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‘Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/May 27, 2011 4:00 pm EST UPDATE: Yahoo now has a very slightly different US version of the trailer, and you can see it below, too. One of my most anticipated films for 2011 is Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, the movie co-written and produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by Troy Nixey in his feature debut. The movie ran afoul of the Miramax business shakeup at the end of last year, but has finally found a home with FilmDistrict....

‘Life In A Day’ - Ridley Scott-Produced Doc About The Beauty In Every Day [Sundance Review] By Germain Lussier/Jan. 28, 2011 5:00 pm EST Produced by Ridley and Tony Scott, directed by Kevin Macdonald and shot by the world, Life in a Day is epic. Culled from 4,500 hours of videos submitted from 192 countries, all shot on July 24, 2010, the film provides a snapshot into how people of all cultures, ages and walks of life spend a nice, summer Saturday....

‘Samsara’ Trailer: ‘Baraka’ Director Returns With Sensational-Looking 70mm Exploration Of Man And Nature By Russ Fischer/April 25, 2012 8:00 am EST We’ve reached a point where we see stunning images every day. Current camera technology combined with the instant delivery method of the internet means there is no shortage of eye-popping visuals to take in on a regular basis. We’re constantly being given new ways to look at the world around us....

‘The Human Centipede Part 2: Full Sequence’ Australian Teaser Trailer [Updated] By Russ Fischer/Sept. 6, 2011 8:00 am EST Update: The first official still from the film, along with a new detail or two, has been added after the break. Last week when we reported the October release date for The Human Centipede Part 2: Full Sequence, I bemoaned the lack of an IFC-cut trailer for the film. Now a teaser has shown up, but it is for the Australian release of the movie....

‘Thin Ice’ Trailer - Greg Kinnear And Billy Crudup Swindle Alan Arkin In Wisconsin By Angie Han/Jan. 5, 2012 1:30 pm EST We first heard about Jill Sprecher’s Thin Ice when Greg Kinnear, Billy Crudup, and Alan Arkin signed on to star almost two years ago, back when it was still titled The Convincer. But the film hasn’t drawn much attention since then; even after it premiered at last year’s Sundance, I don’t remember hearing much about it....

‘Zombieland’ Helmer Ruben Fleischer Boards Warner Bros.’ ‘Spy Hunter’ By Angie Han/Sept. 25, 2012 10:52 am EST After a decade of on-again, off-again development, Warner Bros. revived the big-screen adaptation of Spy Hunter yet again when it acquired the property a few years ago. Chad St. John was hired to write a fresh draft, while Roy Lee and Dan Lin signed on to produce. Now the latest incarnation of the project is taking another big step forward, as Zombieland helmer Ruben Fleischer has signed on to direct....

‘Zombieland 2’ Is Cameo Hunting; Plus Early Plot Hints By Germain Lussier/Nov. 27, 2010 7:49 am EST [Editor’s note: The following article debatably contains a spoiler for the original Zombieland.] It’s not crazy to surmise that Zombieland went from good to great when Bill ‘Ghostbustin” Murray hit the screen. His cameo in the Ruben Fleischer directed, Rhett Reese/Paul Wernick horror comedy took an entertaining film to a whole new level because it was so totally unexpected and funny....

All-Ages ‘Ted’ Trailer: Yep, That’s A Teddy Bear Driving A Car By Russ Fischer/April 4, 2012 1:30 pm EST The first trailer for Seth MacFarlane’s live-action feature directing debut Ted was eager to prove one thing, and one thing only: the movie can be dirty. Now there is an all-ages trailer that worries more about presenting the story and convincing us that there are jokes in the movie that work without super-lewd sexual references and abundant cursing....

Animated ‘Popeye’ Film Gets ‘Smurfs’ Screenwriters By Germain Lussier/Nov. 3, 2011 1:45 pm EST While most people know and think of Popeye as an animated character, his only feature film incarnation was flesh and blood in the person of Robin Williams. Sony seems to think audiences would like to see the spinach-eating sailor man back in his purest form, though, as they’ve been developing a 3D animated film since early last year....

Casting Bits: Brendan Meyer In ‘Ender’s Game’, James Frain In ‘Lone Ranger’ By Angie Han/Dec. 19, 2011 3:00 pm EST Casting on the long-gestating adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi YA novel Ender’s Game has been falling into place over the past month, with Asa Butterfield (Hugo) signed on for the lead role and Hailee Steinfeld and Ben Kingsley in talks to join as well. Now Canadian teen star Brendan Meyer has boarded the project in the role of Stilson, a classmate who bullies Ender....

