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  • The Movie Watcher’s Guide to September 2010

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    FSR Staff
    1 Sep 2010 | 10:42 am
    The Fright Night remake is still over a year away from release, but the first image of character design from the film has already been glimpsed. David Tennant (Dr. Who) stars as a popular Las Vegas magician called upon by some uppity teens to face off against pure evil in the form of Jerry the vampire (Colin Farrell). The role is an updated version of the TV horror host played by Roddy McDowell in the original film. Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse play the aforementioned uppity youngsters. The image below is of a three-story banner hanging in the lobby of a Hard Rock…

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    16 Aug 2010 | 6:42 am
    Twist endings in movies are always making people think more deeply about movies after they get finished watching them. We already have a list of 50 Best & Worst Twist Endings however we wanted to update it with some new movies. We went through all of the comments on our previous article and have decided to use your feedback to write this new list. Here is our list of the top twist endings of all time. SPOILER ALERTS! 3 - Planet of the Apes (2001) The year is 2020 and Astronaut Leo Davidson is in his cruiser doing a routine mission. He is soon sucked into a worm hole that takes him to a…

  • It’s Another Ride for Ben Affleck, Filmmaker-Star

    New York Times
    By MICHAEL CIEPLY
    1 Sep 2010 | 12:05 pm
    The animation team Paul and Sandra Fierlinger, in films like “My Dog Tulip,” use custom-made computers to create their hand-drawn-looking images.

  • Sony Unveils 'Music Unlimited,' a Remote Storage Service

    The Wrap
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:49 am
    Apple was not the only big electronics company to make a big announcement Wednesday. Going relatively unnoticed, Sony unveiled a cloud-based music system for its web-connected devices including the PlayStation 3.

  • Explaining Machete to Aliens Who Have Just Arrived from Outer Space

    Film.com Movie Blog
    1 Sep 2010 | 8:58 am
    Welcome to Earth! Thank you for not killing us immediately. Ha ha, just a little joke there. We've made a lot of movies about what might happen if aliens came to visit us, and it usually doesn't go well for us. Oh, you've seen some of our movies? You know what I mean, then. I hope you didn't find them offensive. Obviously, we had no way of knowing what actual extra-terrestrials would be like, and it is the human tendency to fear the unknown. Plus, it makes for good drama. As it turns out, you…
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  • Sony Unveils 'Music Unlimited,' a Remote Storage Service

    2 Sep 2010 | 10:49 am
    Apple was not the only big electronics company to make a big announcement Wednesday. Going relatively unnoticed, Sony unveiled a cloud-based music system for its web-connected devices including the PlayStation 3.

  • Deadline Passes With No Deal for Time Warner Cable, Disney

    Brent Lang
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:23 am
    Despite Disney and Time Warner Cable's announcement earlier this week that they were close to making a new carriage agreement, Thursday’s deadline has arrived with no deal in place.

  • David Letterman Extortionist Gets Out of Jail

    2 Sep 2010 | 10:09 am
    The "48 Hours" producer who tried to extort $2 million from fellow CBS employee and "Late Show" host David Letterman was released from jail Thursday, Reuters reports.

  • Letterman Sextortionist Released From Jail

    Dylan Stableford
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:06 am
    The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian's office affairs was freed from jail Thursday, city Correction Department records show. Robert "Joe" Halderman served four months of his six-month sentence in the case, which exposed Letterman's personal life to public scrutiny. Halderman got time off for good behavior during his stint at the Rikers Island jail complex, but he isn't done with his sentence: He still has to complete 1,000 hours of community service.

  • T.I. Arrested in West Hollywood

    Dylan Stableford
    2 Sep 2010 | 8:45 am
 
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  • Explaining Machete to Aliens Who Have Just Arrived from Outer Space

    1 Sep 2010 | 8:58 am
    Welcome to Earth! Thank you for not killing us immediately. Ha ha, just a little joke there. We've made a lot of movies about what might happen if aliens came to visit us, and it usually doesn't go well for us. Oh, you've seen some of our movies? You know what I mean, then. I hope you didn't find them offensive. Obviously, we had no way of knowing what actual extra-terrestrials would be like, and it is the human tendency to fear the unknown. Plus, it makes for good drama. As it turns out, you…

  • Review: The American is Too Quiet

    1 Sep 2010 | 5:58 am
    "The film could have added up to something substantial ..." The American may be the most deceiving title of the year. Made by a Dutch director, set in Italy, and featuring loads of European sensuality paired with a very non-American sense of guilt over violence -- this is a film that would have been better off calling itself The UnAmerican. Or The Not Very American. Of course, none of this is a dealbreaker, and the film still could have added up to something substantial with…

  • What's the Big Deal?: M (1931)

    31 Aug 2010 | 12:12 pm
    The praise: Fritz Lang's M is No. 33 on Empire magazine's list of the greatest films not in English. Lang is considered one of cinema's most important pioneers, and M is widely viewed as his best work. The context: Fritz Lang was one of Germany's top directors during the silent era, an artist with great technical skill whose Metropolis (1927) alone would have secured him a place in the history books. When talkies came to Germany -- more slowly than in some other countries, thanks to legal…

  • When Piranha 3-D Goes Sequel, We've Got Ideas

    31 Aug 2010 | 7:22 am
    Weeks ago, I was tasked to write a small little story as to whether or not the studio should bother screening the film Piranha 3-D to critics. Much to everyone’s surprise, I thought they should. Well, they didn’t heed my advice and screened it only once for a handful of critics in Los Angeles. Then a strange thing happened: the critics paid to see it anyway. And they loved it. After becoming the surprise critical hit, and garnering a fresh rating in the 80’s over on Rotten Tomatoes, a number of…

  • Fall Films of Note

    30 Aug 2010 | 1:45 pm
    Now that the summer has come and gone, it's time to roll out the fall movie season. Some are gunning for early Oscar heat, others for your holiday dollars. Here's the batch that we're most looking forward to. The AmericanI've got just five words that will make you want to see this movie: George Clooney is in it. George Clooney doesn't make bad movies -- at least, he does a damn fine job of avoiding them (unless the Coens are involved). And here we have him in a film about the classic story of…
 
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  • Shaq Vs - s2 | e5 - Shaq vs. Justin Bieber and Jimmy Kimmel

    1 Sep 2010 | 4:06 am
    Shaq prepares for a dance challenge and performance with pop star Justin Bieber.Add this to your queueAdded: Wed Sep 01 11:06:06 UTC 2010Air date: Tue Aug 31 00:00:00 UTC 2010Duration: 43:30Rating: 3.6 / 5.0Closed captions available.

  • America's Got Talent - Week 14: Fighting Gravity

    1 Sep 2010 | 1:17 am
    Watch Fighting Gravity's Tuesday night performance here!Add this to your queueAdded: Wed Sep 01 08:17:10 UTC 2010Air date: Tue Aug 31 00:00:00 UTC 2010Duration: 03:49Rating: 4.4 / 5.0

  • America's Got Talent - Week 14: Jackie Evancho

    1 Sep 2010 | 12:40 am
    Watch Jackie Evancho's Tuesday night performance here!Add this to your queueAdded: Wed Sep 01 07:40:07 UTC 2010Air date: Tue Aug 31 00:00:00 UTC 2010Duration: 04:35Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

  • Make It Or Break It - s2 | e10 - At the Edge of the Worlds

    31 Aug 2010 | 11:11 pm
    Sasha's future at the rock is put in jeopardy.Add this to your queueAdded: Wed Sep 01 06:11:05 UTC 2010Air date: Tue Aug 31 00:00:00 UTC 2010Duration: 44:52Rating: 4.0 / 5.0Closed captions available.

  • Warehouse 13 - s2 | e8 - Merge With Caution

    31 Aug 2010 | 4:52 pm
    Pete and Myka's attempt to get normal is interrupted by an artifact.Add this to your queueAdded: Tue Aug 31 23:52:07 UTC 2010Air date: Tue Aug 24 00:00:00 UTC 2010Duration: 43:44Rating: 4.4 / 5.0Closed captions available.
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  • 'Skyline' Trailer

    1 Sep 2010 | 9:09 pm
    In this sci-fi thriller, a series of blindingly bright lights appear all over Los Angeles, mesmerizing the citizens of the city while luring them to an uncertain fate. Donald Faison, Eric Balfour and Scottie Thompson star.

  • 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' Trailer

    1 Sep 2010 | 8:32 pm
    A young girl inadvertently unleashes a race of ancient monsters while exploring her fathers 19th-century mansion in this horror remake co-written by Guillermo del Toro. Guy Pearce and Katie Holmes co-star.

  • 'My Soul to Take' Trailer

    31 Aug 2010 | 10:07 pm
    A notorious serial killer uses his dying breath to place a deadly curse on a small town in this shocker from legendary horror director Wes Craven ("Scream," "A Nightmare on Elm Street"). Max Thieriot, Denzel Whitaker and Shareeka Epps star.

  • 'Takers' Trailer

    26 Aug 2010 | 4:10 pm
    In this thriller, Matt Dillon plays a Los Angeles detective who races to bust a group of notorious thieves before they can carry out a $20-million heist. Co-stars include Idris Elba, Paul Walker, Chris Brown, Tip "T.I." Harris, Jay Hernandez, Michael Ealy, Zoe Saldana and Hayden Christensen.

  • 'Jackass 3D' Trailer

    25 Aug 2010 | 4:01 pm
    The "Jackass" pranksters are at it again in this third outing, presented for the first time in 3-D. Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O and Chris Pontius star, and Jeff Tremaine returns to direct.
 
 
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  • Is ‘Glee’ going to shoot in NYC this season?

    Christine
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:31 am
    Finally, Fox has released the first promo for Glee Season 2 which premieres Tuesday, Sept. 21! As you can see in to clip, the New Directions Glee Club is paying homage to the Big Apple, with a rendition of ‘New York State of Mind’, while preparing for Nationals which will be held in NYC. Now [...]

  • ‘Transformers 3′ shoot postponed due to injury on set

    Christine
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:13 am
    Today, Transformers 3 was going to wrap up filming in Chicago with shoots in Millennium Park and the University of Chicago, but today’s filming was likely canceled due to a tragic accident on the set yesterday. Yesterday, T3 was filming on a closed portion of Cline Avenue in Hammond, Indiana around 7 p.m. when a stunt [...]

  • Happy 90210 Day!

    Christine
    2 Sep 2010 | 4:44 am
    That’s right, its 9/02/10, better known as 90210 Day to fans of the TV shows(s) and the world’s most famous zip code! There are several parties and events planned to mark the day throughout the country including a full day of episodes from the original Beverly Hills 90210 and the latest incarnation of the franchise, 90210 [...]

  • Thursday’s Lot List: Filming Locations in NYC, Los Angeles, Detroit & more including ‘Premium Rush’ and ‘Abduction’

    Christine
    1 Sep 2010 | 8:07 pm
    Here’s a list of movies and TV shows filming around the country on  September 2, 2010: Filming in Albuquerque, NM: •Fright Night is filming at the Hard Rock Casino. Update: •Disney’s Lemonade Mouth is filming on Bellamah NM in Albuquerque. Filming in Baton Rouge: •Transit is filming on Scenic Highway between Blount Road and Central Road and  [...]

  • Extras needed in Grand Rapids, MI for ‘Playback’

    Christine
    31 Aug 2010 | 9:00 pm
    A new horror movie, Playback, is going to be shot in Grand Rapids, MI this month and extras are needed on various dates between 9.2 & 9.25. The only qualification is that you must be a Michigan resident with proper ID. The movie is about a group of high school students who unleash a demon [...]
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  • Total Recall: Drew Barrymore's Best Movies

    2 Sep 2010 | 4:37 am
    No matter how talented they are, most child stars have a hard time making the jump to grown-up roles -- and Drew Barrymore, with a pair of rehab stints under her belt before she was old enough to drive, initially seemed to be having a harder go of it than most. But Barrymore's turbulent youth was just the beginning of a career that has seen her starring in, producing, and even directing some of the most successful films of the last 20 years (not to mention one of the most memorable cameos, courtesy of Scream). With Going the Distance arriving in theaters this weekend, Barrymore is poised to…

  • Voting for the Coolest Theaters in America

    2 Sep 2010 | 4:33 am
    What do you love about your local theater? Tell the folks at Moviefone, and you could help make it a winner in the first-ever Moviegoer's Choice roundup.

  • Danny Trejo: A Lethal Talent

    2 Sep 2010 | 4:30 am
    "Machete" might be his first starring role, but Danny Trejo has been one of Hollywood's most recognizable actors for years. In a new profile, the Los Angeles Times looks back at his distinguished career.

  • Ten Awesome Revenge Flicks

    2 Sep 2010 | 4:25 am
    When he carves a bloody revenge in "Machete" this weekend, Danny Trejo will be extending a rich Hollywood tradition. Here are ten more films that are best served cold.

  • Charlie Day Talks Going the Distance, Horrible Bosses

    2 Sep 2010 | 4:22 am
    "Going the Distance" may not be getting the best reviews, but it has at least one thing going for it: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" star Charlie Day.
 
 
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    TVGuide.com: movie-scoop

  • Movie News - Rooney Mara Lands Lead in Dragon Tattoo

    Natalie Abrams
    16 Aug 2010 | 1:54 pm
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo finally has a name: Rooney Mara. Mara has been cast opposite Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) in the U.S. film adaptation of the first book in Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy, Sony Pictures announced Monday. David Fincher will direct. The Social Network debuts first full trailer Mara, who also stars in... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Daniel CraigMichael NyqvistDavid FincherCasino RoyaleThe Girl With The Dragon TattooNoomi RapaceRooney MaraThe Social Network

  • Movie News - Final Twilight Installment Breaking Dawn to Premiere Nov. 16, 2012

    Natalie Abrams
    3 Aug 2010 | 4:34 pm
    Mark your calendars for Nov. 16, 2012. That's when Part 2 of Breaking Dawn — the fifth and final installment of the Twilight series — will be hitting theaters. Bill Condon to direct final Twilight film Breaking Dawn, the fourth novel in... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Bill CondonTwilight
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  • Eli Roth and Daniel Stamm Question God and Talk ‘Last Excorism’

    Cole Abaius
    2 Sep 2010 | 9:05 am
    I’ve been excited to see The Last Exorcism for the last 5 months. Originally slated to play at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival, the Eli Roth-produced horror film was quickly bought up by Lionsgate and subsequently pulled from the festival. A sad day indeed for horror fans who were already chomping at the bit to see the film. Here we are several months later and Lionsgate has pulled out all the stops for a wide release of The Last Exorcism this past weekend. It did very well for itself, going neck and neck with Takers for the top spot at the box office with just over $20…

  • Peter Vincent, Mindfreak! First Image Of David Tennant In ‘Fright Night’

    Rob Hunter
    1 Sep 2010 | 4:58 pm
    The Fright Night remake is still over a year away from release, but the first image of character design from the film has already been glimpsed. David Tennant (Dr. Who) stars as a popular Las Vegas magician called upon by some uppity teens to face off against pure evil in the form of Jerry the vampire (Colin Farrell). The role is an updated version of the TV horror host played by Roddy McDowell in the original film. Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse play the aforementioned uppity youngsters. The image below is of a three-story banner hanging in the lobby of a Hard Rock…

  • The Movie Watcher’s Guide to September 2010

    FSR Staff
    1 Sep 2010 | 10:42 am
    We realize that you’re probably sitting at home right now, chewing your own nails off and wondering what movies are coming out this month. Maybe you’re even wondering why no one on the entire internet has said anything about them by now. Strange, we know. Fortunately, Rob Hunter and Cole Abaius spent the entire month of August going to the local library, making phone calls to important producers and making fan trailers out of macaroni to make sure that you, dear reader, are in the know about what’s coming out in September. Don’t let Machete scare you. If you watch movies, this…

  • Artist Uses Every Frame of ‘Blade Runner’ for Euphoric Video Collage

    Cole Abaius
    1 Sep 2010 | 9:16 am
    This is the kind of modern art the people can get behind. No squiggly lines over a solid yellow triangle. No toilets on walls. No six-year-old children pushing their political agendas. Artist François Vautier has taken every single frame from Blade Runner, turned a virtual camera on the images, and created something dream-like and haunting. In that sense, it’s a great companion for the film. Check it out after the jump. Hat Tip to the omni-present Cyriaque Lamar over at io9 for catching this.

  • It’s Unclear If He Can, But Mark Millar Promises More ‘Kick-Ass’

    Cole Abaius
    1 Sep 2010 | 8:53 am
    There’s something incredibly lacking in the announcement by Mark Millar that there will be a sequel to Kick-Ass. For one, it comes slightly unexpectedly considering the less-than-explosive showing at the box office and the unnecessary nature of continuing the story. For two, the comic book writer whose work is being adapted announcing that they want more of his work to adapt (and doing it on British radio show) seems more like wishful thinking than a genuine announcement. I’m still keeping my salt handy. He’s chalking up the green light to DVD sales, but this feels more like…
 
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  • At Ellen's Age (Im Alter von Ellen)

    2 Sep 2010 | 9:31 am
    Film Reviews: A flighty flight attendant quits her job and somewhat recklessly goes in search of a new life.

  • Quinta pumps distribution of Arab films in Mideast

    2 Sep 2010 | 9:26 am
    Venice Film Festival: Ben Ammar to build auds at home and abroad -- On the Lido with Julian Schnabel's "Miral," which it co-produced, Tarak Ben Ammar's Quinta Communications is getting set to raise the bar on the distribution of films with Arab storylines in the Middle East.

  • Panahi keeps hope alive

    2 Sep 2010 | 9:17 am
    International News: Filmmaker banned from travel but his short plays on the Lido -- Dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who has been denied permission by authorities to travel to the Venice Film Festival, has not lost all faith in his future as a filmmaker in his country, he told Variety in a telephone interview from Tehran.

  • Investment in French films falls

    2 Sep 2010 | 8:08 am
    International Top Story: Production coin dropped 7.2% in first half -- The dearth of local and international financing sources has weakened the Gallic film industry, according to a CNC report unveiled Thursday.

  • 'American' takes in $1.7 million

    2 Sep 2010 | 8:06 am
    Film News: Focus Features kicks off holiday weekend early -- Focus Features kickstarted the holiday weekend with the Wednesday bow of the George Clooney thriller, "The American," which took in $1.7 million from 2,721 locations.
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  • Review: The American is Too Quiet

    1 Sep 2010 | 5:58 am
    "The film could have added up to something substantial ..." The American may be the most deceiving title of the year. Made by a Dutch director, set in Italy, and featuring loads of European sensuality paired with a very non-American sense of guilt over violence -- this is a film that would have been better off calling itself The UnAmerican. Or The Not Very American. Of course, none of this is a dealbreaker, and the film still could have added up to something substantial with…

  • Review: Takers Won't Take Home Any Awards

    27 Aug 2010 | 12:49 am
    "If chic criminals are enough to satisfy your cinema craving, it might be worth a bucket of movie popcorn." Takers is a popcorn movie that might make you feel guilty about eating movie popcorn. Or at least motivate men to pump up their paunch or get a GQ makeover. Ladies, you'll wish your guy would do both.The "Takers" in this high-octane heist film are suave, sexy, young, smooth criminals who strut down L.A. streets in expensive suits and screech away from robberies in their…

  • Review: Last Exorcism Is a Hell of a Good Time

    27 Aug 2010 | 12:43 am
    "A tense and generally understated chiller that might creep you right the hell out." More than 35 years -- half a lifetime! -- have passed since The Exorcist and horror movies about casting the devil out of people have become quaint. So it's nice to see a little jolt put back in the old formula with The Last Exorcism, a tense and generally understated chiller that might creep you right the hell out. It's presented as a fake documentary (speaking of quaint movie premises) about…

  • Review: Piranha 3-D Mixes Blood, Bikinis, and Laughs

    23 Aug 2010 | 8:36 am
    "Completely over-the-top." When you set out to make a movie about a swarm of killer prehistoric piranhas, your tongue better be placed firmly in cheek -- otherwise the results could be disastrous, because let's face it: No one can say "killer prehistoric piranhas" without cracking a smile. Lucky for us, director Alexandre Aja got the joke with Piranha 3-D, a killer piranha movie that takes a bite out of "serious" monster movies (i.e., Jaws) by going completely over-the-top,…

  • Review: The Switch Is Tastier Than It Could Have Been

    20 Aug 2010 | 12:21 am
    "Can hold its head high among the other summer comedies." For a movie with such a distasteful premise, The Switch is refreshingly funny and surprisingly sweet. It's about a man whose platonic lady friend is being artificially inseminated, who secretly replaces the donor's contribution with his own, resulting in a child that is unmistakably his. Hmm. Now I begin to regret using the words "distasteful" and "sweet."Written by Allan Loeb (21) and based on a Jeffrey Eugenides short…
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  • Natalie Portman's 'Black Swan' Spread Wings in Venice

    1 Sep 2010 | 12:21 pm
    Natalie Portman is in Venice for the world premiere of director Darren Aronofsky's 'Black Swan,' which kicks off the Venice Film Festival – and we have all the festival excitement! Of her rigorous training schedule, Natalie revealed, "Physically, I trained starting a year ahead of time, and then the six months prior to the film went into sort of hyper-training, where I was doing five hours a day of both ballet and cross-training, swimming, and then the few months before was when we started getting into the choreography. It was very extreme." In the dark drama 'Black Swan,' in…

  • Michael Douglas Uses Humor to Beat Cancer

    1 Sep 2010 | 4:15 am
    Not letting his cancer diagnosis define him, Michael Douglas appeared on "Late Show with David Letterman" on Tuesday in good spirits. The 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' star was diagnosed with throat cancer three weeks ago after complaining of a sore throat at the beginning of the summer. He joked, "The time is never a good time for cancer, but particularly with a movie opening. It wasn't the best." Michael has completed the first of eight weeks of radiation and chemotherapy to beat the illness, which he admitted "knocks you out really hard." He appeared happy…

  • Watch: Meet the Newest 'Twilight' Hunk

    31 Aug 2010 | 8:45 am
    ET's introducing you to one of the new castmembers of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.' ET correspondent Kate Gosselin chatted with new 'Twilight' hunk Rami Malek, at ET's exclusive Emmy party. Malek told ET that he was thrilled about his upcoming role in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2." "I think it's going to be great," said Malek. "It's going to be super exciting and I'm thrilled," Malek said of joining the superstar cast that includes Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. For Malek, who starred in the Tom Hanks-produced "The…

