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‘Compliance’ - Human Gullibility Is Showcased In Sundance’s Most Controversial Film [Sundance 2012] By Germain Lussier/Jan. 26, 2012 4:30 pm EST Craig Zobel’s Compliance made me want to walk out of the theater. Not as a reaction to the film’s quality, however. On the contrary, Compliance is actually quite accomplished. Actually, it’s so effective it made me want to walk out because the real life events portrayed were so enraging, so unbelievable, so easily avoidable and painted such a bad light on humanity that I could almost not stomach sitting in the theater....

‘For A Good Time Call’ Red-Band Trailer: Phone Sex In The City By Russ Fischer/June 14, 2012 7:30 am EST Offerings for raunchy but smart comedy have been thin this year, and just as Adam Sandler’s That’s My Boy hits theaters, it’s a good time to throw out the Sundance phone sex comedy For A Good Time, Call… as a possible option for anyone who wants some dirty laughs. The film stars Lauren Anne Miller (who co-wrote) as a straightlaced yougn woman who settles into an amazing NYC apartment with a much more free-spirited girl played by Ari Graynor....

‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Teaser Trailer; You’ll Believe Ninjas Can Fly By Germain Lussier/Dec. 12, 2011 4:35 pm EST From the director of Step Up 3D and Justin Bieber: Never Say Never comes G.I. Joe Retaliation! And while that sounds like a joke, once you watch the first trailer for this sequel to the 2009’s The Rise of Cobra, it makes perfect sense. Director Jon Chu, the man in question, has staged what looks to be an adrenaline-filled, action opera with stunts and scenes that are not only beautiful, but seem to explain why so few of the Joe’s from the first film have returned....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Trailer - A King, A Priest, And A Rich Man Walk Into A Bar… By Angie Han/Jan. 30, 2012 10:30 am EST [via TV Line] Whether you’ve read the books or not, it’s clear that there’s no danger of things slowing down anytime soon on this show. If anything, the situation in the Seven Kingdoms looks more dire than ever. Perhaps Ned Stark was actually lucky to get out early....

‘Kung Fu Panda’ Director John Stevenson To Helm ‘Alien Rock Band’; Vanguard Announces Upcoming Film Slate By Adam Quigley/Nov. 10, 2010 7:00 am EST John Stevenson co-directed Kung Fu Panda for DreamWorks Animation, but he’s not returning for the sequel. In fact, he won’t be working with DreamWorks at all in the coming years, as he’s signed a producing/directing pact with Vanguard Films, and already has his next film lined up with them....

‘Lesson Of The Evil’ Trailer: Takashi Miike’s Bloody Schoolyard Rampage By Russ Fischer/July 18, 2012 3:00 pm EST Takashi Miike is one of the most prolific major filmmakers alive, and that leads to the fact that he’s one of the spottiest. When one churns out stories the way Miike does, not every one is going to be great work. But every once in a while he makes a stunner like Thirteen Assassins, or a whackadoo wonder like Gozu or Visitor Q, and then I’m hooked again....

‘Thor’ Photos And Character Posters By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 22, 2011 4:15 pm EST Marvel Entertainment has released a batch of new photos from the upcoming big screen adaptation of Thor. Also, they have released a bunch of character promo posters for Thor, which features Loki, Odin And The Destroyer (found via SpiderMedia). Hit the jump to see all the new images. Official Synopsis: Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, “Thor,” which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard....

‘Your Sister’s Sister’ Trailer: Mark Duplass Is Stuck Between Emily Blunt And Rosemarie Dewitt By Germain Lussier/April 18, 2012 1:30 pm EST If Sundance 2011 was the year of Brit Marling, Sundance 2012 was the year of Mark Duplass. Of course Marling was the new girl in town that year and Duplass had already been around the block, both as an actor and filmmaker, with movies like The Puffy Chair, Humpday and Baghead....

Animal Safety Concerns Cause Cancellation Of HBO’s ‘Luck’ By Russ Fischer/March 14, 2012 4:00 pm EST Michael Mann and David Milch have had difficulty with their HBO series Luck, which follows characters connected through a horse racing track. The series has struggled to find an audience, but was picked up for a second season. During the production of the first season, however, two horses were injured and euthanized during the shoot....

