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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Not that anyone really cares, but the Teen Choice Awards apparently took place tonight. I mean how can you take any award show seriously that has a category like "Choice Bromantic Comedy" and where Step Up 2: The Streets can win Best Dramatic Film of the year?! The show will air on Monday at 8:00pm…
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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, Adam, and Devindra get disappointed in the new Futurama movie, discuss whether the new Get Smart measures up, and mourn the passing of one of the greatest comedic geniuses of our time. Christina Warren joins us from TUAW and Download Squad, and Sean Dwyer joins us from Film…
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Warner Bros is offering a 7 minute sneak peak at Get Smart, exclusively on iTunes. Universal has also made 7 minutes of Wanted available online, which you can watch below.
Read MoreIs it just me or does the new Get Smart trailer actually make you NOT want to see the movie?
Read MoreWarner Bros has released 39 new photos from Get Smart. Check them out after the jump. As always, click on the images to enlarge. Enjoy. Official Plot Synopsis: The action comedy "Get Smart" sends CONTROL agent Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) on his most dangerous and important mission: to thwart the latest plot for world domination…
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Times has an interesting interview with Get Smart creator (and did I mention comic genius) Mel Brooks. Here are a couple highlights: "Someone called me up and said, 'They're making a movie of 'Get Smart.'' I said, 'Oh, really? What are they going to call it?' They said, ''Get Smart.'' I said,…
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Warner Bros has released five new television spots for the upcoming big screen adaptation of Get Smart. I grew up on a steady diet of Nick at Nite: Get Smart, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and Mr. Ed. The Mel Brooks created spy comedy series was always my favorite of the bunch, so understandably I've…
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Warner Bros has released two new images from Get Smart. Basically, Steve Carell stands in the phone booth as Maxwell Smart, a super spy waiting to enter the super secret CONTROL offices. And below we see the super hot Anne Hathaway, looking ever so super hot, as Agent 99 while Carell does something goofy. As…
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The new trailer for Peter Segal's big screen adaptation of Get Smart is now online. Warner Bros premiered the trailer at WonderCon in San Frnacisco this past weekend, and the crowd seemed to love it. A few of the people I talked to had next to no interest in the film until they saw this…
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Wonder-Con premiered the newly minted trailer for Get Smart, the big screen adaptation of the 1960s television series created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry that starred Don Adams and Barbara Feldman. It looked good, better than good. Now this is how you make you a trailer: mixing verbal humor, physical comedy, and large-scale action,…
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Worst trailer, ever. Get smart, trailer. What has happened to us as a people? Steve Carell is a genuinely funny dude. Anne Hathaway is such a babe she can make guys who chop down trees for a living enjoy a movie about the dying publishing industry, and almost cry. How do you eff this up?…
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Warner Bros sent us two new photos from the upcoming big screen adaptation of Get Smart, starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. Click on the photos to enlarge. I'm sold on the trailer, and believe this could be the next Austin Powers. The few people I have spoken to who have seen the movie liked…
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While I was in New Mexico, I missed out on a couple movie poster premiere. So let's make up for lost time, and take a look at a few of them. First up is the teaser poster via cinematical for Get Smart starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. I'm really looking forward to this one,…
Read MoreWhat is the most anticipated movie scheduled for release in the next year? The Dark Knight... nope. Iron Man? Nah uh. I Am Legend? Will Smith wishes. The answer to the question and more after the jump. MovieTickets.com conducted a survey of 2,000 moviegoers, and came up with a list of the top 20 movies…
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AICN has the exclusive on a very cool bit of Get Smart casting. In the original 1960's television series, Dave Ketchum played Agent 13, a secret KONTROL agent who was forever being stationed inside weird places such as mailboxes, washing machines, lockers, and other objects. It was just one of the many funny running gags…
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Director Peter Segal, stars Steve Carell, The Rock, Masi Oka, Ken Davitian, and Nate Torrence were in attendance to debut the first video clips from the big screen adaptation of Get Smart during the Friday morning Warner Bros panel at Comic-Con 2007. The clip begins with a voiceover telling us that "There has always been…
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 When I was a kid I use to watch a lot of Get Smart on Nick at Nite. Now-a-days, most people under 25 don't even know what Get Smart is. And at first a big Hollywood adaptation of the show sounded like a horrible idea. Heck, it didn't work out so well for Bewitched,…
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Last month we told you that a Get Smart sequel was already in development. Despite our usual distain for direct to dvd sequel/spin-offs, we actually praised Warner Bros. We thought the idea was to film the "sequel" back to back or during the original with some of the side characters: Bruce (played by Heroes star…
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USA Today has released the first production photo, seen above, from the upcoming Get Smart movie starring Steve Carrell and Anne Hathaway. Am I the only one excited about this one? Anyone? Hello? UPDATE: Warner Bros has sent us a HUGE version of the above photo, click here to view it. Director Peter Segal says…
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Oscar winner Alan Arkin is reuniting with his Little Miss Sunshine co-star Steve Carell in the big-screen version of Get Smart. I'm glad to see that Arkin hasn't sold out after getting that gold statuette. Arkin will play the chief of CONTROL, the rganization that fights the evil forces of KAOS. Anyone who has seen…
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