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Razzie Shortlist Reveals New Category: ‘Worst Eye-Gouging Misuse Of 3D’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 4, 2011 3:00 pm EST As the movie industry evolves, so to do the Razzies. The anti-Oscars, which infamously recognize the worst movies of the year, have announced their short list of eligible films which includes a brand new category: Worst Eye-Gouging Misuse of 3D. What films are eligible for that award as well as Worst Film of the Year and more?...

Sales Trailer: Dead Of Night By Russ Fischer/Aug. 17, 2010 7:50 am EST We’ve wondered when we’d see a trailer for the Dylan Dog comic book adaptation Dead of Night, and now that a sales trailer has arrived, it’s easy to see why so little material has been forthcoming. This one looks pretty terrible. Already earning frequent comparisons to Buffy the Vampire Slayer thanks to over-lit scenes, TV-worthy staging and the very Buffy-like makeup, it isn’t too difficult to guess why this one doesn’t yet have distribution....

Screenwriter Hired For Mark Millar’s ‘Nemesis’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 11, 2011 11:30 am EST Movie geeks have a weird relationship with Mark Millar. We simply adore his work: Civil War, The Ultimates, Wanted and obviously Kick Ass, but we get supremely frustrated with his penchant for saying things that seem far-fetched. For example, with one of his latest comic books, Nemesis, Millar was out in force well before the release talking about how Hollywood was chomping at the bit to adapt it....

Sony Developing A Mixed-Martial Arts Movie Starring…Kevin James? By Russ Fischer/Sept. 15, 2010 11:01 am EST That loud ’thwack!’ you just heard was the sound of thousands of fight enthusiasts face-palming in unison. As part of Sony’s continuing program to make money off the same audience that turned Paul Blart: Mall Cop into a big hit, the studio is developing a new, as yet untitled comedy that will see Kevin James winning fights in the Octagon....

Steven Spielberg’s ‘War Horse’ Trailer By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2011 11:36 pm EST The official movie trailer for Steven Spielberg’s big screen adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s World War I novel War Horse has been released online. Watch it now embedded after the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Official Information: WAR HORSE DREAMWORKS PICTURES Cast: Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Kebbell Director: Steven Spielberg Producers: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy Executive Producers: Frank Marshall, Revel Guest Screenplay by: Lee Hall and Richard Curtis Based on the book by: Michael Morpurgo (and the recent stage play by Nick Stafford, produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain and directed by Tom Morris and Marianne Elliot) Drama December 28, 2011 From director Steven Spielberg comes “War Horse,” an epic adventure for audiences of all ages....

Tim Burton’s ‘Frankenweenie’ Logo Revealed [D23 Expo] By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 20, 2011 4:30 pm EST Walt Disney Pictures have released the official title treatment/logo for Tim Burton’s big screen adaptation of Frankenweenie. Hit the jump to check it out and see a comparison against the original logo from Burton’s his earlier short film. Original title treatment from the short film: Official Title Treatment for the new movie: Official One Pager: FRANKENWEENIE WALT DISNEY PICTURES Genre: Comedy adventureRating: TBDU....

VOTD: Touching, Vivid Animated Short ‘Crayon Dragon’ By Russ Fischer/May 16, 2012 6:00 am EST CalArts animation student Toniko Pantoja might be a filmmaker to watch. The animator’s second-year project, Crayon Dragon, is a lovely little three-minute piece that has two nicely-realized characters, a wild imagination, and a good sense of depth and space. It could almost be the pitch for a good Nintendo game, but at the same time is full of the spirit of some classic Disney and Don Bluth work....

Wally Pfister And ‘Inception’ Take Top Prize At American Society Of Cinematographers Awards By Russ Fischer/Feb. 13, 2011 10:30 pm EST Here’s something for those who have wanted to see Inception nominated or awarded with more significant honors than the film has been given so far in the awards season. Sure, the top prize from the American Society of Cinematographers is essentially a technical award, but it is the technical award, and taking the prize is no small honor....

‘Prometheus’ Updates: Rafe Spall Cast, Noomi Rapace Talks About Her Character By Germain Lussier/March 7, 2011 3:30 pm EST Prometheus, Ridley Scott’s pseduo-return to the Alien universe is one of those movies that everyone will be dissecting and discussing right up until release. It’s got that perfect combination of a well-known universe, great filmmaker, top notch screenwriter and stellar cast that’s bound to excite even the most fair-weather film fan....