  • New Movies on Blu-ray & DVD: August 31

    30 Aug 2010 | 5:30 pm

  • George Clooney's Co-Star Spills Secrets About Their 'American' Sex Scene

    27 Aug 2010 | 5:15 pm
    Violante Placido, George Clooney's gorgeous co-star in 'The American,' says she and George tried to let their bodies "speak" during their sex scene in the new thriller. "We had to find a way to make it natural and let your body speak somehow," Placido tells People.com. "We were very open to one another to try and make it work. We just said, 'Let’s trust each other,' and we did. I felt like we had to let ourselves go." "It had to look real; it is the turning point for the two characters," she continues. "I can tell you that watching it, I don't…
 
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  • Paula Patton Lands Female Lead Role in 'Mission: Impossible 4'

    Wilson Morales
    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    Filed under: News Deadline.com is reporting that 'Precious' actress Paula Patton has landed the lead female role in the fourth installment of the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise. The Los Angeles native will play a young operative who works with Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt character. The website also stated that the film will not be called 'Mission: Impossible 4.' Cruise and J.J. Abrams, who hatched the project together, always envisioned it as a franchise reboot. The film begins production in the fall with Brad Bird directing Cruise, who'll co-star with Jeremy Renner of 'The Hurt Locker' in what…

  • Tyler Perry's 'For Colored Girls' to be Released in Theaters in November

    Wilson Morales
    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    Filed under: News Lionsgate announced it will release 'Tyler Perry's 'For Colored Girls' on Nov. 5 of this year instead of its original launch date during Martin Luther King weekend in 2011. The move, which would put the film for year-end awards consideration, also continues Perry's streak of releasing at least one film per year since 2005. "It's a serious film that really lends itself to the fall period. From talking with exhibitors, I know they're really excited to have another Tyler Perry film this year," said Lionsgate's executive vice-president and general sales manager David…

  • What to Watch: 'Machete,' 'Why Did I Get Married Too?' DVD, 'Flashforward' TV Series

    Wilson Morales
    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    Filed under: News Coming out this week is 'Machete,' which is directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis and based on the "fake" trailer in Rodriguez's 2007 'Grindhouse' that featured Danny Trejo and Jeff Fahey. With Trejo and Fahey reprising their original roles, the action film also stars Jessica Alba, Robert DeNiro, Michelle Rodriguez, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson and Steven Seagal. The story finds Machete (played by Trejo) a former renegade, roaming the streets of Texas after a shakedown from drug lord Torrez (played by Seagal). Reluctantly, Machete takes an offer from…

  • Will Packer: Black Hollywood Power Broker Attracts The Best, And Cracks Box Office

    Wilson Morales
    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    Filed under: Interviews If there's anyone, besides Tyler Perry and Spike Lee, in the film industry currently bringing business to the film community, it's power producer Will Packer of Rainforest Films. The Florida native's latest film, 'Takers,' just beat out 'The Last Exorcism' for the top spot at the box office despite showing in less theaters and overcoming low predictions from top film analysts. In the last few years, Packer has attracted some of the most marketable names in the black Hollywood community and given them starring vehicles such as Columbus Short and Chris Brown, who did…

  • Catching Up With 'Prince Of Broadway' Supporter Lee Daniels

    Wilson Morales
    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    Filed under: Interviews After playing at numerous festivals, Sean Baker's film, 'Prince of Broadway,' is finally making its way to the big screen and coming in with a big name to help promote it - Academy Award nominated director Lee Daniels. In the same way that Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey helped launched his Oscar nominated film, 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire,' Daniels will be doing the same thing with this little independent film that has captivated audiences at festivals.'Prince of Broadway' is the story of Lucky, a charismatic hustler eking out a living in the…
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  • '127 Hours' Star James Franco Hikes Along In MTV's Fall Preview

    Adam Rosenberg
    2 Sep 2010 | 9:58 am
    MTV's Fall Preview week of exclusives continues today with a look at the hottest upcoming movies of the next four months. We know what you should see and why you should see it, and we've got it all right here. Keep it locked to MTV News and MTV Movies Blog for continued updates throughout the week! What's It Called: "127 Hours" What It's About: The true story of Aron Ralston, who was hiking in Utah when a falling boulder pinned his arm down, trapping him. After surviving there for nearly a week, Ralston amputated his own arm and pulled off an impossible climb/hike for a man in his state…

  • Angelina Jolie Drops Out Of 'Gravity,' Leaving Alfonso Cuaron's Smart Sci-Fi Pitch With No Star

    Adam Rosenberg
    2 Sep 2010 | 9:18 am
    I just hate this. Alfonso Cuaron is a talented filmmaker and his son Jonas wrote a sci-fi script for a movie called "Gravity" which sounds pretty great. They were going to do it with Angelina Jolie and Robert Downey Jr in starring roles, with plans to shoot after Downey finished his work on the "Sherlock Holmes" sequel. I speak of all of this in the past tense because that may no longer be the case. The word today is that Jolie has dropped out completely, the better to focus on her other commitments, Deadline reports. Downey is still a big name of course, but the story -- which follows two…

  • Rihanna In 'Battleship' Costume Set Pics Arrive Online

    Adam Rosenberg
    2 Sep 2010 | 8:25 am
    "Battleship." You can be forgiven if you didn't take plans for a movie version of the classic board game seriously when it was first announced. It's real though. Peter Berg is directing it. Taylor Kitsch and Alexander Skarsgard are starring. Pop star Rihanna was also recently confirmed to be joining them in a lead role. That's the kind of casting that sells movie tickets, my friends. We've got a special treat for you today, in the form of a first look at Rihanna on the set of the film. As you can see in the tease up above and in the full pic after the jump, she's outfitted for combat. In the…

  • 'Blue Valentine' Stars Ryan Gosling And Michelle Williams Meet In This Fall Preview Clip

    Adam Rosenberg
    2 Sep 2010 | 7:43 am
    I wasn't at Sundance and so didn't catch the Ryan Gosling/Michelle Williams-starring romantic drama, "Blue Valentine." I've heard from MTV Movies managing editor Josh Horowitz that it's great, tough to watch but well-made film nonetheless. The story follows the relationship between Gosling and Williams' characters, jumping around in time as it paints a larger picture. I don't know much more than that, but I get the sense that if I did I wouldn't want to spoil it anyway. Get a sense for the film's tone in our exclusive fall preview clip below, highlighting the first meeting between our two…

  • Backstage At Justin Bieber's Show With Snoop Dogg In Today's Daily TwitPic

    Adam Rosenberg
    2 Sep 2010 | 7:22 am
    Yeah, today's Daily TwitPic doesn't exactly have anything to do with movies. But Snoop Dogg was in a movie. Quite a few of them even. So there you go. It wasn't a movie that brought the much-loved emcee to New York City earlier this week. It was, in fact, a young man by the name of Justin Bieber. The pint-sized pop star performed at Madison Square Garden earlier this week. A sizable camera crew was on hand to capture the action for the Bieb's upcoming 3-D movie, as were a veritable parade of guests. One of whom, of course, was Snoop. Today's pic captures the Dogg backstage at the show, posing…
 
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  • 'White Wedding' Celebrates Love, South African-Style

    2 Sep 2010 | 7:00 am
    Last year, the South African sci-fi film District Nine opened in the states to blockbuster grosses. Now another film from South Africa, the road-trip comedy White Wedding, is attracting international notice. The movie follows an engaged couple who weather a series of zany obstacles over the course of their wedding day.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • 'The American': An Abstract, Angst-Filled Art Thriller

    1 Sep 2010 | 9:00 am
    Anton Corbijn's paranoid thriller stars George Clooney as an anonymous international assassin constantly on the run. Critic David Edelstein says the spare movie "cast a spell" over the audience -- as they entered the mind of a man with no past or future.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Dog, Mad Englishman Grow Old In A Setting Sun

    31 Aug 2010 | 2:30 pm
    My Dog Tulip is an animated film, but it's no Disney-style heartwarmer about a boy and his canine pal. Instead it's a film for adults -- based on a memoir by a grumpy British writer who lived with an unruly German shepherd for 16 years -- that manages to be touching without getting overly sentimental. (Recommended)» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • 'The American': A Domestic Bond, Drawn In Miniature

    31 Aug 2010 | 2:00 pm
    George Clooney's latest outing showcases a more internal performance -- as an assassin whose personal life threatens to further complicate an already hard-to-manage career. Kenneth Turan says Anton Corbijn's drama is impeccably composed and beautifully shot -- if a little lacking on the emotional urgency front.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • IMAX'd Out: Kids With Autism Get Big-Screen Break

    27 Aug 2010 | 8:00 pm
    WFCR's Karen Brown reports on low-key moviegoing experiences designed especially to accommodate young film fans with autism -- and thus a heightened sensitivity to noise and other stimuli. Theaters across the country hold these special screenings, pioneered by the AMC Theaters chain and the Autism Society.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
 
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  • Mesrine: Killer Instinct

    2 Sep 2010 | 3:44 am
    "Mesrine: Killer Instinct" charts the outlaw odyssey of Jacques Mesrine, the legendary French gangster of the 1960s and 1970s who came to be known as French Public Enemy No. 1 and The Man of a Thousand Faces. Infamous for his bravado and daring prison escapes, Mesrine carried out robberies, kidnappings and murders in a criminal career that spanned continents until he was shot dead in 1979 by France's notorious anti-gang unit. Thirty years after his death, his infamy lives on. Mesrine was helped along the way... [more]

  • Suck

    2 Sep 2010 | 3:44 am
    A rock'n'roll band, The Winners, is down and out. During a road trip, their humdrum image radically changes when their bass player disappears one night with a hip vampire. She emerges with a sexually charged charisma that drives the audiences wild. As the band members succumb, one by one, to blood lust, their "gimmick" launches them into the limelight, and they soon hit mega-stardom beyond their wildest dreams. Meanwhile, legendary vampire hunter, Eddie Van Helsig, is tracking them down, despite his fear of... [more]

  • The American

    2 Sep 2010 | 3:44 am
    In the aftermath of a job gone awry, an American hitman retreats to the Italian countryside, where he befriends a local priest and strikes up an unexpected romance while awaiting the details of his next assignment. Jack (George Clooney) is lucky to be alive after his Swedish assignment went sour, and he knows that it's only a matter of time before his luck runs out. Not eager to tempt fate again, Jack arrives in a small Italian town and takes a job assembling a weapon for the mysterious Mathilde (Thekla... [more]

  • The Last Exorcism

    2 Sep 2010 | 3:44 am
    Disillusioned charlatan Reverend Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) comes face to face with pure evil after recruiting a documentary film crew to capture the final exorcism of his career. For years, Reverend Marcus has taken advantage of the faithful and desperate. Now it's time for him to finally come clean. Just as Reverend Marcus prepares to shoot the film that will set the record straight, he receives an urgent letter from a desperate farmer. The devil has taken possession of his beloved daughter Nell (Ashley... [more]

  • Centurion

    2 Sep 2010 | 3:44 am
    A Roman soldier (Michael Fassbender) leads a small band of troops on a mission to rescue a key Roman general after becoming trapped in the territory of their sworn enemies in this period action-adventure film from director Neil Marshall (The Descent, Doomsday). The year is A.D. 117: despite the growing strength of the Roman Empire, a fierce tribe known as the Picts has prevented Hadrian's armies from conquering northern Britain. The Picts offer a devastating display of their guerilla power when they raid a... [more]
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    Coming Soon

  • Exclusive Freakonomics TV Spot

    2 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am
    ComingSoon.net has an exclusive TV spot for Freakonomics , available on Video On Demand, iTunes, Amazon On Demand, PlayStation Network, Xbox Marketplace this Friday, September 3rd, and opening in theaters on October 1st. Freakonomics is the film version of the best-selling book about incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years: Academy…

  • Emma Bell to Star in Final Destination 5

    2 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am
    Arrow in the Head reports and we've confirmed that Emma Bell, last seen in Adam Green's Frozen , has landed the female lead role in Steven Quale's Final Destination 5 . She'll also be seen this fall in"The Walking Dead," which airs on Halloween. The actress stars in the fifth "Destination" alongside Miles Fisher, Arlen Escarpeta, Nicholas D'Agosto, Ellen Wroe, Meghan Ory, David Koechner, P.J. Byrne and Tony Todd. Shooting begins on Monday for a August 26, 2011 release.

  • Anthony Mackie May Join Worthington On a Ledge

    2 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am
    According to Variety , actor Anthony Mackie is in talks to join Sam Worthington in the police thriller Man on a Ledge for Summit Entertainment and producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian and David Ready. Based on a script by Pablo Fenjves, the story involves a former NYPD officer, played by Worthington, who threatens to jump to his death, and a female psychologist. There's no information about who The Hurt Locker star might play in that equation.

  • Fox Picks Up Jamie Foxx Project

    1 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am
    Fox has picked up "Jamie Foxx Project" (working title), a half-hour sketch-comedy series executive-produced by Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx and set to debut in primetime during the 2010-2011 season. Actor and sketch-comedy star Affion Crockett - whose incisive web shorts have created a cult following - will star in and also serve as a producer of this fast-paced comedy. "Jamie Foxx's brilliance first shined on Fox, so it's fantastic to welcome him back to the network," said Kevin Reilly, President of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. "Jamie is an undeniable comedy powerhouse both as…

  • Borenstein Writing Zac Efron's Art of the Steal

    1 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am
    Variety says Max Borenstein will write the thriller Art of the Steal for Warner Bros. Zac Efron will star and produce the film with Jason Barrett, Kevin McCormick and David Klawans. The movie, based on Joshuah Bearman's Wired magazine article, centers on a con man who plans and executes a series of elaborate heists, all while leading a double life as an upstanding citizen. Borenstein is also writing Warner Bros.' adaptation of the spy drama The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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    Reel Movie News

  • Emma Stone Wears a Scarlet Letter in New Easy A Photos!

    2 Sep 2010 | 6:24 am
    Screen Gems has released some new photos of Emma Stone and Amanda Bynes in Easy A, which hits theaters on September 17th. In Easy A, Stone portrays a clean-cut high school girl who fakes losing her virginity with her gay best friend, only to have her life start to mirror adulteress Hester Prynne in "The Scarlet Letter," which she's studying in class. Things look grim until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing by offering simulated sexual services to make her peers look cool. Check out some of the photos below, and see all of our Easy A pictures in the…

  • New Russian Legend of the Guardians Poster is Scary!

    2 Sep 2010 | 6:20 am
    A new Russian panoramic poster for Zack Snyder's animated Legend of the Guardians has come online, courtesy of Warner Bros., and it couldn't look any more different from its domestic counterparts. Instead of a friendly, light-colored angelic appearance, the Russian poster instead paints the owls on top of a bold and scary red and black background, featuring what looks a lot like Mordor from Lord of the Rings. Check out the new poster below, and compare it to the domestic posters in our Legend of the Guardians pictures gallery! Legend of the Guardians is scheduled to hit theaters on September…

  • First Glimpse of Ian McShane as Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides!

    2 Sep 2010 | 6:16 am
    A new photo taken on the Hawaiian set of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has revealed a first look at British actor Ian McShane in full costume and makeup as Blackbeard! McShane is pictured acting alongside Penelope Cruz and Johnny Depp. Pirates 4 is scheduled to hit hits 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D theaters on May 20, 2011. Check out the picture below (McShane is between Depp and Cruz) and see all of our Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides pictures in the gallery! Click the thumbnail to view larger:

  • Cool International Posters for Let Me In and Tron Legacy Debut!

    2 Sep 2010 | 6:12 am
    Two cool new international posters have hit the internet, one for Matt Reeves' vampire movie Let Me In, and the other for Joseph Kosinski's Tron Legacy! The French Let Me In poster features a downright freaky image of child star Chloe Moretz with ice cold eyes, pale skin and crimson blood dripping out of her mouth, while the Japanese Tron Legacy poster features a slick depiction of two digital warriors ready for battle, as well as some cool Japanese lettering. Let Me In sees theaters on October 8, 2010, while Tron Legacy will hit IMAX 3D theaters on December 17, 2010. See more of each film in…

  • First Look at Rihanna on the Set of Battleship!

    2 Sep 2010 | 6:08 am
    Not too long ago, we reported that pop singer Rihanna was cast in Peter Berg's big screen adaptation of the classic board game Battleship, and now we've got some pictures to prove it! Rihanna was recently spotted on the set in full Navy camouflage and have been made available by RhiannaPhotos.org. Check out a few of the photos below, and see all of them in our Battleship pictures gallery! Click the thumbnails to view larger:
 
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    DVD Spin Doctor

  • Disney's 'Fantasia' casts its Blu-ray spell on Nov. 30

    Glenn Abel
    1 Sep 2010 | 4:51 pm
    The countdown is on: Disney brings "Fantasia" to Blu-ray on Nov. 30. The release, which had been expected earlier this year, packages the original 1940 film with its semi-sequel, "Fantasia 2000." The animated films will be available in a four-disc... Click on the blue headline to read the full post at dvdspindoctor.com

  • Criterion collecting: New, Blu and essential

    Glenn Abel
    10 Aug 2010 | 2:55 pm
    Let's say $200 falls out of the sky. Even more incredibly, there are no bills to pay. That buggy iPhone 4 can wait. I'm headed for the virtual video store, where the Criterion Collection loyally awaits. Good timing. With Blu-ray... Click on the blue headline to read the full post at dvdspindoctor.com

  • 'Alien Anthology' Blu-ray extras

    Glenn Abel
    15 Jul 2010 | 5:33 pm
    Fox just capsulized the special features lineup for its highly anticipated Blu-ray release of "Alien Anthology," which streets Oct. 26. The big picture: 60 hours of extras and more than 12,000 "Alien" series images. Four hours of content not been... Click on the blue headline to read the full post at dvdspindoctor.com
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  • Time Bandits

    Thomas Scalzo
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:07 am
    Time Travel – Unlike Back to the Future or The Navigator, which each feature likable main characters on a mission to accomplish a specific task and secure the safety of loved ones, Kevin doesn’t have a quest, nor does he have any loved ones that he cares about. Even at the end, his parents are depicted as selfish buffoons, utterly uninterested in their child. Sure, he is part of the bigger task of defeating the Evil One and thus ensuring the continuity of the universe, but such an obstacle is so vague as to be stripped of tension. If the universe is destroyed, that’s…

  • The Lake House

    Rumsey Taylor
    1 Sep 2010 | 8:12 am
    Time Travel – What impresses me most about The Lake House is its heedless datedness, because time travel films so often strive to obfuscate their datedness. Even though they’re often bastions of the most contemporaneously sophisticated special effects, with many of them depicting futures so outré as to be considered artfully abstract and undateable, they are all dated, and most of them are defensive of this. The Lake House is unpretentious entertainment in this regard, disinterested in portraying scenarios other time travel movies have done before and better.

  • Slaughterhouse-Five

    Evan Kindley
    31 Aug 2010 | 6:57 am
    Time Travel – Time travel in Slaughterhouse-Five is, like so much else in life, utterly random, neither technologically facilitated – there’s no time machine involved: Billy simply “comes unstuck,” for unknown reasons – nor voluntary. Billy’s voyages, here given the echt-sixties expression of “time tripping,” plop him into moments from his life in random sequence, a kind of Quantum Leap within the parameters of his own biography.

  • Unidentified Flying Oddball

    Tyler Wilcox
    30 Aug 2010 | 10:21 am
    Time Travel – As you may have surmised by now, Unidentified Flying Oddball is ever-so-loosely based on Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, a novel whose fish-out-of-water premise has proven irresistible to filmmakers for close to a century now, with the first (now lost) adaptation appearing during the silent era and the most recent, Black Knight starring Martin Lawrence, released in 2001. Over the years, actors ranging from Will Rogers to Whoopi Goldberg have taken on Twain, bringing the 20th century to Camelot, with varying degrees of comedic success.

  • Idaho Transfer

    Evan Kindley
    27 Aug 2010 | 9:10 am
    Time Travel – It’s interesting to reflect now that Idaho Transfer came out in 1973, the same year as the formation of Europe’s first Green Party and the release of Terrence Malick’s Badlands, both events with which, in retrospect, it feels entirely in sync. It’s also a far better film than its checkered reputation suggests: not a masterpiece, but a singular, thought-provoking variation on that most time-honored and well traveled of sci-fi tropes: time travel.
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    MovieSet Behind the Scenes blog

  • International Trailer for Buried Looks Terrifying, Awesome

    MovieSet
    2 Sep 2010 | 9:59 am
    After releasing two teasers on this side of the Atlantic which showed basically no film footage whatsoever, Lionsgate has treated those lucky folks in the UK to a new trailer for Buried, which looks terrifyingly clausterphobic, compelling, and very Hitchcock. And great. The entire movie takes place in a plywood box the size of a coffin, and the only actor you’ll see onscreen is Ryan Reynolds. He plays Paul Conroy, an American contractor in Iraq, kidnapped and buried alive (obviously), with only a lighter, cell, phone, and 90 minutes of oxygen.* And that’s more than I need to say,…

  • Tupac Biopic Gains Writers, May Actually Film

    MovieSet
    31 Aug 2010 | 11:10 pm
    First of all, I’ll admit that when I saw Poetic Justice the first time, I had no idea that Tupac Shakur was someone. And secondly, I still only remember two scenes from that movie, and he wasn’t in either of them. And also, can you believe Tupac was only 25 when he was killed? On the subject, the much gossiped about Tupac biopic will soon have a script: Oscar-nominated writers Stephen J. Rivele and Chris Wilkinson, the duo behind Nixon and Ali (as well as an upcoming Jackie Robinson flick, itself the subject of much, or at least some, speculation). The script will centre on the…

  • Trailer for Dana Brown’s Surfing Doc Highwater

    MovieSet
    31 Aug 2010 | 3:44 pm
    I’m definitely in that end-of-August-nostalgia-haze right now, wishing that summer would drag on forever like it did when I was a kid, and envying surfers’ life-long summers and perfectly sun-bleached hair. Plus, it’s pouring rain here in Vancouver. Which makes today either the perfect day to mention Highwater, a documentary from Dana Brown (son of Bruce Brown, who directed legendary surf movie The Endless Summer), or the worst day as we’ll all just end up a little more depressed. Shot mostly on digital video during 2005’s Triple Crown of surfing, it…

  • As Seen on Twitter on 2010-08-31

    grip
    31 Aug 2010 | 5:45 am
    Michelle Williams, Hamlet, in new film, My Week With Marilyn http://ow.ly/2×6HM # Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Post this to MySpace Digg this! Share this on del.icio.us Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on LinkedIn Email this to a friend? Subscribe to the comments for this post?

