Ignored Netflix Movies Fight Back The Pitch: Have you ever suffered from Netflix guilt? Its when a movie you rented from Netflix sits on your table for weeks or even months? You're just never in the mood to watch the movie you ordered, but feel guilty about returning it before you do? College Humor shows…
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I just heard about Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock (a trekkified version of Rock, Paper, Scissors) from this scene from the television sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Apparently Sam Kass created the game variation in 2005. Thanks to Miss Geeky for the tip. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily…
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As December nears, some of the potential line-up for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival is beginning to become clear. Paper Hearts - First up is a film that almost no one has heard about until now. The feature filmmaking debut of Nicholas Jasenovec, the film is an unconventional comedy which is being described as "part-documentary,…
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Right from the chase scene near the beginning of Slumdog Millionaire, I knew that this was a movie whose soundtrack I was going to have to own. The music actually got better as the film went along, from the love theme all the way to the final triumphant Bollywood dance number. The soundtrack for Slumdog…
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You might remember Blackwolf - The Dragonmaster from the classic bit where Triumph The insult Comic Dog visited the Star Wars line. Well Triumph reunited with Blackwolf to meet the costumed band LORDI. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video…
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The general consensus is that, although Four Christmases (Warner Bros) is a flawed movie (I’m being kind), but it is going to open. It is very well cast with Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon pulling Females Under 25, Vince Vaughn pumping up appeal with Males Under 25 and Oscar winners like Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek and…
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. Please don't take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they're meant not to be reviews but rather previews that…
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TV Trequer went back in time (or is it forwards in time?) and showed William Shatner-era Captain Kirk the new trailer for JJ Abrams' Star Trek reboot. Here is Kirk's response. Thanks to /Film reader MosesMonster for the tip. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing…
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Anyone who has ever clicked over to a Hollywood trade newspaper like Variety has surely been subjected to a bevy of insider slang words, some of which appear to have been created on the spot. FunnyorDie put cameras in a Monday morning Variety writers meeting to find out exactly how this Slanguage is created. Watch…
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Twilight (Summit), based on the wildly popular Stephenie Meyer series of novels, has blown past even the most optimistic industry expectations with an estimated $70.55M opening weekend. The movie, which had teen girls lined up Thursday at midnight and generated an estimated $7.5M by sunrise on Friday, finished its first day with about $35.7M. But…
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Recently, Variety reported that Universal Pictures has aquired the exclusive rights to Jason Bourne character and has inked a first-look deal for other Ludlum novels. This new deal "paves the way" for future Bourne installments. The fourth Bourne film is currently scheduled to be released in summer 2010, with Paul Greengrass directing Matt Damon as…
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In this week's edition of Big Directors Small Films, we will take a look at one of the short films of Seth Gordon. You probably know Gordon as the director of one of 2007's best films, a documentary called The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. The filmmaker has since been offered a plate…
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Edward Cullen and Bella Swan, the leading characters in the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight, may be models for abstinence and chastity, but the movie’s hardcore fans are not abstaining from the box office and their fervor for the Summit release is anything but chaste. After a reported $7.5M for Thursday midnight screenings, throngs…
Read More elcome to another edition of Movie Playlist, where we talk to the writers, directors, and stars about their favorite films. I've always found the celebrity playlists on iTunes to be interesting. Most everyone in the film business moved to Hollywood after discovering their love of films. And I've always love talking to people about their…
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Ever since I first screened Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire at the Telluride Film Festival, I've been waiting, and hoping for a soundtrack to be released. The songs have occupied my mind, and I became convinced that a soundtrack might never see the light of day, especially after /Film's own David Chen explained the fate of…
Read More Muppets' Mahna Mahna / Star Wars Mash-up The Pitch: Someone decided to mash up the the classic Muppets' song Mahna Mahna with clips of Star Wars. The result is rather pointless, but more entertaining than it probably should be. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing…
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A housewife in suburban Phoenix is responsible for the movie that will dominate America's multiplexes this weekend. Twilight (Summit) is a phenomenon in industry tracking and advance sales, and two separate competing studio sources are telling me that they expect the film adaptation of Bella and Edward's forbidden romance to top $60 million in its…
Read More Muppets' Mahna Mahna / Star Wars Mash-up The Pitch: What if The Matrix ran on Microsoft Windows? "Take the red pill, get the blue screen." 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…
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Some people have complained that JJ Abrams' Star Trek looks like 90210. I don't know how anyone would get that idea. 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
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Fredrik Bond is directing the American remake of The Host for Universal, but who is he? The Swedish commercial director began his career as a photographer, studying at NYU Film School. Bond got his break after directing a documentary about photographer David Sim's work for Levis. In 1999, he was one of 30 directors chosen…
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Noah Baumback, director of Kicking and Screaming and The Squid and the Whale, helmed an SNL Digital Short, which aired over the weekend. "Clearing The Air" stars Paul Rudd, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen. Unfortunately, NBC didn't decide the short worthy of online upload, so we're stuck with this bad video taped YouTube copy. Via:…
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. Please don't take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they're meant not to be reviews but rather previews that…
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Happy Birthday to the world's most famous animated mouse - Mickey Mouse. Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie premiered on November 18th 1928 at the Broadway Theater.
Read More The Muppets Take Over The Today Show The Pitch: If The Muppets hosted the Today Show, I'd probably watch it everyday. Unfortunately, I slept through the one time that The Muppets took over the Today Show. MSNBC has put some of the moments from that show online. In the first clip, above, The Muppets whatnots…
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The audacious reboot of the James Bond franchise paid off big with 2006's Casino Royale, and now Quantum of Solace (Sony) has hit the box office jackpot. Whereas Daniel Craig's 007 debut opened with $40.8M, the new Bond, which picks up where Royale left off, has opened almost $30M higher with $70.4M in the US.…
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This week in Big Directors Small Films, we take a look at the first film from the master filmmaker behind Titanic, True Lies, Terminator, T2, The Abyss and Aliens. Before he pushed the boundaries in Hollywood, James Cameron made a short film titled Xenogenesis. After seeing Star Wars in 1977, Cameron quit his job as…
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Craig…Daniel Craig. The actor is now responsible for the biggest James Bond opening as Quantum of Solace (Sony) has followed spectacular overseas openings with a monstrous $27M opening day in the US. That is about 30% better than the previous best single day for a Bond film. ALL-TIME BEST SINGLE DAY GROSSES FOR THE 007…
Read More The Incredibles - Quantum of Solace The Pitch: CutHD has created a trailer mash-up of Quantum of Solace and Pixar's The Incredibles. 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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Reboot: to start film franchise over again, ignoring everything that has happened in previous films; often includes a distinct change in tone. Back in 2003, when Warner Bros began discussing a new version of Batman, the concept of rebooting a film franchise didn’t really exist. As director Christopher Nolan tried to decided who would assume…
Read More 100 Movie Spoilers in 4 Minutes The Pitch: The Fine Brothers spoil 100 movies in one single take, in under 4 minutes. Where are Guieness Book of World Records people when you need them? Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a…
Read More Quantum of Bonds The Pitch: "One Bond replaces the other, but it won't go down without a fight." Black20 is back, trying to recreate the magic of the popular viral movie trailer mash-up, Battle of the Batmans. Edited using Casino Royal (Daniel Craig's first Bond film) and all of the Pierce Brosnan Bond films, Quantum…
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. Please don't take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they're meant not to be reviews but rather previews that…
Read More The Kevin Bacon Movie Club The Pitch: Looking to improve your Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game? For only $20 a month you can enroll in the Kevin Bacon Movie Club. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should…
Read More Did you know: Michael Jackson likes to dance with "his good friend" Brett Ratner while driving through Miami traffic? And no Brett, that is not "a good shot." Thanks to Danny T for sending this over.
