Teaser Trailer: Yogi Bear By Russ Fischer/July 28, 2010 3:26 pm EST Earlier today there was a poster for the new film version of Yogi Bear (in 3D!); now there’s a teaser trailer that continues the trend of rather terrible character design, but bolsters it with a really weird-looking mix of live action and CGI animation. Smart move on Warner Bros.’ part, releasing the poster and trailer separately so as to get extra coverage out of the materials....
This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Nine, Tetro, Tokyo Sonata, And More By Adam Quigley/May 4, 2010 7:05 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Beyond the beautifully orchestrated symbolism, and beyond the fanciful narrative, lies the inherent vitality of a struggling artist’s uncompromised vision. I speak not of Nine, but of Fellini’s 8½, the classic film that inspired the musical upon which Nine is based....
Tommy Wiseau Says ‘The Room’ Will Get A 3D Theatrical Re-Release By Russ Fischer/Dec. 20, 2010 3:30 pm EST Tommy Wiseau is really planning to give something back to his audience. His film The Room is (in)famous among fans for being, among many other things, the screening where you can throw a rain of plastic spoons at the screen. Now, if Wiseau has his way, the film will be able to throw something back, as he’s planning a 3D remaster for late 2011 or early 2012....
‘Casa De Mi Padre’ Teaser Trailer: A Brief New Look At Will Ferrell’s Spanish-Language Comedy By Russ Fischer/Dec. 16, 2011 1:30 pm EST Many months ago we saw a rough quality teaser trailer for Casa de mi Padre, the Spanish-language comedy starring Will Ferrell, Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. Now, with US distribution set via the small label Pantelion Films, we’ve got a much better quality teaser that will give you the basic setup of the movie....
/Film Exclusive: Limited Edition ‘Raging Bull’ Screenprints From Spoke Art By Germain Lussier/Aug. 23, 2012 9:32 am EST In 1980, Martin Scorsese set the bar for the best film of that decade with his black and white boxing masterpiece, Raging Bull. Starring Robert De Niro as legendary boxer Jake LaMotta, Scorsese’s technique was dwarfed only by the performances he got out of his cast in the tale of a boxer’s rise to the top and subsequent mental breakdown....
‘Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil’ Trailer By Angie Han/Feb. 11, 2011 6:00 pm EST After months of bitter legal dispute with production company Kanbar Entertainment, The Weinstein Co. has finally released the first trailer for Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil– only a year and change after the film’s original release date of January 15, 2010. The upcoming film is a sequel to 2006’s moderate hit Hoodwinked, a modern CGI fairy tale along the lines of Shrek and Happily N’Ever After....
‘Indie Game: The Movie’ Trailer - Sundance Doc Explores Creative Processes Of Indie Game Developers By Angie Han/Dec. 15, 2011 8:00 am EST Though I am definitely not a video game aficionado, I am a sucker for candid, insightful tales about the creative process. Which is why, although I’d never even heard of Braid before right now, I’m suddenly very interested in learning the story behind it. Directed by James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot, Indie Game: The Movie explores the trials and tribulations of independent video game developers as they prepare to launch their games....
‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2’ Teaser Trailer By Russ Fischer/March 26, 2012 5:00 am EST Here’s the teaser trailer for the final film in the Twiilght series — or, at least, the final film until the merged Lionsgate/Summit company decides to reboot it altogether. Many of you may have already seen this in theaters, since it played in front of The Hunger Games, which just had the third-highest opening weekend of all time, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and The Dark Knight....
‘What To Expect When You’re Expecting’ Adds Chris Rock, Anna Kendrick And Brooklyn Decker By Russ Fischer/July 1, 2011 3:46 pm EST Reporting on What to Expect When You’re Expecting, the romcom that adapts a pregnancy guidebook, hasn’t really been the highest thing on our priority list. Forgive us that lapse. But quite a few people have been added to the cast in the past 24 hours, and the lineup is, if not impressive, at least quite interesting....
A Cast Of Kings S2E07 - A Man Without Honor By David Chen/May 14, 2012 10:49 pm EST A Cast of Kings is a podcast featuring recaps and reviews of each week’s episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones. This week, Joanna and Dave discuss the second season’s seventh episode, A Man Without Honor. E-mail us and let us know what you thought of the episode, as well as of the podcast, at acastofkings@gmail....