  • Starlet Michelle Willimas as the Original Star, Marilyn Monroe

    MovieSet
    30 Aug 2010 | 8:47 pm
    That Truman Capote wanted Marilyn Monroe to play Holly Golightly when Hollywood optioned Breakfast at Tiffany’s for the silver screen is a pretty popular piece of trivia, and one I like to rattle off every chance I get, like now. Holly as written by Capote basically is Marilyn, although it’s next to impossible to picture her in the finished film. (There’s an old but great article about the Monroe-Hepburn-Golightly triangle here. ) Marilyn turned the role down after her acting coach, the (in?)famous Lee Strasberg, convinced her that playing a call-girl would be bad for her…
 
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    Coffee and Celluloid

  • Paul Battista Interview – Independent Film Producing [Podcast]

    Joey
    18 Aug 2010 | 7:30 am
    Paul Battista Interview Entertainment lawyer and filmmaker Paul Battista talks about his new book Independent Film Producing: The Outsider’s Guide to Producing a First Low Budget Feature Film. We talk about low budget filmmaking and producing, mistakes first time filmmakers make, the definition of success, and lots of other useful info. At the end of the podcast find out how you can win a copy of Paul’s book, plus a Kickstarter invite. Find out more about Independent Film Producing at www.PaulBattista.biz. Remember to subscribe in iTunes. (Direct M4A File) This podcast episode…

  • Interactive Zombie Adventure – Very Clever

    Joey
    1 Aug 2010 | 2:23 pm
    This is very clever – it’s a zombie adventure story that gives you choices along the way, using the YouTube annotations to link to another video that reveals the outcome of the path you choose. Does the adventure continue, or does your choice lead you to become zombie dinner? Also, it’s not revealed until the very end that the whole thing is an ad for a New Zealand pizza chain (which now makes sense, since the plot was a guy who was determined to deliver his pizza despite the zombie mayhem). Related posts:From UPM to Zombie Extra On-Set Adventures For 2007-06-17

  • NASCAR as an Immersive Experience

    Joey
    14 Jun 2010 | 9:40 am
    A few weeks ago I went to the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race in Charlotte. I never understood NASCAR and I still don’t get it, but with 140,000 people in attendance (twice as many as the average football stadium), plus the millions that watched on TV, it’s a force to be reckoned with. But actually going to a NASCAR race I can better understand why 140k people would go too – they make it an event and experience that you can’t replicate by watching it on TV. And that’s why I’m writing about NASCAR – because like a film screening, it’s all about adding…

  • Meetup Everywhere – Organize an Audience for Your Film

    Joey
    27 May 2010 | 2:54 pm
    Meetup is a site and tool that allows you to create a group and organize real life meetups (remember those?). Usually these were location based (like Miami Movie Makers) so if you had a company or movement, you couldn’t really enable independent groups to organize and meet. Well Meetup just fixed that and launched Meetup Everywhere, which allows anyone to organize a meeting around a company, group, or movement. You’re probably already one step ahead (and are astute and read the headline). Meetup Everywhere could be a great way to determine where there’s an audience that…

  • Charlie Rose Interviews/ed at TechCrunch

    Joey
    26 May 2010 | 6:14 am
    I’m a big fan of Charlie Rose. You know he’s a powerful interviewer when a round table and black background still makes for a compelling show. So I was excited that TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off with Charlie Rose (@CharlieRoseShow) interviewing venture capitalist John Doerr (who I’ll admit I’d never heard of before). Once they got into it it felt like I was watching the Charlie Rose show. Doerr said we’re in the third wave of disruption. The first was the PC and microchips, the second was the internet, and the third is this mix of social, mobile, and new…
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    FirstShowing.net

  • The Adventure Begins - I'm Off to Telluride, Toronto & Austin

    Alex Billington
    2 Sep 2010 | 6:06 am
    For the third straight year in a row, I'm embarking upon a massive 30-day non-stop film festival tour. I'm catching a flight this morning to kick things off starting at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado (Sept. 3 - 6), then I'll be heading up to the Toronto Film Festival (Sept. 9 to 19), and finally I'll be heading back to Fantastic Fest in Austin at the Alamo Drafthouse (Sept. 23 - 30). It's a very long trip, but I love every second of it, I live for this stuff. My partner in crime is Peter Sciretta of SlashFilm, who will be joining me on this exciting, exhausting and entertaining…

  • Another Great International Trailer for Ryan Reynolds' Buried!

    Alex Billington
    2 Sep 2010 | 6:02 am
    Paul Conroy Isn't Ready To Die. We've seen a few official trailers for Rodrigo Cortés' Buried before today, but this new international trailer (via UK's The Sun) actually has some good footage in it. I think Lionsgate's trailers are very bold, but I liked that they didn't show much footage because there's only so much they can show without ruining it. As a quick recap, Buried is that one-man, buried alive, stuck in a coffin thriller that I raved about at Sundance. If you truly want to enjoy the experience, then don't watch this trailer. But if you still need a bit more to convince you it's…

  • First Look: Thurman and Angarano in Max Winkler's Ceremony

    Alex Billington
    2 Sep 2010 | 5:38 am
    Another film I'm keeping a close eye on at the Toronto Film Festival is Ceremony. It's the feature debut of Max Winkler, son of Henry Winkler, who wrote the script and directed a cast including Michael Angarano (Forbidden Kingdom), Reece Thompson (Assassination of a High School President), Lee Pace (The Fall) & Uma Thurman. It's a comedy about two friends, one of whom falls for an older woman about to be married. Sam (Angarano) drags Marshall (Thompson) out to a beach town in hopes of breaking up the wedding, but they soon realize how out of place they are amongst the British groom and…

  • Beautiful International Posters for 'Tron Legacy' & 'Let Me In'

    Alex Billington
    2 Sep 2010 | 12:43 am
    A couple more impressive posters to feature today. Most probably already know I'm a big fan of both Tron Legacy and Let Me In. so obviously if there's an awesome poster for either movie, I'm going to mention it. IMPAwards just dug up two sleek bew posters for both, but since they're international (Tron is from Japan, Let Me In is from France) I decided to toss both of them together into one big post. I love the Let Me In one because they can promote it without having to worry about the MPAA and that includes putting a little blood on there. As for Tron, it's just a cool design (a lot better…

  • Watch: Funny International Trailer for Todd Phillips' Due Date

    Alex Billington
    1 Sep 2010 | 11:38 pm
    Warner Brothers recently debuted this brand new international trailer on YouTube for Todd Phillips' Due Date, starring comedy champions Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis as well as Juliette Lewis, Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Alan Arkin, RZA and others. It's not too different from the official trailer we featured back in July, but it is just as funny and it definitely has some great moments that you all need to see. I'm not easily sold on comedies, but this is definitely one I'm looking forward to seeing this fall, it looks hilarious. Yes, it's just like Plane, Trains &…
 
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    /Film

  • Fox Picks Up ‘Locke & Key’ Television Series

    orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:00 am
    Here is a small update to a story that broke last week: Fox has handed in a series commitment to the Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci-produced small screen adaptation of the graphic novel, Locke & Key by Stephen King’s son, Joe Hill. Steven Spielberg is involved (via: DreamWorks Television), and Josh Friedman (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, War of the Worlds) will be the showrunner on the series. Here is the official synopsis from the publisher: Locke & Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk…

  • First Look: Concept Art for ElecTRONica, Disneyland’s Tron Legacy Experience

    orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
    2 Sep 2010 | 9:00 am
    Ever since the first test footage from Tron Legacy premiered at Comic-Con three years ago, Disney fans have been talking up the idea of the Mouse House introducing a new Tron ride at the Disneyland/Disney World theme parks. I’ve told you previously that Disney Imagineers were visiting the set just days before I stepped foot on the End of Line Club soundstage. Disney decided to skin the Monorails in Orlando, transforming them into light bikes, to promote the upcoming movie release. And we’ve heard rumors of a Flynn’s Arcade in Tomorrowland, a revamp of the old People Movers…

  • International Movie Trailer: Buried

    orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
    2 Sep 2010 | 8:00 am
    When Lionsgate released the first teaser trailer for the Ryan Reynolds one-man thriller Buried in April, some people complained that it didn’t show much. But others argued that it was the perfect tease, a great example of a good teaser trailer. During Comic-Con, Lionsgate released a full length trailer for the film which didn’t show a second of footage from the film. An international movie trailer was released on The Sun which finally sells the movie for what it is, showing the claustrophobic footage and all. You might remember that the independent film premiered at the Sundance…

  • Disney’s Sale of Miramax May Not Be as Final as Previously Thought

    orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
    2 Sep 2010 | 7:36 am
    What’s the saying? It ain’t over ’till it’s over? Sounds like  Disney’s sale of Miramax to Ron Tutor and a group of investors is far from over. The sale was announced before all the money was firmly in place, and now two of Tutor’s partners have reportedly backed out of the deal. Where does that leave Miramax? At this point, we’re not certain. Variety says that Morgan Creek founder James Robinson and Jerome Schwartz were both partnered with Tutor in the deal, and that they have both backed out of their financial commitments to Tutor and Disney.

  • Cool Stuff: Tron Parody T-Shirt “End of Line”

    orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
    2 Sep 2010 | 7:00 am
    Today’s TeeFury T-shirt of the Day is a cool Tron parody design titled “End of Line” created by London-based artist Matt Dearden. “All traffic offenders will be subject to immediate de-resolution!” As with any of Teefuy’s designs, the t-shirt will only be available today, and today only (Thursday, September 2nd 2010). The good news is that you can purchase one for only $9 plus shipping. First Look: Concept Art for ElecTRONica, Disneyland’s Tron Legacy Experience Cool Stuff: Tron Parody “Light Cycle Accident” T-Shirt VOTD: Tron Homage -…
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    IGN Movies

  • Eli Roth on The Last Exorcism

    2 Sep 2010 | 7:18 am
    The horror director-turned-producer gives us the lowdown on this brilliant possession horror about a disillusioned exorcist who invites a camera crew out for one last job.

  • How Cap Links to Thor & Avengers

    2 Sep 2010 | 7:07 am
    In what is the equivalent of a fanboy quickie, Captain America director Joe Johnston has offered up a brief idea of how the Star-Spangled Avenger's movie will tie into the other Marvel pictures.

  • Best of FrightFest 2010

    2 Sep 2010 | 5:26 am
    2010 was a vintage year at FrightFest, with punters enjoying five days of horror madness; legends like Tobe Hooper, Tony Todd and Kane Hodder swinging by for the fun, and IGN even hosting The Weekend Initiative from the event. Sick flicks screened ranged from the flawed-but-good to the downright awful,with some absolute gems thrown in for good measure. So in keeping with tradition, here's IGN's pick of the bunch.

  • Doctor Who or Doctor Strange?

    1 Sep 2010 | 6:05 pm
    The first image of David Tennant in the remake of Fright Night has popped up online and the British actor looks more like Doctor Strange in it than he does Doctor Who.

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  • Photo Shoots: Bipasha Basu for Vogue Magazine (September 2010)

    Ravi
    1 Sep 2010 | 11:13 pm
    Photo Shoots: Bipasha Basu for Vogue Magazine (September 2010) is a post from: Bollywood Buzz Related posts:Photo Shoots: Bipasha Basu for Vogue India Photo Shoots: Bipasha Basu for FHM Magazine (March 2010) Photo Shoots: Bipasha Basu for Verve Magazine (April 2010) Photo Shoots: Bipasha Basu for Ishq Magazine (August 2010) Photo Shoots: Bipasha Basu for Marie Claire Magazine (April 2010) Photo Shoots: Bipasha Basu & John Abraham for Filmfare Magazine (June 2010)

  • Photo Shoots: Abhishek Bachchan for GQ Magazine (September 2010)

    Ravi
    1 Sep 2010 | 11:11 pm
    Photo Shoots: Abhishek Bachchan for GQ Magazine (September 2010) is a post from: Bollywood Buzz Related posts:Photo Shoots: Abhishek Bachchan for Zee Magazine (June 2010) Photo Shoots: Abhishek Bachchan for Global Movie Magazine (June 2010) Photo Shoots: Abhishek Bachchan for People Magazine (December 2009) Photo Shoots: Abhishek Bachchan & Aishwarya Rai for Vogue Magazine (July 2010) Photo Shoots: Abhishek Bachchan for Omega Photo Shoots: Anushka Sharma for Prevention Magazine (September 2010)

  • Photo Shoots: Lisa Ray for Mega Modelz Magazine (September 2010)

    Ravi
    1 Sep 2010 | 11:04 pm
    Photo Shoots: Lisa Ray for Mega Modelz Magazine (September 2010) is a post from: Bollywood Buzz Related posts:Photo Shoots: Lisa Ray for People Magazine (May 2010) Photo Shoots: Lisa Ray for M Magazine (June 2009) Photo Shoots: Lisa Ray is cancer-free (April 2010) Photo Shoots: Lisa Ray for Harper’s Bazaar India (July 2009) Photo Shoots: Lisa Haydon for FHM Magazine (August 2010) Photo Shoots: Abhishek Bachchan for GQ Magazine (September 2010)

  • Photo Shoots: Deepika Padukone for Harper’s Bazaar (September 2010)

    Ravi
    1 Sep 2010 | 11:00 pm
    Photo Shoots: Deepika Padukone for Harper’s Bazaar (September 2010) is a post from: Bollywood Buzz Related posts:Photo Shoots: Deepika Padukone for Harper’s Bazaar India (April 2009) Photo Shoots: Deepika Padukone for Verve Magazine (September 2010) Photo Shoots: Kangna Ranaut for Harper’s Bazaar (August 2010) Photo Shoots: Shilpa Shetty For Harper’s Bazaar (October 2009) Photo Shoots: Kalki Koechlin for Harper’s Bazaar (May 2010) Photo Shoots: Dia Mirza for Harper’s Bazaar (April 2010)

  • Photo Shoots: Deepika Padukone for Verve Magazine (September 2010)

    Ravi
    1 Sep 2010 | 10:54 pm
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  • I Hate The Consumerist

    sirjorge
    1 Sep 2010 | 12:21 pm
    The Consumerist was a blog that goes after consumer problems in a cool and reasonable way. I hate the site now. Why? Well. They first started as a rogue site for the people by the people, and I was on board. I even had some good content for them when I was battling Time Warner Cable. However, fast forward a few years, and the site is nothing more than a bunch of complainers talking about random crap and they won’t let you comment unless you register and are approved, then only say something “positive” and they deem what it is. I’m sick and tired of seeing complaints on…

  • Spiderman Fights Masters of Kung Fu

    sirjorge
    1 Sep 2010 | 10:25 am
    I was reading old Giant Size Spider Man comics and found that Spidey fought Master of Kung Fu in a crossover. Well, here you go, scans of the comic:

  • American Pie 2 Review

    sirjorge
    31 Aug 2010 | 6:09 pm
    Wow…I wrote this way back when, about 2 or 3 years back when I sucked at writing. I guess it’s questionable whether or not I am any good now. Here’s a post from the old Mexican DVD review days, if anyone remembers that old site. I’ll get back to newer stuff in no time. I’m working on a few things, including movie reviews and a huge list of JAZZ record recommendations and history. There are good comedies and bad comedies. This movie was released a while ago, but it has graced my dvd player lately in light of the recent American Pie spin offs. In order to…

  • It Was Easy Being Straightedge

    sirjorge
    26 Aug 2010 | 5:38 am
    To over compensate for my lackluster life as a teenager, I said I was straightedge. It was easy. I loved hardcore music, and I loved the idea of straightedge lifestyle. It was increasingly easier in college, when I couldn’t find any girls to hang out with, let alone get a girlfriend. For many people, the idea of straightedge is extreme, but not for loner, virgin, Mexicans like me. Seriously! It’s funny because I’m nearly 30 years old and I still get people, rare, that say I’m not the ugliest tool in the shed, yet my life is filled with isolation and boredom.

  • Endless Thoughts of You

    sirjorge
    20 Aug 2010 | 11:39 am
    I haven’t done a lot of writing in terms of movie reviews, music reviews, and other things. Why is that? Simply because I haven’t felt like it. Yes. I don’t feel like blogging. I used to write all the time, but I feel like this lack of work, my family’s absence and troubles, and my life of boredom has just made me feel like crap. I’m tired. I don’t know what else to say.
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    Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal

  • More Red Eagle posters and a music video

    WiseKwai
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:19 am
    Here's a few more posters for Wisit Sasanatieng's Red Eagle (, Insee Daeng), showing the masked superhero crimefighter played by Ananda Everingham in action.Insee Daeng has his trusty motorcycle and pistol, a sword to battle his mysterious blade-wielding foe and wears red gloves to help him keep a tight grip on that rope ladder while flying high through the air over Bangkok.There's also a music video from the movie's original soundtrack by singer Burin Boonwisit of the Groove Riders. The song is "Sattroo Teerak" ("ศัตรู ที่รัก") and the video offers a good look at the…

  • Apichatpong-a-rama: French critics au contraire on Uncle Boonmee

    WiseKwai
    2 Sep 2010 | 7:04 am
    Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (, Lung Boonmee Raleuk Chat) has opened in France.There it's known as Oncle Boonmee, celui qui se souvient de ses vies antérieures.What's perhaps surprising is the critical reception this year's winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival is receiving.The Guardian rounds up reviews from Parisian critics, who have turned on the film, dismissing it as "pointless, obscure and excruciatingly boring"."I have seen it twice; I was bored twice," says Eric Libiot for L'Express. "Brings back memories of the worst films of the 1970s," writes Olivier…

  • Review: Guan Muen Ho (Hello Stranger)

    WiseKwai
    1 Sep 2010 | 4:00 am
    Directed by Banjong PisanthanakunStarring Chantavit Thanasevi and Neungtida SophonReleased in Thai cinemas on August 19, 2010; rated 15+Wise Kwai's rating: 3/5As far as romantic comedies go, Hello Stranger (Guan Muen Ho, ) is okay I suppose.It's the solo bow by Banjong Pisanthanakun, who previously co-directed the critically acclaimed hit horror thrillers Shutter and Alone with Parkpoom Wongpoom and helmed the popular comedic segments for the Phobia and Phobia 2 horror anthologies.The story is about a pair of young Thais, a loser guy ("Ter" Chantavit Thanasevi from Coming Soon) and a woman…

  • Thai Film Archive celebrates 10 years of Tears of the Black Tiger

    WiseKwai
    1 Sep 2010 | 12:37 am
    Wisit Sasanatieng's Tears of the Black Tiger (, Fah Talai Jone) was the movie that did it for me. It's the reason I started this blog.I first saw Tears of the Black Tiger during a visit to Bangkok in October of 2000. I was living in Phnom Penh at the time and came to Bangkok for a weekend to chill out and watch movies, because there were no proper cinemas playing movies in Phnom Penh at the time. I actually saw Black Tiger back-to-back with another Asian film that really impressed me, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, at the old United Artists multiplex at the Emporium.But it was Tears of the…

  • Agrarian Utopia comes home for Bangkok theatrical run

    WiseKwai
    31 Aug 2010 | 8:00 pm
    Extra Virgin's Director's Screen Project has a change of program this week from Mundane History to Agrarian Utopia (, Sawan Baan Na), a beautiful, highly acclaimed experimental documentary on the hardships of rice farming.Uruphong Raksasad directs. A native of rural Chiang Rai Province, he previously did the short-film compilation Stories from the North, which was an intimate look at the fast-disappearing old ways of Thai rural life.For Agrarian Utopia, Uruphong hired two families to work a plot of land over the course of the year. He thus set the stage, but what unfolds is real life, with no…
 
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  • 'The American' takes $1.7 mil on first day

    2 Sep 2010 | 8:41 am
    Focus Features' moody crime thriller "The American," starring George Clooney, fetched $1.7 million in its first day of domestic release on Wednesday.

  • Martha Stewart wants to be star interviewer

    2 Sep 2010 | 7:08 am
    Larry King, move over! Martha Stewart would like to be the next big star interviewer in the TV industry, and she would love to interview up-and-coming male Hollywood stars.

  • 'Transformers 3' extra suffers head injury

    2 Sep 2010 | 6:08 am
    A 24-year-old woman working on an apparent car stunt during a "Transformers 3" shoot in northwest Indiana suffered a serious head injury Wednesday night, according to various reports.

  • Catherine Zeta-Jones on husband's cancer

    2 Sep 2010 | 5:58 am
    Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones says she has struggled watching normally tireless husband and Hollywood star Michael Douglas being slowed by the effects of his cancer treatment.

  • Two investors out of Miramax deal

    2 Sep 2010 | 5:26 am
    Morgan Creek Prods. founder James Robinson, who had eyed a role as a major investor in Miramax Films, along with construction magnate Ron Tutor and private equity firm Colony Capital, is out of the deal as is another investor, the LA Times reported.
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    Tim Ryan's Reel Hawaii

  • “BATTLESHIP” BATTLES OFF BARBERS POINT

    Tim Ryan
    28 Aug 2010 | 6:38 pm
    HAWAII 2010 PRODUCTIONS REVENUES EXPECTED TO EXCEED $350 MILLION! LEGISLATORS! ARE YOU LISTENING? Universal Pictures mega action film Battleship did two days of shooting more than a mile offshore Barbers Point Thursday and Friday staging battles on a huge production filled and staged barge anchored offshore. The production’s equipment, crew, and actors, reportedly including Taylor [...]

  • UNIVERSALS’ MEGA-BUDGET “BATTLESHIP” STARTS PREP FILMING TOMORROW!

    Tim Ryan
    25 Aug 2010 | 9:06 pm
    THE $200 MILLION-PLUS ACTION PIC STARTS PREP FILMING WITH STUNTS AT BARBER’S POINT, PIER 1 MAIN FILMING STARTS AUG. 30 Battleship crew say they are amazed at how “huge” this film is, telling Reel Hawaii that the budget could hit $250-million…None of the film’s primary actors have been fitted for wardrobe…The crew call for tomorrow’s [...]

  • “HAWAII FIVE-0″ NEEDS TO BOOK EXTRAS

    Tim Ryan
    19 Aug 2010 | 7:05 pm
    Hawaii Five-0 is looking for extras with adults of any age and ethnicity  for background extras and speaking roles…The casting call is Saturday, Aug. 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Aloha Tower Marketplace…Participants should bring a headshot photograph and resume… The CBS Hawaii Five-0 premiere is Sept. 20.

