Pixar’s ‘Toy Story’ Zoetrope By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 13, 2011 8:00 am EST One of the cool exhibits hidden inside the animation building in Disneyland’s California Adventure is a zoetrope created by Pixar (I think the zoetrope might also be on display at some of “The Art of Pixar” museum exhibits). I’ve seen it many times in person, and it’s a magical thing to see the toys from Toy Story come to life in front of your eyes....
Producer Jon Landau Clears Up Some ‘Avatar 2’ Rumors By Germain Lussier/Nov. 12, 2010 12:15 pm EST James Cameron’s Avatar 2 doesn’t come out until December 2014 but the news is already starting to trickle out. It’s going to be a long four years. We’ve already heard about how Cameron is trying to develop some new technologies for the film, that the story might go off Pandora and there will be water sequences....
Sex And The City 2 Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/April 8, 2010 9:00 pm EST Warner Bros has released the first full length movie trailer for Sex and the City 2. To be quite honest with you, I never got around to watching the original film. I did see a few episodes of the series, and was not a fan (I’m also not the right demo or sex). So my commentary on this new trailer is probably worthless, but I have something to say — so I’m just going to go for it....
Sofia Coppola’s ‘Somewhere’ Takes Top Prize In Venice By Russ Fischer/Sept. 11, 2010 11:49 am EST In an interesting and slightly surprising move, the Venice Film Festival jury headed by Quentin Tarantino has awarded the Golden Lion to Sofia Coppola’s film Somewhere. (Trailer here.) The film got mixed to positive notes out of the fest, but Tarantino said today, “This was a film that enchanted us from our first screening…Yet from that first enchanting screening, it grew and grew and grew in both our hearts, in our analysis, in our minds, and in our affections....
TV Bits: FX Picks Up Elijah Wood Comedy Series ‘Wilfred’; Comedy Central Greenlights ‘Waiting…’ Pilot By Adam Quigley/Oct. 26, 2010 5:21 am EST There’s been a number of overseas shows being adapted for US audiences recently—we posted the trailers for two of them just the other day—and now here’s another one to add to the pile. FX has picked up Wilfred, a remake of the acclaimed Australian series about “an introvert who struggles to find social and professional happiness, until he meets ‘Wilfred’”, his attractive next door neighbor’s Australian Shepherd....
Vague Plot Details Emerge For David O. Russell’s ‘Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 1, 2010 10:45 am EST The idea that David O. Russell might direct the video game adaptation Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune seemed rather odd. Sure, he’s done an actionish-movie (Three Kings) and Uncharted is one of the more character-oriented action games out there. But it still seemed like a weird fit. Then news came out that the director is interested in having Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci play the father and uncle of Drake (Mark Wahlberg), which seemed to put the film a lot closer to the films of Mr....
VFX Legend Douglas Trumbull To Direct Movie Using High Speed 3D By Germain Lussier/April 11, 2011 1:00 pm EST Douglas Trumbull’s resume reads like a sci-fi magazine’s list of the best movies of all time: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Well, maybe not that last one. Still, his work in the visual effects field is iconic. He’s directed films too, such as 1983’s Brainstorm which is best known for being the film Natalie Wood was shooting when she died....
VOTD: The Muppets Appear On ‘Saturday Night Live’ By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 20, 2011 10:00 am EST Jason Segel was the guest host this weekend on Saturday Night Live, and the co-stars of his new film also made an appearance — that’s right, The Muppets! Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzy, Gonzo and Scooter crashed Segel’s opening monologue which involves a song performance. Also, Kermit joined Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers for a segment titled “Really!...
‘Bel Ami’ Trailer: It’s A Seriously Rough Life For Robert Pattinson By Russ Fischer/April 3, 2012 12:00 pm EST In the past year there have been more than a few trailers for Bel Ami, the story set in late 1800s Paris in which Robert Pattinson plays a guy who sleeps and seduces his way into wealth. The film has played some festivals to middling reviews, but now that the first official US trailer has arrived, it’s worth having a look....
/Film LA: Academy And LACMA Plan Long Needed Movie Museum; Grauman’s Chinese Theatre To Be Renovated By Germain Lussier/Oct. 5, 2011 3:00 pm EST As strange as it sounds, Hollywood – the place all people think of when they think of movies – doesn’t have a centralized place to commemorate and celebrate the industry that keeps the city alive. Tourists can see parts of film history by visiting various movie studios or Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but there is no ultimate movie museum filled with the history of the business....
