers (The Mummy), Michael Bay (Transformers), Brad Silberling (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events) and Bill Condon (Dreamgirls). When the whole Peter Jackson/New Line…
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Nicolas Cage will play a young Al Capone in the a prequel to Brian De Palma's The Untouchables. Robert DeNiro played the character in the original film. The Untouchables: Capone Rising follows Al Capone's arrival in Chicago, Illinois and his dealings with cop Jimmy Malone, and his subsequent rise to power. Sean Connery won an…
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With Knocked Up we're going to do the hard sell, just because the movie is THAT GOOD. Universal has sent us eight new video clips from the movie. I don't suggest you watch them all, as they might ruin some of the laughs. But if you are on the fence about seeing this flick -…
Read More 28 Weeks Later is a perfect example of what I like to call the "Blair Witch Project Effect." That is when a low budget indie film is given a big budget glossy Hollywood sequel, and the resulting film lacks all the magic of the original. One of the things that made 28 Days Later so…
Read More When I saw Grindhouse, I wondered out loud to some friends: "Why don't they just make an entire movie of just fake trailers." People told me it wouldn't work. One friend said you need a narrative story and nobody would sit in a theater for 30 episodic trailer clips. Well it looks like Eli Roth…
Read More Yesterday we told you how Bruce Willis slammed Transformers director Michael Bay in an online Q & A. When asked about the possibility of a Bay helmed Die Hard film, Willis replied: "Bay would have ruined DH4. Few people will work with him now, and I know I will never work with him again." He…
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We got the chance to see Judd Apatow's Knocked Up about a week ago. And while we're not able to post a review until the date of release, let me say that said review will not be negative. I actually haven't heard a negative thing about this film. Everyone loves it, guys, girls, even aliens…
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The Weinstein Co has finally released some art and photos for Michael Moore's new controversial documentary Sicko. I contemplated not including the word controversial in my last sentence, because when exactly does Moore make a non controversial film? Anyway, the news stories have already begun, and the film will debut at the Cannes Film Festival…
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I have a feeling that The Weinstein Co and the US Government have teamed up to promote Michael Moore's new documentary Sicko, which will debut last this month at the Cannes Film Festival. News was leaked to the AP today that Moore is under investigation by the Treasury Department for taking a group of 9/11…
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We woke up this morning and found that Michael Bay had posted eight new high resolution photos of the Transformers. No, we're not talking about more production photos of Megan Fox looking sexy - I'm talking design photos of the robots in action. Optimus Prime is above. Check the rest out after the jump. As…
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Warner Bros has released a new Movie Trailer for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in the UK. The new trailer features a bunch of new footage and clocks in at just over a minute. Watch it below. [flv:http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/potteruktrailer.flv 400 170] In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns for…
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The Halcyon Co. has purchased rights to the Terminator franchise and plans on launching a new trilogy of films without Arnold Schwarzenegger or James Cameron. Terminator 4 (scripted by T3 scribes John Brancato and Michael Ferris) is being primed for a Summer 2009 release. The new owners want to reinvent the franchise with an entirely…
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Update [5/30/07]: Will Disney Greenlight Pirates of the Caribbean 4: The Fountain of Youth? Update [6/20/07]: Pirates of the Caribbean 4 to Follow Captain Jack's Search For Atlantis? Pirates of the Caribbean 4 is inevitable. The question is how soon, and who will be involved. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer told The Herald Sun that a fourth…
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I'm not normally one for artsy films. They usually bore me, and are rarely able to catch my MTV generation attention span. I have to say, however, that I was extremely impressed by Guy Maddin's experimental film "Brand Upon the Brain!". The last time I saw a film this bizarre and unexpected was at a…
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When the news broke that Live Free or Die Hard was rated PG-13, someone under the name Walter B started playing defense on the AICN talkbacks. The user claimed to have seen the finished film, which he said was just as intense as the original. Representatives from the movie news site later identified Walter B…
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Earlier today we reported that The Weinstein Co/Lionsgate had decided to release Michael Moore's Sicko up against Disney/Pixar's Ratatouille and Live Free or Die Hard. A bad release date if there ever was one. Now The Weinstein's Dimension Films is finally making a smart move. They have moved the John Cusack Stephen King adaptation 1408…
