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Superhero Bits: The Dark Knight Rises, Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Stan Lee, War Machine By Germain Lussier/May 31, 2012 12:30 pm EST Want to see even more Dark Knight Rises banners and fan-created posters? When do The Dark Knight Rises tickets go on sale? How is The Amazing Spider-Man viral going? Did Loki actually get what he wanted in The Avengers? Which Jersey Shore character is getting their own comic book? What DC Comic book characters will be fighting in a brand new video game?...

The JustifiedCast S3E02 - Cut Ties (GUEST: Maureen Ryan From Huffington Post) By David Chen/Jan. 25, 2012 4:00 pm EST Dave Chen chats with TV critic Maureen Ryan about this week’s Justified. How well do Carla Gugino and Mykelti Williamson fare in their introductory episode for the series? Tune in to find out. E-mail us and let us know what you thought of the episode, as well as of the podcast, at justifiedcast@gmail....

The Walking Dead Featurette: The Creation Of “Bicycle Girl” By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 9, 2010 3:00 pm EST AMC has released a new featurette for the upcoming Frank Darabont-directed television series adaptation of The Walking Dead. The new behind the scenes video shows Special Effects Make-Up Designer Greg Nicotero creating “Bicycle Girl”, showcasing “the transformation of a vibrant young woman to emaciated, decomposing zombie.” Hit the jump to watch it now....

TV Bits: Vince Gilligan Has No Idea How ‘Breaking Bad’ Will End, Plus: Aaron Sorkin, ‘New Girl’, ‘Up All Night’, Syfy’s ‘Defiance’ By Angie Han/Dec. 7, 2011 9:30 am EST Gilligan’s lack of a plan is actually nothing new for the show. He’s talked in the past about the writing team “actively try[ing] to paint ourselves into corners at the end of episodes – at the end of seasons, at the end of scenes sometimes,” and so far it’s worked out beautifully for them....

WTF: Cell Phone At 1928 Premiere Of Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Circus?’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 25, 2010 4:36 pm EST On the 25th anniversary of the Back to the Future story, it’s fitting that we finally have visual evidence time travel will eventually be possible. Not really of course, but there’s a video going around, mostly thanks to Roger Ebert, of footage from the DVD extras of Charlie Chaplin’s 1928 film The Circus, which appears to show a woman walking and talking on a cell phone....

/Film Interview: ‘X-Men: First Class’ Director Matthew Vaughn By Germain Lussier/May 25, 2011 5:00 pm EST On top of that, the film is solid; an entertaining love letter to the X-Men franchise that’s both a treat for fans but totally accessible to non-fans. Most of that is thanks to magnetic lead performances and a well-thought out screenplay that Vaughn co-wrote along with writing partner Jane Goldman and Thor writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz....

‘Lord Of The Rings’ Extended Editions Coming Back To Theaters This June By Germain Lussier/April 26, 2011 9:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Before June 28, when your Blu-ray player can finally take the long route to Mordor, the entire extended edition of Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy returns to the big screen. AMC, which has been playing a lot of classic films in anticipation of big Blu-ray releases, will show the extended editions of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King on consecutive weeks in June, opening on the 14th, 21st and 28th respectively....

‘Red State’ Officially In The Black, Screens For Quentin Tarantino By Germain Lussier/April 19, 2011 7:00 am EST Love him or hate him, Kevin Smith has can now hang his own “Mission Accomplished” banner. He’s taken his tiny little horror film Red State, premiered it at Sundance, decided to self-distribute it, taken it on the road and now, officially, turned a profit without spending a dime on marketing. The film, which cost $5 million to make, saved $1 million from California state tax incentives, making the total investment $4 million....

‘The Pirates! Band Of Misfits’ UK Trailer #2 By Russ Fischer/Oct. 25, 2011 3:00 pm EST Can you resist the grinning appeal of a new claymation animated film from Aardman Animation? I’m not certain that I can, if the first trailer for The Pirates! Band of Misfits is any indication. The film adapts Gideon Defoe’s book The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists — a loopy tale of high-seas misadventure and scientfic discovery — with a vocal cast that includesHugh Grant, Martin Freeman, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek, Brian Blessed, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey, and Ashley Jensen....

‘The Woman In Black’ Short Trailer: A Ghost Story, Abbreviated By Russ Fischer/Nov. 22, 2011 4:30 pm EST We’ve seen a couple trailers for The Woman in Black, the first film to feature Daniel Radcliffe in the post-Harry Potter stage of his career. But this new trailer, which clocks in at a very economical sixty seconds, is the best yet. It is just that economy that makes it work, as we’re given just enough plot setup and hints of thrills and ghostly horror to let the film start to get its hooks in....

