The Tobolowsky Files Releases Its First Kindle Single By David Chen/Feb. 28, 2011 1:12 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Today, I’m pleased to announce the next phase in getting Stephen’s stories out into the world: the first Stephen Tobolowsky Kindle Single, Cautionary Tales. What is a Kindle Single, you might ask? And how can you get your hands on Stephen’s new stories, even if you don’t have a Kindle?...
VOTD: AT-AT Day Afternoon By Russ Fischer/June 27, 2010 8:26 pm EST A month ago we posted Iron Baby, a cute little video clip that did more or less exactly what the title promised by casting a baby as Iron Man. OK, not really my thing, but some people got a kick out of it. But I’ve got a much greater weakness for dogs, and especially machines that are animated to behave like dogs....
VOTD: The 100 Greatest Movie Threats Of All Time By Angie Han/June 8, 2011 4:00 pm EST Harry Hanrahan, also known as the guy behind The 100 Greatest Move Insults of All Time and Nicholas Cage Losing His Shit, has edited together another fantastic compilation, this time collecting the 100 Greatest Movie Threats of All Time. I don’t know about you, but I’m taking notes for the next time I need to scare the living bejeesus out of someone....
Warner Bros. To Remake Swedish Thriller ‘Snabba Cash’ With Zac Efron Starring By Russ Fischer/April 15, 2010 5:47 am EST Not long ago, a bidding war erupted in Hollywood over the rights to remake a Swedish crime thriller called Snabba Cash (Easy Money). Now there is a winner: Warner Bros. The studio will remake the film with Zac Efron producing and starring. THR’s report suggests that the studio has to get on this one, as the remake deal has a clause that allows the original producers to take back the rights if the studio doesn’t move too quickly on the remake....
Watch Jon Stewart’s Hour Long Interview With George Lucas From Star Wars Celebration V By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 16, 2010 3:00 pm EST Over the weekend, Lucasfilm held Star Wars Celebration V. The centerpiece of the festivities was an hour plus long interview with George Lucas, conducted on stage by The Daily Show host Jon Stewart. I was not in attendance at this panel, but luckily someone recorded video of the entire interview and has uploaded it to YouTube for everyone to enjoy....
Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Poster: Blazing A Trail For Defiant Young Love By Russ Fischer/March 8, 2012 10:30 am EST The trailer debut for the new Wes Anderson film, Moonrise Kingdom, quickly created hopes that the movie will carve out a spot in the upper tier of Anderson’s output. Now the poster for the picture continues the Moonrise roll — this is an exquisitely-designed one-sheet that is like a grab bag of well-established Anderson elements....
‘Brave’ Teaser Trailer: Pixar’s Shadowy Fantasy By Russ Fischer/June 27, 2011 9:30 am EST No one will ever argue that this past weekend was Pixar’s best, as Cars 2 opened with a solid but not overwhelming take and a fairly dismal critical reception. But there is a bright spot: the teaser trailer for next year’s Pixar summer film, the fairy tale Brave. The teaser is now online, and it is a small piece of beauty....
/Film Is Giving Away Tickets To Special ‘Captain America’ Comic-Con Screening By Peter Sciretta/July 18, 2011 12:00 pm EST Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment are holding a special advance promo screening of Captain America: The First Avenger at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con. /Film has 30 pairs of tickets for /Film readers. The screening will take place on Thursday, July 21st at 10:00am in San Diego. Chris Evans will be there to introduce the film, and everyone who attends will get a free limited edition TYLER STOUT poster!...
‘Rise Of The Apes’ Retitled ‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ By Peter Sciretta/April 6, 2011 4:15 pm EST The new title of the movie is Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Expect to see the title on the first movie trailer, which is expected to hit theaters on April 15th 2011. CBM was the first to report the new title, which I have confirmed with Fox. I actually saw fans in early comments and talkbacks for the film complaining that the title didn’t match the rest of the titles in the franchise....
All Of YouTube’s 1080p Videos Are Going 3D By Germain Lussier/April 6, 2012 12:30 pm EST Even here on Slashfilm, the ease of shooting video has made things more visual. Interviews are regularly being shot with our iPhones instead of simply recording and transcribing because the visual element, hopefully, makes you feel like you’re part of the conversation. YouTube sees this immersion going even further, though, as they’ve begun to roll out an option that’ll turn any video uploaded in 1080p into 3D....