‘The Adventures Of Tintin:’ Loads Of New Images By Russ Fischer/Sept. 19, 2011 1:00 pm EST It’s been three years since Steven Spielberg last had a film in theaters bearing his credit as director. This year, however, we get two: the WWI stage play adaptation War Horse, opening on December 28, and the long-in-development The Adventures of Tintin, which hits Europe in little over a month and will play in the US beginning on December 23....

Breaking: Gary Coleman Dead At 42 By Peter Sciretta/May 28, 2010 10:52 am EST

Christopher Lambert May Have A Part In ‘Ghost Rider 2’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 11, 2010 10:00 pm EST Briefly: Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (Crank) will soon be shooting the sequel to Ghost Rider. The film stars Nicolas Cage, reprising the role of Johnny Blaze, while Ciaran Hinds, Idris Elba and Johnny Whitworth are all set to play parts. The cast may now be getting a bit of competition for Cage’s brand of crazy....

Comic-Con Trailer: AMC’s The Walking Dead By Peter Sciretta/July 26, 2010 4:00 am EST We usually refrain from posting video taped trailers/footage, but this time I can’t help myself. At Comic-Con, AMC premiered an exclusive trailer for the Frank Darabont-directed (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) small screen adaptation of The Walking Dead at Comic-Con. I can’t tell you how excited I am about this upcoming series. Someone at the panel recorded the trailer, and has posted it on YouTube....

Could James Cameron Direct ‘Cleopatra’ Before ‘Avatar 2?’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 14, 2010 2:56 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If Rudin is able to bring Cameron on board, it would make an already A List production an A+ Oscar contender. Sure, Cameron is still getting ready to write Avatar 2, is producing At the Mountains of Madness for Guillermo Del Toro as well as a 3D Fantastic Voyage remake, but when you’re James Cameron, if you want to take a few years and direct a mega budget period Angelina Jolie movie…you can do that....

Die Hard 24/7 And Fantastic Four Reborn? By Peter Sciretta/June 8, 2010 10:54 pm EST Goldsman got his start in Hollywood as a screenwriter, and at one point wrote the bad Batman movies (Forever and Batman & Robin). More recently he has made the transition into producer of such films as I Am Legend, Hancock, and the upcoming comic book films Jonah Hex and The Losers. Die Hard 5 This comes after Bruce Willis made claims at the Cop Out junket in New York City that not only would he like to do another Die Hard film, but “I think we’re going to do a ‘Die Hard 5’ next year....

Geek Deal: Scott Pilgrim 2-Disc DVD/Blu-Ray Combo For Only $7.99 By Peter Sciretta/April 12, 2012 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Geek Deals: Wizard Of Oz, The Office, Star Trek, Goodfellas, Frida, English Patient, Shakespeare In Love And MORE By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 16, 2011 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Also: JJ Abrams’ Star Trek on DVD for only $3.49, 90% off the $35 msrp. The TV deal of the week is The Office: Seasons 1-7 on DVD for only $107.99, 64% off the $300 msrp....

Gina Carano First Star Attached To Female ‘Expendables’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 24, 2012 4:56 pm EST In a move that will surprise no one, former MMA fighter and Haywire star Gina Carano has just been cast in a still untitled film pitched as “The Female Expendables.” The project, which will be produced by Adi Shankar’s company 1984 Private Defense Contrators (The Grey, Machine Gun Preacher, Killing Them Softly) came together last month after the successful opening of The Expendables 2....

In Defense Of ‘Sucker Punch’ - Uncovering The Method Behind Zack Snyder’s Madness By Adam Quigley/March 27, 2011 5:53 pm EST What is it that these tentpole action films have in common? They all received better reviews than Sucker Punch. Yes, once hailed as being among the more anticipated cinematic outings of the year, writer/director Zack Snyder’s fantastical pop culture mash-up was unleashed in theaters this week only to be met with an overwhelming amount of sneering hostility and ridicule....

M. Night Shyamalan Posts Concept Art From ‘After Earth’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 18, 2012 10:00 am EST M. Night Shyamalan is mere weeks away from getting back in the director’s chair for his Will Smith/Jaden Smith sci-fi epic After Earth and he’s already begun to use social media to tease us all about it. The director of Unbreakable and The Sixth Sense recently tweeted two photos from the production offices of the film, which is about a family who crash lands on Earth 1000 years after humans have left the planet....