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The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 52 - The Rubicon By David Chen/Nov. 25, 2011 6:31 am EST Crossing the Rubicon. In history or literature it was the act that couldn’t be undone. I just couldn’t remember if it was at the beginning of the story or the end. The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky....

Two New Photos From AMC/Frank Darabont’s The Walking Dead By Peter Sciretta/June 24, 2010 7:00 am EST This past month, we’ve seen quite a few photos from Frank Darabont’s small screen adaptation of The Walking Dead. First we got a look at some of “the walkers” (aka zombies) in make-up, a first zombie production photo, another production photo showing Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, as well as some awesome set photos....

Video Review: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World By Adam Quigley/July 23, 2010 10:29 am EST Edgar Wright delighted fans during the Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World panel at Comic-Con with a surprise screening of the film, and we were lucky enough to attend. Check out our spoiler-free video response/review after the break, which also includes a special appearance by Ain’t It Cool News’ Mr. Beaks. And for those actually at Comic-Con who may not be aware: There are two other screenings of the film on Friday and Saturday....

VOTD: ‘Back To The Future’ DeLorean Hovercraft By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 13, 2012 1:30 pm EST In 2010, A California man named Matthew Riese raised $5,644 on Kickstarter to build a hovercraft version of the Back to the Future DeLorean time machine. On August 10th, Riese’s dream became a reality and Doc Brown’s creation finally was able to show off real hover technology as it debut at McCovey Cove outside AT&T Park and the San Francisco Giants game....

VOTD: ‘Monopoly The Movie’ By Germain Lussier/April 19, 2011 5:00 am EST Several years ago, jaws dropped from coast to coast as news broke that Ridley Scott was attached to direct a movie version of the popular board game Monopoly. Since then, the Oscar-nominated director has thankfully moved on to make several other films while Monopoly remains mired in development hell. The notion of a Monopoly movie was so completely wild though, it kind of got our collective imaginations moving....

VOTD: Restoring The Last Vintage Mobile Cinema By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 16, 2010 6:00 am EST The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Technology built seven mobile cinemas in the late 1960’s. DangerousGround has discovered a short film on the restoration of the last one known to exist. It is outfitted with Epson EH-TW3500 LCD projector, Pioneer BDP-320 Blu-ray player, Onkyo TX-NR807 receiver and complete with Dolby 7:1 surround sound. It has 22 upholstered seats....

Watch ‘Modern Football,’ A Lost Robert Altman Movie Recently Found At Flea Market By Russ Fischer/March 13, 2012 9:00 am EST The internet can be a miracle. Years ago, we might have read about the very early work of certain filmmakers — commercials, short films, and so-called ‘industrials,’ aka informative films made for companies or schools — but they were often very difficult to find. We knew about these journeyman periods from various directors, but couldn’t easily view them....

Who Directed The Post Credits Scene On ‘Thor’? By Germain Lussier/May 20, 2011 4:30 pm EST Hint: It wasn’t Kenneth Branagh. Thor is still playing in theaters across the world and, if you’re reading this site, chances are you saw it and stayed until after the credits to see what Easter egg Marvel had in store for us. I won’t spoil what happens here, we’ll do that after the jump, but according to one of the actors in the scene, it was not directed by Thor director Kenneth Branagh, but rather by The Avengers director Joss Whedon....

‘Atlantis Rising’ Once More, With ‘Immortals’ Producer Mark Canton By Russ Fischer/Jan. 20, 2012 1:00 pm EST Way back in 2008, we heard that a comic book series called Atlantis Rising was being developed as a feature, with a script by Joby Harold. The story is tentpole-type stuff in which a series of deep-sea earthquakes turn out to be the first stage of an encounter with the lost kingdom of Atlantis....

‘The Grey’ Teaser Trailer: Watch Liam Neeson Prepare To Punch A Wolf By Russ Fischer/Sept. 21, 2011 2:26 pm EST Joe Carnahan and Liam Neeson reunited after The A-Team to make The Grey, an adventure film set in Alaska in which Neeson and a gang of oil-rig workers survive a plane crash, but face the forbidding weather and Alaskan wilderness, not to mention a pack of wolves, as they try to make it to safety....