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The Incredible Hulk casting announcements continue. Variety reports that Tim Roth has been tapped to play the main villain Abomination's alter ego, Emil Blonsky. Roth joins previously announced cast members Edward Norton and Liv Tyler in the re-imagining/remake of the Marvel Comics classic. Created by Stan Lee and Gil Kane in 1967, The Abomination has…
Read More The following film was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Optimists (Optimisti) Spotlight, Narrative 2006, Serbia Dir: Goran Paskaljevic Everything's good and getting better, or so the characters in The Optimists think. With a vivid sense of humor, irony, and sadness, director Goran Paskaljevic creates five stories of people struggling to overcome their…
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I've blogged about Justin.tv before. It was a concept that Hollywood made up years ago with Edtv and The Truman Show. Justin wears a video camera 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and broadcasts the video live on the internet. So far he's been live for over 51 days (minus a day they…
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Josh Duhamel was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (who knew such a show still existed) on Monday. The Transformers star brought a new clip from the film, which shows the beginning of what appears to be the first attack. Check out the clip after the jump, thanks to the magic that is YouTube.…
Read More Update: This new story turns out to be false, Click here to find out more. We absolutely knew that George Lucas was not done with the Star Wars universe. The Star Wars creator revealed to Fox News that he will make two more live-action Star Wars films. "But they won't have members of the Skywalker…
Read More I love The Weinstein Co. They make some great films. But they seriously need to consider hiring a new marketing department? First Grindhouse bombs. Even Harvey blamed the film's concept awareness and release date for most of the movie's failure. Now Michael Moore's latest film has gotten a release date. Sicko will hit theaters on…
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Earlier today LatinoReview posted a rumor that Sin City director Robert Rodriguez was in talks to direct a live-action feature film of The Jetsons. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the story, claiming the film is in development at Warner Bros. But that's not all, the trade paper also claims that Rodriguez has met with Will…
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A few months ago we wrote an article on why we thought 20th Century Fox's Epic Movie was a huge wasted opportunity. We wondered why a spoof comedy had not yet been made for all the huge action blockbusters. We asked, why Epic Movie instead decided to crack jokes at Willy Wonka and Borat. We…
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Update: We just got off the phone with a rep from Legendary Pictures, who vehemently denies the story, claiming that it is "not correct." Legendary told us that as of this moment, they are NOT involved in this project in any way. The Sun is reporting that Legendary Pictures (one of the production companies behind…
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"While Shaun of the Dead played with the conventions of the Zombie film genre, Fido plays against them." Fido was one of the flicks we really dugg at Sundance this year. So much so that Lionsgate even quoted us on the theatrical movie poster. Soon enough you'll finally be able to see the film for…
Read More The following film was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Born and Bred (Nacido y Criado) World Narrative Competition 2006, Argentina Dir: Pablo Trapero When the man who has it all suddenly loses it all, his life can make such an unforeseen shift that not even he is prepared for the outcome. In Pablo…
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Rouge Pictures has decided to move Balls of Fury from September 14th, to August 31st 2007. The comedy was originally set to go head to head with Danny Boyle's Sunshine and Jet Li's War. The film will now go up against Mr. Bean's Holiday and Rob Zombie's Halloween. I think they may have been better…
Read More Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth), Alfonso Cuarón (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men) and Alejandro González Iñárritu (Babel) have joined together as a team. The Mexican director trio, who conceived the idea independently, are attempting to sell themselves in an "all-or-nothing, five-picture deal," according to the LA Times. The three directors…
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Rap artist Common (Smokin' Aces) has joined the cast of Universal's big screen adaptation of the popular Mark Millar graphic novel Wanted. "I'm about to do this film called Wanted, which is starring Angelina Jolie," Common informed MTVNews.com. "[It's also got] Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy, who was also part of The Last King of…
