‘True Lies’ TV Series Lands At ABC By Russ Fischer/Sept. 18, 2010 2:55 pm EST This is the spot where I could recap the plot of the original film, in which family man / government agent Arnold Schwarzenegger gets his wife (Jamie Lee Curtis) involved in a plot to take out terrorists with nuclear ambition. But (a) you probably know the plot and (b) we have no idea how closely the TV show will relate to the film....
Alex Proyas To Script And Direct Hellboy Creator’s ‘Joe Golem And The Drowning City’ By Russ Fischer/July 12, 2012 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. But Proyas now has another film project coming together, and it is one that also lives in the realm of the fantastic. The property is Joe Golem And The Drowning City, a graphic novel by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, and Christopher Golden....
AMC Picks Up Crime Thriller Television Series ‘The Killing’ By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 11, 2010 2:00 pm EST AMC PICKS UP NEXT ORIGINAL SERIES Untitled Project from Veena Sud, Formerly Known As The Killing Mireille Enos (Big Love) to Star Todays announcement marks the fifth original series greenlight for AMC. The first four were Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Rubicon and The Walking Dead. We are thrilled to be moving forward with this stunning piece of television....
Chris Hemsworth Attached To Film Based On ‘In The Heart Of The Sea,’ Telling A Story That Inspired ‘Moby Dick’ By Russ Fischer/June 11, 2012 4:00 pm EST Chris Hemsworth has been part of three major film releases this year: The Avengers, Snow White and the Huntsman, and The Cabin in the Woods, and he plays one of the lead roles in Ron Howard’s upcoming racing film Rush. But with a sequel to Thor shooting soon and a sequel to Huntsman likely happening next year, he hasn’t signed on to as many new project as some other hot young actors....
Cool Stuff: Mark Englert’s ‘The Walking Dead’ Poster By Germain Lussier/July 5, 2012 4:00 pm EST The Walking Dead is one of the most popular shows on cable TV today, appealing to both genre fans and non-genre fans. It’s got great characters and tension for those who aren’t into gore, and zombie violence for those who are. The show is currently filming its third season (which you can get a glimpse of here) but fans might want to circle the next two Fridays on their calendar too....
DC Universe Online Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 28, 2010 8:00 am EST From time to time we feature video game trailers for movie or comic book related properties, particularly when the trailer is of a certain cinematic quality. At Comic-Con, Sony Online Entertainment released a six minute cinematic trailer for the upcoming DC Universe Online. This might be the closest look at what a Justice League of America movie could look like, at least for a very long while....
First Footage: Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive’ By Russ Fischer/May 5, 2011 9:04 am EST Sometimes, all it takes is two minutes of new footage from a great filmmaker to start the day off right. Here’s your first look at a clip from Drive, the Nicolas Winding Refn film that stars Ryan Gosling as a stunt man / getaway driver. The clip is from very early in the movie, and makes me think that Refn has really managed to bring the script perfectly to life....
By Angie Han/Sept. 23, 2011 6:00 am EST The series revolves around dad Martin (Sutherland) who comes to the realization that his mute autistic son Jake (David Mazouz) has an extraordinary ability to pick up patterns between seemingly unrelated events. Using numbers, Martin must communicate with his son in order to uncover the true meaning behind the mysterious connections. More details after the jump. Whatever you think of the later seasons of 24 and Heroes, there was a time when each of those shows were reliably producing some of the most thrilling, buzzed-about hours of every week....
By Russ Fischer/April 19, 2012 7:15 am EST The primary lineup for the competition slate at the 2012 Cannes has been unveilend, and it is a very strong list of films. There are quite a few expected entries: David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis, Lee Daniels’ The Paperboy, John Hillcoat’s Lawless (formerly The Wettest County), and Andrew Dominik’s Killing Them Softly (formerly Cogan’s Trade), and we already knew that Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom would open the festival....
How To Train Your Dragon Has Become Dreamwork Animation’s Highest Grossing Non-Shrek Movie By Peter Sciretta/June 30, 2010 10:00 am EST DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon opened to a lackluster $43 million in its opening weekend, leading many to call the movie a financial failure. Great reviews (like the ones on /Film) and incredible word of mouth led to a larger and longer than expected run at the box office....
