12 Crazy Car Scenes That Give The 'Fast And Furious' Movies A Run For Their Money
With the eighth Fast and Furious movie opening this week, we counted down the 12 most insane and intense car chases from outside that series.
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Check Out The Great 'Die Hard' Nakatomi Plaza Blu-Ray Box Set Packaging
Fox is bringing a new blu-ray package to Comic Con; get all the specs on the new Die Hard Nakatomi set of blu-ray releases.
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All Five 'Die Hard' Movies Coming To Theaters For Marathon Event
When we first met John McClane in 1988, he was just an everyman cop trying to help his wife and her colleagues out of an office building. But oh, how things have changed. Each installment of the Die Hard franchise has gone bigger than the last, and number five, A Good Day to Die Hard,…
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Box Office: Harry Potter Adds $26.5M On Friday, $142.6M Estimated 5-Day Total
 HARRY POTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (Warner Bros) continued its strong run at the box office on Friday grabbing an estimated $26.5M, bringing its 3-day cume to just shy of $90M. That should put HP5 right at $80M for the traditional Fri thru Sun 3-day weekend, and it will give ORDER OF…
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Transformers Transforms Box Office: $152.5 Million In 6 Days
As predicted, Transformers kicked more ass at the box office this weekend, with a Sunday morning estimate of $67.6 million. This brings the giant robot film to a grand total of $152.5 million in just 6.1 days of release (the film opening on Monday night at 8:00pm). WOW. Our friend Steve Mason at Fantasy Moguls…
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Movie Review: Die Hard 4 - A Case Of Foul Play
The following is a counter-point movie review by Francisco Saco. You can read Peter Sciretta's original positive review at this link. The announcement of a new installment in the Die Hard series caused a wave of deep skepticism to wash over me. The fact that every geriatric actor in Hollywood has decided to once again…
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Live Free Or Die Hard Scores $9.1 Million Opening Day
 Live Free or Die Hard made an estimated $9.1 million on Wednesday, according to 20th Century Fox. Obviously, this number comes no where near the Wednesday Opening Day Record set by Spider-Man 2 ($40.4 million). Fox considers this a good number. Most people were projecting $8-$10 million. So it's good but not great. You…
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Editors Blog: The Biggest Week Of The Summer, Kevin Smith, iPhone And Transformers Toys
The summer movie season is in full effect. I saw Live Free or Die Hard last night and loved it despite the many logic holes and ridiculous stunts (read my review here). Tonight I see License to Wed, which I don't have much hope for (why does Mandy Moore keep picking the crappiest movies? I…
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Movie Review: Live Free Or Die Hard
I just got home from the press screening for Live Free or Die Hard (aka Die Hard 4.0, which woulda, coulda and shoulda been the film's official title). With any sequel, everyone immediately asks how it compares to the previous films in the series. There really is no way to review a fourth film in…
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Video: Kevin Smith Interviews Bruce Willis About Die Hard 4
 One of our favorite indie directors turned big screen action star - Kevin Smith, got a chance to interview Live Free or Die Hard co-star Bruce Willis, and we have the video footage. The interview takes place on the Fox Hollywood back-lot. Willis talks about making the film, talking to fans on iChat, and…
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June Tracking Numbers Are Shocking
Jeffrey Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere has published the late June industry tracking numbers. To make things easier, we have filed the numbers in this neat little table below: Film General Awareness Definite Interest First Choice Definately Not Interested 1408 56% 30% 9% 12% A Mighty Heart 44% 22% 6% Evan Almighty 89% 40% 15%…
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First Die Hard, Now Beverly Hills Cop 4? Are Hollywood Action Sequels Going PG-13?
Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has been trying to get Axel back on the big screen, and claims that a writer will be hired in the next couple months, but does Paramount want a PG-13 Beverly Hills Cop 4? When Chud asked the producer if an R-Rated fourth film would be possible in the now family…
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Bruce Willis SLAMS Michael Bay And Joel Silver
When the news broke that Live Free or Die Hard was rated PG-13, someone under the name Walter B started playing defense on the AICN talkbacks. The user claimed to have seen the finished film, which he said was just as intense as the original. Representatives from the movie news site later identified Walter B…
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Live Free Or Die Hard To Be Cut For PG-13 Rating?!
Die Hard, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, and Die Hard with a Vengeance have only a few things in common. Bruce Willis, John McClane, and the action packed R-Rating. But it now appears that Live Free or Die Hard might be going the PG-13 route, thanks to studio pressure. According to AICN, Willis was initionally…
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Live Free Or Die Hard Trailer Breaks Fox's Records
Apparently the new Live Free or Die Hard movie trailer is testing better than any other action movie in Fox history, according to Nikki Finke. Sure, the trailer packs more action than any movie trailer in recent memory, but what about the Independence Day Superbowl teaser (remember: "Enjoy The Superbowl. It May Be Your Last")?…
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Live Free Or Die Hard Movie Trailer And Photos
The full length theatrical trailer for Live Free or Die Hard is now online. Am I the only one who still prefers the original (now international) title, Die Hard 4.0? Live Free or Die Hard takes place 18 years after the first film. John McClane (Bruce Willis) who must come out of retirement to battle…
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New Live Free Or Die Hard Photos
20th Century Fox has sent us some new photos from Live Free or Die Hard. The fourth film in the Die Hard series follows police detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) and Matt Foster (Justin Long) vs. an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United States. Timothy Olyphant, Maggie Q, Mary Elizabeth Winstead…
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead Talks Live Free Or Die Hard
When we sat down and chatted with Mary Elizabeth Winstead last week at the Grindhouse junket, we asked her about her upcoming part in Live Free or Die Hard. Here is what Winstead revealed: I play Lucy McClane. I'm John McClane's (Bruce Willis) daughter. A little bit of a damsel in distress but I am…
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Live Free Or Die Hard Trailer In The Grindhouse
My sources over at Fox are telling me that the full length Live Free or Die Hard movie trailer will be attached to The Weinstein Company's Grindhouse, which also features Bruce Willis. Since both movies are from totally different companies, I would expect an online premiere on Thursday, but nothing is confirmed. But what is…
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Eli Roth Turned Down The Hulk, Die Hard 4, And Halo?!
Did You Know: Eli Roth claims he turned down The Hulk, Halo, and Live Free or Die Hard to instead make Hostel: Part II? "It's interesting, because I've had opportunities to do franchise movies. Once your movie opens at #1, you're offered everything. There were movies like Halo, and they're remaking The Hulk again, and…
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Live Free Or Die Hard International Poster
Check out this very badass international poster for Live Free or Die Hard (note: the film is still titled Die Hard 4.0 overseas). The fourth film in the Die Hard series follows police detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) and his son (Justin Long) vs. an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United…
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