This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. FUNNY PEOPLE (DVD available as single-disc and 2-Disc Unrated Edition) Funny People is the type of film that can only be made…
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What is the worst reviewed box office success of all time? Could it be Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen? Find out.
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In this week's episode of Totally Rad Show, Alex Albrecht went off on a mini-rant about the use of computer generated backgrounds in Angels & Demons (I've embedded a clip after the jump). Due to the controversial nature of the book, the Vatican wouldn't allow Ron Howard to shoot the film in many of the…
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Ron Howard's adaptation of Angels & Demons hits theaters today. I have yet to see the movie (that's what happens when my local press screening is scheduled against the season finale of Lost). So far reviews are mixed, better than The Da Vinci Code, but not by much. I've always considered Angels & Demons to…
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Ron Howard's big screen adaptation of the Da Vinci Code prequel Angel's & Demons won't hit theaters until May 15th, but Columbia Pictures is already moving forward with a third film in the series. Now you might be asking yourself: "How can there be a third film when a third book has yet to be…
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Sony Pictures has released a new video clip from Ron Howard's adaptation of Angels & Demons on IGN. Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) explains why the Illuminati were driven underground by the Catholic church and have grown to become a huge threat. I do find it odd that Sony would release a clip of Hanks relaying…
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Sony has released a new Sneak Peek video for Angels & Demons which features the beautiful score by Hans Zimmer. The quick interview introduction is followed by a montage of clips from the film set to Zimmer's score. If MTV had a channel where they ran music videos for movie score tracks, it would probably…
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Sony Pictures has begun airing a new 1+ minute television spot for Ron Howard's adaptation of Angels & Demons. I'm calling it a TV trailer (even though it's technically a tv spot) becuase it's long enough that it almost feels like a new theatrical trailer. I can't tell you how unexpected my excitement is for…
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Sony Pictures has released a video clip from Ron Howard's Da Vinci Code prequel Angels & Demons. Robert Langdon, played again by Tom Hanks, attempts to convince the Vatican to let him in to the achieves in order to stop the Illuminati. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/angelsanddemonsclip1.flv 470 200] Watch the clip in High Definition on Apple. Angels &…
Read More[flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/showest-1.flv 400 236] I just got back from ShowWest in Las Vegas. ShoWest is a convention for theater owners where, among other things, Hollywood previews some of their upcoming movies. You've seen some of my ShoWest overage on the site over the last week, but there was so much going on that I couldn't get…
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Steve from Collider is a good friend of mine. At least a few times a week we talk about upcoming movies, TV shows, what gossip each of us have heard, and anything else we might find exciting. Since a number of our conversations cover things you also might find interesting, we’ve decided to start recording…
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During the credits of the 81st Academy Awards, video clips were shown for many of the films that will hit theaters in 2009. You might have turned off the television after Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture and missed everything. Or maybe you just want to see the awesome Terminator Salvation footage or the first look…
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Sony has released the full trailer for Ron Howard's Da Vinci Code prequel Angels & Demons. I've said this before I'm a huge fan of the book. It's better than the Da Vinci Code in almost every way, but, I'm not sure that either of Dan Brown's Langdon books could be properly translated to the…
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A new television advertisement for Ron Howard's big screen Da Vinci Code prequel adaptation Angels & Demons aired during the Super Bowl. The film still looks like nothing special. I really want this movie to be good, as I personally loved the book. But it's becoming more and more clear that the heavy informational bits…
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Sony has released the first teaser trailer for Ron Howard's Da Vinci Code follow-up, Angels & Demons. Like any good teaser should, it sucks you, hits you with a twist, and leaves you wanting more. Leave your thoughts in the comments below. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/AngelsAndDemonsteaser.flv 470 200] The Da Vinci Code made over $750 million worldwide, despite…
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Sony has provided USA Today with the first four official photos from Ron Howard's Da Vinci Code follow-up Angels & Demons. The photo above shows Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks, left), Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer), Chartrand (Thure Lindhart) and Carlo Ventrasca (Ewan McGregor) examining the clues. The first photo shows Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, and…
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The Icelandic film site, Topp5.is claims to have scored an exclusive look at the teaser poster for Ron Howard's Angels & Demons. I have been unable to confirm it's authenticity, and I am skeptical due to the lack of official studio logos on the bottom, and the logo has the words Angels and Demons side…
Read MoreYesterday it was announced that Ayelet Zurer (Munich) had landed the lead female role opposite Tom Hanks in Ron Howard's summer '09 prequel to The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons. Tonight it was revealed that Ewan McGregor will play Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca, the late pope's closest aide who helps symbologist professor Robert Langdon (Tom…
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Warner Bros has announced that McG's Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins will hit theaters on May 22nd 2009. This means that Terminator 4, which begins production in New Mexico for two months on May 5th, will go head to head with Fox's Ben Stiller family comedy sequel Night at the Museum II: Escape From the…
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Bad news for Star Trek fans. Paramount has announced that they have decided to push back the release of JJ Abrams' Star Trek prequel/reboot from December 25th 2008 to May 8th 2009. The studio claims that the move is part of a major reshuffle in the Paramount/DreamWorks schedule, and studio insiders say they are more…
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Angels & Demons may be delayed due to the writers strike, but that preproduction of The Da Vinci Code prequel has marched on. Naomi Watts (King Kong, Mulholland Dr., 21 Grams) has signed on to appear opposite Tom Hanks in the new Ron Howard film. Watts will likely play Vittoria Vetra, the adopted daughter of…
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I knew this was going to happen when it was first being reported that Akiva Goldsman was frantically trying to finish the script for the Da Vinci Code sequel Angels & Demons, just days before the writers strike was to begin. The film which was originally scheduled to begin production early next year, had an…
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When The Da Vinci Code over-performed at the box office (despite largely negative reviews), Columbia Pictures announced that the book's big screen sequel, Angels & Demons, would hit theaters on December 19th 2008. The date seemed so far away a year and a half ago, but now it's quickly approaching. Last week when I was…
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