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Two-Face Concept Art? By Peter Sciretta/May 5, 2008 12:52 pm EST Photo Removed at Request from Warner Bros I guess that confirms that it was legit Could this be actual concept artwork showing us what Two-Face’s “other side”? ComicBookResources seems to think so. Click on the image to see the unblurred spoilerific photo. One thing is for sure, this isn’t Joel Schumacher’s Two-Face… Ad even if the photo above isn’t real, I’m sure the end result will probably be pretty similar....

VOTD: WALL-E Visits Morning Show By Peter Sciretta/May 31, 2008 2:15 am EST WALL-E Visits Morning Show by CN8The Pitch: The life-size animatronic WALL-E made an appearance on a local morning show on CN8. Thanks to The Pixar Blog for passing this along. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD?...

2007 Razzie Award Winners Announced By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 24, 2007 9:52 pm EST The 2007 Razzie award winners (or should I say losers?) have been announced. Check out the results: Worst Picture: Basic Instinct 2 (Sony/Columbia)Worst Actress: Sharon Stone for Basic Instinct 2Worst Actor: Marlon Wayans & Shawn Wayans for Little ManWorst Supporting Actress: Carmen Electra for Date Movie and Scary Movie 4Worst Supporting Actor: M. Night Shyamalan for Lady in the WaterWorst Director: M....

7 Films For The Visual Effects Oscar By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 6, 2009 2:25 pm EST The visual effects branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures has narrowed down the films of 2008 to just seven selections. These seven films will compete in a “bake off” on January 15th to narrow the list to just three selections — the nominees for Best Achievement in Visual Effects. Here is the lost of the final seven:...

Bad Boys 3 In Development By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 30, 2009 8:42 pm EST THR reports that Columbia Pictures has hired Peter Craig to write a screenplay for Bad Boys 3. But the project is only in the early stages and none of the participants have yet agreed to return. The hope is to get both Martin Lawrence and Will Smith to return, alongside director Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Bruckheimer said in an interview that “When we had about two weeks of shooting left to go on Bad Boys II, Will and Martin were having such a good time, they phoned (Columbia studio boss) Amy Pascal and said, ‘We want to sign up for another one....

Children Of Men Screenwriters Are Developing Live-Action Akira Movie By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 7, 2009 10:25 pm EST Warner Bros’ live-action adaptation of Akira is not dead afterall. Collider has confirmed that screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby are hard at work on the project. Fergus and Ostby wrote earlier drafts of Children of Men and are credited with Iron Man. The screenplay is set in a post-apocalyptic “New Manhattan” and will feature Akira’s famous red motorcycle....

Cool Stuff: Monday The 16th T-Shirt Design By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 18, 2008 4:27 am EST This Friday the 13th parody t-shirt design by DavMVP isn’t yet available, but you can help make it so by voting for it on DesignByHumans.com. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com. via: SuperPunch Cool Stuff: Monday The 16th T-Shirt Design...

Cool Stuff: Monroeville Zombie Hockey Jerseys By Peter Sciretta/May 30, 2008 3:05 am EST google_ad_client = “pub-8329788691483836”; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = “300x250_as”; google_ad_type = “text”; //2007-02-24: slashplay google_ad_channel = “4460054747”; google_color_border = “FFFFFF”; google_color_bg = “FFFFFF”; google_color_link = “00AAE0”; google_color_text = “4D4D4C”; google_color_url = “B3B3B3”; // –>The photo above of Jeff Anderson and Seth Rogen comes from Kevin Smith’s upcoming comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno....

Cool Stuff: Tyler Stout’s Blade Runner Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/April 26, 2008 2:28 am EST In past editions of Cool Stuff, I’ve talked at length about why The Alamo Drafthouse is the best movie theater in the world, and raved at the poster art that Tyler Stout has created for past Alamo events. The Alamo Ritz is just about to conclude their Spring Big Screen Sci-fi Classics series. In the last couple weeks we’ve featured the commissioned posters for the screenings: King Kong, 2001, The Thing, and Planet of the Apes....

