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. IRON MAN (Available as single-disc and Ultimate 2-Disc Editions) While every other comic book movie keeps on edging closer and closer into "dark and…
Read More Alternative Ending for Back to the Future 2 The Pitch: This alternative ending to Back tot he Future would cut the runtime of the film down to a brisk 23 minutes and eliminate the need for that whole third movie. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film…
Read More Head of Skate Movie Trailer The Pitch: Matt Damon commented that the rise of Sarah Palin is almost as absurd as a Disney movie. The guys at College Humor decided to create a trailer for such a film. Thanks to /Film's own David Chen for the tip. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the…
Read More Tina Fey as Sarah Palin Again The Pitch: I'm sure this video is going to be all over the internet today and tomorrow, which calls for this super special Video of the Weekend edition of VOTD. Tina Fey returns to Saturday Night Live as Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video…
Read More John Landis on Point Blank The Pitch: John Landis gives a commentary on the trailer for John Boorman's Point Blank in Trailers From Hell. 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…
Read More Superhero Fashion Emergency The Pitch: What happens when superheroes begin to question the sexual orientation style of their outfits? Thanks to /Film reader Gregory V for the 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 on…
Read More Vader Slices Spike TV Spot The Pitch: In this SpikeTV television advertisement, Darth Vader demonstrates how a powerful sith plays golf. 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.
Read 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. THE GODFATHER COLLECTION (THE COPPOLA RESORATION) (Available as separate 2-Disc releases for each film, or together as a 5-disc Giftset) As much as I…
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Star Wars Video Games Retrospecive by GameTrailers The Pitch: Part 8 of GameTrailers’ epic 10-part Star Wars video game retrospective is now online. We’ve written about this series in the past, but before we launched our Video of the Day feature. So we’ve included the first eight videos in this ten part series after the…
Read More . World War 3D Animation The Pitch: World War was created by Vincent Chai for his final degree project whilst studying 3D Animation at the University Of Hertfordshire. 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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The Toronto International Film Festival has come to a close. The last few days of travel were rather hellish, and I found myself unable to create a proper TIFF Rundown. But now I'm now in Austin Texas for Fantastic Fest, so I decided to give it to you quick, easy, and simple. The Wrestler: Darren…
Read More Let it not be said that Paul Scheer, actor and friend of the /Filmcast, doesn't have range. In Paul Scheer's CourtTV Acting Reel, Scheer proved that he has the acting capability to play the panoply of personalities required for court re-enactments. Now comes "One-man Entourage", Scheer's extraordinary one-man show based on the HBO original series.…
Read 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. SPEED RACER A film that has earned equal shares vehement hatred and unabashed praise, Speed Racer has proven itself one of the most divisive…
Read More V For Vendetta For Dummies The Pitch: Sometimes, V is just too confusing; what with his wide vocabulary and use of alliteration. So, POTCFanatic decided to 'translate' a scene so that we can all understand V. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations.…
Read More Dad Makes Star Wars Movie With His Kids The Pitch: George Lucas isn't going to make Star Wars VII, so Mark Lucier decided to take matters into his own hands and make the epic sequel with his kids Alex and Noah. The cute short features some top notch special effects including a iPhone hologram device.…
Read More The Extreme Sticky Note Experiments The Pitch: You probably know EepyBird's Stephen Voltz and Fritz Grobe as the guys behind the now infamous Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiment viral video. They have made a new video called "The Extreme Sticky Note Experiments" using 280,951 Post-it notes. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the…
Read More Trailers From Hell - Edgar Wright on Venom The Pitch: Hot Fuzz director Edgar Wright does a commentary for Piers Haggard's 1981 horror film Venom in a Trailer From Hell. 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…
Read More Errol Morris is one of the most talented documentarians alive. Few people possess his ability to draw out informative and emotional responses from fellow human beings, a talent we've seen on display from films as diverse as Gates of Heaven all the way to Fog of War. Small wonder then that his 8-minute short film…
Read 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. IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADEPLHIA (SEASON 3) This may just be one of the most profane, crass, disgusting, and downright twisted shows to ever…
Read More The Ring (Rescored) The Pitch: /Film reader Chris B sends in this cinematic experiment where someone re-scored The Ring to give the film a totally different mood and tone. It's amazing how much a score can affect a film sequence, even without editing tricks and out-of-contextuality that recut trailers have. Watch More Cool Videos Here!…
Read More Stanley Kubrick's Boxes The Pitch: Two years after Stanley Kubrick's death, Jon Ronson was invited to the director's estate to explore the hundreds of boxes the legendary film director had collected during his decades at Childwick Manor in Hertfordshire. He's been returning ever since, and the story of Kubrick and the archive, now housed at…
Read More [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/tor2.flv 300 226] Yesterday morning, I caught Cinematical's James Rocchi off guard, and after totally butchering the pronunciation of his last name (hey, for the last two years I've just been calling him "James"), I got his opinion on Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom and JCVD. Eric D Snider also makes a quick cameo appearance.…
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Michael Moore's latest film, Slacker Uprising, will be made available for free download on the internet for a period of three weeks beginning September 23. The film documents Moore's attempts at rallying young voters during the 2004 Election. The film was never intended to be released for theaters despite the commercial success of Moore's previous…
Read More Chainsaw Maid The Pitch: Eli Roth does commentary on the trailer for Rock N' Roll High School in the latest Trailers From Hell. 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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There is no reason why I shouldn't have loved the Telluride Film Festival. Heck, I've thoroughly enjoyed every film festival I've ever attended, even including my first - The Boston Film Festival, which was very lame in retrospect. I've attended Sundance for five years, today I will be heading to Toronto for my second time.…
Read 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. THE OFFICE (SEASON 4) Season Four of The Office may not be the best display of episodes the show has to offer, but it's…
Read More [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/oktapodi.flv 470 350] Oktapodi The Pitch: While the design might not be as fine tuned, this computer animated short film by Julien Bocabeille is certainly on level with the last few Pixar shorts. To escape the clutches of a skilled cook, two octopuses engage in a burlesque race. Yet despite they successfully escape their fatal…
Read More Gremlins vs. Batman, The Goonies, The Exorcist, Indiana Jones The Pitch: Sacha Feiner created this incredible alternative fan sequence using the Gremlins 2 Film break scene. Created over two months using computer enhanced puppets. Sacha writes: "I made a new mold out of a hard cast of one of the original sculptures from the production.…
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Motion5 makes pop mosaics using legos. This Star Wars collage measures 20 x 20 inches and is up for sale on Etsy for $279. Disney's Beverly Hills Chihuahua is expected to make $30 million this weekend, once again proving that any movie with talking animals makes bank. [steve mason] Pierre Morel (District B13) is in…
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UPDATE: It turns out that roughly 80% of the quotes in this memo came from FirstShowing's Alex Billington. I should have known. ;) Alex's glass is 80% full. Not content with being owed one million dollars from Harvey Weinstein, vigilante blogger Nikki Finke has published an MGM internal memo that breaks down the online perception…
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FAKE Michael Bay has joined Twitter. Here are some of his twittering highlights: Shia is crying less today. Fine, I'll use your stupid IMAX cameras. Went to the bathroom and took a giant dump. A dump of excellence. God I'm Awesome. Boom. That's it. That's all you need to know. Got stuck looking in the…
Read More You've heard the song, now watch the music video. Jack White and Alica Keys' Another Way to Die, the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film Quantum of Solace, is now online.
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Fox Searchlight is letting fans pick the theatrical movie poster for the upcoming Biggie biopic Notorious. Which one would you pick? 1, 2 or 3? I like the concept of the third poster, but like the overall style of the first poster better.
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If you've been following /Film, you've heard about a little Swedish coming of age vampire film which transcends the horror genre. Let The Right One In hits theaters next month, but a English-language remake is already in thew works with Cloverfield director Matt Reeves at the helm. Tomas Alfredson, director of the original Swedish adaptation,…
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Amir Glinik's V4 Ferarri motorcycle concept looks strait out of a sci-fi movie. Tron perhaps? The future is almost here. I predict that it will only be a couple years before the Light Cycle arenas are buildt. Check out more photos on 3d-files.