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Quantum of Solace and Twilight both his theaters over the next two weeks. MovieTickets.com reports that Quantum of Solace is leading in ticket sales (but to be fair, they also have a seven day lead). Early Buzz: I've talked to three people who have seen Twilight, each of which expected to hate the film, and…
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When Paramount/Dreamworks unleashed back-to-back-to-back $200M-grossing titles starting with Iron Man in May, they seemed like an "iron-clad" lock to win the big studio market share battle for 2008. Then along came Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, which has rocked the nation to the tune of almost $530M domestic. TDK has helped Warner Bros secure its…
Read More Star Wars - A Cappella Tribute to John Williams The Pitch: Based on the music of John Williams, Star Wars - A Cappella Tribute to John Williams was originally released in May 1999 to celebrate the release of Episode 1. On October 31st, a video version of the song was produced with the help of…
Read More In this week's edition of Big Directors Small Films we take a look at Jason Reitman's 2001 short film Gulp. Reitman made a huge splash with last year's Oscar-nominated dramedy Juno, and made his feature filmmaking debut with a big screen adaptation of Thank You For Smoking a few years earlier. Son of director Ivan…
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Last November, Dreamworks scored a solid hit with Bee Movie, which opened with $38M and finished with $126.6M domestic. This year’s autumnal offering from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s animation house is much, much bigger. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a true blockbuster with a $17M opening day and a likely $57.8M opening weekend. Reviews are solid (59%…
Read More Chainsaw Maid The Pitch: "THEY are coming for your FLESH and BLOOD! Now the last hope of the family rests on a sexy faithful MAID! The most brutal clay-animation you've ever seen!" Thanks to Jorge H for the tip. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing…
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The journalism from political campaigns that fascinates me the most isn't actually what makes it to the media before the election; it's the exhaustive and fascinating stories that are spun in excruciating detail by journalists after the fact. In the past, writers have embedded themselves deep within politicians' inner circles, capturing key moments, setbacks, and…
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After “trick or treating” blotted out last Friday at the box office, the movie industry recovered with a strong Saturday and Sunday, and now Hollywood is gearing up for a spectacular start to the holiday movie season. Industry tracking suggests that Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Dreamworks/Paramount) will enjoy a huge opening. Execs from 3 separate…
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Read More Vote for Lando Calrissian The Pitch: The race for leader of the Star Wars galaxy heats up with vicious attack ads from Emperor Palpatine. Billy Dee Williams makes an appearance. 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…
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After Sam Mendes' breakout hit American Beauty, he went on to direct Road to Perdition and Jarhead, two expensive critical darlings that failed to live up to box office expectations (/Film readers will know that Mendes is currently attached to helm Preacher). In particular, Perdition, which at the time was one of Tom Hanks' few…
Read More How Star Wars: Episode IV Should Have Ended The Pitch: "The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the force, but having both on your side makes you pretty unstoppable." Thanks to /Film reader Drake R for the tip. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a…
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High School Musical: Senior Year (Disney) has confound the so-called "experts" again. HSM3 may be up as exponentially Saturday, from its soft Friday, and the Kenny Ortega-directed musical may reach $15M for the weekend. All of my numbers for the weekend that I published on Friday (and everybody's weekend projections) were too low. Halloween lands…
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The 22nd installment of the James Bond franchise, Quantum of Solace (Sony), has grabbed a record-shattering £4.94M on its opening day in the UK, which is about $8M in US dollars. That is approximately 42% higher than the first day of Casino Royale, the first 007 adventure to feature Daniel Craig as Bond, and it…
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This week in Big Directors Small Films, we take a look at one of Tim Burton's first films, Frankenweenie. As you may recall, Burton will in fact be making a stop motion animated feature length remake of this infamous short after he completes Alice in Wonderland. I also understand that many of you might have…
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The Wildcats will likely win a 2nd consecutive weekend at the box office, but the songs that the kids from East High are singing aren’t nearly as catchy as we thought they would be. High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Disney) only added about $1.9M on Friday (4th for the day), and that may mean…
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LatinoReview has gotten a look at Michael Brandt and Derek Haas' screenplay for Brett Ratner's "Beverly Hills Cop 2009". Yes, even the title has a Ratner-level of annoyance. So what's it about? Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) is killed from a fall out of the 20th story of the Los Angeles Police Headquarters, but Axel (Eddie…
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Benderspink has acquired the rights to develop a big screen film based on British author Michael Marshall Smith's crime thriller The Straw Men. The book is a first in a trilogy about a an ex-homicide detective who is persuaded to come out of early retirement to solve a series of strange murders which are connected…
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Empire Magazine has the first two photos from Michael Mann's upcoming period crime drama Public Enemies. Based on Brian Burrough's book "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43," the film focuses on the government's attempt to stop John Dillinger and his gang. Johnny Depp plays Dillinger, and Christian Bale…
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In the 2006 film Superman Returns, Bryan Singer chose not to retell Superman's origin story. I mean, heck, we've all seen the original Richard Donner classic, right? Newsarama reports that DC Comics will be releasing a six-issue stand-alone series called Superman: Secret Origin, which will retell the Man of Steel's origin story. Geoff Johns and…
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Remember that item we ran last week -- David Fincher to direct Keanu Reeves in a movie about a Chef? We didn't know much about the project back then, but an anonymous scooper has filled me in. The Untitled Chef Project is a screenplay by Steven Knight, the screenwriter behind Dirty Pretty Things, Amazing Grace,…
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I'm not sure how reliable this intel is right now. We've passed along information from the subscription trade magazine Production Weekly in the past is reporting that Disney's Tron sequel has been renamed from the horrible Tr2n to the even worse TRZ. I have an idea, why don't you call it... Tron 2? or Tron…
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Warner Bros has begun to air television spots for Clint Eastwood's Grand Torino. In the movie, Eastwood plays a disgruntled racist Korean War vet named Walt Kowalski, who sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong immigrant teenage neighbor (played by newcomer Bee Vang), who, as part of a gang initiation, tried to steal…
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You can now watch the 1997 science fiction film Gattaca for free on Hulu.com. Critically acclaimed, but a box office dud, you might want to revisit the film on this lazy Thanksgiving holiday weekend. A smart stylish thriller laced with high-wire suspense. In Gattaca only the strong succeed and the strong are genetically pre-selected at…
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Empire Magazine has the first official photo of Friday Night Lights star Taylor Kitsch as Gambit in Gavin Hood's Wolverine. Attendees at Comic Con were lucky to see an early preview of the film which featured Gambit in action. I still think Lost star Josh Halloway would have been a better fit for the character.…
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When watching a movie with an overt political message at its core, it's sometimes difficult to divorce the movie from the cause. The film Milk espouses a lot of messages that I believe in, including equal rights for everyone and a belief in the transformative power of community organizing. But does the film succeed at…
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What would win in a fight between a Zombie and a Shark? FightRags has made a tshirt based on the new now infamous scene in Fulci’s Zombie. Printed on preshrunk, heavyweight 100% cotton shirts. Available in sizes Small to 5XL for $16.95. If you sign up for their newsletter, you get 10% off your first…
Read More With Black Friday on the Horizon, I might be posting more Geek deals over the coming weekend than I would normally post in a month. But I'm a bargain hunter, and I know that not many of you catch a lot of these type of deals on a normal basis. Keep refreshing /Film for the…
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Pulitzer Prize winning movie critic Roger Ebert has written a passionate response to what some are calling the demise of the film critic, or what Ebert is calling "the death of an intelligent and curious, readership". The whole thing was sparked when the Associate Press imposed a 500-word limited on movie reviews and interviews. I…
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Could Buffy The Vampire Slayer make a comeback on the big screen? The Australian Herald Sun newspaper is reporting a new rumor that suggests the box office success of Twilight could have 20th Century Fox interested in a Buffy movie. And this is where the rumor gets a bit unbelievable. Apparently Joss Whedon has a…
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I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I am Thankful for a lot of things this year. I am thankful for meeting up with David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley, they produce one of the best movie podcasts on the internet week after week. I wish I could take some credit, but…
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Sideshow Collectibles is producing an Iron Man Mark I Maquette. Each piece is hand cast in highest quality polystone, hand finished to Sideshow's exacting standard and enhanced with real wire hoses. The center of the chest will feature working light-up feature, replicating the 'heart' of Tony Stark. It looks even more detailed than the Hot…
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Things From Another World is having a Black Friday Sale all weekend (and it's started early). Here are some of the highlights: Watchmen Trade Paperback for $9.99, thats 50% Off the $19.99 MSRP Joker Hardcover for $9.99, thats 50% Off the $19.99 MSRP Serenity Valley Map Lithograph for $23.97, that's 40% off the $39.95 MSRP…
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One of the films that stuck with me since the Toronto Film Festival was the South Boston crime drama (yes, another one) What Doesn't Kill You. Based on a true story of two childhood friends who turn to crime to get by. The film opens in a flash forward, with a trio of gangsters pulling…
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From Robert Luketic, the director of 21, Monster-in-Law, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! and Legally Blonde, comes a new romantic comedy called The Ugly Truth. Katherine Heigl plays Abby Richter, a romantically challenged morning show producer whose search for Mr. Perfect has left her hopelessly single. She's in for a rude awakening when her…
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We just got sent another batch of photos from Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler. I'm guessing this is probably the last of them considering the film hits theaters within a matter of weeks. The Wrestler is being released in limited theaters on December 17th 2008. More after the jump.
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New Line has released a new movie trailer, poster, and a bunch of new production photos for Ken Kwapis' big screen adaptation of He's Just Not That Into You. The film has a wonderful cast: Jennifer Connelly, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Justin Long, Ben Affleck, Kevin Connolly (Entourage) (notice how I excluded Jennifer Aniston even…
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I was passing through Best Buy over the weekend when I came across the huge new box set -- The Sopranos - The Complete Series. I somehow missed the press release for this so I thought I'd cover it in Cool Stuff. Weighing in at 10 pounds, The Sopranos: The Complete Series includes a 56-page…
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Amazon is selling The Shield: The Complete Sixth Season for $15.99, 73% off the $59.95 MSRP. "Continuing directly after season 5, Vic and the Strike Team are distraught over Lem's death. Shane has been overcome by guilt and becomes reckless and suicidal. Kavanaugh refuses to let the case die and resorts to planting evidence and…
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ComingSoon has confirmed that the first (non Comic Con exclusive) movie trailer for Wolverine will be attached to The Day The Earth Stood Still on December 12th. And apparently Fox isn't going to put the trailer online until some later point, forcing comic book geeks to see their potentially bad sci-fi remake (I say potentially,…
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Remember earlier in the year when rumor spread across the interwebs that Josh Brolin would be playing a Terminator in McG's Terminator Salvation? Well it turns out there was something to the rumor after all. Brolin admitted to MTV that he was in talks to join the production. "Yeah. I talked to Christian [Bale] for…
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Ever since the fairly spectacular Michael Clayton, I've been eagerly awaiting Tony Gilroy's next directorial project, Duplicity. Honestly, how could you not get excited about a film that reunites Closer stars Clive Owen and Julia Roberts, and includes Tom Wilkinson (who should seriously consider hitching his wagon to every Gilroy script), and Paul Giamatti? Clayton…
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Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr addresses his concerns about the announced superhero team-up movie The Avengers in a new interview with MTV: "If we don't get it right, it's really going to suck. It has to be the crowning blow of Marvel's best and brightest, because it's the hardest thing to get right. It's…
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Making a Twilight sequel isn't going to be cheap. Stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, who were each paid $2 million for the first film, will be getting enormous pay raises. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Pattinson and Stewart will be paid $12 million each for the sequel, New Moon. It's worth noting that the…
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The Criterion Collection is making a big push into digital distribution. Their new website -- The Criterion Online Cinematheque, which launched this week, introduces $5 one-week movie rentals. If you decide to buy the movie on DVD or Blu-ray, Criterion.com will discount the rental price from your purchase. The site also has a ton of…
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You may have heard about Evil Dead: The Musical, but what about Waterworld: The Musical? /Film reader Mack J sent over this teaser trailer for the musical stage adaptation which stars Patrick Warburton (aka The Tick). But don't get too excited, apparently it is only a viral video to draw attention to Made for Each…
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Many people were surprised when King of Kong director Seth Gordon signed on to direct Four Christmases, the Vince Vaughn/Reese Witherspoon romantic comedy which comes out this Wednesday. I think everyone expected Gordon would either work within the world of documentaries or work in the realm of geek-focused films. Gordon revealed on last night's The…
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VOIR has the first production photos from Woody Allen's new film Whatever Works. The movie stars Larry David as a highly eccentric character who runs into a girl from the South named Melodie, played by Evan Rachel Wood. The two of them, joined by Melodie's Mother and Father, "get into a series of highly improbable,…
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Sony has released a new international motion movie poster for Terminator Salvation. Watch it in full motion below: [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/t4motionposter.flv 390 600]
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AICN has an exclusive slightly remixed version of the Star Trek trailer. The huge difference is the addition of Leonard Nimoy as Old Spock, making his first big screen appearance as the character since 1991. How very epic! You can watch the three second clip below, but head on over to AICN to see the…
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With Guy Ritchie's re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes in production, you might want to take this oppurtunity to check out Billy Wilder's 1970 film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. And guess what, its available to watch for free (for US readers) on Hulu.com. The plot synopsis follows: "Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case…
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Those who saw The Simpsons Movie know that Homer Simpson's oft-advertised singing of the song "Spiderpig" encapsulated either everything that was awesome with that film, or everything that was wrong with the Simpsons franchise as a whole (depending on how big of a fan you were at that point). I happen to fall in the…
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The Alamo Drafthouse is having a screening of Robocop, and Tim Doyle created a Robocop OCP file portrait poster set. The set comes in a Cut set of 5 12x12 portraits (available on Mondotees for $30) or you can get the Uncut sheet that includes a 6th image of… Robocop on a Unicorn. How cool…
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In today's VOTD, we featured a funny video of classic-era Captain Kirk's response to the new Star Trek movie trailer. But what about the real William Shatner? What does he think? He posted a new video on YouTube praising director JJ Abrams' new design of the USS Enterprise. Watch that video after the jump.
