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VOTD: ParaNorman’s “This Little Light” Featurette Shows The Work That Goes Into Tiny Details By Russ Fischer/Aug. 16, 2012 7:30 am EST We’ve run quite a few behind the scenes videos about the creation of Laika’s new stop-motion animated film ParaNorman, but that’s because the creation of films such as this one is an impressive process. Personally, I rarely tire of seeing these animators in action; bringing a film like ParaNorman to life requires a combination of brute force effort and unique ingenuity that is unlike the effort required for other filmmaking efforts....

Watch The Trailer For Cannes Top Prize Winner ‘Amour’ By Russ Fischer/May 29, 2012 5:00 pm EST Over the weekend the top Cannes prize, the Palme d’Or, was awarded to Amour (Love), the latest film from Austrian director Michael Haneke. It’s Haneke’s second Palme d’Or in a stretch of two films; his movie The White Ribbon took the award in 2009. (Other films of his, Cache and The Piano Teacher, have been nominated for the prize, too....

What Does The Title Of Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus’ Refer To? By Germain Lussier/Jan. 19, 2011 10:30 am EST Besides the reveal of Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man costume, and today’s Dark Knight Rises news, easily the biggest piece of movie news to be revealed in the past several weeks is that Ridley Scott’s rumored Alien prequel had evolved into a whole new original story called Prometheus. The brand new sci-fi story is said to have “Alien’s DNA” but will actually be “a new, grand mythology and universe,” according to Scott himself....

‘Brake’ Trailer: If You Liked ‘Buried’… By Angie Han/Feb. 3, 2012 7:00 am EST [via The Awesomer] Okay, so it’s probably not entirely fair to compare the two films when I haven’t even seen Brake yet, but the premises do seem pretty similar. The other (again, possibly unfair) comparison that springs to mind for me is 24, though that may just be because of the digital countdown and Dorff’s passing resemblance to Kiefer Sutherland....

‘Killing Bono’ Trailer – A Story About The Guys Who Didn’t Make It By Angie Han/Sept. 13, 2011 1:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We all know the beats of the typical rock star origin story — a talented, passionate young person finds his calling in life and overcomes adversity to achieve fame and success, etc. But what about the guy who didn’t make it?...

By Russ Fischer/Aug. 25, 2011 12:15 pm EST There’s a lot of setup here, but when things get a little more intense the show starts to look promising. I’ve not read the source series, so can’t make guesses about how this would have worked as an adaptation. The ghost girl looks a bit like Lisbeth Salander by way of Sadako from Ringu, but she still has a couple good moments. Lament then, for the show that will never be....

‘Red Hook Summer’ - Spike Lee Returns To Brooklyn With Mixed Results [Sundance 2012] By Germain Lussier/Jan. 23, 2012 10:30 pm EST There’s a good movie somewhere in the middle of the 130 minutes comprising Spike Lee’s Red Hook Summer. A focused movie. A movie that has a lot to say about the conflict between younger and older generations, faith versus religion, young love and even technology. That movie is in there....

‘Star Trek 2’ Is Being Prepped Off 70 Page Outline By Germain Lussier/May 23, 2011 10:00 am EST What’s up with Star Trek 2? Paramount set a release date for the film well over a year ago and that date is coming up at warp speed: June 29, 2012. All the other blockbusters scheduled for release around that time have begun production but, as far as we know, the script for the second Trek has yet to be completed or approved....

‘The Avengers’ Costumes Revealed For Hawkeye And Captain America By Russ Fischer/July 22, 2011 9:06 pm EST Marvel has been a little weird about disseminating information at Comic Con this year. The studio knows people want to see something from Joss Whedon’s The Avengers, which has been shooting for a little while, but with no panel presentation most have to settle for the post-credits sequence in Captain America. There are a few small bits of info floating around, however....

‘Top Gun’ And ‘True Romance’ Director Tony Scott Dies In Apparent Suicide By Russ Fischer/Aug. 19, 2012 10:02 pm EST We’re shocked to learn tonight that Tony Scott, the brother of Ridley Scott and the director of films such as The Hunger, Top Gun, and True Romance, died today at the age of 68 due to an apparent suicide. Sources report that Scott leapt from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro at 12:35pm this afternoon, and that authorities identified the body, recovered this afternoon, as Scott....