Infographic: How Netflix Is Destroying Blockbuster By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 16, 2011 12:00 pm EST How is Netflix destroying Blockbuster in the movie rental wars? There is an infographic for that. It’s filled with a bunch of interesting facts like, did you know that Netflix has more subscribers than the entire population of Australia? Check out the full infographic after the jump. Via: Online MBA Programs Embed this Image on Your Site:...
By Russ Fischer/Aug. 25, 2011 5:00 am EST Netflix began sending DVDs out to subscribers in 1999, and in the decade-plus since has become one of the single most powerful media forces in the US marketplace. The company’s two-pronged subscription model, DVD-by-mail and the always-on and ever-expanding online streaming service, has probably done more than any other single effort to decimate DVD sales. Netflix numbers are truly impressive, and after the break you’ll find an infographic that charts many of the company’s specific details....
Josh Brolin To Direct And Star In ‘Pitz & Joe’? By Russ Fischer/Dec. 2, 2010 4:00 am EST Briefly: Josh Brolin has already written and directed a short film (in 2008, called X and starring his daughter, Eden) and is now looking to direct and star in an adaptation of the play Pitz & Joe. The play is by Dominique Cierci, and the screenplay for the adaptation is being written by Maya Forbes (Monsters vs Aliens)....
LOL: ‘Taken’ With A Real Dad By Germain Lussier/Aug. 2, 2012 3:00 pm EST We all thought it. How lucky was Maggie Grace’s character in Taken that her father, played by Liam Neeson, was a kick ass secret agent? And how unlucky were the kidnappers to grab the pretty blond with a murderous father? In reality, things might have turned out a little differently and the comedy troupe Captain Hippo has created a short, hilarious video that shows what might have happened if a normal father was on the other end of the phone....
LOL: Captain America: “F*ck Yeah!” TV Spot Remix By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 10, 2011 5:00 am EST CelticPredator has improved the Super Bowl commercial for Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger, by replacing the soundtrack with the song “America, Fuck Yeah” from Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s Team America: World Police. The result is better than you might imagine. Hit the jump to watch it now. via: High Def LOL: Captain America: “F*ck Yeah!...
LOL: Don Cheadle Redefines ‘Captain Planet’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 31, 2011 9:30 am EST I never watched Captain Planet. Because, you know, a cartoon about an eco-superhero saving the planet? Snooze. But make a live action version with Don Cheadle as a power-drunk Captain Planet and I would watch the shit out of it. Need proof? Hit the jump for the only version of Captain Planet that matters. It’s the totally zoned-out, wasted on gaia power face Cheadle makes towards the end that really killed me....
New ‘The Hobbit’ Image Anticipates Trailer Release By Russ Fischer/Dec. 20, 2011 10:00 am EST What has caught the eye of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman)? It’s like he’s staring over my shoulder at some approaching wonder. It’s probably not footage from the movie in which he stars, and perhaps we’ll find out what he sees when that footage is unveiled. In fact, we’ll see the first trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey tonight at 10pm EST / 7pm PST, and I’m very much looking forward to Peter Jackson’s return to Middle-Earth....
Screenwriters Hired For Steve Carell’s Biopic Of ‘We Built This City’ Songwriter Dennis Lambert By Russ Fischer/Sept. 28, 2010 6:48 pm EST One of the more unusual projects in the long list of potential films for Steve Carell is a dramatic feature based on the documentary Of All the Things, which chronicles an unlikely tour of the Philippines undertaken by songwriter Dennis Lambert. We heard about this project in May when Warner Bros....
TCxBD: Noam Murro’s Live-Action Halo: Reach “Deliver Hope” Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 27, 2010 6:00 am EST Want to get another glimpse at what a big screen Halo movie could look like? Microsoft has released a new live-action trailer for the video game Halo: Reach, the second spot directed by 49-year old Israeli commercial director Noam Murro, who in 2008 made his feature film debut with the indie dramedy Smart People....
The Final Trailer: The Last Airbender By Peter Sciretta/April 23, 2010 2:38 pm EST Yesterday it was announced that M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender would be released in 3D (post converted). And today, Paramount Pictures has released an awesome new full length movie trailer for the upcoming big screen adaptation. The new trailer shows a lot more, most noticeably are the creatures. Watch the trailer right now after the jump and please leave your thoughts in the comments below....