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is one of the few video games I've seen that immediately feels like a movie. I had the chance to watch someone play through the game while I was working, and I kept asking myself - why doesn't George Lucas make this into a big screen movie?Force Unleashed project leader…
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Yoda T-Shirt Marc Ecko's Star Wars Collection features designer-level streetwear for men, under license from Lucasfilm Ltd. Ecko created a variety of T-shirts and hoodies decorated with iconic Star Wars images mixed with his own edgy, street-culture interpretations. The line is being sold in select Macy's stores, Macys.com, Marc Ecko Cut & Sew stores and…
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IFC Films has released the trailer for Madonna's directorial debut, Filth And Wisdom. The official plot synopsis describes the film as "a hilariously sexy tale of three roommates who must delve into mischievous and naughty behavior in pursuit of bigger and brighter futures." "A Ukrainian immigrant, A.K. (Eugene Hutz), finances his dreams of 'trans-continental superstardom'…
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Academy Award winning screenwriter turned director Alan Ball (American Beauty) recently revealed details about two possible upcoming film projects: He hopes to direct a screwball comedy/romantic farce he wrote right before coming across Towelhead, about two incredibly wealthy egomaniacal people "negotiating their sexual relationship within standards of that time, with that language, and with all…
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We've heard that digital movie purchases are the future of entertainment, but Dell and Paramount Pictures are taking the concept to the extreme. Customers will be able to purchase new Dell computers with a $20 option to have Iron Man pre-loaded on the machine. The $20 investment will also include "exclusive bonus footage" not included…
Read More Here is a round up of stories that just didn’t make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! MTV has a first look at Harry Potter star Rupert Grint in the dramatic indie thriller Cherrybomb. Batman-on-film is reporting that "very early pre-production" has begun on a sequel to The Dark…
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When MTV asked Kirsten Dunst if she would be returning for Spider-Man 4, the actress responded "I'm in." Which sounds like a done deal if you ask me. But when pressed if she officially signed on to return, the actress changed her tone, “I’m not saying anything, I know there’s rumors…” This is certainly a…
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We knew that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was going to be released in IMAX theaters, but Variety reports that Michael Bay is filming at least three action sequences from the upcoming sequel using IMAX cameras. This is a growing trend. Recently it was reported that Jon Favreau would like to film sequences of Iron…
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If you've read the script, admit it: you're friggin' giddy over a farmhouse photo. The beauty of Tarantino is that the man is a perfectionist, a mad hatter for realizing violent fairy tales that make reality his gimpy bitch. The Quentin Tarantino Archives has the first shots of the newly constructed French farmhouse that will…
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Saturday night in L.A., Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill rehearsed their stand-up acts for Judd Apatow's Funny People in front of a live audience at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Apatow was on hand to MC the event. Friend of Slashfilm, Andrew, emailed us the following report... "For the past month, Apatow has hosted…
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Disney has released the first trailer for the big screen adaptation of Confessions of a Shopaholic. Isla Fisher stars as Rebecca Bloomwood, "a sweet and charming New York City girl who has a tiny, little problem that is rapidly turning into a big problem: she’s hopelessly addicted to shopping and drowning in a sea of…
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/Film reader Christopher Edwards sends along word that Shaun of the Dead and Little Britain actor Matt Lucas is playing both Tweedledee and Tweedledum in Tim Burton's 3D adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. Lucas revealed the news on BBC's Friday Night with Johnathan Ross. I saw the concept art for the characters last week at…
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Our friends at FirstShowing caught up with producer Donald De Line, who revealed that a new draft of The Green Lantern has been turned in, and while nothing is "confirmed" they're "gearing up to start shooting early spring." I have to admit that while I've read comics over the years, Lantern isn't one of them.…
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Paramount Pictures has signed a deal with Marvel Entertainment to distribute the studio's next five self-produced film projects: Iron Man 2 (May 7, 2010) Thor (July 16, 2010) The First Avenger: Captain America (May 6, 2011) The Avengers (July 15, 2011) Iron Man 3 (Date Not Yet Announced) The deal is an extension of the…
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This weekend I received an e-mail from /Film reader Tanner C. informing me that one of the screenwriters of Eagle Eye was working on a screenplay for Blade Runner 2. I spent the weekend trying to get confirmation, and thanks to my friend Frosty at Collider who was able to get in touch with a…
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Still undecided about what to be for Halloween this year? Paul W.S. Anderson's Alien vs. Predator continues to inspire fanboys four years later with these nifty "Child Predator Hands." Windowless van, heavy duty trash bags, sleep-candy and mouth breathing not included. (Made in China) Source: Remember You're a Winner via FAIL Blog
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For months, the foggy perception online has been that James Cameron gave McG's Terminator Salvation his "blessing." Where did the Internet come up with this rumor? Well, McG has stated the endorsement as fact in numerous interviews, including in this E! Comic Con video. Earlier this month, Cameron set the record straight, and what's more,…
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Why is everything so much cooler in Japan? Warner Bros is releasing a Japan exclsuive Ultimate Matrix DVD giftset which includes a scale model of Nebuchadnezzar by Hot Toys. The model will house four Blu-ray discs and three bonus DVDs. The MSRP is 39,800 Yen, or about $380 US. Each of the three Matrix films…
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Watchmen director Zack Snyder has signed a deal to develop three original games for Electronic Arts. Snyder will work with EA’s Los Angeles studio in Playa Vista. According to Variety, EA will own the intellectual properties, with the option for Snyder’s Cruel & Unusual Films banner to produce film adaptations using the properties. This isn't…
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/Film reader Ike S. discovered Darth Vader and one of his loyal Stormtroopers on Google Maps Street View. But Darth Vader must be a clone, because the Galactic warlord can also be seen down the street in front of the famous Mann Chinese Theater.
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Pixar fans can rest easy knowing that the Emeryville computer animation powerhouse is not pulling a George Lucas and making uneeded "improvements" to the upcoming Toy Story and Toy Story 2 3D rereleases. producer Jim Morris told Collider, "There’s no new shots. There’s no new nothing. It’s exactly the same movie you saw before." But…
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Emmy Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated Northern Irish actor and film director Kenneth Branagh is in talks to helm a big screen adaptation of Marvel Comics' Thor. Branagh is an odd choice as he hasn't directed an action movie in 19 years. And his feature directorial debut of William Shakespeare's play Henry V is hardly audition material…
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As you might have heard, Stephen Colbert is running for president of the United States within the Marvel Comics Universe. You may have seen the political advertising in the background of some of your favorite comic books. Well now Marvel has a first look at Colbert's 8-page crossover story in Amazing Spider-man #573. As much…
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The big surprise this weekend at the box office was a small budget ($500,000) limited release called Fireproof, which made over $6.5 million on only 839 screens. The film beat Spike Lee's latest - Miracle at St. Anna! So how evangelical actor Kirk Cameron's firefighter faith-based film become the year’s second highest grossing opening weekend…
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There was a time long ago when such a photo would have qualified as the forefather of the spoiler; alas, Jason Voorhees will have to reveal more than his mongoloid mug to impress in the era of TMZ. HorrorBid has the first look at actor Derek Mears unmasked and made-up as the Crystal Lake Killah…
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Liosngate has released a couple new production photos from Oliver Stone's George W. Bush biopic - W. The photo above shows George W. Bush (Josh Brolin, front) playing with his two dogs, Barney and Spot, on the White House lawn, as Karl Rove (Toby Jones) comes up with evil schemes on his blackberry (we can…
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Director Ridley Scott tells MTV that not only will Russell Crowe play The Sheriff in his upcoming revisionist take on the Robin Hood story, but the actor will be doing double duty as Robin Hood. Nottingham is a 180 degree spin of the Robin Hood story-line where the Sheriff is the protagonist and Robin Hood…
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This weekend saw a boatload of new theatrical releases, including Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna, Clark Gregg's Choke, and Nights in Rodanthe (from the mind of the same author that brought you the saccharine-filled The Notebook), among many others. It seemed as though there was something for everyone, from history buffs to Palahniuk fans…
Read More Here is a round up of stories that just didn’t make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! The Official website for SAW 5 has been updated with about 20 new production photos. [Saw 5] Get Excited, Bring It On 5 is now in production! [FSR] Guillermo del Toro signed…
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Oscar-winning film legend Paul Newman has died of cancer at the age of 83. A statement from Newman's family said: "His death was as private and discreet as the way he had lived his life." Newman's filmography included: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Exodus, The Hustler, Torn Curtain, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and…
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Sequels/Remakes/Adaptations Wanted director Timbur Bekmambetov to direct a new adaptation of Moby Dick Cloverfield director Matt Reeves has signed on to remake the Sweedish horror film Let The Right One In. Will Smith has signed on to reprise his role as Robert Neville, in a I Am Legend prequel, which will be directed by Francis…
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Paramount has released the second movie trailer for David Fincher's The Curious Case on Benjamin Button is now online. I was bit disappointed after seeing 20 minutes of selected scenes from the film at Telluride, but I can't help getting excited again after seeing this latest television spot. Watch the trailer in High Definition on…
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Warner Bros has finally officially announced the December 9th 2008 release of The Dark Knight on DVD and Blu-ray. We have cover art photos of the Blu-Ray and special edition Batpod giftset. More after jump.
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Lionsgate has released a 2-minute long extended movie trailer for Oliver Stone's W. The more and more I see from this film, the funnier it looks. I particularly love the way Josh Brolin shrugs about 30 seconds in. I think that shot says everything you need to know about this film. As always, share your…
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An eleven year old phone conversation between Harvey Weinstein and Quentin Tarantino has leaked out to the press. Apparently Robert De Niro believed he should be getting more money for starring in Tarantino's Jackie Brown. In the phone call, Weinstein warns Tarantino that Robert De Niro might give him a late midnight phone call. Tarantino…
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Warner Bros will be making history by becoming the first movie studio to send Academy members an award screener on blu-ray disc. The studio has sent out a mailer to members giving them the option to choose Blu-ray. Apparently director Christopher Nolan was partly responsible for the change, urging the studio to release The Dark…
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INF has the first good set photos from the Cornawall England set of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Young Australian actress Mia Wasikowska plays the lead role of Alice. I'm going to take a wild guess and say that this scene takes place early in the film before Alice is transported to Wonderland. I can't…
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Lionsgate has released a new trailer for Frank Miller's The Spirit. I'm really not sure what to make of this movie. Some of the shots and sequences look incredibly cool, while others look like a bunch of actors dressed up on some green screen soundstage. You have the promise of sexy women, but a PG-13…
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Bill Murray made a surprise appearance during a secret screening of City of Ember at Fantastic Fest. Now I'm kicking myself for having to leave early to Los Angeles to cover the big Disney even. Oh well. Murray was asked about Ghostbusters 3. For those who have been in a cave for the last month,…
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It's not funny enough that someone out there actually liked Disaster Movie, e-mailed Roger Ebert in almost unreadable internet shorthand, but Roger actually took the time out to respond using the reader's native language. Question: Yo dude, u missed out on "Disaster Movie," a hardcore laugh-ur-@zz-off movie! Y U not review this movie!? It was…
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The Alamo Drafthouse is hosting a horror film series, and James Davis has created a poster for The Lost Boys screening. This 24x34 3 color silkscreen poster is printed on colored paper, by D and L screen printers. Available for $30 on Mondotees.com. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific…
