• HBO Plans 'Shutter Island' TV Series, Martin Scorsese May Direct Pilot

    Martin Scorsese's current HBO series, Boardwalk Empire, is coming to a close soon, and he is now finishing the pilot for a show set in the decadent music scene of '70s New York, but another plan is coming together to pair the filmmaker and cable network. Ashecliffe is the working title of a Shutter Island TV series…

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  • The 10 Most Beautiful Films Of 2010

    I hope everyone here had a happy holiday break! I had the chance to finally sit back, relax aimlessly for a few days, and take in some Netflix Watch Instantly films that I wouldn’t get to during the normal course of events. One such film was Sweetgrass, which guest Matt Singer discussed on a previous…

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  • What Was The Most Pirated Movie Of 2010?

    TorrentFreak has compiled a list of the most pirated movies of 2010. So which film takes the top honor? It should come as no surprise -- James Cameron's Avatar, the highest grossing film of all time, which was released in late December 2009. The movie was downloaded an estimated 16,580,000 times, which would have translated…

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  • IMDb's Top 10 Films Of 2010

    Since we've been doing top 10 movies of the year lists, I thought it was a good time to look at Internet Movie Database's top 10 highest rated movies of 2010. While it is very easy to discount any of these lists (or any best of list in general), and while it might be easy…

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  • The Final 15 Contenders For The 2010 Best Visual Effects Oscar

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the final 15 contenders for the 2010 Oscar for Best Visual Effects. This is only the first cut, though. Next, members of the Academy's visual effects branch executive committee will select seven of the final 15. At that point, all the members of the visual…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 104 - The A-Team And The Karate Kid (GUEST: Katey Rich From Cinema Blend)

    In this week’s /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley praise the directorial talents of the Duplass Brothers, decry the way the Hollywood system objectifies women, appreciate the low-budget directing talents of Vincenzo Natali, and fail to get excited for a Les Grossman film. Special guest Katey Rich joins us from Cinema Blend. You…

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  • Set Visit Interview: A Nightmare On Elm Street Star Jackie Earle Haley

    Back in June, I has a chance to visit the set of Platinum Dunes remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street with a group of online journalists. This week we will be publishing the interviews we conducted on the set of the movie. After the jump you can read the short interview with actor Jackie…

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  • 20 High Resolution Photos From Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island

    Paramount Pictures has released 20 high resolution photos from Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island, which I've included after the jump. [gallery columns="2"] Plot Synopsis: “Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow” – T.S. Eliot, “The Hollow Men” From Oscar®-winning director Martin Scorsese, and based on the best-selling thriller…

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  • New Posters: The Crazies, Shutter Island, Daybreakers And Stay Cool

    We don't have as many big new posters dropping at the end of the year as we do trailers, but a few new images have cropped up for films that premiere early in 2010. It's mostly horror and thriller stuff, but then there's a new image for the Mark and Michael Polish movie Stay Cool,…

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  • Early Buzz: Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island

    I've not yet recovered from Butt-num-a-thon, Ain't It Cool News founder Harry Knowles' annual birthday bash / 24 hour film marathon in Austin Texas. Every year the line-up remains a surprise mix of old vintage films you've probably never seen before (and possibly never heard of) and surprise premieres from some of the most anticipated…

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  • Shutter Island Movie Trailer #3: Now With More Pulp!

    No, this new Shutter Island trailer doesn't feature Jarvis Cocker. What it does do is recut much of the footage we've already seen with a bit of new stuff, and the overall effect is: "hey, remember me? Haven't come out yet! See you in February." What this trailer does have, and really the reason I'm…

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  • Shutter Island Movie Trailer #2

    Paramount Pictures has released a new movie trailer for Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel Shutter Island. You might recognize some of the scenes as the new trailer starts off pretty close to the first release, playing off of the same moments, voiceover and beats, but is definitely a completely new edit. Watch the…

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  • Shutter Island Pushed To February 2010!?

    Paramount has shocked nearly everyone by moving Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island out of 2009 awards contention to a February 19th, 2010 release date. The move is such a huge surprise because everyone expected the film to be a big player in the Oscar race. But now with a February release date, the movie's award chances…

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  • Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island Japanese Poster And Early Reader Review

    Check out the new Japanese poster for Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island thanks to kino-govno, which once again proves that everything from Japan looks a tad bit cooler (click here to see the previously released American one-sheet). You can see the full poster after the jump. Also, after the jump we have a reader submitted review…

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  • Up In The Air, Iron Man 2, Shutter Island And Last Airbender Promo Posters

    Cinema Expo International 2009 is being held in Amsterdam this week and Film1 has snapped a bunch of photos of some of the promotional posters on display on the show floor. Let me give you full disclosure: these posters are usually just marketing mockups, and some of the time the eventual public teaser posters look…

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  • Shutter Island And A Christmas Carol Posters Premiere At Cannes

    Our friends at FirstShowing are in France for the Cannes Film Festival, and have gotten a bunch of snapshots of some of the cool promotional posters for upcoming films. Above are the billboards for Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island starring Leonard Dicaprio, and Robert Zemeckis' performance capture 3D adaptation of A Christmas Carol, starring Jim Carrey.I'm…

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