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  • Could The Dark Knight Sink The Titanic?

    Could The Dark Knight overtake Titanic to become the largest grossing domestic movie of all time? In just 13 days, The Dark Knight has taken in over $342.6 million domestically, and another $128.3 million internationally. The film is already in the top 15 films of all time, and is adding millions more each day. But…

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  • VOTD: Nuke The Fridge

    Nuke The Fridge by Drew Holter & Miss Yamamoto The Pitch: 10 year old Drew Holter explains the new clang word Nuke The Fridge through a series of drawings. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature…

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  • Movie Playlist: Nanette Burstein

    Welcome to another edition of Movie Playlist, where we talk to the writers, directors, and stars about their favorite films. I've always found the celebrity playlists on iTunes to be interesting. Most everyone in the film business moved to Hollywood after discovering their love of films. And I've always love talking to people about their…

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  • VOTD: Bob Stencil At Comic Con's LOST Panel

    [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/bobstencillost.flv 460 346] Bob Stencil at the Comic Con Lost Panel by FirstShowing The Pitch: Our friends at FirstShowing sent Bob Stencil around Comic Con this year. Above is the footage from Stencil's appearance during the LOST panel. Check out more footage from Bob Stencil's adventures at Comic Con on firstshowing.net/bobstencil. Watch More Cool Videos…

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  • VOTD: Heroes / Watchmen Mash-Up

    Watchmen / Heroes Mash-up by DrewbolX The Pitch: DrewbolX created this mash-up which uses footage from Heroes cut to the music and tonal moments of Zack Snyder's Watchmen teaser. Wow, who knew Heroes could look so incredibly cool, which is probably a testament to the music of the Smashing Pumpkins. Thanks to /Film reader Gregory…

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  • IMDB Hacked? The Dark Knight Now Worst Movie Of All Time?!

    It appears that IMDb might have been Hacked. /Film reader Andrew M sends along word that The Dark Knight is now ranked both #1 on the Top 250 and #1 on the Bottom 100 of all time (note: the screenshot above is from my IMDb pro account, as the standard IMDb display of this information…

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  • VOTD: SpikeTV's Boba Fett And Tusken Raider Commercials

    Boba Fett and Tusken Raider Commercials by SpikeTV The Pitch: Today we bring you two videos for the price of one. Boba Fett teaches us "If a guy looks dangerous, he probably is." And below, the Tusken Raiders teach us "When challenged, there is strength in numbers." Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the…

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  • This Week In DVD: 21, Spaced, Robot Chicken: Star Wars, And More

    This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s. SPACED (THE COMPLETE SERIES) Finally being made available in the US, the 14-episode long UK sitcom Spaced proves what hilarious characters and writing can…

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  • VOTD: Star Wars Vs. Rush Hour

    Groverfield by MashUpMovieCinema The Pitch: A crazy mashup of Return of the Jedi and Rush Hour. Don't ever touch Lando's radio! Thanks to /Film reader Oscar for a tip. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature…

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  • VOTD: Groverfield

    Groverfield by Artifex Studios The Pitch: A Sesame Street inspired Cloverfield parody . Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com. via: Fanboy

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  • Monsters Inc Ride Coming To Disney World?

    Jim Hill is reporting that Walt Disney Imagineering will be adding a new Monsters Inc attraction to Pixar Place in Walt Disney World just in time for the park's 40th anniversary. Apparently the lie queue area will entail an elaborate recreation of the Monsters, Inc lobby, complete with Mike Wazowski's snake-haired girlfriend Ceilia behind the…

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  • VOTD: Eli Roth Reviews Hitchcock's Trailer For The Birds

    Eli Roth Reviews Hitchcock's The Birds Trailer by Trailers From hell The Pitch: In the latest edition of Trailers From Hell, Horror director Eli Roth explains why even without showing a single shot from the film, the trailer for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds might be the single best trailer ever created. Watch More Cool Videos…

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  • Movie Playlist: Brad Anderson

    Welcome to another edition of Movie Playlist, where we talk to the writers, directors, and stars about their favorite films. I've always found the celebrity playlists on iTunes to be interesting. Most everyone in the film business moved to Hollywood after discovering their love of films. And I've always love talking to people about their…

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  • VOTD: Indiana Jones Shot First!

    Indy Shot First by MBelinkie The Pitch: Greedo shooting first was only the beginning... In the upcoming Raiders of the Lost Ark Special Edition that doesn't exist, George Lucas has changed this classic scene so that Indy isn't the one who shoots first. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily…

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  • VOTD: Joker Vs Joker (Jack Nicholson Vs Heath Ledger)

    Joker vs Joker (Jack Nicholson vs Heath Ledger) by SilverLightsaber The Pitch: Jack or Heath? Which Joker is better? SilverLightsaber put together a trailer mashup where both Jokers must face off. Not quite as good as Battle of the Batmans, but worth checking out. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a…

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  • This Week In DVD: The Bank Job, Birds Of Prey, Step Up 2, And More

    This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all of the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s. THE BANK JOB (Available as single-disc and 2-Disc Special Editions) Inspired by the infamous 1971 robbery, The Bank Job is a gritty and…

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  • The Dark Knight: Third Highest Advance Ticket Sales Of All Time

    The advance ticket sales of The Dark Knight continues to point to a huge opening weekend at the box office. The Christopher Nolan comic book sequel is currently outselling three of the Top-10 Performing Films of All-Time at the same point in the sales cycle. According to MovieTickets.com, The Dark Knight has sold out over…

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  • VOTD: Movie Scenes Recreated In GTA4

    [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/gtamoviescenes.flv 420 278] Movie Scenes Recreated in GTA4 by Mentok The Pitch: Mentok recreated famous movie scenes in Grand Theft Auto 4. Films include Godfather, Goodfellas, Reservoir Dogs, I Am Legend, American History X, and Fight Club. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video…

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  • American Teen At The San Francisco Apple Store

    Before WALL-E and The Dark Knight, American Teen was my favorite film of this year so far. Now it sits comfortably in the #3 spot. As I’ve said before, it’s the first documentary with mainstream appeal. It doesn’t even feel like a documentary. Basically the film follows a bunch of high school students through their…

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  • VOTD: NPH Fights Chronic Body Odor

    [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/nphbodyodor.flv 460 344] NPH Fights Chronic Body Odor by Old Spice The Pitch: Neil Patrick Harris has fun with the fact that he used to be a fake doctor on television in this Old Spice advertisement. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations.…

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  • VOTD: Poultrygeist NSFW Movie Trailer

    [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/poultrygeist.flv 350 262] Poultrygeist NSFW Movie Trailer by Troma The Pitch: Troma and Lloyd Kaufman, the creator of The Toxic Avenger, presents a NSFW Trailer for Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we…

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  • Cool Stuff: Frakkin Toasters

    Attention Battlestar Galactica fanatics. Sci-Fi Channel has produced a limited run of Galactica toasters which will brand your toast with an image of a Cylon. How cool is that? Created as a San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive, this one of a kind collectible is available now in the NBC/Universal store for $65. Because not everyone can…

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  • VOTD: The Karate Kid Fan Documentary

    Karate Kid Fan Documentary by Sean Cunningham The Pitch: Sean Cunningham goes around the world to find the locations, fans, and stars of his favorite movie - The Karate Kid. He fulfills his childhood dreams or training and entering a Karate Tournament. Check out the rest of the documentary on YouTube: Part 2, Part 3,…

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  • VOTD: Channel 4 Recreates The Shining

    [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/channel4theshining.flv 470 186] Recreating The Shining by Channel 4 The Pitch: Channel 4 has painstakingly recreated the set of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining for this 65-second one-take tracking shot complete with lookalikes of the cast. “Viewers get Kubrick's point of view as he walks through the set, ending up in his director's chair as the…

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  • This Week In DVD: The Ruins, Stop-Loss, Batman: Gotham Knight, And More

    This Week in DVD is a new column on /Film compiling all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s. BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT (Available as single-disc and 2-Disc Special Editions) What The Animatrix did for The Matrix, Gotham Knight does for Nolan’s…

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  • Movie Playlist: Josh Peck

    Welcome to another edition of Movie Playlist, where we talk to the writers, directors, and stars about their favorite films. I've always found the celebrity playlists on iTunes to be interesting. Most everyone in the film business moved to Hollywood after discovering their love of films. And I've always love talking to people about their…

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  • VOTD: Muppets July 4th Viral Video

    Muppets’ July 4th Viral Video The Pitch: Have no idea where this comes from, or who created it, but once I saw it I knew that we needed to post this second Video of the Day on July 4th. "I, Sam the Eagle, present a musical salute to America." Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video…

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  • VOTD: The Dark Knight Vs. Hellboy

    [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/tdkhellboy.flv 470 200] The Dark Knight vs. Hellboy by Patrick Boivin The Pitch: Batman takes on Hellboy in this new movie mashup. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com. via:…

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  • Movie Playlist: Jonathan Levine

    Welcome to another edition of Movie Playlist, where we talk to the writers, directors, and stars about their favorite films. I've always found the celebrity playlists on iTunes to be interesting. Most everyone in the film business moved to Hollywood after discovering their love of films. And I've always love talking to people about their…

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  • This Week In DVD: Vantage Point, Drillbit Taylor, Mad Men, And More

    This Week in DVD is a new column on /Film compiling all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s. NOTE: If you watch a lot of TV, be sure to check out some of the amazing sales Best Buy is having…

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News (98)

  • Gatchaman Concept Art

    Felix Ip, creative director of Imagi, has released a new logo and a few new concept art for Imagi's computer animated big screen adaptation of Gatchaman. TMNT director Kevin Munroe was originally attached to write and helm the project, however, he left the project to take on Dylan Dog. Scripted by Paul Dini (Lost, Batman:…

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  • Pixar Developing Monsters, Inc. 2?

    It's funny how the tides change so quickly. At WonderCon 2007, Brad Bird insisted that Pixar was not in the sequel business. Bird said: "At Pixar, the bottom line is the story that you're telling. And Pixar does not look at sequels as a financial plan. We feel we have a relation ship with the…

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  • Watchmen: High Resolution Posters & New Empire Photos

    Warner Bros has just released high resolution versions of the Watchmen Comic Con character posters. Click on the posters to enlarge. Also, Empire Magazine has four new photos from the film. Check out the new photos below, and head on over to Empire for the full high resolution versions of the photos.