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George Romero is about to begin filming a new Zombie film in Toronto, but thankfully, it isn't the Diary of the Dead sequel that has been mentioned in interviews. Romero revealed the following to SchlockAroundTheClock: "It’ll be about three weeks in [past the outbreak] and it doesn’t start with the people in the mansion [at…
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In August it was revealed that Shane Black was working on a screenplay for Lethal Weapon 5. When news hit earlier this week that Black had signed on to direct Cold Warrior for Universal, we assumed that the momentum for a new Lethal Weapon film had died. Entertainment Weekly reveals that producer Joel Silver is…
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On Wednesday, Disney announced that they had signed Johnny Depp to play Tonto in a big screen adaptation of The Lone Ranger. But who is going to be playing the masked ranger? AICN's sources claim that George Clooney has shown a lot of interest in the role. Clooney is a fantastic actor, but something about…
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Janetliz got a much better photo of the taxi cab that gets crushed in the opening sequence of Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass. As you can see, the license plate also acts as the film's title card. Read our original report here. Pigpen333 took a couple photos of the Red Mist's car. Built by Galpin Auto Sports…
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United Artists have released a new movie trailer for Bryan Singer's Valkyrie. The new desert war footage and the addition of the tick-tock time-bomb score leads me to believe that the film might be a little more intense than I had first believed. The use of split screens seems forced, however, I doubt they are…
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Yesterday when we told you that Cars 2 had been moved forward to the Summer 2011, we forgot to tell you that Pixar's Newt would be getting the old Cars 2 release date of Summer 2012. It wasn't made clear why the change was made, but I'm assuming that newt probably required more development time,…
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Everyone was left confused when it was announced that Tropic Thunder screenwriter Justin Therou would be penning the script for Iron Man 2. Why would Marvel Studios completely bypass the original screenwriting team of Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (also of Children of Men fame) for a guy whose only screenwriting credit was a comedy…
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A lot of new posters have hit the web in the last 24 hours. Cinematical has the final US poster for Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche, New York, which shows the life size replica of New York City that the main character builds in a warehouse. I think its cool but I actually prefer the…
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We've featured the incredible work of Hot Toys in past editions of Cool Stuff, including the Iron Man Mark II and Iron Man Mark III figures. Their newest release is a 1/6th figure of the Iron Man movie Mark I armor. via: toyworld Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific…
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MGM has hired Steve Pink (Accepted) to write and direct a remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The original 1988 Frank Oz film starred Steve Martin and Michael Caine as two con men who find that their town isn't big enough for the two of them. They agree to a "loser leaves" bet. In 2005, the…
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Lionsgate has released a final trailer for Oliver Stone's W, which is basically an extended version of the recent tv spots. I think this is a vast improvement over the teaser trailer, because you get a much better understanding of the comedic/dramtic tone of the film. The juxtaposition of the war images with Bush's stupidity…
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It is official, Warner Bros has greenlit a prequel to I Am Legend. Will Smith has signed on to reprise his role as Robert Neville, and Francis Lawrence has returned as director. Looks like Lawrence won't be finding time to work on Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor anytime soon. According to Variety, D.B. Weiss (The Game) is…
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It seems like only last week that I declared Let The Right One In was one of 2008's must see movies. I was since informed that the film is already getting an English language remake by Hammer Films and Spitfire Pictures. And tonight Variety announced that Cloverfield director Matt Reeves has signed on to helm…
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Disney had an exhibition of concept art, paintings, models, and props from Robert Zemeckis' 3D performance capture adaptation of A Christmas Carol on display at the presentation earlier today. No photographs were allowed inside the exhibit, but I was able to snap off a photo outside of the first banner for the film. Click on…
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During the animation presentation of the Walt Disney Showcase, John Lasseter announced that Cars 2 would be pushed forward to the Summer of 2011, from the film's previously announced 2012 release slot. He also revealed that the idea for a sequel came to him as he was traveling the world doing publicity for the original…
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I just spent the last six and a half hours in the Kodak Theater in Hollywood watching Disney's big keynote event. So the next few stories will be about the big announcements that came out of the presentation. Johnny Depp has been cast in the upcoming Jerry Bruckheimer produced adaptation of the classic old-time radio…
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The /Filmcast Interview is a series of conversations with actors, directors, and other key figures from the entertainment industry. In this episode, David speaks with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci about their new Fox series Fringe, the role of MacGuffins in their work, and the possibility of a third Transformers film. The DJ Caruso film…
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Why vote McCain when you could vote for John McClane? VoteJohnMcClane.com is selling t-shirts, buttons and bumper stickers in support of the most bad ass presidential candidate this country has ever seen. Too bad he's only fictional. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should…
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Amazon is offering The Mel Brooks Collection as the Gold Box Deal of the Day, for only $39.99 (60% off the MSRP). The Mel Brooks Collection includes eight Brooks comedies: Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Silent Movie, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, To Be or Not to Be, History of the World Part 1, The Twelve…
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Christopher Nolan's use of the IMAX camera for The Dark Knight has caused filmmakers to reconsider how they will shoot the future of tentpole movies. First Jon Favreau said he would be interested in filming scenes from Iron Man 2 with IMAX cameras, and now DJ Caruso tells Collider that he has already thought about…
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Since the crack crap reporting team at Entertainment Tonight wasn't able to get any new details after spending a whole day on the set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, I thought I'd pass along the news which was revealed at the Hasbro Licensing Summit in Malaysia this week. The Chevy Corvette Centennial concept car…
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If you want to meet Rorshach, just look for the guy in the trench-coat picketing outside the gates of 20th Century Fox. Who is Watching the Watchmen? Apparently this guy will be, and Fox won't be able to stop it from happening. source: myspace via: Screenrant
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Michael Pena revealed to IESB that Seth Rogen has offered him a role in The Green Hornet. No word on which character Pena will play in the film. Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg are still working on the script. Rogen stars as the Hornet, and director Stephen Chow co-stars as Kato. Rogen worked with Pena…
Read More If you wanted to gouge your eyes out while watching Mary Hart talk over a movie trailer premiere on Entertainment Tonight, then you're going to try to kill yourself trying to sit through Entertainment Tonight's visit to the set of Tranformers: Revenge of the Fallen. ET uncovers the "secrets" behind the script, like how the…
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Before Radiohead made it cool to release a good product for free on the internet, the concept of Free usually meant a sub-par product. As you've probably heard, Michael Moore is releasing his latest film Slacker Uprising for free on the internet. I'm a fan of Moore's films, but was extremely disappointed when I saw…
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The teaser trailer for Fox Searchlight's Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious is exactly what you would expect. A lot of fast cuts to the old school music Biggie. Is there any chance this film might be good? Leave your comments below. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/notorious.flv 470 254] Official Plot Synopsis: Notorious tells the story of the life of rapper…
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Cinematical has a lovely gallery of images for the new Steven Seagal starrer Kill Switch, including the spoilerish one above. Alas, fans hoping for a theatrical comeback from the widow's peaked wonder (and latest addition to the Geek Squad) will have to make due with an October DVD release and this angina-inducing logline... Detective Jacob…
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Cloxboy's Hope For a Better tomorrow t-shirt is available on Dutch Southern. The shirt features three retro future heros, Mel Gibson from The Road Warrior, Charlton Heston from Planet of the Apes, and Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken from Escape From New York. Thanks to the mac addict from the Alamo Drafthouse, whose name I…
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In what the trades are dryly referring to as a "reimagining" and "splashy," Universal Pictures has hired Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch) to direct a new version of the literary classic, Moby Dick, that will "apply the visual flourish he displayed on the [studio's] summer hit Wanted." So, 360 flips and Angelina Jolie's ass? It's pointless…
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Simon Pegg revealed in The Sunday Times that Steven Spielberg suggested/asked that him and Nick Frost play the Thompson Twins in Tintin. Spielberg requested that Pegg meet him on the mocap set: “Steven’s smoking a stogy, cap on head, like he’s always been since I was a baby,” Pegg says, shaking his head in wonder.…
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It looks like Shane Black might not be directing Lethal Weapon 5 anytime soon. Variety reports that Black is signed to direct a Cold War-era spy film titled Cold Warrior for Universal. According to Wikipedia, Cold Warrior is a phrase used to describe the men and women involved in the shaping and executing of American…
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Summit Entertainment and Imagi Studios have announced a release date for the computer animated Astro Boy feature film. Mark your calendars for October 23rd 2009. The film will hit theaters the same day as Mira Nair's Amelia Earhart biopic Amelia and the Phillip Noyce-directed adaptation of Dirt Music. Check out the full press release after…
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I was sitting in a theater at the Alamo Drafthouse watching Nacho Vigalondo's short films when I got a text message from a friend alerting me that the domestic movie trailer for Vigalondo's Timecrimes was now online. I have yet to see Timecrimes, but I've heard nothing but good things about it. United Artists is…
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Kevin Smith appeared on the Cinemablend podcast and listed off some of the reasons that studios might be afraid to greenlight his next film, Red State: 1. The Movie is "“decidedly non-commercial, it’s really fuckin bleak and dark, so bleak that it makes The Dark Knight look like Strawberry Shortcake." 2. "There’s no character to…
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I'm a huge fan of Y: The Last Man, so it only makes sense that I'm very excited about the possibility of a big screen movie adaptation. DJ Caruso isn't my first choice to direct that film, but if he can get Shia LaBeouf to star as Yorick - than I'm happy (I mean, think…
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BluRay.com claims to have discovered new information about The Dark Knight's two-disc blu-ray release. The first disc will include the movie and Gotham Discovered: The Creation of a Scene featurette. The second disc will include the following documentaries: "Batman Technology: Gadgets and Tools" (in HD), "Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight" and "The…
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Back in August, CHUD got tipped off that Megatron would return in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as a tank. Now Latino Review found a bunch of scans which appear to be conceptual art for Megatron's new alt mode. But the question is: Is this real? And if so, how bad ass is the new…
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Zombie Girl: The Movie is a fun documentary about Emily Hagins, a 12-year-old girl from Austin Texas who spent two years directing a feature-length zombie movie titled Pathogen. Encouraged by her mother Megan, who produced, created the special effects and held the boom mike, Emily filmed the movie on weekends and school holidays. Emily is…
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Tim Goddard's Star Wars lego diorama "Rebel Attack" measures 30 by 50 inches (about 1:200 scale) and took almost a year to build. The diorama shows a Rebel attack on an Imperial base and mining installation. Check out more photos of the diorama on Flickr.com. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of…
Read More I mean, how could we not post this? Sir Ben Kingsley doing his best Ian MacKaye imitation (not difficult) while "performing" the song "Minor Threat" by Minor Threat. For the helluva it. For your health.
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When I heard they were making a big screen adaptation of Will Wright's The Sims, I wondered how they planned on creating a narrative out of a game which has no narrative. In the game you basically are god and control human characters, and create their home/world. Turns out the film adaptation will be more…
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Disney has released a three and a half minute extended scene from Bolt. This same clip was one of the scenes shown at Comic Con. Disney storyboard artist Mark Walton voices Rhino the hamster, which many are already predicting to be the surprise star of the film.
