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Jessica Alba’s Nudity In ‘Machete’ Was Computer Generated; Is This The Future Of Film Nudity? By Germain Lussier/Oct. 19, 2010 6:00 am EST Before we discuss the pros and cons of CGI nudity, here’s a scan of the scene from Machete to keep in mind. No matter your age, sex, race or religion, nudity in film elicits a strong reaction. Maybe it’s sexual, maybe it’s offensive or maybe it makes a character seem infinitely more vulnerable....

Joel Silver Producing Big-Screen ‘Ben 10’ By Russ Fischer/June 14, 2011 2:20 pm EST “I tried to do (something similar) with Speed Racer and failed miserably,” says mega-producer Joel Silver of his last foray into family films. “You always learn more from the ones that don’t work than the ones that do work.” The story is really that Joel Silver has been tapped to produce a tentpole version of the Cartoon Network licensing machine Ben 10, about a ten-year old boy who finds a watch-like piece of alient technology that allows him to take ten different alien forms....

Neil Marshall Writing WWII Alien Invasion Film, Not Directing ‘The Professionals’ By Russ Fischer/March 29, 2011 8:00 am EST Neil Marshall (The Descent, Centurion) has been linked to quite a few projects over the past few months. (Culinary horror Underground, the spontaneous combustion movie Burst, and more.) Now it looks like he’s no longer part of one development project, The Professionals, even as the director says he’s writing an alien invasion film set in WWII....

Orlando Bloom To Return As Legolas For ‘The Hobbit?’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 8, 2010 4:01 pm EST There’s a rumor floating around thanks to Deadline that after Cate Blanchett signed to reprise her role as Elf Queen Galadriel in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, another Elf could be next join the fellowship. That’s right. Orlando Bloom might be back to reprise his role as Legolas in a role that would be “more than a cameo....

Sandra Bullock And Melissa McCarthy To Star In Buddy Cop Flick From ‘Bridesmaids’ Director Paul Feig By Angie Han/May 21, 2012 10:30 am EST After much talk, Bridesmaids director Paul Feig and breakout star Melissa McCarthy have finally settled on a project to bring them back together. The pair are set to team with Sandra Bullock for an untitled new comedy from Parks & Recreation writer Katie Dippold, which will see the two actresses playing a mismatched law-enforcement duo....

Somber Alternate Opening To ‘The Avengers’ Would Have Set Up A More Serious Vision Of Superheroes By Russ Fischer/Aug. 28, 2012 10:36 am EST Joss Whedon’s The Avengers became one of the biggest releases ever, in part because it is an upbeat adventure that keeps a positive tone even as it features some pretty serious conflict. The film is hitting Blu-ray and DVD next month, and Marvel isn’t letting anyone forget that....

Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Haywire’ Premieres At AFI Fest In Hollywood By Germain Lussier/Nov. 7, 2011 12:00 pm EST Odds are when you first saw the trailer for Haywire, Steven Soderbergh’s action film starring MMA fighter Gina Carano, you thought, “Why is a Steven Soderbergh movie starring Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Channing Tatum and Antonio Banderas coming out in January?” January is an odd movie month as it’s generally a place studios can release films they’re unsure about....

Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree Of Life’ Scores PG-13 Rating By Russ Fischer/July 6, 2010 10:44 pm EST Here’s some good news: the MPAA has evidently rated The Tree of Life, the long-gestating movie from Terrence Malick, and awarded it a PG-13. The good news isn’t so much the rating (I don’t really care what the film is rated) but that it is finished to the point where it could be submitted to the board for consideration....

The List Of Cities And Details For Kevin Smith’s “Red State USA Tour” By David Chen/Jan. 23, 2011 9:00 pm EST Kevin Smith is going to make back the money his own way for his newest film Red State. Part of that involves taking the film out on the road and making that profit off of willing audiences, city by city. Smith will be there for post-film Q&As at each location, and he’ll be bringing lead actor Michael Parks along with him....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Paranormal Activity 2, It’s Kind Of A Funny Story, I Spit On Your Grave, Tamara Drewe, And More By Adam Quigley/Feb. 9, 2011 7:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Paranormal Activity 2 is a sequel that didn’t need to exist. But since it does, I’m glad it happens to be as good a sequel as anybody could’ve reasonably hoped for....

