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VOTD: Dan Trachtenberg’s ‘More Than You Can Chew’ By Peter Sciretta/March 7, 2011 8:00 am EST You might know Dan Trachtenberg from his appearances on the /Filmcast, or more likely you’ve seen him on his highly successful internet television show the Totally Rad Show, but you might not know that he is a filmmaker. While he’s doing mostly commercial work over the last few years, he just finished a narrative short film for Black Box TV, a weekly Twilight Zone-like series on YouTube....

Watch The First Shaky Video Of NBC’s ‘Wonder Woman’ In Action By Russ Fischer/April 1, 2011 1:17 pm EST We’re not going to throw every new look at Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman your way, but the first decent-quality video is probably worth sharing. After the first costume reveal, subsequent round of boos and costume tweaks that followed, the character looks a little better. And seeing her (or the stunt woman version of Wonder Woman) in action helps make the character look a little more like the classic TV incarnation, which isn’t entirely a bad thing....

/Film LA: The Studio Ghibli Collection Runs January 26-February 12 By Germain Lussier/Jan. 10, 2012 5:00 pm EST So-Cal Studio Ghibli fans jealous that New Yorkers got to see new prints of these classic animated films projected on the big screen won’t have to wait long to get their turn. The Studio Ghibli Collection makes its way to Los Angeles, at both the Egyptian and Aero Theaters, from January 26-February 12....

‘Gotta Call Saul’ In The Latest Piece Of ‘Breaking Bad’ Art By Germain Lussier/May 30, 2012 10:30 pm EST Whether or not you watch AMC’s Breaking Bad, you’ve likely heard of Walt and Jesse, the two main characters brilliantly portrayed by Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul. As good as they are, though, they aren’t what make the show so great. It’s the side characters: Gus Fring portrayed by Giancarlo Esposito, Hector Salamanca played by Mark Margolis and, Saul Goodman played by Bob Odenkirk....

‘Perfect Sense’ – Ewan McGregor And Eva Green Experience The End Of The World [Sundance Review] By Germain Lussier/Jan. 31, 2011 10:17 am EST Before the Sundance Film Festival started, I watched the trailer for David Mackenzie’s Perfect Sense and dismissed it. The trailer was confusing, didn’t sell the concept very well and kind of turned me off. But over the course of the week in Park City, people were beginning to buzz a bit about the film so I figured I’d give it a shot....

Dictator Sacha Baron Cohen, As General Aladeen From ‘The Dictator,’ Responds To Oscar Ban By Russ Fischer/Feb. 24, 2012 6:30 am EST The best possible marketing push for Paramount’s The Dictator has been a free bit of publicity from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. When Sacha Baron Cohen, in character as General Aladeen from the great Republic Of Wadiya, discussed showing up at the Oscars this weekend, AMPAS took swift action, and banned him....

Don’t Expect To See The ‘Dark’ Pee-Wee Herman Movie Any Time Soon By Russ Fischer/Jan. 10, 2011 3:00 am EST Over the past few years Paul Reubens, aka Pee-Wee Herman, has been talking up multiple new film projects. One now has Judd Apatow on board as producer, and a script is actively being crafted. It leaps off from the bright, child-like ideas of Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, and is meant to be very much in the spirit of Tim Burton’s film Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure....

Guy Pearce And Gary Oldman Join ‘The Wettest County In The World,’ Mia Wasikowska Confirmed By Russ Fischer/Feb. 9, 2011 1:45 pm EST The cast of John Hillcoat’s The Wettest County in the World keeps getting more wonderful. Revived from limbo a few months ago, the film was already set to star Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf as the core members of the bootlegging Bondurant family and Jessica Chastain as a close associate....

Jennifer Garner And Nick Nolte Join Russell Brand’s Arthur Remake By Peter Sciretta/June 10, 2010 7:16 pm EST Variety is reporting that Jennifer Garner and Nick Nolte are in talks to join Russell Brand in the remake of the 1981 comedy Arthur. The original ’80s film focused on class, alcoholism and romance, and starred Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli. Garner will play a character played by Jill Eikenberry in the original — the wealthy heiress “who’s insecure about her humble background and is about to marry the title character in an arranged marriage....

McG Signing To Direct ‘Puzzle Palace’ For Summit By Russ Fischer/Oct. 26, 2011 12:00 pm EST The story centers on the son of a veteran police officer who learns his father is framed for murder. When he finds out that there is evidence hidden that could free his father, he is determined to find it, even though it means breaking into One Police Plaza, the most secure building in all of New York City....

