• 'Quartet' Trailer: Dustin Hoffman Directs A Cute Old-Timers Romp

    Dustin Hoffman has long been established as one of the most significant actors of his generation, but he has never directed a film until now*. His directorial debut, Quartet, is based on an acclaimed play by Ronald Harwood (who also scripted Hoffman's film) and it stars some real luminaries: Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins,…

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  • Watch Two And A Half Minutes Of Pixar's 'Brave'

    Disney has released a third trailer for Pixar's 2012 film Brave. The new trailer is actually more of a extended clip from the movie than a traditional trailer -- I know it is being promoted as such, but I'm not sure if this will be screened in theaters. Watch it now embedded after the jump.…

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  • Billy Connolly Is The Final Addition To The Cast Of 'The Hobbit'

    The cast of Peter Jackson's two Hobbit films, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again, is huge. Like, really, tremendously huge. They actors are all listed at the bottom of the post, but the point is that, after months of shooting, the cast isn't quite big enough. Jackson has just…

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  • 'Brave' Trailer: A New Look At Pixar's Almost-Traditional Fairy Tale

    The teaser trailer for Pixar's Brave was an absolutely gorgeous thing that showed off the studio's first female lead, Merida, voiced by Kelly Macdonald. Now here's the full trailer, which introduces us to the film's world and the gloriously exaggerated characters that inhabit it. This isn't one of Pixar's best trailer efforts, I think, but…

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  • New Images From Pixar's 'Brave'

    The trailer for Brave, Pixar's next full-length animated film, will arrive tomorrow. In anticipation of that look at the film three new stills have come online. The pics show most of the film's major characters, and reinforce the impression given off by the teaser that this might be Pixar's most fully-realized world. Brave is Pixar's…

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  • Casting Bits: Whitney Houston Returns To Acting With 'Sparkle' Remake, Brit Stars Sign Up For Dustin Hoffman's 'Quartet', Ashley Greene In Modern-Day 'Oliver Twist'

    Whitney Houston is set to return to the big screen for the first time in 15 years for Sparkle, a remake of the 1976 drama based on the real-life tale of Diana Ross and The Supremes (yes, kind of like Dreamgirls, only Sparkle came first). The story follows the rise and fall of fictional girl…

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  • 'Brave' Teaser Trailer: Pixar's Shadowy Fantasy

    No one will ever argue that this past weekend was Pixar's best, as Cars 2 opened with a solid but not overwhelming take and a fairly dismal critical reception. But there is a bright spot: the teaser trailer for next year's Pixar summer film, the fairy tale Brave. The teaser is now online, and it…

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  • High Resolution Image: Meet Princess Merida From Pixar's 'Brave'

    Editor's Update: I have updated the story with a new super high resolution photo officially released by Disney of Brave's main protagonist. Hit the jump to see the full image. If you pay to see Cars 2 this weekend or in the near future you'll be treated to a teaser for the Pixar film that…

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  • 'Brave' Teaser Poster

    This might not be Pixar's best week, with Cars 2 premiering to generally unfavorable reviews. (Germain was more charitable to it than others, but still said "it places near the bottom of [Pixar's] impressive list.") But with Cars 2 comes a teaser trailer for Brave, the film the studio will release next June. That teaser…

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  • First Look And Early Buzz: Disney's Hand-Drawn Short 'The Ballad Of Nessie'

    Most of us won't be seeing Disney's new short, The Ballad of Nessie, until it comes attached to Winnie the Pooh this summer. But the film actually had its world premiere earlier this month at Anima, the animation festival in Brussels, and early word is that it's a charming tale in the classic Disney style.…

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  • Movie Trailer: Gulliver's Travels

    20th Century Fox has released a movie trailer for the Jack Black fantasy comedy Gulliver's Travels. Directed by Rob Letterman (co-director of Monsters vs Aliens) and co-starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Romany Malco, Billy Connolly, T.J. Miller, and Amanda Peet. Based on the book by Jonathan Swift, this adventure comedy tells the story of "travel…

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  • The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Comic-Con Details

    Sony Pictures has announced the details of The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day panel at 2009 San Diego Comic Con International. The trailer for the much anticipated sequel to the 1999 cult classic film The Boondock Saints will premiere during the panel on Saturday, July 25th at 3:30pm. Talent in attendance for the panel…

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  • Gulliver's Travels Set Photos

    [No photo] The latest of Gulliver's travels has brought him here to Oxford, my hometown. Or near enough - the film shoot has set up for a couple of weeks of on-location work at Blenheim Palace, just a few miles down the road from the University town I call home. From the various pap snaps…

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  • New Fido Movie Trailer Revealed

    "While Shaun of the Dead played with the conventions of the Zombie film genre, Fido plays against them." Fido was one of the flicks we really dugg at Sundance this year. So much so that Lionsgate even quoted us on the theatrical movie poster. Soon enough you'll finally be able to see the film for…

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