  • BROOKLYN ON DECK FOR “BATTLESHIP”

    Tim Ryan
    18 Aug 2010 | 9:55 am
    Brooklyn Decker has been cast in the action-adventure Battleship that starts shooting on Oahu Aug. 30…The 23-year-old Sports Illustrated cover model joins Rihanna, Taylor Kitsch, and Alexander Skarsgard… The film is based on the adaptation of Hasbro’s naval combat board game. The naval fleet must defend the planet from alien invaders… Decker earlier this year was on [...]

  • UNIVERSAL’S’ “BATTLESHIP’ SETS SAIL AUG. 30

    Tim Ryan
    15 Aug 2010 | 3:11 pm
    OAHU  SCHEDULE INCLUDES FIVE DAYS FILMING ON WATER & REMAINING FOUR WEEKS ON LAND Universal’s Battleship starts filming on Oahu Aug. 30. Pre pro already started…The movie is an adaptation of the Hasbro board game and reportedly now has a budget of $200 million… No major movie stars have been signed…Cast now includes Alexander Skarsgard, Taylor [...]
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  • Soderbergh's CONTAGION Cast Gets A Little Bigger ...

    2 Sep 2010 | 10:24 am
    Already loaded down with serious star power - Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet - Stephen Soderbergh has just added some Asian punch to his cast with the additions of Josie Ho and Chin Han to his international cast. His viral outbreak thriller is international in scope and expected to shoot heavily in Hong Kong as well as Chicago and LA, so the addition of some Hong Kong talent is not unexpected though the caliber of the names he keeps adding to the project is impressive.

  • NO-DO (aka The Haunting/The Beckoning) Review

    2 Sep 2010 | 6:57 am
    While most European horrors are battling each other for shock value, the Spanish still seem more intrigued by the more classical horror themes. And with success as they've proven numerous times before. After [Rec] and El Orphanato more of the good stuff is coming our way. Quiroga is releasing No-Do (retitled The Haunting) upon us, turning what should have been a rather tedious ghost flick into one lovely chiller of a film. If the name Elio Quiroga doesn't ring a bell it's not because he's a novice but because his films can't seem to land a decent audience (at least outside of Spain). This is…

  • A Wee Tech Note ...

    1 Sep 2010 | 10:24 pm
    If you are experiencing difficulty playing videos in the Twitch Video Player, clear your browser cache and try again. There was a programming hiccup earlier in the day but clearing the cache will fix it.

  • The Dark Bridges Film Festival Brings Ninja Zombies To Saskatoon.

    1 Sep 2010 | 6:26 pm
    Because it amuses me to do so I include the trailer for low budget splatter comedy Death of the Dead beneath this official announcement from the first Dark Bridges Film Festival. It also pleases me to no end that they've programmed bleak Irish comedy A Film With Me In It. It's a personal favorite.We are thrilled to be announcing our full festival schedule. The first annual Dark Bridges Film Festival is bringing you a collection of horror, action, western, sci-fi, comedy and cult feature and short films from around the world. The 12 feature films and over 20 short films will entertain film…

  • Frightfest 2010: WE ARE WHAT WE ARE review

    1 Sep 2010 | 6:20 pm
    We Are What We Are is a film that tries to humanise seemingly ordinary people who do monstrous things, but it fails to do a good job of this for two main reasons; all of its subjects are neither likeable nor interesting with or without their monstrousness. Jorge Michel Grau's film does some fantastic things with cinematography and audio to root us in the grimy underbelly of urban Mexico, but it gives us little to no reason to be emotionally invested in what happens to the people we meet there. Furthermore it goes horribly off the rails with some shockingly clumsy attempts at allegory and…
 
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  • PSYCH Q & A With Special Guest Curt Smith Plus Episode Preview

    Marc Eastman
    1 Sep 2010 | 11:21 am
    I have to come right out and be honest, and tell you that, as huge a fan of PSYCH as I am, one or two episodes this season have let me down a bit. I’m not absolutely sure why that is, but I think that we have come to a point in the show where overplaying the general doubt in Spencer’s abilities is actually annoying. Much like the oft-compared (even rather brilliantly within the show) The Mentalist, or something like House, after the first dozen or so times our heroes turn out to be right, it would be nice if the rest of the cast opened to the idea that they might be right. Despite…

  • The Freebie Trailer And Poster

    Marc Eastman
    1 Sep 2010 | 8:12 am
    If you’re familiar with my tastes at all, you probably know that a quirky number like The Freebie is right up my alley. At least, theoretically. Whether it all comes together is another thing entirely, but just from the description, trailer, and some of the background info (like the involvement of Mark Duplass), I’m on board. The subject might cause some to roll their eyes, but it’s an interesting entry into some real questions, and it looks like a lot of fun. Check out the trailer, and visit the films website – http://www.untie-theknot.com/ I have a good feeling…

  • Hell’s Kitchen Season 8 – Meet The Cheftestants

    Marc Eastman
    1 Sep 2010 | 7:46 am
    You may be thinking to yourself that Hell’s Kitchen just ended, and of course you’d be right, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t about to start again… because it is. The eighth installment of the show is kicking of September 22nd, and (assuming various points-of-view) it looks like a good one. The past two seasons have started off somewhat rough, giving us both a walk off and the unforgettable invitation for Gordon to step outside. This season leads us in with previews of a group of cheftestants who are apparently a little less willing to take what Ramsay dishes…

  • Dancing With The Stars Announces New Season Cast – Does Anyone Care?

    Marc Eastman
    31 Aug 2010 | 8:19 am
    I have to admit from the start that the popularity of Dancing with the Stars completely eludes me. It was an interesting bit of fun the first time around, but mainly for its novelty value. There was a nice combination of showcasing famous people, and giving them something to do that was mildly entertaining without being embarrassing simply for the sake of being embarrassing. The second and third seasons had a few moments of interest, even if the biggest tune-in sell was watching people who weren’t any good, rather than watching any “talent” take shape. Now, however, I just…

  • Vampire Diaries The Complete First Season DVD Review And Giveaway

    Marc Eastman
    30 Aug 2010 | 12:12 pm
    The Vampire Diaries had as much going against as for it when it first hit televisions, and the show’s popularity is actually somewhat surprising. While the general popularity of vampires, indeed teen vampires, obviously leads to a variety of efforts hoping to cash in, at some point the genre is overworked, and you’re rolling the dice as much as with any other new show. With not only the general vampire similarity, but also the time-honored “good” vampire struggling against his nature (a key in the other big two at the moment), predicting the success of The Vampire…
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  • The Wild Hunt

    Alan Bacchus
    2 Sep 2010 | 6:07 am
    The Wild Hunt (2010) dir. Alexandre FranchiStarring: Kyle Gatehouse, Mark Antony Krupa, Kaniehtiio Horn, Trevor Hayes, Claudia JurtBy Alan BacchusIt’s been said there are only so many stories to tell, and even less in genre cinema. Just when you think you’ve seen everything, along comes a film like The Wild Hunt, which is kind of amazing – a truly original and unpredictable genre film with equal parts comedy, horror, tragedy.Canadian director Alexandre Franchi creates a Shakespearean worthy melodrama within the little known world of LARPers, that is Live Action Role Playing – people…

  • The American

    Alan Bacchus
    1 Sep 2010 | 6:00 am
    The American (2010) dir. Anton CorbijnStarring: George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli***1/2Alan BacchusThe trailer promoting this film depicts George Clooney as an assassin, brandishing a large silenced rifle in a number of fast pace action sequences in exotic locales. Though it’s being marketed this way, James Bond this is not, Jason Bourne this is not, Salt this is not. The disconnect between this Bond/Bourne retread spy schlock and the fact that this was Anton Corbijn’s second feature film after 2008’s great B&W rock picture Control, didn’t make…

  • Call Girl

    Alan Bacchus
    31 Aug 2010 | 6:00 am
    Call Girl (2009) dir. Damjan KozoleStarring: Nina Ivanisin, Peter Musevski, Primoz Pirnat, Marusa Kink, Uros FurstBy Alan BacchusFree market capitalism in the still relatively young communist-free and EU unified country of Slovenia gets a sharp critical treatment in Damjan Kozole’s engaging festival drama, previously entitled ‘Slovenian Girl’. In the past few years, the quality of films examining the effect of the late/post Commy era is astounding. Unfortunately over its festival run last year Call Girl didn’t garner the attention that say, those Golden Age Romanian filmmakers seem to…

  • Red Riding Trilogy

    Alan Bacchus
    30 Aug 2010 | 6:15 am
    Red Riding Trilogy (2009) dir. Julian Jarrold, James Marsh, Anand TuckerStarring: Andrew Garfield, David Morrissey, Paddy Considine, Warren Clarke, Rebecca Hall, Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Peter Mullan, Eddie Marsan***1/2By Alan BacchusDavid Peace’s novels The Red Riding Quartet published between 1999 and 2002 looks to be Britain’s equivalent to the Millennium trilogy. Police corruption, sicko psychopathic serial killer stuff, dead children, period UK politics all contribute to three robust investigative thrillers in which the whole adds up to be greater than the sum of its parts.The series,…

  • Lethal Weapon 4

    Reece Crothers
    29 Aug 2010 | 7:12 am
    Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) dir. Richard DonnerStarring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Chris Rock, Joe Pesci, Jet Li, Rene RussoBy Reece CrothersFrom the continuing series In Praise of Richard DonnerThere is an amusing story about Quentin Tarantino and Oliver Stone, who famously fell out over their uneasy 'collaboration' Natural Born Killers (a film I think is a masterpiece and one of the best pictures of the 90s) wherein Stone tells Tarantino that while the younger director makes "movies", Stone makes "Films". I like that for two reasons: First, it is exactly the type of pretentiousness that we all…
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    Filmstalker

  • A sixth DeLorean film in development?

    2 Sep 2010 | 6:38 am
    We're all losing count with the number of films about John DeLorean and his work that are on the go at the moment, and news comes through that there's another one to add to the pile. As with a number of other projects about the man a family member is involved with this new film. It DeLorean's last wife, his younger brother, his former assistant, the DeLorean estate and the film has consulting agreements with several lawyers who represented the man and his company....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

  • Details of Levinson's Isopod and title change

    2 Sep 2010 | 6:31 am
    Isopod was previously a bit of an unknown project from Barry Levinson, but now some more details have leaked out and it seems that it's going to incorporate all manner of real life video and audio channels and is now known as The Bay. No it's not about Michael, it's about a bay, and some creatures apparently, and if Isopod is more than just a working title then I've made some guesses about what this could mean....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

  • 13 Tzameti remake trailer online

    2 Sep 2010 | 4:26 am
    The first trailer for the remake of 13 Tzameti from writer and director Géla Babluani has arrived. It's called simply 13 and has been remade by the original director for Hollywood featuring a big name cast and a Hollywood style, certainly to the trailer. Ray Winstone, Alexander Skarsgård, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Michael Shannon, Sam Riley, 50 Cent, David Zayas, Ben Gazzara, to name but a few. Now that's a strong cast, but will the film hold up to the original?...Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

  • Cameron and Canton argue 3D

    2 Sep 2010 | 4:25 am
    There's a little spat of words broken out across the media between James Cameron and Mark Canton, James Cameron the first person to show that 3D can be used non-obtrusively within a film to deepen the environment and draw the viewer into the film, and Mark Canton who has produced many a film including Piranha 2 and Piranha 3D, the latter being the standard 3D implementation of things flying at the camera. Cameron had spoken out about not really enjoying the connection he has with Piranha 2 and that the 3D in Piranha 3D cheapens what 3D could be. Now...Visit Filmstalker for the full story.

  • Sayles' Amigo gains a trailer

    1 Sep 2010 | 3:56 pm
    John Sayles has a new film coming out called Amigo, and it looks like it's going to draw some controversy for the parallels it makes with the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and yet it's based in the 1900's when the U.S. occupied the Philippines. I'm not entirely sure about the historical facts of these events, but watching the trailer you can easily see the comparisons being made. At first I thought they were tentative and was rather negatively biased, however the more I watched the more I thought it did look similar....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.
 
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  • A Woman's Touch: 10 Great Films From Female Directors

    John Farr
    22 Aug 2010 | 8:46 am
    When Kathryn Bigelow snagged Best Picture and Best Director at last year's Oscars, I was thrilled primarily because a) I thought the picture ("The Hurt Locker") richly deserved it; and b) I hated the idea of the visually stunning but narratively challenged “Avatar”- and its prickly, unabashedly egotistical director- winning the big prize. It was also, of course, high time that a woman won, though in the history of the Oscars there have been precious few instances when female directors even had the chance: over 80+ years of Academy Award history, prior to Bigelow, female directors had…

  • My Valentine to Patricia Neal

    John Farr
    17 Aug 2010 | 5:21 pm
    I got to meet Patricia Neal a year or two ago, and learning today of her passing, my sadness was mixed with gratitude for having met this special lady. I was introducing Bruce Beresford’s enchanting “Driving Miss Daisy” (1989) at a private event in New York City, and there she was in the front row. One of the organizers indicated Ms. Neal wanted to meet me, and I was brought over. “Heellooo”, she purred in that unmistakable voice. “After you make your little speech, you come sit here, right beside me.” Which I happily did. After the screening, there was a dinner downstairs, and…

  • "The Graduate" Turns 73: Dustin's Top 10 Films

    John Farr
    8 Aug 2010 | 1:07 pm
    Can it really be that Benjamin Braddock, the disaffected young man starting out his adult life in "The Graduate," turns 73 today? That character was of course immortalized in 1967 by a then unknown Dustin Hoffman, whose sheer talent and nervous energy compensated for a conspicuous absence of classic leading man attributes. It’s sad to think young people today may know this gifted actor primarily as Ben Stiller’s hippy-dippy Dad in the execrable “Meet the Fockers” (2004). In truth, over the past fifteen or so years, almost invariably Hoffman’s performances have outclassed the movies…

  • Yet Another Remake: Is Hollywood For Schmucks?

    John Farr
    30 Jul 2010 | 3:13 pm
    Even in the midst of decent, more than respectable reviews, why am I not more excited to see the new "Dinner For Schmucks"? Here's why: in my experience, American remakes of foreign hits are most often inferior. Most anyone fortunate enough to have seen Francis Veber's original "Diner de Cons" ("The Dinner Game") from 1998 knows that to improve upon it would be virtually impossible- or at least, I hope they do. This delightful, intelligent farce about a mean-spirited game in which handsome, well-heeled gentlemen bring the biggest nerds they can find to a dinner, and how one smug player has…

  • A Tale of Two Sisters: Hollywood's Longest-Running Feud

    John Farr
    25 Jul 2010 | 5:53 pm
    On the first of this month, actress Olivia de Havilland turned 94 in Paris. For some time, she has held the distinction of being the last surviving principal cast member of the storied film "Gone With The Wind". Meanwhile, younger sister Joan Fontaine also survives at 93, living comfortably in Carmel, California. What is exceedingly strange and more than a little sad is that the sisters have been estranged for many years, the result of an intense sibling rivalry which has never dissipated. The rift was felt as recently as two years ago when both sisters were asked to a special Oscars party to…
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    Movie Juice

  • The Expendables

    mramsey@moviejuice.com (Mark Ramsey)
    30 Aug 2010 | 6:18 am
    So Sly Stallone is back on top of the box office. No, I don’t just mean The Expendables opened big.  I mean he has literally been working to fix the roof on top of the box office. “Nowadays I lay roof tile instead of Brigitte Nielsen.  Or I lay roof tile I affectionately refer to as Brigitte Nielsen,” said Sly. But I’m getting ahead of myself. “Would you like to upgrade to motion effects seats?” asked the ticket-seller at my local movie house. “What are those?” “Seats that move you.” “Can I upgrade to a movie that moves…

  • Growing Up Twisted – a MovieJuice interview with Dee Snider

    mramsey@moviejuice.com (Mark Ramsey)
    2 Aug 2010 | 9:54 am
    You may know him from the heyday of Twisted Sister and those platform shoes (or are they high heels? – Dee Snider scolded me on the difference). But he is fast becoming famous for his latest project, the “Leave It To Beaver with tattoos” reality show Growing Up Twisted, Tuesdays on A&E. Check out Dee and his family on a reality show that apparently has so many naturally weird moments nobody needs to bother inventing them. And enjoy this conversation with Dee as we talk about the show, the incredible diversion from reality that is reality TV, and what Twisted Sister-era…

  • Salt

    mramsey@moviejuice.com (Mark Ramsey)
    26 Jul 2010 | 6:46 am
    In Salt, we get to see Angelina kick an international bevy of ass.  I feel like I’ve seen this before – in every Angelina Jolie movie except for the ones nobody sees, in fact. Is it possible that this woman just keeps getting thinner?  I’m pretty sure I could break Angie in two if I blew at her before she braced herself.  Small wonder that AMC Theater is passing a can for donations.  It cost me 32 cents a day to sponsor Angelina Jolie, but it’s worth it. We open on a North Korean prison, where Angelina is held hostage.  ”Worse than the torture was the fact…

  • Predators

    mramsey@moviejuice.com (Mark Ramsey)
    17 Jul 2010 | 2:11 pm
    Talk about a falling star. We open on Adrien Brody tumbling from the sky – and several miles behind him the rest of his nose was falling, too. “As long as I don’t land on a planet where aliens take style cues from Whoopi Goldberg,” said Brody, clutching his Oscar as if it was Mel Gibson’s last friend. “Help me, help me!” screamed the Oscar, as it awoke to realize that it was in the possession of the star of Predators. “Did the Danny Glover sequel and an encounter with Aliens leave that many unanswered questions?” asked the frantic Oscar.

  • Jake Gyllenhaal is Ambiguously Straight

    mramsey@moviejuice.com (Mark Ramsey)
    6 Jul 2010 | 5:26 pm
    Richard Laermer is a Hollywood Publicist extraordinaire and fame-maker to the stars (and to regular folks, too). Listen as Richard and I dish on the gender preferences of Jake Gyllenhaal.  Do women repel him? Does he look straight or not?  Is he or is he not with Reese “Motherspoon”?  And why IS he “growing his beard”? And what about Richard’s close personal friend Ariana Huffington – who would be a movie star if only we could understand a word she said and if she could say it without sing-songing it.  Marvel as we ask the provocative question:  Which…
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  • Around-the-World Roundup: 'Expendables,' 'Airbender' Hold Steady...

    1 Sep 2010 | 12:55 pm
    While the numbers remain somewhat inconclusive, The Expendables appears to have held off The Last Airbender to retain the number one spot at the foreign box office over the weekend. Inception, Salt and The Karate Kid continued their strong runs, while Toy Story 3 passed $1 billion and Shrek Forever After gained further ground on its predecessors. The Expendables earned an estimated $21 million over the weekend, which included around $4 million from China, $2 million from the United Kin...

  • MPAA Ratings: 'Let Me In,' 'Hereafter' & More...

    1 Sep 2010 | 11:24 am
    The Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Ratings Administration released their weekly ratings bulletin this morning, which included ratings for Let Me In, Hereafter, Love and Other Drugs and a handful of late-year Sony Pictures Classics movies. Horror remake Let Me In received an R rating for "strong bloody horror violence, language and a brief sexual situation." Let the Right One In was also rated R and has thus far grossed over $11 million worldwide. Fe...

  • Arthouse Audit: 'Get Low' Rises Higher...

    31 Aug 2010 | 9:25 am
    After expanding in to a nearly-wide 570 theaters, Get Low easily topped all limited releases for the third straight weekend. Mao's Last Dancer also added a handful of theaters and cruised in to second, while The Girl Who Played with Fire slowed a bit but maintained a solid pace. The top new release this weekend was documentary Nick Saban: Gamechanger, while French gangster movie Mesrine: Killer Instinct also had a fine debut. Get Low was up 130 percent to $1.64 million, making this the ...

  • 'Takers,' 'Last Exorcism' Possess Top Two Spots

    30 Aug 2010 | 2:00 pm
    Takers and The Last Exorcism delivered sizable debuts in a near photo finish for the weekend top spot, while Avatar's Special Edtion relaunch yielded modest numbers. Overall weekend business was off eight percent from the same timeframe last year, when The Final Destination led. In Sunday's studio estimates, The Last Exorcism was barely ahead with $21.3 million versus Takers' $21 million, propped up by its $9.4 million Friday. But Takers led on Saturday and gained the overall weekend le...

  • 'Toy Story 3' Reaches $1 Billion Worldwide, Tops 'Dark Knight'...

    29 Aug 2010 | 9:50 pm
    On Friday, Toy Story 3 officially became the seventh movie ever to reach $1 billion at the worldwide box office. By Sunday, the animated sequel's total rose to $1.012 billion, moving past The Dark Knight to rank sixth on the all-time chart. Domestically, Toy Story 3 ranks ninth with $405.7 million, and, on the foreign-only front, it has climbed to 12th place with $606.4 million. Toy Story 3 stands as the first animated movie ever to pass the $1 billion mark, though its foreign tally sti...
 
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  • Movie review: 'The American'

    1 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am
    RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) The American: Action drama. Starring George Clooney. Directed by Anton Corbijn. (R. 103 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Anton Corbijn's "The American," starring George Clooney, is an immaculately shot study of loneliness and... Anton Corbijn - George Clooney - United States - San Francisco Bay Area - Metro Areas

  • Review: 'Takers'

    27 Aug 2010 | 12:00 am
    Takers RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Action. Directed by Jon Luessenhop. Starring Idris Elba, Chris Brown and Hayden Christensen. (PG-13. 107 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) After sitting through "Takers" with my stomach rearranged by hyperactive camera spazzing, I... Hayden Christensen - Chris Brown - Idris Elba - Takers - Motion Picture Association of America film rating system

  • Review: 'Cairo Time' a rewarding journey

    27 Aug 2010 | 12:00 am
    Cairo Time RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Romantic drama. Directed by Ruba Nadda. With Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig. In English. (Not rated. 89 minutes. At the Embarcadero, Shattuck.) The melancholic, beautiful "Cairo Time" confirms two things that hardly... Cairo Time - Ruba Nadda - Patricia Clarkson - Alexander Siddig - Cairo

  • Review: Entertaining 'Last Exorcism'

    27 Aug 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Last Exorcism RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Horror. Starring Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell and Louis Herthum. Directed by Daniel Stamm. (PG-13. 87 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Satan is optional in "The Last Exorcism." This is the rare horror film that would... Patrick Fabian - Last Exorcism - Horror film - Horror - Motion Picture Association of America film rating system

  • Review: 'Flipped'

    27 Aug 2010 | 12:00 am
    Flipped RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Family comedy. Directed By Rob Reiner. Starring Madeline Carroll and Callan McAuliffe. (PG. 90 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Rob Reiner's "Flipped" is a boy-meets-girl movie set in the era of doo-wop. When they meet in the... Rob Reiner - Madeline Carroll - Flipped - San Francisco Bay Area - Comedy
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  • Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig and Anne Hathaway to Join 'Friends with Kids'?