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  • Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist Movie Trailer

    The trailer for Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist has hit the web. Looks like a half-decent teen flick. And the uncomfortable delivery of Michael Cera could get me through anything, I'm pretty sure. I'm also a huge fan of teen films that takes place over the course of one night (ala Go, Can't Hardly Wait,…

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  • Prince Of Persia Pushed Back To 2010

    Disney has announced that they will be pushing the big screen adaptation of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time back to May 28th 2010, from it's previously announced June 19th 2009 release date. The old date was one week before Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The good news is that the new date is…

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  • Che Bootleg Trailer

    A bootleg trailer for Stephen Soderbergh's two part Che Guevara biopic Che has hit the interwebs. The Benicio Del Toro film which premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in May has yet to find a domestic distributor. It certainly seems like a hard sell, especially as two films. I think I'd rather see a…

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  • Rumor: Keanu Reeves In Live Action Cowboy Bebop?

    A source at FirstShowing is reporting a juicy rumor that Keanu Reeves has been attached to play Spike Spiegel in a big budget live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop. Sinichiro Watanabe's popular Japanese anime is set in the year 2071 AD, and follows a group of bounty hunters, called "Cowboys", on the spaceship Bebop. Spiegel is…

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  • TRON 2: The Story Behind The Comic Con Teaser Trailer

    The biggest shocker at Comic Con was the premiere of a 3-minute trailer for Tron 2. The reason why it was such a shocker is that, as far as anyone knew, the film hadn't even gone into production. But the trailer featured a fantastic completed lightcycle chase. So how did it come to be? Jim…

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  • Cool Stuff: Eric Tan's Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom Poster

    We first discovered Eric Tan through a cool UFA German inspired X-Men cinema poster he created for a Stan Lee art show event. We were lucky enough to score a print of this, and it sits framed on the wall next to my computer. Tan has done some incredible design work for Pixar which we've…

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  • Rumor Killer: Ghostbuster 3 Casting

    Don't believe those Ghostbuster rumors... A new live-action Ghostbusters film is not in the works. A rumor has been circulating the interwebs that Dan Akroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson had signed on to return for a third film where they would hand off the Ghostbusting duties to the Judd Apatow crew of…

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  • Sony Developing Venom Spin-Off Movie

    Sony is considering making a Spider-Man spin-off movie based on the popular villain Venom. The company had previously commissioned Jacob Estes (Mean Creek) to pen a take, but is now considering going in a completely different direction according to The Hollywood Reporter. They are seeking new writers for an entirely new draft, and are also…

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  • Alex Winter To Write Howard Stern's Rock 'N' Roll High School Remake

    Howard Stern has hired Alex Winter, best known as Bill from Bill & Ted, to pen a remake of the 1979 cult film Rock 'n' Roll High School. The original Roger Corman-produced musical comedy told the story of a group of rebellious students take over a high school with the help of The Ramones. Winter…

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  • Mike Myers Is Writing Austin Powers 4

    Following the epic disaster that was The Love Guru, Mike Myers is going back to well and is writing a fourth Austin Powers movie with Baby Mama's Mike McCullers. According to Nikki Finke, the story will be "very personal with a father and son theme loosely based on his own life." That's right, the story…

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  • Race To Witch Mountain Logo And Teaser Site Launched

    Disney has launched an official teaser website for the reboot of Race to Witch Mountain. Our friend Mike was really surprised at the footage that premiered at Comic Con. I decided to skip the panel and apparently missed out, which is a shame since I loved the original Witch Mountain movies as a kid.

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  • The Wolfman Comic Con Footage

    Universal premiered an extended trailer for The Wolfman at Comic Con this weekend? We told you the footage actually made us excited to see the film... Now you can check it out yourself. TrailerAddict has gotten their hands on a copy, watch it while you still can.

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  • Alicia Keys As Agent 355 In Y: The Last Man?

    Producer JC Spink tells UGO that he would like Alicia Keys to play Agent 355 in DJ Caruso's big screen adaptation of Y: The Last Man. I can definitely see the resemblance, but I would prefer someone with more acting experience in the role. Discuss: Who would you cast as Agent 355 in the big…

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  • Cool Stuff: George Lucas Frozen In Carbonite

    We've seen Han Solo frozen in Carbonite. We've even seen Jar Jar Binks frozen in Carbonite. But how now someone has finally created a Star Wars prop replica which has George Lucas frozen in carbonite. Bonniegrrl captured photos of such a creation at Celebration Japan last week.

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  • LOL: Comic Con Advertisment

    If the advertising for Comic Con were more close to reality, it might look something like this photo by Kevin Church. via: Superpunch.

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  • The Brothers Bloom Movie Trailer

    Over the weekend, Summit Entertainment released a trailer for director Rian Johnson's follow-up to the 2006 indie high school noir Brick, The Brothers Bloom. Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz and Mark Ruffalo star in a comedy about the best con men team in the world - The Brothers Bloom, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust…

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  • Guillermo Del Toro's Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark

    If directing a prequel adaptation to one of the biggest movie franchises in the history of film wasn't enough, Guillermo del Toro has found yet another project to add to his already overfull plate. The Pan's Labyrinth filmmaker will produce a remake of ABC's 1973 television movie Don't Be Afraid of the Dark for Dimension…

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  • Disney's Return To 2D Animation - The Princess And The Frog Teaser Trailer

    Disney has released a teaser trailer for their upcoming 2D animated film, The Princess and the Frog. The film promises to return to the Broadway-style musical in the likes of the successful Disney films. I want to root for traditional animation, but this film doesn't look like it even comes close to the standards set…

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  • Marvin The Martian: The Movie

    Warner Bros has announced that they are developing a big screen hybrid live-action/computer animated feature film based on the classic Chuck Jones' Tooney Tunes cartoon Marvin the Martian. No writer or director has yet been signed, but the pitch is aimed at the family demographic and will be packaged as a Christmas movie. Marvin comes…

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  • Rumor: Is Johnny Depp The Mad Hatter In Tim Burton's Wonderland?

    CelebEdge is reporting a rumor that Johnny Depp will be re-teaming with Tim Burton (duh) to play The Mad Hatter in Burton's upcoming hybrid adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. Rumors have surrounded the project since it was first announced. At one point some reports were claiming that Depp was actually going to play Alice, as…

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  • Universal Gets Inglorious Bastards

    Breaking News: Universal Pictures have partnered with The Weinstein Co to produce Quentin Tarantino's World War II film Inglorious Bastards. Oh, and there was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Southern California... According to Variety, Tarantino and Harvey Weinstein met with five studios last week, and ended up choosing Universal over Paramount. Seems like a bad…

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  • Religulous Clip: Bill Maher In A Burka Store

    Lionsgate has released a new clip from Larry Charles' upcoming documentary Religulous, which follows Bill Maher takes on the current state of world religion. In this new clip Maher takes a tour of a burka store. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/Religulousburka.flv 460 346] Religulous hits theaters on October 3rd 2008.

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  • Transformers 2: Fallen To Get His Revenge! Eyeing A Teaser Trailer?

    I have a bit of good news for those of you who were angry that Michael Bay's Transformers lacked a coherent story. The sequel will have an extensive narrative, all of which takes place off screen in a series of prequel comic books. Of course I'm kidding... or am I? SplashPage's preview of IDW Publishing's…

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  • Darren Aronofsky's Robocop To Be Rated R, Not 3D

    MTV has finally confirmed that Darren Aronofsky's Robocop film will most likely be Rated R. All I can say is Thank God. I can only imagine that Aronofsky's Robocop won't be a smooth chrome cyborg, and would likely be grittier than the original. I imagine that all the movie studios, including MGM, will attempt to…

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  • Terminator Salvation Teaser Poster And Comic Con Panel Footage

    IMPAwards has the first official teaser poster for Terminator Salvation. Meanwhile, TrailerAddict has the complete video of McG's Termianator Salvation panel from this weekend's Comic Con. No, it unfortunately doesn't include the awesome footage that was shown... but it does contain most everything else. If you're at all interested in this project, I highly recommend…

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  • Sam Raimi Confirms Evil Dead 4 With The Bruce

    During Comic-Con this weekend, the chainsaw began sputtering once again for Evil Dead 4. Director Sam Raimi, there promoting his comeback horror film, Drag Me To Hell, announced the return of Bruce Campbell's Ash to fans... "I love working with Bruce Campbell... He’s super willing to do anything to make it right. He’s a very…

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  • Harry Potter Photos Shows Young Tom Riddle

    USA Today has released two new photos from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The photo above gives us our first look at a young Tom Riddle, played by Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, who grows up to become Lord Voldermort. The cool thing about Hero's casting is that Hero is actually the real-life nephew of Ralph Fiennes,…

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  • Cool Stuff: Bronze Boba Fett Statue

    Sideshow Collectibles has put a Star Wars Boba Fett bronze statue up for preorder. You can own this 21 inche tall bounty hunter for only $5,000. Why so expensive? It's a limited edition with only 75 statues produced. Estimated to ship in the fourth quarter of 2008. "This impressive piece stands atop an environmental display…

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  • Chuck Palahniuk & Clark Gregg Talk Choke

    Fox Searchlight provided us with the exclusive video clip of author Chuck Palahniuk, and filmmaker/actor Clark Gregg talking about the big screen adaptation of Choke during a recent Q&A and the Los Angeles Film Festival. Enjoy! [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/chokeex.flv 460 344] Choke hits select theaters on September 26th 2008.

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  • Joker Arrested For Stealing Dark Knight Swag!

