• Video: Edgar Wright's Top 10 Favorite Films Of 2013 [Updated]

    World's End/Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright has in past years posted his favorite movies of the year online. Wright, being a real film geek, always has some great cinematic recommendations. This year Digital Spy cornered Wright at a late November junket to get his top 10 list on video. Of course, recording the…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 244 - Prisoners

    Dave and Devindra discuss Children of Men in preparation for Gravity, praise the work of Neil Marshall, and get baffled by the new Sleepy Hollow. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download or Play Now in your Browser: Subscribe to the /Filmcast:   SHOWNOTES What We've Been Watching (4:10) Dave:…

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  • From The Set: An Oral Pre-History Of 'Prisoners'

    Everyone on the set of Prisoners looked exhausted. Some of that was makeup, but some of the drain and fatigue was quite real. When I visited the production, it wasn't working on a constructed set, but in a location. A real hospital, complete with physical dimensions that aren't all that friendly to wide lenses and…

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  • 'Prisoners' Trailer: Hugh Jackman Loses His Daughter, Then Himself

    The films of Denis Villeneuve stick with people. Movies like Incendies, Polytechnique, and Maelstrom demonstrate a knack for plunging recognizable characters into difficult situations (some based in reality, some purely fictional) and exploring the outcome in ways that most audiences won't readily forget. His work is strong enough to attract an incredible cast to Prisoners,…

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  • Hugh Jackman Once Again Cast In 'Prisoners'

    The revenge film Prisoners is in a weird position: it seems like very familiar territory to those who closely follow projects in development, but for those who don't get too interested in films until they're shot, it might be a total unknown. In short, Aaron Guzikowski's script landed on the Black List in 2009, after…

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  • Casting Bits: Mary-Louise Parker In 'R.I.P.D,' Danny Trejo In 'Haunted High,' Abigail Breslin In 'Class Project,' Michael Fassbender In 'Prisoners'

    Little known fact: casting never stops in Hollywood because movies constantly need actors. See? You learn something new everyday. Here's one such update with five films that have all made major additions to their cast. After the jump read much more about: Weeds star Mary Louise Parker joining the comic book adaptation R.I.P.D. Anna Paquin,…

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  • 'Incendies' Director Denis Villeneuve Helming 'Prisoners'

    The history of the development of the film Prisoners is convoluted. Suffice to say that the Aaron Guzikowski script hit the Black List in 2009, was briefly set to be a Bryan Singer film with Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, before those two actors dropped out and it briefly became an Antoine Fuqua and Hugh…

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  • Leonardo Di Caprio Considering Prisoners; Commitment Depends On Who Directs

    Aaron Guzikawski's hot-sale script Prisoners has certainly been around the block a few times, and in public too. The latest status report comes from Deadline Hollywood Daily who have Leonardo Di Caprio in the frame to take a lead role. They note that Leo is rather selective about which directors he works with, so his…

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  • Hugh Jackman Starring In Antoine Fuqua's Prisoners?

    Antoine Fuqua's upcoming kidnap and revenge drama Prisoners, from the hotly tipped screenplay by Aaron Guzikowski, appears to have found its location... but has it also found its star? Last night, the local Board of Aldermen carried a motion to allow Warner Bros. to cast the town of Derby in Connecticut as itself in the…

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  • Bryan Singer Circling Prisoners With Mark Wahlberg

    Entertainment Weekly are reporting that Bryan Singer has become interested in directing Prisoners. The project first made news when Aaron Guzikowski's hot spec script started doing the rounds with Mark Wahlberg attached to star. There's been a whole hive-load of buzz about this one, and I can see why Singer would at least give it…

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