As the year comes to a close, more Top 10 lists are being published. Last week, British filmmaker Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim, Hott Fuzz) filed his annual listing of the top five movies of 2010. Hit the jump to find out what movies made Wright's list this year. Edgar Wright's 's Top 5 Movies of…
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I don't always agree with best-selling author Stephen King's opinions, but I still love reading his thoughts about the film world. King has published his annual listing of the top 10 films of the year in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. His 2008 list included Death Race, Lakeview Terrace and The Ruins. In 2009,…
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This past summer, a movie called Splice hit theaters everywhere, and while we on the /Filmcast enjoyed it greatly, the rest of America didn't so much. The movie was considered a box office dud. In this episode of the /Filmcast: After Dark, we chat with Splice's director, Vincenzo Natali, about the aftermath of Splice's release,…
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. SPLICE Splice has its problems—not least of which is a flat third act horror turn-around—but it's also refreshingly weird and original, taking…
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A few weeks ago, after Splice screened in Boston for the first time, I had the opportunity to sit down with director Vincenzo Natali for a lengthy, 35-minute long interview. Vincenzo spoke about how he first got his start directing films, his attitude towards the Cube sequels, the themes of Splice, and his approach towards…
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In this week’s /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley discuss the pleasures of Get Him To the Greek, praise the filmmaking of Exit Through the Gift Shop, and try to figure out whether or not The Usual Suspects holds up on repeat viewings. /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta and /Film writer Russ Fischer join…
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Vincenzo Natali's Splice is out in theaters everywhere today, and I couldn't be more curious and excited. Why? Excited because I consider the Natali to be a bold talent, who is just at the beginning of an incredibly accomplished directing career; curious, because I want to know to what degree general audiences are willing to…
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Vincenzo Natali's Splice hits theaters later this week, and Warner Bros has released one last movie trailer to promote the film -- an internet exclusive trailer. Watch the trailer now embedded after the jump, and please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Official Synopsis: SPLICE In theatres on June 4 (Warner Bros. Pictures/Dark Castle…
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It's been a little while since our last movie poster round-up, so now is the time to check out all the new one-sheets that have hit your local multiplex and the interwebs. Posters include: the Jack Black fantasy comedy Gulliver's Travels, the 3D video game sequel Resident Evil: Afterlife, a banner for The Expendables, the…
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Another week, another batch of new movie posters have hit the multiplexes and are now online. One-sheets include: Splice, Salt, Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Jonah Hex character banners, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Last Exorcism, and Charlie St. Cloud. Australian Poster for Salt (via:…
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It's been a few days since we've done a movie poster rundown. Today we bring you a new IMAX poster for Christopher Nolan's Inception, Survival of the Dead Poster by The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlar, Splice, After Dark Films' The Task, and another poster for The Last Airbender. Check them all out, after the…
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We've already seen one trailer (and a couple clips) from Vincenzo Natali's Sundance hit Splice, which Warner Bros. will release this summer. Now there is a second trailer that shows a little more of the story and amps up the tension as Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody create a new life form. Releasing a film…
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Vincenzo Natali's Splice, starring Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody as researchers who create a not quite human life form, has seemed like an exiciting prospect from the get-go. The film did well at Sundance, garnering good reviews and an appreciative, if appropriately befuddled reaction from our own David Chen. Joel Silver, Dark Castle and Warner…
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After going down well at Sitges and Sundance, Vincenzo Natali's Splice was picked up for distribution by Warner Bros. through their Dark Castle label. They've announced a 4th June release, which simply can't come soon enough. But what's this? A fly in the ointment? According to Fangoria, Natali is heading back to the edit room…
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Vincenzo Natali's film Splice, which was a hit at this year's Sundance Film Festival, will be coming to a theater near you this Summer. Joel Silver's Dark House Entertainment and Warner Bros will be releasing this odd "gene-warping creature feature" on June 4th 2010. Thanks to Box Office Mojo (via: Collider) for the date confirmation.…
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Most of the deals to come out of Sundance have been fairly small, from a monetary perspective. There's just not much cash in indies these days, so the glory days of massive buys at the fest seem to be gone for the time being. And now along comes this reported deal for Vincenzo Natali's film…
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Director Vincenzo Natali won plaudits for his low-budget 1997 film, Cube, in which he demonstrated an ability to create a moody, atmospheric thriller. This year, his sci-fi film Splice screened at Sundance. Having won some acclaim already at Sitges 2009, Splice was one of my most anticipated movies of the fest. Hit the jump to…
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Since I'm in Park City, a day before the 2010 Sundance Film Festival officially begins, I thought I'd do a round-up of the films I'm most looking forward to this year at the festival. Attending Sundance, you have to put a list together of the movies you want to see the most. Sometimes you're lucky…
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I first saw photos from Splice in February of this year and was immediately ready to see it. Cube director Vincenzo Natali has brought Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody into a world of genetic creature development that seems to have a lot of potential. The initial stills (some of which come from the clip below)…
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I'll tell you up front that the Splice video is not online and I'll just be telling you about it, though it was rather marvelous and really very exciting and I'll try and convey that. The others, though, are embedded after the break - An American Douchebag in London part 1, Eli Roth's commercial for…
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