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Cool Stuff: Dan May’s Edward Scissorhands-Inspired Art Print “Portrait Of A Gentle Man” By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 3, 2009 12:00 pm EST For Gallery1988’s new show, The Vivisect Play VI, they have released a special print by artist Dan May. The Edward Scissorhands-inspired painting “Portrait of a Gentle Man” was on display at the last Crazy4Cult show, and is now available as a limited edition giclee print. The 12 x 16 inch print is hand-signed and numbered and from an edition of only 50 (so act fast), and available for $75....

Cool Stuff: Jeff Boyes’s The Professional Art By Peter Sciretta/July 3, 2009 10:27 am EST Gallery1988 has provided us with another exclusive look at one of the many art pieces which will be on display at the third annual pop culture art show Crazy4Cult 3D. Jeff Boyes has done a nice piece inspired by Luc Besson’s 1994 film The Professional, which starred Natalie Portman as a 12-year-old who is taken in by a Professional assassin (Jean Reno) after her parents are killed....

Cool Stuff: May The Best Prequel Win T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/June 5, 2009 5:00 am EST Designed by Gimetzco, Dutch Southern’s “May the Best Prequel Win” T-shirt design shows the new battle between JJ Abrams’ Star Trek and the Star Wars prequels. Anyone who has seen that Wars prequels already know who won – Trek out Star Wars’d Star Wars. But this t-shirt shows the battle: Sulu vs. Darth Maul, Spock vs....

Creepy Stuff: Heroes Action Figures By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 7, 2008 3:07 pm EST Is it just me, or are the new Heroes action figures from Mezco Toyz really creepy looking? via: CoolToy Creepy Stuff: Heroes Action Figures By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 7, 2008 3:07 pm EST Is it just me, or are the new Heroes action figures from Mezco Toyz really creepy looking? via: CoolToy via: CoolToy

Critics Group Awards Roundup: Avatar Takes NY Online Critics Top Honor, The Hurt Locker Rakes In Accolades By Russ Fischer/Dec. 13, 2009 11:00 pm EST In what may be the best indication yet that we may see the first female Best Director winner at the upcoming Oscars, Kathryn Bigelow swept the Best Director awards from all three associations. The Hurt Locker took Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing in Boston; Best Picture and runner-up for Best Cinematography in LA....

David Lynch Says Cellphone Movie Viewers Are Being “Cheated” By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 5, 2008 7:07 pm EST Filmmaker David Lynch bashes the idea of watching a movie on your cellphone in this segment from the Inland Empire limited edition DVD. Someone took the footage and added the music from Apple’s iPhone commercial in the background. I once heard someone say the following theory (sorry, I don’t know who to attribute this to)....

Dragonball Trailer From The Brand Expo By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 1, 2008 1:04 pm EST

Dreamworks Bitchslaps Eagle Eye To September? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 19, 2008 8:32 pm EST Eagle Eye was a hot property from day one, originating as an idea/story from legendary director Steven Spielberg. Directed by D.J. Caruso, re-teaming with Disturbia star Shia LaBeouf (Transformers), and set for a much coveted early August release date. But something has happened… Maybe the film is running behind schedule. Or quite possibly, maybe they are afraid of the Judd Apatow-produced stoner comedy Pineapple Express?...

First Look: The Other Guys By Hunter Stephenson/Sept. 27, 2009 1:49 pm EST Unofficial photos have evidently leaked from the Big Apple set of Adam McKay’s The Other Guys. As First Showing notes, these might as well be premature studio-approved stills from the action comedy, which just began filming and is due late summer 2010. Missing from the pics are new recruits Sam Jackson and Dwayne “Tooth Fairy” Johnson as the badass cops to Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg’s desk-assigned officers....

Frank Miller Prepping 300 Sequel By Peter Sciretta/March 17, 2007 3:49 pm EST Warner Bros’ 300 has crossed the $100 million mark at the box office, it its eighth day of release. Variety is reporting that Frank Miller is also hard at work prepping a follow-up to 300 based on another mythic tale from Greek history. But good ol’ Frank won’t divulge details. Talk of a 300 sequel isn’t anything new....

