Photo And Video: Batman’s Bat Pod From The Dark Knight By Peter Sciretta/June 18, 2007 10:45 am EST According to the Times article, The tires “are both a monstrously huge 508 millimeters, and the engines are in the hubs of each wheel. Steering isn’t by hand but by shoulder, since there aren’t handlebars. Instead, there are shields that fit each arm like sleeves and have the ability to rotate around the bike’s frame....
Prince Of Persia Movie Posters By Russ Fischer/July 20, 2009 10:00 am EST Empire has the exclusive debut of two new UK posters for the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced adaptation of the Prince of Persia videogame series. And, oooh, they’re arty! At first glance, I thought Gemma Arterton’s was a magazine cover, and Jake Gyllenhaal’s image looks a bit like a prototype Criterion Collection cover from a couple years back. Don’t get me wrong; I like these images and am interested to see that Disney is promoting the film by taking a less obvious angle than “hey, big action movie!...
Pulitzer Prize-Winner David Lindsay-Abaire To Write Spider-Man 4 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 30, 2008 10:28 pm EST Sony is in final talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire to write Spider-Man 4. It’s unclear if Lindsay is doing an entirely new take on the material, or if he’s rewriting James Vanderbilt’s recent draft. THR claims that director Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst are all expected the return for the fourth film....
Soderbergh To Spend Nearly $60M On Moneyball By Russ Fischer/June 6, 2009 2:51 pm EST Stories like this make me fall in love with Steven Soderbergh all over again. He’s making Moneyball, a film based on Michael Lewis’ book of the same name about how Oakland A’s manager Billy Beane used an unusual statistics system to build the best and cheapest team in baseball. Brad Pitt is in the lead as Beane, Demetri Martin is in the cast and the script is by Steve Zaillian (Schindler’s List, American Gangster)....
Step Brothers Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 27, 2008 6:34 pm EST I know I’m probably going to get slammed for saying this, but, I’m getting sick of Will Ferrell comedies. Don’t get me wrong, I have been a huge fan of Ferrell since before he had this huge mega-following (did anyone even see him in Dick?). And I’m not saying that Will Ferrell isn’t funny, because he is. I’m just getting sick of the type of comedies he’s been doing for the last few years....
The Dark Knight Prologue Leaked Online By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 16, 2007 3:22 pm EST The Dark Knight’s seven minute prologue which is being shown before IMAX prints of I Am Legend has been leaked online. I still haven’t had a chance to see it and refuse to watch a poor quality bootleg. I’m still hoping to sneak into a theater this week. But for those of you who are interested, check it out while it’s still online, after the jump....
The Flash: Still In Development By Peter Sciretta/July 15, 2008 4:00 am EST I was able to ask producer Charles Roven about the current status of the big screen adaptation of The Flash while I was at the press junket for The Dark Knight. “We had hoped to be able to get a new draft going before the writers’ strike and we weren’t able to,” Roven admitted. “And since the writers’ strike, we just haven’t been able to find the right creative compatibility between what we’re looking for and a writer and you know, we’re a little bit dragging our feet, we’re just waiting to see what’s going to happen with this actor’s strike, you know....
TIFF Review: Middle Of Nowhere By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 14, 2008 8:32 am EST John Stockwell is a director who has consistently disappointed me throughout his career. Stockwell showed promise with his 2001 film Crazy/Beautiful, starring Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez, but has since made a series of clunkers: Blue Crush, Into the Blue and Turistas. I’m not sure why Stockwell got stuck into a tropical water slump, but thankfully he has found his way out and gone back to his roots with Middle of Nowhere....
Tron Legacy Will Feature Five Extended Aspect Ratio IMAX Sequences By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 28, 2010 11:30 pm EST After the Tron Legacy Trailer Premiere Event in Los Angeles (video blogged here), Alex from FirstShowing and I were talking with director Joseph Kosinski and learned a bit of news. After telling Joseph how wonderful I thought it was to see the trailer fill so much of the huge IMAX screen, creating a more immersive 3D experience, Kosinski revealed to me that five action sequences from Tron Legacy will be shown in 1....