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Forget Hollywood, Bollywood is the new red. It is only a matter of time before we see the first Bollywood film cross over and connect with American audiences. And who knows, maybe the film will feature American stars, filmmakers and or writers. When I talked to Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle in September, he told…
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Entertainment Earth is celebrating Black Friday all week long with a number of deals. One that caught my eye was this Star Wars: A New Hope D-Style Movie Poster 3D Sculpture, which normally retails for $89.99, but is available for 78% off -- $19.70. I've always loved the look of the D-style poster. "The image…
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Sci-Fi Channel has begun airing a new promo titled "The Epic Journey", which teases the second half of the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica. The final episodes will begin airing on January 16th 2009 at 10:00pm et/pt. Watch it below. Leave your thoughts in the comments! [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/battlestarepicjourney.flv 400 300]
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YouTube has announced their transition from a 4:3 aspect ratio video player to a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio player. I knew it was inevitable, but I didn't expect it to happen this soon. HD programing is becoming the norm, and HD camcorders means that HD user content will also be on the upswing. Here is…
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More reviews for David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button have begun to hit the interwebs., which means its time for another Early Buzz roundup: Kris Tapley of In Contention: "I didn’t fall in love like so many in the crowd did. However, I couldn’t help but sense the innovation on display, not just…
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Production Weekly is reporting that David Fincher is now attached to direct Keanu Reeves in a film about a Chef. I would love to tell you more, but unfortunately no other information is available at this time. One would assume that the chef might be a serial killer or be involved in some scheme which…
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According to a scooper at AICN, the I Am Legend prequel might no longer be a prequel. The original idea was for the film to take place "several years before the original film" and follow Will Smith's character Robert Neville as he fails to save a small pocket of survivors. I'll admit, I was never…
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Because you demanded it, they made a direct-to-DVD sequel/spin-off of Ace Ventura starring the little fat kid from Nancy Drew. Here is the trailer. Oh wait, you didn't want Ace Ventura Jr? Too late... Oh, and this isn't a joke. There is no LOL. This is not a Funny or Die or College Humor video…
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Quantum Mechanix has released the Complete and Official Map of the Verse, the first comprehensive guide to the worlds of Joss Whedon's Firefly and Serenity. Spread over both sides of the 65 lbs heavy cover stock paper, the map, measures 25 x 38 inches and "documents the location, relative sizes and names of the 215…
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FirstShowing is reporting that JJ Abrams' Star Trek will be converted for IMAX theaters when it is released on May 8th 2009. But with Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian, also an IMAX release, due only two weeks later, Trek won't have too much time on the huge screen. And I don't…
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You probably know Jeff Bridges as an actor, but many people don't know that he also dabbles in photography as a hobby. Bridges recently updated his online photo book with his behind the scenes Iron Man photos. There are lots of great stuff including a look inside Stan Winston studios, photos from early production meetings,…
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Shopgirl director Anand Tucker is in talks to helm the Amy Adams romantic comedy Leap Year for Spyglass. Adams will play a woman who comes up with an idea to travel to Dublin to propose to a man on February 29th, when according to Irish tradition, men must say yes. And as would be expected…
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Warner Bros has put Alexandre Desplat's entire score for David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button online on their For Your Consideration Awards site. Here is the complete tracklisting: 1. Postcards 2. Mr. Gateau 3. Meeting Daisy 4. A New Life 5. Love in Mourmansk 6. Meeting Again 7. Mr. Button 8. Little Man…
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The Departed co-star Vera Farmiga has been cast in Jason Reitman's adaptation of Walter Kirn's novel Up in The Air. George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a guy with a simple goal: to accumulate one million miles in his frequent flyer account. Here is more information from the book's cover synopsis: "Bingham's job as a Career…
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Over the weekend I received a mysterious package from Portland Oregon. Turns out it was from the animators and puppeteers behind the upcoming film Coraline, the first stop-animated film shot in 3D. Based on Gaiman's short children's novel of the same name, Coraline is a young bored girl who discovers that bricked-up wall behind a…
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Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire just might be the best film of the year, it's certainly in my top 10 (you can read David Chen's review here). That said, there is absolutely NOTHING good about the latest Slumdog Millionaire international movie trailer. It feels like a 1980's film advertisement, complete with cheesy voice over, an upbeat…
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USA Today has an exclusive clip from Fox Searchlight's upcoming Notorious B.I.G. biopic, Notorious. The clip features newcomer Jamal Woolard as Chris Wallace who proposes to Antonique Smith as Faith Evans, after knowing her for only nine days. Woolard says the central question of the movie is -- is Biggie a "bad guy trying to…
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"But Black Dynamite, I sell drugs to the community." With this new red band trailer, Black Dynamite officially blazes its way onto the Most Anticipated List. Way back in July, the buzzing stealth passion project from writer/director, Scott Sanders, and writer/star, Michael Jai White, miraculously won me over by making exhausted, semi-ironic blaxploitation homage seem…
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/Film reader Barry J wonders why in movies, all jackets from the future look the same. Exhibit A is Marty McFly Jr's jacket from Back the the Future Part II, and Exhibit B is young James T Kirk's jacket from JJ Abrams' Star Trek. What do you think?
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Warner Bros has publicly begun its push with this Variety advertisement for Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight for a Best Supporting Actor nomination. Academy Award ballots are mailed on December 26th, polls close on January 12th, and the nominations are announced on January 22nd. Discuss: Should Heath Ledger be nominated for a Best Supporting…
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A new international trailer has been released for David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button which I don't believe I've ever seen before. Check it out below, or click on through to Bad Taste for the High Definition sized version. Is it just me or does every new trailer just get better and better?…
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After the exceptional opening day performance of Twilight, Summit Entertainment has officially greenlit that the sequel, New Moon. The film will be moving forward into production, but no production start or release dates have yet been announced. Read the full press release after the jump. Summit Entertainment Announces TWILIGHT Sequel - NEW MOON LOS ANGELES,…
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I was a little bored of all the character posters that have been released so far, so I slapped together this Star Trek teaser poster in photoshop using the computer wallpaper from the official Star Trek website. What do you think?
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Update: The artist now claims that these concept photos are his own personal designs and were not created for James Cameron's Avatar. I'm Jonay Bacallado, the author of the images. They are part of my artwork, my personal artwork, and it has nothing to do with the actual concept art of the film. The interview…
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Paramount Pictures has released 2 new posters for JJ Abrams' Star Trek. Keeping with the black look introduced with the last set of Kirk and Spock character banners, these new teaser posters feature Eric Bana as the Romulan villain Nero and Zoe Saldana as Uhura. Check them out after the jump. We have the high…
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Earlier this week, I have th great oppurtunity to talk to Academy Award-winning animator and chief creative officer at Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, John Lasseter. While the phone call was primarily about Disney's new release Bolt, we went off topic a couple of times and talked about IMAX, 3D and Blu-ray. /Film: Hi, John.…
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One of the movies I've been looking forward to is Superbad director Greg Mottola's Adventureland coming of age film based on his own experiences at the Long Island amusement park. Set in 1987, the film follows James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg), an uptight recent college grad forced to take a minimum wage job at an amusement…
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I always admire any movie that can effectively convey the trials and tribulations of high school without resorting to parody or mockery. High school is typically (and rightfully) portrayed as a time of great emotional upheaval, where friendships are formed and broken, alliances are tested, and worldviews are carved into one’s character. Given the setting’s…
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I once had a conversation with my college film professor about the movie Monsters, Inc. Like all Pixar films, Monsters was designed to be viewed by kids, yet was also a rewarding tale for adults. But one part of the film always stuck out in my mind: The moment when, in the middle of a…
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If you're a comic book geek, than chances are The Incredibles is one of your favorite Pixar films, if not one of your favorite films of all time. Unfortunately, when the film was released, Disney decided not to produce many collectables for the movie, which is a shame. Enesco produced a series of statues as…
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20th Century Fox has released a movie trailer for Ice Age: Dawn of The Dinosaurs. If you ask me, the only thing good about the Ice Age films is the cute little squirrel-like creature -- Scrat. He is the main selling point of the entire franchise. The Ice Age movie trailer function almost as mini…
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Great Scott! Universal Home Entertainment has announced that they will be re-releasing the Back to the Future films on DVD in February. All three films have been digitally restored and mastered in High Definition, but that was expected. The big news is that the original film, Back to the Future, will be released as a…
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Paramount has finally released the official one-sheets for David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Last week we posted some iPhone photos of the posters on display at a multiplex, so I thought it was be only fair to follow-up with the official digital files, now that they're available. via: FirstShowing
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An Arrested Development movie has always sounded like the wishful thinking of the television series hardcore fans. Over the years cast and crew have indulged, purportrated rumors, and continued the myth of an Arrested Development movie. I think I may have even made a posting proclaiming that an Arrested Development movie isn't going to happen,…
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Today we have two Geek Deals for you. First up is the 40-disc Buffy The Vampire Slayer Collector's Set for only $69.99 in Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day. That's $129.99 (65%) off the $199.98 MSRP. I've never really given Buffy a chance, because I always turned off by the super cheesy special effects.…
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Two weeks ago it was reported that Steven Spielberg was developing a remake of Chan-wook Park's Oldboy, with Will Smith attached to star. Apparently that isn't exactly 100% true. Our friends at Film School Rejects got a chance to speak with Smith, who clarified that the movie would not be a remake of Park's 2003…
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Anna Kendrick has been cast as the female lead in Jason Reitman's adaptation of Walter Kirn's novel Up in The Air. Kendrick scored the role after nailing a set of auditions which was said to involve nearly every young actress in Hollywood, including Ellen Page and Emily Blunt. Kendrick has a small role in Twilight,…
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ABC has decided not to pick up Pushing Daisies for a full season. THR reports that Dirty Sexy Money and Eli Stone were also given the axe. Post your thoughts in the comments below!