Geek Deal: The Adams Family - The Complete Series For $26 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 31, 2008 2:20 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Geek Deals: TFUW’s Black Friday Sale Is Now Live By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 26, 2008 11:22 pm EST Things From Another World is having a Black Friday Sale all weekend (and it’s started early). Here are some of the highlights: Watchmen Trade Paperback for $9.99, thats 50% Off the $19.99 MSRP Joker Hardcover for $9.99, thats 50% Off the $19.99 MSRP Serenity Valley Map Lithograph for $23.97, that’s 40% off the $39....

Hellboy 2 Movie Poster #3 By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 30, 2007 2:47 pm EST We’ve seen Selma Blair as Liz Sherman, and Doug Jones as Abe Sapien, and now the third character teaser poster has been revealed as big red (but hey, we knew it was coming). Check out the very unsurprising lobby display art after the jump. Hellboy II: The Golden Army hits theaters on July 11, 2008. Hellboy 2 Movie Poster #3...

Iron Man Movie Trailer #2 By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 28, 2008 10:23 pm EST The new movie trailer for Iron Man which premiered at WonderCon, aired during LOST tonight. The trailer begins much like the previous teaser, with Tony Stark demonstrating the Jericho, when he is captured. After building the Mach 1 suit in a cage, Stark escapes. This is where the real new footage begins, and not to sound too much like Alex Billington, but this trailer kicks so much ass you’ll have to watch it at least three times....

Kick-Ass Outdoor Posters By Peter Sciretta/March 8, 2010 1:10 pm EST Lionsgate has released a bunch of new outdoor art/posters/banners for Matthew Vaughn’s big screen adaptation of Kick-Ass. Check out the digital images in high resolution after the jump. New Official Synopsis: “How come nobody’s ever tried to be a superhero?” When Dave Lizewski – ordinary New York teenager and rabid comic-book geek dons a green-and-yellow internet-bought wetsuit to become the no-nonsense vigilante, Kick-Ass, he soon finds an answer to his own question: because it hurts....

Lost: What Did You Think? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 31, 2008 9:01 pm EST I’m on the West Coast, so I’m still waiting for the January 31st season four premiere to air. But I just wanted to put the question out to you guys… What did you think of the first episode of Season Four? Lost: What Did You Think? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 31, 2008 9:01 pm EST I’m on the West Coast, so I’m still waiting for the January 31st season four premiere to air....

Magnet Announces Six Shooter Film Series 2.0: Bronson, Ong Bak 2 And More By Russ Fischer/Sept. 24, 2009 1:15 pm EST When you’ve got a slate of niche films, sometimes coming up with an umbrella label to market them all as one package is the best way to go. Magnolia / Magnet tried this to good effect last year with the Six Shooter Film Series, which packaged international genre films like Let the Right One In, Big Man Japan and Timecrimes for release On Demand and in theatres....

Movie Websites Attack By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 4, 2007 12:30 am EST Cinematical fought back with an angry editorial by Ryan Stewart. But honestly, it came off like a lame high school argument, with Stewart bragging about all the interviews, festivals and set visits he’s been invited to. What does that have to do with anything? You get invited because you work for a website which is owned and operated by AOL....

New York Times Explains The Watchmen Lawsuit By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 26, 2008 12:40 pm EST “On its face, turnaround is a contractual mechanism that allows a studio to release its interest in a dormant film project, while recovering costs, plus interest, from any rival that eventually adopts the project. But turnaround is a stacked deck. The turnaround clauses in a typical contract are also insurance for studio executives who do not want to be humiliated by a competitor who makes a hit out of their castoffs....

Noah Baumback’s SNL Digital Short By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 18, 2008 2:19 pm EST Noah Baumback, director of Kicking and Screaming and The Squid and the Whale, helmed an SNL Digital Short, which aired over the weekend. “Clearing The Air” stars Paul Rudd, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen. Unfortunately, NBC didn’t decide the short worthy of online upload, so we’re stuck with this bad video taped YouTube copy. Via: Whatevs Noah Baumback’s SNL Digital Short...