Villanous Once-Ler From ‘The Lorax’ Revealed [Gallery] By Angie Han/Oct. 20, 2011 3:30 pm EST Anyone who read Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax as a kid is undoubtedly familiar with the title character, the mustachioed orange grump who speaks for the trees. The villainous Once-ler, on the other hand, has always remained more of a mystery. Seuss’ books showed only a pair of long, spindly arms, leaving readers to guess at the rest of his appearance....
VOTD: ‘The Incident At Tower 37’ By Angie Han/April 7, 2011 6:00 am EST Bit Films founder and Hampshire College associate professor Chris Perry has created this animated short, The Incident at Tower 37, about a water processing facility operator who has a crisis of conscience when he realizes where the water in his station comes from. It’s less preachy and more enjoyable than it sounds, though the message — that we need to be more conscientious about how our modern lifestyles can affect nature — still comes across loud and clear....
‘Back To The Future’ Video Game Screenshots Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 24, 2010 10:00 am EST IGN has an interview with Telltale’s co-designer Mike Stemmle which also includes some new screenshots from the game itself. Hit the jump to see a couple new screenshots from the game. Click through to see the images in high resolution on IGN.com: Previously released Concept Art from the game: Here is what we know about the game:...
‘IT Crowd’ Star Richard Ayoade Joins ‘Neighborhood Watch’ By Angie Han/Sept. 14, 2011 10:30 am EST As much as I enjoyed Submarine, I’m thrilled to see that director Richard Ayoade hasn’t decided to forsake his acting career completely. Ayoade is probably best known for his turn as painfully awkward computer tech Moss in the Brit comedy series The IT Crowd, where he proves to be a warm, uniquely hilarious presence from episode to episode....
‘Pink Panther’ Creator Blake Edwards Has Died At Age 88 By Russ Fischer/Dec. 16, 2010 10:58 am EST Blake Edwards, the writer/director/producer who created The Pink Panther and Peter Gunn and directed Experiment in Terror and Breakfast at Tiffanys, has died at age 88. The LA Times reports that he passed on due to complications of pneumonia; he is survived by wife Julie Andrews. Blake Edwards was a giant of comedy thanks to films like The Party and his slapstick Pink Panther series (notably the first two films, The Pink Panther and A Shot in the Dark) but he could mix satire with the broad physical comedy that Peter Sellers did so well as Inspector Clouseau....
‘The Iron Lady’ Trailer – Did You Know Meryl Hasn’t Won An Oscar Since Margaret Thatcher Was Prime Minister? By Angie Han/Dec. 8, 2011 6:00 pm EST Phyllida Lloyd’s Margaret Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady won’t open for a few weeks yet, but with all the buzz Meryl Streep has been getting for her lead turn, it’s no wonder the latest trailer has decided to focus on the woman at its center....
Actually, Gary Ross Isn’t Officially Out For The ‘Hunger Games’ Sequel Just Yet By Angie Han/April 9, 2012 9:30 am EST Basically, all we know for certain at this point is that everything’s still up in the air. If I had to guess, I’d say that Ross would likely return. He’s said to have been very active in developing the first film and the second, and he’s apparently gotten quite close with everyone involved with the project....
Alec Baldwin Drops Out Of ‘Men In Black 3’ By Russ Fischer/March 15, 2011 3:30 pm EST Briefly: Here’s one more small problem for Men in Black 3. The film has been delayed multiple times, has shot one act of the film while the rest of the script is being reworked, and reportedly has a current screenwriter (David Koepp) working on the condition that he doesn’t have to engage at all with the film’s key producer, Walter Parkes....
Big Roles For Newcomers: Kathryn Bigelow Picks Her Osama Bin Laden; Atom Egoyan Finds Damien Echols By Russ Fischer/June 15, 2012 4:30 pm EST If I needed to I could come up with two films more different than Kathryn Bigelow’s “kill Osama Bin Laden” movie Zero Dark Thirty and Atom Egoyan’s West Memphis Three drama Devil’s Knot. But for the sake of argument let’s note that despite being fiction based in truth, they’re still pretty seriously different projects....
Bobcat Goldthwait’s ‘God Bless America’ [TIFF Review] By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 11, 2011 9:00 am EST After learning that he has brain cancer, Frank (played by Joel Murray of Mad Men, Shamelss) decides go out in a blaze of glory. A rebellious teenager named Roxy (Tara Lynne Barr) joins him on his crosscountry journey to rid America of all that is wrong with the country. I hate to tell you any more about the plot, as I feel it is better experienced as a discovery....
