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By Germain Lussier/Oct. 7, 2011 5:00 pm EST We’ve seen art immortalizing music icons and we’ve seen art immortalizing movie icons. But rarely do we get to see one having sex with the other. That’s exactly what’s currently on display at Gallery 1988 Melrose in Los Angeles, a super twisted art exhibit by a group calling themselves The Butcher Kings. The Butcher Kings consist of Alex Pardee (who has been on this site numerous times) and Skinner....

Crazy Rumor Of The Day: George Clooney And Noah Wyle Vying For Steve Jobs Biopic By Angie Han/Nov. 18, 2011 11:15 am EST As the source is somewhat less than airtight, you should probably take the following with the biggest grain of salt you can get your hands on — but on the off chance there’s some truth to it, this rumor is too wild not to repeat. A new report claims that George Clooney and Noah Wyle are vying for the lead role in the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, which is being developed at Sony based on Walter Isaacson’s bestselling biography....

David Cronenberg’s ‘The Fly,’ A Triumphant Melding Of Character And Effects, Turns Twenty-Five By Russ Fischer/Aug. 15, 2011 7:33 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Those are all significant results of the film’s release, but The Fly is a film worth revisiting and honoring for other reasons. It marks a real turning point in the career of David Cronenberg, and stands as one of the unassailable arguments for the idea of the film remake....

Fan Made Trailer: The Entire Matrix Trilogy In 6 Minutes By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 6, 2010 1:00 pm EST /Film reader Jonathan Kiwanuka decided to create a fan made trailer for The Matrix trilogy, showcasing all three Wachowski films in under six minutes. Jonathan explains: “I’ve always wished to see an ultimate trailer for the Matrix trilogy and since there was no one to be found, I always wished to do it, so here is my attempt....

First Look: Bobcat Goldthwait’s Pitch-Black Comedy ‘God Bless America’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 3, 2011 4:00 pm EST Today the Toronto International Film Festival announced many new films, including the full feature documentary slate and the Midnight Madness picks. The latter is the suite of ten films that represents the festival’s genre offerings; the program is one of the best at any festival, period. I was thrilled to see that one of the 2011 Midnight Madness offerings is God Bless America, the new film from Bobcat Goldthwait....

First Look: Russell Brand And Alec Baldwin In ‘Rock Of Ages’ By Germain Lussier/May 31, 2011 1:00 pm EST Much like the Broadway show on which it’s based, you can probably guess whether or not you’re going to enjoy the movie Rock of Ages long before buying a ticket. Do you like ripped jeans, big, teased hair, shoulder pads and the music of the Eighties? Then you’re probably going to like Adam Shankman’s in-production adaptation starring Tom Cruise, Mary J....

Hugh Jackman Says No To ‘Snow White And The Huntsman,’ Amy Adams Skips ‘Rock Of Ages’ By Russ Fischer/April 13, 2011 4:00 pm EST There are two significant anti-casting updates today. The smaller one is that Amy Adams won’t be in Adam Shankman’s film version of the jukebox musical Rock of Ages. She got the offer to play a music journalist who plans a hit piece on rocker Stacee Jax (Tom Cruise) before falling for him....

Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson, Sam Riley, And More Board ‘Maleficent’ By Angie Han/May 8, 2012 6:00 am EST Though Maleficent’s three leads hail from the States (Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning) and South Africa (Sharlto Copley), the Disney production is looking to the U.K. to fill up much of its cast list. American India Eisley and Brits Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson, Lesley Manville, Kenneth Cranham, and Sam Riley have all just boarded the Robert Stromberg-directed live-action film, which retells the classic Sleeping Beauty tale from the perspective of its villain....

Judge Dredd Movie Retitled ‘Dredd’; Official Synopsis Revealed By Adam Quigley/Sept. 7, 2010 6:00 am EST In what could be a (smart) attempt to distance the film from the first failed Judge Dredd movie starring Sylvester Stallone, the upcoming adaptation of the British sci-fi comic series has shortened its title to simply Dredd. Meanwhile, there’s also an official synopsis for the film, which you can check out after the break. IM Global, one of the studios producing the film, describes it like so: DREDD takes us to the wild streets of Mega City One, the lone oasis of quasi-civilization on Cursed Earth....

Mel Gibson To Star In ‘Sleight Of Hand’? By Russ Fischer/May 18, 2011 9:25 am EST The Beaver may not have been quite the comeback that Mel Gibson wanted, but it was probably the comeback that he deserved. Still, signs point to the fact that the film’s relative under-performance is due less to disdain for the actor and more towards a general sense of disinterest and lack of awareness about the film....

