Sin Nombre Director Cary Fukunaga To Adapt Jane Eyre By Russ Fischer/Oct. 20, 2009 9:06 pm EST This is a bit unexpected; there have been a lot of possible next projects in the works for Sin Nombre director Cary Fukunaga. None of them were a new adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre. But the deal to put Fukunaga in the director’s chair for a new film version of the oft-adapted novel is reportedly close to finished....
Special Movie Poster And Magnet’s 6-Shooter Film Series By Hunter Stephenson/Oct. 7, 2008 7:09 am EST Way back in March, I posted the trailer for Special, a U.S. indie about a heavily-medicated man convinced he has superpowers, as played by Michael Rapaport. The film caught my interest not only due to Dick Ritchie, but also its gritty exploration of a would-be superhero whose body and mind suffer the consequences. Ever since I began reading Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass, which has a similar unflinching premise and launched in April, I’ve wondered if this 2006 flick would score an opportunity to find eyes....
Terminator Salvation Motion Poster By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 25, 2008 11:28 am EST Sony has released a new international motion movie poster for Terminator Salvation. Watch it in full motion below: [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/t4motionposter.flv 390 600] Terminator Salvation Motion Poster By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 25, 2008 11:28 am EST Sony has released a new international motion movie poster for Terminator Salvation. Watch it in full motion below: [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/t4motionposter.flv 390 600] [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/t4motionposter.flv 390 600]
The Dark Knight Voted #1 Movie Of All Time On IMDB By Peter Sciretta/July 19, 2008 4:34 pm EST On Thursday we told you that 4,591 Internet Movie Database users had rated The Dark Knight a 9.7 out of 10 (or a 9.0 out of 10 from regular IMDb voters), good enough for the #4 spot on the top 250 movies of all time list. We expected the film to slide down a few slots as a larger sample of votes came in....
The Wackness Teaser Trailer: “Dealing” By Peter Sciretta/July 1, 2008 9:46 pm EST Sony Pictures Classics has released another new teaser trailer for The Wackness on Rotten Tomatoes. Watch the trailer below. The Wackness hits limited release this Friday. The Wackness Teaser Trailer: “Dealing” By Peter Sciretta/July 1, 2008 9:46 pm EST Sony Pictures Classics has released another new teaser trailer for The Wackness on Rotten Tomatoes. Watch the trailer below....
Thomas Jane Drops Out Of The Punisher 2 By Peter Sciretta/May 15, 2007 4:56 pm EST The Punisher star Thomas Jane revealed to AICN that he is dropping out of the proposed Punisher sequel. “I regretfully and painfully had to pull out of P2. I can’t tell you how completely broken up I am about it,” Jane wrote. “Punisher fans are already fighting an uphill battle as it is. And I’ve always felt a responsibility to fight that fight for them and with them so that Frank Castle gets the treatment he deserves....
Video: Jon Favreau Tours The Iron Man Set By Peter Sciretta/April 25, 2008 1:35 am EST If you’re not yet sick of Iron Man, then check out this MySpace video of director Jon Favreau giving a tour of the set on a Segway, revealing the cave where Tony Stark built the first Iron Man suit, his private jet and more. Video: Jon Favreau Tours The Iron Man Set By Peter Sciretta/April 25, 2008 1:35 am EST...
VOTD: Matthew Shapiro’s 2009: The Cinescape By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 1, 2010 5:56 pm EST For a couple years, we’ve been featuring Matthew Shapiro’s yearly film video montages (you can watch the videos which highlight previous years here: 2008, 2007, and 2006. His latest video, 2009: The Cinescape has been released just in time for the new year. This year Shapiro editted the video to Radiohead’s Exit Music (For A Film), which is a slower and more downbeat choice than usual (but maybe it fits this year of recession?...
VOTD: McLovin’s Piracy PSA By Peter Sciretta/June 3, 2008 3:55 am EST “Piracy PSA” with Christopher Mintz-Plasse by FunnyorDieThe Pitch: Another PSA from Judd Apatow with Superbad’s Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Made for the “Night of Too Many Stars” benefit for Autism Education. 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? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail....
VOTD: The Predator Rap By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 30, 2008 12:00 am EST Remember the Robocop Rap video we posted in December? Turns out that The Anomalies (Mouthmaster Murf and Dj Mayhem) created another rap video earlier in the year based on the 1987 sci-fi horror thriller Predator. You might have seen it, but we totally missed the video the first time around. The video is six and a half minutes long and took almost 9 months to create....
