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The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 36 - Pusher Trilogy And Gran Torino Reflections (GUEST: Russ Fischer From CHUD) By David Chen/Feb. 9, 2009 2:32 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast: After Dark, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley discuss the greatness of the Pusher trilogy, try to get excited about I Love You, Man, and give some more reflections on Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino. Special guest Russ Fischer joins us from CHUD....

The Office Alums Head To Farrelly Bros. Comedy And… Er… The Office? By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 15, 2010 7:19 am EST Both Jenna Fischer, from the US version of The Office, and Ricky Gervais, star and co-creator of the UK original, seem to have new acting gigs lined up. Fischer’s will be in a Farrelly Bros. comedy, while Gervais’ is in… the US version of The Office? Hall Pass is an ‘open relationship’ comedy in which a pair of wives give their husbands permission to stray from the marital bed....

The Smurfs Casting: Hank Azaria And Katy Perry Lend Voices; Jayma Mays Nabs Female Lead By Russ Fischer/March 17, 2010 4:05 pm EST UPDATE: Neil Patrick Harris says on Twitter that Hank Azaria will play a live-action Gargamel in the film, not voice an animated version of the character. Original article follows. We’ve had a good bit of casting for The Smurfs (not Smurfs: the Movie, as we’d seen it written before) so far, including Neil Patrick Harris as one of the primary humans, and Jonathan Winters, Alan Cumming and George Lopez as some of the little blue guys in white pants....

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Car Stunt Goes Horribly Wrong By Peter Sciretta/May 4, 2009 1:57 pm EST Late last night, two people were injured and taken to Bellvue Hospital after a high speed Times Square car chase scene went horribly wrong. The streets were closed down to film a scene for Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice which involved a Ferrari passing several vehicles on Seventh Avenue in pursuit of a Mercedes. But the Ferrari took a sharp right and lost control, swerving across the lanes, taking out a lamppost, a news stand and crashing into Sbarro....

VOTD: Hi, I’m A Marvel…and I’m A DC: Deadpool And Green Lantern By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 23, 2009 10:00 pm EST Ever since Apple began airing those Mac vs. PC ads, YouTube has been full of parodies. One of the Mac vs. PC parodies we’ve been tracking over the last 2 years (has it really been that long? Yes, it has) is the Marvel vs. DC spots that someone created using action figures....

VOTD: Why Do Terminators Time-Travel Naked? By Peter Sciretta/March 10, 2009 12:00 am EST Everyone knows that Terminators travel back in time naked, but do you know why? I assumed that only organic matter could be sent through time, but apparently that isnt the case at all. College Humor has the real answer, a video which you can watch after the jump. VOTD: Why Do Terminators Time-Travel Naked? By Peter Sciretta/March 10, 2009 12:00 am EST...

What You Missed: Charlie Bartlett Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 2, 2007 2:48 am EST I was leaving a screening of Arctic Tale with one of my buddies (also a film reviewer) on Saturday morning when we noticed a poster for a movie titled Charlie Bartlett. It’s funny because I’ve never heard next to nothing about the film, yet something drew us over to the one-sheet. May-be it was the cast list which included Robert Downey Jr and Hope Davis....

Who Changed The Subtitles For The Let The Right One In DVD Release? By Peter Sciretta/March 23, 2009 5:12 pm EST As you already know, one of my favorite indie gems of last year was Tomas Alfredson’s Swedish adaptation of Let The Right One In. The film got a small release in the U.S. by Magnolia’s genre label Magnet Releasing. But I’m sure with only 50 screens (at peak), chances are many of you didn’t get to see the movie on the big screen and have waited until the film was available on DVD/Blu-ray....

A Rushmore Inspired Music Video By Peter Sciretta/March 3, 2009 2:13 pm EST The debut music video from Company of Thieves, is inspired by Wes Anderson’s Rushmore. The video for the song “Oscar Wilde” was filmed at Sycamore Elementary School in Kokomo, Indiana, over the course of just one day in December 2008. It includes over 60 props which were mostly bought from flea markets and vintage stores. The video was shot on Kodak Vision3 500T 16mm film using an Eclair ACL camera with 12mm and 14mm lenses, with 23 lighting setups....

Atari To Finally Release Ghostbusters Video Game In 2009 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 15, 2008 2:33 am EST It has been three months since Activision Blizzard bizarrely decided to drop the Ghostbusters video game from their line-up. /Gamer reports that the game has finally found a distributor – Atari. Dan Aykroyd made the claim on a Dallas radio show, but also admitted that the game is about “a year away” from being released publicly....