    Tonight, we can all sleep soundly. The Joker has been apprehended, and I imagine he looks a lot like Slashfilm's resident spam commenter Jerry "Crack Corn" Butler. The above 20 year old, real name Spencer Taylor, was busted for stealing posters and memorabilia for The Dark Knight from a movie theater in Michigan. Cops arrived…

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  • SWAG: Tropic Thunder Bobblehead Set

    I returned home from Comic Con to a package in my mail from Dreamworks/Paramount containing a set of mini bobbleheads based on the characters in  Tropic Thunder. Click on the photos to enlarge. At Comic Con, I actually got a chance tp see a screening of Tropic Thunder, and it was hilarious. I was one…

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  • Video: Comic Con 2008 Wrap-Up

    Comic Con 2008 has come to an end, and the /Film crew is completely exhausted. We recorded a couple videos on the last day of the con, wrapping up everything that had happened. Joining us on the first video is /Film's David Chen behind the camera, Spout/Rejects's Kevin Kelly, FirstShowing's Alex Billington and Screenrant's Vic…

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  • I Am Prequel?

    During Comic Con, filmmaker Francis Lawrence revealed to Shock Till You Drop that he is thinking of making a prequel to the Will Smith sci-fi thriller I Am Legend. "Yes, yes, absolutely, we're actually trying to crack that, Francis told Shock. "We're trying to figure out some ideas for it." The original film has made…

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  • Wes Craven In Scream 4 Talks

    A couple weeks back, we told you that The Weintein Co were developing Scream 4. At Comic Con, Wes Craven told MTV that he has had discussions with Bob Weinstein about a fourth Scream film, but is hesitant to be involved due to the disaster that was his last collaboration with the Weinteins, Cursed. Craven…

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  • Kevin Smith Does Batman

    We missed this in the madness of Comic Con, but Kevin Smith announced that he is co-writing a new Batman miniseries with pal Walt Flanagan (who View Askewers will know from Walt and Steve-Dave fame: "Tell Em Steve-Dave!). The three issue mini-series will re-introduce Onomatopoeia, a villain Smith created on his Green Arrow run. Not…

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  • Page 2

    Here are various tidbits that didn't make the /Film front page in midst of the Comic-Con madness. We like to call this Page 2. Tyrese Gibson says he's in talks to star in the Thundercats movie. According to Coming Soon, he didn't discuss characters or live-action vs. CGI et al. Shia LaBeouf got LaBeouf'ed by…

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  • Cool Stuff: Heath Ledger Joker T-Shirts

    You've seen The Dark Knight... You loved Heath Ledger's performance... Now buy the t-shirt... Believe it or not, Warner Bros and DC didn't hold back on the Heath Ledger merchandising. Below you will find 20 of the best Heath Ledger/Joker t-shirts available. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations…

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  • Comic Con: Friday The 13th Trailer, Poster And Info Revealed

    Before today, the only thing that had really been seen from the Friday the 13th reboot was a single grainy image, but for a select group of horror buffs at Comic Con, this is no longer the case. Producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form joined the cast onstage and unveiled the first ever trailer for…

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  • IMDb Watch: Are Dark Knight Fanboys Burying The Godfather?

    The Godfather has fallen to the #3 spot, after nearly a decade at the top of the Internet Movie Database's listing of the Top 250 Movies of All Time. As we reported a couple weeks ago, The Dark Knight overtook The Godfather's throne, but this latest development is really interesting because it might show evidence…

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  • Eight Watchmen Character Posters Revealed

    I don't know how I missed this, but apparently Warner Bros released eight new character posters for Zack Snyder's Watchmen at Comic Con 2008. The posters stick with the 80's style of the original Alan Moore comic book mini-series. Head on over to Omelete to see the posters in higher resolution.

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  • Wolverine Trailer Leaked Online

    The trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine has leaked online, after making a surprise premiere during the Fox panel a couple days ago at Comic Con.  Check out the first and second parts right now.

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  • Oliver Stone's W. Teaser Trailer

    The teaser trailer for Oliver Stone's W. is now online. It basically focuses on Bush's partying antics. The juxtaposition of "It's a Wonderful World" over the Bush presidency gives you a good idea of the humorous spin that Stone is taking on this story. Tell me what you think in the comments below.

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  • Comic Con: Teasing The Final Epic War In Battlestar Galactica

    Up until a few months ago, I've never seen a episode of Battlestar Galactica, nor did I have any desire to. When the summer started, that meant the television shows I watch like Lost had ended. It's really a bother when you start to get into a habit of enjoying a show week to week,…

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  • Heroes: Volume 3 Season Premiere Screens At Comic Con

    As a special treat for Comic Con attendees, creator Tim Kring joined the entire Heroes cast onstage with a metal briefcase handcuffed to his wrist, and proceeded to pull out a burned DVD with the handwritten text "Heroes Volume III (Episode One)" written on it. This could only mean one thing, and as the lights…

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  • Cloverfield 2 Will Not Be A "Literal Sequel"

    During the Comic Con panel for Fringe, someone asked J.J. Abrams if there were any updates on a Cloverfield sequel. Abrams response started off very much in the same way that it did when he was asked about it before, but then he let slip a piece of information that is sure to spark conjecture…

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  • McG Talks Terminator Salvation Details, Debunks PG-13 Rating Rumors

    At the Terminator Salvation Comic Con panel, McG effused about many of the film's details. Here are some of the more interesting tidbits: 1. PG-13 Rating Rumors Debunked - At both the panel and the press conference, McG removed any doubts that he was under pressure to deliver a PG-13 rating for the film. Referring…

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  • Terminator Salvation Footage Wows Skeptics With Badassery

    At this morning's Terminator Salvation panel featuring McG and the cast of the film, the director unveiled several minutes of footage from the upcoming film. McG mentioned that filming is only 50% complete and that no CGI had been added yet. The footage opens with a descending overhead shot of John Connor (Christian Bale), barely…

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  • Comic Con: Teasing Pixar's Up

    [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/upteasertrailer.flv 470 236] Disney has released a sneak preview of the teaser trailer for Pixar's Up. The full teaser will also be included on the upcoming DVD release of WALL-E. Other promotional footage shown at Comic Con touted the film as from the "creators on Monsters Inc, Co-creator of Toy Story, and Co-creator of Wall-E".…

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  • Jeff Bridges Is Back For Tron 2 - Teaser Trailer Revealed At Comic Con

    Update: The trailer has leaked onto YouTube. There have been a number of rumblings in the film news world about another Tron film being released by Disney, including word that it would be in 3D, and even that Jeff Bridges was going to be hearing a pitch about a sequel. No actual information had been…

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  • Unaired Heroes Episodes To Be Released On DVD

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  • Zack Snyder Talks Watchmen Director's Cut

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  • Watchmen Video Game Will Not Be An Afterthought

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  • Zack And Miri Make An Unfortunate Trip Through The MPAA

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  • Zack Snyder Interested In The Dark Knight Returns Movie?

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  • Kevin Smith Discusses Next Projects, Reveals Movie Set In Space

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  • Comic Con: Watchmen Footage Revealed

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  • Red Band Clip For Punisher: War Zone Is Very Cruel To Faces

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  • Wall Street Journal Declares The Dark Knight A Pro-George W. Bush Film. Agree?

    Today, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed piece that is on crack. The writer's main point is that Batman, The Dark Knight himself, is George W. Bush and only by placing America's current president in a mask and an ab-defining bodysuit can liberals and conservatives alike respect his neverending fight against the evils of…

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  • Harold And Kumar 3 Announced

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  • New RocknRolla Trailer - Plus, Funniest Moments From Comic Con Presentation

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  • Video: Comic Con Day 2 Wrap Up

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  • Cool Stuff: Garden Zombie

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  • Red Sonja Poster Revealed - Rodriguez, McGowan Discuss Film At Comic Con

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  • Comic Con: Dexter Season 3 Previewed

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  • Justin Marks Writing New Children Of Men-Style Sci-Fi Film

    Immediately following a Devil's Due panel in which he discussed the Hack/Slash adaptation that's coming to the big screen, I had the opportunity to speak briefly with Justin Marks, the writer behind Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li and the recently well-reviewed and much anticipated Grayskull: Masters of the Universe script. During the panel, I…

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  • Comic Con: True Blood, And Alan Ball's Unique Take On Vampires

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  • SAW V Teaser Trailer

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  • Drainnnnnage! MTV To Remake The Rocky Horror Picture Show

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  • Brett Ratner Confirmed To Direct God Of War?

    Back in May, rumors ran wild that Brett Ratner might be directing a big screen adaptation of the popular video game series God of War. Bad news for video game fans, today's MGM press release for the Robocop reboot contained the following juicy tidbit: "David Self's credits include 13 Days and Road To Perdition.  He…

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  • Comic Con: Alex Proyas' Knowing Footage Fails To Impress

    Alex Proyas showed an extended trailer for his upcoming thriller Knowing, which just finished shooting. The footage begins with a young girl standing in a school yard looking up at the sky. A teacher calls everyone inside, but Lucinda doesn't move. Title card: Lexington, Massachusetts 1959. The teacher instructs the kids to draw pictures of…

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  • Darren Aronofsky Confirmed For Robocop

    MGM has confirmed that Darren Aronofsky will direct the upcoming Robocop sequel/reboot. David Self (Road to Perdition) is tapped to write a script, which is rumored to take place in "Present day Los Angeles, 20 years after the termination of the RoboCop program, the city decides to reinstate the program." Phoenix Pictures' co-presidents Brad Fischer…

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  • Comic Con: Max Payne Shot At 1000 Frames Per Second

    Mark Wahberg, Mila Kunis, Ludacris, and Director John Moore (The Omen, Behind Enemy Lines) were in attendance to premiere Max Payne footage at the Fox panel at Comic Con. During the Panel, John Moore kept repeating how important it was for him to stay as subjective to Max Payne's character as possible. He believed once…

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  • Twilight Film Clip Unveiled At Comic Con

    Summit Entertainent's Comic Con panel had segments for Push, Knowing, and Twilight. After Alex Proyas spoke for a few minutes about Knowing, Twilight was next, but even before the moderator could announce who was coming on stage, the audience erupted in the endless screams of pubescent females. It is difficult to understate the volume and…

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  • Comic Con: Push Footage Revealed

    Summit Entertainment revealed the first footage from their upcoming thriller Push. The clip played like the opening credit sequence of a film, showing us images and close-ups but no actual scenes (of at least as far as I could tell). The segment was cut over Clint Mansell's Fountain soundtrack which probably made it feel cooler…

