LOL: The Hangover Was A Rip-Off Of Dude Where’s My Car By Peter Sciretta/July 10, 2009 9:35 am EST Did you notice that The Hangover was actually just a complete rip off of Dude Where’s My Car? Well not really, but after watching this cleverly edited video from College Humor, you may be convinced. Check out the video after the jump. “Dude, what movie did we see last night? We don’t know either....
M Night Shyamalan’s Devil Relocates To Canada By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 25, 2009 11:00 am EST M Night Shyamalan is known for shooting his films close to home, in and around the Philadelphia area. Right now the director is even doing post production on his latest, The Last Airbender, in Philly. This morning I received an e-mail from a /Film reader named Bruce W who alerts me that Shyamalan is being forced to relocate his next film, Devil, to Toronto....
New Resident Evil: Extinction And Grindhouse Trailers By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 15, 2007 5:50 am EST With Sony’s Ghost Rider hitting theaters on Friday, expect new trailers for Resident Evil: Extinction and Grindhouse to be attached. Gindhouse will make it’s internet premiere on Thursday night on Yahoo! Movies. The Resident Evil teaser is expected to hit the web on Monday at latest. Resident Evil: Extinction follows the survivors of the Raccoon City catastrophe, as they travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska....
New Tron Legacy Photo Reveals… Tron Arcade Machine? Online Trailer Release Confirmed For Next Week By Peter Sciretta/March 4, 2010 6:38 pm EST The official countdown to the in-theater debut of the Tron: Legacy movie trailer continues (I call it “the slow tease”), with a fourth photo: Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) has entered the old Flynn’s Arcade, which as you can see is boarded up, dusty, and covered in plastic. At the end of row is the old Tron arcade machine, which Sam uncovers....
Peter Berg Directed The Alec Baldwin Hulu Super Bowl Ad By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 2, 2009 11:55 am EST Just so you know, the genius Hulu “An Evil Plot to Destroy the World” Super Bowl advertisement which starred Alec Baldwin, was directed by actor turned filmmaker Peter Berg. For those who don’t immediately recognize the name, Berg’s filmography includes such films as Very Bad Things, The Rundown, Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom and most recently Hancock....
Rumor Killer: Harry Potter Series Will NOT End Early By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 30, 2008 11:05 pm EST The entertainment industry will surely see some harsh cutbacks in the coming year. Forget the fact that Warner Bros broke Sony’s 2006 yearly box office record this year. You could argue that WB’s total is a result of “The Dark Knight’s summer success, and that was before things really got bad.” Okay sure. And lets not forget that the Christmas 2008 holiday weekend was the biggest in U....
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno Filming At LA’s World Trade Week By Peter Sciretta/May 23, 2007 2:19 am EST When Borat became a huge hit, Universal offered Sacha Baron Cohen $42 million to make a follow-up based on one of his third most popular character. Well production has apparently begin as Bruno showed up at the Foreign Trade Association luncheon at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles yesterday. According to a spy, Cohen’s character was sans mohawk....
Sam Mendes Needs A Script Before He Directs Preacher By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 7, 2008 3:26 am EST Remember when it was announced last week that Sam Mendes would be directing an adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillion’s comic book series Preacher? Well apparently Variety spoke too soon. “I’d love to make Preacher, but there’s no script. This is a typical Variety announcement – ‘Mendes to direct Preacher’ – I wish!...
Sleuth Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 10, 2007 4:23 pm EST I’ve never seen the original 1972 mystery film Sleuth which featured a young Michael Caine up against an older Laurence Olivier, but I know it’s consider a classic. The movie was nominated for 4 Oscars and users have rated the film at an 8.2 (#204 of all time) on the Internet Movie Database. Michael Caine even returns for Kenneth Branagh’s (Henry V) updated version which stars Jude Law....
Stephen Sommers To Make Live-Action G.I. Joe Movie By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 10, 2007 9:12 pm EST According to IESB, Mummy series helmer Stephen Sommers knows something, and “knowing is half the battle!” That’s right, Paramount Pictures has offered Sommers the chance at making a live action G.I. Joe movie. With characters like Cobra Commander and Serpentor, GI Joe has the potential to be an fun accessible army action film like never seen before....