Casting Bits: Tina Fey To Star In Paul Weitz’s ‘Admission;’ John Michael Higgins Joins ‘We Bought A Zoo;’ Two For Ron Livingston By Germain Lussier/Jan. 10, 2011 5:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In addition, John Michael Higgins, the hilarious character actor best known for his roles in the Christopher Guest movies, has joined the already stellar cast for Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo and Ron Livingston (Office Space, Swingers) has signed on to join Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton in Disney’s The Odd Life of Timothy Green, about a couple who wishes for a child....
Crazy 4 Cult New York Preview #1: The Sixth Annual Pop Culture Art Show Goes East By Germain Lussier/Aug. 6, 2012 7:00 am EST For the past five years, Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles has hosted what’s become their signature event: Crazy 4 Cult. Initially created with the help of Kevin Smith, the art show has grown by leaps and bounds each year featuring art from almost every single cult movie imaginable....
By Russ Fischer/July 25, 2012 4:30 pm EST Meanwhile, there’s also the possibility that Harmon and Charlie Kaufman’s animated project will get off the ground — fingers crossed for that.
Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Reveals More Plot Details, Including New Sidekicks And A Hero-Villain Connection By Angie Han/July 30, 2012 11:30 am EST As Disney’s Frozen picks up steam, we’re getting some new details on the animated Snow Queen adaptation — which, the more we hear about it, sounds less and less like a Snow Queen adaptation. Not that that’s a bad thing. We’ve known for a while that the movie would center around a female lead journeying across forbidding territory to end the Snow Queen’s spell, but a new synopsis fleshes out the plotline a bit more....
Early Buzz: ‘John Carter’ By Angie Han/Feb. 7, 2012 8:00 am EST One film I’ve been decidedly mixed on is John Carter, Andrew Stanton’s live-action debut. Much as I love the talent involved — stars Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong, etc., screenwriter Michael Chabon, and of course Stanton — I haven’t loved the footage we’ve seen of it so far. But trailers, clips, and Super Bowl spots only tell us so much, and some of the buzz from the early screenings have made the project sound a bit more promising....
Early Buzz: ‘Transformers: Dark Of The Moon’ By Peter Sciretta/June 27, 2011 7:00 am EST Harry Knowles on AICN: “TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON is simply the best film of the franchise – by a great deal.” …. “this film is astonishing to watch in 3D. Easily the best 3D since AVATAR – and in many respects I think it is superior.” … “Personally, I’m looking forward to checking out the 3D again – that last hour is just jaw-dropping....
General Motors Could Turn ‘Cannonball Run’ Into A Feature-Length Commercial; Guy Ritchie Still Possible Director By Russ Fischer/Oct. 19, 2011 3:45 pm EST It’s time for another round of Hypothetical Movie Contract Info. Early this year we heard that Warner Bros. is looking at making a new film called Cannonball Run. That is, of course, the name of an early ’80s racing comedy that spawned a sequel and one or two tenuously-connected DTV films....
Is A ‘TRON: Legacy’ Sequel Imminent? By Germain Lussier/Jan. 13, 2011 12:00 am EST No matter what your thoughts are on TRON: Legacy, the fact of the matter is, it didn’t bomb. It surely wasn’t the runaway smash hit that Disney was hoping for, especially with its IMAX box office playing such an important role, but according to Box Office Mojo, the film will pull in $150 million domestically by the time you read this and has made just under that internationally....
Judd Apatow’s Next Film Hits On June 1, 2012 By Russ Fischer/Oct. 28, 2010 10:11 am EST Briefly: We don’t know what Judd Apatow’s next film as a writer/director/producer will be. We don’t even have a title. He’s writing a script now for the next movie he’ll direct, and that movie now has a release date: June 1, 2012. Remember when this whole idea of deciding the release date before the movie is made was just for big-ticket blockbusters?...
LOL: Point Break Vs. Fast And The Furious By Peter Sciretta/July 29, 2010 1:00 pm EST Have you ever noticed that Fast and the Furious is really just a remake of Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 film Point Break, trading the surf boards for fast cars? Hit the jump to see a video comparison. LOL: Point Break Vs. Fast And The Furious By Peter Sciretta/July 29, 2010 1:00 pm EST...