‘Time Bandits’ May Be Remade As An Action Franchise For Kids By Russ Fischer/March 31, 2011 2:00 pm EST Time Bandits is a wonderful kids movie that also happens to be clever enough for adults. It has grand adventure; weirdness that is both mundane (an impotent fairy tale prince) and outlandish (a troupe of time-traveling thieves); and it is deeply, wonderfully silly. Time Bandits is permeated by a sense of unpredictability that makes the film seem like it came from the mind of either a child or someone deranged....

‘Tomb Raider’ Reboot To Explore Ruins In 2013 By Russ Fischer/March 7, 2011 10:00 pm EST Like it or not, Tomb Raider heroine Lara Croft has become an internationally-recognized icon. Present an attractive brunette with a long ponytail, tight t-shirt, short shorts and a couple of pistols and enough people will recognize Croft to plunk down a few bucks to watch her explore ruins and fight off bad guys. Or that’s the idea, at least, and the reason that Graham King’s GK Films — the company that financed The Tourist — is preparing a Tomb Raider reboot aimed for 2013....

2012 Academy Awards Live Blog By Germain Lussier/Feb. 26, 2012 4:33 pm EST Keep up with all the events at this year’s Oscars – including the winners – after the jump. Here’s the latest: Best Picture Thoughts: Congrats Harvey, you grabbed another one. But, to be honest, the fact that a black and white silent film won Best Picture against such a star-studded line up is pretty extraordinary. Best Actress in a Leading Role...

A ‘Wicked’ Adaptation Is Finally Happening…As A TV Miniseries By Russ Fischer/Jan. 9, 2011 5:30 pm EST Every time we run a story about one of the Wizard of Oz films that are in development, the same question comes up: where’s Wicked? The Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West told the story of Oz from the perspective of the witch of the title, then spawned a tremendously successful stage musical, and there have been rumors of a film for several years....

Again, The Question: Will Pixar Make A Marvel Studios Movie? By Russ Fischer/June 15, 2012 7:00 am EST As soon as Disney bought Marvel, one question popped up and hasn’t gone away since: will Pixar make a movie with Marvel characters? The revered animation studio has already come close, as Brad Bird’s The Incredibles is a better Fantastic Four movie than either of the two live-action movies released by Fox....

All The ‘Super 8’ Clue Photos; Trailer Release Date Revealed? By Germain Lussier/Feb. 23, 2011 1:30 pm EST After we got our first glimpse of footage of J.J. Abrams’ June 10th release Super 8 during the Super Bowl, would-be movie detectives began to find hidden clues embedded in the commercial. They then discovered there were multiple versions of the commercial floating around with very slight changes that added context to some of the cryptic images....

Bruce Lee Script Treatment ‘The Silent Flute’ Gets New Life By Russ Fischer/April 15, 2010 11:02 am EST There’s always a serious cachet to making a film based on a ’lost’ story or treatment from a deceased talent. For example, we’ve just been talking about Lunatic at Large, which will be based on a long treatment Jim Thompson wrote for Stanley Kubrick. Today an old Bruce Lee story is coming back to light....

Clint Eastwood’s ‘A Star Is Born’ Won’t Star Leonardo DiCaprio, May Delay Because Of Beyoncé’s Pregnancy By Russ Fischer/Aug. 29, 2011 9:32 am EST Briefly: Last night was MTV’s Video Music Awards, and with the exception of the trailer premiere for The Hunger Games, it sounds like it was a broadcast dominated by proof of Beyoncé’s pregnancy more than anything else. Big deal right? It might actually be for Clint Eastwood, who has been planning to shoot a new version of A Star is Born with the singer starring in the central role of a young woman who dreams of stardom and finds it through the aid of a washed-up older leading man....

Comic-Con Video Game Trailer: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2010 9:00 am EST PlayStation has released a new Comic-Con exclusive movie trailer for the upcoming video game adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Check it out now, after the jump. Comic-Con Video Game Trailer: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2010 9:00 am EST PlayStation has released a new Comic-Con exclusive movie trailer for the upcoming video game adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs....

Cool Stuff: Chewbacca In ‘Attack Position’ On New Mondo ‘Star Wars’ Poster By Germain Lussier/Nov. 11, 2010 12:30 pm EST Justin Ishmael of Mondo Tees promised more and more famous characters in the second half of their sold out Star Wars poster series and he’s already delivered. The last print featured Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker (in a moment that might have been ruined years prior) and the latest print features everyone’s favorite Wookie co-pilot Chewbacca....