Sylvester Stallone’s Death Wish Remake By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 6, 2007 11:07 am EST Just got back from LA, and caught the super special screening of There Will Be Blood last night in San Francisco (more on that later). But for right now I’m going to attempt to catch up on some of the news items I missed in the last 24 hours. First up… Sylvester Stallone is going direct and star in a remake Death Wish for MGM....
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Red Band Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/May 29, 2009 1:29 am EST Paramount Vantage has released a new movie trailer for The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard on Moviefone, but Trailer Addict has the red band version. The film stars Jeremy Piven as a Used-car liquidator named Don Ready who is hired by a failing auto dealership to turn their Fourth of July sale into a majorly profitable event....
Transformers 2 Clip: “We’re Going To Die” By Peter Sciretta/June 17, 2009 12:00 am EST A new one minute video clip from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has been released in conjunction with the new Transformers BD-Live release. Unfortunately, the only copy of the video I could find is on YouTube and has a LOUD screeching noise throughout. If you’re going to watch this clip, first mute your computer speakers. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!...
Triva: The Old Walt Disney Animation Operations Chart By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 17, 2008 5:19 pm EST It’s Sunday afternoon, and there isn’t much news to report, so I thought I’d pass along this cool Disney Operations Chart I found on Digg. The chart shows how the animation company was run under Walt Disney. Some will notice that the Management section has a “Morgue”. But as Mr. Babyman points out, this is not a traditional morgue....
Two More Transformers 2 TV Spots And English Language Wheelie Clip By Peter Sciretta/June 11, 2009 11:00 pm EST Clip #1: [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/transformers2tv9.flv 550 230] Clip #2: Megan Fox/Wheelie Video Clip: via: MovieBox
VOTD: How To Build A Lightsaber By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 26, 2009 12:00 am EST The latest episode of Revision 3’s Systm, Patrick Norton and David Calkins show you how to build a lightsaber. Okay, not a real one, but a replica, much like the ones that Mater Replicas use to sell. All you need is some time, an eBay account and a trip to the local hardware store. I’m really bad at constructing anything, so count me out....
VOTD: Invasion: The Battle For Earth By Peter Sciretta/June 11, 2008 1:00 am EST [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/invasionbattleforearthtrailer.flv 460 320] Invasion: The Battle for Earth by Dr. E. BolaThe Pitch: Invasion: The Battle for Earth is an epic six-part alien invasion mash up. Watch the trailer for the series above, or the first five episodes can be viewed after the jump. Thanks to /Film reader MIGUEL F for recommending the series. Watch More Cool Videos Here!...
VOTD: The First Film Adaptation Of Alice In Wonderland From 1903 By Peter Sciretta/March 8, 2010 10:00 am EST With the recent release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, I thought we’d take a look at the first film adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s tale, which was created 107 years ago. Recently been restored by the BFI National Archive from severely damaged materials. Made just 37 years after Lewis Carroll wrote his novel and eight years after the birth of cinema, the adaptation was directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow, and was based on Sir John Tenniel’s original illustrations....
VOTD: Twilight - The Puppet Saga By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 9, 2008 12:00 am EST SpookyDan has recreated Stephenie Meyers’ Twilight using puppets. The resulting adaptation is so very perfect. via: DailyWhat VOTD: Twilight - The Puppet Saga By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 9, 2008 12:00 am EST SpookyDan has recreated Stephenie Meyers’ Twilight using puppets. The resulting adaptation is so very perfect. via: DailyWhat via: DailyWhat
W. Outdoor Posters And Billboards By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 19, 2008 12:56 pm EST Lionsgate has sent us two high resolution versions of the new W. posters which have been seen around Denver. IGN also has a new billboard advertising the film (seen above). The caption reads “Anyone Can Grow Up To Be President”. I’m really digging the outdoor advertising a lot more than the “What a Wonderful World” teaser trailer....