VOTD: Movie Quotes That Are Movie Titles By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 9, 2009 12:00 am EST Gabe over at Videogum has put together a video montage compilation of famous movie quotes which all feature the title of the movie they come from. Watch the video, embedded, after the jump. VOTD: Movie Quotes That Are Movie Titles By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 9, 2009 12:00 am EST Gabe over at Videogum has put together a video montage compilation of famous movie quotes which all feature the title of the movie they come from....
Watchmen: Black Freighter And Under The Hood DVD/Blu-Ray Details By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 30, 2009 12:45 pm EST Warner Bros Home Video has officially announced that Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 24th. The companion story was featured in the original Watchmen graphic novel as a comic book inside the comic book. Complete fact sheet after the jump featuring screenshots from Black Freighter and more!...
William Friedkin And William Peter Blatty Reteaming For An Exorcist Remake? By Brendon Connelly/Nov. 14, 2009 11:13 am EST William Peter Blatty, author of the original Exorcist novel and subsequent Oscar winning screenplay, has revealed that the big boss of the 1973 movie, William Friedkin, has agreed to direct a new version. Brace yourself for a 3D do-over with a younger cast and all-CG effects… then unbrace because, actually, I don’t think that’s what we’re set for here at all....
Would You Watch A Goonies Animated Sequel? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 30, 2007 3:56 pm EST The long rumored Goonies sequel might seem improbable at this point, but that doesn’t mean that the series won’t continue. Remember, Goonies Never Say Die. “I would like to say that there’s a great writer on it and it’s coming soon [but] I have nothing for you,” Goonies star Corey Feldman told MTV. “It’s a film Spielberg very badly wanted to make [and] Richard Donner very badly wanted to make....
X-Files: I Want To Believe - Two New Spoilerific Photos By Peter Sciretta/April 17, 2008 1:45 pm EST Â Discuss: With all the spoiler-filled images being released, are you still at all excited to see X-Files: I Want to Believe?
/Film Nominated For Best Major Blog By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 7, 2009 3:09 pm EST Hey everyone, We’re honored to be nominated for a 2008 Weblog Award. We’ve not even nominated in a small category like Best Movie Blog (actually, that category doesn’t even exist sadly). We’ve been nominated for Best Major Blog. Polls close Tuesday January 13, 2009 at 5pm et / 2pm pt. You can vote once every 24 hours....
Academy Award’s 2009 Movie Preview By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2009 12:54 am EST During the credits of the 81st Academy Awards, video clips were shown for many of the films that will hit theaters in 2009. You might have turned off the television after Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture and missed everything. Or maybe you just want to see the awesome Terminator Salvation footage or the first look at Public Enemiess again....
Contest: The Last Unicorn On DVD By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 7, 2007 4:23 am EST The Last Unicorn hit DVD store shelves today (February 5th), and we have a copy of this DVD for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should get this DVD. On February 12th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the release can be found after the jump....
Cool Stuff: Eliot’s New Friend T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/May 31, 2008 12:00 am EST This has to be one of the coolest t-shirt designs I’ve seen in a while. Aritst Kevin Ross wondered What if E.T. had been an Alien from the movie Alien? The result is the “Eliot’s New Friend” T-shirt from Go Ape Shirts. Available for $18 in sizes ranging from Small to XXL. Screen printed on a black American Apparel tees (so you may want to order up a size)....
Cool Stuff: Star Wars USB Hubs By Peter Sciretta/July 4, 2008 12:25 am EST Right now if I need to print something out or scan a document I need to switch the usb cords currently connected to my computer. Truth is, I need a USB hub. But why get any old boring USB hub when you can buy one that is in the form of R2D2 or Darth Vader? The good news is that George Lucas is releasing Darth Vader and R2D2 shaped USB hubs later this month for $66....
Doomsday Movie Trailer And Photos By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 15, 2008 4:38 pm EST You know how Juno starts off like a brat smacking gum right in your damn ear canal and an hour later you’re fiddling with the Raisinets trying not to cry in front of your girlfriend or boyfriend’s impressionable lil’ sibling? Well, the first trailer to Neil Marshall’s Doomsday had a similar, sudden change in trajectory, but it wasn’t like Juno’s pffffft-to-tissues, it was zzzz-to-being attacked by a bat out of hell....