Cool Stuff: Evil Dead/Doom-Parody ‘Boom’ T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 8, 2010 6:00 am EST Today’s t-shirt on Teefury is a Doom/Evil Dead parody design titled “Boom” Designed by Jimiyo, the t-shirt is available for only $9 plus shipping. The bad news is that it’s available for purchase today, and today only (Monday, November 8th 2010). Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi fans should act fast or it will be gone forever. Hit the jump to see the full design....

Cool Stuff: Rich Pellegrino’s Willy Wonka, Big Lebowski And Evil Dead Prints For Sale By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 27, 2010 9:00 am EST Attending Gallery1988’s Crazy4Cult shows is sometimes disappointing. Some of the art you see previewed online isn’t made available in art prints, and the original art, while awesome, is too expensive for many to afford. I was hoping to pick up prints of Rich Pellegrino’s pieces at this year’s Crazy 4 Cult show, but alas, none were available....

Exclusive Interview: Trent Reznor On The Social Network Soundtrack By David Chen/Sept. 29, 2010 11:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Download the interview or Play Now in your Browser: Your browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe to the /Filmcast:

Jason Clarke Cast In Kathryn Bigelow’s Bin Laden Film By Russ Fischer/Nov. 10, 2011 2:30 pm EST The Hurt Locker collaborators and Oscar winners Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal have been moving forward with plans to shoot a film, once called a ‘black ops thriller’ about a Navy SEAL operation meant to kill Osama Bin Laden. The film was already well under development when Bin Laden was actually killed earlier this year....

Johnny Simmons Added To ‘The Perks Of Being A Wallflower’ And ‘21 Jump Street’ By Russ Fischer/April 26, 2011 8:22 am EST One of the consistently great things about Scott Pilgrim vs the World was Johnny Simmons, who didn’t get a lot of screen time but still managed to shine as the wide-eyed aspiring bass player Young Neil. He’s only been in The Conspirator since, and was announced for The Hand Job....

LOL: Clever LEGO Star Wars “Make Your Own Story” Ad Campaign By Angie Han/Feb. 24, 2011 5:00 pm EST If the word “Lego” or the phrase “Star Wars” make you perk up, prepare to have your day brightened. Students from the Sao Paolo advertising school Escola Cuca have created a striking new ad campaign for the Lego Star Wars line of products, and the results are clever, funny and just plain adorable....

Mike O’Malley And Marisa Miller Join ‘R.I.P.D.’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 25, 2011 1:30 pm EST Director Robert Schwentke is filling in the rest of his cast for the soon-to-lens R.I.P.D., an adaptation of the Dark Horse comic series about a recently murdered man (Ryan Reynolds) who is recruited by the Rest In Piece Department, a group dead detectives who police the after life. He teams up with a grizzled old veteran, played by Jeff Bridges, to find out who murdered him and will go up against a character played by Kevin Bacon....

Movie Trailer #3: Gareth Edwards’ ‘Monsters’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 7, 2010 1:30 pm EST We’ve already seen at least two trailers for the festival hit Monsters, directed by Gareth Edwards. Now there’s a new green-band trailer, which can be seen after the break. This one (for now) is only available on Hulu, which means it is meant for, and only accessible by North American audiences. Sorry about that; when there’s a YouTube version (soon, I’d expect) we’ll embed it....

Netflix And DirectTV In Talks To Save AMC’s ‘The Killing’ By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 22, 2012 3:20 pm EST I’m sure we’ll find out the fate of the series sometime in the next month. Previously: Many people who loved the first half of the first season ended up leaving the show after the Season 1 cliffhanger finale. We live in a post-Lost world where the television audiences are no longer willing to go through a season of red herrings ending on a huge swerve....

Nintendo 3DS, Featuring Glasses Free 3D, Coming March 27 By Germain Lussier/Jan. 19, 2011 4:00 pm EST Here’s the full press release on this awesome piece of revolutionary hardware. All your questions are answered here including games that will be released, all the features and more. Awesome stuff. “Nintendo 3DS is a category of one – the experience simply doesn’t exist anywhere else,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “You have to see Nintendo 3DS to believe it....

No-Name Outfit Wants To Make ‘Evil Dead 4;’ Sam Raimi Sues, As Remake Begins Production By Russ Fischer/May 4, 2012 3:00 pm EST That’s where things get weird. Raimi and Tapert once said they’d never do a fourth film. Another company, Award Pictures, took that to mean that Renaissance had abandoned the future use of The Evil Dead name, and wants to make its own fourth film, called either Evil Dead: Consequences (chortle) or Evil Dead: Genesis of the Necronomicon....