‘Footloose’ Trailer #2 By Russ Fischer/Aug. 12, 2011 2:52 pm EST Here we go again. We’ve seen a teaser trailer for Craig Brewer’s remake of the ’80s film Footloose, and now here’s the full thing. Well, here’s another trailer, anyway — this one is quite a bit shorter than the teaser. Hit the jump to see Kenny Wormold as Kevin Bacon, Julianne Hough as Lori Singer, and Dennis Quaid as John Lithgow....
‘Movie: The Movie’: An Epic 9 Minute Trailer Parody Starring Nearly Every Actor In Hollywood By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 27, 2012 9:00 am EST Jimmy Kimmel has produced an epic 9-minute movie trailer parody featuring nearly every actor and actress in Hollywood. Movie: the Movie tackles every blockbuster and crowd pleaser movie and movie marketing cliches, and packs them all into one film trailer. Watch the trailer now embedded after the jump....
‘On The Road’ International Trailer By Russ Fischer/Aug. 6, 2012 4:30 pm EST The release of Walter Salles’ film version of Jack Kerouac’s generational signpost novel On the Road rolls ever closer, following the film’s relatively successful bow at Cannes this past May. Not having a lot of interest in Kerouac at this point, I’m still very interested in the film to see how actors like Garrett Hedlund and Kristen Stewart do with their roles; both look a lot more energized than we often see from them....
‘The Avengers’ Concept Art Reveals Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk By Russ Fischer/July 24, 2011 6:08 pm EST Over the past few days at Comic Con, Marvel has been unveiling character posters featuring concept art of the full team in The Avengers. These images have provided our first looks at the new suit for Captain America and the costume worn by Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye. Now the final image has been released, showing what we can expect Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk to look like....
‘The Governator’ Trailer: “I’m Back!” By Russ Fischer/April 4, 2011 10:14 am EST Over the past few days we’ve been trying to come to terms with the fact that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first entertainment project since returning to private life will be a cartoon superhero series called The Governator. (Which will also get a 3D feature film incarnation, as revealed this morning.) Now there is a trailer for the animated series, and it has a guest appearance from Larry King (kids love and respect him!...
‘The Room’ Co-Star Greg Sestero Writing Tell-All Book By Germain Lussier/June 10, 2011 12:00 pm EST Tommy Wiseau’s The Room is regularly considered one of the worst movies ever made, and its strange appeal is enhanced by the fact that it is equally as mysterious. In interviews Wiseau, who wrote, directed and starred in the epic train wreck, frequently talks around questions about the film’s financing and production. More recently there was some question if he even directed the film at all....
‘The Sessions’ Trailer - John Hawkes’ Oscar-Buzzy Turn As A 38-Year-Old Virgin By Angie Han/June 28, 2012 1:00 pm EST The story of a guy trying hard to get laid for the first time has been told and told again in many an R-rated comedy, but Ben Lewin’s The Sessions isn’t American Pie or even The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Instead, it’s a truth-based drama that’s garnering serious Oscar buzz for its star, John Hawkes....
3D In 3D In 3D By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 27, 2010 12:00 pm EST Kinomozg has edited together a video which compiles the “in 3D” tags from almost every movie trailer of the last few years. 37 movies in 2 minutes. Watch it now embedded after the jump. 3D In 3D In 3D By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 27, 2010 12:00 pm EST Kinomozg has edited together a video which compiles the “in 3D” tags from almost every movie trailer of the last few years....
Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Failed ‘Dune’ Adaptation Finally Hits Screens (Sort Of) Via The Doc ‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’ By Russ Fischer/May 12, 2011 12:44 pm EST It seems like this year’s Cannes festival is providing a more bountiful crop of new projects than normal, and this film might be one of the best, or at least one of the most exciting for sci-fi nerds. Emerging at the fest is a doc called Jodorowsky’s Dune, which seeks to tell the story of the attempt by wildman Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky to adapt Frank Herbert’s novel Dune in the mid-’70s....
Another ‘Taken 2’ International Trailer: Look Who’s Taken Now By Russ Fischer/July 6, 2012 7:00 am EST The US marketing hasn’t really kicked into gear yet, but maybe you saw the first international trailer for Taken 2, which puts Liam Neeson in conflict with some guys who are pretty angry about all the stuff Neeson did when his daughter was kidnapped a while back. The old guy and his fam (Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen) are in Istanbul, where they’re targeted by the father (Rade Sherbedgia) of one of the guys Neeson killed in Taken....