Alamo Drafthouse Details Plans To Restore San Francisco’s New Mission Theater; Founder Tim League Explains The Company’s Origins By Russ Fischer/Feb. 16, 2012 3:30 pm EST Earlier this week we told you that plans seem to be afoot for the Austin Texas-based Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas to purchase and restore the New Mission Theater in San Francisco. The theater is a registered landmark that closed for business in 1993. And, yes, Alamo Drafthouse founder and CEO Tim League recently made a deal to restore the theater and operate the reinvigorated space as an Alamo Drafthouse location....

Beverly Hills Chihuaha 2 Sneak Preview By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 24, 2010 9:00 am EST Lets be honest — As the holidays approach, news tends to get thinner. We have never written about Beverly Hills Chihuaha 2 on /Film, and I never planned to cover the movie on the site. But on a morning like this, there isn’t much else. So after the jump you you can watch a four and a half minute sneak preview video for the upcoming Direct-to-DVD sequel....

Casting Bits: Nicole Kidman Considering Phillip Noyce’s ‘Our Wild Life’, Dakota Johnson Grabs Three New Roles By Angie Han/May 4, 2011 2:00 pm EST Late last year, Salt director Phillip Noyce became the latest director to sign on for Our Wild Life, based on the story of Kenyan elephant conservationist Daphne Sheldrick. (Whose work was recently documented in the IMAX film Born To Be Wild.) The project had already racked up a pretty troubled history by this point — Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook) was originally attached to direct, but left on bad terms....

Cool Stuff: Chop Shop’s 80’s Filmography T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 1, 2010 7:00 am EST Chop Shop has a new t-shirt designed by Timo Meyer which takes 22 classic 80’s films reduced to symbols and arranged into the form of an eight. Hit the jump to see the full design in larger resolution. T-shirts are available for $20 on ChopShopStore.com. Cool Stuff: Chop Shop’s 80’s Filmography T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 1, 2010 7:00 am EST...

Director Patty Jenkins Exits ‘Thor 2’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 6, 2011 4:12 pm EST Patty Jenkins, who famously directed Charlize Theron to an Oscar in Monster, had been set to direct Marvel’s Thor 2 for some time. She was meeting with the cast and all was looking well for the film’s November 15, 2013 release date. However, Jenkins has now left the project due to creative differences making her the second director to leave the project, the first being Game of Thrones helmer Brian Kirk....

Early Buzz: Sofia Coppola’s ‘Somewhere’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 3, 2010 7:29 am EST The first reviews of Sofia Coppola’s new film Somewhere are starting to come in from Venice, and they’re quite good. Praise for Stephen Dorff’s performance is universal so far, as is an appreciation for the quiet tone of Coppola’s storytelling. Let’s kick things off with a blockquote from Variety’s review, which seems to sum things up pretty well:...

Guillermo Del Toro Interviews Edgar Wright And Others About ‘Scott Pilgrim’ For 85 Minutes By Germain Lussier/Nov. 5, 2010 6:30 pm EST When two of the biggest film geek directors in the world sit down to chat, it’s always something to behold and that’s exactly what happened this past Monday at one of the numerous sold out screenings of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World in anticipation of its Blu-ray release on November 9....

James Cameron Will Bring ‘Avatar 2’ Cast To Brazilian Rainforest For Inspiration By Germain Lussier/March 29, 2011 10:30 am EST Last week, James Cameron came on Twitter to give an update on his sequels to Avatar. “Sorry I’ve been away. I’ve been head-down writing Avatar 2 & 3 but had to leave Pandora for the real Pandora.” The real Pandora is the Brazilian rainforest and Cameron was in Manaus, Brazil along with Arnold Schwarzenegger and others attending the International Forum on Sustainability “to help tribal people fight the dams that are going to destroy their homes and forest....

Jim Carrey Says ‘Bruce Almighty’ And ‘Dumb And Dumber’ Sequels Might Be In The Offing By Russ Fischer/June 4, 2011 10:38 am EST That’s not the world Jim Carrey has on a yo-yo string in the photo above; it is our comedy-loving heart. sob! So does Jim Carrey (or his agent) think it’s time for him to go back to some established crowd-pleasing roles? It sounds that way. He’s got the kid-friendly Mr....

Johnny Depp Offered Lead In ‘Snow White And The Huntsman’; Charlize Theron Rumored As The Wicked Queen By Russ Fischer/Oct. 29, 2010 3:45 pm EST Every couple of days it seems like there’s a new ‘hot project’ in Hollywood, and lately most of these films have been genre pictures of some kind: superhero, or ones at least tinged with fantasy or science fiction. The latest is Snow White and the Huntsman, thanks to a buzzed-about script from Evan Daugherty and the hiring of British commercial director Rupert Sanders....