‘Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell’ Could Become A Movie By Germain Lussier/June 15, 2012 6:00 am EST Tom Clancy’s books are no stranger to big screen adaptations. The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears have all been made into films. However, in the past decade, he’s much better known for his video games and now one of those is about to get the red carpet treatment....

‘We Bought A Zoo’ International Trailer - A Return To Form For Cameron Crowe? By Angie Han/Nov. 2, 2011 4:45 pm EST One of the things I (and I think many other people) love about Cameron Crowe’s films is how warm and optimistic they tend to be. And his latest directorial effort, We Bought a Zoo, clearly won’t be any different in that regard. Based on a memoir by Benjamin Mee, the drama stars Matt Damon as a single dad who moves his family to a run-down zoo....

‘Woody Woodpecker’ In Development Under Universal And Illumination Entertainment By Russ Fischer/Nov. 17, 2011 5:00 am EST Illumination Entertainment, the animation house sheltered at Universal that turned out Despicable Me and is responsible for next year’s release The Lorax, now has a new subject. The company will make a film featuring Woody Woodpecker, the impetuous red-headed cartoon character created in 1940. THR says that John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky (Blades of Glory) are in talks to develop a story....

2010 Gotham Independent Film Awards Winners By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 29, 2010 8:08 pm EST Winners Announced New York, NY (November 29, 2010) – The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, announced today the winners at the 20th Anniversary Gotham Independent Film Awards ceremony in New York City’s Cipriani Wall Street. Presented by IFP, the Gotham Independent Film Awards™ is one of the leading awards for independent film and the first major honors of the film awards season....

An Almost Real Life ‘Jurassic Park’ Coming To New Jersey By Germain Lussier/Dec. 6, 2011 3:00 pm EST A 24-acre park called Field Station: Dinosaurs is set to open May 2012 in Secaucus, New Jersey that will feature over 30 life-size, animatronic dinosaurs walking around the park. Read more after the jump. The park, which is still under construction, will open in May and remain open through Thanksgiving. It is New Jersey after all and keeping an outdoor park running during the Winter is probably not smart....

Andy Serkis Will Direct Second Unit Work On ‘The Hobbit’ By Russ Fischer/April 6, 2011 3:55 pm EST The Hobbit is rolling now, and if you’ve been keeping an eye out, you’ve probably already seen some non-revealing images of Andy Serkis back in a motion capture suit to play Gollum. But this time out he’ll do more than act in the film; Peter Jackson has also tapped Andy Serkis to work as a second unit director....

Casting Notes: John Hurt In Melancholia; Channing Tatum Is A Junkie; Ellen Page In Freeheld; Alfred Molina In Abduction By Russ Fischer/May 18, 2010 11:32 am EST I really want to write more about Melancholia, the upcoming film from Lars Von Trier, but we just don’t know very much right now. What we do know today is that John Hurt has joined the cast. Always great to see him in a new film, and it will be nice to see him really in a Trier movie, rather than just hearing him....

Casting Notes: Virginia Madsen In Red Riding Hood; Javier Bardem Guests On Glee; Gina Gershon, Danny Glover And Robert Patrick In Five Minarets In New York By Russ Fischer/July 6, 2010 9:57 am EST Virginia Madsen is the latest recruit for Catherine Hardwicke’s medieval thriller Red Riding Hood, which is shooting in Vancouver. The script by David Leslie Johnson sets a wildly altered version of the Little Red Riding Hood story in a medieval village beset by a werewolf....

Elizabeth Banks Cast In ‘The Hunger Games’ As Effie Trinket By Germain Lussier/April 18, 2011 6:29 pm EST With The Hunger Games scheduled for release less than a year from now, it’s no surprise that the cast of Gary Ross’s film is quickly filling up. Earlier today, we reported that Dayo Okeniyi and Amanda Stenberg were cast as two of the important tributes who participate in the Hunger Games, Thresh and Rue....

Exclusive First Look: J. Michael Straczynski’s ‘Superman: Earth One’ By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 25, 2010 10:35 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Titled Superman: Earth One, the graphic novel is written by J. Michael Straczynski, who is best known as the creator/writer of the popular tv series Babylon 5, screenwriter of Clint Eastwood’s Changeling, James McTeigue’s Ninja Assassin, and he even has a story credit on Marvel’s upcoming big screen adaptation of Thor....