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Fox Searchight has finally released a movie trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. You’ve heard the buzz, Mickey Rourke’s performance is Oscar worthy. The Wrestler is, without a doubt, one of the best films of this year. I'm confident that it will grace many critic top 10’s come late December. The music track that Bruce…
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Summit Entertainment has released the first teaser trailer for Astro Boy. It looks like it could be cool, but then again, so did IMAGI’s TMNT, and that film ended up being a focused more towards young audiences than everyone was expecting. Check out the trailer after the jump. Leave your thoughts in the comments below!…
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Will Arnold Schwarzenegger appear in Terminator: Salvation? When the California Governor was spotted on the set of the sci-fi sequels, rumors began to circulate that Arnold would be providing a capture of his face to implant on a younger actor’s body. Total Film was able to ask McG at a recent UK press event, and…
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On Wednesday, I flew down to Los Angeles to attend a special screening of 20 minutes of footage from JJ Abrams' Star Trek. Everyone was packed into a large theater on the Paramount lot. And by everyone, I mean EVERYONE. Marvel head Kevin Feige was sitting behind me, Free Enterprise director Robert Burnett was a…
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I’ll be perfectly honest, the only reason I was ever interested in Warner Bros’ big screen adaptation of Jonah Hex, was the involvement of filmmakers Neveldine/Taylor, the insane directing team behind Crank. Variety reports that Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have decided to leave the project because of “creative differences” with the movie studio over…
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A couple weeks ago we posted a poster for the Fifth Season of Lost. It turned out to be an early marketing promo. ABC has finally released the final one-sheet for the upcoming season. What do you think?
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At a press conference to promote her new film, Australia, Nicole Kidman revealed that she is thinking about retiring from acting: In terms of my future as an actor and stuff, I don't know. I am in a place in my life where ... I've had some great opportunities and I may just choose to…
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It's been a long wait, but today the Xbox 360 finally gets access to Netflix's Watch Instantly library courtesy of the "New Xbox Experience" update. To partake in the streaming video festivities you'll need a Netflix account (the 1 disc unlimited $8.99 plan at the minimum), and an Xbox Live Gold membership. Once you've updated…
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Did you hear? A small film called Twilight is coming out this Friday. Despite my own feelings on the movie and subject matter, I knew when I went to Twilight's Comic Con this year amidst the massive throng of screaming women that this film would be a huge success. When I saw the film this…
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The opening night film at the Sundance Film Festival is usually a film which might otherwise be overlooked in the extensive festival line-up. For some years this has meant a documentary, and for others this has meant into a not easily categorized genre-mash like In Bruges. This year's film is a feature-length clay animated film…
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Despite a solid pedigree, with Bryan Singer and Christopher McQuarrie taking up directing and writing duties respectively, Valkyrie has taken a drubbing on the PR front, mostly because of people's poisonous initial reactions to Tom Cruise as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. A recent article at the NYTimes laid out what a high-stakes bet Valkyrie is…
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DC Direct is producing a prop replica set of Rorschach's grappling gun and mask from Zack Snyder's Watchmen. The prop replicas were created from the actual digital files and pattern that were used to create the pieces used in the movie. The grappling gun is permanently attached to a display base (which features a Rorschach…
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Walt Disney Studios has announced that the only full-length animated feature film to ever be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture is being converted into Digital Disney 3D: The 1991 animated feature film Beauty and the Beast will be re-released in 2010. The film's original producers Don Hahn and directors Kirk Wise and…
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Earlier this week we posted some photos from Sam Rockwell's upcoming sci-fi space thriller Moon. The film tells the story of an Astronaut who has been mining Helium 3 on the moon for the last three years by himself. With only two weeks before he returns home, Sam begins seeing and hearing things. The promise…
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[adultswim] aired Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II this week. If you missed it, you can now watch the entire episode online at AdultSwim.com.
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Rumors of He-Man's death have been greatly exaggerated. LatinoReview has word that Kung Fu Panda co-director John Stevenson might now be attached to the project after knocking one home in a pitch to Joel Silver's production company. Stevenson has an extensive background in art direction and animation, starting out as a character designer on The…
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Screenwriter Mark Protosevich is in talks to write the American remake of Oldboy for director Steven Speilberg. Star Will Smith recommended Protosevich for the project after working with him on I Am Legend. Yes, your worst fears have come true, the guy who wrote the 2006 adaptation of Poseidon might be writing the script for…
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Universal Studios has signed a director to remake Bong Joon-ho's 2006 Korean monster film The Host. Commercial film director Fredrik Bond will helm the project, based on a script by Smart People scribe Mark Poirier, and Gore Verbinski will produce. Bond has directed a variety of commercials over the last few years (check them out…
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David Cohen on Variety's Thompson On Hollywood Blog says that Disney is probably planning to release a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film in Digital Disney 3D. A couple weeks ago super-duper-producer Jerry Bruckheimer told us that screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio are currently finishing up work on The Lone Ranger, before they start…
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The Chronicles of Narnia scribes Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are in negotiations to write the screenplay for Marvel Studios' The First Avenger: Captain America. Last week the company announced that Joe Johnston had been brought aboard the project to direct. Markus and McFeely's pitch must have been good, because none of their previous writing…
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Back in May, Gossip Girl creator Josh Schwartz let it slip that he was writing a young X-Men spin-off. 20th Century Fox has remained mum, but now Variety has confirmed the project and is reporting that Schwartz declined an offer to direct the film. Taking the name of a 2006 comic book series, X-Men: First…
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Back in September, we posted the first set photos of Mia Wasikowska as Alice in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. I noticed that the camera filming Wasikowska didn't appear to be a 3D rig. At the time I wrote it off as possibly being one of the non-3D scenes from the start of the film,…
Read More /Film reader Peter R sent over today's PVP web comic might be politically incorrect, "But C'mon, we're all thinking it!"
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AICN has a long interview with director Spike Jonze, and some new photos from his adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are. I have included some of the interesting points below: They "spent months just working on that voice shoot before we even shot a frame of the film." Karen O from the Yeah Yeah…
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I've always loved t-shirts which feature the logos of fictional companies and corporations from films. I'm also a big fan of Pixar's WALL-E, so when I found out that Disney is selling t-shirts advertising the new Axiom executive starliner, I quickly placed an order. I understand that some of you might not share my excitement.…
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Fox News is reporting that Ben Stiller is back to developing a third film in the Meet The Parents series called Little Fockers. "In the natural progression of things, Robert DeNiro and Blythe Danner would return as grandparents to Ben Stiller and Teri Polo’s babies. Of course, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand would have to…
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HBO has announced that Evan Almighty director Tom Shadyac will helm television movie about comic Sam Kinison. And who will play the great manic comic? Dan Fogler. You probably know him as the annoying fat guy they hire when they can't afford Jack Black or Jonah Hill. That said, he has an uncanny resemblance to…
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Do you remember Kerri Green? Me neither, Clarification: I'm getting a lot of comments being like "How can you not remember her? You haven't seen the goonies? It's easy for you to say you know who she is with the photo I included with this post, but would you recognize her by name if you…
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You've seen the new Star Trek movie trailer. I know I've watched it probably 30 times over the past weekend. So much is going on in-between the fast action cuts that it is very easy to miss something. Did you catch Kirk firing off his phaser? Did you get a good look at that huge…
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Remember the old Ghostbusters Spooktacular attraction at Universal Studios Florida? It was a special effects show with smokes, holographic ghosts, Slimer, and of course, The Ghostbusters. I remember it being a lot of fun, but I was also a kid when I visited the park. Now as I look back at old photos from the…
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King of Kong director Seth Gordon has signed on to direct Suicide Squad for Working Title Films and Universal Pictures. According to THR, the story follows a desperate con man, out on parole, who recruits a crew of amateur criminals to rip off the Kentucky Derby. Sounds kinda like if Oceans Eleven was made up…
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gangsta chimp image (c) www.mattcioffi.com TMNT director Kevin Monroe has signed on to direct War Monkeys, and Sammo Hung is in talks to star for Dark Horse Indie. The sci-fi horror comedy tells the story of two slacker janitors who get trapped in an underground research facility (think Area 51) during the Christmas holiday, after…
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You might not recognize Sandy Collora's name, but you've probably seen his films. Special effects artist and creature designer turned filmmaker, Collora is probably best known as the director of one of the most famous fan films of all time Batman: Dead End. If you haven't seen it, check it out now. The film is…
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Bloody Disgusting has a first look at Sam Rockwell in the upcoming sci-fi film Moon. Rockwell stars as Sam Bell, an Astronaut who has been mining Helium 3 on the moon three years alone. With only two weeks before he returns home, Sam begins seeing and hearing things. Did I mention that Kevin Spacey provides…
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USA Today has a first look at Batman #681, due out November 26th, which concludes Grant Morrison's Batman R.I.P storyline, where Bruce Wayne decides to retire from crime fighting after being shaken by a secret from his past. Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Beowulf) is penning a two-issue tribute to the character titled Whatever Happend to the…
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Disney has released the first trailer for Race to Witch Mountain. It's easy to immediately discount any kids film (outside of the Pixar-animated movies), but I actually think Witch Mountain looks like disposable fun. Kinda like the kid flicks from the 1980's. And that might just be the echos of my fond childhood memories of…
Read More Photo Removed The image above has been floating around the interwebs today (I'm not sure the exact origin, but I've been e-mailed it at least 9 times). Could this be a first look at Johnny Depp as The Madd Hatter in Tim Burton's 3D adaptation of Alice in Wonderland? I don't know. It looks pretty…
Read More Warner Bros has started pushing The Dark Knight for Best Picture with For Your Consideration advertisements in the trades. The advertisement below was found on Variety.com.
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The new Movie Trailer for JJ Abrams' Star Trek was attached to Quantum of Solace over the weekend and is now officially online! [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/startrektrailer2.flv 470 200] Watch the trailer in High Definition on Apple.com. Discuss: What do you think of the new Star Trek movie trailer? What do you like? What do you hate? Lets…
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Sideshow Collectibles is taking preorders for a limited edition Fetal Queen Maquette from Alien3. This limited edition Maquette is an exact reproduction of the original created by Amalgamated Dynamics Inc (ADI), which also appears on the Alien3 poster and film cover artwork. The Fetal Queen Maquette is cast in high-quality polystone, hand-finished and hand-painted to…
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Our friends at The Playlist found this animated mash-up on the forums. I found it too funny not to post.