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The IMAX Corporation has announced that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will feature approximately 25 minutes of 3D footage, split over the opening sequence and the film's climax. Potter fans will remember that the 17-minute finale of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was also presented in IMAX 3D. I never got…
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Yesterday I wrote about an incredible film called Let The Right One In (read here). A lot of readers have written in to share their love for this film festival favorite. And among the responses, Reamwe also received some noteworthy updates. Neoufo51 called Magnet Releasing and found out the film will be released on DVD…
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/Film reader Dan B sent in a photo from the Toronto set of Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of Mark Millar's Kick-Ass. "Coming back from a Jays game happen to catch what appeared to be 2nd Unit for Kick-Ass. Didn't see Matthew Vaughn on site. They seemed to be shooting the opening shots of the movie. The…
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/Film reader Rama’s Screen sends over word that the trailer for Sam Mendes' Revolutionary Road, the new film which reunites Titanic stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. And this time we have it without the annoying Entertainment Tonight voiceover. I'm still weary because of some of the simplistic dialogue, but I have yet to be…
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Ole Bornedal's Just Another Love Story is what I imagine While You Were Sleeping would've be like if Guillermo del Toro had remade the Sandra Bullock romantic comedy as a dark dramatic thriller. Anders W. Berthelsen stars as Jonas, a forensics photographer who is involved in a traffic accident that sends a young woman into…
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Rarely does a film transcend its genre in the way that Tomas Alfredson's Let The Right One In does. Based on a novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, this must see Swedish coming of age vampire film is about a twelve year old boy who befriends a girl in the apartment next to him. But little…
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The great Great White Snark recently posted a penguin commando Batman Returns tattoo submitted by a reader. Fanboyism aside, what type of person would offer lifetime support to The Penguin's PETA-wincing terrorism? Don't be a narc: there's a pretty amazing story behind the ink. Erm, we just hope it's not a real life origins tale...…
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On Thursday, we played pinata with the rumor that Brett Ratner was in talks to helm the $100 million R-rated Conan reboot. Well, Latino Review put the gossip in focus, reporting that Ratner merely took a meeting with Nu Image, and evidently so have a lot of other directors. We think a few of them…
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Director Neil Burger (The Illusionist) has confirmed to Coming Soon that he'll begin shooting Dark Fields in NYC with Shia LaBeouf this winter, making it the next film for the actor after Transformers 2. The project sounds pretty cool and seems to be flying under the radar, so if you're curious, let us point you…
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Admittedly, the above headline could be published in The Onion, no prob. It's been nearly eight years since the release of Unbreakable, and the possibility of a sequel, let alone the planned trilogy, seems to diminish with time, even as superhero films enter the subversive, contemplative-mythos stage that makes M. Night Shyamalan's best film so…
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Key words: "...and direct." We've known for more than a year that Seth Rogen wanted Stephen Chow to co-star as Kato in The Green Hornet, a role previously made famous by Bruce Lee, and today the casting was confirmed. What's surprising is that Chow, who's had considerable international success as a director with Shaolin Soccer,…
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If you're in L.A. tonight, there is a can't-miss midnight screening and cast-reunion for Fright Night at the NuArt Theatre. On hand for the event will be the film's writer/director Tom Holland (Child's Play, Cloak and Dagger) and stars Chris Surandon (!), William Ragsdale, Stephen Geoffreys and Jonathan Stark. Also joining the festive occasion will…
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It's like one of those dreams where everyone is laughing crazily at a neverending dinner table. An awesome ensemble cast has filled out for 2010's Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, a 3D animated film based on the bestselling children's book by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett: Anna Faris (yes, in a gentler type of…
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Fox Searchlight has decided to move the release of Danny Boyle's film festival sensation Slumdog Millionaire up to Wednesday, November 19th. The film was originally set to bow on Friday, November 28th, a few days after Gus Van Sant's Milk and The Road. Slumdog will now open a couple days before The Soloist and The…
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Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn will reteam in Couples Retreat, based on an idea by Vaughn, scripted by Favs and directed by Peter Billingsley. This will be Billingsley's directorial debut. He began has career as a child actor, best known as Ralphie in A Christmas Story, and later the producer of Favreau's films: Made, Zathura,…
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Jude Law is in negotiations to play Dr. John H Watson in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. Law seems like an extremely obvious choice. Watson appeared in 52 of the 56 original short stories and all four novels, as a friend, assistant and biographer of the great detective. Robert Downey Jr is already on board to…
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UGO has two new posters for Frank Miller's The Spirit. It's amazing how well the marketing department at Lionsgate has been able to promote this movie. You would have no indication from any of the production photos, posters or trailers, that the film is nearly as horrible as the clips presented at Comic Con.
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One of the many things I loved about Casino Royale was the kick ass opening sequence featuring Chris Cornell's "You Know My Name". Coupled with the film's brutal black and white first scene, Cornell's song helped introduce Daniel Craig's grittier Bond to audiences with style to spare. Now we finally have a glimpse at the…
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I've heard many stories about the behind the scenes problems which pushed the release of Fanboys back again and agin, but having just left a screening of the finished version, a director's cut by Kyle Newman, I can assure you that the problems have been greatly exaggerated. You have a very marketable cast, and a…
Read More JJ Abrams made a comment earlier this month that Captain Kirk was originally written into Star Trek, but that William Shatner's unwillingness to do a cameo nixed the scene from being shot. And of course, William Shatner has responded to JJ Abrams in his latest video blog, claiming that nobody ever offered him a cameo.…
Read More Last week at the Toronto International Film Festival, I saw two of the strangest films I've seen all year: Control Alt Delete and Deadgirl. One film involves a guy who drills a hole in his computer tower and literally has sex with his computer. The other tells the story of a group of high school…
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The /Filmcast Interview is a series of interviews with movie stars, directors, and other key figures from the film industry. In this episode, David speaks with Michelle Monaghan about her rise to stardom, working on Gone Baby Gone, and her role in the upcoming D.J. Caruso film, Eagle Eye. You can experience Eagle Eye in…
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Disney has announced that they are making a blockbuster movie out of an entire section of their Disneyland theme Park, Tomorrowland. What's next? Epcot Center: The Movie? Dwayne Johnson is already attached to star in the film, which is being penned by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The Hangover). What's…
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Before I shower, thought I'd get this item out of the way. Dread Central is reporting that director Brett Ratner---who is reeling from having his lifelong dream of Guitar Hero: The Movie dashed by Activision---is being sought by Nu Image for their Conan reboot. As of now, this is merely a rumor for us to…
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Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman has described his directorial debut Synecdoche, New York as his version of a horror movie. It's a film about death, and man's fear of mortality. I had the chance to se the film in Toronto, and I'm still unsure of what I saw. It is either brilliant or completely insane. It's the…
Read More I knew it was bound to happen eventually. Academy Award winning screenwriter Diablo Cody finally cracked and posted a rant in response to all of the people who passionately despise her. Here are some highlights: I may have won 19 awards that you don't feel I earned, but it's neither original nor relevant to slag…
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/Film reader Christopher M sent over these new photos from Frank Miller's The Spirit, which hits theaters on December 25th 2008. I'll admit, some of these photos look really bad ass, but I'm still not convinced due to the horrible showing Lionsgate had at Comic Con. More after the jump. Official Plot Synopsis: Adapted from…
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Page 2 is the name we give to all of the news, rumors, and randomness that fall in between the cushions of Slashfilm's couch (not the one in mom's basement). Tonight's edition was approved by Dave and Chainsaw. The final poster for November's Repo! The Genetic Opera has touched down. Expect an opinion on the…
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"Kung Fool!" In a casting decision undoubtedly made to set the Internet on fire, that guy David Hasselhoff will star in Beverly Hills Ninja 2, the sequel to Chris Farley's 1997 contribution to the fat joke. Apparently the sequel will be a theatrical release from Sony. It wasn't confirmed whether Hoff will play the titular…
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Lionsgate has released a video clip from SAW V on the film's official website. I'm told that the clip is the same one that was shown at Comic Con in July. It begins with a man bound to a table. A recorded video message plays where Jigsaw explains that the man must sacrifice his hands…
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When the 3D animation company, Image Metrics, showed a promo video entitled The Emily Project at last month's SIGGRAPH conference in L.A. it was only a matter of time before the buzz spilled online. As impressively demonstrated in the clip here---you see, Emily isn't "real"---the company's patented "Markerless" 3D facial animation technology is being touted…
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With potential for yet another mind-shattering Republican satire hanging in the balance, Vanity Fair has published the first look at the entire 2003 cabinet in Oliver Stone's W. There's a good overall likeness, sure, but I dig the quirky soap opera-esque caricature Stone seems to be shooting for. What better way to portray the walking…
Read More Walmart presents a second featurette from the set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. This edition takes place during day 28 of the production, and shows Shia LaBeouf making fun of co-star Megan Fox, who is pampered on on the set. Pretty funny, but devoid of any informational content. We do see them shooting a…
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Entertainment Weekly has a first look at the poster for Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon, which pretty much says everything you need it to in one picture. The site also has 49 other first looks (none of which are all too interesting), which you can see here. Official Synopsis: Oscar®-winning director Ron Howard brings to the screen…
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We're still waiting to get a look at Zach Galifianakis's middle-finger-future comedy, Visioneers, but in the meantime, the talented and gruff comedian continues his trek into the mainstream wilderness with a lead role in The Hangover from director Todd Phillips (Old School, School For Scoundrels). Galifianakis will star alongside Ed Helms and Bradley Cooper (Wedding…
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It feels as if I am typing this item behind a curtain that flutters with the energy of Nicole Kidman's online hecklers and haterz. Today the trades report that the actress has signed to star in The 8th Wonder, a new globe-trotting action adventure tent pole that aspires to "be to Raiders of the Lost…
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A television spot for Walt Disney Pictures' upcoming Adam Sandler family fantasy comedy Bedtime Stories aired during House. When I talked to Hairspray director Adam Shankman last year, he compared the film with Princess Bride. Check it out and tell me what you think in the comments below. Official Plot Synopsis: An adventure comedy starring…
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What would you do if you learned you only had 92 minutes to live? Overture has acquired a philosophical comedy titled 92 Minutes, which is about that exact hypothetical situation. Basically it is a comedy about priorities under the tightest time limit possible. The lead character must decide wether to spend his last 92 minutes…
