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Poster And First Look: Annette Bening And Kristen Wiig As Mother And Daughter In ‘Imogene’ By Angie Han/Nov. 16, 2011 7:00 am EST Kristen Wiig has been trying to get the dark comedy Imogene off the ground for a few years now, but it wasn’t until she found huge success in this spring’s Bridesmaids that things really started to pick up with her passion project. Now Imogene is shooting in various locations throughout the U....

Ridley Scott Producing BBC Adaptation Of Philip K. Dick’s ‘The Man In The High Castle’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 7, 2010 1:08 pm EST There have been a great many terrible and/or forgettable film adaptations of stories by speculative fiction master Philip K. Dick. One of the few PKD films that became a legend in its own right — even if it isn’t a very faithful adaptation, or perhaps because of that fact — is Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner....

Rumor Control: ‘Pacific Rim’ And ‘Godzilla’ Not Merged; No Offer To Guillermo Del Toro By Russ Fischer/Oct. 14, 2010 2:22 pm EST Last night there was a story that the Travis Beacham script Pacific Rim, bought by Legendary Pictures earlier this year, is being folded into Legendary’s new take on Godzilla, and that the whole shebang had been offered to Guillermo del Toro to direct. The latter point seemed like a stretch, given that the director is about to go into production on At the Mountains of Madness....

Set Visit Video Blog And New Poster From ‘Battle: Los Angeles’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 27, 2011 1:30 pm EST We’ve seen a few trailers for Jonathan Liebesman’s ‘aliens attack’ film Battle: Los Angeles, but a lot of new information is hitting today. We’ll catch up with the new one-sheet released earlier this week (that’s a slice of it, above) and show you a video blog recorded by Peter and Frosty from Collider recapping their set visits from late 2009....

Spike Lee’s Next Film May Be The Terrorist Thriller ‘Nagasaki Deadline’ By Russ Fischer/June 28, 2010 9:35 am EST Contrary to images conjured up by the title, this isn’t a WWII picture, but a modern thriller that “focuses on a troubled FBI agent and his desperate race to thwart two terrorist attacks planned to unfold on American soil. The fed goes beyond obvious suspects to focus on theories that the crime is tied to historical events, as he races against the clock....

Terminator Rights Holders Try To Shut Down Animated Terminator 3000 By Russ Fischer/Aug. 13, 2010 5:28 pm EST Late last night, when I posted the info about Hannover House attempting to create a new animated Terminator film called Terminator 3000, one question kept coming up: how do these guys have the rights to the franchise? But the press release from Hannover addressed that question, saying that, as the rights had gone to Pacificor, LLC earlier this year, that outfit “retains approval and licensing authority” over the proposed film....

Watch Peter Jackson And Philippa Boyens Talk About Labor Issues On ‘The Hobbit’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 22, 2010 9:30 pm EST The background story on The Hobbit has become even more strange than we would have ever expected. The MGM bankruptcy and long process required to get the film greenlit have given way to a bizarre situation in which a labor power struggle in New Zealand and Australia has given Warner Bros....

WTF: Bangladeshi Knock-Off Of The Incredible Hulk Looks Utterly Mad By Russ Fischer/Aug. 11, 2010 12:50 pm EST If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I still don’t know what HALKa might be. This version of The Incredible Hulk comes straight out of Bangladesh, though it appears to have taken a detour through the same Taiwan studio that produces CGI recreations of popular news stories. Watch a trailer for HALKa after the break, and then try to decide if you’re happy or sad that our comic book adaptations have gone so big-budget and upscale....

‘Blade Runner’ 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray Trailer By Germain Lussier/Sept. 10, 2012 4:29 pm EST Here’s the trailer: Here’s the official description: And here’s the awesome box art. “The #1 Sci-Fi Film of all time” marks it’s return post 10 month moratorium with an all new 3-Disc Blu-ray/DVD and UV 30th Anniversary commemorative gift set. Revisit the illustrious Final Cut on Blu-ray, DVD and get a UV copy of the feature....

‘Resident Evil 5’ And ‘The Ides Of March’ Get Release Dates By Germain Lussier/March 3, 2011 4:30 pm EST Your asked for it, you got it. After Resident Evil: Afterlife outgrossed every single other film in the franchise, including a huge $200 million plus overseas, Sony just announced they’ll be releasing a fifth installment in their Resident Evil film series on September 14, 2012. They also gave an official release date to the currently in-production George Clooney political film The Ides of March....