    Christopher Campbell
    2 Sep 2010 | 11:32 am
    Watching the Emmys the other night, I saw George Clooney on the stage accepting his Bob Hope Humanitarian Award and then I saw Jon Hamm in the audience (they cut to him as Clooney left the stage) and wondered if he's that next TV star to transition to being an A-list film actor. Will he be back in 15 years to similarly win a special honor? Is he even big into causes? In any event, he's about to hit the big screen in next week's The Town and later this month in Howl, and now he's also eying a more prominent role in the indie comedy Friends with Kids, according to Showbiz 411. The film was…

  • Could Harvey Keitel Manage 'The Office'?

    Monika Bartyzel
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:45 am
    Television gets its share of replacement actors. When a series goes into one, two, or many years, not all of the cast is going to stick around. That might mean seeing David Tennant replace Christopher Eccleston as Doctor Who, Kirstie Alley replacing Shelley Long on Cheers, or Cheryl Ladd taking over for Farrah Fawcett on Charlie's Angels. There have been high points, low points, and shocking new faces ... but this new one might take the cake. Why are we talking about television here? Because executive producer Paul Lieberstein really wants to cast Harvey Keitel as Steve Carell's replacement…

  • The Best Songs That Are Inspired By Movies

    Jessica Barnes
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:02 am
    Usually when I talk about music around these parts, it's with an eye on the movies. But even though most of my inspirations come from movies -- with the music as a vital, but supporting player -- today I thought I would try to do things a little differently. Which is why today is all about music that was inspired by the movies. Pop music is littered with movie references, and sometimes the references are a little more obscure, as is the case with the genesis of Bob Seger's classic Night Moves. Legend has it that the idea for the song was born as Seger walked out of the theater for George…

  • Angelina Jolie Passes Up Awesome 3D Sci-Fi Epic 'Gravity' Because ...

    Monika Bartyzel
    2 Sep 2010 | 9:15 am
    Though there are five (or is it fifty?) projects Angelina Jolie is flirting with or prepping for right now -- from her directorial debut in Bosnia to Cleopatra -- there's one film she's definitely not doing. In fact, she's refused to sign on twice now, even after some salivating hard-core press from the studio, an intriguing premise, a great director, and big money. Though Warner Bros. fought to bring her into the fold, and she was initially intrigued by the project when it was at Universal, Jolie refuses to headline Gravity, Alfonso Cuaron's upcoming 3D sci-fi film, which would see her in a…

  • Get Ready... Here's Your First Peek of Rihanna in 'Battleship'

    Monika Bartyzel
    2 Sep 2010 | 8:32 am
    Oh man... That insane gamble otherwise known as Battleship shows no signs of stopping, even though many of you agree that it's somewhat ridiculous and most likely doomed. Whether we like it or not, the future is bringing us a board-game finagling that will see Navy types battling aliens on the open seas. It stars the utterly baffling mix of Taylor Kitsch, Rihanna, Alexander Skarsgard, Tom Arnold, Hamish Linklater, and Brooklyn Decker (a model). At this point, it seems beyond our mental capacity to imagine how this will play out. But finally, we've got our first look at Rihanna on set, dressed…
 
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  • Explaining Machete to Aliens Who Have Just Arrived from Outer Space

    1 Sep 2010 | 8:58 am
    Welcome to Earth! Thank you for not killing us immediately. Ha ha, just a little joke there. We've made a lot of movies about what might happen if aliens came to visit us, and it usually doesn't go well for us. Oh, you've seen some of our movies? You know what I mean, then. I hope you didn't find them offensive. Obviously, we had no way of knowing what actual extra-terrestrials would be like, and it is the human tendency to fear the unknown. Plus, it makes for good drama. As it turns out, you…

  • Review: The American is Too Quiet

    1 Sep 2010 | 5:58 am
    "The film could have added up to something substantial ..." The American may be the most deceiving title of the year. Made by a Dutch director, set in Italy, and featuring loads of European sensuality paired with a very non-American sense of guilt over violence -- this is a film that would have been better off calling itself The UnAmerican. Or The Not Very American. Of course, none of this is a dealbreaker, and the film still could have added up to something substantial with…

  • What's the Big Deal?: M (1931)

    31 Aug 2010 | 12:12 pm
    The praise: Fritz Lang's M is No. 33 on Empire magazine's list of the greatest films not in English. Lang is considered one of cinema's most important pioneers, and M is widely viewed as his best work. The context: Fritz Lang was one of Germany's top directors during the silent era, an artist with great technical skill whose Metropolis (1927) alone would have secured him a place in the history books. When talkies came to Germany -- more slowly than in some other countries, thanks to legal…

  • When Piranha 3-D Goes Sequel, We've Got Ideas

    31 Aug 2010 | 7:22 am
    Weeks ago, I was tasked to write a small little story as to whether or not the studio should bother screening the film Piranha 3-D to critics. Much to everyone’s surprise, I thought they should. Well, they didn’t heed my advice and screened it only once for a handful of critics in Los Angeles. Then a strange thing happened: the critics paid to see it anyway. And they loved it. After becoming the surprise critical hit, and garnering a fresh rating in the 80’s over on Rotten Tomatoes, a number of…

  • Fall Films of Note

    30 Aug 2010 | 1:45 pm
    Now that the summer has come and gone, it's time to roll out the fall movie season. Some are gunning for early Oscar heat, others for your holiday dollars. Here's the batch that we're most looking forward to. The AmericanI've got just five words that will make you want to see this movie: George Clooney is in it. George Clooney doesn't make bad movies -- at least, he does a damn fine job of avoiding them (unless the Coens are involved). And here we have him in a film about the classic story of…
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  • New Tron Poster

    Dan
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:03 am
    A new Tron poster has been released and man does it make me wish I was a program. I really love the new Tron suits, and seeing the suit and helmets up close at the FanExpo really made me excited to see them in action on film. So far every poster that has been released for this film has made me pee a little bit in my pants which is why I plan to wear a diaper to the screening of the film. The one thing that has really caught my eye with this particular poster is the blue over the green, the colours do wonders for each other and really makes the poster stand out. Have any thoughts or opinions…

  • Due Date Trailer Online

    Rodney
    2 Sep 2010 | 9:46 am
    Robert Downey Jr is playing strong on his comedy vein alongside funnyman Zack Galifinakis in Due Date where he plays a man who is plagued with unimaginable obsticles attempting to travel across country to return home in time to witness the birth of his child. I haven’t laughed out loud at a trailer in a long time. I can only hope that the film itself lives up to this as this trailer has me itching to see it. These two seem to have a chemistry going on and you know they will form an unlikely bond by the end of the film. I can’t wait for this one.

  • First Look at David Tennant in Fright Night Remake

    Rodney
    2 Sep 2010 | 9:32 am
    David Tennant, hands down the most popular actor to play Doctor Who to date is trying hard to distance himself from the role. A stigma that has burdened past actors to play the Doctor. Now we get a look at one of his latest roles where he plays Peter Vincent in the Fright Night remake (originally played by Roddy McDowall) from a banner ad hanging in a Hard Rock Cafe and Casino. I am really looking forward to seeing how they handle this remake, and adding David Tennant in the role of the Vampire Killer/Tv Personality Peter Vincent is a good fit. Via

  • Dwayne Johnson joins Journey to the Center of the Earth Sequel

    Rodney
    2 Sep 2010 | 9:20 am
    Journey to the Center of the Earth did rake in $250million world wide and showed a profit, so that of course means they have to make a sequel. But Brendan Fraser was not available, so they went with Dwayne Johnson instead! The Flick Cast says: Brendan Fraser will not be returning to the Journey to the Center of the Earth franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Fraser dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, so the torch will now be passed to Dwayne Johnson for the next installment of the adventure series, entitled Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. I didn’t mind Journey to the…

  • Toy Story 3 Returns to Cinemas on Labour Day Weekend

    Rodney
    2 Sep 2010 | 9:12 am
    Seems the last official weekend of Summer Vacation will see a re-release of Disney Pixar’s big hit Toy Story 3. Screen Rant shares: Lee Unkrich, director of Toy Story 3, announced on Twitter that Pixar’s billion-dollar movie will re-release in American theaters this weekend for the Labor Day holiday. Fans of the film may be pleased to hear the news, but what is the point, really? Avatar grossed $750 million in its 34-week domestic run – $77 million of which came in its first three days. The first five days of the Avatar: Special Edition re-release has only mustered up $4.8 million…
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  • Movie Marketing Madness: Going the Distance

    Chris
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:00 am
    Long-distance relationships are hard. Something about never being able to actually see the person you’re dating and communication being awkward after a while…it all sounds, quite frankly, ghastly. I’ve never been in one myself, but that’s what I hear at least from the few friends who were in some kind of long distance relationship. These rarely worked out because there was always lots and lots of suspicion going around on both sides about what the other person was doing while so far away, most of it well-founded. Making a long-distance relationship work is the premise of…

  • Movie marketing advertising spending drops

    Chris
    1 Sep 2010 | 8:00 am
    Overall movie marketing spending was down about 6.6 percent in the first two quarters of 2010, according to recent numbers on measured media dollar allocations from Kantar Media, reports AdAge (8/31/10). While overall spending dropped some sectors saw increases, especially outdoor advertising, which grew from $48.9 million in the same period of 2009 to $58.9 million this year. Digital was also up slightly (about $1.2 million) as was national spot radio. But major cuts were made to TV of all stripes, from national to the spot market to cable. That may have something to do with the face that…

  • Movie Marketing Madness: The American

    Chris
    31 Aug 2010 | 10:00 am
    Last year we saw George Clooney play a man who enjoys being a lone wolf. His character in Up in the Air, Ryan Bingham, spent 320+ days in the air flying from one place to the next working on laying people off, for which he needed to be as dispassionate as possible about not just the damage he was inflicting on others but also his own life, which was filled with as few accouterments and connections as possible. He could move from one place to the next on a moment’s notice, get the job done and be out before the dust cleared. His character in this week’s new release, The American,…

  • 3D presentation and the ticket price issue

    Chris
    27 Aug 2010 | 2:00 pm
    One of the more interesting narratives from the last year or so is the one around the pricing of movies at the box-office. Specifically, with 3D presentations becoming more and more common the movie industry finally has something that it hasn’t for a long time: variable pricing. (And no, I’m not counting matinee/evening show differentiations here. I’m talking about walking up to the window and having a choice between Price A and Price B for the same product depending on how you want it presented.) According to The Wrap, average admission price is up about five percent this…

  • After the Campaign: Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

    Chris
    27 Aug 2010 | 7:00 am
    (I’m a lousy reviewer of movies. But I am in interested in comparing how accurate the marketing campaign was in presenting the movie accurately when I later wind up seeing the movie itself.) After reviewing the marketing campaign for Brief Interviews With Hideous Men I came away with the sense that the movie would be an uncomfortable viewing experience. While many aspects of the campaign came off as comedic – especially the trailer, which featured clips of some of the interviews, many of which seemed to be funny – it more or less came off as a black comedy of sorts. But the…
 
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  • Dwayne Johnson Set For JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH Sequel

    2 Sep 2010 | 7:46 am
    THR is claiming that Dwayne Johnson is now attached as the top line star for New Line's JOURNEY 2: THE ROCK THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND. Brendan Frasier had scheduling conflicts and is unable to return,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • AVATAR 3D Blu-ray Coming December 1?

    2 Sep 2010 | 6:16 am
    Good news and bad news. Can't say whether this is authentic or not, but Blu-ray.com is reporting they have a source that says the AVATAR 3D blu-ray will be distributed starting this December 1,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Opinion: Mark Canton vs. James Cameron Blown WAY Out of Proportion

    1 Sep 2010 | 9:42 am
    By now you are probably aware of an online spat that has been taking place involving the producer of PIRANHA 3D, Mark Canton and the director of AVATAR, James Cameron. Cameron has publicly come down... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Jonathan Liebesman Signs On For CLASH OF THE TITANS 2 And Will Shoot In Native 3D!!

    31 Aug 2010 | 6:42 pm
    **SAME DAY UPDATE: Deadline is now reporting that there may be yet ANOTHER conversion in the works for CLASH OF THE TITANS 2. (**crickets**) Not a native 3D shoot.(**louder crickets**) Jonathan... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • SHARK NIGHT 3-D Adds Talent...

    31 Aug 2010 | 7:44 am
    Director David R. Ellis is selecting his bait cast members for his upcoming horror SHARK NIGHT 3-D. The storyline is focused on seven men and women who spend a weekend at a lake house in Louisiana's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • When "I get it!" means "I don't get it!" -- and vice-versa

    Jim Emerson
    31 Aug 2010 | 11:17 pm
    While reading Dwight Macdonald's famous essay, "Masscult & Midcult," the first version of which was published in 1944, I want to interject a "Yes, but --" or "No, and --" or "Bad example because --" or "But that's not the point!" after almost every sentence. Still, it's endlessly fascinating and, as they say, provocative. In the preface to the later version republished in his 1962 collection, "Against the American Grain: Essays on the Effects of Mass Culture," Macdonald stated, "If serious and ambitious works of quality are now less likely to be overlooked, serious and ambitious works of no…

  • Quiz: An unforgettable wedding picture

    Jim Emerson
    30 Aug 2010 | 5:45 pm
    Does this photo ring any (wedding) bells with you? Can you tell me who these people are and what movie they inspired? I'll let you think about it and I'll get back to you... UPDATE: Answer after the jump... Yes, many of you noticed the resemblance between John Wojtowicz and the actor who played Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) in "Dog Day Afternoon." The bride is Ernest Aron, named Leon Shermer (and played by Chris Sarandon) in the 1975 movie. Ernest would later be known as Elizabeth Eden, after the gender reassignment surgery that Wojtowicz said was his motive for robbing a branch of Chase…

  • The parable of the tie, continued...

    Jim Emerson
    29 Aug 2010 | 11:43 am
    Last week I used a clip from the AMC series "Rubicon"¹ (re-posted after the jump) to illustrate what I felt could be interpreted as a parable about film criticism. Since then, it has come to my attention that "President Obama is a secret Muslim" and somebody is planning to build a "terror mosque" at Ground Zero. OK, those notions have been floating about for a while, but people have very, very strong opinions about them. I haven't seen any evidence that the president is a Muslim, secret or otherwise, and I'm not sure what a "terror mosque" is, but I know that the proposed Park51 Islamic…

  • Mad Men (and Mad Women) from Twin Peaks

    Jim Emerson
    25 Aug 2010 | 10:43 pm
    The first time I remember seeing Lesli Linka Glatter's name was in a directing credit on "Twin Peaks." She directed four episodes of David Lynch's television masterpiece, 13 installments of "E.R.," eight of "The West Wing," five of "Gilmore Girls" and segments of other series, including "Freaks and Geeks," "House, M.D.," "Law and Order: SVU," "Numb3rs," "Weeds," "The Mentalist," "The Unit" and "True Blood." She's worked a lot. "The Crysanthemum and the Sword" is her sixth episode of "Mad Men" -- and the one that reminded me the most of "Twin Peaks," mostly in little visual touches. (Although,…

  • Blood and guts and oil and sweat

    Jim Emerson
    25 Aug 2010 | 9:42 pm
    Above: What this picture needs is some RED. I forgot to mention that, while Roger is up at his lake place working on his memoirs, I've done a few reviews for the main site (RogerEbert.com) and the Chicago Sun-Times. This week, I think you'll find that I'm one of the very few critics to cite Yasujiro Ozu in a review of Neil Marshall's handsomely gory "Centurion," and among the minority of reviewers who find a reason to compare the tank in the Israeli war film "Lebanon" to the Nostromo in "Alien," though I could be wrong. As it turns out, without intending to do so I reviewed both of the movies…
 
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  • Is there a blog in this class? 2010

    bordwellblog
    2 Sep 2010 | 8:16 am
    Kristin here: Update: Back in the spring we announced that the University of Chicago Press will be publishing a collection of our blog entries. Now that volume is in press and has a title: Minding Movies: Observations on the Art, Craft, and Business of Filmmaking. We’re due to see page proofs soon, and the plan is for the book to appear in April. Every now and then our editors at McGraw-Hill, the publisher of Film Art: An Introduction, pass along some interesting feedback from users of the textbook. Recently we learned that a professor started using Film Art as a result of reading our blog.

  • No coincidence, no story

    bordwellblog
    26 Aug 2010 | 9:58 pm
    Serendipity. DB here: I’ve been thinking about coincidences lately. Watching Hong Kong movies can do that to you. Hong Kong vs. Hollywood? Initial D; I Corrupt All Cops. In Initial D (2005, Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak Siu-fai, script by Felix Chong Man-keung), the protagonist Takumi is dazedly in love with the seductive schoolgirl Natsuki. Takumi’s pal Itsuki is out with another girl when he spots Natsuki riding out of a “love hotel” with an older man. Itsuki tells his pal. This leads to a major crisis, in which Takumi’s faith in Natsuki is shaken. Then there’s I Corrupt…

  • Never too late silents

    bordwellblog
    23 Aug 2010 | 12:51 pm
    Underworld Kristin here: At last one of the gaping holes in the repertoire of classics on DVD has been filled. Tomorrow the Criterion Collection is releasing a three-disc set of Josef von Sternberg’s three final surviving silent films: Underworld (1927), The Last Command (1927), and The Docks of New York (1928). Von Sternberg is most famous for his string of films starring Marlene Dietrich, from The Blue Angel in 1930 to The Devil Is a Woman (1935). To me, though, Underworld and The Docks of New York jointly form the summit of his career, with The Last Command a lesser masterpiece in…

  • Revisiting INCEPTION

    bordwellblog
    12 Aug 2010 | 9:46 am
    Inception. Heading cross-country from Chicago in Dad’s old Honda Prelude, we’re no further than Wisconsin on the first day when Jonah turns from the passenger seat and tells me he’s working on something. Christopher Nolan, on the origins of Memento We were driving my dad’s old car from Chicago to Los Angeles. It must have been the second day of driving–we were past Minnesota. Jonathan Nolan, on the origins of Memento It’s rare when a filmmaker confirms hypotheses put forward by critics. But that seems to have happened to us. An enormous amount had been written…

  • INCEPTION; or, Dream a Little Dream within a Dream with Me

    bordwellblog
    6 Aug 2010 | 7:07 am
    Kristin here: Inception reminds me of the common claim that Hollywood films are no longer character-centered. Special effects and slam-bang action supposedly have replaced character traits as the basis for storytelling. Now, here is a contemporary film released as a summer tentpole film and definitely successful in box-office terms. It crossed the $200 million domestic gross figure on Tuesday, August 3. Yet the nearly universal complaint, for those who don’t like the film, or some aspects of the film, is that we don’t get to know the characters. If modern tentpoles have generally…
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  • THE AMERICAN (***)

    ricksflickspicks
    1 Sep 2010 | 9:23 am
    Check Out the TrailerThis isn’t a thriller in the American sense of the term. It certainly has more in common with meticulously paced French thrillers, which were as much character studies as they were genre pieces. Director Anton Corbijn has no intentions of making this film for the ADD crowd accustomed to lightning fast editing and adrenaline-fueled action sequences at regular intervals. He is certainly asking his audience to be patient. Jack, or Edward, (we’re really not sure which name is true) (George Clooney, SYRIANA) is a master assassin. He’s as cold and remote as…

  • THE RUNAWAYS (2010) (***)

    ricksflickspicks
    1 Sep 2010 | 1:01 am
    Check Out the TrailerYoung teens dream of rock ‘n roll stardom. They make it. Drugs and egos fuel their spiral down. Sounds like every music biopic and you’re not going to get much more here. But what you will get is three fine performances that lift up the material to a more compelling level. As the film proposes, Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart, TWILIGHT) wanted to form an all-girl rock band to prove that the girls can rock as hard as the boys. At a club, she meets Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD), a notorious record producer who trolls the clubs looking for the next…

  • Blu-ray Buzz – Blu-ray Rides Red

    ricksflickspicks
    31 Aug 2010 | 4:54 pm
    Red Riding trilogy is the only new release worth seeing this week With a great deal of TV dominating the new releases for the week, this is a very light week. The Pick of the Week is it. It’s part recommend and part Buzzed About.  You’ll see what I mean. Pick of the Week Red Riding Trilogy This BBC film series is a trilogy based on David Peace’s novel. The trio went streaming last week on Netflix from IFC and I caught the first film and I’m eagerly awaiting the chance to catch the others. The story follows the murder investigation of murdered girls. When an…

  • RED RIDING: IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1974 (2010) (***1/2)

    ricksflickspicks
    31 Aug 2010 | 4:44 pm
    Check Out the TrailerThis is the first film in a trilogy based on David Peace’s novel, which was produced for the BBC. The first installment of this crime drama series was directed by Julian Jarrold (BRIDESHEAD REVISITED). He brings a somber ominous tone to the material that puts an increasing weight on the shoulders of the viewer as it’s central character gets more and more bogged down in the corruption that surround the case he is investigating. Eddie Dunford (Andrew Garfield, upcoming SPIDER-MAN reboot) is a young reporter digging into a string of child murders that have gone…

  • Getting Buzzed - RFP’s 30 Most Anticipated Fall Films

    ricksflickspicks
    27 Aug 2010 | 6:16 pm
    Catfish - an early fall must-see film Every season a take a look over the release schedule and compile a list of the films I’m most excited about seeing. As it is for most serious movie fans, the fall is the most exciting time for movie going. This fall is no exception with new films from a host of major and up-and-coming filmmakers. Because the fall is so jam-packed with films I’ve also included an Honorable Mention list and an On the Look Out list, which features titles with no firm dates that could easily sneak into the fall schedule. So lets get going. Must-See List CATFISH…
 
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    Film.com The Big Hitter

  • Review: The American is Too Quiet

    1 Sep 2010 | 5:58 am
    "The film could have added up to something substantial ..." The American may be the most deceiving title of the year. Made by a Dutch director, set in Italy, and featuring loads of European sensuality paired with a very non-American sense of guilt over violence -- this is a film that would have been better off calling itself The UnAmerican. Or The Not Very American. Of course, none of this is a dealbreaker, and the film still could have added up to something substantial with…

  • Rooney Mara Cast in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    16 Aug 2010 | 12:42 pm
    It's official, Rooney Mara will play Lisbeth Salander in the English language adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. You may have seen Rooney in Youth in Revolt (briefly, as Taggerty) or in A Nightmare on Elm Street. Mara joins director David Fincher (Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and will play alongside Daniel Craig, who was cast as the iconic Mikael Blomkvist. The original film, based on the hugely popular series from author Stieg Larsson, made over $90 million…

  • Review: The Expendables You Could Probably Do Without

    13 Aug 2010 | 8:00 am
    "If you're looking for 10 minutes of legitimate dialogue punctuated by hundreds of bodies flying around you'll be very happy here." The nature of true evil is a comforting one, actually. Because if someone, or a group of someones, is in full-on "Hey, let's torture that lady!" mode, then there's no hesitation about pulling the trigger to stop the monsters. If villains don't have quiet moments of introspection late at night, cuddled up next to their cat, where they think "Ugh, I…

  • Interview: Edgar Wright, Michael Cera, and Anna Kendrick on Scott Pilgrim

    10 Aug 2010 | 1:22 pm
    I recently sat down with Edgar Wright, Michael Cera, and Anna Kendrick to discuss the dynamo that is Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. We'll have a review coming later in the week but for now enjoy the gang holding court on everything from Scott Pilgrim to The English Patient. Editor's Note: this interview was conducted in conjuction with Brad Brevet of RopeofSilicon. We alternated questions and a good time was had by all!Laremy Legel: So do you like garlic bread in real life too?Michael Cera:…

  • Review: Step Up 3-D Definitely Features Plenty of Dancing

    6 Aug 2010 | 6:11 am
    "The people involved here clearly love them some dancing..." It's a shame that, as a culture, we demand each and every last film at least attempt a cogent storyline (well, except the Transformers franchise), because certain films just weren't built for that sort of thing. I speak of the kind of films where they have dance battles, the sort of movies where the stakes have never been so low. Step Up 3-D shouldn't have to show off a storyline, and so the fact that it flops around…
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  • International Buried Trailer Leaves You Gasping For Air!