Breaking: Warner Bros Shuts Down Picturehouse And Warner Independent By Peter Sciretta/May 8, 2008 11:37 am EST Sad news for the mini-major world of independent Hollywood, as Warner Bros has decided to shut down Picturehouse, the art-house/indie/foreign arm of New Line. But the bigger news is that WB also decided to close Warner Independent Pictures. The real problem is that the two companies had yet to find out a way to make a profit....

Bryan Singer Fancies Another Go At The X-Men And Superman By Brendon Connelly/June 1, 2009 9:30 am EST Total Film has an interview with Bryan Singer in their latest issue to promote the UK release of Valkyrie on DVD and Blu-Ray. Inevitably, the conversation turned to the two big superhero franchise he’s already contributed to – Superman and X-Men. His quotes on both are after the break. Let’s tidy up the Superman business first....

Casting Bret Easton Ellis’ The Informers By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 30, 2007 12:45 am EST Billy Bob Thorton (Sling Blade) and Kim Basinger (LA Confidential) have signed on to join Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), Austin Nichols (John from Cincinnati), Ashley Olsen (Full House), Jon Foster (Terminator 3) and Lou Pucci (Thumbsucker) in the big screen adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ The Informers. Sounds like a pretty well rounded cast, but what is Ashley Olsen doing out in the sun?...

Editors Blog: Oscar Notes By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 26, 2007 5:46 am EST Random Notes from the Editor: Errol Morris’ short film which opened the Academy Awards show was fantastic. If you didn’t see it, you can check out the video at Oscar.com. Ellen DeGeneres is not funny (with exception of the Jennifer Hudson/Al Gore joke, but I have a feeling someone probably wrote that for her). “If their weren’t blacks, jews, and gays – there would be no oscars!...

Eli Roth Not Ditching Horror By Peter Sciretta/May 4, 2008 12:59 pm EST Last week it was reported that Eli Roth was going to make a PG-13 mass-destruction movie. All the AP-wires ran the story with the headline announcing that Eli was leaving horror behind. Apparently that isn’t exactly true after all. Roth is making a PG-13 film, but has no plans of ditching the horror genre. “As soon as I saw that headline I just thought ‘I should’ve kept my mouth shut....

First Look Video: Batman: Gotham Knight By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 15, 2008 12:35 pm EST A while back we told you about Warner Bros plans for a anime-style six-part anthology that bridges the gaps between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Batman: Gotham Knight is directed by Bruce W. Timm, co-creator and producer of Batman: The Animated Series. The film’s six segments are written by Josh Olson, David Goyer, Brian Azzarello, Greg Rucka, Jordan Goldberg, and Alan Burnett....

Full Reveal: JJ Abrams’ USS Enterprise By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 11, 2008 3:48 pm EST Paramount has released the first photo of the new USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) from JJ Abrams’ Star Trek. Entertainment Weekly has the first look, and for the most part, the new Enterprise doesn’t look that much different from the old Enterprise. JJ Abrams explains “If you’re going to do Star Trek there are many things you cannot change....

George Clooney And Anton Corbijn’s A Very Private Gentleman Becomes The American, Begins Filming In Italy By Russ Fischer/Sept. 28, 2009 12:23 pm EST We’ve known for quite a while that George Clooney would be starring in an adaptation of the Martin Booth novel A Very Private Gentleman for Control director Anton Corbijn. Now we’re told, via press release from Focus Features, that the film’s official title is The American, and that the film begins shooting in Italy this week....

James Gandolfini To Star In Marvin Gaye Biopic By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 1, 2008 2:09 pm EST Word around Hollywood is this: a showbiz exec was boozing it up inside a karaoke lounge on the strip, caught James Gandolfini crooning “Let’s Get It On” and the wet thought hit him: Tony Soprano as R&B legend Marvin Gaye. Brilliant! Hey, it arguably worked for I’m Not There and Palindromes, but the reality is this: Gandolfini is set to star in the indie film, Sexual Healing, as Freddy Cousaert, a charming Belgium club owner who helps a drug-addled, exiled Marvin Gaye make a huge comeback with the album Midnight Loving and the title’s orgasmic single....

Jennifer Connelly And Kathy Bates Join The Day The Earth Stood Still By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 6, 2007 11:48 am EST I’m not sure who exactly is excited about The Day The Earth Stood Still remake. Maybe Keanu Reeves, who will be taking home another huge paycheck for another lackluster sci-fi film. And now it has been announced that Jennifer Connelly and Kathy Bates have joined the Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) remake....