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‘Green Lantern’ 3D Trailer By Germain Lussier/May 20, 2011 4:40 pm EST Why studios are releasing 3D trailers online and calling them “3D trailers” when we can’t watch them in 3D is beyond me. Paramount did it earlier today with Transformers: Dark of the Moon and now Warner Bros. has done it with Green Lantern. But, unlike the Transformers trailer, this Green Lantern trailer is totally different from the previous one and, like almost everything that’s been released from this film, it’s even better looking than the last thing....

‘Take This Waltz’ Trailer - Michelle Williams’ Life Has A Gap In It By Angie Han/April 4, 2012 2:30 pm EST After making her directorial debut in 2006 with Away From Her, about an elderly couple battling dementia, Sarah Polley’s returning once again to the topic of marital strife. In her sophomore effort Take This Waltz, the characters in question are much younger and dealing with a whole different set of problems, but based on the trailer and clips we’ve seen so far, it seems that Polley’s assured, graceful touch remains a common thread....

‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ Trailer, US Green-Band Version [Updated] By Russ Fischer/June 2, 2011 2:45 am EST Last week, we heard that a red-band trailer for David Fincher’s new version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo had hit Europe, and the inevitable bootleg hit the internet on Saturday. Hard. (One version also played in some US theaters.) Cue a few days of speculation that Sony had deliberately leaked the trailer, which seemed to be put to rest late today when the bootleg was finally yanked from YouTube....

‘To Rome With Love’ Trailer: Woody Allen’s Post-Paris Victory Lap By Russ Fischer/April 3, 2012 10:57 am EST 2011 saw one of the greatest successes of Woody Allen’s career, as his film Midnight in Paris did great business on the US arthouse circuit and worldwide, eventually raking in nearly $150m globally. There was also that little matter of winning an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Now Allen returns with To Rome With Love, a vignette-based romantic comedy with most of the action falling into a very familiar Allen mode....

Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi & Kevin James Lend Voices To Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Hotel Transylvania’ By Germain Lussier/July 5, 2011 2:00 pm EST Animation fans know Genndy Tartakovsky well. His shows like Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack and the first Star Wars: Clone Wars have long been revered but those unique talents have rarely been seen off the small screen. That’s about to change in a monstrous way. Tartakovsky will direct Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D monster-themed family comedy Hotel Transylvania featuring the voice of Adam Sandler as Count Dracula, and a supporting voice cast including Steve Buscemi, Fran Drescher, Cee Lo Green, Kevin James, Andy Samberg, Molly Shannon and David Spade....

Bryan Cranston Joins ‘Rock Of Ages’ By Russ Fischer/May 2, 2011 8:00 am EST Briefly: The Adam Shankman-directed movie version of the stage musical Rock of Ages just got a little more frightening. Bryan Cranston, who has offset his Malcolm in the Middle work with some deadly intensity on Breaking Bad, is now part of the cast. The role is probably going to be a small one, but a little Cranston can go a long way, especially if he’s singing....

Darren Aronofsky Directed J.Lo In An Ad For Kohl’s, And You Can Watch It Here By Angie Han/March 8, 2012 11:00 am EST There are things it makes sense for Darren Aronofsky to direct. All of his films, obviously. PSAs for young people about the dangers of meth use. A steamy fragrance ad featuring his Black Swan star Vincent Cassel. Possibly even a music video for the unholy union of Lou Reed and Metallica....

Darren Lynn Bousman’s ‘11-11-11’ Trailer And New Images By Germain Lussier/Feb. 14, 2011 9:00 am EST Director Darren Lynn Bousman is still shooting his upcoming horror/thriller 11-11-11 but this weekend, not only did the film already sell to a bunch of foreign markets, Bousman crafted a creepy little teaser trailer that hints at the madness we can expect from the mind of the man behind Saw II, III, IV and Repo!...

Dennis Hopper Dies At 74 By David Chen/May 29, 2010 9:54 am EST Reports are coming in (via Reuters, among other sources) that actor Dennis Hopper died this morning of complications from prostate cancer at the age of 74. Hopper passed away at his home in Venice, California. Hopper co-wrote, directed, and starred in the acclaimed film Easy Rider back in 1969, and achieved fame for his memorable roles in films such as Blue Velvet and Apocalypse Now....