    Krystal Clark
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:21 am
    If you aren’t claustrophobic you will be after watching the latest trailer for Buried. It’s the international version, that focuses on the confined area that the main character (Ryan Reynolds) has been forced to call home. Unlike the previous one, this trailer doesn’t have the blatant homage to Alfred Hitchcock. It’s grittier, dirtier, and sucks the air right out of you! Check it out, if you dare… Buried centers on Paul Conroy, a truck driver who wakes up 6 feet under in a coffin, with no idea of who put him there or why.  Armed with only a cell phone and a…

  • Transformers 3 Production Shut Down Due to Serious Injury

    Krystal Clark
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:01 am
    The cast and crew of Transformers 3 have spent the majority of the summer filming in the windy city of Chicago. Following in the footsteps of the previous two films, the sequel is expected to have plenty of explosions and high octane action scenes. Unfortunately, while shooting one of their many stunts a film extra was seriously hurt. According to ABC-Chicago news, a female extra named Gabriella Cedillo suffered a serious head injury during the filming of a car stunt. It occurred on Wednesday around 7 p.m. along a stretch of Cline Avenue, which was closed to traffic for filming, in East…

  • International Due Date Trailer

    Krystal Clark
    2 Sep 2010 | 9:39 am
    What better way to start your day than with a nice dose of Robert Downey Jr.? A new trailer has been released for the actor’s latest film Due Date, a comedy from The Hangover director Todd Phillips. It co-stars Zach Galifianakis who plays a character who unintentional throws a monkey wrench in Downey’s traveling plans. Watch these two go at it in the new trailer… Due Date is a road trip movie that centers on a father (Downey) to be as he anxiously tries to venture cross country to make it in time for his child’s birth. Unfortunately, he has to hitch a ride with an annoying…

  • It’s 90210 Day – Let’s Celebrate Brandon, Kelly, Dylan…

    Krystal Clark
    2 Sep 2010 | 9:10 am
    Today is a day that will never happen again in life. It’s 90210 Day. Get it? It’s September 2, 2010 aka 9/02/10! Those magical numbers have aligned to give us that Beverly Hills zip code that belongs to some of TV’s most famous (and rich) teens. Back in 1990 creator Darren Star gathered a group of unknown actors, some teens, some damn near 30 (we’re looking at you Gabrielle Carteris) and made them the faces of a generation. So in honor of the day and the zip code, here’s our 90210 tribute… Besides its stars, “Beverly Hills 90210” was known for…

  • Sneak Peek at David Tennant in Fright Night

    Krystal Clark
    2 Sep 2010 | 8:22 am
    It’s no secret that DreamWorks is producing a remake of the 1985 horror film Fright Night. The film debuted in theaters 25 years ago, which means they’ll have to make some changes to update it for modern audiences. For example, do you remember the late night horror TV host Peter Vincent? He was originally played by Roddy McDowell but in the remake David Tennant will take over his duties. We’ve got the first glimpse of the actor in full costume and makeup as Vincent, and he’s fairly unrecognizable. Check out the photo below… The new Fright Night will stick to the…
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    Illiterary Fiction

  • Subtle Visual Film Progression

    5 Aug 2010 | 3:22 pm
    As a film goes from beginning to end there are things a filmmaker can do to augment or negate changes in story and character. Depending on how the filmmaker feels about how the story progresses they will alter the production accordingly. This is not the kind of thing the audience would notice necessarily but rather something felt on an un-conscious level that nevertheless makes an impact. Image by Capt Kodak Color Color can affect emotions dramatically. Absence of color is absence of life. If things turn dire in your film you could begin with a monochrome color palette and have the film wind…

  • Make Films At Home, Not In Hollywood

    27 Apr 2010 | 1:01 pm
    When people hear I'm into filmmaking they wonder why I do not move to Hollywood. The average person does not know what goes into making a movie and that all the elements needed to make a movie are available anywhere and everywhere. There has never been a better time than now to make the film you want to make any place in the world. Moving to Hollywood is more trouble than it is worth. Image by Cayusa High Cost of Living Rent for a one bedroom apartment is double in LA from what it is just 30 minutes away, so imagine the difference with what it costs where you live. I have family in Missouri…

  • Film and TV Grammar is Like Body Language

    31 Jan 2010 | 4:34 pm
    Movies are made up of individual shots stitched together to convey something. In stories they convey what happens and in what order. In film things do not just happen, there is also the way these things are seen. The camera can be put in any number of positions and pointed in countless ways. This has become a language of its own, film grammar, but its nature is not like that of spoken words but like the way we speak without words. Image by John Kratz Silent, Visual Cues Like the way you walk or the way you stand, film language is just as utilitarian. The camera has to be pointed at the…

  • Filmmaker Local Acting Resources You Overlook

    26 Oct 2009 | 5:11 am
    Filmmakers not situated in major filmmaking areas are at a disadvantage in certain ways. Camera and lighting rental places will not be as plentiful, skilled crew members will be hard to come by, and screen actors fill not be waiting tables at every restaurant. There are realities of regional filmmaking and one of them is that most things cannot be done like they would be in New York or Los Angeles. Even though you may not have a ready pool of waiting actors for your project it does not mean you cannot make one. Image by sazztastical Community College, Universities Most medium-sized cities are…

  • Why Filmmakers Use Makeup on Actors

    30 Jul 2009 | 5:41 pm
    Many beginning filmmakers overlook makeup and get by for a long time without it. Thought makeup is not a requisite for fine filmmaking, it is a tool you should be familiar with. In real life we are used to makeup being use for one purpose and mostly by women: to look more attractive. In filmmaking the focus of makeup is to help an actor come across on camera the way looking like the character they are playing, which often has nothing to do with looking "good". Image by back to menu Change Age Or Type If your pool of available actors is small, you will find yourself using makeup to turn them…
 
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    Consolidated Films

  • Throwing the Book Out the Window in Los Angeles

    5 Aug 2010 | 1:52 pm
    [ This is a guest post by filmmaker Louis Iacoviello. ] It all starts with an idea - So my friend Vaughn Verdi and I are at lunch one day and he tells me about this crazy idea he has for a script. Two friends on a road trip who meet and alien who wants to get on American idol. Okay.... hmmm.... sounds interesting.... funny.... are you taking any drugs I don't know about?... Tell me more! We were walking on the street behind Aroma coffee in the Valley when he tells me this. One block away from where Robert Blake shot his wife, not that their is the least bit of significance there, just trying…

  • Why Filmmakers Think Movies Need Stars

    27 Apr 2010 | 12:31 pm
    Often filmmakers get into lazy habits about how their movies should be made. This is only exacerbated by the opinions of ignorant people that get their info on how to make movies from movies about making movies that filmmakers inevitably come into contact with. Everybody knows you need to get a famous actor or personality to be in your movie or you will have no chance, right? Instead of following a Hollywood checklist, let us explore why we would want a well-known person in our film and see if we cannot get those benefits another way. Image by Susan NYC Fundraising People with money are often…

  • Do Not Distribute Movies In Theaters

    31 Jan 2010 | 2:32 pm
    Filmmakers of many stripes all dream of the same thing: theatrical distribution. The thing they never consider is whether it is right for their situation. Rather than seeking the ephemeral validation that you movie's name in lights offers, consider the downsides to theatrical distribution. Image by Bob Jagendorf Expensive Until the day comes when we can give theaters a digital file which they can project digitally, we will likely need to strike a 35mm print of your movie to screen it. The average is about $20,000 for a feature film to be put on film, though duplicates run in the $1000 range.

  • Filmmaking Legal Issues To Ignore

    26 Oct 2009 | 4:15 am
    Filmmakers often make the mistake of doing too much planning and not enough doing. A certain amount of studying can help make a filmmaker better, but knowing too much can sometimes become a hindrance. With no knowledge of how other people make films, an ambitious filmmaker would just grab the closest camera, shoot footage, and edit it together. This film might end up being virtually unwatchable, but it would be an experience they can learn from and would put them miles ahead of those with their head still in filmmaking books. Image by Sir Nube Negra Once a filmmaker has done a fair amount of…

  • Free Indie Film Promotion In Media Tips

    30 Jul 2009 | 3:29 pm
    Most filmmakers do not have money to throw at advertising their film. Even if they did, they would soon find ads are not that effective. Many look at media relations (aka press relations, PR) as free advertising, but it is more complex than that idea implies. The media will mention you in articles, columns, radio stories, or videos but only if you have a story or information that interests them. Image by CIVICO13 If you want media people to cover you, you must think like one. Learn how to spot and mold stories from the real life people that help you make films. Not only that but it is as…
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    BSGCAST

  • Nat's Geeky Q & A: Favourite Superhero Movie?

    1 Sep 2010 | 10:43 am
    http://YourGeekNews.com for more! Nat asks geek celebs from Stargate to Twilight to choose their favourite superhero movie... and for someone who created the characters in most of the best ones like Stan "The Man" Lee, it's a tough call!

  • THE EXPENDABLES REVIEW: A Once in a Lifetime Action Fiesta

    25 Aug 2010 | 7:05 pm
    http://YourGeekNews.com - We never thought we'd see the day that this many action stars would share the screen together, and it comes off as some of the greatest and most brutal action we've ever seen. JC & Stevie... you missed the boat, fellas!

  • SCOTT PILGRIM REVIEW: Way Better Than You Think

    17 Aug 2010 | 7:43 pm
    You'd never know it from the opening weekend at the Box Office, but Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is one seriously ingenious film. Ingenious from the pacing, to the visuals, to the meta-data, which is to say nothing for the fact that Edgar Wright made an incredible adaptation of the source material at the same time! Whatever you do today, make sure that it includes checking this movie out!

  • THE LAST AIRBENDER REVIEW: A Brilliant Adaptation!

    5 Aug 2010 | 7:53 pm
    M. Night hasn't made a good movie in a long time... and yet when he was trusted to adapt the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender into a film, he managed to make one of the most faithful adaptations we've seen in years! Matt loves the original series, and Nat has never seen it, but Airbender gets a unanimous cheer from the geeks, knocking out a great adaptation, a fun movie, and a Shyamalan movie that wasn't the Crappening!

  • EXPENDABLES PREVIEW: Testosterone, 80's Action Style!

    3 Aug 2010 | 4:31 am
    http://YourGeekNews.com for more! To bring together action stars from the 70's, 80's, 90's and today for a film with wrestlers, MMA fighters, football players and governors, you need an actor/director/writer whose been a legend for at least the last 40 years... and nobody could do it like Sly. The Expendables looks like a super-violent throwback romp that is sure to have more character than anyone is expecting from the trailers... just look at the first Rambo movie!
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    WHAT WOULD TOTO WATCH?

  • ‘The American’ – The anti-blockbuster

    cftoto
    2 Sep 2010 | 6:41 am
    Look, Ma, George Clooney’s new movie “The American” doesn’t have any shaky cam scenes, gravity defying stunts or other exhausted film tics. Let’s take a moment to drink that in. Clooney’s film eschews more than just modern movie conventions. It neglects to give us a protagonist to cheer on. We’re left with Clooney’s star power and maturing acting skills, which are considerable, and a story which can’t rally to save itself in the film’s waning moments. Clooney plays Jack, an assassin whose latest hit while stationed in Sweden goes…

  • Will ‘Machete’ impact immigration debate?

    cftoto
    1 Sep 2010 | 6:53 am
    Director Robert Rodriguez gave the conservative blogosphere fits when he cut a trailer for his newest film blasting Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration law. (warning: link includes profanity) But it was all a put on, the director assured us later. Now that the film itself, “Machete,” is ready to be released the same arguments will likely return. Early press accounts show the movie features a rabidly anti-immigrant politician who compares Mexicans to roaches as well as a Minuteman-style thug who shoots a pregnant Mexican woman. Subtlety was never in Rodriguez’s…

  • 3D Wars! ‘Piranha 3D’ producer blasts Cameron, calls him ’self-serving’

    cftoto
    31 Aug 2010 | 2:29 pm
    ‘Gentleman, you can’t fight in here … this is a war room!” The producer behind “Piranha 3D” is taking exception to James Cameron’s slam against his fishy take on the 3-D movement. And you don’t even need those silly glasses to enjoy the war of words. Cameron, the uber-confident director behind “Avatar,” started the ruckus over at VanityFair.com by saying the new “Piranha” film helps give 3-D movies a bad name. Now, “Piranha 3D” producer Mark Canton is firing back – with a tersely worded press release.

  • DVDs of the Week: Geezer gone wild

    cftoto
    31 Aug 2010 | 8:34 am
    The shock success of “Gran Torino” should have meant “Harry Brown,” Michael Caine’s excursion into geezer gunplay, would similarly rock the box office. But Caine’s film, released with little fanfare earlier this year, couldn’t duplicate the fate of Clint Eastwood’s vigilantes-on-Geritol flick. “Brown” still should be seen, and its DVD and Blu-ray debut this week allows audiences can catch up on Caine’s most audacious role in recent memory. “Harry Brown” Sometimes a man must fight back against the criminal scum in…

  • Getting to know your local ‘Marmaduke’

    cftoto
    31 Aug 2010 | 6:42 am
    The folks behind this week’s Blu-ray release of “Marmaduke” did a little research about those big ol’ Great Dane dogs. They’ve gathered a list of breed-specific nuggets to share with the public, and WWTW is more than happy to post it here. Just remember – if you adopt a Great Dane he won’t necessarily speak in the So Cal rhythms of, say, Owen Wilson: Feed me! Great Danes do eat more than, say, a puggle, but they chow down under 3 cups of dry dog food at a time. Giving them more can spell trouble, especially if they’re at that puppy stage since…
 
 
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    Jinni Blog

  • The Best of the Venice & Toronto Film Festivals

    May
    31 Aug 2010 | 5:58 am
    The Venice and Toronto film festivals are approaching. Once again we’re wondering: Which will be the best, stand-out films of the two festivals? We enlisted the help of the Movie Genome to choose the best titles of all time and predict the best titles for this year: Venice Film Festival (September 1-11, 2010) 1. In the Past: The Dancer Upstairs, a 2002 Venice entry by John Malkovich. Upcoming: Black Swan, by Darren Aronofsky John Malkovich’s first feature as a director was a tense, atmospheric, political, indie thriller, in which the main female lead was a ballet dancer. And what…

  • How Far From The Expendables to Eat, Pray, Love?

    Phoebe
    26 Aug 2010 | 10:34 am
    The Expendables and Eat, Pray, Love, two movies currently ruling the box office, couldn’t be more different. The Expendables is the consummate boys’ night action flick, while Eat, Pray, Love is a touching chick flick. But when you start to look at the actors and “genes” (semantic tags) that connect them, it seems you can draw a line between almost any two movies. Technorati Tags: The Expendables, Eat Pray Love, movie, film

  • 10 Best Comedy TV Shows Of The 2000s

    Barak
    25 Aug 2010 | 6:10 am
    The Emmy awards are coming up. I don’t always agree with the Emmy decision makers and favorites such as Sex and the City (overrated 1), Will and Grace (overrated 2), Everybody Loves Raymond (overrated 3) and Friends (overrated 4). Bad-mouthing Jesus, Muhammad and Moses might be safer than saying that Friends is overrated, but I’m going to take my chances. So here is my pick of the 10 funniest shows of the 2000s. These 10 actually make people laugh (maybe that’s why most of them don’t use laugh tracks…). 10. The Sarah Silverman Program In 3 genes: Immature, silly, irreverent…

  • Gene 5 - Chicken Soup for the Incorrigible Pessimist’s Soul

    Guest
    19 Aug 2010 | 6:50 am
    Want to submit your own Gene 5 piece? More info at the end of the post. Angie J. Han is a Brooklyn-based writer who likes thinking about pop culture, especially films, television, and how feminism relates to both. You can find her work at AngieHan. I’d consider myself a very happy, cheerful person. But in spite of this - or perhaps a therapist would say because of this? - I’ve got a thing for movies with the “gloomy” and “unfulfillment” genes. My favorite films feature protagonists filled with longing and regret, and usually end badly. They’re not always easy to watch, but I…

  • When Is 3D More Than a Gimmick?

    Ami
    18 Aug 2010 | 6:40 am
    Piranha 3D is opening soon, Step-Up 3D was recently released to cinemas, and the last 2 parts of the Harry Potter franchise will be in 3D. Shrek Forever After and Toy Story 3 were also released this summer in 3D. We’re in the midst of a flood of 3D titles, and like the BP oil leak, it will take a lot of time to stop, if at all. Does 3D really add value? Is it a gimmick? Is it here to stay? Is it just a sophisticated trick to get us to pay more for movie tickets or flat screen TVs? Do we really enjoy wearing used massive glasses for about 2 hours, when the previous guy that wore them…
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    HOLLYWOOD ACTOR PREP by Dana Kaminski

  • Hollywood Actor Prep Didn’t Cover Emmy Awards 2010

    Dana Kaminski
    31 Aug 2010 | 6:37 pm
    Because the early subscribers are going to get something that I will not show anyone else. For a good long time...Something very special...You will be sooooo surprised at what it is... [[...Just a partial post. If interested in seeing the entire post, & media...CLICK on the TITLE.]]

  • Dana’s Summer Break Playlist 2010

    Dana Kaminski
    25 Aug 2010 | 4:14 pm
    See you all in September! This doesn't mean I won't be posting Emmy winners, or other stuff should I get the urge. But it does mean I am going to try to shut down my motors, a little. Here's a fun, vintage summertime song playlist I put together for you. For in the meantime. (...You can dance if... [[...Just a partial post. If interested in seeing the entire post, & media...CLICK on the TITLE.]]

  • Funny Videos :: Only A Partial Cop-out, From Dana

    Dana Kaminski
    16 Aug 2010 | 3:58 pm
    Why Might These Videos Have Value For Actors? 1. One of the most valuable things to do is to laugh. That's my opinion. 2. It's also a gift to be able to make people laugh. Funny Or Die has contributions some of the funniest actors and comedians. 2. Original Web Material. That looks... [[...Just a partial post. If interested in seeing the entire post, & media...CLICK on the TITLE.]]

  • Actors Do Get Fired.

    Dana Kaminski
    12 Aug 2010 | 6:06 pm
    Imagine Being An Actor, Overcoming All The Professional Actor Hurdles… …Of breaking into the real acting business, and building an acting career. Making a real good reputation, based on your performances, as a professional actor, within the industry. Regularly guest-starring on a... [[...Just a partial post. If interested in seeing the entire post, & media...CLICK on the TITLE.]]