Cool Stuff: R2-D2 Bathing Suit By Germain Lussier/Nov. 5, 2010 6:00 pm EST Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the first annual /Film Swimsuit Edition. The lovely model before you is an astromech droid who got its big break when it helped save a J-type 327 Nubian royal starship escape the planet of Naboo. It then went on work the runways of Tatooine, Geonosis, Coruscant, Dagobah, Bespin and Endor with short stints as a door opener, message projector, cocktail waitress and lightsaber handler....

David Lynch Directs Marion Cotillard In Long-Form Dior Commercial By Russ Fischer/May 16, 2010 11:48 pm EST David Lynch has dipped into the world of advertising more than once. His ads for Calvin Klein’s Obsession, for example, were lush black and white glamour shoots featuring Benicio del Toro and Heather Graham. (Before Graham appeared in Twin Peaks.) Now Lynch has directed Marion Cotillard in Lady Blue Shanghai, a sixteen-minute film/ad for Dior....

Exclusive Interview: Artist Olly Moss And His Top Secret ‘Paper Cuts’ Exhibit By Germain Lussier/May 9, 2011 8:00 am EST Moss was at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles this weekend to premiere his first solo art show, an event which had been shrouded in secrecy for months. Fans began lining up 24 hours beforehand to have a chance to snag a Moss original and as the opening drew closer speculation ran rampant....

Four New Character Posters For ‘Fright Night’ By Russ Fischer/June 29, 2011 6:00 am EST For a certain segment of the filmgoing population, the prime appeal of Craig Gillespie’s new take on the 1985 Todd Holland horror/comedy Fright Night is the presence of David Tennant. He plays Peter Vincent, the stage magician with a deep interest in the occult that high school student Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) attempts to recruit in the fight against a vampire (Colin Farrell) who moves in next door....

Geek Deals: $20 Off Three Disney Blu-ray/DVD Combo Packs, Looney Tunes Vol. 1 For Only $25, Family Blu-Ray 3-Pack For Only $19.99 By Peter Sciretta/March 19, 2012 5:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The TV Deal of the week is the Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 1 DVD set for only $25.49, 61% off the $65 list price. They are also selling the Family Blu-ray 3-Pack (Alvin and the Chipmunks / Ice Age / Ice Age 2) for only $19....

Harry Potter Trailer Attached To Eclipse, Will Be Online Monday By Peter Sciretta/June 23, 2010 1:30 pm EST Warner Bros has informed us that while the new movie trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be attached to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse on June 30th, the trailer will be made available online Monday, June 28th around 4:00pm PST. So you won’t have to subject yourself to the Twilight sequel to see the new Deathly Hallows trailer....

Hulu To Start Requiring Pay TV Subscriptions? By Angie Han/May 1, 2012 9:30 am EST Along the same lines, another source who got in touch with TechCrunch noted that Hulu has actually been considering authentication requirements since 2009, but “has no interest in being a first mover here” and likely won’t make the change for at least another few years. What’s more plausible in the short run, though, is content providers further limiting availability....

Ice Age: Continental Drift Announced For 2012 By Peter Sciretta/May 5, 2010 9:05 pm EST 2012 is turning out to be jam packed with sequels, remakes and adaptations: The Avengers, Madagascar 3, Battleship, Star Trek 2, Monsters Inc 2, The Lorax, and The Guardians. Ice Age: Continental Drift will hit theaters a week before the third Batman sequel and a 10 days following the planned Spider-Man reboot. No plot details have been released, but judging from the title, we can assume that it will revolve around the how far the continents have drifted since the original film....

Infographic: The Evolution Of The Batmobile By Germain Lussier/Jan. 10, 2011 8:00 am EST As much as people love Batman, a lot of that has to do with his car. The Batmobile is one of the most iconic automobiles in pop culture history. It’s a dream car, complete with sleek exterior and gadget filled interior. But no matter how much you love the Batmobile, you literally have no idea how much it’s evolved over the years....

James Franco In Talks To Direct Adaptations Of Faulkner’s ‘As I Lay Dying’ And McCarthy’s ‘Blood Meridian’? By Russ Fischer/Jan. 3, 2011 1:30 pm EST Now there’s a report saying we can add two other possible directorial projects to the pile, and neither of them is exactly small-time stuff. It claims Franco is working on two different deals to write and direct adaptations of difficult literary properties: William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, and Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian....