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New Synopsis For Barry Levinson’s Eco-Thriller ‘The Bay’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 1, 2011 9:39 am EST Late last year we heard that Barry Levinson (Good Morning Vietnam, Rain Man) was going into production on a low-budget ’eco-horror’ film that was originally referred to as Isopod. The basic story for what became called The Bay was said to feature “the aftermath of a viral outbreak on the Eastern Seaboard” and it sounded as if the film would be built from a collection of character-filmed footage, emergency reports and other sources....

Paul Greengrass Not Directing Fantastic Voyage By Russ Fischer/May 19, 2010 8:41 pm EST Just over a month ago we reported that Paul Greengrass, the director of Bloody Sunday, United 93, Green Zone and the last two Bourne films, would make quite a stylistic change by taking a job directing the remake of Fantastic Voyage that James Cameron is producing. Now, as it turns out, he won’t do that job after all....

Pay What You Want For A Sneak Preview Of Freakonomics: The Movie By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 15, 2010 3:30 pm EST Sounds like a fun publicity stunt which perfectly ties in with the books and the film. Read the full press release after the jump. These pay-what-you-want screenings offer fans a chance to see the film on Wednesday, September 22nd, over a week before its official opening, at Landmark Theatres in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia, Denver and Seattle....

Star Trek Video Game Will Bridge Plot Between Movies, Is Canon By Angie Han/July 5, 2011 10:00 am EST Last month, we reported on a Star Trek video game in development, to be written by Marianne Krawczyk (God of War) based on the universe of J.J. Abrams’ 2009 film. In a recent interview, film writer Roberto Orci offered a few more bits of information about the upcoming game: that it would bridge the plot between the 2009 movie and the upcoming sequel, and that the game would be canon… more or less....

The Last Airbender Clip: “Fire Nation Is Here” By Peter Sciretta/June 25, 2010 6:00 am EST Paramount Pictures has released a new video clip from M Night Shyamalan’s big screen adaptation of The Last Airbender. The 41 second clip shows Sokka’s (Jackson Rathbone) reaction to the ships of the Fire Nation approaching. Watch the clip right now after the jump. The Last Airbender Clip: “Fire Nation Is Here” By Peter Sciretta/June 25, 2010 6:00 am EST...

VOTD: Pogo’s ‘Monsters Inc’ Remix “Boo Bass” By Peter Sciretta/April 4, 2012 12:00 pm EST Video remix artist Pogo has been remixing films into music for a four years now. He has concentrated mostly on animated films, and has done a number of Pixar adaptations: the Up-inspired Upular, the Toy Story-inspired Toyz Noize and Buzzwings, and others. The latest, “Boo Bass”, was composed using chords, bass notes and vocal samples from the Pete Docter-directed computer animated film Monsters, Inc....

VOTD: Push Button To Add Drama By Germain Lussier/April 18, 2012 6:00 am EST TNT is known for their catch phrase “We Know Drama” and, with the channel coming to Belgium, they decided to show the people of that country just what to expect. A red button was placed in the middle of an unassuming village square with the sign “Push to Add Drama” above it. There it laid in wait for someone to push it....

VOTD: Uncut Ghostbusters Commercial By Angie Han/Sept. 29, 2011 4:00 pm EST If you’ve seen Ghostbusters — and I’m betting it’s a safe assumption that just about all of you have — you’ll probably recall the scene where Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) first learns of the Ghostbusters. She’s in her apartment putting away her groceries when she notices a television commercial for the paranormal extermination service, founded by parapsychologists Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), and Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis)....

Watch Arcade Fire’s Interactive Short Film The Wilderness Downtown By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 31, 2010 9:47 pm EST Music isn’t enough for the indie rock baned Arcade Fire. Not only are they collaborating with Spike Jonze on b-movie science fiction short film, but they just completed an interactive short film/music experience titled “The Wilderness Downtown”. Directed by Chris Milk a popular music video and commercial director (you’ve probably seen the videos he directed for Kanye West, U2, Green Day, Courtney Love, Audioslave, Modest Mouse, Gnarls Barkley and yes, Arcade Fire)....