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Until now we've known very little about Brick director Rian Johnson's upcoming third film, a sci-fi movie titled Looper. When we talked with Johnson in Toronto (interview coming in December), he described the film as being "really violent and dark" and compared it to the work of Phillip K Dick and the first Terminator film.…
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WiReD Magazine has been blogging the process of their profile on screenwriter turned director Charlie Kaufman. Not only is it amazing to see how much work goes into one of these WiReD cover stories (we're talking about months and months of work for one story) but the interactions with Kaufman are insanely interesting. I caught…
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I remember leaving the theater after seeing Sleep Dealer at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, convinced that Alex Rivera could be the next George Lucas (you can read my full review here). I was amazed at what this Spanish-language low budget sci-fi indie was able to accomplish. Watch the trailer below. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/sleepdealer.flv 460 256] Set…
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Not content with merely serving as a loving womb for caffeinated movie bloggers, the Amazon subsidiary, IMDb, is now offering 6,000 movies and TV episodes for free steaming a la Hulu. The site will also serve up the season premieres of NBC shows like 30 Rock, Chuck, and Lipstick Jungle before they air on TV.…
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The underlying message in this enticing teaser trailer for The Baader Meinhof Complex seems to be that young idealists who cross the chasm into full-blown terrorism are undeniably sexy. So, rest assured that many German critics feel the film doesn't glorify sexy terrorism. Moreover, they have selected the movie for Best Foreign Film consideration in…
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Universal has released a Red Band Movie Trailer for Role Models, the upcoming Paul Rudd/Seann William Scott comedy. My internet connection is not cooperating, so I'm unable to share my thoughts. So please tell me what you think in the comments below! Official Plot Synopsis: Danny and Wheeler, two salesmen who trash a company truck…
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Universal Studios has announced that they will be providing theme park visitors with an exclusive first look at The Wolfman. The footage will premiere on the LED screens on the Terror Tram as part of Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights (which begins October 3rd). That's right. Universal is trying to lure moviegoers to their…
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Netflix wants someone to break the movie watching world championship, and they're willing to $10,000 to do so. Netflix Movie Watching World Championship: The Quest for the Popcorn Bowl will begin on October 2nd in a plexi-glass living room in the center New York City's Times Square on October 2nd at 10:30am, and is expected…
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Lawrence Noble has created a 4 foot tall 150 pound Darth Vader bronze statue. The statue was created for Lucasfilm's Presidio headquarters, but a limited edition of 30 numbered statues are being made available on StarWars.com for only $18,000. Each statue was forged and assembled at a foundry close to Lucasfilm's Presidio campus, the same…
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Tobey Maguire is that much closer to signing a deal for the next two Spider-Man films. According to The Times Online, Maguire is willing to shoot Spider-Man 4 and Spider-Man 5 back-to-back over six months next year for a record $50 million in salary and profit shares. The story makes a big deal of a…
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Ten years ago, the Boston film scene was almost non existent. Most films that were set in the bay state were actually filmed on soundstages in Canada and Los Angeles. Good Will Hunting was probably the biggest modern film to have shot in the area, and even then, the lack of tax incentives pushed the…
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Well Medicated put together a fine collection of 50 Polish movie posters, including the cute interpretation above of Rosemary's Baby. I've included a few of my favorites here. And for contrast, I've attached the new domestic one-sheet for Leonardo DiCaprio's Body of Lies---one of the blandest posters I've recently come across. Can't say I prefer…
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Warner Bros has hired Ben Affleck to rewrite, direct and star in a big screen adaptation of the Chuck Hogan novel The Prince of Thieves. The film adaptation will be released under the title The Town. The project was originally set up with Unfaithful director Adrian Lyne. Affleck will do a rewrite on the latest…
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With buzz climbing for his performance in the October comedy, Sex Drive, actor Clark Duke has landed a role in Matthew Vaughn's violent comic book flick Kick-Ass. Ever since we laughed our asses off at Duke being repeatedly mistaken for a girl on the web series, Clark and Michael, we've hoped to see him stake…
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We've known for a while that D.J. Caruso's first film in a planned Y: The Last Man trilogy was aiming for 2010, and he's given a new update to UGO. The director of Disturbia and Eagle Eye confirms that the script by Carl Ellsworth (Disturbia, Red Eye) was turned in last week to Warner Bros.,…
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I don't know about you, but I wouldn't trust "the force" to these Asian Star Wars knock off condoms. The slogan on the front of the package reads: "A long time ago in a galaxy for, for away..." via: theswca
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The September 22nd issue of The New Yorker has a profile on Spike Lee. At one point Lee is given a poster to sign for the wall at the Sony Music studio that he used for his latest film. So while his feud with Clint Eastwood might be officially over, Lee launches a shot in…
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Fox aired an extended seven minute look at The Day The Earth Stood Still during Fringe last night. It's basically a nicely edited together version of the footage which was shown at this year's comic con. Pretty underwelming if you ask me. What do you guys think?
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The Alamo Drafthouse is screening Amelie with a specially paired feast on September 16th and 23rd. Daniel Danger has created a set of two connected posters for the event, which riff on the film's motif of torn photos. Mondotees is selling the 2 print set, which are 18x24 each and feature 6 color printing by…
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My Hollywood spies claim there is a battle going on behind the scenes over two conflicting big screen adaptions, neither of which have been officially announced. The projects in this development rumble include: Mark Millar's comic book War Heroes and Shannon Eric Denton and Keith Giffen's comic book Grunts. According to my source, a film…
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Paramount Home Entertainment have announced that a companion film/sequel to Kung Fu Panda will be released on DVD/Blu-ray on November 9th, bundled with the original film as part of a "Pandamonium Double Pack". The companion film is titled Secrets of the Furious Five. While the slug-line "The Kung Fu Panda story continues" leads you to…
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FlawedHollywood has a photo of Eva Longoria leaving the offices of Marvel Studios with a business card and a hand full of reading material, an Avengers comic book on the top of the stack. Longoria's television show Desperate Housewives will be coming to an end right around the time the Marvel comic book team-up is…
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Four Christmases looks like your standard holiday romantic comedy, but I'm still holding out hope considering the film reteams Vince Vaughn with Swingers/Made co-star Jon Favreau, and is directed by Seth Gordon, the filmmaker behind King of Kong: A Fist Full of Quarters. It was also filmed in my city, San Francisco, which seems to…
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I might have started this review by telling you that Cameron Labine's Control Alt Delete is the strangest film I've seen all year, if I hadn't screened a movie about a bunch of high school students who turned a zombie into their personal sex slave earlier in the week (you can read that review here).…
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Quick Stop Entertainment has, what is being billed as the first teaser trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, but most people would probably consider it more of a featurette as it lacks proper footage. Terry Gilliam gives us an introduction to the world of his next film, through a combination of photos and concept…
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Entertainment Tonight has a sneak preview of the teaser trailer for Revolutionary Road, Sam Mendes' new film which reunites Titanic stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. There is nothing more I hate than Mary Hart talking over the interesting parts of a movie trailer, but alas it is all we have. My first encounter with…
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John Stockwell is a director who has consistently disappointed me throughout his career. Stockwell showed promise with his 2001 film Crazy/Beautiful, starring Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez, but has since made a series of clunkers: Blue Crush, Into the Blue and Turistas. I'm not sure why Stockwell got stuck into a tropical water slump, but…
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Guess which actor (seen right) was photographed sporting this new look outside the set of his new movie. Not sure if this one is too easy or not. Answer after the jump. Hint #1: The movie in question is Mike Judge's new film Extract Hint #2: He once played Superman, kinda Hint #3: He was…
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/Film reader Tom H noticed that the same exact shot from Ghost Rider, was used in the new trailer for The International. Both films are produced by Columbia Pictures / Sony, so they obviously own the rights to the footage. In the Ghost Rider clip, which can be seen here, the car explodes as Ghost…
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It was announced that the full trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will be attached to JJ Abrams' Star Trek, which hits theaters on May 8th 2009. The teaser trailer is due out by the end of the year, possibly attached to Eagle Eye, which is written and produced Transformers 2 screenwriters Roberto Orci…
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Fox Searchlight isn't wasting any time. Earlier this week they purchased the North American rights to Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler, and not even a week later, a release date has been solidified: December 19th 2008 As expected, the film is being released by the end of the year so that the film can qualify for…
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Columbia Pictures has released the trailer for The International. Clive Owen stars as Interpol Agent Louis Salinger, who with the help of Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are on a mission to "bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks." "Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow…
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I didn't get a chance to see the early cut of New York, I Love You, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this week, although I wish I had. For those of you who don't know, the film is the second in a series of films which began with Paris, je t'aime…
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Korean auteur Park Chan-Wook, most famous for the phenomenally kickass Oldboy, is getting some help from American shores for his next film, Thirst. Universal Pictures and Focus Features will be investing and co-producing, and Focus will distribute the film in North America. The film, about a priest who becomes a vampire after a medical experiment…
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In this week's three part interview with Darren Aronofsky, the filmmaker shared some new details on his long in the works religious epic Noah. I've been getting e-mails all morning from /Film readers wanting to know more, so I thought I'd bring you a history of everything we know about the project. The idea originated…
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Darren Aronofsky is the director of Pi, Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain. His latest film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and was bought by Fox Searchlight the morning after it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival (You can read my review here). Earlier this week, I was granted the…
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Is it just me or does the television show adaptation of Paul Haggis' Academy Award winning film Crash look really REALLY bad? [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/crash_trailer.flv 470 352]
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David Friedman created great bumper stickers from the Star Wars universe. I wish they were available for purchase. You also have to love the A NEW HOPE campaign poster. A galaxy run by a Galactic Empire needs a little CHANGE.