Cool Stuff: Yoda DJ T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/April 21, 2009 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com. via: Fashionablygeek

Dan Fogler Is Sam Kinison By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 18, 2008 2:26 am EST HBO has announced that Evan Almighty director Tom Shadyac will helm television movie about comic Sam Kinison. And who will play the great manic comic? Dan Fogler. You probably know him as the annoying fat guy they hire when they can’t afford Jack Black or Jonah Hill. That said, he has an uncanny resemblance to a young Kinison....

David O. Russell To Direct The Silver Linings Playbook By Brendon Connelly/March 28, 2009 9:43 pm EST Today, The Hollywood Reporter tell us that The Weinstein Co. are behind David O. Russell’s adaptation of Matthew Quick’s novel The Silver Linings Playbook. This news popped up a few times recently in interviews with Quick and a YouTube video of the author reading from the novel, but nobody much noticed it; and the story of Russell’s involvement originally broke over a year ago, even before Nailed began shooting....

Fewer Oscar Screeners Leaked Online This Year Than EVER Before By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 4, 2010 5:00 pm EST Waxy.org’s Andy Baio, who has been tracking the illegal online leak and distribution of Oscar screeners since 2003, reports that fewer screeners were leaked online this year than ever before. Only 14 out of 34 nominated films available on the bit torrent sites, the lowest percentage in history. Not only that, but Baio is reporting that the leaks are taking twice as long — “a median 21 days after theatrical release, up from 11 days the previous year....

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Full Cast For Steven Soderbergh’s Knockout: Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Dennis Quaid And Michael Douglas By Russ Fischer/Jan. 7, 2010 1:34 pm EST When Steven Soderbergh announced that he would direct a spy/action film starring MMA fighter Gina Carano written by his The Limey screenwriter Lem Dobbs, the reaction was positive. Now that the name supporting cast is being revealed, I’m curious to hear what people have to say. Personally, each news item has elevated my interest....

Geek Deal: Batman Anthology Box Set (Blu-Ray And DVD) 55% Off By Peter Sciretta/July 14, 2009 12:05 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Today they are offering the Batman Anthology for 55% off in the Gold Box Deal of the Day. The 8-disc DVD edition is available for $35.99 ($80 msrp), and the Blu-ray 5-disc set is on sale for $57.99 ($130 msrp). The set includes Tim Burton’s Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin in full special editions....

Guillermo Del Toro And The Hobbit Sequel By Peter Sciretta/April 27, 2008 3:37 pm EST Since it was first announced, everyone has been wondering what will become of this supposed Hobbit sequel. For the first time publicly Guillermo del Toro spoke publicly to TheOneRing.net about the planned continuation: “You know, I traveled to New Zealand just a little while ago, and one of the main reasons for going was to sit down and talk about the second film....

Guillermo Del Toro’s Next: At The Mountains Of Madness By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 3, 2007 11:41 am EST The live action Tarzan film has put on hold so that Pan’s Labyrinth mastermind Guillermo del Toro can tackle one of his passion projects. LatinoReview has learned that Guillermo will be directing an adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness next after he finishes Hellboy 2 (due Summer 2008). Based on the 1931 H....

High Tension’s Cecile De France Joins Eastwood’s Hereafter By Russ Fischer/Nov. 10, 2009 11:32 am EST Clint Eastwood works fast. He had two films out last year, Changeling and Gran Torino. He’s got Invictus opening next month, but is already shooting his next picture, called Hereafter. That one, written by Peter Morgan, is one we haven’t reported on too much yet, but features Matt Damon in a story of “of three people who are touched by death in different ways....

Indiana Jones 4 And The Filming On June 18th By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 27, 2007 5:25 am EST Everything is set. It’s actually going to happen. Still don’t believe it? Steven Spielberg told Fox411 that production will begin on Indiana Jones 4 on June 18th 2007. With cameras set to roll in less than four months, expect some big casting announcements soon. So far, Harrison Ford is the only cast member officially announced....