Elizabeth Olsen May Be The Female Lead In ‘Oldboy’ [Updated] By Russ Fischer/Feb. 28, 2012 4:30 pm EST At this point, given how many offers have gone out for Spike Lee’s remake of Oldboy, and how many have come to naught, I’m wary of being convinced too early that a particular actor is going to be part of the film. But here’s a new one: Twitch, which has been at the forefront of breaking news about the remake, says that Elizabeth Olsen, of Martha Marcy May Marlene and Silent House, has been offered the film’s lead female role....

Exclusive: Viral Poster For ‘Rampart’ Reveals Woody Harrelson Beating A Man By Germain Lussier/Feb. 1, 2012 7:30 am EST If you thought you saw Woody Harrelson whaling on a man with a night stick while walking on the street recently, you weren’t hallucinating. The team behind Rampart, Oren Moverman’s follow-up to The Messenger, has been papering several major cities with an image that is striking, figuratively and literally. It shows Los Angeles cop Dave Brown (Harrelson) pummeling a man with a night stick....

Exclusive Interview: David Fincher Talks The Social Network By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 15, 2010 8:00 am EST After screening an early cut of The Social Network, I had the opportunity to ask director David Fincher a few questions about the film. While I did meet the filmmaker in person, we conducted the mini Q&A over e-mail as Fincher was already in Sweden in preproduction on his next film, a big screen adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo....

First Look: Renesmee From ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I’ [UPDATED] By Russ Fischer/Jan. 21, 2011 12:01 pm EST UPDATE: As some have noted, this photo of Mackenzie Foy is not a still from Breaking Dawn, but from a photoshoot with the actress. We apologize for the confusion, and blame the very Twilight-esque field of flowers. The title treatment below is the real deal, so the post stands. Here are two tidbits from the first part of Breaking Dawn, the final chapter(s) in The Twilight Saga....

First Look: Sacha Baron Cohen In ‘The Dictator’ By Germain Lussier/June 7, 2011 3:30 pm EST For many of us, it’s safe to say that Sacha Baron Cohen has already reached “See anything he’s in” status. Even though he’s only starred in a handful of movies, with some (Borat) being way more successful than others (Bruno), it’s hard to not be totally enthralled when he’s on screen. You’re never sure what he’ll do next....

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Have The Farrelly Brothers Choosen Chris Diamantopoulos Of ‘24’ To Play Moe In ‘The Three Stooges’? By Russ Fischer/April 25, 2011 5:10 pm EST There’s been a lot of talk in Atlanta over the past couple weeks about The Three Stooges, which Peter and Bobby Farrelly are crewing up to start shooting in a couple weeks, but which hadn’t yet locked down the third lead. We know that Will Sasso will play Curly, Sean Hayes will play Larry, and a few other smaller parts are cast as well....

International Movie Trailer: Predators By Russ Fischer/June 23, 2010 10:02 am EST IGN debuted this trailer, which is kinda red band thanks to a bit of coarse language and some blood, and the site has it in HD. After some of the same scene-setting and atmosphere establishment we’ve seen in other clips, this goes right to the blood. It’s not like this is a trailer cut by Herschell Gordon Lewis, but it’s a damn sight better than what we’ve seen before, and makes the movie look a lot more like what it should be....

John Hawkes Books Roles In ‘Chronicle’ And ‘The Playroom’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 13, 2011 5:30 pm EST Anything that puts John Hawkes in more movies is OK by me. And the great, until recently underrated actor has just bagged two new roles, so here’s a pair of films to put on your watch list. First up is Chronicle, about which we’ve got little info. Looks like Justin Long will appear alongside Mr....

Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Oblivion’ Adds Olga Kurylenko And Andrea Riseborough By Russ Fischer/Jan. 19, 2012 4:00 pm EST Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski has seen a few things change with his film Oblivion over the last year. The title, for one: the film started out as Oblivion, then was Horizons for a while, then Oblivion once more, and is now untitled. The film left Disney and went to Universal, where Tom Cruise signed on to play the lead, a soldier stationed on a future Earth, whose discovery of a mysterious woman in a crash-landed pod sets off a chain of events that cause him to question everything he knows....

Kevin Feige Talks The Use Of Thanos, And Marvel Goes Merchandise Crazy By Germain Lussier/Sept. 21, 2012 9:53 am EST Ever since his reveal during the credits of Joss Whedon’s The Avengers, fans have enjoyed discussing Thanos and his impact in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His inclusion was spurred by Whedon, who called him Marvel’s “most powerful and fascinating villain.” Speculation has all but settled on the fact that the character will somehow appear in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy and then roll into The Avengers 2 but, with both of those films several years away, no one would dare confirm that....