/Film Has Your Ticket To See ‘John Carter’ In IMAX 3D, For Free, On Monday March 5 By Germain Lussier/March 2, 2012 9:00 am EST How confident is Disney that fans are going to love the world and story director Andrew Stanton has created with his sci-fi, fantasy epic John Carter? They want to send Los Angeles area /Film readers to see it, in IMAX 3D, for free. The screening takes place 7:30 p....
‘Monsters’ Sequel Takes The Infestation Global, But Keeps The Focus On Human Struggle By Russ Fischer/June 27, 2012 3:00 pm EST We know the film is set to be titled Monsters: Dark Continent, and now we’ve got a long plot description that gives a really good idea of where the film is going. Hint: the monsters are now everywhere. Oh, and there just might be an echo of Heart of Darkness — or Apocalypse Now — in there....
‘My Week With Marilyn’ Trailer: Michelle Williams As Cinema Icon By Russ Fischer/Oct. 5, 2011 6:30 pm EST One of the great pleasures of cinema is watching people live out the lives of others, and therefore the biopic thrives. It isn’t enough that movies have enshrined many personalities in perpetuity; we still love seeing their lives lived again, through others. And so we have My Week With Marilyn, a film in which Michelle Williams has the unenviable task of conjuring the presence of one of cinema’s most famous icons....
‘The Punisher’ Being Developed As Procedural Cop Show By Russ Fischer/Oct. 21, 2011 9:00 am EST The show will feature Marvel’s angry vigilante Frank Castle, but this won’t be the version of the character you’ve seen in almost any other incarnation. The TV version of the Punisher will be Frank Castle, NYPD detective by day, and vigilante by night. Think of The Equalizer, only with many more guns. Variety says that former Chicago cop and Third Watch co-creator Ed Bernero will be the exec producer of the show, which will see the Punisher “seeking justice for those failed by the court system....
‘Total Recall’ Remake Gets An Official Mars-Free Plot Synopsis By Germain Lussier/Jan. 16, 2012 4:30 pm EST All’s been quiet on the Total Recall front as of late. The last post we put up regarding the Len Wiseman-directed reboot starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston and John Cho, was a few set videos of hover crafts from the film. That was September. Now it’s January, the film is eight months away and Sony has released an official plot synopsis....
‘Tron Legacy’ Director Joseph Kosinski Explains The Film’s Reshoots By Russ Fischer/Sept. 27, 2010 8:34 pm EST There’s a great deal of Tron Legacy information hitting the web this week, because over the weekend Disney showed a chunk of the film to some editors at a press day in Los Angeles. Most of the film’s creative talent was on hand, too. So now we’ve got some new comments from director Joseph Kosinski, with some of the most interesting being in answer to questions about the film’s recent reshoots....
AMC Greenlights ‘Secret Stash,’ Kevin Smith’s Comic Shop Reality Series By Germain Lussier/Sept. 1, 2011 12:30 pm EST Mark the date: September 1, 2011. A banner day for Kevin Smith. Not only does his controversial film Red State hit all sorts of video on demand outlets today but AMC has just officially greenlit Secret Stash (working title), a reality show set in his Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash comic book store in Red Bank, NJ....
Andy Serkis Is Officially Returning For ‘The Hobbit’ [Update: Ian McKellen, Too] By Russ Fischer/Jan. 10, 2011 3:22 pm EST Peter Jackson is slowly gathering Lord of the Rings veterans for The Hobbit. First there were Cate Blanchett and then Elijah Wood. Now we know that Andy Serkis will definitely be back in a mo-cap suit to reprise the role of Gollum.Update: And so will Ian McKellan. More after the break....
Bill Hader Has No Idea About ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Casting By Germain Lussier/Dec. 15, 2010 10:30 am EST Dan Aykroyd seems to be massaging the truth when it comes to Ghostbusters 3. He has no problem talking about the long gestating and perma-rumored project, but even when the co-writer, co-star and co-producer offers up a supposed confirmation, it has to be taken with a grain of salt. Last month, for example, he “confirmed” some casting rumors that actors like Bill Hader and Anna Faris were being considered for roles in the new film....
