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Woody Allen Confirmed For John Turturro’s ‘Fading Gigolo,’ Sofia Vergara In Talks By Russ Fischer/March 7, 2012 11:30 am EST When we first reported on Fading Gigolo, the movie that John Turturro wrote and will direct and star in, we noted that Woody Allen had been offhandedly mentioned as an actor who might end up in the movie. That’s kind of a big deal, since Allen hasn’t acted in a movie that he didn’t direct since making small appearances in Alfonso Arau’s Picking Up the Pieces and Peter Askin and Douglas McGrath’s Company Man, both released in 2000....

‘Drive’ Red-Band Trailer And Comic Con Screening Reaction By Russ Fischer/July 22, 2011 11:00 am EST Yesterday in Hall H at the San Diego Comic Con, the new company FilmDistrict presented a panel featuring two films: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark and Drive, the latter being the sort-of action movie that won Nicolas Winding Refn the Best Director award at Cannes this year. We didn’t know what to expect from the panel; both of these films have been screened and reviewed, so the typical Comic Con approach of teasing some footage with a short Q&A wouldn’t work....

By Germain Lussier/Sept. 5, 2012 6:00 am EST After the jump, check out a huge gallery of work from shows like all the ones mentioned above as well as The Kids in the Hall, Flight of the Conchords, Tales from the Crypt, Boardwalk Empire, Party Down and others, plus find out how you can see it yourself and see how you can buy a print for charity too. The Bottleneck Gallery is located at 60 Broadway R4, Brooklyn, NY and the exhibit opens from 7-10 p....

‘Mr. And Mrs. Smith’ Screenwriter Polishing Script For ‘Ouija’ By Russ Fischer/June 16, 2011 10:51 am EST Briefly: Universal and Platinum Dunes continue to develop a movie based on the Ouija board, that supernatural telegraph that is somewhere between a board game and parlor trick. Making a good movie out of Ouija will certainly a hell of a parlor trick, and to help with the process the companies have just hired Simon Kinberg, the guy who wrote Mr....

‘The Fuzzy Pack’ Teaser: Are You Guys The Muppets? By Russ Fischer/May 26, 2011 10:34 am EST If you liked the Green With Envy trailer that premiered in theaters last week, you’re probably also going to dig this spot for The Fuzzy Pack. That’s because it is also a thinly-disguised ad for The Muppets — in this case, it looks like The Fuzzy Pack might have been a movie that was made at Muppet Theater, the outfit seen in decrepit state during the beginning of this teaser....

‘The Innkeepers’ Trailer And Poster: More Measured Horror From Ti West By Russ Fischer/Nov. 1, 2011 11:30 am EST There is a definite echo of The Shining in this trailer for The Innkeepers, a film which comes to us from The House of the Devil director Ti West. I was a big House of the Devil fan, though I understand why the movie’s very deliberate pace wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea....

‘The Machinist’ Director Brad Anderson Taking Over ‘The Hive’ From Joel Schumacher By Russ Fischer/Jan. 4, 2012 10:00 am EST Joel Schumacher’s career continues to stutter. His 2009 Blood Creek was dumped to dollar theaters and DVD; his film Twelve was called one of the worst in 2010 and barely saw release. His latest movie, Trespass, with Nicholas Cage and Nicole Kidman, hit a very few theaters and is already available to stream on Netflix....

An Interview With The Creators Of ‘Being Elmo’ [IFFBoston] By David Chen/April 28, 2011 1:00 pm EST The Independent Film Festival of Boston kicked off its ninth annual year last night, and the results were spectacular. The opening night film was Constance Marks’ Sundance Jury Prize winner, Being Elmo, and the crowd loved it (see my video review of the film with Peter Sciretta from Sundance this year). But the real treat was the Q&A afterwards....

Demi Moore, Adam Brody, And Eric Roberts Join Porn Biopic ‘Lovelace’ By Angie Han/Jan. 3, 2012 5:00 am EST Matthew Wilder’s Inferno was the Linda Lovelace biopic we heard about first, but it seems like Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s Lovelace is the one that’s moving full speed right now. Amanda Seyfried and Peter Sarsgaard were cast as the titular porn star and her husband Chuck Traynor in early November, with Sharon Stone signing on to play Lovelace’s mother just a couple of weeks later....