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  • Alex Proyas Kills Silver Surfer Rumor

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  • Three The Earth Stood Still Clips Revealed At Comic Con; Gort Confirmed

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  • Video: Live From Hall H

    We braved the lines of insane Twilight fans and are now sitting in Hall H. A huge scaffolded curtain fell while people were entering. I'm not sure if anyone was injured. The Fox panel was delayed as they inspected the curtains around the stage. After all, no one wants Keanu Reeves to get hurt. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/comicconhallh.flv…

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  • Max Payne Movie Posters

    Two new one-sheets for the adaptation of Rockstar Games' Max Payne have popped up at Dark Horizons. When the film's trailer hit a few weeks ago, hardcore fans of the game shot poison-tipped arrows at the curious presence of nappy angel-looking entities. The spiffier poster after the jump will probably draw a similar response: Max…

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  • Video: /Film Goes To Comic Con - Day 1

    We decided to video tape our epic first day at Comic Con 2008. Little did we know that it would end in long lines, exhaustion, dehydration and poor camera work. Instead of showing you all the cool shit going on the show floor, we've decided to give you a rare alternative look at the boring…

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  • Jennifer's Body Vs. HBO's True Blood

    Fox Atomic has released a teaser poster for the Diablo Cody penned horror film Jennifer's Body. You might recognize this poster, as we posted it a couple days ago with a different title card "True Blood". Of course I'm joking, as the film and the upcoming HBO television series have no real connection. But the…

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  • Cool Stuff: Tyler Stout's Spaced Poster

    Tyler Stout has created this geekarific poster for the British television series Spaced. The poster was created for a special Alamo Drafthouse event on Sunday. The leftovers will likely sell out at the event itself, so you have 36 or so hours to snap this one up before it is gone forever. The poster features…

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  • Comic Con: Preview Night Photo Gallery

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  • VOTD: Hellboy Vs. Batman, Iron Man And Hulk

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  • Pixar's Up Elevator

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  • People At Comic Con Love /Film

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  • Cool Stuff: Comic Con Hotel Keys

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  • Yes Man Movie Trailer

    Warner Bros has released the first movie trailer for the new Jim Carrey Comedy Yes Man. I should probably insert a snarky comment about the trajectory of Jim Carrey's comedy career here. But hey, at least he's not making movies about the aliens inside Eddie Murphy's head. I'll skip this one thank you. Carrey stars…

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  • Cool Stuff: Mason Auto Repair Watchmen T-Shirt

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  • The Dark Knight Video Game In The Works!

    And you thought they forgot? /Gamer has news that Warner Bros is working to release a video game based on The Dark Knight. Apparently, Gary Oldman, who plays Lt. James Gordon in the film, revealed to G4 that the game will be hit stores around the same time as the DVD/Blu-ray release of the movie.…

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  • Who's Playing The Watchmen?

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  • /Film Comic Con Coverage Begins Tonight!

    Yes, we're in San Diego for the 2008 Comic Con International. Preview night kicks off tonight, and so does our live coverage. We'll be covering all the cool movie and television related panels, as well as bringing updates from the show floor. So check back starting tonight!

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  • The Creatures And Characters Of Monsters Vs. Aliens

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  • New Transformers 2 Logo

    Just in time for Comic Con, the official Transformers website has been updated with a new logo for the sequel - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

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  • Audiences Of The Future Will Own "Movie Glasses"

    During my visit to Dreamworks Animation Studios earlier today, the company's CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg explained to our small group that moviegoers of the future will own their own personal 3D glasses, which he referred to as "movie glasses". "People today know if they go out in the sun they need sunglasses, like in tennis you…

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  • Bryan Singer To Produce Comic Book Adaptation Capeshooters

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  • Friday The 13th Remake: New Photos

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  • DJ Caruso's Y: The Last Man In Summer 2010?

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  • Ninja Assassin Photo

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  • Cool Stuff: Even Bigger Giant F**king Robots Are Coming Transformers 2 T-Shirt

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  • /Film British Gossip Endorsement: Tom Cruise Should Make Top Gun 2

    Across the Atlantic, The Sun---a tabloid that our commenters loudly detest---has decided to blow on the sails of the Internet and report that Top Gun 2 is in the works. Apparently, a script-outline is out to Tom Cruise and if he approves by recreating the image above, get ready to rock like it's 1986. As…

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  • Witchblade Finds A Director, Michael Rymer Of Battlestar Galactica

    When the teaser poster for the comic book adaptation Witchblade was released in May (right), we reported that Michael Rymer was attached to direct and today it was confirmed. Rymer most notably produced and directed a large batch of Battlestar Galactica episodes, which gives him enough cachet with geeks to forgive his feature 2002 effort,…

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  • Christian Bale Arrested. Builds Own Jail Out Of Batman Dollars

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  • Cool Stuff: Lacuna Inc T-Shirt

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  • Watchmen Comic Book To Movie Comparison Video

    /Film reader Andrew F created a video which inter-cuts between Zack Snyder's Watchmen movie trailer and the original comic book panels. I wish it had been done in a side by side format, but it's cool none the less.[flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/watchmencomparison.flv 460 350]

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  • McG Talks Terminator Salvation's Visual Look And Story

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  • Caprica Trailer

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  • Alan Ball's True Blood Poster

    HBO has released a poster for Alan Ball's upcoming HBO series True Blood. In addition to creating Six Feet Under, Ball won an Adademy Award for America Beauty, and directed the upcoming film adaptation of Towelhead. True Blood is based on Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire" novel series. The series follows the world of vampires set…

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  • Crank 2: High Voltage Pics. Man In Suit!!! Etc.

    What must it feel like to see a man in your suit parade around an electrical field? Jason Statham, sit back and put on some shades. Today, the LA Times unleashed a crop of behind-the-scenes photos for Crank 2: High Voltage. Apparently directors and /Film buds, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, have thought up a…

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  • Step Brothers Red Band Clip

    "You're going to take your two weeks paid vacation and your five sick days to start off?" One thing The Dark Knight was lacking was f-bombs. Enter Will Ferrell, who is getting slammed in our comments section as of late, and John C. Reilly, playing a manchild named Dale, in next weekend's cuss-fest Step Brothers.…

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  • Most Moviegoers Plan To See Dark Knight Again

    64% of Dark Knight moviegoers say they plan to see the movie again in the theater, according to a poll conducted this weekend by fandango. Sixty-two percent of those respondents said that Heath Ledger’s incredible performance is the factor that makes them want to see it a second time. Discuss: Do you plan on seeing…

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  • Cool Stuff: The Big Lebowski 10th Anniversary Edition

    Universal Home Video has announced a 10th Anniversary Edition of The Big Lebowski in September, which will become packaged in a limited edition bowling ball case, seen above. A standard edition in a normal DVD case will also be available for almost half the cost. Yuo can preorder the limited edition now for $23.99, or…

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  • Boondock Saints 2 Plot Revealed

    It's been four months since Troy Duffy announced that a Boondock Saints sequel had officially been given the green light. The video of the announcement was removed from Troy's website within hours of going live. Troy appeared on WJFK 106.7 and confirmed that "barring an actors strike" the film is scheduled to go into production…

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  • Paul Thomas Anderson Directs SNL Cast Members?!

    Everyone is wondering: What is Paul Thomas Anderson going to direct next? A big screen adaptation of Metal Gear Solid? Nope. Power Play? Unlikely... A Los Angeles Stage Production starring two cast members from SNL? Ding Ding Ding! ... Wait, what?! On August 5th and 6th. Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen will be appearing together…

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  • Assessing The Themes Of The Dark Knight

    I hauled my ass out of bed at 7:30 AM ton Saturday morning and saw The Dark Knight at 9 AM in a packed IMAX theater, and boy was it was worth it. From the opening establishing shot, which was incredibly vivid and breathtaking, I knew that this film would be something different. It’s been…

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  • The Dark Knight Voted #1 Movie Of All Time On IMDB

    On Thursday we told you that 4,591 Internet Movie Database users had rated The Dark Knight a 9.7 out of 10 (or a 9.0 out of 10 from regular IMDb voters), good enough for the #4 spot on the top 250 movies of all time list. We expected the film to slide down a few…

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  • Alan Moore Still Isn't Watching The Watchmen

    Watchmen creator Alan Moore is notorious for not being involved in the big screen adaptations of his comic book properties. Director Zack Snyder told fans at Comic Con last year that the best he can hope for is that Alan Moore will someday watch the DVD and say, “You know, they didn’t f*** it up…

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  • The Dark Knight - What Did You Think?

    The midnight showings are now over, and fanboys around the country have finally seen The Dark Knight on the big screen. I've already listed my ten reasons why I believe The Dark Knight is a masterpiece. So now it is your turn. What did you think? Was it over hyped? The best comic book movie…

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  • Yes Man Poster

    Warner Bros has released the first official teaser poster for the new Jim Carrey comedy Yes Man. Click on the poster below to see it in high resolution. Carrey stars as Carl Allen, a man who signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything and anything. At first,…

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  • Terminator 4: John Conner And T-600 First Look, T-800 Casting

    Warner Bros released the first high resolution photo of Christian Bale as John Connor (seen above). Meanwhile, io9 took a closer look at the kick ass Terminator Salvation teaser trailer and spotted what is believed to be a a T-600. In an earlier blog posting, the filmmaker explained that the T-600 is a "bigger, grimier,…

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  • /Film In Print

    The Wall Street Journal's Indian newspaper Mint asked if they could buy/publish my review of The Dark Knight. Which is kinda funny since I didn’t actually write a review, but instead penned a top 10 list chronicling the reasons why I loved the movie. Either way, they wanted to publish the “review” and I wasn’t…

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  • New Watchmen Photos Revealed

    BILLY CRUDUP as Jon Osterman in transformation. Warner Bros sent us high resolution versions of the Watchmen photos which appear in this week’s Entertainment Weekly. Check them out below. As always, click to enlarge! JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN as The Comedian JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN as The Comedian and CARLA GUGINO as the original Silk Spectre PATRICK…

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  • Chinese Artist Sues Kung Fu Panda Creators

    According to Shanghai Daily, as well as dozens of other sites, conceptual artist Zhao Bandi has filed a lawsuit against Dreamworks and Paramount Pictures for the offensive grotesqueries depicted in Kung Fu Panda, asking not for monetary compenstation but merely an apology from the film's producers. Even more shockingly, the Beijing Chaoyang District People's Court…

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  • Four New Star Trek Character Posters

    While no Star Trek panel will take place at Comic Con 2008, Paramount Pictures is releasing four new character teaser posters. The four posters feature (from left to right) Eric Bana as a unnamed villain, Zoe Saldana as Uhura, Chris Pine as Captain Kirk, and Zachary Quinto as Spock. The posters combine to form the…

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  • New Heroes Season Three Trailer

    NBC has released a new trailer for the third season of Heroes. “Because hey will kill, and they will terrorize, and they will cause unimaginable destruction to the world. They’re Villains, Claire!” The promo promises that “Good will Battle Evil”. Heroes Season 3 “Villains” will premiere on Monday, September 22nd 2008.

