This 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. TRICK 'R TREAT Shunned by Warner Bros. after two years of sitting on the shelf, Trick 'r Treat is finally being made…
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This past week saw the release of Harold Ramis' Year One, with an all-star cast featuring Michael Cera, Jack Black, David Cross, Paul Rudd, etc. While the film had a few laughs, overall, we thought it was poorly put together and not really worthy of Ramis' glory days. The script is half-baked, most of the…
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley discuss how terrible the Antichrist videogame will be, explain why Christopher Nolan directing the third Batman film would be a no-win situation, and wonder if there's anything to get excited about in an 5th Indiana Jones film. Special guest Matt Singer joins…
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In the wickedly underrated David Wain comedy Wet Hot American Summer, there is a sequence where Michael Showalter, in character as a stand-up comic geezer, entertains a bunch of kids at camp with awful jokes about the Stone Age. The joke isn't his routine, but that the kids are laughing at these terrible, stale caveman…
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley discuss the ideal business situation for 3-D glasses at theaters, get excited about Duncan Jones' Moon, deconstruct the awfulness of Marley & Me, and reflect on the brilliance of Jody Hill. Special guests Katey Rich from Cinemablend and Whitney Matheson from USA…
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Yesterday we reported that the producer Judd Apatow and director/co-writer Harold Ramis had lost their appeal hearing for the biblical comedy Year One, which had been slapped with an R-Rating by the MPAA. I doubted at the time that Columbia Pictures would release the $75+ million comedy with an R-Rating, especially considering the fairly weak…
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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 Judd Apatow-produced biblical comedy Year One has been slapped with an R-Rating by the MPAA Classification and Rating Appeals Board for "some sexual content and language."According to THR , Apatow and director/co-writer Harold Ramis appeared before the appeals board to argue for a PG-13 rating, but were ultimately unsuccessful in their attempts. At this…
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Steve from Collider is a good friend of mine. At least a few times a week we talk about upcoming movies, TV shows, what gossip each of us have heard, and anything else we might find exciting. Since a number of our conversations cover things you also might find interesting, we’ve decided to start recording…
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Columbia Pictures has released the full theatrical movie trailer for Year One. The film stars Jack Black and Michael Cera, as a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers who are banished from their primitive village, and set off on an epic journey through the ancient world. Directed by National Lampoon's Vacation and Groundhog Day helmer Harold Ramis,…
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You can now watch the Year One Super Bowl television advertisement in 3D. No, Year One wasn't part of the 3D block of Super Bowl ads, and no, Columbia Pictures did not decide to re-render the trailer in 3-D. /Film Reader Demi Adejuyigbe decided to convert the advertisement into 3D himself. Here is the email…
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I really want the Judd Apatow-produced biblical comedy Year One to be this generation's Life of Brian, but it seems to be too low brow to achieve any level of cleverness. Overall, I'm just very disappointed with that I've seen thus far. I just didn't find it funny. I haven't started watching The Office, but…
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Columbia Pictures has released a sneak preview of the upcoming Judd Apatow-produced biblical comedy Year One. The film stars Jack Black and Michael Cera, as a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers who are banished from their primitive village, and set off on an epic journey through the ancient world. Directed by National Lampoon's Vacation and Groundhog…
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We're still trying to catch up on some of the photos that were released in last week's issue of Entertainment Weekly. Above is your first look at the upcoming Harold Ramis (Caddyshack, Groundhog Day) biblical comedy The Year One (I've heard it has in fact been retitled from Year One to The Year One). When…
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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…
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Tonight on the /Filmcast, we are stoked to be joined by Paul Scheer from MTV's Human Giant, VH1's Best Week Ever and the 2009 summer comedy Year One. Tune in live, 10 p.m. EST!!! Welcome to another edition of the Slashfilm Playlist. This is where we ask writers, directors and stars we dig about their…
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The dystopian future imagined by Trent Reznor is synergy-friendly. Some have argued that it's cliche. The savvy Nine Inch Nails frontman tells the LA Times that he recently met with HBO about adapting the themes of his Year One concept album (and cultish alternate reality game) into an ambitious sci-fi series... "I just pitched it…
Read MoreDetails have have been kept tightly under wraps involving the upcoming Judd Apatow-produced Harold Ramis (Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation, Groundhog Day) comedy Year One. All that has been revealed thus far is the cast and creative list behind the film, which includes Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin), Jack Black, David Cross, Vinnie Jones, Juno Temple,…
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Christopher Mintz-Plasse will forever be known as McLovin. In the way that Seann William Scott will probably always be referred to as Stiffler. Plasse would probably be better off changing his name officially to McLovin. Judd Apatow is trying to get Mintz-Plasse some more work in Hollywood, casting the SuperBad star in the 2009 Harold…
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I'm in LA La Land covering junkets, and the news is pretty thin, so I've decided to run with some of the interesting release date change announcements. First up is Vin Diesel's sci-fi film Babylon A.D. We mentioned this film last night because the teaser poster premiered at ShowEast. Mathieu Kassovitz's film was scheduled to…
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