Blu-Ray Geek Deals: Breaking Bad Season 1 $14, Inception $18, Master And Commander $7, Heat $9, District 9 $9, Role Models $9 And More By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 6, 2010 12:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. via: slick
Brad Bird And Toy Story 3 Writer Michael Arndt Had Input On Tron Legacy Reshoots By Russ Fischer/July 13, 2010 12:38 pm EST If you liked the idea that David Fincher has seen and given notes on the current cut of Tron Legacy, then you’ll love this. There are reports that reshoots for the film took place in June (not a big shock, reshoots being a relatively common way massive films deal with changes and narrative issues) and the new material for the reshoots was written by Brad Bird and Michael Arndt in conjunction with the original writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz....
David Yates, Gary Ross, And Susanna White Circling One Of Warner Bros.’ ‘Tarzan’ Movies [UPDATED] By Angie Han/June 18, 2012 12:30 pm EST UPDATE: A rep for Gary Ross has denied that the filmmaker is pursuing Warner Bros.’ Tarzan adaptation. Original story follows. Could Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan be the next classic tale to get several competing adaptations? Not only is a mo-capped 3D version featuring Kellan Lutz (The Twilight Saga) as the lord of the jungle coming together, but Warner Bros....
Director Hires: Niels Arden Oplev Making ‘Game Theory,’ Mikael Hafstrom Doing ‘Wake’ By Russ Fischer/July 6, 2011 6:00 pm EST Here are a couple small reports about new projects that have just attached directors. We don’t have a great deal of info about either one, but as we expect to be following up on these soon we’ll give you the early rundown now. First, Niels Arden Oplev, who made the original Swedish version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, is now set to direct Game Theory for Summit....
Fantastic Fest iPhone App Released By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 1, 2010 11:00 am EST For those of you who will be in Austin Texas in late-September for Fantastic Fest, I thought I’d let you know that they have released an iPhone app for the 2010 Festival. Created by Slated as part of the IFP Festival Genius line (the guys who acquired B-Side Entertainment), this app allows you to discover films, plan your festival and interact with other festival-goers....
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Geek Deal: Planet Of The Apes 40th Anniversary Blu-Ray Collection For $43 By Peter Sciretta/April 19, 2010 11:20 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Special Features: NEW Science of the Apes BONUSVIEW – Scientists, anthropologists and sociologists discuss the facts and fiction of the first film NEW “Beyond the Forbidden Zone” Adventure Game NEW “A Public Service Announcement From ANSA” in HD – A mission report from the agency regarding their brave astronauts...
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Inception - What Did You Think? By David Chen/July 16, 2010 4:00 pm EST You all know what this post is about so I’ll just get right into it: Inception. It’s here. It’s one of the biggest movie events of the year. Many of you have probably caught midnight screenings of it already and read Adam’s review. So, what did you think of it? Did Nolan outdo himself this time around?...
Josh Radnor’s ‘Liberal Arts’ Opening September 14 By Germain Lussier/May 10, 2012 8:30 am EST While Beasts of the Southern Wild was the movie everyone was talking about out of Sundance 2012, one of the movies we were really talking about was Josh Radnor’s Liberal Arts, a joyus, fantastic follow-up to happythankyoumoreplease. The film, co-starring Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney and Zac Efron got picked up by IFC who has just announced a September 14 release date....
Joss Whedon Signed For ‘The Avengers 2’ And Marvel Live-Action TV Series By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 7, 2012 2:14 pm EST Breaking news: It was just announced on the Walt Disney Investors Conference Call that Joss Whedon will return for The Avengers sequel. Whedon is signed to both write and direct the upcoming sequel. Disney confirmed that Whedon is also involved in the development of the previously-rumored long-lead ABC live-action television series which will be set inside the Marvel cinematic universe....