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Last week, Entertainment Weekly published the first photo of Ion Man in full red and gold armor. Paramount has finally released a high resolution version of the photo in addition to a new image of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. Check out the photos above. As always, left click to enlarge. Jon Favreau's Iron…
Read More I usually like Peter Bart. I watch him every week on AMC's Sunday Morning Shoot-out. He's a smart guy who has been in the business for a long time. He's a man who should be respected. So I'm always shocked to read his thoughts on movie websites. His latest rant on the state of movie…
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Our Disney sources have confirmed with us that Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End has been moved up for a Thursday night release. The film was originally scheduled to hit theaters on Friday, May 25th (on Midnight in select market theaters) but will now be released one night earlier. Screenings will begin at 8:00pm…
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This new outside banner for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer has been posted on the international website for the film. The Torch/Silver Surfer battle/chase sequence seems to be what everyone who has seen the trailer is most taken with. If you ask me, they should also promote the film with this banner in…
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We have previously posted a bunch of character photos from Disney/Pixar's upcoming release Ratatouille. Well the studio has sent us a bunch of new photos, this time concentrating on the supporting characters. As always, left click to see a super high resolution version. And with Pixar images, you definitely want to check out the photos…
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We just got word from our Sony source that the final Spider-Man 3 opening weekend numbers are BIGGER than first reported. $151 million Domestic $231 million International $382 million Worldwide That's $7 million more than originally reported. The film made $3 million more than Sony expected on Sunday in the states. There you have it.…
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I'm not a huge Austin Powers fan. I know, I'm in the minority. But the one character I always got a huge kick out of was Dr. Evil. He was a perfect parody of all the great super-villains of all time. In my opinion, he was the reason why the Austin Powers trilogy was so…
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Tim Story was successfully able to trick Hollywood into making a Silver Surfer movie under the pretense of a Fantastic Four sequel. It now looks like Story has thought about introducing the Black Panther in Fantastic Four 3. "I've got to tell you, to get the 'Fantastic Four' and turn it into a franchise, the…
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Last week we reported a rumor that Live Free or Die Hard would be rated PG-13. We wondered if this could really be possible. It must have been a quote from Bruce Willis taken out of context. 20th Century Fox couldn't be that stupid, could they? Well they could, and are. Willis has confirmed to…
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Spider-Man 3 has shattered almost all the records. According to estimates, the film took in over $148 million over it's first weekend, beating Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($135.6 million), to become the biggest opening weekend of all time. Spidey grabbed the Friday record with $59.3 million, the saturday record with $51 million…
Read More The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Power of The Game Spotlight, Documentary 2007, U.S.A. Dir: Michael Apted The joy of football. The world's sport. The greatest game on Earth. Football is the most played sport on the planet and every four years the greatest sporting competition takes place, the…
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Johnny Depp has told Disney that he would be willing to return for a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean, but now word comes that director Gore Verbinski (who helmed the three previous films) is uninterested in helming the project. "Gore's sick of pirates. If I wrote a scene that had to be shot on water,…
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Shrek the Third hits theaters later this month and DreamWorks Animation is already setting up the sequel. The studio is in negotiations with Mike Mitchell to direct the fourth film. Tim Sullivan penned the script, and Josh Klausner recently did a rewrite. No word on what the Shrek 4 will be about, but one would…
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20th Century Fox is developing a sequel to Oliver Stone's 1987 drama Wall Street. The studio has signed deals with the original producer and also the writer. Stephen Schiff script Money Never Sleeps will follow Gordon Gekko's release from jail and entry into the exciting world of hedge funds. The project is being set-up as…
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Is this the new poster for the big screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Stardust? Not exactly. This poster image appeared in this weekend's LA Times Sunday edition (via KungFuVideo). I have heard nothing but incredible things about Gaiman's work. My only exposure has been Mirrormask, which I've been told is not an accurate indication of…