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  • Cool Stuff: Enough LaBeouf T-Shirt

    I have nothing against Shia, but I know that a lot of moviegoers do. Heck, he did swing on vines with monkeys in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. For the haters, BustedTees brings you the Enough LaBeouf! T-Shirt. Available in sizes small to 3XL for only $18.99. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com.…

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  • IMDb/RT Watch: The Dark Knight - 9.7 Rating / 94% Fresh

    4,591 Internet Movie Database users have already rated The Dark Knight, which currently sits at a 9.7 out of 10 (or a 9.0 out of 10 from regular IMDb voters). That puts Nolan’s sequel at the #4 movie of all time slot on IMDb’s top 250. It will be interesting to see how this rating…

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  • Watchmen: New Photos, EW Cover, Walkie-Talkie CG And Comic Book Comparisons

    Since the Watchmen trailer broke earlier today, the web has been going Watchmen crazy. First up, Watchmen graces the cover of the Comic Con edition of Entertainment Weekly (seen above), and is accompanied by a feature article with a bunch of new photos (like the photo below) from the film. Read that article now on…

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  • New Photos: Friday The 13th's Jason And Harry Potter

    Entertainment Weekly offers this first look at Jason Voorhees (albeit, a wide shot) from the Michael Bay produced Friday the 13th reboot. Apparently Chelsea’s (Willa Ford) decision to water-ski in Crystal Lake was a bad one. EW also has a new photo of Harry Potter and Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent) from Harry Potter and the…

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  • SnagFilms Is (Kind Of) Like Hulu For Documentaries, Launches Today

    It's a hard knock life for us documentary lovers out there. First of all, with a few rare exceptions (e.g. March of the Penguins, An Inconvenient Truth, etc.) most documentaries don't play at the local multiplex, making them difficult to access if you live in a remote area. Furthermore, even if you do find a…

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  • The Internet Birthed: Tropic Thunder LOLcat

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  • 24 Television Movie Trailer

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  • Will Ferrell To Star In Two Face

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  • The /Filmcast Interview: Ewan McGregor

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  • First Look: Rotten Tomatoes iPhone App

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  • Transformers 2: $300 Million Budget? New Corvette Autobot?

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  • Quantum Of Solace One Sheet Is A Sequel

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  • John Woo To Direct Comic Book Movie

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  • RoboCop Remake Is Actually A Sequel? Darren Aronofsky Still Tipped To Direct.

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  • Watch Part 1 And 2 Of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

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  • Watchmen On IMAX?

    I arrived a few minutes late to my local screening of The Dark Knight, which was just enough to miss the trailer for Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Watchmen. Even though both films are produced by Warner Bros/DC Comics, it seemed odd to me that the trailer was attached to the IMAX print of The Dark…

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  • The Talisman Demo Reel

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  • New Live Action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie In The Works?

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  • Terminator Salvation Teaser Trailer - What Do You Think?

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  • LOL: Step Clones

    PosterBoyNYC has struck again, this time with a vandalized version of the upcoming Will Ferrell/John C Reilly comedy Step Brothers. PosterBoy’s version features a double dose of Reilly and is titled Step Clones.  Sadly, I'd probably buy a ticket to this film. Watch out for this advertisement in a New York subway station near you.

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  • Cool Stuff: Dark Side Of The Garden T-Shirt

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  • Diablo Cody To Write New Steven Spielberg Comedy

    Steven Spielberg is reteaming with Academy Award winning screenwriter Diablo Cody on an untitled comedy for DreamWorks. The two recently collaborated on the upcoming Showtime series The United States of Tara, about a housewife with multiple personality disorder. The new project is being kept tightly under wraps, and according to Variety, even the dealmakers involved…

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  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed On The iPhone

    Gizmodo has the first photos of THQ Wireless’ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game for the Apple iPhone. Looks pretty cool, eh? THQ is apparently promising “an uncharacteristically rich storyline for a mobile game and 2 1/2 to 3 hours of gameplay.” Let me remind you, this is just a cell phone game… I’m…

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  • Justin Theroux To Write Iron Man 2?

    Tropic Thunder screenwriter Justin Theroux is currently negotiating with Marvel Studios to pen the screenplay for Iron Man 2. The Hollywood Reporter also confirms that Jon Favreau is also in final negotiations to return for the sequel. Nikki Finke reported that it was pretty much a done deal last week. I have yet to see…

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  • VOTD: Animatronic Remy From Pixar's Ratatouille

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  • Two New Star Wars: The Clone Wars Movie Posters

    Warner Bros and Lucasfilm have released two new posters for Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The first emulates the design of Struzan’s classic posters while using the new school computer animated stylized characters. On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will join such favorite characters as…

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  • Rob Cohen Producing A Remake Of Monster Squad?!

    The bad news is that Hollywood has decided to rape your childhood once again. Rob Cohen revealed to Bloody Disgusting that he will be producing a remake of classic 1987 movie Monster Squad for Paramount. If there is anyone out there remotely excited by the idea of a Monster Squad remake, let me remind you…

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  • Spider-Man Musical Is Searching For Peter Parker And Mary Jane

    When a Broadway Bono and The Edge-scored musical adaptation of Spider-Man was first announced, director Julie Taymor (Across The Universe) said that she wanted to cast Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess in the lead roles. Well maybe they weren’t available or interested, because an open singer-actors call will take place in Manhattan on July…

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  • Transformers 2: More Sci-Fi Than The First Film

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  • Another New Outlander Trailer

    Remember that trailer we posted the other day for Outlander? You know, the upcoming action fantasy/sci-fi mash-up with the insanely crazy plot involving both Vikings and Aliens? Well another trailer has dropped on the interwebs, and clears up some of the misconceptions I had. For instance, the movie doesn’t have dragons. We get a better…

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  • Get Committed In Arkham Asylum

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  • Ping Pong Play Movie Trailer

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  • LOL: Unused WALL-E Concept Art

    College Humor has created some fake unused concept art for Pixar’s WALL-E. Head on over to CollegeHumor.com to see more drawings, including WALL-E proposing to EVE with a condom, and Eve sharing her “directive” plant with a couple stoner humans.

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  • The Flash: Still In Development

    I was able to ask producer Charles Roven about the current status of the big screen adaptation of The Flash while I was at the press junket for The Dark Knight. “We had hoped to be able to get a new draft going before the writers' strike and we weren't able to,” Roven admitted. “And…

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  • Cool Stuff: Concept Darth Vader Helmet Replica

    eFx Collectables is producing some very cool Lucas licensed Star Wars replicas. The above Darth Vader helmet is part of their Art of Star Wars series which is based on the work of the conceptual artists behind the original trilogy. The Vader mask is a more accurate representation of Ralph McQuarrie’s original concept art for…

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  • New Max Payne Photo In USA Today

    20th Century Fox has released the first “official still” from the big screen adaptation of Max Payne. Yes, I realize that we posted a batch of production photos last week, but I guess they weren't actually "official". In the USA Today article, Mark Wahlberg admits that he has never played the game but says that…

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  • Family Guy: The Wrath Of Khan?

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  • The Dark Knight: HBO First Look

    HBO has released a behind the scenes First Look featurette for The Dark Knight. So if you’re willing to continue your TDK overexposure, watch the featurette after the jump.

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  • Eagle Eye Movie Poster

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  • The Spirit Movie Trailer

    A full length trailer for Frank Miller’s The Spirit has been released onto the web. My first impression is that of disappointment. I was more impressed by the previously released teaser trailer. A lot of this film was shot on a stage, and judging from this trailer - it feels like it. Gone is the…

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  • Tropic Thunder On August 13th

    You can now "get some" two days earlier. DreamWorks has announced that Tropic Thunder will now be released on Wednesday, August 13th 2008, up a couple days from the original announced date of August 15th.

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  • Scream 4 Officially Announced By The Weinstein Co.

    Oh Scream. And Scream 2. (And Scream 3.) You were released in such simple times, back when Kevin Williamson was a household name, teen couples giggled at David Arquette's quirkiness (autism?), and the name, Rose McGowan, didn't conjure ripped photos and fire. Like college loans, "journalism," and forgotten faces from spring break, will you now…

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  • Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards Not Sold To Miramax?

    Over the weekend, numerous sites reported that Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards had been sold to Miramax, the director's old haunts. But the rumor originated between the cushions of a relatively new source on the scene: Script Girl. Slashfilm patted the rumor with a napkin and decided to go about our day. According to Jeff Wells,…

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  • Woody Harrelson To Star In Roland Emmerich's 2012

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  • LOL: Cesar Romero As The Joker In The Dark Knight

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  • School Of Rock 2: America Rocks

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  • How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

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  • New Gotham Tonight: An Interview With Harvey Dent

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  • Cool Stuff: The Dark Knight's Tumbler As An Autobot

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  • Fan Art: 7500 Frames Of The Big Lebowski

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  • The First Negative Review Of The Dark Knight

    Please Note: This is NOT a negative review of The Dark Knight. This is a rant about the negative review which was printed by New York Magazine. The Dark Knight is currently getting 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Everyone I’ve talked to who has seen the film thinks its nothing short of brilliant. I've even called…

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  • The Spirit On Total Film

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  • Comic-Con 2008 Schedule

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  • WALL-E Saves Humanity, Brings "Hello, Dolly!" Back To Broadway?

