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‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring’ Was Released 10 Years Ago Today By Germain Lussier/Dec. 19, 2011 6:00 am EST It all let up to ten years ago today, December 19, 2001, when dream became a reality and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in theaters nationwide. It opened to about $75 million over its first five days, eventually grossed $315 million domestic, $871 million internationally, garnered 13 Oscar nominations – including best picture – and won four....

By Angie Han/April 14, 2011 11:30 am EST A couple of months back, we featured a teaser for The Prodigies, an upcoming French animated feature based on Bernard Lenteric’s 1981 novel La Nuit des enfants rois. Both the novel and the film revolve around a group of superpowered teenagers determined to destroy the world, and the one person who can stop them. Warner Bros. France has now released a full trailer, which you can watch after the jump....

‘The Three Stooges,’ From The Farrelly Brothers, Hits In April 2012 By Russ Fischer/Sept. 9, 2011 4:16 pm EST I’m very curious to see what Peter and Bobby Farrelly have done with The Three Stooges, which is a film they’ve wanted to make for years, and eventually shot early this year in Atlanta with Sean Hayes as Larry, Chris Diamantopoulos as Moe, and Will Sasso as Curly. Have they come up with something that will have any of the iconic comic appeal of the original Stooges?...

‘Transformers: The Ride’ Queue Concept Art Leaked By Peter Sciretta/June 2, 2011 2:14 pm EST In October 2008, Universal Studios announced that they would be launching a theme park attraction based on Michael Bay’s Transformers at the Hollywood and Singapore theme parks. The ride will use High Definition 3D footage, along with practical special effects and “stunning” robotics (ie expect giant animatronic robots) to “place humans in the middle of a war between the Autobots and Decepticons”....

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ‘The Governator’ Will Also Become A 3D Film By Russ Fischer/April 4, 2011 7:05 am EST Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first big move back into entertainment after finishing out his term as governor of California is the animated TV series and superhero comic book project The Governator, which is being developed with Stan Lee. The show will be exactly what the title suggests: Arnold voices and is the the design basis for a superhero that fights bad guys and gridlocked state legislatures....

Christopher Guest And ‘Bridesmaids’ Star Chris O’Dowd Planning ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’-Style Satire For Television By Angie Han/May 23, 2012 10:00 am EST More and more, it’s seeming like TV is as good a place to look for big-screen talents as the multiplex. Charlie Kaufman and Catherine Keener signed on for an HBO comedy earlier this week, and now Christopher Guest is heading to the small screen as well, for a half-hour single-camera comedy titled Family Tree....

By Angie Han/Sept. 29, 2011 1:30 pm EST It should go without saying that we at /Film have tremendous respect for the great filmmakers of eras past and present, but we also love to celebrate the devotion that these artists inspire. It’s why we regularly feature fan-created art and videos that double as both homages to these auteurs and wonderfully creative works in their own right. We’ve shown you the work of Madhi Chowdhury in the past, in a previous post we did of his beautiful posters for films like Apocalypse Now and Black Swan....

By Germain Lussier/Aug. 31, 2011 5:00 am EST The fact that John Carpenter’s They Live is a commentary on consumption, subliminal messages and propaganda isn’t some kind of radical statement. In fact, it’s the opposite of that. But when you put Nintendo’s Super Mario in the mix, things get a little bit more interesting. That’s what artist Fernando Reza has done with a set of previously sold out posters and, after the jump, you can check them out along with a poster for They Live and another one with Mario that sort of ties the idea together....

Cool Stuff: Unused ‘Hanna’ Concept Posters By Adam Quigley/April 22, 2011 8:00 am EST As much fun as it is to take a gander at the new movie posters being released every week, it’s often the case that a film’s best marketing material never makes it past the design stage, as studios tend to opt for simpler, more star-oriented imagery that’s more likely to generate interest in mass audiences. Case in point: These poster concepts for Hanna, which put to the shame the actual posters used to advertise the film....

Crazy In Blood: First Official Photos Of Chloë Grace Moretz And Julianne Moore In ‘Carrie’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 23, 2012 7:30 am EST Part of the narrative surrounding the creation of Kimberly Peirce’s new adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel Carrie is that the film will hew closer to the novel than did Brian De Palma’s classic version, and therefore differ substantially from it. That may end up being true, and yet the first two official photos from the film highlight the similarities between Peirce’s new version and De Palma’s original....

Crew Member Dies On Set Of ‘The Lone Ranger’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 21, 2012 4:00 pm EST Briefly: Tragedy has befallen Gore Verbinski’s latest film, The Lone Ranger. A crew member passed away while setting up some kind of underwater scene on Friday. Disney has yet to release his name or job description but confirmed the terrible loss in a brief statement. We regretfully confirm that a Lone Ranger crew member has passed away after being taken to a local hospital....

Exclusive Poster Art For ‘Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 26, 2011 4:30 pm EST Hong Kong action legend Tsui Hark’s new film, Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame, opens next week in New York and Los Angeles and to promote the adventure epic, artist Pale Horse has created an eye-catching piece of poster art that we’re proud to exclusive premiere....

By Russ Fischer/June 24, 2010 11:01 am EST I’ve been waiting for Fernando Meirelles to make a new film I can really love in the same way I loved City of God. The Constant Gardener had its high points, but Blindness was a serious disappointment in a lot of ways. So, especialy since the news comes in the midle of a dispirited summer movie seasons, I’m holding out hope for 360, the new film that Meirelles will direct from a script by Peter Morgan....

Geek Deals: Bambi Blu-ray/DVD Combo For $19.99, Men In Black And Rocky Balboa On Blu-Ray For Under $10 By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 26, 2011 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Geek Deals: The Sound Of Music, Lost And The Rock By Peter Sciretta/March 10, 2011 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. They are also selling Michael Bay’s The Rock on Blu-ray for only $9.49, 53% off the $20 retail price.

Here’s What Larry David’s HBO Movie Is About By Germain Lussier/Aug. 3, 2012 4:30 pm EST Larry David is indeed making a movie and it will indeed premiere on HBO. This we now know to be 100% true. Greg Mottola is attached to direct, Jon Hamm will likely co-star but, like most projects the creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm is behind, everything else has been very hush hush....

Inception UK TV Spot By Russ Fischer/May 21, 2010 7:40 am EST There’s a new UK TV spot for Christopher Nolan’s Inception: a sixty-second clip that does a good job of getting the idea of the movie across without seeming to give away too much. Didn’t want to watch the last full trailer when you heard it showed off too much? This is the clip for you; check it out after the break....

Movie Trailer: Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work By Peter Sciretta/May 13, 2010 12:00 pm EST The documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival to acclaim. JOAN RIVERS – A PIECE OF WORK takes the audience on a year long ride with Joan Rivers in her 76th year of life; it peels away the mask of an iconic comedian, laying bare both the struggle and thrill of living life as a groundbreaking female performer....

MPAA Pulls ‘The Hangover: Part II’ Trailer From Movie Theaters? By Peter Sciretta/April 6, 2011 7:00 am EST This week, movie theaters across the country received a notice asking them to remove the movie trailer for The Hangover Part II from Source Code and to delete the digital trailer files from their servers. /Film reader Chris sent us a photograph of the notice, which was sent out by Warner Bros Pictures but specifically mentions the MPAA....

Page 2: Goonies, Gangster Squad, Star Wars, Terminator 2, Alien, Game Of Thrones, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Breaking Bad, Gremlins, Totoro, Tron, Transformers By Peter Sciretta/July 18, 2012 8:00 am EST What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 48 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....