By Russ Fischer/Jan. 19, 2012 3:30 pm EST The technology used to make films has been changing at a rapid pace for the past twenty years. Digital video has gone from being an upstart media to a primary means for creating movies. Major companies are no longer producing new film cameras. Native 3D requires shooting on digital, but the popularity of IMAX keeps some film purists going. Companies like Kodak are experiencing tougher times than ever....

AMC Now Serving Food In Theater, Alamo Drafthouse Style By Germain Lussier/Nov. 17, 2010 9:00 am EST There is nothing quite like the simultaneous combination of dinner and a movie. You sit down, order food, watch a movie, and someone then quietly brings out your order while you’re watching. It’s one of the things that makes the Alamo Drafthouse so fantastic and AMC Theaters is now rolling out their own unique version....

Casting Bits: ‘Attack The Block’ Star In HBO’s ‘Da Brick’, Rachel Boston In ‘It’s A Disaster’, Harry Lloyd In ‘Closer To The Moon’ By Angie Han/Sept. 1, 2011 2:00 pm EST If you happened to catch a screening of Attack the Block this summer, you probably walked away thinking the same thing we did: this John Boyega kid is going to be a huge star. Well, Boyega’s now landed his first part since Attack the Block opened, and it sounds like a great one....

Casting Bits: Lindsay Lohan Drops Out Of ‘Gotti,’ Then Is Recast; Jacki Weaver In ‘Five Year Engagement;’ Jake Johnson In ‘21 Jump Street’ By Russ Fischer/April 20, 2011 5:54 pm EST OK, this is getting ridiculous. The latest bit of news on the John Gotti biopic front (Gotti: Three Generations just lost Nick Cassavetes as director earlier this week) is that Lindsay Lohan is no longer in consideration to play Victoria Gotti....

Cool Stuff: New Pixar Vinylmations Including ‘Monsters University,’ Plus ‘Oz The Great And Powerful’ And ‘The Lone Ranger’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 13, 2012 3:06 pm EST Disney collectors lose their minds for Vinylmations: three inch tall molds of Mickey Mouse painted in all kinds of different ways. Some Vinylmations are simply just artistic designs, others are specific to certain places or brands, but they’re only sold in Disney parks and stores....

Could Jimmy Fallon Be The 2013 Oscar Host? By Russ Fischer/Aug. 3, 2012 10:00 am EST Questions spread quickly yesterday about whether or not Jimmy Fallon, the SNL vet and host of NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, would host the 2013 Oscar telecast. Indeed, Fallon was chosen by Tom Sherak, the recently departed head of the Motion Picture Academy, as the best candidate to host, with SNL producer Lorne Michaels picked to produce....

David O. Russell To Direct Robert De Niro-Produced, Danny Strong-Scripted Legal Drama For CBS By Angie Han/Aug. 16, 2012 4:27 pm EST David O. Russell’s experience working with his Silver Linings Playbook star Robert De Niro must’ve been a good one, because the pair are already looking to reunite. Nope, not for a sequel — Russell and De Niro are headed to CBS, for a new legal drama written by Game Change scribe Danny Strong....

Devil - What Did You Think? By David Chen/Sept. 17, 2010 8:42 pm EST The biggest surprise twist at the movies this weekend? Devil, directed by John Erick Dowdle (and “from the mind of M. Night Shyamalan”) doesn’t suck. In fact, it’s actually a fun little horror thriller, if you’re into that kind of thing. But what did you guys think? Has M. Night become a better producer than director? Hit the jump for some of my thoughts and let us know what you thought in the comments....

Features Announced For Criterion Collection’s Fall Lineup, Which Includes The Darjeeling Limited, Paths Of Glory And Hausu By Russ Fischer/July 19, 2010 1:01 am EST I’m thankful for the Criterion Collection nearly every day, but especially on a slow weekend before Comic Con. This week Criterion finally announced a slate of October releases, which includes a couple of highly anticipated pressings. Finally we’ll get Criterion editions of Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory and the absolutely insane 1977 Japanese haunted house movie Hausu....

Hulu Rolls Out Subscription Service Preview Beginning Today By Russ Fischer/June 29, 2010 1:37 pm EST Hulu, the free web portal that offers ad-supported content from News Corp., NBC Universal and Disney to viewers in the US, has been planning for months to launch a paid subscription version of the service. A preview of the new paid iteration, called Hulu Plus, is being rolled out today. The LA Times reports that the subscription service will cost $9....