Brad Bird Still Working On ‘1906’ By Angie Han/April 19, 2011 10:00 am EST It’s been four years since we first heard that Incredibles director Brad Bird was set to make his live-action debut with 1906, based on James Dalessandro’s novel about the historic San Francisco earthquake. Since then, however, progress on the film has been slow-going, to say the least. A year ago, it was rumored that the project was all but dead....
Channing Tatum Will Produce And Star In ‘The Contortionist’s Handbook’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 10, 2010 2:08 pm EST Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk called Craig Clevenger’s debut novel The Contortionist’s Handbook “A stunningly intense debut novel…I swear to God this is the best book I have read in easily five years. Easily. Maybe ten years.” So when you consider a film version of the novel, naturally Channing Tatum is the first name that comes to mind to produce and star, right?...
Charles Matthau To Direct William H. Macy In Elmore Leonard’s ‘Freaky Deaky’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 13, 2010 7:37 pm EST The books of Elmore Leonard have been source material for a wide variety of films good and bad, from Out of Sight, Rum Punch (aka Jackie Brown) and Get Shorty, to losers like Be Cool, Killshot and The Big Bounce. Now one more is being added to the pile, as Walter Matthau’s son Charles Matthau is preparing to direct an adaptation of Freaky Deaky, with William H....
Directing Bits: Sean Penn Goes ‘Crazy For The Storm’, Steve Pink Talking ‘About Last Night’ By Angie Han/Aug. 10, 2012 7:00 am EST Five years after Into the Wild, Sean Penn is finally getting ready to get back into the director’s chair. As of last fall, he was set to direct The Comedian with stars Robert De Niro and Kristen Wiig, but it looks now like his next project could instead be another inspired-by-true-events survival drama....
Disney Announces Tron Night: A 20+ Minute Sneak ‘Tron Legacy’ Preview On October 28th By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 8, 2010 3:30 pm EST Walt Disney Pictures has announced an event they are calling “Tron Night.” On October 28th, Disney will be holding events in IMAX 3D theatres around the world, which will feature 20+ minutes from Tron: Legacy. Head to TronNight2010.com to register for tickets on Tuesday, October 12th at 1pm eastern time....
Greg Mottola In Early Talks To Adapt Jeffrey Eugenides’ ‘The Marriage Plot’ For Scott Rudin By Angie Han/May 16, 2012 9:31 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Mottola is currently in early talks to write the script, but there’s no news as of now about whether he might also take over at the helm. For what it’s worth, Variety notes that with no directorial efforts lined up for the near future, he likely has the room to do so....
Hayao Miyazaki Will Chronicle The Designer Of Japan’s Zero WWII Fighter Plane By Russ Fischer/July 23, 2012 4:30 pm EST The next film from master animator Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke) has been roughly slated for 2013, and the director has said that the film will not be “the sort of work that everyone in the audience can relax and watch.” When he made that statement, combined with another comment that the film would be “something realistic,” there was supposition that the film could have something to do with Japan’s reliance on nuclear power....
Infographic: Comparing Movie Streaming Services By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2011 10:00 am EST Watch TV Shows & Movies online at Clicker
John Lasseter Is A Character In ‘Cars 2’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 11, 2011 2:30 pm EST This is by far the coolest addition to the Cars 2 cast yet. John Lasseter, head of Pixar, director of the first film and co-director of the sequel, will be making a cameo appearance in Cars 2 as a “hefty yellow pick-up truck” who serves as a pit crew chief for one of the racing teams....
Listen To Nicolas Winding Refn Talk Soundtrack, Setting, And Perspective Over An Early Scene Of ‘Drive’ By Angie Han/Sept. 15, 2011 11:00 am EST Of the various films opening this weekend, none has been getting more buzz than Drive, the new “neon noir” thriller by Nicolas Winding Refn. The story follows a lone wolf (Ryan Gosling) who drives stunt vehicles for movies by day and getaway cars for criminals by night....