Melissa McCarthy And ‘Super 8’ Star Ryan Lee Join Judd Apatow’s Latest By Germain Lussier/July 7, 2011 2:00 pm EST The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of the mother and son casting but weren’t sure how substantial either role is. At this point, while McCarthy has the heat to headline her own movie, the role could also just be one of those Apatow scene-stealing cameos. Until we know more about the film, it’s all speculation....

Movie Trailer: Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch By Peter Sciretta/July 26, 2010 4:09 pm EST If you weren’t at Comic-Con this weekend, then you probably still heard the insane buzz coming out of Warner Bros’ panel for Zack Snyder’s next film Sucker Punch. The promo reel which screened at the presentation was almost indescribable, a combination of anime and video game-like imagery, but on crack, and shot in the visually intense style we’ve become use to from Snyder....

New Release Dates: The Night Chronicles: Devil, Never Let Me Go And Red Riding Hood By Peter Sciretta/June 30, 2010 9:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. . More information on both films, after the jump. The gothic reimagining of Red Riding Hood was written by Orphan screenwriter David Leslie Johnson . Not much is known about the new take, other than it will be loosely based on the famous fairy tale, is being described as a werewolf movie, and has a teenage love triangle at its center....

Official ‘Super 8’ Plot Synopsis Revealed By Peter Sciretta/March 10, 2011 5:40 pm EST It’s been reported that a new movie trailer for the Steven Spielberg-produced JJ Abrams-directed 1980’s Amblin film homage Super 8 will be attached to Battle: Los Angeles, which hits theaters tonight at midnight. I’m sure we’ll see some bootlegged trailers online before Paramount releases a clean official trailer. To prepare, Paramount Pictures has posted the official plot synopsis for the film....

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Soundtrack Revealed By Peter Sciretta/June 21, 2010 12:30 pm EST The soundtrack features unreleased songs from Beck, Metric, and Broken Social Scene, credited to the fictional band Crash and the Boys. It also features tracks from Beachwood Sparks, Frank Black, Black Lips, T. Rex, The Bluetones, Blood Red Shoes, Broken Social Scene, The Rolling Stones, and Brian LeBarton. And yes, Plumtree’s “Scott Pilgrim”, the song which inspired the name of the lead character of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s comic series, is also included....

Seven Minutes Of Super 8mm Behind The Scenes Footage From ‘Return Of The Jedi’ By Germain Lussier/June 6, 2012 2:00 pm EST One Return of the Jedi set, though, was somewhat accessible to fans. The internet has now allowed those people to showcase the lengths they went to see it. Jabba’s Sail Barge on Tattooine was filmed in the California/Arizona desert known as Buttercup Valley and several fans crashed the set to see what was going down....

Traveling ‘Indiana Jones’ Museum Exhibit Now In Montreal By Germain Lussier/May 12, 2011 7:00 am EST Indiana Jones was famous for saying that things belong in a museum, so he probably would have loved a museum that not only traveled, but had his name on it. Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory. Indiana Jones and the Adventures of Archeology, presented by National Geographic, is a traveling exhibit that features original props from the four films as well as an interactive tour of actual sites shedding light on the Holy Grail and Arc of the Covenant and much more....

Tron Legacy Banner #6 By Peter Sciretta/July 14, 2010 4:36 pm EST Walt Disney Pictures bought the billboard located at Santa Monica/Westwood in Los Angeles for an entire year. Beginning in mid-December 2009, the studio has been updating the location with new Tron Legacy advertisements, at the rate of one every month and a half or so. And it was revealed they will keep doing so up until the release of the film in December 2010....

Tron Legacy’s Joseph Kosinski To Direct “Bourne-Style” Sci-Fi Thriller Archangels For Ridley Scott By Adam Quigley/July 13, 2010 7:03 pm EST Tron Legacy hasn’t even been completed yet, but that’s not stopping up-and-coming director Joseph Kosinski from setting in place several new projects to keep him busy when he’s done. In addition to his already announced remake of The Black Hole and Oblivion, an adaptation of his graphic novel, he now has Archangels in the works, which is described as “a Bourne-style thriller crossed with alien elements”....

Video Blog: /Film Visits The Set Of ‘The Muppets’ By Peter Sciretta/June 20, 2011 8:00 am EST I’m a huge Muppets fanatic. Over the past five years, I’ve been on the set of many movies and interviewed many big-name directors, actors and writers. This is not a brag, this is set-up. In November of last year, I got a tip that the new Muppets movie was filming at Jim Henson Studios on La Brea in Hollywood....