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IndieWire's Eugene Hernandez has seen David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and admits "that Benjamin Button is, on first viewing, hardly a lock for best picture," but that "the attention that will justifiably be paid to its considerable technological achievements could sweep it into the higher profile categories." For example, Forrest Gump (also…
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Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Thank You For Smoking) has signed on to star in Columbia Pictures's big sci-fi action film Battle: Los Angeles. Chris Bertolini's spec screenplay tells the story of a Marine platoon's battle against an alien invasion in downtown Los Angeles. Eckhart will play the platoon leader. Originally pitched as a West…
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Tiscali Games has the first screenshots from the Watchmen video game, Watchmen: The End is Nigh. Developed by Deadline Games (Total Overdose), the episodic game will follow Rorschach and Night Owl in 1972. Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment will be releasing the game for download for the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The first game…
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Warner Bros has hired new screenwriters for their big screen live-action adaptation of Robotech. Smallville scribes Alfred Gough and Miles Millar have come on board to rewrite Lawrence Kasdan's previous draft. This is not good news. Gough and Millar were the team behind The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Herbie Fully Loaded, Made Men,…
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I would like to think that many of the people that frequent /Film know who Chuck Klosterman is. But truth is, I only found out about him four or five years ago through his pop culture-infused book Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs. Yet I'm guessing most people probably know him as a rock journalist (which…
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Earlier this week, Blood Disgusting scored the exclusive news that Guillermo del Toro is working on a stop-motion version of Pinnochio together with artist Gris Grimly. Variety elaborated on the news, revealing that the film will be co-directed by Grimly and Adam Parrish King, with del Toro producing and co-writing the screenplay. In typical del…
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Could the first teaser trailer for James Cameron's Sci-Fi 3D epic Avatar be on its way? MarketSaw posted these very convincing photos of a batch of packaged 35mm film trailers. Fox's The Day The Earth Stood Still hits theaters on December 12th, could the teaser be attached to that film? I can't imagine that Cameron…
Read More Okay, so the movie poster we ran yesterday for Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler turned out to be an early composite by the marketing company working on the film. In Contention has the new digital file for the final one-sheet, seen below, which is essentially the AFI Fest poster with an added credit block at the…
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I can still remember the excitement in the TV industry when the Philbin-hosted American edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire debuted on ABC (i.e. way before they ran the show into the ground with a mind-numbing 4x-per-week airing schedule). Like many game shows, Millionaire was able to harvest some great drama out of…
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I just got home from seeing Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire (yes again... what a wonderful film) and noticed the new posters for David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button hanging in the lobby of the Sundance Kabuki theater in San Francisco. I snapped some photos with my iPhone (hence the low light artifacting). Click…
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It’s impossible to talk about Marc Forster’s Quantum of Solace without first reflecting on how far the Bond franchise has come in recent years. When Martin Campbell’s Casino Royale debuted in 2006, it rebooted the franchise and heralded the age of a bold new Bond. The suave secret agent of previous years was replaced by…
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Have four hours to spare? Hulu now has the restored director's cut of the Best Picture Academy Award winning film Lawrence of Arabia is now available for free streaming (in the US).
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As if we didn't already have enough stupid spoof comedies... Someone decided to give the Wayans Brothers (White Chicks, Little Man) money to make a spoof movie about competitive dance films like /FilmCast favorite Step Up 2 The Streets. The result, is just as horrible, if not worse, than you might expect. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/danceflick.flv 470 264]…
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Twitch has the first trailer for the second a part of John Woo's massive epic period war film Red Cliff, based on the The Battle of Red Cliffs in 208 AD. Looks pretty intense. The most expensive film in Chinese film history. The first part broke box office records in China.
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To help promote the release of Pixar's WALL-E next week on DVD/Blue-Ray, Disney has sent us a batch of concept art and production photos. As always, click to enlarge. I'd especially recommend that you check out the two small strips below. 15 more photos after the jump.
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As you know, Let the Right One In was one of our favorite movies this year. And you might also remember, the Swedish vampire coming of age adaptation is getting an American remake. MTV was able to talk with director Matt Reeves, who gave some details and reassurances about the project. “I see the film…
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Warner Bros has released a new trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Is it just me, or do the trailers for the Potter series seem to get more and more epic with each new film that is released? Even the title cue has an extremely epic take on John William's original Potter theme.…
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I had the opportunity to sit down one on one with director Danny Boyle at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. We talked about his new film, Slumdog Millionaire, which hit theaters this week in some markets. I even got a chance to ask him about a third film in the 28 Days Later series.…
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The Philadelphia Cartoonist Society held a Watchmen tribute art show called "Children of the Watchmen" last week at Brave New World Comics in Philadelphia, PA. The show featured Watchmen-inspired art from some of the artists we've featured in past editions of Cool Stuff, like Tom Whalen and Dave Perillo. Dave Perillo created retro propaganda posters…
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Like many of you, I didn't see High School Musical 3 for fairly obvious reasons. Apparently Bruce Willis actually had a pretty big role in the movie :) Who knew? /Film reader Joseph L sent over this video of Willis promoting his new film HSM3 (as the kiddies call it) on David Letterman. Check it…
Read More James Bond's latest, Quantum of Solace, hits theaters in the US today, and Amazon has two Bond deals in the Gold Box Deal of the Day: The James Bond Ultimate Collector's Set is available for $89.95, 69% ($200) off the MSRP of $289.98. I don't think it can get much lower than that. The 42-disc…
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Entertainment Tonight visited the London set of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Watch the video above to see some footage from the massive Morocco shoot, and it looks like ET was on set for a night scene where Gemma Arterton's character Princess Tamina is trying to stab Prince Dastan, played by Jake Gyllenhaal.…
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Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman is in talks to helm Motorcade for DreamWorks. Billy Ray's (Breach, Flightplan) screenplay is an action-thriller about a terrorist group that assaults the President of the United States' motorcade as it makes its way across Los Angeles. Sounds like an interesting premise for an action flick but…
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Twilight doesn't hit theaters until next Friday, and Summit Entertainment has already aquired the rights to the next three novels in Stephenie Meyer's vampire romance series. According to THR, Twilight scribe Melissa Rosenberg has signed on to pen the next two screenplays, based on the books New Moon (you can read the first chapter here)…
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Paramount has hired Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster to helm World War Z, the big screen adaptation of Max Brooks bestselling novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. The 352 page book chronicles the aftermath of a great zombie-human war. Changeling scribe J Michael Straczynski penned the screenplay, which AICN…
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/Film reader Kevin B came across a viral website from Roland Emmerich's 2012. I checked the domain records, and the website points to a name server at Sony Pictures. So it seems like it might be legit. Here is the e-mail from Kevin: After watching the teaser for Roland Emmerich's 2012, I was curious about…
Read More A couple weeks ago we published some photos from the set of Inglourious Basterds. Some people noticed that director Quentin Tarantino was mysteriously absent from the Goerlitz set. I just wrote it off as second unit photography, but the fact of the matter is that Tarantino wasn't on set -- because Eli Roth was the…
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You can't be called a film geek or film snob unless you have a shelf of Criterion Collection DVDs on your DVD shelf. Criterion Collection is launching a new website on November 25th, and in the process, they are moving warehouses. To clear the way for the new site, Criterion is selling everything available on…
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Warner Bros has released a new movie trailer for Zack Snyder's Watchmen which presents a much better look at the film's plot (ie, it is much more than the music video montage teaser trailer). This is the same trailer that will be attached to Quantum of Solace this weekend. I know that many of you…
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/Film reader Roque R sends over the first official photos from Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of Mark Millar's Kick Ass. Newsarama scored the first photos that feature Aaron Johnson as high school student Dave Lizewski aka Kick-Ass. Plot Synopsis (beware of possible comic book spoilers): Dave Lizewski is a kid growing up in a rundown suburb…
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I understand that Stan Lee has created some of the biggest superheroes of all time, but it seems to me that he has run out of good ideas. In recent years Lee's contributions have included a risque animated superhero tv series Stripperella, POW Entertainment direct-to-dvd animated movies Mosaic and The Condor, an upcoming Playboy playmate…
Read More Gentle Giant is releasing a scale replica of the Bronze Yoda Statue that stands on top of the water fountain outside LucasFilm headquarters in San Francisco, CA (photo below). Unfortunately the 7.75 tall statue is a limited edition, and therefor extremely overpriced. The solid bronze cast of Yoda will soon be sold for $1,400 a…
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If you have 30 minutes to spare, check out David Poland's wonderful in-depth interview with Mickey Rourke, Oscar hopeful and star of Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler.