Andrew Adamsom Directing ‘Mister Pip’ Adaptation With Hugh Laurie Starring By Russ Fischer/April 14, 2011 6:00 am EST Andrew Adamson, director of Shrek 2 and the first two Narnia movies, has set his sights on Lloyd Jones’ novel Mister Pip. He has already written the script based on the book about " the last white man left on the war-torn island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, who reopens a school and reads his favorite novel, Great Expectations, to the students," and will produce and direct the film....
Broadway Bits: ‘Once’ Musical Coming, ‘Spider-Man’ Is A Hit And Makes Cover Of ‘New Yorker’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 11, 2011 12:30 pm EST The behind-the-scenes ups and downs of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark are well-documented and could make a pretty insane story in its own right. But despite all its delays, injuries and money problems, it’s currently the most popular musical on Broadway, grossing $1,588,514 last week playing to full houses even in its huge 1,900 plus seat Foxwoods Theater in Times Square....
Cannes: Wall Street 2, Hideo Nakata’s Chatroom, Mike Leigh’s Another Year And More Photos By Peter Sciretta/May 16, 2010 2:50 am EST Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps is the first of two sequels to be released this year in which more than twenty years have passed since the original. Tron Legacy would be the other. It has been twenty three years since Gordon Gekko appeared on the big screen, and Michael Douglas reprises the role which won him an Oscar....
Cool Stuff: Fake Criterion Covers For The ‘Harry Potter’ Film Series [Image Gallery] By Angie Han/July 13, 2011 12:00 pm EST Fake Criterion covers have become a pretty popular form of fan art as of late. Design-inclined cinephiles have fake-Criterioned everything from Orson Welles’ Macbeth to a French version of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle to Kickpuncher (which is itself a fake movie), and it’s no wonder why. Criterion DVDs often get the kind of cool, artsy covers you would never find on ’normal’ DVDs, which usually opt for something more tame and immediately recognizable....
Dreamworks Making Sequel To How To Train Your Dragon; Will Be In Theaters In 2013 By David Chen/April 27, 2010 1:28 pm EST Today, Dreamworks Animation announced its earnings for the first quarter of 2010. Not that much to report, but there is one tidbit that will be heartening for fans of How To Train Your Dragon: Hot on the heels of Dragon again winning the weekend box office in its fifth week, Dreamworks is making a sequel to the film, which will hit theaters in 2013....
First Look: Colin Farrell In ‘Total Recall’ By Russ Fischer/July 14, 2011 1:21 pm EST Yesterday we saw the first images of sets for the new Total Recall sets, on them some white-suited troopers. Now we’ve got the first image of Colin Farrell in the lead role of Doug Quaid, a factory worker who learns, or thinks he learns, that he is really a spy for one of two nation states, Euromerica or New Shanghai....
First Look: Nicolas Cage And Amber Heard In Drive Angry 3D By Russ Fischer/July 21, 2010 7:30 pm EST HitFix has both of these images — no surprise as the site’s Drew McWeeney will be moderating the Drive Angry panel in Hall H at Comic Con a couple days from now. I was already planning on hitting that panel, as the concept art left me really curious about how the film would actually look....
Geek Deals: 62% Off Get Smart, The Waltons And Gilligan’s Island Complete Series Box Sets By Peter Sciretta/May 7, 2010 11:26 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I personally own the Get Smart box set. As with all of the Gold Box Deals, the price will disappear at midnight (Saturday night), so act quick.
Geoffrey Rush Voices Tomar-Re In ‘Green Lantern’ By Russ Fischer/March 30, 2011 6:00 pm EST Briefly: Yesterday we started to talk about how effects work is still being done on Green Lantern, and the rumors that many of the film’s CGI characters aren’t even cast yet. One rumor is that Michael Clarke Duncan could voice the giant alien Kilowog. And now, supporting that as-yet unconfirmed talk, is word that Geoffrey Rush voices the bird/fish/ alien Tomar Re....
George Clooney To Direct ‘The Yankee Comandante’ For Focus Features By Angie Han/June 7, 2012 9:30 am EST George Clooney is known first and foremost an A-list movie star, but in the past decade he’s been earning praise for his work behind the camera as well. Clooney made his feature directing debut with 2002’s Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and most recently helmed the well-received The Ides of March. Now he’s heading back to the director’s chair for The Yankee Comandante, based on an in-depth article from a recent edition of The New Yorker....