/Film Quoted In Ninja Assassin TV Commercials By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 18, 2009 3:25 pm EST Just got a random e-mail from someone informing me that I’m quoted in one of the recent television commercials for Ninja Assassin. It goes by pretty quick, but they quoted me as calling the film “Badass.” It’s actually kind of interesting how the whole publicity process works, so I thought I’d take a minute to give you a quick look at how a movie critic’s quote ends up on a piece of advertising....
Big Directors Small Films: Steven Spielberg’s Amblin' By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 28, 2008 1:30 pm EST Steven Spielberg’s first completed 35mm short film is Amblin’. Shot in 1968 with a $15,000 budget, the 26-minute short film resulted in Sid Sheinberg signing Spielberg to a long-term deal at Universal under the Television division. Steven became the youngest director at the time to ever be signed to such a deal by a big Hollywood studio....
China Pirates Score Spider-Man 3 By Peter Sciretta/April 24, 2007 1:20 pm EST We knew this would happen when Sony decided to release the film early in the eastern countries. Spider-Man 3 has already been bootlegged, and is being sold on Beijing streets almost two weeks before it opens in the United States. The disc is being sold for $1, and features Spider-Man in his black suit. According to THR, there is even a warning on the back, printed in Chinese, against pirating the product....
Cloverfield Monster Toy Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 15, 2008 11:53 am EST Hasbro has finally revealed photos of the Cloverfield Monster action figure. The Cloverfield Monster Toy Features: 70 points of articulation and incredible life-like detail Authentic sound 14" tall 10 parasites Two interchangeable heads Statue of Liberty head accessory Special Cloverfield collector’s edition packaging The Cloverfield monster is available exclusively through HasbroToyShop.com for $99.99Â Reserve your Cloverfield monster today to have the opportunity to receive it when it ships later this year....
Cool Stuff: Lou Romano’s Color Script For Pixar’s Up By Peter Sciretta/June 2, 2009 4:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Romano writes on his blog: “This was my last assignment on UP. I tried providing more lighting information than the abstract scripts, which are more for tone. Other artists also contributed greatly to the lighting design after I left the show, and the Lighting Team led by Jean-Claude Kalache did a superb job....
Cool Stuff: The Terminated March T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/May 25, 2009 9:05 pm EST What if the Galactic Empire was actually a set of killing machines? And what if the leader of the darkside possessed the invisibility of The One Ring. The shirt design also features Vader wearing The One Ring. TeeFury’s T-shirt fo the day is Steven Tu’s The Terminated March design, which is a mash-up of Star Wars, Terminator and Lord of the Rings....
Drew Struzan’s Hellboy II NYCC Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/April 18, 2008 11:03 am EST Chud has a first look at Drew Struzan’s brilliant Hellboy II: The Golden Army New York Comic Con Exclusive Movie Poster. I love all of Struzan’s poster artwork. It’s too bad that this is just a New York Comic Con exclusive poster because I think it would turn heads as a theatrical one-sheet. Drew Struzan’s Hellboy II NYCC Movie Poster...
Early Buzz: Frost/Nixon Gets Mixed Response By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 15, 2008 1:46 pm EST Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon premiered at the London Film Festival to cold and mixed reviews. Lets take a look at the early buzz.Variety’s Todd McCarthy: “Perhaps needlessly adopting a cinematic equivalent of the play’s direct-to-audience address, Howard “interviews” several of the characters, witness-style, about the events, which only serves to make the film feel somewhat choppy, half like a documentary at first....
Find Legal Online Movies With Speedcine By Russ Fischer/Sept. 25, 2009 11:36 am EST The interface is pretty bare-bones right now. There’s an alphabetical index of all films, and the searchable database. The site is in beta, and hopefully they’ll be rolling out additional features like a new additions tab and a deeper set of database tags so that from one result you can quickly search related films. There’s a lot to learn from InstantWatcher, the site that exhaustively catalogs everything available to stream on Netflix that I use on almost a daily basis....
Five Reasons Why You Should Go See How To Train Your Dragon THIS WEEKEND By David Chen/March 25, 2010 8:01 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’re a fan of adventure films with a heart, How to Train Your Dragon is a must-see. But, it’s also important for you to see the film this weekend (and if at all possible, in 3D or IMAX 3D)....