Martin Scorcese’s ‘Hugo’ Pays Joyful Homage To Old-School Filmmaking With New-School Technology [NYFF Sneak Preview Reaction] By Angie Han/Oct. 11, 2011 7:00 am EST Hugo represents unfamiliar territory for Martin Scorsese, being both his first family film and his first 3D project, but you wouldn’t know it from watching the movie. The legendary director has crafted a charming piece of all-ages entertainment that’s absolutely stunning in its use of live-action 3D — even in the unfinished version I saw, a work in progress with visible green screens, some very rough CG, and a temporary sound mix....
McG’s Action Romcom ‘This Means War’ Gets R Rating [Updated With New PG-13 Info] By Russ Fischer/Jan. 26, 2012 4:00 pm EST UPDATE: Deadline now reports that “a couple of racy jokes” were cut, and the film was granted a PG-13 rating. Check out the trailer again after the break. [Deadline]
Movie Trailer: Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 24, 2010 1:54 pm EST The screenplay, written by frequent Boyle collaborator and Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy is said to contain no dialogue what-so-ever for the an hour of the story. Danny Boyle is the Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Dater, Sunshine, Millions, The Beach, A Life Less Ordinary, and Trainspotting. I’m really excited to see this film at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, and I’m hoping it might sneak premiere at Telluride in early September....
Movie Trailer: Mrs. Peppercorn’s Magical Reading Room By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 23, 2010 7:00 am EST English writer and director Mike Le Han’s latest project is a short period film titled Mrs. Peppercorn’s Magical Reading Room, which he hopes to submit for the Bafta and Oscar in 2011. Shot earlier this year, the dark fantasy short is about “a little girl who meets Mrs Peppercorn a shop owner set in a remote Cornish fishing village....
Netflix Developing Second Original Series, ‘Orange Is The New Black’ From ‘Weeds’ Creator Jenji Kohan By Angie Han/Feb. 15, 2012 11:30 am EST The first, the David Fincher-produced, Kevin Spacey-starring House of Cards, is slated to debut sometime this year. In addition, Netflix also has distribution rights to the Norwegian-American drama Lilyhammer and fresh episodes of Arrested Develoment due out in 2013. Bloomberg reports that Orange is the New Black and another recent deal, for Eli Roth’s Hemlock Grove, could be announced as early as next week....
New Poster: ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2’ By Russ Fischer/March 28, 2011 12:42 pm EST The first official poster has been released for the final film in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The first half of the Deathly Hallows was a story and character-oriented movie that set the stage for what promises to be an epic battle in the final film....
Page 2: Rushmore, Brave, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Hugh Jackman, E.T., Hunger Games, Snow White, Hot Fuzz, Toy Story, Michael Madsen By Peter Sciretta/May 14, 2012 8:00 am EST Header Photo: Vintage set photo: Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson on the set of Rushmore Michael Mann looks back on ‘The Last of the Mohicans’ 20 years later KILT – are you BRAVE enough to wear one? Pixar’s Brave has been rated PG from the MPAA for “some scary action and rude humor....
Paul Wernick And Rhett Reese Writing ‘Micronauts’ For J.J. Abrams And Paramount By Germain Lussier/Oct. 17, 2011 4:44 pm EST They broke out with Zombieland, penned a sequel to G.I. Joe, have a superhero script under their belt as well as a possible directing gig and now Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese are going to write about giant toy robots. Deadline reports the duo will write a script for Micronauts, a Hasbro-owned toy brand that blends robots with interchangeable parts....
Screenwriting Bits: Marti Noxon Rewriting ‘Pride, Prejudice And Zombies;’ Two ‘Thor’ Writers Developing Project For Peyton Reed By Russ Fischer/June 1, 2011 6:00 am EST We probably could have guess that this would happen: not long after taking the gig directing Price and Prejudice and Zombies for LionsGate, Craig Gillespie has brought Marti Noxon on to rewrite the David O. Russell script. In addition to having a resume that includes Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Marti Noxon wrote the Fright Night remake that Mr....
