The Morning Watch: VFX Artists React To 'Blade: Trinity', How 'Pokémon' Is Dubbed & More
In this edition, VFX artists react to Blade: Trinity, find out what goes into dubbing Pokémon from Japanese to English, and more.
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The Most Pirated Movies Of 2009 And Avatar: The Making Of The Bootleg
The above graph is from ChartsBin, showing the top 10 most pirated movies of 2009. The list, which was collected by Torrent Freak from several sources, is pretty odd. It's not surprising that big Hollywood blockbusters like Star Trek and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen topped the list, but who would have thought that a…
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Hollywood Vs. New York: Four Decades Of Destruction
Goodie Bag has created a fantastic video called “Hollywood vs. New York”, featuring four decades of celluloid New York annihilation distilled into one musical montage. Watch the destruction now after the jump. List of movies featured in the video montage: A.I. Armageddon Cloverfield Deep Impact Escape From New York Gangs of New York Ghostbusters Godzilla I Am…
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This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Knowing, Push, And The Unborn
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. Please don't take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they're meant not to be reviews but rather…
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Alex Proyas' Knowing And Biblical Prophecy
Despite its flaws, Alex Proyas' Knowing ended up being a fascinating film, with a cool sci-fi bent and some interesting ideas about faith.
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The /Filmcast: Bonus Episode - A Spoiler-Filled Discussion About Alex Proyas's Knowing (GUEST: Russ Fischer)
In this bonus episode of the /Filmcast, Dave Chen, Peter Sciretta, and Adam Quigley discuss their thoughts on Alex Proyas's ambitious new science fiction film, Knowing. Spoilers abound in this meandering, barely-coherent discussion! Special guest Russ Fischer joins us from CHUD. As always, if you have any feedback, feel free to e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com,…
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/Filmcast Ep. 43 - Duplicity (GUEST: Alison Willmore From IFC)
In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley discuss the criteria for getting chosen for the Criterion Collection, and reflect on the state of I Love You, Philip Morris. Special guest Alison Willmore from IFC and the Indie Eye blog joins us this evening, and reports from the SXSW film…
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Alex Proyas Answers Questions From /Film Readers
Last week, we asked /Film readers to provide questions for a special question and answer blog with director Alex Proyas (Dark City, The Crow, I, Robot, Knowing). We sent Alex the submissions, and he has personally picked nine of the questions to respond to. Read the answers below. 1. TerrenceV: "Mr. Proyas when you are…
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Box Office: Summit Scores A Nice Hit With Knowing
It was another good weekend for Summit Entertainment. The distributor behind last year’s meteoric hit Twilight has scored a solid hit with the Alex Proyas-directed Knowing, starring Nicolas Cage. Despite shaky word-of-mouth and negative reviews, the sci-fi thriller got a solid 9% bump on Saturday for a $9.7M second day, and it will likely finish…
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Knowing - What Did You Think?
I just got home from seeing the Alex Proyas-directed sci-fi thriller Knowing. It seems like response to the movie is extremely mixed. Roger Ebert called the film one of "the best science-fiction films" he's seen. Others reviewers have said that it is among the worst films of the year. I'm not going to write a…
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Box Office: Knowing Grabs $8.8M Friday, Targets $24M Weekend
Early box office returns are pointing to a weekend win for Knowing from Summit, but I will put my money on I Love You, Man (Dreamworks/Paramount) to generate more in US ticket sales over the long haul. The Nicolas Cage sci-fi thriller has grabbed an estimated $8.8M to start the weekend, and it will likely…
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Box Office Tracking: Knowing Is Favored To Win The Weekend, But Is I Love You, Man Poised For An Upset?
For the last few weeks, Summit’s Knowing, starring Nicolas Cage, has appeared to be the likely winner of the upcoming box office weekend. But, my sources tell me that I Love You, Man, the new comedy starring Paul Rudd (Role Models) and Jason Segal (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) has surged in the latest pre-release industry tracking.…
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Anatomy Of A Scene: Knowing's Plane Crash
Editor’s Note: You probably know Alex Proyas as the director of films like The Crow, Dark City, Garage Days, I Robot and Knowing, but for the last few weeks the filmmaker has been guest blogging on /Film. The post below is his last column. Later this week he will answer some of the questions submitted…
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Could There Be A Dark City 2? Maybe... But Not From Fox
There's a whole lot of Alex Proyas around the web at the moment, what with the imminent release of Knowing. Of course, Mr. Proyas himself is blogging here on /Film, which gives him a direct route to you, like a syringe to your brain, but he's also being quoted here, there and everywhere. Some fascinating…
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Exclusive: 3 New Photos From Alex Proyas' Knowing
Summit Entertainment has sent us three new exclusive photos from Alex Proyas' Knowing. Summit will be showing two big action scenes from the film at a panel at the New York Comic Con this weekend (February 7th from 4-5pm). And I've been told that one of them will be the full plane crash sequence. Check…
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Knowing Movie Trailer
Summit Entertainment has released the full length movie trailer for Alex Proyas' upcoming thriller Knowing. If you've seen the previous teaser, than you know that Nicolas Cage comes across a code that predicts every major disaster in the last 50 years, including the upcoming destruction of everything. This new trailer introduces a new (possibly) supernatural…
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Knowing: New Photo; New Trailer In Theaters This Weekend
Summit Entertainment has sent us a new still from Alex Proyas' upcoming sci-fi thriller Knowing. A new movie trailer for the film will be in theaters this weekend, presumably attached to The Day The Earth Stood Still. Official Plot Synopsis: Academy Award® Winner Nicolas Cage (National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Leaving Las Vegas) stars in…
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Knowing Teaser Poster
Ain't It Cool News has premiered an incredibly cool poster for Alex Proyas' Knowing. The poster makes the concept of a code of mass destruction actually look pretty cool. In the film, Nicolas Cage stars as Ted Myles, a professor who stumbles on terrifying predictions about the future–and sets out to prevent them from coming…
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Comic Con: Alex Proyas' Knowing Footage Fails To Impress
Alex Proyas showed an extended trailer for his upcoming thriller Knowing, which just finished shooting. The footage begins with a young girl standing in a school yard looking up at the sky. A teacher calls everyone inside, but Lucinda doesn't move. Title card: Lexington, Massachusetts 1959. The teacher instructs the kids to draw pictures of…
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/Filmcast Episode 7: Hancock
In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Peter, Adam, and Devindra lament the damage that Joel Schumacher has done to the Batman series, get excited about the possibility of an Apatow-produced Sherlock Holmes, and try to make sense of Hancock. Also, Peter reports on the geekgasm that was his trip to LA. Special Guests include…
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Movie Trailer: Alex Proyas' Knowing
IGN has the first trailer for Alex Proyas' Knowing. My first impression is that the film looks rather generic and boring, which is sad considering how much I am rooting for Proyas. The director gained critical acclaim for his 1998 sci-fi thriller Dark City, but his follow-up efforts (I, Robot and Garage Days) have been…
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First Look: Nicolas Cage In Alex Proyas' Knowing
Summit Entertainment has provided USA Today with our first official look at Nicolas Cage in Alex Proyas' Knowing. Proyas gained critical acclaim for his 1998 sci-fi thriller Dark City (an essential of any true film geek), but I've been extremely unimpressed with his follow-up efforts (I, Robot and Garage Days). Knowing certainly sounds interesting, but…
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