Paramount Making Horror Satire ‘Serial Killer Days’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 8, 2010 3:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. He told THR, “I hope to deliver the expected genre conventions but do it in an idiosyncratic, richly layered and unexpected world. There will also be lots of blood.” Publisher’s Weekly adds, David Prill mocks society’s love for big-name criminals with a story about a small town in Minnesota where an annual visit (and murder) by a serial killer has become a hilarious tourist attraction–complete with floats in a “Parade of Fear,” fake blood running in the streets, inflatable weapons hanging from lamp posts, and a contest to choose the new “Scream Queen....

By Russ Fischer/May 18, 2012 12:00 pm EST Here’s the book description. Alex Cross opens on October 26th. [Kinopoisk via The Film Stage] As a bonus, we’ve got the trailer for Perry’s latest film, Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection, which opens on June 29. And before you scoff, watch the trailer long enough to catch Madea telling Eugene Levy to get out of bed — that scary whisper is the scariest whisper....

Rhys Ifans Will Play The Lizard In ‘Spider-Man’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 13, 2010 3:37 pm EST Well, Dylan Baker got screwed. After patiently doing very little in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies as Dr. Curt Connors, a part which was slowly setting up Mr. Baker for a villainous (or dangerous) turn as The Lizard, the actor now has to watch someone else play the role he built. Much speculation has gone down over what character would occupy the villain’s role in Marc Webb’s upcoming Spider-Man reboot, and The Wrap now reports that it will be The Lizard....

Rumor Control: George Lucas Not Actually Planning To Digitally Revive Deceased Movie Stars By Russ Fischer/Dec. 7, 2010 4:00 pm EST This one’s hardly a shocker. The other day we relayed a quote from Mel Smith, director of the George Lucas written- and produced Radioland Murders, who claimed that Lucas has been buying up the film rights for a cadre of actors who have passed on, “in the hope of using computer trickery to put them all together in a movie, so you’d have Orson Welles and Barbara Stanwyck appear alongside today’s stars....

Screening Of ‘A Serbian Film’ Might Get Film Festival Director Cited For Child Pornography By Germain Lussier/March 7, 2011 12:00 pm EST At last year’s South by Southwest, one of the most talked about films was A Serbian Film. Directed by Srdjan Spasojevic, it’s about a former Serbian porn star who is seduced back into the business but gets in way over his head. From there, the film goes to some of the deepest, darkest places imaginable: pedophilia, necrophilia and worse....

Splice Trailer #2: More Flash Cuts, More Creature Glimpses By Russ Fischer/April 28, 2010 12:10 pm EST We’ve already seen one trailer (and a couple clips) from Vincenzo Natali’s Sundance hit Splice, which Warner Bros. will release this summer. Now there is a second trailer that shows a little more of the story and amps up the tension as Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody create a new life form. Releasing a film like this in the summer is a risky move, and I hope it pays off....

The /Filmcast Interview: Vince Gilligan, Creator/Writer/Director Of Breaking Bad By David Chen/May 14, 2010 4:09 pm EST The /Filmcast Interview is a series of conversations with actors, directors, and other key figures from the entertainment industry. In this episode, David Chen speaks with Vince Gilligan, the creator and showrunner of Breaking Bad, about how The X-Files inspired him, why he finds science so appealing, and the psychology of Walter White. Breaking Bad currently airs on AMC on Sunday nights at 10 PM EST....

Watch 3 Episodes Of Morgan Spurlock’s New Series ‘A Day In The Life’ Featuring Richard Branson, Will.i.am And Russell Peters By Germain Lussier/Sept. 2, 2011 6:00 am EST Morgan Spurlock has never been one to take a break. You’d think after releasing the awesome Pom Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (now available in your home) he might take some time off. But no. He’s got Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope premiering at Toronto later this month, the TV show 50 Documentaries To See Before You Die on Current TV as well as the Hulu sponsored A Day in the Life where he spends a day with famous people giving us a glimpse into their lives....

Will Ferrell’s Spanish Comedy ‘Casa De Mi Padre’ Will Be Released In March 2012 By Russ Fischer/Nov. 3, 2011 3:00 pm EST Last year, Will Ferrell shot a Spanish-language comedy called Casa de mi Padre, with co-stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. The movie seems to be both a loving ode to and a send-up of classic Mexican telenovellas. A trailer appeared in April and was taken down not long afterward, but we haven’t heard much at all about the film since then....

Your Next Remote May Feature A Dedicated Netflix Button By Russ Fischer/Jan. 6, 2011 4:30 pm EST Briefly: There is a growing roster of Netflix-enabled devices available to consumers, and at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Netflix is announcing a “a development effort to place Netflix-branded one-click buttons on remotes that operate Internet connected TVs, Blu-ray disc players and other devices that connect the Internet to the TV.” A press release from the company are planned to be situated prominently on remote controls that operate certain new Blu-ray disc players from a variety of companies including Best Buy’s in-house Dynex brand, Haier, Memorex, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba....