• /Film Interview: George Lucas Talks 'Strange Magic' And Passing The 'Star Wars' Torch, Plus Elijah Kelley, Evan Rachel Wood And Alan Cumming

    The first Lucasfilm movie announced by Disney after the acquisition was Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But the first Lucasfilm feature released by Disney is this weekend's Strange Magic. First conceived by George Lucas over a decade ago, the animated musical delves into a fantasy world populated by lovelorn elves, feisty fairies, and embittered goblins. During…

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  • The 500th Edition Of Superhero Bits Featuring A 'Dark Knight Trilogy' Exclusive

    Five hundred days of small superhero news; my, how far we've come. Today, to commemorate this landmark column edition, we have an exclusive clip from The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector's Edition featuring two of the best superhero directors of all time: Christopher Nolan and Richard Donner. Besides that, do you want to know how…

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  • 'The Smurfs 2' International Teaser: It's Not Quite 'Despicable Me,' Is It?

    Is minimal design in teasers now the go-to for kids animation franchises? Despicable Me 2 used the approach to pretty cute effect not long ago, and here an international teaser for The Smurfs 2 (which is likely almost exactly the same as the forthcoming US teaser) relies on little but a Smurf, a white backdrop,…

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  • Jim Broadbent, Imogen Poots Join Irvine Welsh Adaptation 'Filth'

    When last we checked in with the film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel Filth, which is being directed by Jon S. Baird, the days were still long and warm. That August update revealed that the film about an evil Edinburgh cop would feature James McAvoy, Jamie Bell and Alan Cumming in the key roles. The…

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  • James Franco Currently Shooting 'Maladies,' Options Sal Mineo Biography

    James Franco is one busy guy. 127 Hours is in theaters, he's shot parts in films like Your Highness, he's prepping to go back to do another stint on General Hospital, he's been optioning several books as possible film projects, and now he's shooting another movie, called Maladies. The latter co-stars Alan Cumming, Claire Danes,…

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  • Movie Trailer: Julie Taymor's 'The Tempest'

    Holy AfterEffects! Word out of festivals in the past month wasn't terribly positive with respect to Julie Taymor's adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest. And now that the first trailer is here it is easy to make a guess or to as to why. The cast is phenomenal: Helen Mirren leads as Prospera, with Russell…

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  • Burlesque Movie Trailer #2

    Screen Gems has released a second movie trailer for Steven Antin's contemporary musical Burlesque (if you missed the first movie trailer, you can watch that at the link). I'm not a big fan of musicals, and when I have liked a film musical, it has usually been of the more cinematic variety. Burlesque is obviously…

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  • WTF: Bruce Willis Has His Own Fragrance

    To all those who have spent the past 22 years since Die Hard's release harboring a secret desire to wear Bruce Willis' scent, today is your lucky day. Geekosystem has relayed an announcement for his new fragrance, titled simply: BRUCE WILLIS. In big, bold letters. You know, because it's manly. It's said the aroma features…

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  • Movie Trailer: Jackboots On Whitehall

    What if Team America: World Police were British, took place during World War II, and was totally serious? Well...more serious. OK, fine, what if Team America was British and set in WWII? You might have something like Jackboots on Whitehall, which tells the story of an alternate WWII in which Goering, Goebbels and Himmler plan…

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  • Casting Notes: Alan Cumming In Burlesque; Mirren Does Espionage; Dempsey Steals Laughs; Weaver And Shawkat Hit Cedar Rapids

    It's casting notes time again. Alan Cumming has joined Steve Antin's Burlesque, about "an ambitious small-town girl with a big voice who finds herself at a neo-burlesque club." Christina Aguilera is the girl, Kristen Bell is the rival dancer, and Cumming is the gender-bending club MC. So this is really a failsafe in case that…

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  • Page 3

    I've been very busy this week, but now I'm back and hitting the /Film trail in a big way. Just to clear my plate enough to get some more on there, however, I'm going to bring you my very own Page 2. At the head of the post you can see a new still from…

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  • Tin Man Trailer

    A trailer/advertisement for the Sci-Fi Channel mini-series Tin Man is now online. The story is a based on Lyman Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. A fierce tornado rips DG (a re-imagined Dorothy Gale), a rebellious young waitress from Omaha, and deposits her with a shocking bump on "the other side." The once-beautiful…

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