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At every film festival, I try to pack in as many screenings as humanly possible (At TIFF this year, I've been rather unsuccessful...). This leads to seeing a lot of films you wouldn't normally watch just because it fits nicely on the schedule between two other films. I call these movies the "nothing better to…
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Pretty much every red-blooded Whedon fan is following the production of Dollhouse with extreme trepidation. After all, it was Fox's stupidity that killed Firefly, forever cementing Fox as the Alliance to the Whedonite's Browncoats. So when word came today from Zap2It that Whedon was shutting down Dollhouse's production for the next two weeks, you can…
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It's not exactly movie news, but we like it...enough to pummel naysayers on Xbox Live. The full character line-up was revealed today for the upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. Even though it's rated Teen, the blood-letting and sadistic nuance seen in last month's Joker Fatality would have fooled us. Mortal Kombat Contenders Baraka, Jax,…
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In 1928, Christine Collins of Los Angeles reported her nine-year old son, Walter, as missing. In the midst of charges of corruption and negative publicity, the Los Angeles police department was desperate for a positive P.R. boost from solving the case. After much searching, they finally found a boy in DeKalb, IL claiming to be…
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To celebrate the 20th anniversary DVD of Child's Play, a gang of Chuckys brandishing butcher knives and axes were unleashed in Times Square. Did any of our readers karate kick one? Do tell below. On a previous /Filmcast, we joked that the planned Child's Play remake would feature Chucky as a real boy instead of…
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Like many of you, when I first saw The Dark Knight on the IMAX screen, I knew then that Hollywood had no choice but to follow Nolan's lead, at least on some of the big tentpole films. How could they not? The footage was just that incredible. Our friends at Collider were at an Iron…
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The following script review of Mike Judge's Extract contains moderate spoilers. Mike Judge remains one of the most important and original voices working in American Comedy today, and with Extract the writer-director may do for the bland absurdity of successful white guys in mid-life crisis, stagnant marriages, and bullshit factory jobs what he did for…
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The /Filmcast Interviews are a series of interviews with movie stars, directors, and other key figures from the film industry. In this episode, David speaks with director D.J. Caruso about directing television compared to directing movies, working on The Shield, and the making of his latest film, Eagle Eye. You can experience Eagle Eye in…
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Roger Ebert was attacked during a screening of Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire on Saturday at the Toronto Film Festival by... New York Post critic Lou Lumenick?! According to the New York Daily News, soon after the film started "a man in the audience started yelling, 'Don't touch me!' People looked around and shrugged. Ten minutes…
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Yesterday, Kevin Smith revealed some details to SciFi about the space project he hopes to tackle after his horror film Red State. Smith was quoted as saying that he would be making a "science fiction superhero movie" based on "an original superhero" that he created. "It's stewing right now. I want to do it, though,…
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/Film reader Christopher M sent over some new photos from Transporter 3. More after the jump.
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DreamWorks has released the trailer for The Soloist. Written by Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich) and directed by Joe Wright (Atonement), The Soloist tells the true story of Nathaniel Ayers (played by Jamie Foxx), a musical prodigy who developed schizophrenia during his second year at Juilliard School. Ayers became homeless, playing the violin and the cello…
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Larry Charles' Religulous is a film I've been looking forward to since the project was first announced. I have a few confessions: I loved Charles' Borat and I've been an avid viewer of Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect over the years. I grew up Catholic, but Maher's views on world religion pretty much mirrors my current…
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Steven Soderbergh's career has always been incredibly diverse, ranging from the audacious Sex, Lies, and Videotape to the fluffy Ocean's trilogy. Now comes word from Variety that Soderbergh is helming a biopic based on pianist Liberace's life, a film still in early stages of development. Soderbergh wants Michael Douglas for the lead role, while Matt…
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Darren Aronofsky is the director of Pi, Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain. His latest film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and was bought by Fox Searchlight the morning after it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival (You can read my review here). Earlier this week, I was granted the…
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Gregory Mcdonald died on Sunday at age 71 in Pulaski, Tennessee. Mcdonald is best known as the best-selling author of the Fletch book series, which was later adapted into a feature film series starring Chevy Chase. Mcdonald's Running Scared and The Brave were also adapted for the big screen. Mcdonald had 26 published books and…
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Remember when I predicted that Warner Bros would rerelease The Dark Knight in theaters? Well it's happening sooner than you might expect. According to Reuters, the studio planning a January 2009 IMAX rerelease, as an award season reminder. It is "uncertain" if the film will also be redistributed on conventional screens, but I don't see…
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So after much ballyhoo, J.J. Abrams's Fringe premiered last night on Fox. I'm curious to know how you guys felt about the pilot episode, and if this is a show you'd like to see covered on Slashfilm in the future. The ratings are in---roughly 9 million viewers---and while it's not necessarily a homerun off the…
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The Allen Ginsberg biopic, Howl, starring James Franco as the American weird beard beatnik poet and intellectual has filled out a lovely cast: Paul Rudd, Alan Alda, Mary-Louise Parker (so tempestuous on Weeds), Jeff Daniels, and David Strathairn have all signed. The actors will portray real-life characters involved in a 1957 obscenity trial, which saw…
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A batch of new photos have popped up at Zimbio showing Christian Bale and his wife chatting with Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife. If you run your mouse over the image, you can hear imagined bits of the conversation, or you can watch the meet-up from a distance on YouTube. I've also included a close-up…
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The AP is reporting that a NYC Judge Loretta Preska has dismissed lawsuits from several individuals in the Borat film who claim they were deceived. This time, the case was brought by two etiquette teachers and the film's driving instructor, not the drunken frat boys who made inappropriate comments, or the Romanian villagers who believed…
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Production on Kick-Ass has begun and Mark Millar has written a blog about the first two days of filming. Here are a couple excerpts: "This is already about 350 times better than I could ever have expected." "I lucked out with Wanted and Timur and James and Angelina. But nothing-- I mean nothing-- can prepare…
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Deadgirl tells the story who two friends, Rickie (Shiloh Fernandez) and JT (Noah Segan), who skip High School and break into a local abandoned mental hospital. In the boiler room they find a dead woman strapped to a gurney and covered in plastic. But it turns out that the dead girl is alive, and JT…
Read More Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski and star Johnny Depp have announced they will re-team for a computer animated film for Paramount. Based on an original idea by Verbinski, Rango is scripted by John Logan (The Aviator). All we know so far about the plot is that Depp will play the "oddly charismatic" title…
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Variety is reporting that Wes Anderson has been tapped to write and possibly direct an American remake of the French film Mon Meilleur Ami (My Best Friend). The original movie chronicled the adventures of François, an arrogant and unpleasant antique dealer who was challenged by his business partner, Catherine, to produce his best friend (not…
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Sideshow Collectibles and Lucasfilm will be releasing a diorama which recreates one of the most dramatic Star Wars scenes from the entire film series - the moment when Darth Vader "exerts his dark power" on the loyal Captain Antilles. Each diorama is hand cast in high quality polystone, hand-finished and hand painted to exacting standards.…
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Darren Aronofsky is the director of Pi, Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain. His latest film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and was bought by Fox Searchlight the morning after it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival (You can read my review here). Earlier this week, I was granted the…
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With Matthew Vaughn off directing Kick-Ass and his once-proposed $300 million Thor epic but a memory, DJ Caruso (Disturbia, Eagle Eye) is now expressing interest in bringing Marvel's Son of Odin to the big screen. In an interview with IESB he said... "...I would definitely tackle it and I sort of wrestled with it before…
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Yesterday was a semi-significant day in movie blogger history, comparative to the invention of the "Who Farted?" t-shirt. When TDK actor and beloved old geezer, Michael Caine, told MTV that a Warner Bros. exec had mentioned Johnny Depp for The Riddler and Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Penguin in Batman 3 (the borderline fan-fic sequel,…
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Uncertainty has a brilliant set-up: After it is discovered that Kate (Lynn Collins) is pregnant, the young couple finds themselves uncertain about their future. With a magical flip of a coin, the story is split into two alternative realities, showing two vastly different directions their immediate future could take ala Sliding Doors. I am certain…
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When is it playful homage and when it is copyright infringement? The basis of a new lawsuit alleges that Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks lifted the plot, characters and protagonist for the studio's 2007 hit, Disturbia, from the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock classic Rear Window. Note that Spielberg personally did not work as a director or producer…
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Sony has released the new Quantum of Solace movie trailer online. The dead might not care about vengeance but it sure looks like James Bond will get his. Watch the trailer and tell me what you think in the comments below! Quantum of Solace hits theaters on November 14th 2008. You can watch the new…
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Yes, the Kevin Eastman report was inaccurate, but it appears there was some truth behind the rumors after all. TMNT co-creator Peter Laird confirmed to MTV that he has had "several meetings with very interested people" for a live-action / hybrid Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. Like Alvin and the Chipmunks or Scooby-Doo, the idea…
Read More Apparently JJ Abrams originally wrote William Shatner into the new Star Trek reboot. "We actually had written a scene with him in it that was a flashback kind of thing," Abrams told AMCtv. "But the truth is, it didn't quite feel right. The bigger thing was that he was very vocal that he didn't want…
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RubyRed's Jedi EcoSaber T-shirt shows a picture of a low-energy lightsabler. "Save the planet or save the universe, your choice." Available for $26.53. 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.