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  • Comic Con: Sunday Schedule Revealed

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  • Two More Burn After Reading Posters

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  • NSFW: Choke Red Band Movie Trailer

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  • First Look: James Cameron's AVATAR Aliens Look Like....Thundercats?

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  • Must Watch: Outlander Movie Trailer

    I’m not a viking movie type of guy, but who is? The international movie trailer for Outlander has hit the interwebs and I can’t tell you how excited I suddenly am to see this flick. I mean, who doesn’t want to see a movie about “vikings teaming with a human alien to take on an…

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  • New Tyrannosaurus Rex Art; Werewolf Women Of The SS Comic Book Announced

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  • Badass Max Payne Photos

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  • Interview: Jonathan Levine And Josh Peck

    Back in May, I had the opportunity to sit down with director Jonathan Levine and star Josh Peck to talk about their new film The Wackness. I fell in love with this indie coming-of-age drama at Sundance. I have since seen the film three more times. You’ve probably read my gushing posts. It seems like…

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  • Guillermo Del Toro On Turning Down Se7en

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  • Dark Knight Viral Awards Hardcore Fans With Free Screening

    Personally, I’ve loved The Dark Knight’s viral marketing campaign, but I’ve heard a lot of people complain that it is a big waste of time. Well guess what? The viral participants have finally gotten their reward - to see The Dark Knight early. That’s right, a viral e-mail was sent out from the WhySoSerious website…

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  • Cool Stuff: iPhone Movie Apps Reviewed

    Later this morning I will wait in the lines to get my hands on Apple’s next generation iPhone. But yesterday Apple released the iPhone 2.0 software online, which includes the launch of the new App store. Over 500 little applications to download, about a quarter or so free. After spending some time distracted by the…

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  • Behind The Scenes Of The Dark Knight

    In the past, I’ve talked about my distain for the standard studio produced behind the scenes movie documentaries which you usually find on special edition DVDs. They’re usually stock, standard, intercut with EPK interviews, and overall, not very interesting. I would rather just be a fly on the set. In the past few months we’ve…

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  • Geek Deal: Up To 64% Off WB Superhero DVDs

    Deep Discount DVD is celebrating the release of The Dark Knight by offering up to 64% off of select Superhero titles from Warner Bros. For example you van pick up Batman Begins for $7.20,  all of the original Superman movies for $7.20, Superman Returns for $5.99, V For Vendetta for $7.20, The Ultimate Matrix Collection…

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  • The Dark Knight Is Breaking IMAX Records

    The IMAX Corporation have announced that The Dark Knight will open on 94 IMAX theatres domestically, and in 15 IMAX theatres day-and-date internationally, with at least 23 additional international locations opening in the coming weeks. This is not only a new IMAX record, but the advance ticket sales are through the roof, already surpassing $2…

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  • Movie Review: Wall-E

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  • Was Louis Leterrier Offered Superman?

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  • Russian Babylon A.D. Movie Poster

    I’m trying not to get excited for Babylon A.D., but I have a soft spot for futurist sci-fi films, and this new Russian poster (found on Filmz.ru) isn’t helping. I’m sucked in by the futuristic cityscape, but don’t worry, Vin Diesel’s face quickly brings me back to reality. Vin Diesel stars as a mercenary hired…

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  • Max Payne Movie Trailer

    The movie trailer for the big screen video game adaptation of Max Payne is now online at filmweb. Thanks to /Film reader Michal S for the tip. I’m really impressed by the visual stylings of director John Moore who seemed to capture the slow-motion action sequences, including Mark Wahlberg’s slow motion dive which is ripped…

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  • Robert Downey Jr. Cast As Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes

    Last week it was announced that Sacha Baron Cohen has been cast as Holmes, and Will Ferrell as Watson, in a comedic take on Sherlock Holmes for producer Judd Apatow. But many wondered what this would mean for Guy Ritchie’s serious take on the property, which was announced in June? Well it turns out that…

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  • Jon Favreau Returns For Iron Man 2

    Marvel has finally reached a deal with Jon Favreau to return for Iron Man 2. Nikki Finke reports that the deal was made after the studio relented and put out a "definitely" richer offer to Favreau. For the last two months speculation ran wild as to if Marvel Studios would bring Favreau back for the…

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  • Black Dynamite Red Band Trailer With Michael Jai White (Whoa)

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  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Debut Trailer

    EW.com has premiered a new trailer for LucasArts' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. I haven’t played a Star Wars video game for years, but that might change as some cool games are on the horizon: Forced Unleashed and the upcoming lightsaber game for the Nintendo Wii. Obviously the selling point of The Force Unleashed is…

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  • Dark Knight Cast And Crew Tease Third Batman Film

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  • Dan Bradley To Direct Red Dawn Remake, Carl Ellsworth To Write

    Look at C. Thomas Howell in the yearbook photo above. Today's teens need to aim higher. Emptying today's "post-9/11" quota is screenwriter Carl Ellsworth (Disturbia, Y: The Last Man adaptation) who will pen the remake of 1984's Red Dawn, the beloved Russian invasion teen patriot movie that inspired Toy Soldiers and many a neighborhood ground…

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  • Hasbro To Show Transformers 2 Footage At Comic Con

    Update: Paramount says that no Transformers 2 or GI Joe footage will be shown at the convention. Paramount won’t be doing any panels at Comic Con this year, but according to IESB, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will still have a presence at the convention. Apparently Paramount/Dreamworks has given Hasbro permission to show some early…

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  • Darren Aronofsky's Robocop

    When MGM first announced they were developing a Robocop remake, I was one of the few who thought it had potential. But when I heard they were thinking of making the project in 3D, I lost all hope. This would have probably result in a PG-13 theme park ride on the big screen. I mean,…

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  • Rain Of Madness Movie Trailer

    Hearts of Darkness was a famous documentary which chronicled the making of Francis Ford Coppola's epic war film Apocalypse Now. Rain of Madness is a mockumentary chronicling the fictional war movie that is the subject of the upcoming Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder. A trailer has been released online. Judging by the trailer. the concept…

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  • Cool Stuff: Juno Tic Tac DVD/CD Box Set

    /Film reader Daniel C sends along this photo of the upcoming Juno limited edition DVD/CD set which is being released in Australia. Not only does that DVD come in Limited Edition Tic Tac Box Packaging, but it comes with a Free Big Box of Orange Tic Tacs. Also included is a bonus Juno's Mix CD…

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  • LOL: George Lucas Vs. JJ Abrams

    You may have noticed that in the past we have posted a photo of George Lucas talking to JJ Abrams at a lunch taken by Joi Ito. This photoshopped version is just too good not to feature on LOL. But the question is did JJ shoot first? On a side note: the original photographer is…

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  • Dark Knight Viral: Citizens For Batman Chicago Report

    Citizens For Batman arranged meet-ups tonight in Chicago and New York. /Film reader Mike Wolf sends in this report from tonight’s Dark Knight viral event in Chicago. Photos thanks to PizzaPaul on CFB.org. ----- I just got back from the Citizens for Batman rally in Chicago and it was very anti-climatic. Rather than having a…

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  • Hollywood, Make This: The Mysterious Montague

    A superb and highly recommended bit of non-fiction writing that's currently circulating amongst screenwriter types is "Montague the Magnificent," by noted sports journalist Leigh Montville for Smithsonian magazine. We don't do this often at Slashfilm but: Hey, Guy in Hollywood looking for a great movie premise, here you go. In the 1930s, a man calling…

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  • UPDATED: Quentin Tarantino Shopping Inglorious Bastards To Studios. Brad Pitt In Talks To Star. Plus, Slashfilm Debate!

    UPDATED 07/09/08: QT is still keeping his sights on an opening at Cannes next May!!!! Inglorious Bastards begins shooting in October. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Weinsteins are co-producing the film and looking to team with another studio due to the film's "accelerated production schedule." Dude! UPDATED 07/08/08: Tarantino is reportedly now in talks…

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  • Tropic Thunder International Movie Trailer

    Paramount has released a new international movie trailer for Tropic Thunder. And while it might not be as hilarious as the previously released red band trailer, it’s still pretty damn funny. Even with the fart joke. Ddi you know fart jokes are huge overseas? Apparently so. Could this be the funniest war comedy of all…

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  • Comic Con Thursday Schedule Released

    The full Thursday schedule for Comic Con 2008 has leaked onto the web over on Spout. Rather than repost the whole schedule, I thought I'd take a look at the Film and Television related panels we’re interested in attending: 10:00-11:00 Kings: Exclusive Sneak Peek Screening and Q&A with Cast and Executive Producers Kings is a…

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  • Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist Movie Poster

    Remember last year when the first photo from Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist was released? Well they have now made the production photo (seen above) into a poster, which has been released on MTV. Michael Cera (SuperBad) and Kat Dennings (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) star. Directed by Peter Sollett (Raising Victor Vargas), and based on the…

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  • Cool Stuff: LEGO Imperial Base

    And I thought LEGO's new Star Wars Death Star set was insane... check out Tim Goddard’s custom created LEGO Imperial Base. The gigantic doors slide open in sunk groove track to reveal a bunch of AT-ATs. This set also includes a fully loaded TIE Fighter launch rack and a small external landing pad. A right…

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  • Fans Will Have A Good Chance To Be In The Hobbit!?

    Peter Jackson included the names of the members of the official Lord of the Rings fan club in the credits for the DVD releases of the LOTR trilogy. Guillermo del Toro might actually top him, promising that fans will actually have “a good chance” to appear on screen in The Hobbit and/or the announced sequel.…

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  • Video: Corey Haim Has Meltdown On Lost Boys 2 Set

    Somedays I wish I could post two or three videos in VOTD. But the title of the daily column is kind of limiting. I just came across this wonderful video clip from Corey Haim and Corey Feldman’s A&E reality show The Two Coreys which shows Haim having a mental breakdown on the set of The…

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  • LOL: What If Michael Bay Wrote The Dark Knight?

    What if Michael Bay had written The Dark Knight? Spill.com has "found" pages from this fictional spec screenplay which was “ultimately rejected by Warner Bros.” Here are a couple of the highlights I personally love: Read the whole thing on Spill.com.

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  • VOTD: Hellboy On Ghost Hunters And American Gladiators

    [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/hellboyghosthunters.flv 470 312] Hellboy on Ghost Hunters and American Gladiators The Pitch: Hellboy continues his promotional tour by appearing on Ghost Hunters and American Gladiators. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/hellboyamericangladiators.flv 470 238] Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on…

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  • New Red Band Zack And Miri Trailer At Comic Con?

    You might not have to wait until Pineapple Express to see a new trailer for Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Smith has posted on his website that “the marketing folks are working hard to have a Red Band trailer for Comic Con”. Either way, Smith is expected to show some footage in…

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  • Fanboy Added To Merriam-Webster Dictionary

    The word "Fanboy" is one of the hundred or so new words that Merriam-Webster has decided to add to their Collegiate Dictionary this year. Apparently the first occurance of the word was in the year 1919. Who knew? Merriam-Webster 's definition is: “a boy who is an enthusiastic devotee (as of comics or movies)” In…

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  • Casting Rumor: Who Is Alice In Tim Burton's Wonderland?

    Rumor has it that the lead role of Alice has been cast in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. The latest name to enter the rumor mill is Ryan Nikole Parker (pictured right), a virtual unknown with only a few television credits (One Life to Live, Kids Incorporated and American Idol). Other names circling the rumor…

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  • New Concept Art From Rob Zombie's Tyrannosaurus Rex

    More pulp violence from Rob Zombie today, with the director posting a new piece of art from his secretive, live-action film entitled Tyrannosaurus Rex on MySpace. The art is in the same style as the previously released teaser poster, and bears similarity to this cover of The Nail, the Dark Horse comic book Zombie collaborated…

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  • Bruno Tricks Israeli Spy And Palestinian Academic

    Sacha Baron Cohen strikes yet again. For his upcoming Borat follow-up Bruno, Cohen tricked Yossi Alpher, a former Israeli spy and Palestinian academic Ghassam Khalib into appearing in the film under the guise that it was a youth documentary. The Sun reports that Bruno mistook the militant Arab group Hamas for the food “hummus”, and…

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  • Warner Bros At Comic Con 2008

    Warner Bros has unveiled their Comic-Con 2008 line-up: Thursday, July 24th: Dark Castle Presentation: Rocknrolla, Ninja Assassin, The Hills Run Red, Ferryman (comic book) 6:00pm – 7:00pm in Hall H Expected Talent: Joel Silver (producer) and Susan Downey (producer) Rocknrolla: Guy Ritchie (director & writer), Chris Bridges, Jeremy Piven (tbd) additional cast tba, Ninja Assassin:…

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  • More Harry Potter 6 Photos

    Warner Bros has released four new high resolution photos from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Click on the photos below to enlarge.

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  • Okie Noodling 2 Movie Trailer (Will Give You Nightmares)

    "I'm not about to stick my hand up in no place where I cain't see," says a desk cop in the new trailer for Okie Noodling 2, a new documentary on humans in Oklahoma who stick their hands down the mouths of mutant-like catfish, muscle them to shore in a fit of pirouettes (and mud…

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  • The Dark Knight's Wizard World Chicago Trailer

    The movie trailer for The Dark Knight which was shown at last year's Wizard World Chicago has finally been released online. It's packed without a lot of action, very little dialogue, and the tease of two-face at the conclusion. It is kind of fitting that the final Dark Knight movie trailer is one that premiered…

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  • Seth Rogen Says No To SuperBad 2, Yes To Pineapple Express 2

    When I talked to Jonah Hill a few weeks before SuperBad was released last year, I asked about a possible sequel. Hill responded “We talked about it. But also like the movie hasn’t come out yet. No one could go see it, and the talk would instantly go away of there being a sequel.” And…

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  • Cool Stuff: LEGO Darth Vader

    Brickshelf user Edul Young built this Darth Vader using Technic, Bionicle, and System parts. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com. via: Superpunch

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  • Rick Moranis Says No To Ghostbusters Video Game!?

    All of the original Ghostbusters cast members are lending their voice talents to the upcoming video game release, with the exception of one. Can you guess who the one holdout is? Bill Murray? Guess again. Dan Aykroyd? The dude just appeared in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, so clearly he’ll do anything... The…

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  • VOTD: Hellboy Vs. Chuck

    [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/hellboychuck1.flv 470 264] Hellboy vs. Chuck The Pitch: Hellboy meets Chuck. Two television advertisements, one above and the other below. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/hellboychuck2.flv 470 264] Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com.

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  • Watchmen Video Diary: Dave Gibbons

    It wouldn’t be the 6th of the month if we didn’t get a new Watchmen video diary. Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons takes you on a walking tour through the production design of Zack Snyder's film adaptation in the latest video which is available on UGO. I wasn’t really excited about this project until I first…

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  • More On RZA's The Man With The Iron Fist

    Last week Hunter found a small mention of martial arts film called The Man with the Iron Fist, which RZA is supposedly developing with Eli Roth. CHUD emailed the Hostel director and was able to get the full scoop: “He has been studying directing with Tarantino for years, and he's really ready to get behind…

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  • New Wolverine Photo

    Filmonic sent over this new promo shot of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The scan comes from the latest issue of Empire Magazine. I heard that Fox isn't holding a panel for this film at Comic Con... which is kinda strange, don'tcha think?

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  • Pulse: Critics Heart Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3D

    It's happening. Across the Web, early reviews for next weekend's Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D are moderately apologetic and yet thoroughly positive, with a fair number of comparisons to the  "Spielbergian wonder of old" popping up in support. Like seductive ooze, it seems that Hollywood's first live-action tent-pole in the forthcoming theatrical…

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  • Pineapple Express Video Game (Donkey Kong Meets Munchies Innuendo)

    While Slashfilm recommends sticking to your Maniac Mansion or Narc emulators for the long haul, Pineapple Express has a new Donkey Kong ripoff, featuring a playable Seth Rogen or James Franco, that might sooth your holiday hangover-slash-impressive sparkler burns. The goal: Avoid bouncy evil pineapples as you climb ladders to devour floating tacos, Big Gulps,…

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  • The Rock-Afire Explosion Movie Trailer (Accurately Fun/Creepy!)

    We'll take this sentence to offer the ongoing meme for Showbiz Pizza's house band an extended welcome and a thanks for making so many parents' divorces and kids' birthday parties that much more awkward, wacky and bipolar. This forthcoming documentary shines a light on the magic inner workings and fandom of The Rock-afire Explosion, the…

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  • Hancock Is A Ssssmash: So What Did You Think?

    Since Tuesday, Hancock has grossed over $40 million domestically and is on track to stack $100 million plus by wke's end. While early word from critics and geeks is decidedly mixed, that's a lot of moolah for Will Smith, director Peter Berg (his first major hit), and Sony. How puzzling then that Nikke Finke says…

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  • Eli Roth And The RZA Developing The Man With The Iron Fist

    Buried in this Billboard chat with The RZA is the first announcement of a new project he's working on with horror poster boy and David Copperfield doppleganger Eli Roth... "RZA has developed a martial arts film with Hollywood pal Eli Roth called The Man with the Iron Fist, which he says has "the blessing" of…

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  • Cool Stuff: Star Wars USB Hubs

    Right now if I need to print something out or scan a document I need to switch the usb cords currently connected to my computer. Truth is, I need a USB hub. But why get any old boring USB hub when you can buy one that is in the form of R2D2 or Darth Vader?…

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  • VOTD: Hellboy Public Service Announcement

    [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/hellboypsa.flv 470 314] Hellboy Cat PSA The Pitch: Hellboy does a public service announcement with his cat. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com.

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  • LOL: Real Life Hancock?

    Our friends at MovieMoron bring us today’s edition of LOL: a photo of a real life Hancock. And before you ask, I'm pretty sure this real life Hancock doesn't actually have any super powers.

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  • Movie Trailer: Alex Proyas' Knowing

    IGN has the first trailer for Alex Proyas' Knowing. My first impression is that the film looks rather generic and boring, which is sad considering how much I am rooting for Proyas. The director gained critical acclaim for his 1998 sci-fi thriller Dark City, but his follow-up efforts (I, Robot and Garage Days) have been…

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  • Round 2: Comic Writer Jeph Loeb Defends Robin's Place In Chris Nolan's Batman Trilogy. Agree?

    Yesterday, I posted on Christian Bale's reported dismissal of Robin---both the character and his place in Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise---and the comments continue to unfold with incredibly lengthy diatribes widely in favor of Bale's sentiments. Twenty-three words can unleash hundreds of thousands, and now highly respected comic writer Jeph Loeb, whose credits include both The…

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  • 9 Photos From Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

    USA Today released a new batch of photos from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Warner Bros has sent us high resolution versions of the photos, which you can check out below. As always, click to enlarge. The article also hints that the upcoming films might stray a little from the books. The idea presented…

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  • The Day The Earth Stood Still Movie Trailer

    "My name is Klaatu Reeves and I have come to Earth to warn you of Hancock." The first trailer for December's big budget remake of 1951's The Day the Earth Stood Still is now online after premiering in front of Will Smith's ne'er-do-well superhero flick. Under an icy blue tint, the preview quickly evokes Close…

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  • New Photos: Cirque Du Freak, The Wolfman, Green Zone

    The new issue of Empire Magazine has a few new photos from upcoming fall/winter films. First up is a photo of John C. Reilly as a vampire in Paul Weitz’s Cirque Du Freak. Based on the first three novels by Darren O'Shaughnessy, Cirque Du Freak tells the story of a 14-year-old boy named Darren Shan…

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  • Friends: The Movie (Cross Your Heart)

    Not sure how old I was, but I remember reading EW's "TV Preview," drinking Barq's on the couch, and I came across a new show called Friends. In that kid way, off one picture and a "skeptical" description, I knew it was going to be a hit. "Arm-chair executives," we were labeled later. God, I…

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  • Blindness International Movie Trailer

    Alliance Films has released the international trailer for Fernando Meirelles’ Cannes hit Blindness. Adapted from Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago’s masterwork, BLINDNESS is a harrowing tale about the fragility of mankind. Directed by the Academy Award® nominated (City Of God) Fernando Meirelles, from a screenplay by the Tony Award® winning (The Drowsy Chaperone) Don McKellar, BLINDNESS…

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  • VOTD: Larry David's Help A Bald Brother Out, Would You?