Read More [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/benbuttontv2.flv 470 208] The first reviews of David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button have begun to hit the Internet. It's hard to make an assessment at this time as one concludes with a good by disappointed/mixed reaction (which seems close to my reaction having seen 20 minutes of the film), while the other…
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The Weinstein Co has released a movie trailer for Crossing Over, a "multi-character drama about immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles. The film addresses the issue from the point of view of the immigrants, as well as the immigration authorities tasked with enforcing the nation’s immigration laws." Looks a…
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Michael Moore has supposedly decided to rework his latest documentary to focus on the United State's recent economic problems and the global financial crisis. Originally set around the United State's foreign policy and the aftermath of the Bush administration, THR says that the yet-to-be-titled film will now have a "end-of-the-empire tone", which Moore hopes will…
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Bloggers and gay rights activists have called for a boycott of Utah tourism in an attempt to punish the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' aggressive attempts to ban gay marriage in California. You might be wondering, "This is /Film, not /politics. Why waste my time with this nonsense". Trust me, there is a…
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The Executive Committee of the Academy of Motion Pictures music branch has ruled that the score for The Dark Knight is disqualified because five names were listed as composers on the music cue sheet. What? Apparently this is a common practice done to ensure that the entire music team is financially rewarded. ASCAP and BMI…
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As you know, the second trailer for Zack Snyder's Watchmen and the first trailer for JJ Abrams' Star Trek will be attached to Quantum of Solace, which hits theaters this Friday. The only way to see the Star Trek movie trailer this weekend (aside from the inevitable blurry shaky youtube bootlegs) will be in the…
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Sony has just premiered the teaser trailer for Roland Emmerich's epic disaster movie 2012. It's not nearly as good as the Superbowl teaser for Emmerich's Independence Day, but it does build to a cool "oh my god" moment. I'll be completely honest, Emmerich hasn't made a great movie in the last decade. What's the chances…
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Heavy Metal publisher Kevin Eastman has announced that the upcoming Heavy Metal animated film might end back up at Paramount. The movie studio's backstage disagreement with David Fincher over the length of Benjamin Button's running time supposedly resulted in Heavy Metal's departure. But it looks like everything has been patched up. Eastman has also announced…
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As if we didn't already expect this was going to happen... The soundtrack to Twilight made its debut at #1 on Billboard's Top 200, beating out AC/DC. With Juno and Mamma Mia, this is the third soundtrack to hit #1 on the album charts this year. 29% of the sales were digital downloads. [THR]
Read More /Film reader Zack T sent over the above video of James Franco's tribute to Wonderglen co-founder, Aidan Weinglas. It's too funny to be real, but not funny enough to be "Just a stand-alone gag". Seems like it is part of a new viral web game, possibly for an upcoming movie? After searching Google, you will…
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Want some more details about Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's next comedy? Paul will follow the two British geeks, who after visiting Comic-Con, go on a road trip to Area 51 where they encounter a small alien named Paul, who enlists them to help him find his way home. Written by Pegg and Frost, and…
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Last winter, Jeffrey Tambor, the actor who played the scheming patriarch in Fox's brilliant, underwatched and now-cancelled Arrested Development appeared on The Ron & Fez Show on XM radio, saying that there was a "real push" to get a movie version of the TV series made. Then this summer, lead actor Jason Bateman also seemed…
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I recently got the chance to sit down and chat with one of my cinematic heroes, Danny Boyle, while he was promoting the release of his new film Slumdog Millionaire in Boston. I'll discuss the movie on a later episode of Slashfilm's movie podcast (it is my favorite film of the year) but in the…
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Earlier this week we complained about the lack of theatrical posters for David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Looks like Paramount has sent a bath to theaters this week. Defamer snapped this photo at a recent multiplex screening. You might think the poster is in the frame backwards, but it isn't. As you…
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HBO has given the greenlight to film a pilot based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling fantasy novel series A Song of Fire and Ice. The show will be titled A Game of Thrones, named after the first novel in the series. Martin has planned seven books in the series, and the plan is to turn…
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Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day is the Family Guy Complete Collection DVD box set for $59.99, 65% off the MSRP of $169.98. "Family Guy - The Complete Collection contains every minute of Family Guy on DVD: 22 discs, including over 100 episodes (Volumes 1 through 6), over 2,561 minutes, loads of special features,…
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I've decided to make "Worst Idea Ever" a regular feature since it appears that the Hollywood movie studios are in a never-ending race to see who can greenlight the worst of the worst ideas. Ridley Scott is now OFFICIALLY attached to direct a big screen movie based on Hasbro's popular board game Monopoly. Corpse Bride/Monster…
Read More Yesterday, Paramount released the first full photo of the USS Enterprise from JJ Abrams' Star Trek. In an attempt to compare old vs. new, I accidently posted a photo of the NCC-1701-A instead of the NCC-1701 from the Original Series (aka TOS). I was quickly blasted corrected by a few knowledgeable Trekkies. Truth be told,…
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I once saw this television special called Marvel Super Heroes' Guide To New York City, which was a basic travelogue using the famous locations featured in the Marvel Comics universe. I've always loved visiting locations from famous films, but this tv special took it to a new extreme - the famous locations of fictional events…
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Paramount has released the first photo of the new USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) from JJ Abrams' Star Trek. Entertainment Weekly has the first look, and for the most part, the new Enterprise doesn't look that much different from the old Enterprise. JJ Abrams explains "If you're going to do Star Trek there are many things you…
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I've never really thought about it before, but I don't believe I've ever seen a movie trailer narrated by a woman. Variety has an article which cites a quote from Don LaFontaine, known as "The Voice of the Movie Trailer", who as you might recall, recently passed away: "I think women are vastly underrepresented in…
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The Dark Knight is nearing the $1 billion dollar mark, with a grand total of $997,535,317 in box office receipts (as of Monday morning). The film has made $528,535,317 domestically (just $72,252,871 below Titanic' record) and $469,000,000 overseas. Warner Bros is planning a big rerelease of the film in January, and I'm wondering just how…
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American Teen director Nanette Burstein is ready to make the transition from documentary filmmaking to narrative feature filmmaking. The Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker is in talks with New Line (aka Warner Bros) to helm the film Going The Distance, a romantic comedy which deals with a the struggle to maintain a long distance relationship,…
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Amazon has the Disney/Pixar Ultimate Collection 8-movie DVD set on sale for $109.99 plus free shipping, 54% off the MSRP of $239.92. The 14-disc set includes Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Cars, and Ratatouille. Aside from Cars and Ratatouille, all the movies come in two-disc special…
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The Guardian is reporting that director Baz Luhrmann agreed, after "intense discussions", to rewrite the final scenes of the Nicole Kidman/Hugh Jackman romantic adventure epic Australia. Apparently studio executives wanted the film to end on a more positive note (We're not going to discuss the spoiler in question here). Apparently negative feedback from early test…
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The latest issue of Production Weekly features a new plot synopsis for David Goyer's X-Men Origins: Magneto: "The original X-Men film began with a prologue that showed the character as a child being led to a concentration camp by Nazis and that is the period in which the Magneto film will take place. This setup…
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Warner Bros has released six new character posters for Zack Snyder's Watchmen. The line-up includes: The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), Silk Spectre II (Malin Akerman), Ozymandias (Matthew Goode), Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley), Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup) and Nite Owl II (Patrick Wilson). I have updated the story with super high resolution versions (2326px x 3601px,…
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Last we heard, Shane Black's treatment for a new Lethal Weapon film was shot dead in the water by series star Mel Gibson. IGN was able to talk to producer Joel Silver, who claims that the project might still happen, eventually. "We talked about it, but it was something that Mel didn't want to do…
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Last year there was a crazy rumor began to circulate that Will Smith's son Jaden Smith would star in a remake of The Karate Kid, with Stephen Chow attached to direct and take over the role of Mr. Myiagi. Sounded horrible then. Still sounds horrible now. And it turns out the crazy rumor wasn't so…
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Summit Entertainment premiered new footage from Twilight during Monday night's Heroes. In related news, the autograph signing in San Francisco actually happened as scheduled, despite the mini riot that occurred earlier in the day.
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Last week, I received a phone call from my local Summit Entertainment publicity rep, informing me that the stars of Twilight were going on the road for an autograph tour to publicize the release of the film adaptation next week. I posted about the appearances here. Before I got off the phone I warned my…
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The theatrical poster for Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler was on display on the red carpet outside AFI Fest. Below is a photo of it. I'm sure, Fox Searchlight will release a clearer digital file online in the next few days.
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The official Star Trek movie website has been updated with a countdown clock. Apparently the new trailer, which will be attached to Quantum of Solace this Friday, won't appear online until Monday, November 17th at 10:00am pt / 7:00am et. So if you want to see the new Star Trek trailer, your first chance will…
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Paramount Pictures has released two new posters for JJ Abrams' Star Trek. The two new posters are black and shadow filled, featuring Chris Pine as James T Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock. Star Trek will hit theaters on May 8th 2009.
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I'm not sure where this alternative poster for Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Ponro came from. Was it officially released from the studio? It looks very legit. I'm guessing that it may have been one of the alternative ideas to the stick figure campaign. source: IMPA via: Cinematical
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Rumor has it that Quentin Tarantino has enlisted legendary film composer Ennio Morricone to compose the score for his upcoming WWII film Inglourious Basterds, this according to Italy Global Nation. Tarantino is notoriously a fan of Morrisone, having used a a bunch of his Spaghetti Western themes in the Kill Bill films and even his…
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Last month, we reported that Paul Andrew Williams had been mentioned as a possibility to direct 28 Months Later, the sequel to the Fresnadillo-helmed 28 Weeks Later, which was the second part in the 28 saga. Now comes word from scifi.com [via AICN] that Danny Boyle, the director of 28 Days Later and of the…
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Sideshow Collectibles has partnered with Amalgamated Dynamics Inc (ADI) on this incredibly detailed PredAlien Concept Maquette. I'm not a huge fan of the AVP film series and while Aliens VS Predator: Requiem was better than Paul WS "Hack" Anderson's initial film, I still wouldn't consider it to be a "good movie". That said, I absolutely…
Read More At Comic Con, McG claimed that James Cameron had officially given him his blessing for Terminator Salvation. Last Month, James Cameron shot back in an interview with E! claiming "there was no blessing involved", he hadn't read the script and that the fourth Termiantor film "could be a big steaming pile or it could be…
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Amazon has the for Peter Jackson's King Kong on sale for the next 24 hours in the Gold Box Deal of the Day for $39.99, 50% off the MSRP of $79.99. The King Kong: Deluxe Extended Limited Edition DVD gift set includes three discs packed with special features (listing after the jump) and "a beautifully…
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The film comes out in just a month and a half, and Paramount has not yet released a poster for David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Not a teaser poster - NOTHING. In comparison, Watchmen comes out three months later and already has three different posters, not including the series of seven or…
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Leaks from a test screening last month left hard core fans upset that the ending of the Watchmen movie adaptation was different than the one Alan Moore had written in the comic books. Zack Snyder finally responds to the online criticism on Dark Horizons. Start of Possible Spoilers "The squid was not in the movie…
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Now that we're finally getting a black President of the United States, how about a black superhero? Before you leave a comment telling me how Halle Berry played Catwoman in a 2004 feature film, or how Shaquille O'Neal played Steel in 1997, as I've tried very hard to forget about both of those films. Beyonce…
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Last month the Jeff Wells reported that Josh Brolin was in talks to star in Neveldine/Taylor's big screen adaptation of Jonah Hex. Apparently it isn't a done deal yet. We hoped to talk to Brolin about the film while he was in town for the premiere of Milk, but our roundtable interview was instantly transformed…
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Marvel Studios has just signed Joe Johnston to direct The First Avenger: Captain America. Like many, I was impressed with Johnson's early art/effects work, loved October Sky, but was pretty disappointed with everything he has done since (::cough:: Jurassic Park III ::cough::). However, the footage I saw from The Wolf Man at Comic Con was…
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Yes, you read the headline correctly, Batman is suing The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan. Of course, I'm not taking about the fictional caped crusader - I'm talking about the real life little known city in southeast Turkey. The city named after the Bat? Raman Mountains, predates the comic book vigilante by almost a decade.…
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It was bound to happen eventually. We've had spoof movies about horror movies, teen movies, sports movies, disaster movies, epic movies, and now finally Hollywood is making a spoof of the spoof movie genre in David Murphy's Not Another Not Another Movie. When a studio head (Chevy Chase) quits his job at a successful Hollywood…
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Paramount was supposedly howing off the new trailer for JJ Abrams' Star Trek on a 15 minute loop on the lot on Friday. Here is a brief decryption of what you will see: A 60's style corvette convertible tears down the road, a policeman in hot pursuit. The driver, a 13-year-old boy, leaps from the…
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Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is currently filming in Toronto Canada. There is a call out to fans for hundreds of extras that are needed on Monday, November 10th 2008. Hundreds of Extras are needed to fill a church square in Toronto: Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen Street E (Queen & Jarvis) Monday November…
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Throughout movie history, dozens of film greats have made the jump from in front of the camera to behind the camera. Most recently, we've seen Ben Affleck and George Clooney produce some strong work, displaying insane amounts of potential for their future directorial careers. With his luminous acting resume, it seems like William H. Macy…
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chris Rock will be teaming up with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Screen Gems for a re-imagining of Frank Oz's 2007 British comedy Death at a Funeral. Rock will produce and star in the film, in addition to co-writing the script with Ayesha Carr (an Everybody Hates Chris veteran). Although Oz's…
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Michael Winterbottom will direct Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba in a film adaptation of The Killer Inside Me, the classic novel by Jim Thompson. The original book was told in first-person and chronicled the life of Lou Ford, a seemingly normal small-town sheriff who happens to be a paranoid-schizophrenic harboring murderous tendencies. Affleck will play…
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WiReD Magazine has a new featurette for DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens, which takes a look at all the crazy characters that are included in the film. Near the end of the clip you can see some of the new innovations that Dreamworks is bringing to 3D animated filmmaking. For example, the camera rig that…
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MSN has a new featurette for Valkyrie focusing on director Bryan Singer. Click on the image above to watch it.