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Yesterday, Derek Luke was quoted as saying that he heard that Will Smith was offered the role of Captain America by Marvel Entertainment. Thankfully, AICN quickly debunked this report. Marvel claims that they never entertained Smith as a choice, never mind had a conversation or approached Smith for the role. So now that the rumor…
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Some might say that The Wrestler is a departure from director Darren Aronofsky, while many others may look at it as an evolution. One thing is for sure, it's very different, and certainly more mature than the filmmaker's previous work. I'd love to compare it to Paul Thomas Anderson's transition from films like Boogie Nights…
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UPDATE: So, Harry Knowles says there is no truth to the rumor. Ohlalala. I do think Luke's quote is trivial, but we'll see... Not much to go on, but during an interview with MTV, actor Derek Luke (Miracle at St. Anna) said that "[Marvel] offered Will Smith Captain America" and added that "it just shows…
Read More [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/tordarren.flv 440 330] Darren Aronofsky, director of Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain and The Wrestler, says hello to /Film readers. Turns out that Darren is an avid /Film reader, how cool is that? Just got done with my 30 minute interview with the man about his upcoming film The Wrestler. What do you…
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We're pretty sure some type of "clarification" will be sent out shortly regarding the following statement from Michael Caine, but for now, it's the first confirmation from someone involved in the Batman franchise about new villains and casting choices. And it's HUGE. The ubiquitous rumors about Johnny Depp as The Riddler and Philip Seymour Hoffman…
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When we reported Friday that Sam Raimi would return for Spider-Man 4 and possibly 5, there was speculation that his new Evil Dead film would once again be brushed aside. Not so. Well, sort of. According to Screen Daily, Raimi has given the okay for a 3D theatrical movie based on Evil Dead: The Musical,…
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Anne Thompson is reporting that Fox Searchlight acquired U.S. rights to Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler for about $4 million. Lionsgate, Overture, Weinstein Co. and Sony were also said to be in the running. I'm just extremely happy that Sony Pictures Classics or TWC didn't win the bid. The deal was finally closed at about 11…
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Harold Ramis sent a casual email to the Chicago Tribune over the weekend per confirmation of Ghostbusters 3. He clarified that Bill Murray, who has expressed much hesitation about a second sequel in the past---even preferring to do voice work on a once proposed animated sequel---is game... "yes, columbia is developing a script for GB3…
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Hot Toys has plans to release a 1:6 scale collectible figure of Tony Stark's Mark 2 Iron Man prototype suit. The figure features over 36 points of articulation, Metal-like painting, light up eyes and heart, articulated flaps on the back and legs, working forearm missile, three interchangeable hands and an alternative head that features a…
Read More [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/torprotestors1.flv 300 226] On Saturday night, a group of protesters picketed the premiere of Larry Charles' Religulous, the Bill Maher anti-religion documentary. I caught some footage of the protesters in action (above). I was initally told that they were trying to have the screening shut down. So when I went over to interview them, I'll…
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Tonight I attended the North American premiere of Darren Aronofsky's new film The Wrestler. I plan on writing a full review tomorrow, but for right now check out this quick video blog review. I am joined by Indie movie expert Eric Lavallee of IOnCinema.com and Alex Billington from FirstShowing.net. If you can't tell, I absolutely…
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Spike Lee's Miracle At St. Anna is definitely not the type of movie you want to see tired, in the early morning hours. But that was my experience. I've seen many World War II films over the years, and Anna is distinctly a Spike Lee Joint. It has the obvious race perspective war story you…
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A real genius has put together this formidable side-by-side photo collection of Christian Bale and Kermit the Frog. The uncanny resemblance has haunted us all weekend, so we now pass the monkey's paw onto you, our dear readers. Here's a sample. We've excluded any and all comparison shots from Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.…
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It seems that everybody is getting their turn at historical epics these days, and now Will Smith is going to have his chance with The Last Pharaoh. Working with a script by Braveheart screenwriter Randall Wallace, Smith is set to play the Nubian pharaoh Taharqa---who is most famous for defending ancient Egypt against invasions by…
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A couple days ago I noticed reoccurring graffiti of a bunny on the sidewalks around toronto. Next to the graphic is the words "Where's Fluffy?" Later when I screened Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, I realized that it was actually viral marketing for a fictional band which is part of the film's story. In Nick…
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Box Office analysts are predicting that The Dark Knight will finish with $530-$540 million domestically, about one Forgetting Sarah Marshall away from breaking Titanic's $600.7 million record. But I believe they are wrong - and here's why. I'm sure that Warner Bros will rerelease the film in theaters eventually. The film has made a record…
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Yesterday we talked about how Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler was creating big buzz at the Venice Film Festival. The film has now been awarded the festival's top prize, the Golden Lion. This is bitter sweet for Aronofsky, whose 2006 film The Fountain premiered at Venice and was met with lackluster reviews. I'll be seeing the…
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A PG-13 rating can open a film up to a wider audience than an R-rating, making a big box office take just a tad more attainable. It's not a huge mystery, then, why Max Payne director John Moore is none too pleased with the MPAA's decision to give his upcoming film, Max Payne, an R.…
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Speaking at the Toronto Film Festival to promote Miracle at St. Anna, Spike Lee has confirmed that plans for a sequel to his 2006 film Inside Man are in motion, with Terry George in negotiations to write the script. Lee plans on returning to direct the sequel, tentatively and creatively titled Inside Man 2. Inside…
Read More Fight Club and Choke author Chuck Palahniuk tells MTV that DC Comics approached him about doing a comic book miniseries. Nothing has come of the talks, but Palahniuk says he would love to create a ghost/monster series like the Tales from the Crypt comics he read as a kid. I would love to see what…
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Not so great news for 24 fans. EW is reporting that production of the new season of 24 will shut down for more than two weeks so that the series writers can "reshape the upcoming season's creative direction". Howard Gordon admits that they "just couldn't get this direction to work," so they "found another one"…
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Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler appears to be a big hit at the 65th Venice Film Festival. The Hollywood Reporter claims that the film created "a buzz that had been absent for most of the festival." Anne Thompson reports that the film is hoping to land a distributor which could "ramp up a release before year's…
Read More Street fight! Captured is a new NSFW documentary from directors, Ben Solomon and Dan Levin, that examines the historical work of Clayton Patterson, a man who captured New York's Lower East Side fly-on-the-wall style for 30 years using photography and video. The NY Times once said of Patterson's work: He has amassed a huge day-by-day…
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Just got home from the party for Me and Orson Welles at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. I had the opportunity to talk with Richard Linklater, who confirmed that a School of Rock sequel is far from a done deal. Linklater admitted that he only had one conversation with the studio about the project.…
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Time to cap the day with a few beers, the robot, and a slightly promising tidbit: Warner Bros. has finally set a (final???) release date for Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are. You know, the family film based on the children's book that has united geeks, author Maurice Sendak, hipsters and lil' kids in…
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UPDATE: 09/10/08: IFC ultimately purchased the domestic rights to Che, not Magnolia Pictures. It will run for one week in December, and then be released in January via on-demand. Word from the TIFF via the NY Post is that Steven Soderbergh's $60 million 4-hour-plus Che Guevara biopic, Che, has finally been picked up by Mark…
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Nikki Finke reports that Sony has locked in both Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire for Spider-Man 4. Kirsten Dunst's Mary Jane character is said to be included in the sequel(s), so the actress is rumored to be returning as well. And in the execs' best case scenario, Raimi and Maguire would shoot Spider-Man 5 back-to-back.…
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Many people have drawn a comparison between Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Juno, due to the hand drawn opening title sequence / poster title, Michael Cera and a focus on indie pop music. It also doesnt help that Norah screens at the Toronto a year after Juno premiered at the Film Festival. But Nick…
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Tom Cruise will produce and possibly star in an adaptation of Douglas Preston's non-fiction bestseller, The Monster of Florence, for his studio United Artists. When Preston relocated his family to Italy in 2000, he soon became aware of a nearby murder committed years ago by the region's serial killer, the Monster of Florence. Intrigued, he…
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One of the reasons why I love The Brothers Bloom, is because the film cons the audience. The Brothers Bloom is a story about two brothers, disguised as a love story, disguised as a con movie. The perfect con is where everyone involved gets what they wanted. By the time the credits roll, you will…
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Here we go. Days ago, rumors hit that Russell Crowe was set to play Watson to Robert Downey Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes. To which the Internet huffed, "He's not roundy enough!" And the Internet was right, but not quite. Not a first. According to those Palin-loathing dudes at Latino Review, Crowe is in talks to play…
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Remember that Live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles item from earlier in the week? Apparently it is completely false according to TMNT writer Stephen Murphy's blog the 5th Turtle. Sorry guys, it seems like a lot of online news outlets fell for the bait, and we were one of them. But you never know, it sometimes…
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How has Star Wars changed the world? Kottke has found this brilliant chart which was created by WiReD a few years back.
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The Hughes Brothers have been absent from the big screen for far too long. Their last feature, the so-so adaptation of Alan Moore's From Hell with Johnny Depp, was released way back in 2001. Since then, they've dabbled in docs and TV work, so I'm pretty astounded by my acute anticipation for Hughes Bros movies.…
Read More Because you asked for it, here is the "Banned in the USA" Canadian poster for Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
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UPDATE: The trades are reporting that Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg (co-exec producers/writers on NBC's The Office) have officially been hired by Columbia Pictures/Sony to pen the script for Ghostbusters 3. The script will reportedly bring together the original cast including Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson, Slimer?, though none of the…
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Four stark profile posters for Ed Harris's revival Western, Appaloosa, have popped up at IMP Awards. The film reunites Harris with his A History of Violence co-star Viggo Mortensen for a tale of "two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by…
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The argument for the need of red band trailers can be proven by watching the official green band trailer for Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno. It's not bad, but compared to the Red Band trailer released earlier this week, it feels like the fake Jan Brady. I've seen the movie and it's…
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In about 6 seconds, I will lose a lot of geek cred... 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... I'm not a fan of Ricky Gervais. There, I said it. Also, I have yet to get into either the British or American versions of The Office. ::gasp:: I know, a travesty. That said, I caught David…
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It's day seven of my 28 day movie adventure. The Toronto International Film Festival has begun. And anyone who doesn't think Canada can be hot obviously hasn't visited Toronto in September. I arrived at 2:00am due to an unforeseen delay in my flight, and was unable to catch the morning press screening of Guy Ritchie's…
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Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly are set to star in Creation, a film based on the life of On the Origin of Species author Charles Darwin. Bettany will play Darwin and Connelly will play his wife and cousin, Emma; the film will explore the relationship between the two as Darwin's beliefs began to cause friction…
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Ghost Rider's passport just arrived in the mail. The Pope's assistants have laid out the welcome mat. The only thing left to do is get the $60 t-shirts screen-printed for the "Flaming European World Tour" and it's sequel time. Man of the hour, Nic Cage, is talking up Ghost Rider 2 during his press rounds…
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Yesterday, a screener for The Dark Knight leaked all over the interwebs, so the entire world has officially enjoyed Chris Nolan's Batman sequel. Nevertheless, let me whisper "SPOILER ALERT" in your ear like a geeky Craig Mack. In a couple of new interviews, co-star Aaron Eckhart has revealed the ultimate fate of Harvey Dent and…
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Heavy Metal publisher Kevin Eastman says that Zack Snyder, Guillermo del Toro and Gore Verbinski have expressed interest in joining executive producer David Fincher to direct segments of the upcoming Heavy Metal animated film. The feature is scheduled to include eight or nine segments, and is being envisioned as an adult-themed R-rated film. Animator Tim…
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We first heard of the possibility of an Arrested Development movie about eight months ago, when Jeffrey Tambor and Jason Bateman confirmed that talks for the film were in progress. Then this past June, Bateman discussed the film with MTV, saying: We all want to do it. All the actors want to do it, the…
Read More I was on the road (or in the air) most of yesterday, so I never got around to posting this new behind the scenes video from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. First up is a video presented by Walmart, which shows Michael Bay explaining "Bay-haos" to the crew, before gearing up for the first day…
Read More Cinemablend is reporting that Tom Cruise is being considered to voice one of the villain characters in Dreamworks Animation's Shrek Goes Fourth. Cuise is doing everything he can to restore his name. First his hilarious cameo in Tropic Thunder, then news that he's working with Sam Raimi on a superhero adaptation and now this. Shrek…
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In a recent interview with EOnline, Dan Aykroyd was asked about the status of Ghostbusters 3. Aykroyd responded: Well, y'know, two sharp young writers are purported to be writing the sequel, the third movie now. If I could interest Seth [Rogen] and Judd [Apatow] to be part of it, that would be an absolute dream.…
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Vanity Fair has released the VF 100 - an annual listing of the top 100 leaders of the information age. Below you can find a listing of movie related entries on the list. Check out the full list on VanityFair.com. 4. Steve Jobs - Former Pixar CEO, Member of Disney's Board of Directors 9. Angelina…
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Sunday night at the Telluride Film Festival, I was sitting in a half empty theater waiting to watch the new Mike Leigh film. I later learned that my friend was also at a half empty screening during the same time slot. A volunteer for the festival came over and began to make small talk with…
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After crafting the critically acclaimed Paranoid Park, director Gus Van Sant now seems poised to follow it up with yet another audacious and powerful film. The trailer for Van Sant's Milk debuted on Apple today and it masterfully sets up some of the main conflicts of the film (namely, the social climate in the late…
Read More Is it just me or does the latest City of Ember poster look very Journey to the Center of the Earth-ish?