Edgar Wright Is Writing A New Draft Of ‘Ant-Man’ For Marvel By Russ Fischer/Jan. 13, 2011 9:44 am EST Briefly: If you’ve been hoping to hear more about Shaun of the Dead and Scott PIlgrim director Edgar Wright’s plans for an Ant-Man movie with Marvel, here you go. An LA Times update reveals that the writer/director is working on a new draft of Ant-Man, which marks the first active work he’s done on the film since dedicating himself to Scott Pilgrim two years ago....

First Look: Eight Photos From Frank Darabont’s The Walking Dead By Peter Sciretta/June 2, 2010 11:30 am EST AMC Television has released a batch of eight first look photos showing us “The Walkers”, from Frank Darabont’s small screen adaptation of The Walking Dead. Check out the full photo after the jump, along with a short video interview featurette with Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd. Here is the full photo. The photo was taken by David Tattersall, Director of Photography....

By Russ Fischer/June 3, 2010 1:26 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This time the company is looking at a film that skews a bit older than Slumdog, which had rather broad appeal, managed to do. That said, Slumdog star Dev Patel is being courted for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which also has a storied cast in talks to take the lead roles, and John Madden (Shakespeare in Love, the My Fair Lady remake) as possible director....

Geek Deals: Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Blu-Ray Collection For Only $29.99, The Sound Of Music 45th Anniversary Blu-ray/DVD Limited Edition For $32.99 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 17, 2011 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I’m not sure how long this sale price will last, so act fast. Also: the Gold Box Deal of the Day today is The Sound of Music 45th Anniversary Blu-ray/DVD Combo Limited Edition for only $32....

Jason Schwartzman Joins Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ By Peter Sciretta/March 23, 2011 3:30 pm EST In November it was reported that Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton were in talks to appear in Wes Anderson’s next film, Moonrise Kingdom. But we haven’t heard much about the project since. Now that production is gearing up to shoot this spring in Rhode Island, we’ve begun to get some final confirmations on which actors we can expect to see in film....

Jennifer Lopez In Talks For Taylor Hackford’s ‘Parker,’ Which FilmDistrict Will Release By Russ Fischer/June 22, 2011 1:09 pm EST Jennifer Lopez is making her way back to movie screens in a big way. She’ll recently showed up in The Back-Up Plan, will voice a character in Ice Age: Continental Drift, and now she’s in talks for two roles: one in What to Expect When You’re Expecting (more on that in a different article) and one in Taylor Hackford’s Parker, which is set to star Jason Statham as the character created by Donald Westlake (under his penname Richard Stark) in the novel The Hunter....

Lionsgate Sets A March 2012 Release Date For ‘The Hunger Games;’ Cast Yet To Be Determined By Russ Fischer/Jan. 25, 2011 6:45 pm EST Briefly: The next possible big book to film franchise is The Hunger Games, which Lionsgate is developing based on Suzanne Collins’ novels about “16-year-old heroine Katniss Everdeen, who must participate in a fight-to-the-death annual event called the Hunger Games. The battles are televised, and pit youths from each of the Capitol’s 12 Districts against each other....

LOL: ‘The Avengers’ Leads To Increased Sales In Shawarma By Germain Lussier/May 11, 2012 4:00 pm EST Yes, because of The Avengers restaurants from coast to coast are experiencing increased sales in the Middle-Eastern food known as shawarma. Reading that you have one of three reactions. You’ve seen The Avengers and understand the link between the film and the meat. You saw the movie but don’t really understand the connection. You have no idea what’s going on having not seen the movie....

LOL: Lex And Joker - DC Comics’ Calvin And Hobbes Tribute By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 13, 2010 1:00 pm EST DC Comics’ Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo have created a tribute to Calvin and Hobbes starring Superman/Batman super villains Lex Luthor and the Joker, included in the 75th issue of Superman/Batman. Check out the whole strip after the jump. Click on the below image to view the whole comic strip in higher resolution on imgur (found via reddit):...

Marvel Studios Trying To Create Consistent Motifs Across Its Superhero Film Scores By David Chen/April 22, 2010 6:25 am EST The Hollywood Reporter (via The Playlist) has a fascinating feature on the challenges and pleasures of creating a film score for a summer blockbuster. Longtime listeners will know that I am a film score junkie, so this piece was right up my alley and I’d strongly suggest you check it out if you are too....

Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser And Craig Robinson Join ‘Freaky Deaky’ By Germain Lussier/June 2, 2011 5:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Matthau, son of Walter Matthau, has been in the business for a long time but has never been a big part of anything major. He’s directed several movies, acted in more, but most were relatively small. This is his chance – in his late 40s – to finally have a hit....