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Great Scott! /Gamer has learned that the Burnout Paradise video game will soon have downloadable content, including this Back to the Future Delorean look-a-like flying car.
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Yahoo Movies has premiered a new movie poster for Zack Snyder's Watchmen. Pretty cool, I must admit, but I'm still in love with the previous poster which shows The Comedian falling through the air to the New York City streets.
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Warner Bros has released a new Terminator Salvation featurette, which is essentially an interview with production designer Martin Laing. We get to see some of Lang's concept art, animatics and new footage from the film. We also get our glimpse at some of the new Terminator robots featured in the new film. Put your opinion…
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Disney has released a second teaser trailer for Pixar's Up. The first third again attempts to sell the film based on the animation studio's past achievements. I think the marketing guys at Disney are probably still unsure on how you go about selling a film like this. I love the fantastical imagery and bright colors.…
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Sideshow Collectibles has begun taking preorders for their 12 inch figure environment Han Solo in Carbonite. The set-up captures "every detail of the carbonite slab as Han hung suspended as a trophy on Jabba's wall, motionless and frozen in time." The piece is constructed of highest quality materials, including heavy-weight polystone, then hand painted and…
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Remember when it was announced last week that Sam Mendes would be directing an adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillion's comic book series Preacher? Well apparently Variety spoke too soon. "I'd love to make Preacher, but there’s no script. This is a typical Variety announcement - 'Mendes to direct Preacher' – I wish! Basically…
Read More There has been a bunch of television news today, so I thought I'd do a tv news wrap-up. Bad news for Joss Whedon fans, Fox has given Dollhouse a Friday night slot, which is notoriously bad for television shows. AICN notes that at least thirteen other sci-fi shows (including Whedon's own Firefly) were put in…
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I hate to post two Geek Deal posts in one day, but I just didn't see this next one coming. Amazon is offering 24 Seasons 1-6 on DVD for $97.99, that's 75% off the MSRP of $389.88. That's 42 discs for under $98. Sure, this does include Season Six, which in my opinion was bad...…
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Steve Carell is currently attached to The Beaver, a script by first-time writer Kyle Killen. The film's plot describes a man who "walks around with a beaver puppet on his hand, treating it as something close to a human creature with human feelings." Apparently the script has won rave reviews…
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Variety reported recently that Antonio Banderas is in final talks to play Salvador Dali in Dali, a Simon West-directed biopic with a script by Jeremy Walters. According to the Variety article, "the film will blend music with CGI sequences in an effort to capture the inventiveness and color of the painter" and will chronicle Dali's…
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Things From Another World is having two notable sales: They are offering 50% off featured Star Wars Kotobukiya Vinyl Statues (use code SWKOTOS). The offer is good until December 31st 2008. TFUW is also offering 20% off graphic novels, Trade Paperbacks, and hard-covers for the whole month of November. Use the code MistleToe on your…
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ThePixarBlog has a first look at Pixar's new short film, BURN-E, which is including on the upcoming DVD/Blu-ray release of WALL-E. Directed by WALL-E lead animator Angus MacLane, the seven and a half minute short film tells the story of the unfortunate little welder droid who is trying to install a replacement lamp and find…
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/Film reader Joe sent over this exclusive poster for John Carpenter's Riot. Originally titled Scared Straight (I'm guessing they couldn't secure the title rights from the popular documentary 1980 documentary), the prison thriller tells the story of a troubled youth who is sent to the Scared Straight crime-prevention program. But when a riot breaks out…
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Sylvain White, the director behind such ::cough:: classics ::cough:: as Stomp the Yard and I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer, is in final negotiations to direct adaptation of DC Comics Vertigo label comic book The Losers. White is also attached to a big screen version of CastleVania and Frank Miller's Ronin. How he's…
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MGM has released a new trailer for The Pink Panther 2. Steve Martin returns as Inspector Jacques Clouseau, who this time teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts. I understand that this film isn't…
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Fox Searchlight has released three new production photos from Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler. The first of which features Oscar hopeful Mickey Rourke as Randy "The Ram" Robinson jumping off the top rope at a small independent wrestling event. Below we see Aronofsky on set, and judging by his beard (which he traditionally grows out throughout…
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20th Century Fox has officially announced that James Cameron's Avatar will also be released in IMAX 3d (as if anyone didn't already expect this) simultaneously on December 18th 2009. The one surprising thing about the announcement is the following quote from James Cameron: "The larger field of view and powerful surround sound of an IMAX(R)…
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James Lillis has created a t-shirt with a design mash-up of the popular Obama Hope poster and Heath Ledger as The Joker from The Dark Knight. Available on Red Bubble for $25.94. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff?…
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Fox has released a new trailer for Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, and I'm still not sold. And why should I be, Fox shut down production for a few weeks, made some character changes and reshot the pilot episode - these are not the actions of a confident studio. Check out the trailer after the jump. Please…
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Sylvester Stallone will direct a new action film titled The Expendables, which he also wrote. The film will star three action stars from three different countries: Stallone, Jason Statham, and Jet Li. This kind of reminds me of when Quentin Tarantino was originally planning to fill Inglourious Basterds with a team of American action heros.…
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Myspace has a new Watchmen featurette titled "Girls Kick Ass" which takes a look at the girls of Watchmen, or more specificly: Malin Akerman (Laurie Juspeczyk/Silk Spectre II) and Carla Gugino (Sally Jupiter/Silk Spectre). We get to see some of the mother/daughter sequences in Jupiter's Florida home, and more importantly - Akerman's fight scene in…
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Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for The Tale of Despereaux, the new computer animated family fantasy adventure from Sam Fell (Flushed Away) and Robert Stevenhagen (supervising animator of Space Jam and An American Tail: Fievel Goes West). This trailer makes the film look less like a copy of Ratatouille (a problem I had…
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Warner Bros has released the second full trailer for Jim Carrey's new comedy Yes Man. This seems like a comedy that would have been made ten years ago, and that's not a compliment. It's all high concept and not many laughs. And it doesn't help that Jim Carrey hasn't made a truly funny film in…
Read More How Many Spider-Mans Can Fit Inside Jamba Juice? The Pitch: In this 2007 clip, David Letterman asks the question: "How many people dressed as Spider-Man can fit inside Jamba Juice." 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…
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Latino Review has a first look at Gerald Okamura in costume as The Hard Master in GI Joe: Rise of Cobra. The Hard Master is Storm Shadow's Uncle and head of the Arashikage ninja clan. In the comic book series (possible spoiler alert), The Hard Master is murdered, causing Snake Eyes to leave the clan…
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It looks like Jonathan Swift's classic book, Gulliver's Travels, is going to have another run at the big screen. Twentieth Century Fox is moving forward with a film version of the book, this time with Jack Black playing the titular character. Shark Tale director Rob Letterman will be taking up directorial duties. Shooting will begin…
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Various news outlets are reporting that Michael Crichton, the author most famous for Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, has died at the age of 66 after an unpublicized battle with cancer. In addition to writing some of the most memorable books of our time, Crichton has been involved in various film and television projects.…
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We initially reported back in May 2007 that Joe Carnahan was working on a direct-to-DVD prequel for Smokin' Aces, but little was heard about that project since then. I assume something fell through with that initial offer, because it seems that the prequel is go again. Carnahan writes on his blog: Finally, some actual 'Smokin…
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A few weeks ago, we reported that Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, and 50 Cent would be starring in the American remake of Gela Babluani's film 13 Tzameti, entitled simply 13. The film centers around a Russian-roulette-style competition where the losers truly lose everything. Last night, Variety reported that Ray Winstone and Ray Liotta have signed…
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When Heroes writers/producers Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander were ousted from the show, it was clear that series creator Tim Kring was looking to change things up. I personally stopped watching Heroes because it became needlessly confusing and overstuffed---a far cry from what it was throughout most of its first season. Now Kristin dos Santos…
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Fox has officially launched "Gort Lives," as part of its Day The Earth Stood Still website. The new site feature allows you to submit your own interpretation of what Gort should look like. You can also check out and rate the submissions of others. To those unfamiliar, Gort is the robot sent to destroy earth,…
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While watching the speeches last night, I geeked out over the fact that I recognized the movie music both candidates used during their victory/concession speeches. After McCain's gracious concession, the score from Hans Zimmer's Crimson Tide blasted through the speakers, while Obama used clips from Trevor Rabin's Remember the Titans immediately following his speech in…
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New York magazine's Vulture has a piece (via Film Junk) that describes how Paul Haggis, a screenwriter for Quantum of Solace (and the writer/director for the Best Picture-winning Crash), almost created a child subplot for the next Bond film. According to Marc Forster, Solace's director: Haggis had an idea they weren't fond of, and I…
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Timothy Lim (aka Ninjaink) has created some cool Noir-inspired pin-up posters for some of the recent and upcoming geek films. More after the jump. And here are a coupe of Lim's non-noir styled artwork: "Optimus Prime arrives. Submitted winning piece for consideration as part of a series to be published by Hasbro's Transformers newsletter." "Greetings…
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Today's 24-hour only Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day is a bundle of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2 on Blu-ray for $27.95, 60% off the MSRP of $69.98. I'm still waiting for the directors cut...