Read More The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. You Kill Me Spotlight, Narrative 2007, U.S.A. Dir: John Dahl What happens when you get an alcoholic hit man who can't seem to perform his duties well enough? You get the premise to You Kill Me, a moronic "indie" comedy disguised as a smart…
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Some websites are claiming to have the inside word on what villains will be included in Spider-Man 3. FreezeDriedMovies claims that The Lizard, Carnage, and Black Cat will be featured in the upcoming fourth film. Call me a little skeptical, but I think this is bogus. From what I've heard, no development has even begun…
Read More The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. This Is England Spotlight, Narrative 2006, U.K. Dir: Shane Meadows An unlikely band of brothers comes to grips with the crisis ravaging their beloved homeland in This Is England. The film centers on a lonely outsider that goes by the name of Shaun. Shaun…
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Isla Fisher is everywhere these days, while Jason Biggs seems to be nowhere. Seems like a perfect idea to team the two up in a romantic comedy, or not. Most people will remember Fisher as the obsessed virgin in Wedding Crashers. She is also engaged to Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat). Yesterday we posted the trailer…
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I refuse to watch Saturday Night Live. I'm one of the many that believe that SNL jumped the shark long ago. And the only reason to watch is Andy Samberg's digital shorts (Chronicles of Narnia, Natalie Portman rap). But those always find there way online, so what's the point? Andy Samberg's first film hits theaters…
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Early word is that Spider-Man 3 is on track to even beat Spider-Man 1's $114.8 record setting opening weekend box office. Af of late afternoon, the film is on track to take in around $50 million on Friday alone. As we reported earlier, over 300 of the 1,000 midnight screenings on the film were completely…
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After months of speculation, George Lucas has revealed that Sean Connery's role as Indiana Jones father is included in Indiana Jones 4. Here's the catch: the former James Bond star has not yet signed on to return. "We have a script with him in it," Lucas told Reuters. "If he doesn't do it, we'll do…
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Michael Bay's Transformers won't hit movie theater screens until mid-summer - two months from today to be exact. Yet, Dreamworks is already planning a sequel. Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura told the LA Times that the studio liked what they've seen so much so that they are "already developing a Transformers sequel script." No word…
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We seem to be the only people excited for The upcoming remake of The Invasion of the Bodysnatches. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (and possibly The Wachowski Brothers, depending on what rumors you read) The Invasion stars Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. Warner has released the official teaser poster, shown right, which features a handwritten note…
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I remember when they first came out with Darth Tader, the Star Wars characterized version of Mr. Potato Head. It was one of the hardest to find toys of that Christmas season. Hasbro has since followed up with an R2-D2 (Artoo-Potatoo), a Storm Trooper (Spud Trooper) and a very lame Spider-Man (Spider Spud). Well now…
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Last month a Transformers television advertisement leaked online showing Optimus Prime talking. Fanboys were mortified. DreamWorks sent their legal watchdogs to have the video removed from all corners of the known universe. Michael Bay responded on his blog that the ad was a European test: "lets just say that it wasn't OP or Cullen speaking.…
Read More Last week it was rumored that Jessica Biel was in line to play Betty Ross in The Incredible Hulk revamp. Well that rumor appears to be unfortunately untrue, as last night it was announced that Liv Tyler (Armageddon) would by taking on the role. Now don't get me wrong, Tyler is cute. She even has…
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Bruce Willis has seen Live Free or Die Hard and he says it's the better than the first film. He couldn't be in promotion mode could he? "It's unbelievable," claims Willis. "I just saw it last week. It's BETTER than the first one. I personally think, it's better than the first one." The interview which…
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People Magazine has revealed that Shrek and Princess Fiona have a baby in Shrek the Third. But not just one baby, THREE - Triplets. Director Chris Miller explained, "It was the next logical step." I'm not quite sure about that. Well at least they are giving Shrek a kid and not a character I actually…
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Yesterday we posted a couple of these, but now Warner Bros has sent us the full line of the six new Character posters for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Check them all out after the jump. Be warned: We don't have high resolution versions.