  • Tony + Oscar Winning Actress :: Patricia Neal’s Own ‘Brand’

    Dana Kaminski
    9 Aug 2010 | 1:30 pm
    Patricia Neal was an actress with an unexpected, unmatched, presence… …That were due to a combination of elements that blended together so well, that when she acted there was such an organic quality to the individual characters–they never came off as unexpected, or unusual at all.... [[...Just a partial post. If interested in seeing the entire post, & media...CLICK on the TITLE.]]
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    Film-Book dot Com

  • Boy Wonder (2010) Teaser Trailer

    filmbook
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:47 am
    The Boy Wonder Movie Trailer has premiered. Boy Wonder (2010) is directed by Michael Morrissey and stars Zulay Henao, James Russo, Bill Sage, and Tracy Middendorf. Boy Wonder (2010)’s plot synopsis: “A young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night.” I can not wait to see the full trailer for Boy Wonder. This film looks like the best parts of Kick-Ass and Defendor and mixed them together into a bleak revenge, vigilante…

  • PRAYER TO A VENGEFUL GOD Movie Trailer

    filmbook
    2 Sep 2010 | 2:54 am
    The Prayer to a Vengeful God Movie Trailer has premiered. Prayer to a Vengeful God (2010) is directed by Dan Eberle and stars Dan Eberle, Paul James Vasquez, and Jennifer Farrugia. Prayer to a Vengeful God‘s plot synopsis: “The story of a man caught in a whirlpool of grief and rage over the murder of his wife, Prayer to a Vengeful God is contemporary revenge drama, presented in an austere visual style, completely without dialogue.” This is the type of revenge film that is rarely shown, including Harry Brown, Vengeance, and Taken. It’s a film were the protagonist…

  • Kelly Brook: PIRANHA 3D France Premiere Photos

    filmbook
    1 Sep 2010 | 2:00 am
    Kelly Brook photos from the French Piranha 3D premiere have shown up online. Kelly Brooks stars in Piranha 3D as she has in many films but has yet to get the role that would identify her as an A-list actress. I doubt this role will be it but it must have been fun and lucrative or she would not have taken the role. Check out the Kelly Brook Piranha 3D France premiere photos below. Source: Egotastic ShareThis

  • Christina Hendricks: Emmys 2010 Photos

    filmbook
    31 Aug 2010 | 9:34 pm
    Christina Hendricks attended the 2010 Emmys and we have photos of her from the  red carpet of the awards show. Christina Hendricks stars on AMC’s Mad Men and guest starred on some episodes of Firefly. She has grown in popularity because of her old school Hollywood curves and physique. Mad Men won this year for Outstanding Drama Series at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards. Check out the the Christina Hendricks 2010 Emmy photos below. ShareThis

  • WOMB Movie Trailer

    filmbook
    31 Aug 2010 | 3:43 pm
    The Womb movie trailer has premiered. Womb (2010) is directed by Benedek Fliegauf and stars Eva Green and Matt Smith. Womb‘s plot synopsis: “Rebecca…waited twelve long years to be reunited with her childhood sweetheart, only to loose him again in a fatal accident. The only difference is, now she can bring him back from the dead.” I spoiled this movie for myself by looking on IMDb and reading their spoiler-ific plot synopsis there. Knowing what is really going on casts this movie in a completely different light but I still wish I had not read it. No word yet on when it…
 
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    Daily Actor

  • Ernie Hudson on his worst non-acting job, auditioning and more!

    Lance Carter
    1 Sep 2010 | 4:38 pm
    Ernie Hudson talks about his new film, Doonby, his worst non-acting job, if he still has to audition and so much more! If you'd like to read the rest, please visit: http://www.dailyactor.com

  • Michael Douglas discusses his cancer with David Letterman

    Lance Carter
    1 Sep 2010 | 12:43 pm
    Michael Douglas was on the Late Show with David Letterman last night promoting his new film, Wall Street 2. Letterman asked him about his battle with throat cancer and he was pretty candid about it. When Letterman asked about why he didn't sound like he had throat cancer, Douglas gave a great... If you'd like to read the rest, please visit: http://www.dailyactor.com

  • A Swarm Is Coming To Broadway

    Lance Carter
    31 Aug 2010 | 9:11 am
    Are you on Foursquare? Are you in New York City? If so, head to Sardi's today at 6pm today for Broadways first Foursquare Swarm! If you'd like to read the rest, please visit: http://www.dailyactor.com

  • Clip: The Town

    Lance Carter
    31 Aug 2010 | 8:48 am
    The Town, directed and starring Ben Affleck, comes out September 17 and I'm looking forward to it. I loved his last film, Gone, Baby, Gone. In this clip, Jem (Jeremy Renner) informs his partner in crime, Doug (Affleck), that the hostage they took lives in their neighborhood. If you'd like to read the rest, please visit: http://www.dailyactor.com

  • Clip: Easy A

    Lance Carter
    31 Aug 2010 | 8:23 am
    Here’s a cute clip from the upcoming movie, Easy A. It’s a re-telling of The Scarlet Letter but as a teen comedy. In this clip, Emma Stone, Patricia Clarkson &  Stanley Tucci have their morning breakfast. Sit back and watch how awesome Tucci is. You can watch the trailer here. Want... If you'd like to read the rest, please visit: http://www.dailyactor.com
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    CinemaSpy

  • New Trailer for 'Apocalypse Now' BD

    29 Aug 2010 | 10:50 pm
    Lionsgate has released a trailer for what looks to be a stunning upcoming release of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now on Blu-ray. The film will be released in high definition on October 19th and will be available in a choice of 3-disc and 2-disc Blu-ray editions or as a Digital Download.Love it or hate it, Apocalypse Now is one of the most controversial and unforgettable films ever made. Directed by Coppola, it is set during the Vietnam War and has a stellar cast that includes Marlon Brando (The Godfather), Martin Sheen (The West Wing), Dennis Hopper (Easy Rider), Harrison Ford (The…

  • New Poster Digs Praise for 'Buried'

    21 Aug 2010 | 12:21 pm
    Lionsgate has dug up a new poster for its upcoming thriller Buried and we've got it for you below. Buried stars Ryan Reynolds and also features Robert Paterson (Sahara), Stephen Tobolowsky (Glee) and Samantha Mathis (Harsh Realm, Grey's Anatomy). It is released in select theaters on September 24th before going nationwide on October 8th.The new poster makes the most of high praise the film has been receiving from various outlets, including Access Hollywood, comingsoon.net, USA Today and The Times newspaper in the UK. The official synopsis, which we give you below, suggests the…

  • More Preview Clips from 'Mao's Last Dancer'

    20 Aug 2010 | 11:34 pm
    Are you trying to decide whether or not to see Bruce Beresford's latest film, Mao's Last Dancer? Well, the attached video clips that we've been sent by Samuel Goldwyn Films and ATO Pictures might help you make your mind up. You can view them in the Video tabs above.Mao's Last Dancer is based on the true story of ballet star Li Cunxin. Hailing from China, Li grew up in a poor, rural part of China before going on to international stardom. The film is based on his autobiography and stars Chi Cao, a dancer and principal at the Birmingham Royal Ballet, in the title role. Appearing…

  • New Clips, TV Spots for 'The Last Exorcism'

    19 Aug 2010 | 12:04 pm
    A few days ago we brought you the latest poster for Lionsgate's upcoming horror-thriller The Last Exorcism (read Eric Chu's review here). Courtesy of Lionsgate, we can now also show you some new clips and TV spots from the film. To view them, click each of the Video tabs and the Trailer tab above. Be warned, though, the TV spots in particular are not for those of a nervous disposition.The Last Exorcism is an Arcade Pictures production in association with Strike Entertainment and STUDIOCANAL. It was directed by Daniel Stamm from a script by Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland. The cast…

  • This Trailer and Poster are 'Legendary'

    19 Aug 2010 | 10:09 am
    WWE Studios and Samuel Goldwyn Films have released a poster and trailer to promote the upcoming release of the wrestling/family drama Legendary. The film stars Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson, WWE Superstar John Cena and Danny Glover.Legendary was directed by Mel Damski from a script by John Posey. You can see the poster below and watch the trailer by clicking the Trailer tab above.The setting of Legendary is the small town of Sallisaw, Oklahoma. The story focuses on one man's dream to reunite his family through success at amateur wrestling. WWE Superstar Cena (The Marine) plays…
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  • Top Rock and Roll Movies

    AllTopMovies
    26 Aug 2010 | 5:50 pm
    By Ralph Greco, Jr. Not exactly the one’s the Vatican might allow, what follows below is a list of my music movie indulgences. These are films that once I begin watching them, no matter where I come in on the action, I have to stay until the last tambourine shake or power chord. It’s like Al said in Godfather111 (one on a list of non musical movies I’d include on an indulgences’ list), “I thought I was out but they pulled me back in”. In many of the instances below I didn’t even see these films when they were first released, in fact I had no desire to or never even knew they…

  • Top Twist Movie Endings

    AllTopMovies
    23 Aug 2010 | 1:13 pm
    Twist endings in movies are always making people think more deeply about movies after they get finished watching them. We already have a list of 50 Best & Worst Twist Endings however we wanted to update it with some new movies. We went through all of the comments on our previous article and have decided to use your feedback to write this new list. Here is our list of the top twist endings of all time. SPOILER ALERTS! 3 - Planet of the Apes (2001) The year is 2020 and Astronaut Leo Davidson is in his cruiser doing a routine mission. He is soon sucked into a worm hole that takes him to a…

  • Top Women Movie Directors

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    16 Aug 2010 | 6:42 am
    written by Danielle Callesen I still find it startlingly bizarre as to the small percentage of women working in the movie business.  Granted this percentage has increased, but women are still scarcely represented and outnumbered as far as the world behind the camera is concerned. Noticeably vital changes are taking place, as Kathryn Bigelow finally managed to earn the title of the first woman to win an Oscar for best direction for her film The Hurt Locker. I can only inquire as to what took the Academy so long to recognize the all too apparent talent, creativity, and ability that women…

  • Top Ten Science Fiction Films of the 80s

    AllTopMovies
    8 Aug 2010 | 8:45 am
    By David Campbell As I have mentioned before, the long fledgling Science Fiction genre suddenly flourished in the 80s, following the unprecedented success of Star Wars. Since there were so many memorable genre films at the time, here is another list of the next Top Ten Science Fiction Films of the decade that defined Special Effects! 1. Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home The most popular and successful film in the long running series is a more audience friendly entry in the generally serious Trek canon. Blessed with a good natured script and easygoing direction by Leonerd Nimoy (Mr Spock), along…

  • Top Movie Trends

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    2 Aug 2010 | 8:39 am
    By Ralph Greco, Jr. A good trend will serve the movie industry for years. Recall those Irwin Allen disaster movies of the 70’s, the zany romantic comedies of the thirties and forties or our current all-too-frequent sequel-mania so popular in cinema today we are more apt to ask “Well, when’s part two coming out?” then “Was that a movie they should even be making a ‘quel’-pre, post-to?” Recently though I noticed (and by ‘noticed’ all I mean to say was that I saw a movie a month ago that prompted a rumination with my buddy Bob, which led to this list) a trend where a…
 
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  • Review: Takers

    Dave Taylor
    30 Aug 2010 | 11:03 am
    The premise of Takers couldn't have been better tailored to my cinematic interests. A team of criminals who engineer and pull off perfect robberies, with timing down to the fraction of a second, deciding to do one last job, even as they're suspicious of the source of the information, while an obsessive cop is hot on their trail, determined to break the case.Unfortunately, the film itself was so sloppy and riddled with clichés that it quickly stopped being an homage and became more akin to a heist movie satire. By the end of the film, the audience was laughing at the melodramatic shoot-out,…

  • Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

    Dave Taylor
    12 Aug 2010 | 11:00 pm
    Graphics novels are ripe for film treatments and many look just like storyboards, allowing moviemakers to jump start the creative process. Most graphic novel-based films tell the story but shed the visual style of the original work. A few have tried to present a hybrid view, notably Sin City and Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy, but Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is the first to offer up a unique hybrid where the action, the visuals, the sets and even the scene transitions mirror the style of the original artwork.Scott (Michael Cera) is a 23-year-old slacker living in Toronto. He has no job and…

  • Review: The Expendables

    Dave Taylor
    12 Aug 2010 | 11:00 pm
    Sylvester Stallone! Jason Statham! Randy Couture! Dolph Lundgren! Jet Li! How can you be a fan of action movies and not love the idea of teaming them all up as a mercenary army ready to take on the biggest bad guys in the world? That's how Stallone undoubtedly lined up the funding for this big, loud mess of a movie. Actually, The Expendables is worse than that, because the first half of the film is terrific, enjoyable, dripping in testosterone and insider jokes, including cameo appearances by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis. Then it just falls apart, the story becomes completely…

  • Review: The Other Guys

    Dave Taylor
    5 Aug 2010 | 11:00 pm
    I take notes as I watch films so that I can remember salient plot points, great effects, and idiotic story twists. During The Other Guys, I wrote down "buddy cop film from hell".  That might well sum up the weird mashup that is The Other Guys, a movie that can't decide if it's a straight-up action film, a satire that skewers the well-worn buddy cop genre, or a daft, sophomoric comedy in the vein of Police Academy.NYPD supercops Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson, who has become a parody of himself) and Danson (the ever-likable Dwayne Johnson) overshadow everyone else in their precinct with…

  • Review: Salt

    Dave Taylor
    22 Jul 2010 | 11:00 pm
    After her uninspired acting in the tedious Wanted, I was leery about seeing Angelina Jolie in another action film, though I loved her as Laura Croft in Tomb Raider. She's back in fine form in Salt, however, as tough CIA field agent Evelyn Salt who is forced to flee the agency to clear her name after being accused of being a Russian sleeper spy.Salt works for Ted Winter (Liev Schreiber) and is married to arachnologist Mike Krause (August Diehl), who knows she's a CIA agent but ignores the ever-present danger, focusing instead on hunting spiders for the Smithsonian.Salt opens with Jolie…
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  • Who is Henry Jaglom? Movie Review (4/4 Stars)

    31 Aug 2010 | 8:50 pm
    Who Is Henry Jaglom? was fascinating. Here we have maverick director Henry Jaglom. He seems to have a gaggle of actors he uses in a lot of his films and they were interviews about working with him. A lot of them find it hard at the time but admit that he gets a good product out of them. Candice Bergen had the best line in the whole movie when she said, "If I'd had Henry as a husband or a father, ... read more

  • Who is Henry Jaglom? Movie Review (4/4 Stars)

    31 Aug 2010 | 8:38 pm
    I agree with Matt. It does and doesn't answer the question. I love the interviews with the actors who have worked with him. They gave away as much about themselves as they did Jaglom. It definitely makes me want to know even more about him. Maybe there'll be a bio some day. I wonder if he has reels of footage of himself. I bet he does. His new film Queen of the Lot looks interesting. I'm looking ... read more

  • Who is Henry Jaglom? Movie Review (4/4 Stars)

    31 Aug 2010 | 8:33 pm
    Does this film answer the question "Who is Henry Jaglom?" Yes and no. There's an interview format where actors, fans and non-fans talk about Jaglom, his directing style, his moods, his talent. Like his films, people seem to have very strong opinions one way or the other. They either love him or hate him - there's no middle ground.  Even he's trying to figure that one out. I find it interesting th... read more

  • Irene in Time Movie Review (4/4 Stars)

    31 Aug 2010 | 8:23 pm
    Irene In Time is a father-daughter story. Irene (played by Tanna Frederick), is an emotional train wreck who’s going through life missing her daddy. She’s also deep into the dating scene and trying to do it right – unfortuantely for her that means that she’s getting dating advice from those awful pop-psych books like “The Rules.” So obviously, she’s doing it all wrong – and in a very funny way. H... read more

  • Fourth Kind, The Movie Review (2/4 Stars)

    30 Aug 2010 | 10:25 am
    What do get when you cross Forrest Gump with "My Name is Earl"? The answer Joe Dirt. Joe Dirt was actually kind of funny. Not a lot of the humor was gross out humor, which surprised me. David Spade wasn't really acting, just talking with a southern accent. But it's not like I expected Oscar-Worthy performances, I was just looking for a laugh or two. Overall, Joe Dirt was a fun ride but nothing sp... read more
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  • Scene to be Seen: “Lost in Translation” (2003)

    Christopher Beaubien
    6 Aug 2010 | 2:37 am
    In light of Roger Ebert’s latest inclusion of Sofia Coppola’s masterpiece Lost in Translation (2003) into his Great Movies archive, I have selected one of its best scenes with dialogue I hadn’t understood completely. Until now. No, it is not the inaudible whisper before the movie’s end. I don’t ever want to know what Bob (Bill Murray) said to Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) before they parted ways. That is between them and it is none of my business. The scene in question is the awkward taping of the “Suntory Time” commercial. Like Harrison Ford and…

  • Cinelaton: Redesign + A Who’s Who in the Header

    Christopher Beaubien
    27 Apr 2010 | 6:07 am
    At last I am pleased with the look of the site. Being a bloody perfectionist is a torture for me. Nothing ever feels truly done. My head whispers incessantly, “It is never enough.” What’s worse about internal complaints are the echoes. With a blast of relief, I can look at Cinelation and not squint over a detail too inane for most to notice. Actually, I am more than pleased with the result. It really does look wonderful now. The joy of being a bloody perfectionist! In the Spring of 2008, I began writing for a modest movie blog with only promises of being paid for all my work…

  • “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Review

    Christopher Beaubien
    10 Dec 2009 | 12:34 am
    I’m Lookin’ For A Fox! Do you feel your greatest talents are being squandered? Like there is no demand for your gifts and all you can do is struggle with jobs you should never have had to perform? At the end of the day, your real work lingers in a foggy distance, incomplete. Time passes quickly. You feel drained, stuck in a hole underground, looking out to make your mark and redeem yourself. This is how Mr. Fox feels. In this disarmingly charming (and quotable) film by Wes Anderson, as the fable goes, Mr. Fox risks the lives of others to use his talent for stealing chickens. For a…

  • “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Review

    Christopher Beaubien
    25 Oct 2009 | 10:28 pm
    Hard-Won Struggle Against Child Abuse The odds are against Clarice “Precious” Jones (Gabourey Sidibe). How does she find the will to get up in the morning and go to school? It seems as though everyone is either punishing her or ignoring her. At 16, she is pregnant for the second time by her scumbag father. Her self-esteem is all but destroyed by her vicious mother (Mo’Nique). She is illiterate, but not stupid. As a poor African-American woman living in Harlem in 1987, her options are limited. If incest, racism, sexism and classism weren’t enough, Precious is also…

  • “An Education” Review

    Christopher Beaubien
    17 Oct 2009 | 11:08 pm
    No Free Passes One of the many things Lone Scherfig’s An Education gets right is show how wisdom comes suddenly. Take Jenny (Carey Mulligan, who is simply wonderful), a schoolgirl who at 16 is the brightest in her class, and fancies herself mature, sophisticated and wise. She actually does know a great deal and sometimes she is right on the money. Feeling restless and stuck in the straitlaced, lushly coloured town of Twickenham, London circa 1961, Jenny yearns for novelty and passion. This is two years before four guys from Liverpool would have turned her disillusionment on its head.
 
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  • Water for Elephants Fan Made Movie Trailer

    Brian Corder
    2 Sep 2010 | 10:11 am
    Here’s a very cool fan made movie trailer for the upcoming film “Water for Elephants” by director Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend, Constantine) starring Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Bel Ami) and Reese Witherspoon (This Means War, Pharm Girl). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Water for Elephants. Synopsis: “When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night…

  • International Buried Movie Trailer

    Brian Corder
    2 Sep 2010 | 8:51 am
    Traileraddict.com got their hands on this brand new international trailer for the upcoming film “Buried” by director Rodrigo Cortes and starring Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern, Deadpool), Robert Paterson and Jose Luis Garcia Perez. Synopsis: Paul Conroy is not ready to die. But when he wakes up 6 feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why, life for the truck driver and family man instantly becomes a hellish struggle for survival. Buried with only a cell phone and a lighter, his contact with the outside world and ability to piece together clues that could help him…

  • 40-Year-Old Virgin Actor's Ex-Girlfriend Testifies Against Him

    karen
    2 Sep 2010 | 8:47 am
    Actor Shelley Mali, who is most remembered for playing an electronics-store clerk in ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin,’ was calm before he repeatedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend Kendra Beebe in August 2008, she testified on August 31 at his attempted murder trial. People.com is reporting that Beebe told a jury in Vista, California that she felt primal, instinctual fear when Malil calmly walked up to her while they were at a barbecue and pulled a knife from behind his back. Beebe also told the jury that Malil stabbed her more than 20 times, including three times in the torso. At the time of…

  • Samantha Ronson Investigated by LA Animal Care and Control

    karen
    2 Sep 2010 | 8:46 am
    Samantha Ronson is being investigated by the Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC), Access Hollywood reported on August 31. Authorities believe the celebrity DJ’s bulldog, Cadillac, attacked and killed a small dog in ther building after getting loose from her apartment. But Michelle Roache, the DACC’s Deputy Director, said officers are still investigating the incident. “The dog (Cadillac) escaped the apartment unit and…unfortunately there was another small dog in the hallway at the same time and an attack (occurred) resulting in death of the small…

  • Bethenny Frankel Leaving Real Housewives of New York City

    karen
    2 Sep 2010 | 8:44 am
    Bethenny Frankel, who has been remembered as the single one on ‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ since its premiere in 2008, has decided to leave the show that made her famous, Access Hollywood reported on August 31. The newly married mother provided the entertainment show with a statement, saying “My gut’s saying not to be part of this cast.” Frankel also said that the past season, the show’s third, was scary and painful for her. Even though she wasn’t a big part of the show, she still had highly-publicized feuds with castmates Kelly Bensimon…
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  • New York, Los Angeles, Michigan Filming Locations And Other Locations For September 2nd Including “Gossip Girl” and “Trespass”

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    1 Sep 2010 | 7:37 pm
    Don’t forget to become a fan, and follow us on facebook and get regular updates to filming locations, filming news, and trailers. You can just click above and become a fan. We always need tips. If you have any tips for today, or upcoming just email them to admin@beforethetrailer.com You can also follow us on twitter If you like our information, Retweet it and share it!! If you have information share it Los Angeles Filming Locations Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior is filming at a few locations in Los Angeles 1. 590 S Santa Fe Ave from 12pm til 6am 2 . E 4th St & S Santa Fe Ave from 4pm…

  • Michigan, Los Angeles, New York Filming Locations And Other Filming Locations For September 1st Including “CSI:New York”, “Scream 4″, “LOL:Laughing Out Loud”

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    31 Aug 2010 | 7:01 pm
    Don’t forget to become a fan, and follow us on facebook and get regular updates to filming locations, filming news, and trailers. You can just click above and become a fan. We always need tips. If you have any tips for today, or upcoming just email them to admin@beforethetrailer.com You can also follow us on twitter If you like our information, Retweet it and share it!! If you have information share it Los Angeles Filming Locations Castle is filming in Los Angeles at 101 W 9th St. from 7am til 10pm CSI:NY is filming at two locations in Los Angeles on the 1st 1: 626 S Spring St. from 6am til…

  • Blue Bloods Set Pictures With Will Estes – August 31st

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    31 Aug 2010 | 3:53 pm
    Thanks to Angela for taking these great set pictures from Blue Bloods, which films in New York and Brooklyn.   If you have any set pictures from Blue Bloods or another filming just send them to admin@beforethetrailer.com We would love to see them

  • Titans Will Clash…Again

    Andrew
    31 Aug 2010 | 11:55 am
    Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures are starting to move forward on the sequel to Clash of the Titans.  HeatVision reports that they recently hired director Jonathan Liebesman to helm the film.  Liebsman upcoming film Battle: Los Angeles is what made an impression on the studio execs at Warner Bros, after some of the footage was screened for them.  Also this time around the film will be SHOT in 3D, instead of being post converted into 3D. This choice was obviously made in the wake of a lot of complaints about the poor quality of the post converted 3D.  Clash of the Titans made $491 Million…

