• VOTD: 50 Christmas Movie Spoilers In 3 Minutes

    In honor of the upcoming Christmas holiday, our friends the Fine Brothers have filed the latest episode of their popular "Spoiler" series -- 50 Christmas Movie Spoilers in 3 Minutes, in one take. You might remember that we've featured their videos 100 Movie Spoilers in 4 minutes, Spoiling Every Best Picture Winner in Oscar History,…

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  • Is The Hollywood Movie Star Dead?

    A Reuters piece that's been making the rounds this weekend speculates that Hollywood may be thinking twice about banking on A-list celebrities in the future. The piece points to recent low-budget and star-free fare like The Hangover, District 9, and Paranormal Activity that each went on to be wildly successful, and contrasts them with big-budget,…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 75 - The Box (GUEST: Matt Singer From IFC News)

    This week, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley wonder whether or not Avatar will actually be profitable, express bafflement at the inclusion of aliens in Peter Berg's Battleship film, and ponder whether Jake Gyllenhaal's Prince of Persia constitutes brownface. Special guest Matt Singer joins us from the IFC News podcast. You can always e-mail…

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  • A Christmas Carol Japanese Trailer, With New Footage And A Ghost Story Tone

    There's a new Japanese trailer for A Christmas Carol, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey. But this clip, which uses quite a bit of new footage, is wildly different from the US trailers. Notably, it appears to be advertising a movie I might actually want to see. Essentially, this trailer downplays the slapstick…

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  • A Christmas Carol Movie Trailer #2

    Disney has released a second movie trailer for Robert Zemeckis' performance capture adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Watch it now after the jump, and please leave your thoughts in the comments below. The film is being billed as "a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis," capturing "the fantastical essence of the…

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  • New Posters: A Christmas Carol, Saw VI, Men Who Stare At Goats

    A batch of new posters have hit the interwebs today, including a final one-sheet for Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol, the Lionsgate horror sequel SAW VI and the book adaptation Men Who Stare at Goats starring George Clooney. Preview the posters after the jump. Yahoo has premiered the poster for Grant Heslov's adaptation of Men…

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  • A Christmas Carol Trailer And Premiere News

    The online teaser trailer for Robert Zemeckis and Jim Carrey's new 3D, performance captured movie of A Christmas Carol has finally, finally gone live. We've had in-cinema chances to see a shorter trailer for this film for a couple of months now, and there's even been a lesser-spotted TV ad hopping around of late but,…

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  • Zemeckis' Scrooge Had A Cameo In Polar Express

    It's been too long since I've seen Polar Express, I guess, because this one slipped right by me (I blame the characters' eyes - how about going back and dezombifying them, Bob?). It's now clear that Zemeckis' first, admirable yet failed, attempt to cross the uncanny valley featured a neat little surprise, just like one…

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  • Richard Kelly Talks Box Release Shift And Soundtrack

    Last week Warner Bros made a few scheduling shifts, delaying Richard Kelly's sci-fi thriller The Box, once again. This time the film was only pushed back one week, from October 30th to a November 6th release. This film has been delayed so many times that I won't believe it is out until I see it…

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  • Robert Zemeckis And Bob Hoskins Still Planning A Roger Rabbit Sequel?

    Harry Knowles has today published a telephone interview with Robert Zemeckis at Aint it Cool. For the most part they talk about A Christmas Carol, detailing the shape the film is in today and how it is going to showcase advances in performance capture technology and so on, but the chatter comes around, with seeming…

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  • Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol International Movie Trailer

    Walt Disney Pictures has released an international (Italian) movie trailer for Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol. Disney had previously released some footage from the film, but this is the first trailer. I'm sure this trailer is a lot more impressive when viewed in 3D. Also, I should warn you the recording is very dark and…

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  • Disney Announces Comic-Con Schedule - First Ever 3D Panel

    Walt Disney Studios has finally announced their schedule for the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International. Full details after the jump. WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES’ COMIC-CON AGENDA IS FULL OF “FIRSTS”DIRECTORS ZEMECKIS, BURTON TO TAKE PART IN FIRST-EVER 3D PANEL;ANIMATION LEGENDS MIYAZAKI & LASSETER TO ANCHOR ANIMATION PANEL Studio to Showcase Key Titles—PONYO, TOY STORY…

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  • Behind The Scenes With Robert Zemeckis And Jim Carrey's A Christmas Carol

    Trailer Addict have captured a sequence from Backlot Buzz that features Robert Zemeckis and Jim Carrey talking about their upcoming adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, revealing some quite astonishing new art and explaining some of their process. You can see the clip embedded below the break. I think that I’m in the minority –…

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