Read More The Dark Knight Meets Superman The Pitch: "Batman faces his toughest adversary yet: real super powers." 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 /Film was part of a small group of media outlets who spoke with producer Jerry Bruckheimer while in London on Tuesday afternoon. We asked if the rumors were true: has George Clooney had been cast alongside Johnny Depp (previously announced) in The Lone Ranger. "We haven't decided who is going to play the Lone Ranger…
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We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming simply to announce the following: Barack Obama has been elected President of the United States of America. Congratulations to President-elect Obama!
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In the 1960s and 1970s, an R&B vocal duo experienced meteoric fame, acclaimed as one of the greatest live performing acts of the decade, with 10 consecutive top 20 singles. Personal conflicts caused the duo to split and stop speaking to each other, but they eventually tried to reunite and found fame as performers once…
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What is it about Hollywood money that completely destroys Asian film greats? As an Asian-American raised on pop Asian action classics like Hard Boiled, Drunken Master 2, and Once Upon a Time in China, I've seen virtually every one of my childhood heroes fall dramatically in stature after coming stateside. John Woo made Paycheck. Jackie…
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Warner Bros.' official Watchmen website has been updated with profile information for The Comedian, AKA Edward Morgan Blake (who will be played by actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan). You can read up on the character's background as well as snag a wallpaper or buddy icon. The slick, flash-heavy site promises similar character pages on Dr. Manhattan,…
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On September 30th, 1994, Louise Longo, her husband, and her daughter went on a yacht cruise on the Bay of Biscay. When they were overtaken by a brutal storm, they decided to brave the waters on a lifeboat, rather than risk being taken down with the yacht. Floating just 40 miles away from the coast…
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In "The Land of the Free", UK photographer Steve Schofield takes a look at fanboys in their natural environments. More photos after the jump. Schofield writes in his work statement: "My practice is concerned with exploring the fascination that the British public has with American popular culture and the sub-cultural world of fandom. In the…
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Showtime is airing the pilot episode for the television show Manchild on Wednesday morning at 4:15 am. The show, which has been referred to as "a raunchy male version of Sex and the City" revolves around a group of forty-something male friends who are knee-deep in midlife crises. The show which starred Kevin Smith, James…
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The Weinstein Co has released a new trailer for Fanboys. Set in 1998 the film, starring Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, and Kristen Bell, comes a comedy that follows a group of young, passionate Star Wars fans on a cross-country quest to break into George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch and watch “Star Wars:…
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The genius of Sacha Baron Cohen's characters is the same as the genius of other brilliant satirists like Stephen Colbert: By exaggerating your opponent's position to the point of absurdity and playing like you believe in it with a fanatical enthusiasm, you render them completely humiliated. Such was most likely the goal when Sacha Baron…
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In 2003, it was announced that the Farrelly Brothers were developing a film based on The Three Stooges. They spent five years trying to make the film at Warner Bros, but for one reason or another, the film never went into production. Now, Peter and Bobby Farrelly have brought the project over to MGM, and…
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/Film reader Christopher M sent over some new photo from Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, including the first photo of Daniel Bruehl - who plays German officer Fredrick Zoller. The photos come from Belga Picture.
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We heard rumors last week that 34-year old Joaquin Phoenix might be retiring from film but the fact that E!'s reporter didn't take him seriously caused him to walk off and prevented him from elaborating further (check out this vid for the entire interaction). Phoenix was understandably peeved, but now the AP reports that this…
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Last month Bill Murray suggested that a new Ghostbusters film should feature a "girl Ghostbuster". A lot of people thought it was a stupid idea, including our own Hunter Stephenson. But not the Jacksonville Jaguar Cheerleaders, who appeared in costume as the Ghostbusters at a game last week. They even appeared with the Stay Puffed…
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Entertainment Earth is taking preorders for DC Direct's scale model replica of the Watchmen movie Owl Ship. This light-up, 1:24 scale replica of the Owl Ship is reproduced from the actual blueprints used to make the ship in the movie! In addition to the back-lit, photographic interior, this intricately detailed replica includes environmental aspects on…
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An update to our story from last week: Universal Studios has won the bidding war for EA's yet-to-be-announced game based on poem "Dante's Inferno". [Variety] Our previous story follows. Hollywood is going crazy for video game properties, which is insane considering most video game adaptations have failed to perform at the box office (aside from…
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Bestbuy.com has buy 2, get $10 gift card and buy 2 for $12 promotions running which are stackable. So basically you can buy two DVDs from the list below for $12 and receive $10 gift card (both of the deals combined are only good on the seven titles below). Select in store pickup to save…
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According to CHUD, Fox is considering (read: probably won't happen) relaunching the Planet of the Apes series again with a remake of the prequel Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. Referred to internally as Genesis: Apes, the script written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver is set in modern times and tells the story…
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Netflix Watch Instantly is now available for Mac users like myself. Last night I watched the first 10 episodes of 30 Rock while I did some last minute web work before my trip to London. I know the service doesn't have a lot of movies, or even a lot of good movies, but I definitely…
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I found a few new photos for the new Jim Carrey comedy Yes Man. More photos after the jump. Carrey stars as Carl Allen, a man who signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything and anything. At first, unleashing the power of “yes” transforms Carl’s life in…
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What is it about Jason Statham that continues to make men and women alike into Statham apologists, regardless of how crappy his films get? I first remember enjoying Statham in his wise-cracking role in Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and have since seen him transformed into an unlikely action hero. Statham's role choices haven't…
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Ever wonder what happened to the actor that played Kip from Napoleon Dynamite? Aaron Ruell has been trying to make it as a filmmaker, and has since filmed a couple short films. Just recently Ruell directed a television commercial for Comcast, seen below. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/kipcomcast.flv 460 344]
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Lost will return on Wednesday, January 21st 2009. According to THR, ABC is scheduling a two hour fifth season premiere, which will be preceded by a one-hour clip show. I'm not sure of the origins of the new Lost Season 5 poster seen above, so I'm not sure its real (the inclusion of some key…
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Since we gave Brett Ratner such a hard time for his Guitar Hero World Tour television commercials, I thought it might be a good time to point to another Hollywood feature director who is doing it right, or at least better. No, these commercials for the Nintendo DS aren't on level with Fincher's Nike advertisement,…
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A couple weeks back, we told you that Brett Ratner was directing a series of commercials for Guitar Hero World Tour. Last week we posted an article slamming the first, which featured sports stars Alex Rodriguez, Kobe Bryant and Michael Phelps recreating the scene from Risky Business. We called Brett Ratner a hack (as we…
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Some of my fondest television memories are of gathering around the TV with some friends and watching Bauer kick terrorist ass for four hours over the course of two consecutive nights. The quality of the 24 premieres, regardless of the quality of the season that followed, was consistently excellent, besting that of many made-for-TV films…
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Last week I made a post mocking the cheesy Guitar Hero World Tour commercial directed by Brett Ratner. /Film friend Dan Trachenberg sent me an email in defense of the Rat. You may know Danny T as the co-host of The Totally Rad Show or his appearances on the /Filmcast, but what you might not…
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It's a post-Thanksgiving Day /Filmcast miracle! In this special bonus episode, Dave and Devindra discuss your letters and dissect The Shield series finale. As always, feel free to e-mail us or call us at 781-583-1993. Tune in on Monday night as we review Australia with Chris and Jimmy from the Scene Unseen Podcast. Download or…
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Devindra, and Adam revel in the pleasures of Sukiyaki Western Django, continue to be pessimistic about the Oldboy remake, and get depressed about the death of one of their favorite TV shows. Special guests Angie Han and Jen Yamato from Rotten Tomatoes join us to provide us their…
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Tonight's /Filmcast, which will broadcast live beginning at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST, will be brimming with movie goodness. Jen Yamato from Rottentomatoes will join us along with /Filmcast friend Angie Han to review Twilight. But in addition to all that, I'm now happy to inform you that immediately after the /Filmcast, for…
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A few weeks ago, Entertainment Weekly reported on the details of the Terence Howard/Don Cheadle Iron Man 2 debacle, saying that, due to the problems with Howard for the first film: ...when Favreau and screenwriter Justin Theroux went to map out the sequel they found themselves minimizing Howard's story line. Once Marvel learned that Favreau…
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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 reflect on the possibilities of a Ridley-Scott-directed Monopoly film, spend some quality time disparaging Academy Award nomination rules, and ponder the implications of two bold, brand new trailers. Special guest Adam Kempenaar joins us from the Filmspotting podcast to help us review James Bond's Quantum…
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Join us tonight at Slashfilm's live page at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST, as we run down the week's worth of film news (including Ridley Scott's Monopoly and the new Watchmen and Star Trek trailers!) and review James Bond's latest adventure, Quantum of Solace. Adam Kempenaar will be joining us from the illustrious…
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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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Universal Pictures has released the first teaser poster for Judd Apatow's upcoming dramedy Funny People (read all the juicy details about the film's plot here). The film is still shooting, and yes, it is unusual for a teaser poster to be released this early during production. The reason is that Apatow and Universal are holding…
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In this episode of /Filmcast, Dave, Adam, and Devindra lament the prevalence of American remakes, compare 28 Days Later with 28 Weeks Later, review Role Models, and remember one of their favorite authors of all time. Have any questions, comments, concerns, feedback, or praise? E-mail us at slashfilmcast@gmail.com or call and leave a voicemail at…
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I want to briefly thank everyone who has sent "Happy Birthday" wishes over e-mail, facebook, myspace, twitter, comments, etc. A big thank you to everyone! * And before everyone asks, the cake is not mine, but instead a Flickr find.
Read More 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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MySpace has revealed a first look at the new Kevin Smith-penned Batman comic book miniseries Batman: Cacophoney. Written by Smith, featuring art by Walt Flanagan (of Steve Dave and Walt fame) and Sandra Hope, the first issue in this three issue miniseries hits stores on November 12th 2008. Cacophoney will reportedly feature the villains Onomatopoeia…
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Summit's marketing for Twilight has hit high gear. Next week's Entertainment Weekly will have three collectible covers - one featuring Robert Pattinson, another featuring Kristen Stewart and a third featuring both of them. You can see two of the covers above. Thanks to EW and StephenieMeyer. Fandango is reporting that nearly 100 Twilight screenings are…
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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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