  • “The Town” Exclusive Clip Not Scared Enough

    Joey DC
    31 Aug 2010 | 6:26 am
    Watch a brand new clip titled “Not Scared Enough” of Ben Affleck’s thrilling crime drama “The Town” where Jem (Jeremy Renner) informs Doug (Ben Affleck) that the hostage they took lives in their neighborhood. “The Town” is coming to theaters on September 17, 2010 and stars Ben Affleck who also co-wrote and directed the movie. Other starring cast members are Jon Hamm, Rebecca Hall, Blake Lively, Jeremy Renner, Pete Postlethwaite and Chris Cooper. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE CLIP Visit their official website with trailer, photos etc…  like…
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  • Lottery Ticket

    27 Aug 2010 | 1:08 pm
    A fun summer movie reminds us of the good and redemptive aspects of inner-city culture. If you have seen Boyz N The Hood, Juice or the seemingly dozens of other ‘hood movies made in the ‘90s, you might assume that everyone living in urban projects is depressed, gloomy and either prone to violence or living in fear of it. But as a Caucasian big-city reporter who’s been thrust into covering everything from Jesse Jackson’s Chicago crusades to life on Skid Row to the lives of former gangbangers striving to make amends by leading after-school programs for at-risk youth, I’ve been blessed…

  • Q&A: Ice Cube (In Actor Mode)

    27 Aug 2010 | 6:59 am
    The rap and film star talks Lottery Ticket, hearing "no" and his favorite urban romantic comedies. Since exploding on the cultural scene as a member of the notorious rap group N.W.A. in the late 1980s, Ice Cube has formed one of the most unique and eclectic careers in pop culture. While engaging in sometimes vile, always tough and what some would say truthful tales from the ‘hood and thug life in both his N.W.A. days and subsequent lengthy solo rap career, Cube also crossed over into acting with a stunning performance as the conflicted gangbanger Doughboy in 1991’s classic film…

  • Get Low

    20 Aug 2010 | 1:07 pm
    Big performances and characters anchor this story of redemption. In 1962, Robert Duvall debuted on the big screen as the reclusive Boo Radley in Robert Mulligan’s adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, a role that paved the way for a remarkable acting legacy. Now, nearly 50 years later, Duvall returns as a different recluse, this time a wooly hermit named Felix Bush, and proves he still has what it takes to carry a movie. The great American actor doesn’t have to bear the whole load in Aaron Schneider’s first directorial feature, though. He’s joined by a cherished set of performers,…

  • Q&A: Jennifer Aniston & Jason Bateman

    20 Aug 2010 | 7:06 am
    The stars of The Switch talk about their new film, friendship and one child actor working with another. Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman are two of the most appealing actors around, and both have built long-running careers on their innate charms in Everyguy and Everygal roles. In their new movie, The Switch, Aniston and Bateman team up and their chemistry as best friends is palpable. It also helps make what could have been an unseemly premise for a film—about a single woman who wants to be artificially inseminated, and her male friend who drunkenly switches his own sample as a replacement…

  • The Expendables

    18 Aug 2010 | 11:24 am
    A throwback action film is all the fun you'd expect. Love or hate them, the 1980s had an impact on pop culture that the world has never quite shaken. From the advent of music videos to ridiculous hair to flashy films and TV shows, everything seemed bigger, louder and brasher back then. But no other genre of that time divided people’s loyalties as much as the decade's testosterone-fueled action films. Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris were three of the muscle-bound wisecrackers laying claim to the title of World's Toughest Man. But none of those guys ever held a…
 
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  • Review: Takers

    Dave Taylor
    30 Aug 2010 | 11:03 am
    The premise of Takers couldn't have been better tailored to my cinematic interests. A team of criminals who engineer and pull off perfect robberies, with timing down to the fraction of a second, deciding to do one last job, even as they're suspicious of the source of the information, while an obsessive cop is hot on their trail, determined to break the case.Unfortunately, the film itself was so sloppy and riddled with clichés that it quickly stopped being an homage and became more akin to a heist movie satire. By the end of the film, the audience was laughing at the melodramatic shoot-out,…

  • Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

    Dave Taylor
    12 Aug 2010 | 11:00 pm
    Graphics novels are ripe for film treatments and many look just like storyboards, allowing moviemakers to jump start the creative process. Most graphic novel-based films tell the story but shed the visual style of the original work. A few have tried to present a hybrid view, notably Sin City and Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy, but Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is the first to offer up a unique hybrid where the action, the visuals, the sets and even the scene transitions mirror the style of the original artwork.Scott (Michael Cera) is a 23-year-old slacker living in Toronto. He has no job and…

  • Review: The Expendables

    Dave Taylor
    12 Aug 2010 | 11:00 pm
    Sylvester Stallone! Jason Statham! Randy Couture! Dolph Lundgren! Jet Li! How can you be a fan of action movies and not love the idea of teaming them all up as a mercenary army ready to take on the biggest bad guys in the world? That's how Stallone undoubtedly lined up the funding for this big, loud mess of a movie. Actually, The Expendables is worse than that, because the first half of the film is terrific, enjoyable, dripping in testosterone and insider jokes, including cameo appearances by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis. Then it just falls apart, the story becomes completely…

  • Review: The Other Guys

    Dave Taylor
    5 Aug 2010 | 11:00 pm
    I take notes as I watch films so that I can remember salient plot points, great effects, and idiotic story twists. During The Other Guys, I wrote down "buddy cop film from hell".  That might well sum up the weird mashup that is The Other Guys, a movie that can't decide if it's a straight-up action film, a satire that skewers the well-worn buddy cop genre, or a daft, sophomoric comedy in the vein of Police Academy.NYPD supercops Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson, who has become a parody of himself) and Danson (the ever-likable Dwayne Johnson) overshadow everyone else in their precinct with…

  • Review: Salt

    Dave Taylor
    22 Jul 2010 | 11:00 pm
    After her uninspired acting in the tedious Wanted, I was leery about seeing Angelina Jolie in another action film, though I loved her as Laura Croft in Tomb Raider. She's back in fine form in Salt, however, as tough CIA field agent Evelyn Salt who is forced to flee the agency to clear her name after being accused of being a Russian sleeper spy.Salt works for Ted Winter (Liev Schreiber) and is married to arachnologist Mike Krause (August Diehl), who knows she's a CIA agent but ignores the ever-present danger, focusing instead on hunting spiders for the Smithsonian.Salt opens with Jolie…
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  • TUESDAY, Aug. 31st on TV

    1 Sep 2010 | 5:04 pm
    Tonight’s Listings: Wipeout Season 3 : Episode 15 zshare megavideo megavideo wisevid divx divx Shaq VS Season 2 : Episode 5  Justin Bieber, Jimmy Kimmel zshare jwplayer wisevid flash Mellisa and Joey Season 1 : Episode 4  Boy Toys R Us zshare megavideo megavideo flowplayer jwplayer wisevid flash divx divx Make It Or Break It Season 2 : Episode 10  At The Edge Of The Worlds zshare megavideo megavideo flowplayer  jwplayer wisevid flash divx divx Warehouse 13 Season 2 : Episode 9  Vendetta zshare megavideo megavideo flowplayer  jwplayer wisevid flash divx divx…

  • MONDAY, Aug. 30th on TV

    31 Aug 2010 | 4:01 am
    Tonight’s Listings: Dating In The Dark Season 2 : Episode 4 zshare megavideo jwplayer wisevid flash divx divx Lie To Me Season 2 : Episode 21  Darkness and Light zshare megavideo megavideo jwplayer wisevid flash divx divx The Closer Season 6 : Episode 8 War Zone zshare megavideo megavideo jwplayer wisevid flash divx divx Rizzoli and Isles Season 1 : Episode 8  I’m Your Boogie Man zshare megavideo megavideo jwplayer wisevid flash divx divx The Secret Life of the American Teenager Season 3  : Episode 13  Up All Night zshare megavideo megavideo jwplayer wisevid flash divx…

  • THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH

    30 Aug 2010 | 5:17 pm
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    30 Aug 2010 | 3:55 pm
    Tonight’s Listings: Big Brother Season 12 : Episode 13zshare megavideo megavideo jwplayer wisevid flash divx divx Leverage Season 3 : Episode 12   The King George Job zshare megavideo megavideoflowplayer  jwplayer wisevid flash divx divx Drop Dead Diva Season 2 : Episode 12  Bad Girls, Freeze The Day zshare megavideo megavideo jwplayer wisevid flash divx divx The Glades Season 1 : Episode 8  Marriage Is Murder zshare megavideo megavideo flowplayerjwplayer wisevid flash divx divx Mad Men Season 4 : Episode 6  Waldorf Stories zshare megavideo megavideo jwplayer…

  • SATURDAY, Aug. 28th on TV

    29 Aug 2010 | 3:38 pm
    NBC concluded its summer series Persons Unknown tonight with a two episode conclusion.Season 1 : Episode 12 And Then There Was OnezsharemegavideomegavideojwplayerwisevidflashdivxdivxSeason 1 : Episode 13 Shadows In The Cavezsharemegavideomegavideojwplayerwisevidflashdivxdivx
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  • The Five: Fall Films to See That May Be Under Your Radar

    1 Sep 2010 | 4:04 pm
    We’ve already shared which movies Fandango readers are anticipating the most this fall, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows leading the pack. But what about those off-the-radar movies; the kind that you maybe sort of heard about one time from a guy who didn’t really know what he was talking about? Ya know, the films that look great, but haven’t been mentioned as much by the mainstream media because they’re all too busy downloading “I love/hate Justin Bieber” YouTube videos. Anyway, here are five fall films you should start paying more attention to…

  • First ‘Piranha 3D’, and Now ‘Shark Night 3D’!

    1 Sep 2010 | 3:51 pm
    Considering how successful Piranha 3D was with fans (so much so that a sequel is already being planned), Hollywood has decided they don’t want to stop there when it comes to potential 3D creature features. Unfortunately director David Ellis didn’t have the luxury of releasing his most iconic cheese-fest, Snakes on a Plane, in 3D, which may have helped bolster its box office sales. But now that 3D has come along swimmingly – as well as Piranha 3D – it seems like the perfect arena for Ellis to get back to work in. Thus, friends (and neighbors), prepare yourselves for…

  • ‘Kick-Ass 2’ is Happening, According to Comic Creator

    1 Sep 2010 | 3:42 pm
    If there’s one thing you should know about Kick-Ass and Wanted creator Mark Millar, it’s that the guy loves to talk. He’s a dude who has big ideas and isn’t afraid to share them – to the point where it’s sometimes hard to differentiate between what’s really going on and what Millar wishes was really going on. That said, he’s obviously closer to the whole Kick-Ass movie situation than we are (he wrote the comic the film was based on), and so I suppose we should believe him when he says the sequel has been greenlit and will go into production…

  • Fun Finds: Would You Eat This Yoda Cake?

    1 Sep 2010 | 3:30 pm
    Hey, I’m all for fun, movie-related cakes and all, but you have to admit that this one, um, kinda takes the cake on freaky cakes. Constructed out of red velvet cake (yum), Rice Krispies and fondant, this may in fact be the most realistic movie character cake I’ve ever seen. You almost half expect Yoda to mutter something like, “Eat me not, alive I still am” right before the kid standing next to you with a plate and a smile digs a knife into the green dude’s eyes in order to cut himself a big, fat piece of that tasty Jedi treat. The cake comes via Instructables (a…

  • ‘Breaking Dawn’ Adds Egyptian Vampire Benjamin to Cast

    1 Sep 2010 | 3:22 pm
    We’ve gone a few days since our last Breaking Dawn update, and we can sense you Twi-hards out there becoming a little restless, itching to know more about the final two installments in your beloved Twilight Saga. We don’t have much for you, but there is a piece of delicious casting news floating around online waiting to be devoured. During their Emmy Awards party, Entertainment Tonight let loose that Rami Malek (he played Ankmenrah In both Night at the Museum films) has joined the cast of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn as the vampire Benjamin, who’s part of an Egyptian…
 
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  • you were only waiting for this moment to arise

    George Thomas
    2 Sep 2010 | 6:42 am
    I couldn’t believe I was laughing to tears sitting in a cinema hall while watching a Hindi film. But there I was. My laughter went on when I realised that nobody else in the hall was laughing with me. There was Sumant Mastkar playing an old man whose last name was the same as the producer and co-screenwriter of the film, sitting in a wheelchair and offering some wisdom to the film’s protagonist. But the words he spoke were written neither by Anurag Kashyap (the aforementioned producer) nor by Vikramaditya Motwane (the primary screenwriter making an outstanding directorial…

  • We Are Family Movie Review: STOPmom

    Khalid Mohamed
    2 Sep 2010 | 6:22 am
    Cast: Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Breakfast Tables Director: Siddharth P Malhotra Rating: One star Lookey here, a sauteli maa-to-be makes the mistake of baking peanut butter cookies. A kid is about to crunch one, fire-`n’- thunder, that would have been one helluva blunder. The kid’s allergic to butter – of the moongfali variety – could have gagged and kicked the bucket, all because of a teeny-weeny bite. Fright. Kid’s biological mom yells, kid’s wannabe stepmom pales. And you want to sprint to faraway hills and dales. O lord, if this is entertainment, then, just let them…

  • The Film Emotional Atyachar

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    2 Sep 2010 | 1:54 am
    Language: Hindi Director : Akshay Shere Writer : Akshay Shere Release Date: 03 September 2010 ( India ) Cast: Mohit Ahlawat, Kalki Koechlin, Vinay Pathak Producer: Vinay Gutte Music: Mangesh Dhadke, Bappi Lahiri Cinematography : Tribhuvan Babu Film Editing : Pranav V.Dhiwar Vote your reactions for the movie below. Click on the number of stars you would like to give to the movie and add your short reaction in the comment block Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

  • We Are Family

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    2 Sep 2010 | 1:14 am
    Language: Hindi Director : Siddharth Malhotra Writers : Screenplay-Gigi Levangie, Jessie Nelson, Steven Rogers, Karen Leigh Hopkins, Ron Bass Adapted Screenplay- Venita Coelho, Story- Gigi Levangie Release Date: 02 September 2010 ( India ) Cast: Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal Producers: Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar, Music: Shankar- Ehsaan-Loy Cinematography : Mohanan Film Editing : Deepa Bhatia Vote your reactions for the movie below. Click on the number of stars you would like to give to the movie and add your short reaction in the comment block Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

  • Why I will not Watch “We Are Family”

    Shanks
    1 Sep 2010 | 10:08 pm
    The world has had the pleasure of two ‘luminaries’ of Indian cinema—Mahesh Bhatt and Amitabh Bachchan reinforce their views on ‘plagiarism’ and ‘originality’. Bhatt saab has long maintained that nobody is original; while the ever gracious Bachchan saab went further “Originality is the art of hiding your source”. With such cocky but effete statements coming from seemingly popular people in the bigger “We are Family” fraternity, it is little wonder that the Sanjay Guptas, the Karan Johars and the rest of the “Adapters” brigade continue to revel in an unoriginal, false…
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  • Central Florida – The New Holywood?

    Angela Walker
    30 Aug 2010 | 10:23 am
    In an article in the Orlando Sentinel, Roger Moore reported that Christian filmmakers in Central Florida want that area of the country to become “Holywood.” (They want to take the “L” out of Hollywood) After the release of Letters to God, other filmmakers in the area were inspired to produce faith-based films themselves, hoping to capitalize on the growth in that market. But is it necessary to declare their area “the new Holywood?” Does the declaration of something make it so? And do they really intend to re-create Hollywood? What “Hollywood”…

  • Livecasts: The New Marketing Tool

    Angela Walker
    25 Aug 2010 | 6:04 pm
    Thursday, August 26, director Rob Reiner takes his promotional efforts to Facebook with a live chat featuring Madeline Carroll, the young leading lady of Flipped, his latest film. His story about first love set in the early 1960s will definitely resonate with adults, but may seem a little too naive for today’s teenagers. Those of us who are reconnecting with school friends on Facebook will really appreciate this story, and it may make us recall forgotten romances in our youth. Sigh. Fans will be able to ask questions during the video cast and get answers straight from the sources’…

  • The Big Bang String Theory

    Angela Walker
    24 Aug 2010 | 8:50 am
    If you’re a fan of the TV show The Big Bang Theory on CBS Television, you’re possibly part nerd, part comedy fan. The show makes fun of geeks in a friendly way, and offers high-brow humor that’s pretty accessible for almost anyone. In other words, you don’t have to be a genius to enjoy it. Like most other primetime shows, it’s currently in re-runs until the beginning of the new season, so last night’s episode was a season-ending episode from an earlier season. At the end of it, the guys headed to the North Pole for three months with the hope of being able…

  • Eat Pray Love or Do Something Good

    Angela Walker
    19 Aug 2010 | 8:48 am
    I watched Eat Pray Love last weekend with some friends, and while I enjoyed Julia Roberts’ performance and the beautiful scenery, I left the theater unmoved. Perhaps it’s because I haven’t been divorced, but I know I have had the same feelings of restlessness and dissatisfaction. Sometimes when that happens it’s a sign that God is about to change my assignment. Sometimes it is a sign that I have drifted from him and need to dig in deeper. Sometimes it’s just a season. If that’s what you’re feeling – if the movie resonates with you because…

  • Power for Life: In the Dust of the Messiah

    Angela Walker
    12 Aug 2010 | 10:11 am
    In honor of my brother David, a pastor in Texas, this week’s Power for Life video is In the Dust of the Messiah, from the Faith Lessons series, hosted by Ray Vander Laan. A teacher and historian, Vander Laan’s series takes us through the physical locations of the Bible, bringing to life the places where the stories of the Bible actually happened. In its cultural setting and with his insightful teaching, we come to understand scripture in a different way. In the Dust of the Messiah takes us through Jesus’ calling of His first disciples, then follows them as they travel in His…
 
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  • Watch “The Dark Knight” (2008) Online Free

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    8 Aug 2010 | 9:24 pm
    Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as it drives each of them to their limits. The DivX Plus Web Player is required to play this movie. 1st Half No video? Download the DivX Plus Web Player. 2nd Half No video? Download the DivX Plus [...]

  • Watch “Kick-Ass” (2010) Online Free

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    8 Aug 2010 | 3:10 pm
    Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so. The DivX Plus Web Player is required to play this movie. 1st Half No video? Download the DivX Plus Web Player. 2nd Half No video? Download the [...]

  • Watch “Clash Of The Titans” 2010 Online Free

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    19 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am
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  • Watch “Why Did I Get Married Too?” 2010 Online Free

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    19 Apr 2010 | 1:56 am
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    19 Apr 2010 | 1:50 am
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  • Dwayne Johnson replaces Brendan Fraser

    John
    1 Sep 2010 | 11:36 pm
    Dwayne Johnson will be working on the second part of Journey to the Center of the Earth. Josh Hutcherson, who co-starred with Brendan Fraser in the first film, is definitely back for more. The new movie will be called Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. Johnson is expected to close a deal by the end of this week to appear in the film. He will be the boyfriend to the mother of Hutcherson’s character. It is loosely based on Jules Verne’s novel The Mysterious Island, and says that it will follow Johnson and Hutcherson’s character as they travel to ” a mythical and monstrous island to find…

  • Mark Millar confirms Kick Ass sequel

    John
    1 Sep 2010 | 11:02 pm
    The performance at the box office was dismal, but Kick Ass has been green lit for a sequel. The film will be called Kick Ass 2: Balls to the Wall and is on track for a 2012 release. Mathew Vaughn has been hard at work for the X Men reboot. So it is not certain when the shooting for the film will begin. Mark Millar is known also to open his mouth a little too soon. Mark Millar spoke to Radio 5 and confirmed that, due to strong sales of Kick Ass DVDs. Kick Ass 2 will be surely move forward. The film will start just days after the first part of the franchise. This is what Mark Millar had to say…

  • New Images from The Social Network

    John
    31 Aug 2010 | 11:44 pm
    click the images to get the larger ones. One of the most anticipated film of this year is The Social Network. There have been some new images from the film and also Peter Travers has some good things to say about the film as well. The Social Network is directed by David Fincher and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara who will be seen in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as well and Armie Hammer. The film will release on October 1 st. Similar Posts: Rooney Mara finalized for role in Tattoo The Social Network gets some good music Actual footage trailer from…

  • George Clooney gets a cast for his next

    John
    31 Aug 2010 | 11:34 pm
    George Clooney will be out this week with his next film The American. It looks like an anti-thriller. He is also getting ready to direct his next film Farragut North. He has also readied a star cast for the film that includes Chris Pine, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti. Farragut North was born out of Howard Dean’s 2004 campaign for the Presidential nomination. It is based on the play by Beau Williamson. George Clooney is excited to give the role of the main character to Chris Pine. He is riding high after his success on the Star Trek series reboot. Philip Seymour Hoffman has taken…

  • Anne Hathaway cuts hair for One Day

    John
    31 Aug 2010 | 11:06 pm
    Click the images to get the larger images. She has been getting all good buzz around. Her last film Alice in Wonderland was horrible, but still a box office smash because of the presence of her co star Johnny Depp. She will be next seen in Love and other Drugs, which is sure to be a big hit and probably increase her fan following. Anne Hathaway also cut her hair for her next film for Lone Scherfig called One Day. The film also stars Jim Sturgess, Patricia Clarkson and Romola Garai. The film centers on Emma Dexter who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and they proceed to reunited one…
 
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  • Resident Evil - Afterlife Official Trailer

    2 Sep 2010 | 10:13 am
    Directed by Paul WS Anderson. Starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, and Wentworth Miller. Release Date: September 10, 2010.

  • Machete

    2 Sep 2010 | 9:08 am
    Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Starring Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro, Michelle Rodriguez and Lindsay Lohan. Release Date: September 3rd, 2010

  • Last Train Home

    2 Sep 2010 | 8:20 am
    Directed by Lixin Fan. Starring Surqin Chen and Changhua Zhan. In Theaters September 3, 2010.

  • Going the Distance

    2 Sep 2010 | 7:41 am
    Directed by Nanette Burstein. Starring Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Christina Applegate, Ron Livingston. In Theaters September 3, 2010.

  • Centurion

    2 Sep 2010 | 6:54 am
    Directed by Neil Marshall. Starring Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, and Olga Kurylenko.
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