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For once everything in Peter Parker's life is perfect. Crime is almost nonexistent, Mary Jane is starring in a new musical which is set to open on Broadway, and Spider-Man is finally receiving his due. Bad reviews, genetically engineered Sandmen, a vengeful former best friend, a rival Daily Bugle photographer, a beautiful starry eyed classmate…
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New Line Cinema has released the teaser movie poster for their epic adaptation of The Golden Compass (sizzle reel, photos). Click on the image to see the poster in higher resolution. Based on Philip Pullman's bestselling and award-winning novel, His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass is New Line's next huge $150 million fantasy epic adaptation.…
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Update: More than 300 of the approximate 1,000 Thursday midnight Spider-Man 3 show times on Fandango were sold out online. As of 10:00am on Thursday morning, more than one hundred midnight shows for Spider-Man 3 have already SOLD OUT, according to the popular online movie ticket website Fandango.com. On top of that, many theaters (including…
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I'm not quite sure how this is news, since even IMDb has him listed, BUT David Yates has confirmed that he will by directing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. "I am doing Half-Blood Prince, and I'm doing it because I love the world, I love the characters," Yates told SciFi. "I think I have…
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Our friends at FirstShowing have posted six new posters for The Simpsons Movie. The new posters show sequences from the film and have the tag-line: "See our family, and feel better about yours." Check out the new posters after the jump. The Simpsons Movie hits theaters on July 27th 2007.
Read More The following film was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Razzle Dazzle Spotlight, Narrative 2007, U.S.A. Dir: Ken Jacobs With his new installment, noted experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs aims to distort his images to such extreme length, as to reconceptualize them and give them a whole new meaning. The tool of choice for him…
Read More The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Premonition (Le Pressentiment) Discovery, Narrative 2006, France Dir: Jean-Pierre Darroussin A beautiful piece from actor Jean-Pierre Darroussin, who makes his first attempt at directing with this wonderful adaptation of Emmanuel Bove's novel of the same title, The Premonition casts a striking look at…
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Some new foreign Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie posters have started to appear online. The first one seems to be from Sweden, and the last few appear to be from Thailand (although we could be wrong, and have been in the past. The new Thai posters feature shots of Harry and…
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Zak Penn gets a lot of credit for being one of the writers on Bryan Singer's X2, which many consider to be one of the best comic book adaptations of all time. But truth be told, he's written a lot of crap, including the Elektra movie and X-Men: The Last Stand. But people seem to…
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I'm not sure why I'm even posting this. May-be it's because this is one of the big summer movies. May-be it's because it's the third (and hopefully last) film in the series. But truth is, I shouldn't be posting this. Rush Hour 3 looks worse than the last 2 movies combined. I searched and searched,…
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Conan O'Brian is live in San Francisco this week filming shows. On May 1st, Conan visited Lucasfilm and interviews Star Wars creator George Lucas on the show. Missed it? Thanks to the magic that is YouTube, you can watch the two clips after the jump. If anything, at least watch the LucasFilm visit, it's pretty…
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Spider-Man 3 is already on a monster roll, setting a bunch of overseas records in it's first day of pre-release (note: the film will be released on Friday in the States). The film took in over $29.2 million on May 1 from it's one day debut in just 16 overseas markets. According to THR, the…
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Michael Mann (Heat, The Insider) has revealed his next project to studio executives, a Hollywood-based noir drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Gladiator screenwriter John Logan's script takes place on the old MGM studio lot in the 1930's. The story follows studio-hired scandal-clean-up private detective (DiCaprio) who is hired to investigate whether a starlet murdered her husband.…
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Die Hard, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, and Die Hard with a Vengeance have only a few things in common. Bruce Willis, John McClane, and the action packed R-Rating. But it now appears that Live Free or Die Hard might be going the PG-13 route, thanks to studio pressure. According to AICN, Willis was initionally…
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Waitress is a movie you would like a lot, but you have no desire to see. The film first premiered at Sundance and was a huge hit. Fox Searchlight bought it (hint: they buy the good films - Napoleon Dynamite, Garden State and a small film called Little Miss Sunshine), and they've been holding tons…