Tom Hardy Replaces Michael Fassbender In ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 3, 2010 9:30 am EST Briefly: Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson is putting together a stellar cast for his adaptation of the John Le Carré novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. He’s got Gary Oldman in the lead as cold war agent George Smiley, working to uncover a mole in the upper realms of the UK secret service....

‘Carlos’ Star Édgar Ramírez Cast In Richard Kelly’s ‘Corpus Christi’ By Russ Fischer/March 12, 2012 7:30 am EST I was excited last year when it looked for a moment like Édgar Ramírez might be cast in the sequel to Star Trek. After seeing Ramírez dominate the excellent mini-series Carlos, I’m hoping for him to break into greater public awareness than his supporting roles in films like The Bourne Ultimatum and Domino have offered....

‘Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope’ Poster And Trailer; Will Be Released April 6 By Germain Lussier/Feb. 23, 2012 1:00 pm EST One of the most insightful, emotional, and just plain fun documentaries I saw last year was Morgan Spurlock’s Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope. Granted, part of that excitement was due to my personal connection to the material, having been a long time attendee of San Diego Comic-Con....

‘Fright Night:’ New High-Res Images By Russ Fischer/April 8, 2011 2:00 pm EST Yesterday we saw the first three official stills from Craig Gillespie’s 3D Fright Night remake, which stars Colin Farrell, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Toni Collette, and David Tennant. The shots were pretty low-quality, though. Now we’ve got high-res versions of those images, complete with three more high-res images, and two magazine scans. None of these show enough vampiric action for my liking — and none have David Tennant; get an early look at him here — but they might be worth a look, anyway, especially on a slow Friday....

‘Lost’ Producer Carlton Cuse Teams With Randall Wallace On Civil War TV Show By Germain Lussier/Nov. 19, 2010 2:00 pm EST When Lost ended earlier this year, everyone knew what show co-creator Damon Lindelof was up to next: Some cowboys, an Alien and more Star Trek. In the grand tradition of the show that made them famous, though, a mystery remained. What would Lindelof’s co-executive producer, Carlton Cuse, choose as his follow up?...

‘Melancholia’ Trailer: Lars Von Trier’s Beautiful Movie About The End Of The World By Russ Fischer/April 8, 2011 8:43 am EST The best thing I could possibly find on the web this Friday morning is the new website for Lars Von Trier’s upcoming film, Melancholia, complete with the first trailer for the movie. Though the story is (kind of) about the end of the world, the slightly not safe for work trailer (there is a little bit of nudity) is actually almost gentle in places....

‘Submarine’ - The Quirk Of ‘Juno,’ The Whimsy Of Gondry, The Light-Heartedness Of Wes Anderson, The Melancholy Of ‘500 Days Of Summer’ [Sundance Review And Video Blog] By David Chen/Jan. 23, 2011 7:15 am EST Richard Ayoade’s Submarine, which screened recently at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, probably affected me more than any other film I’ve seen so far. Its humorous depiction of a young man struggling to get through his teenage years was so authentic, heartfelt, and moving that it vividly evoked all the trials, tribulations, and thrills of my own younger years in a way I was not prepared for....

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Will Feature Nearly 50 Minutes Of IMAX-Shot Footage By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 9, 2011 5:55 am EST Tonight at the Hollywood presentation of The Dark Knight Rises prologue, I got an opportunity to speak briefly with director Christopher Nolan. He reiterated part of his introduction, stating that film is very special to him and that the 70mm IMAX presentation replicates the magic of going to movies from his childhood....

Alyson Hannigan Offers Still More Plot Details For ‘American Reunion’ By Angie Han/June 2, 2011 11:00 am EST Between the detailed plot summary and the endless casting announcements, I thought we knew pretty much everything there was to know about American Reunion by this point. Apparently, I was wrong. We’ve known for some time that one of the subplots in the film would revolve around the relationship between Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), who’ve been dating since the original American Pie and got married in American Wedding....

Bradley Cooper Out Of M. Night Shyamalan’s Supernatural Thriller? By Peter Sciretta/July 2, 2010 2:00 pm EST Last week, it was reported that M. Night Shyamalan is shopping his next screenplay around Hollywood, trying to find someone to produce his next directorial effort. At the time we knew very little about the untitled project, as that’s the way Shyamalan likes it. Apparently only a few studio execs have read the script, and in every case, Shyamalan’s assistant was in the room to supervise....