Blu-Ray Geek Deals: Back To The Future Trilogy And Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy For Only $23.99 Each By Peter Sciretta/June 6, 2012 11:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
By Russ Fischer/Feb. 8, 2011 10:30 am EST How do you sell a strange, very art-oriented movie that primarily appeals to a small, if dedicated audience? A great poster doesn’t hurt. Back in the ’90s it seemed like Chris Ware was everywhere. As his comic The Acme Novelty Library gained huge, unexpected popularity, you could see Chris Ware work all over the place. He did book jackets, magazine work and posters....
Dean Devlin And Roland Emmerich Are Working On ‘Independence Day 2;’ Want To Make ‘Stargate’ Sequels By Germain Lussier/July 9, 2012 1:00 pm EST Read his quote and more after the jump. Here’s Devlin’s quote from The Hollywood Reporter: He continues: I can tell you that Roland and I have been working together for the first time in 11 years and we’re every excited about the idea of doing it. Whether or not we can make this happen, if we can get all the pieces to come together, that’s gonna be challenging....
First Look: ‘Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter,’ Plus Some New Details By Germain Lussier/May 9, 2011 10:00 am EST You don’t have to wait until next summer to see what Benjamin Walker is going to look like as the ax-wielding, vampire killing 16th President of the United States. While most major films wait until after shooting is done to begin building hype, The New York Times has published a feature article on Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter that includes our first look at the film while it’s still in production in Louisiana....
Help Tim Burton Write A ‘Stainboy’ Story Via Twitter By Russ Fischer/Nov. 23, 2010 9:30 am EST “Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was called in to investigate mysterious glowing goo on the gallery floor.” That’s the opening to Tim Burton’s Twitter-based exquisite corpse experiment, which is weaving a story for his nervous watercolor superhero Stainboy, 140 characters at a time. What better technique for Tim Burton than the exquisite corpse, which is a sequential collaborative storytelling method, in which each person builds on the last material submitted....
Irvin Kershner, Director Of ‘The Empire Strikes Back,’ Has Died At 87 By Russ Fischer/Nov. 29, 2010 7:13 am EST Irvin Kershner, who directed the first (and best) sequel to Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, has died in Los Angeles. The AFP reports that he had been suffering from a long illness, citing his goddaughter, but does not otherwise report a specific cause of death. The director was born in Philadelphia in 1923, and had early training in music and photography before starting his directorial career as a documentary filmmaker in the ’50s, when he made films abroad for the United States Information Agency....
Kat Dennings Officially Set To Return For ‘Thor: The Dark World’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 21, 2012 4:53 pm EST Briefly: As the Thor sequel Thor: The Dark World has been in development, we’ve known that almost all of the first film’s cast would return. One notably unconfirmed participant, however, was Kat Dennings, who has since landed work on the TV series 2 Broke Girls. With the Thor sequel set to shoot this fall there was some question about her availability, but that has evidently been resolved....
LOL: Harry Potter And The Rejected Scenes - “The Sorting Hat” By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 16, 2010 6:00 am EST Our friends the Fine Bros. have started a newest web comedy series titled Harry Potter and the Rejected Scenes. The first episode, “The Sorting Hat”, is a Harry Potter Parody which re-imagines the scene from the first film where Harry gets sorted. Watch it now embedded after the jump. LOL: Harry Potter And The Rejected Scenes - “The Sorting Hat”...
Movie Trailer: Peter Weir Returns With ‘The Way Back’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 8, 2010 9:42 am EST Peter Weir has been making stunning films for forty years. Part of the Australian New Wave, he turned out landmarks Picnic at Hanging Rock and The Last Wave (get thee to Criterion if you haven’ t seen those!) as early features before segueing into ambitious mainstream movies like The Truman Show and Master and Commander....
New ‘Avatar’ Special Edition To Hit iTunes, With Multi-Layered Look At Effects By Russ Fischer/Dec. 16, 2011 2:30 pm EST Given the degree to which many of us enjoy seeing the work in progress version of movies, especially when they reveal the process of converting raw footage into a very polished final version, this might be of more interest than your typical special edition re-release. Check out a trailer below to see some of the features in action....
One More ‘X-Men: First Class’ Character Trailer Re-Introduces Mystique By Russ Fischer/May 6, 2011 5:10 pm EST Of all the secondary characters in the X-Men universe, casual viewers might be most familiar with Mystique, mostly because in previous films she was played by Rebecca Romijn wearing little more than blue paint and contacts. Makes for a memorable portrayal, even if her version of the character really didn’t get to do all that much....