What If Your Cellphone Wouldn’t Allow You To Use It During A Movie Screening? By Peter Sciretta/June 16, 2011 1:30 pm EST /Film editor David Chen pointed me towards an article in The Sun which talks about a new technology patented by Apple that will “sense when people are trying to video live events — and turn off their cameras.” According to the article: If an iPhone were held up and used to film during a concert infra-red sensors would detect it....

Writers Guild Of America Nominations Announced By Germain Lussier/Jan. 4, 2011 11:28 am EST Here’s the official press release: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2010. Winners will be honored at the 2011 Writers Guild Awards held on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York....

‘Bullhead’ US Trailer: Oscar-Nominated ‘Roid Rage By Russ Fischer/Feb. 3, 2012 2:30 pm EST Drafthouse Films found itself in an interesting predicament recently: the label picked up rights to distribute the film Bullhead a couple months ago, and has been planning a rollout. But then the movie snagged a nomination for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Suddenly there’s reason to get Bullhead into theaters sooner rather than later, and the Drafthouse team went into overdrive to make that happen....

‘Kinyarwanda’ – ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Meets ‘Pulp Fiction’ With Less Violence [Sundance Review] By Germain Lussier/Feb. 15, 2011 5:30 pm EST Note: Though Sundance ended several weeks ago, /Film reader Thomas Oliver alerted us that a movie he produced, Kinyarwanda, won the World Cinema Audience Award at the festival. Since none of us got around to seeing it, we figured it was worth taking a slightly-belated look at. Here’s the review....

‘Lawrence Of Arabia’ Trailer: David Lean’s Masterpiece Gets 4K Restoration By Germain Lussier/Aug. 31, 2012 11:41 am EST For years, I avoided seeing David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia for one simple reason: I didn’t want to watch it on VHS. A film of this scope and majesty was simply too big for that format (figuratively and literally – it took up two tapes) so I decided to wait for the optimal experience....

‘Star Trek 2’ Update: Location Scout Underway, Comics Will ‘Foreshadow’ Film By Germain Lussier/Oct. 2, 2011 10:00 am EST Now that J.J. Abrams is officially on board and we’ve given up seeing the film next Summer, we can all settle in and watch Star Trek 2 get made the right way. The latest update comes from one of the film’s screenwriters, Roberto Orci, who also happens to be the creative director on a new set of comic books set in the world created by the original 2009 film....

Busy Luc Besson Adds Tommy Lee Jones To Comedy ‘Malavita,’ Sets Adaptation Of French Comic ‘Valerian’ By Russ Fischer/June 29, 2012 11:00 am EST Luc Besson is really gluing his ass to the director’s chair. Though he directed a good handful of movies since 2000 (Angel-A, three Arthur and the Invisibles films, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-sec, and The Lady) his directorial output has seemed to take a back seat to writing and producing efforts....

Geek Deal: Dexter Seasons 1-3 On DVD For $49, Blu-Ray For $70 By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 17, 2010 7:50 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

George Miller Explains The Genesis Of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 11, 2011 4:00 pm EST Where better to get your news of a new psot-apocalyptic action movie than through interviews to promote an animated musical sequel aimed at kids and families? George Miller directed the three Mad Max movies, and also oversaw the two Happy Feet films. As he does press rounds for Happy Feet 2, Miller is talking frequently about Mad Max: Fury Road, the fourth film in his action series about a wasteland-hardened survivor....

Gore Verbinski Calls Johnny Depp The Unreliable Narrator Of ‘The Lone Ranger’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 17, 2011 3:30 pm EST There might be some serious irony here. Johnny Depp was once cast as a version of Sancho Panza in Terry Gilliam’s film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. That first version of Mr. Gilliam’s film was shut down. When it was briefly revived, Johnny Depp was no longer along for the ride, in part because of his packed blockbuster schedule....

Hundreds Of Free Movies Offered Legally As Torrents By Germain Lussier/Aug. 8, 2012 3:30 pm EST Placing the words “Free Movies” and “Torrent” in the same sentence is enough to make any film producer nervous. Torrenting, the choice of film pirates everywhere, is seemingly growing by the day, even with legal crackdowns on tracker sites. While most of us agree it’s bad for the industry, some places have been embracing it as a way to expand their business....