    You know something is funny when you ask yourself, "Oh f***, did her brother die from that," before sending out an annoying, massive CC: July 4th email to your family's family. Here we have the simplest of premises: Larry David, clad in signature blazer and T-shirt, delivering an anti-"The More You Know" PSA informing why…

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  • Alex Aja's Mirrors Red Band Movie Trailer

    When the first trailer for Alexandre Aja's Mirrors premiered, with the exception of Slashfilm and a few horror sites, the Net issued a collective "meh, pass." The trailer even purportedly received loud guffaws at a press screening, and we received four death threats just for suggesting that the film itself might actually be creepy. Scarier…

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  • Bloodied Harry Potter Featured On Empire Magazine Cover

    The August 2008 issue of Empire Magazine features a new image of a bloodied Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The new issue previews 45 Movies You Need To Know About Right Now, which is basically a fall movie preview.

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  • David Fincher To Produce CG Animated Comic Book Film The Goon

    "Feed me, feed me comics," booms Hollywood. According to TheGoon.com, /Film fave, David Fincher, has optioned movie rights for The Goon with plans to adapt the Dark Horse comic book into a CG animated film from Blur Studio. If this news sounds familiar, back in March it was announced that Fincher would team with Blur…

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  • Huey Lewis And The News' "Pineapple Express" Hits Web. Nice.

    Today brings us, "Pineapple Express," the sooo '80s and agreeable theme song for Seth Rogen's pot actioner of the same name by Huey Lewis and the News (Sports, Patrick Bateman's Walkman). If you thought Huey might try to imitate the Neptunes, please excuse yourself and go bask in I Love the New Millenium, because this…

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  • Christian Bale Rules Out Robin For Batman 3 (And Beyond)

    Several weeks ago, rumors circled offline once again that Robin would appear in the sequel to The Dark Knight. It reminded me of the "rumor waves" last year when everyone in the industry suddenly discovered The Long Halloween storyline and held it up as the script to Christopher Nolan's second Batman sequel. According to StarPulse,…

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  • Sacha Baron Cohen, Will Ferrell To Star In Judd Apatow's Sherlock Holmes

    Sacha Baron Cohen will play Holmes, and Will Ferrell, Watson, in a comedic take on Sherlock Holmes for super-producer Judd Apatow. To avoid confusion, last month we reported on Guy Ritchie's forthcoming, unrelated "Bond-like" take of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic English sleuth for Warner Bros. No director is attached, and the flick, which see the…

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  • Awesome.

    Don't worry, /Film isn't dyeing its hair purple and designing a line of Hot Topic apparel. According to various gossip sites, Rose McGowan and Robert Rodriguez have split, thus throwing McGowan's roles in Barbarella aka "my space ship is nearly finished, seriously," the newly announced Red Sonja revamp, and Girls in Chains! into question. If…

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  • 10 Reasons Why I Loved The Dark Knight

    I have been given the go ahead to review The Dark Knight, but this is the type of film that I need to see at least two or three times before attempting such a task. The film is so very expansive, so incredibly epic. I decided that instead of a full review, I will just…

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  • The Dark Knight: Joker's New Poster

    A new poster for The Dark Knight has been released on Joker's Why So Serious website. Check it out below. Click on the image to see it in super high resolution. Thanks to /Film reader Seth for sending this over.

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  • Pineapple Express Movie Posters

    Trailer Addict nabbed these two new one-sheets for August's Pineapple Express featuring the turbo duo, Seth Rogen and James Franco, hot boxing and being role models for the youngs. /Film declares Franco's face the bigger winner/loser. Somebody send in/link a PhotoShopped bootleg version using Peter's face, I dare ya. Click here for the earlier gangland…

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  • VOTD: Hellboy On Inside The Actors Studio

    [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/hellboyactorsstudio.flv 460 254] Hellboy on Inside the Actors Studio The Pitch: Hellboy appears on Inside the Actor's Studio with James Lipton. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com.

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  • TV: Jason Schwartzman In HBO's Bored To Death / Tim Roth In Fox's Lie To Me

    Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore, Spun, Coconut Records) will play an aging Brooklynite/alcoholic writer who experiences a nasty breakup and finds himself in the position of a Philip Marlowe-ish gumshoe in the new HBO series Bored to Death. Written by former New York Press columnist and novelist, Jonathan Ames, the half-hour comedy will go into production this…

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  • Johnny Depp On The Set Of Michael Mann's Public Enemies

    These last few months have seen a crop of photos showing Johnny Depp as proto-gangster John Dillinger in Michael Mann's Public Enemies (July 1st, 2009). Here's another via Collider showing the actor/character in more casual time-appropriate attire, complete with ruby red shades. Nice pants. The site has other photos of Depp with a Corona and…

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  • New Choke Photos

    Fox Searchlight has released a few new photos from Clark Gregg’s big screen adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s Choke. I’ve seen the movie twice now, and I’m pretty sure the photo above comes from a scene which was not included in film festival cut of the movie. Clark Gregg filmed Palahniuk’s original ending to the book,…

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  • Domino's Pizza Presents New Dark Knight Movie Trailer

    Warner Bros has released yet another new trailer for The Dark Knight, on a cross promotional website created by Dominos Pizza. First The Mummy 3, and now The Dark Knight? What's up with the recent explosion in pizza promotions? The trailer is actually pretty good (unlike Dominos Pizza). The new trailer intercuts The Joker’s monologue…

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  • The /Filmcast: After Dark - Episode 9 (GUEST: Myles McNutt)

    Sorry for the delay in getting this up this week guys! The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings,…

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  • Comic Con: Lost Info Revealed

    Unlike the Heroes panel presentation, where they delivered in full by bringing out the entire cast and airing the season premiere, the only good thing to come out of the Lost panel was a sampling of interesting tidbits and one quick clip. The brief footage featured everybody's favorite Asian Dharma doctor, this time introducing himself…

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  • Dr. Horrible Sequel Has Been Planned, DVD Contest Announced

    At the Joss Whedon Dr. Horrible Comic Con panel, Jed Whedon confirmed that there are vague plans in place for a Dr. Horrible sequel. When asked about the posssibility of a next part to the series, Whedon said: The idea is that there will be another part, so we're not going to tell you about…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 9: The Dark Knight (GUEST: Kevin Smith)

    In this week's episode of the /Filmcast, Kevin Smith joins us to geek out about the new Watchmen and Terminator trailers, and Kevin offers some reflections on the old Tim Burton Batman films. We also review The Dark Knight (SPOILERS INCLUDED). Have any questions, comments, or suggestions? Want to sponsor or advertise with the /Filmcast?…

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  • Roger Ebert And Richard Roeper Leave Ebert & Roeper

    It was only a matter of time... Richard Roeper announced on Sunday that he is leaving the nationally syndicated Ebert & Roeper movie review television show. Apparently, Disney-ABC Domestic Television and Roeper were unable to come to an agreement on a contract extension, so Roeper's last appearance on the show will air the weekend of…

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  • Tom Whalen's Dark Knight Magazine Cover

    Last month we stumbled across Tom Whalen's incredible movie art, and decided to featured some of his best creations in our daily Cool Stuff column. Shortly after the publishing of that post, Whalen was contacted by the UK Magazine LOAD to create the cover art for their Dark Knight issue. How cool is that? You…

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  • The /Filmcast: After Dark - Episode 8

    The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient…

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  • /Filmcast Episode 8: Hellboy 2

    In this week's episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Devindra, and Adam debate whether Robert Downey Jr. would make a good Sherlock Holmes, celebrate Jon Favreau's return to Iron Man 2, and delve deeply into the cultural phenomenon that is Step Up 2: The Streets. Also, an in-depth review of Hellboy 2. Special guest Dave3 joins…

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  • Announcing /Gamer: Get Your E3 Coverage Here

    I have a Big Announcement: We’re launching a video game blog called /gamer. It’s actually something that’s been in the works for a while now - years actually. SlashGamer.com will cover all the latest news in the video game industry, in addition to pointing you towards some of the cool video game related stuff from…

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  • The /Filmcast: After Dark - Episode 7

    The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient…

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  • /Filmcast Episode 7: Hancock

    In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Peter, Adam, and Devindra lament the damage that Joel Schumacher has done to the Batman series, get excited about the possibility of an Apatow-produced Sherlock Holmes, and try to make sense of Hancock. Also, Peter reports on the geekgasm that was his trip to LA. Special Guests include…

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  • The /Filmcast Gets Filmspotted, Live Tonight At 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST

    Tune in tonight to Slashfilm's live page at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST to hear us broadcast the /Filmcast live! Tonight we'll be discussing the week's worth of film news and reviewing Will Smith's latest, Hancock (Speaking of which, what did you think of Hancock?). We're honored to be joined tonight by the…

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  • The /Filmcast: After Dark - Episode 6

    The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient…

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  • The Dark Knight: 100 Opening Weekend Shows Already Sold Out

    With only 16 days prior to its release, over 100 performances for The Dark Knight are already sold out for the film’s opening weekend. According to MovieTickets.com, almost half of total tickets sold so far are for IMAX screenings. If you’re going to see this movie, see it in IMAX.

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  • /Filmcast Episode 6: Wanted And Wall-E

    In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Adam, and Devindra geek out about some brand new trailers, speculate on the future of The Office, and try to find some meaningful criticisms of Wall-E. Special Guests Kevin Buist from Filmcouch and Eric Vespe (AKA "Quint") from Aint it Cool News join us today. Have any questions/comments/suggestions?…

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