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…
Read MoreThis 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. THE SOCIAL NETWORK Each year, there are always a select number of standout films that astound through their remarkable craftsmanship. More rare,…
Read MorePiranha 3D made a big enough splash at the box office to ensure the film will recoup the film's estimated $24 million budget. The film ended it's run with over $65 million worldwide, and will likely make a bunch more on DVD/Blu-ray/tv deals. After the opening weekend, Dimension Films issued a press release announcing that…
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This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley discuss whether or not 3D really is the future, praise the quiet certitude of The American, reflect on the sprawling nature of the Red Riding trilogy, and try to figure out why people in theaters are boo-ing at the mention of M. Night Shyamalan. Special guest…
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Cinema has entered a new dawn. It arrived a while ago, actually, and you may not have even noticed. I'm not referring to the recent surfeit of remakes, sequels and adaptations, or the rebirth and subsequent profusion of superhero movies, or even the resurgence of 3D. No, I'm talking about the evolution of a burgeoning…
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James Cameron has been very vocal in the past about how 3D should and shouldn't be used in film, so it should come as no surprise that he has little positive to say about Piranha 3D, a film which follows none of his advice. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Cameron was asked if the…
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This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley reflect on the ethics of basing a film on a true story, share their thoughts on Johnnie To, and praise Bong Joon Ho's directorial debut, Barking Dogs Never Bite (now out on DVD). Special guest Tasha Robinson from AV Club joins us for this episode. You…
Read MorePiranha 3D didn't make a huge splash at the box office this weekend -- $10 million and the #6 place. But the money that was made is enough to ensure the film will recoup the film's estimated $24 million budget. The film is likely to make at least $30 million theatrically, and a bunch more…
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As Sylvester Stallone reigns supreme at the box office yet again, the sting of Scott Pilgrim's failure to resonate with the public only deepens. Strange how both films attempt to appeal to similar filmic influences, yet the divide amongst audiences has been so wide. It's possible that this is a result, however subconscious, of a…
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Director Alexander Aja gets tension. I thought his Hills Have Eyes remake was great and even High Tension, despite its ridiculous twist ending, had some decent scares (just watching the latter's trailer still gives me chills). Aja's newest film, Piranha 3D, is out in theaters today, and promises to take 3D back to its gimmicky…
Read MorePiranha 3D is getting rave reviews from the few who have screened it this week. The film currently has 82% on Rotten Tomatoes with 28 reviews filed, and it seems like this is the movie people were hoping Snakes on a Plane and Grindhouse would've been. CHUD even said that 'Piranha 3D could be the…
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Piranha 3D isn't being shown to critics, which might mean that the Weinstein Company knows the movie is terrible, or just that they don't need critics. Why bother, when there's a built-in audience ready to see boobs, blood and killer fish in 3D? But even the lowliest movie has aspirations towards Oscar, and so we…
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Last week, The Weinstein Company pulled a planned panel for Piranha 3D out of Hall H, because the Comic Con powers that be decided the footage TWC planned to show didn't fit the event's family-friendly guidelines. But man-eating fish aren't to be held back, so there's a new event scheduled to show off the film,…
Read MoreIt's been a while since our last movie poster round-up, so let's get to it! In today's edition we have new theatrical one-sheets for James Franco's Howl, an unrated NSFW poster for I Spit On Your Grave, the final poster for the 3D computer animated film Alpha and Omega, Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut Jack…
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When the Comic Con schedules started to be released prior to this past weekend, the Friday lineup included a panel for The Weinstein Company and Piranha 3D. But the listing has since been pulled from the schedule, leading suspicious onlookers to throw around a silly word: 'banned.' Turns out the situation isn't as dire as…
Read MoreIt's been a while since our last movie poster round-up, and a lot of one-sheets have hit the local multiplex and are now online. After the jump you will see posters for the following films: Academy Award-nominated documentary director Nanette Burstein's fictional feature debut Going the Distance, Get Low starring Robert Duvall and Bill Murray,…
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Last week, the teaser trailer for Piranha 3D which was attached to Daybreakers in January, was finally released online. Dimension Films has now decided to release a two plus minute movie trailer for the upcoming 3D B-level horror. The new trailer is framed more like a traditional horror movie trailer, and not until the second…
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The teaser trailer for Piranha 3D was attached to Daybreakers in January, but never got an official online release. You may have seen it in the theater, or have watched one of the many bootlegged copies online, but there has never been an official crisp and clear digital copy online... until now. You can now…
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While there's still not an official online release of the Piranha 3D trailer, the latest version to pop up across the web at least takes us past the shaky-cam bootleg that was doing the rounds last week. You can see the new, stable version embedded after the break. The original Piranha was hardly the most…
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In recent times, Adam Scott has sparkled in pop-culture for two masterful performances as manicured, modern cornholios in the Will Ferrell-endorsed comedies Step Brothers and Eastbound & Down. In the former, his character coached an obnoxious wife and kids in a caravan acapella of "Sweet Child of Mine," while faithfully rocking a Bluetooth headset. In…
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Update: Shock Till You Drop have now edited their post to give a locked-in release date of August 27th - or at least that's what TWC are contacting everybody to claim now. Any reference to the film not being in 3D has been removed but on the other hand, there's no confirmation either. It will…
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We've been anticipating writer/director Alex Aja's revamp of Joe Dante's delectable Piranha for what seems like light years now. But the wait for his schlock-tastic Piranha 3D would appear to be worth it, what with a snarky badass like Adam Scott (Step Brothers, Party Down) starring in the lead. Today, Page Six confirmed that The…
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Last week Paramount and Fox announced major post-writers strike schedule shuffles. I speculated that because of 'the rule of threes', that one more studio would announce a reshuffled calendar by Friday. And here we are on Wednesday, with a bunch of new dates from Disney. Let's take a look at the new Disney schedule: The…
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