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I never had an electronic remote control racing set as a kid, but if I did, I probably would have loved this one. The Dark Knight Remote Control Electronic Slot Car Racing Set includes 2 three-speed controllers, The Tumbler, and a Police car. Wait, where is The Joker's 18-Wheeler? And it would be cooler if…
Read More Floating Head Movie Poster Designer The Pitch: "Meet the graphic designer behind Hollywood's most famous floating head movie posters." Thanks to /Film's own David Chen for the 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 on…
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Los Angeles federal judge Gary Allen Feess has set a January 6th 2009 trial date for 20th Century Fox's Watchmen lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery and deposition proceedings will take place for the rest of the year. This is some what good news for Watchmen fans, as it was initially rumored that the court trial…
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A year and a half ago, Stephen King optioned The Dark Tower series to JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof for $19. But since then we haven't really heard any updates on the project. Recently AMC got a chance to chat with Lindelof, who admitted that he won't have time to tackle the adaptation until Lost…
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Hack director Stephen Sommers is replacing Guillermo del Toro to direct a live action adaptation of Tarzan for Warner Bros. THR reports that Stuart Beattie will co-write the project with Sommers. del Toro has been attached to the project since it was announced two years ago, but his commitment to The Hobbit has put him…
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Update: The movie poster above was not approved by the MPAA, and will be used to promote the film in Canada. [via: EW] The official red band movie trailer for Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno has been released online. If there was any more that required a red band movie trailer, it…
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DBthemovie has gotten their hands on a new Dragonball character poster featuring Emmy Rossum as Bulma (seen above). Head on over to Nerdorama to see exclusive screen captures from the official movie trailer. Dragonball hits theaters on April 10th 2009.
Read More The following image was found on BestWeekEver.tv. I think no explanation is necessary.
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A couple months ago, mention of a live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles feature film was posted on the Playmate toys website, only to be quickly removed hours later. Fans wrote it off as a mistake, but as it turns out - it is true. Kevin Eastman, the co-creator of the Turtle franchise posted the…
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What happens when a movie studio has no money to promote a crappy movie? I'm in Colorado right now on the beginning leg of my 28 Days of Film adventure, but back home in San Francisco, the sidewalks around the city have been vandalized, apparently by 20th Century Fox. Curbed took a photo of one…
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Last week, I screened 20 minutes of clips of scenes from David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. In our first impression article, I expressed my concern and disappointment over the footage shown, partly because I felt some of the short scenes dragged. Note: I haven't seen the entire film - I want to…
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In an interview with G4, comic book writer Mark Millar (Wanted) revealed his plans for a new trilogy of Superman films, which he would like to be shot back-to-back. "A director approached me about three months ago," Millar said. "and he said 'look, [Bryan Singer's] The Man Of Steel might not be happening. If that…
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Summit Entertainment has provided us with two new exclusive images for Rian Johnson's Brick follow-up, The Brothers Bloom. We'll be seeing the film on Thursday at the Toronto Film Festival, and we also will be talking with Johnson during the week. So please check back. The Brothers Bloom are Bloom (Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody)…
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After Rian Johnson's audacious debut, Brick (a film that fans of Miller's Crossing should give a try, as it contains significant similarities in style and substance), I started to get psyched for his follow-up, The Brothers Bloom. Bloom features a plot about millionaire grifters and stars Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, and Mark Ruffalo. On the…
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Everyone reading this post has heard Don LaFontaine's voice, but many of you probably don't know his name. Don LaFontaine is a voiceover legend, whose voice has graced over 5,000 movie trailers and nearly 350,000 (!) commercials. He has generally been thought of as the person who coined the phrase "In a world..." He has…
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Our friends at DVD-Forum has sent us a new batch of photos from Quantum of Solace. More after the jump. Official Plot Synopsis: Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (JUDI DENCH) interrogate Mr White…
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The reason why Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler has the un-popular position of closing the Venice Film Festival, is because the film is waiting on a new song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. The song was written for the closing credits and is also titled The Wrestler. Aronofsky calls the song "beautiful" ... "wonderful acoustic…
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They say that if you give out positive energy than you should receive positive energy in return. The person who coined that phrase never met Poppy. Dressed in bright colors and wearing big earrings, Poppy has a personality that is as obnoxiously perky as her wardrobe, if not more so. Mike Leigh's latest film is…
Read More Update: Empire has confirmed with Guy Ritchie that the Sun's report is FALSE: “I don’t have a Watson,” said Ritchie. “Somebody just told me that I have Russell Crowe lined up but that’s news to me. I suspect that hasn’t happened and I’m still looking for my Watson.” The original report follows. As you already…
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The latest Watchmen legal update comes via The New York Times: "The report also outlined conflicting requests for a trial date: as early as next June, if Fox has its way, or April, if Warner prevails." A count injunction and a June start date could possibly delay the release of Watchmen until 2010. Even the…
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We've seen R2-D2 Projectors, and R2-D2 Ice Buckets, but how about an R2-D2 mini-fridge? Geekalerts found an awesome R2-D2 compact refrigerator which was created in 2002 as a promotional prize for Attack of the Clones. Apparently only 1,000 of these guys were produced for the 7-11 promotion, so it isn't the easiest item to find.…
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Fantastic Fest has announced the final batch of features for this year's fest, a list which includes special sneak previews of Fanboys and Repo. Check out the official press release below. We are proud to announce the final slate of feature film programming for the 2008 edition of Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. With over…
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Peter, Devindra, and Adam debate the interpersonal dynamics of The Office, question the wisdom of an I Am Legend prequel, and spend 40 minutes picking apart the finer plot intricacies of Eagle Eye. Have any questions, comments, concerns, feedback, or praise? E-mail us at slashfilmcast@gmail.com or call and…
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Tune in tonight to Slashfilm's live page tonight at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST and hear us chat with fearless leader Peter Sciretta about his recent adventures in the film world. We'll also be going through massive amounts of film news that broke this week, and reviewing DJ Caruso's Eagle Eye. Your letters…
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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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Words are not sufficient to describe how epic this /Filmcast is. In this episode, Dave, Devindra and Adam are joined by Dan Trachtenberg from The Totally Rad Show to geek out about some recently watched TV and films, tear apart the 2008 Emmy awards with Myles McNutt, wage in on Seth Rogen and Stephen Chow's…
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Join us tonight on the /Filmcast as we review the Neil Labute's latest surprisingly-not-bad film Lakeview Terrace with video podcast rock star Dan Trachtenberg from The Totally Rad show. We'll be broadcasting live at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST at Slashfilm's live page. As always, feel free to direct any questions/comments/etc. to slashfilmcast@gmail.com…
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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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In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Devindra and Adam discuss Darren Aronofsky's latest project, Noah, assess Fox's terrible summer movie season, and try to determine where Burn After Reading fits in the Coen brother's filmography. Eric D. Snider joins in to review the film as well. Have any questions, comments, concerns, feedback, or praise?…
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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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In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Devindra and Adam try to decide whether Ghostbusters 3 is a good idea, debate whether or not The Dark Knight should have been rated R, and assess the acting talent of Nicholas Cage in Bangkok Dangerous. Vic Holtreman joins us from Screenrant and Moriarty from AICN joins us…
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A massive amount of film news went through the wires this past week. Tune in tonight to Slashfilm's live page at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST to hear us discuss it all with Vic Holtreman from Screenrant. We'll also be reviewing Nicholas Cage's latest masterpiece, Bangkok Dangerous. If you have any questions or…
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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…
Read More Team America: Watchmen Police The Pitch: Oyguvaltshappy created this Team America: World Police / Watchmen trailer mash-up. Thanks to /Film reader John S for the 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 on VOTD? E-Mail…
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Devindra, and Adam ponder box office surprises from the past weekend, discuss the merits of a Facebook movie, and look back on the first season of the /Filmcast. Vic Holtreman joins us from Screenrant and Scott Weinberg joins us from Cinematical and Fearnet. Have any questions, comments, concerns,…
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Join us tonight as we broadcast the /Filmcast live at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST on /Film's live page with Vic Holtreman from Screenrant. We'll be discussing interesting film and TV news from this week, look back on a summer full of blockbusters, reflect on the first three months of the /Filmcast, and…
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