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Last week we told you about the Robot Chicken: Star Wars special. You remember, right? 30 minutes, stop-motion animated, Lucas approved, Seth Green directed, featuring the voices of George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Conan O'Brien, Seth MacFarlane, Robert Smigel, Malcolm McDowell, Hulk Hogan, James Van Der Beek, Donald Faison, Abraham Benrubi, Breckin Meyer and Joey Fatone.…
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When you go to the IMAX theater, you go in expecting to see bigger and better. But who knew that was also true in the marketing? Check out Emma Watson's chest (yes, I did just write that), which seems to get bigger in the IMAX advertisement, compared to the theatrical poster artwork for Harry Potter…
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A couple weeks ago we got our first glimpse at the Mark 1 Iron Man armor. That wasn't enough for most folks. Last week we got our first look at Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. That still wasn't enough. Well now Entertainment Weekly has released the first photo of Iron Man in full red…
Read More The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Brando Special Event, Documentary 2007, U.S.A. Dir: Leslie Greif, Mimi Friedman It's hard to believe that a man who established such a resonant and respected legacy within the world of film has been gone for three years already. Marlon Brando was the benchmark for…
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Spider-Man 3 hits theaters this Friday Thursday night. Sony has super-booked many theaters with 12:01 midnight screenings of the film (which will count to the Friday and weekend numbers). And we're not talking one or two theaters, we're talking 6 to 9 in some bigger market multiplexes. The studio is trying to stack the deck…
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Warner Bros has officially optioned the rights to Frank Miller's graphic novel Ronin, just as we expected. The live action feature film adaptation will be directed by Stomp the Yard (yawn) director Sylvain White. A rÅnin (浪人, rÅnin?) was a masterless samurai during the feudal period (1185–1868) of Japan. Frank Miller's six-issue mini-series shows some…
Read More The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Man of Two Havanas Discovery Documentary 2007, U.S.A. Dir: Vivien Lesnik Weisman Born in Havana and raised in Miami, director Vivien Lesnik Weisman was never able to fully comprehend the huge rift between the Cubans who stayed in Cuba, and the Cubans who…
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Disney has provided us with a new Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End featurette (which you can watch after the jump). In the new video "Characters," watch as the cast and crew discuss the journey that lies ahead for Jack, Will, and Elizabeth as they travel beyond the very ends of the earth. As…
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Smokin' Aces director Joe Carnahan has seen the early teaser trailer for Sin City 2. If it's anything like the first movie, than Robert has done a couple full green screen tests using real actors. He might even have a full scene shot and edited. "Robert Rodriguez stopped by the office yesterday and showed me…
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Chuck Palahniuk is the biggest untapped resource producing books today. His breakthrough novel Fight Club, was made into one of the most brilliant films of the last 10 years. Yet none of his other novels have gone into production since, Until now. According to the author's official fansite (a great site about not just Chuck…
Read More The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Invisibles Spotlight Narrative 2007, Spain Dir: Wim Wenders, Isabel Coixet, Fernando León de Aranoa, Javier Corcuera, Mariano Barroso The Doctors Without Borders organization sponsored this five-piece documentary on atrocities being committed and inflicted upon the underrepresented and poverty stricken around the world. These five…
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Is it that time of year again? The time when we get "The Top Ten Villains of All Time!"? Not quite. It seems to me that every year in some magazine or on some show, we get the typical list of baddies from the 60's, 70's and so on. Usually they mention the cool regulars…
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When Universal announced that xXx director Rob Cohen was going to helm a third Mummy film, we expected the worst. Early last month it was revealed that lead actress Rachel Weisz would not be returning for the third film. The studio quickly shot back (as if they were afraid people would suspect problems with the…
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Disney.com has an exclusive 9-minute look at Pixar's Ratatouille. Click on this link to watch it now. The nine minute video clip is essentially the clip shown at WonderCon 2007. Here is how we explained it back then: Remy talking to the imaginary Gusto as they watch the chefs cook in the kitchen. Remy notices…
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Sometimes I lay in my bed at night, unable to sleep, asking myself: "What if Jim Henson made Pulp Fiction?" Well, I can now we have the answer, because 416Film has created just that. The Muppets can now be seen in this new movie trailer mash-up of Tarantino's classic. Check it out after the jump.…
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