In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley marvel at the new trailer for District 9, discuss the new batch of remakes that Hollywood is mulling over this week, reflect on the relative hopelessness of Eclipse, and spend 55 minutes conducting a review/therapy session over the fate of X-Men Origins:…
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley take a ride in Greg Mottola's Adventureland, praise the Damages season finale, are shocked to discover that the new Dragonball movie "isn't terrible," reflect on the implications of the Wolverine workprint leak, and discuss the new Terminator Salvation, Year One, and Star…
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The International Watch List is just like The Black List but instead of unproduced screenplays, over fifty US film executives and their assistants vote on their favorite foreign-released films released in 2008. Thanks to QuietEarth, we have the full list below. I haven't seen all of the selections (or the majority for that matter), but…
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I remember leaving the theater after seeing Sleep Dealer at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, convinced that Alex Rivera could be the next George Lucas (you can read my full review here). I was amazed at what this Spanish-language low budget sci-fi indie was able to accomplish. Watch the trailer below. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/sleepdealer.flv 460 256] Set…
Read MoreHere is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! Global Nerdy brings us the photo of the day: Speeder Dogs. Charles Grodin will cameo in Jason Segel's new Muppet Movie. [mtv] TorrentSpy already shut its doors earlier this year, and now…
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When Sundance lead programer Geoffrey Gilmore introduced Sleep Dealer, he claimed that it would be hard to describe the film without saying that "it's unlike anything you've seen before." And while his claim is very true, Sleep Dealer very much reminds me of George Lucus' THX 1138. I am convinced that if Alex Rivera can…
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The line-up for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival was announced earlier this week. I just got my hands on a boat load of photos from the films in this year's festival. We actually have too many photos to feature in just one posting, so we have divided this feature into a few parts. Our second…
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