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Cool Stuff: Tyler Stout’s LOST Poster By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 16, 2009 12:00 pm EST The DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com Lost-Inspired art viral has finally come to an end. Here is a round up of the art revealed that we’ve covered thus far: Hurley-inspired print by Tim Doyle. Locke-inspired poster created by UK artist Olly Moss, Dharma Van print by Methane Studios, “The Crash” poster by Eric Tan, “The 4-toed Statue by Jason Munn, Ken Taylor’s “The Smoke Monster”, Kevin Tong’s “The Hatch”, and Dan McCarthy’s “Rousseau’s Transmission”....

Danny Boyle Offers To Buy Slumdog Child Actors New Homes By David Chen/Feb. 25, 2009 8:11 am EST After the stunning Oscar night success of Slumdog Millionaire, I didn’t think it would be possible to be an even bigger fan of Danny Boyle (especially after his heartfelt speech and infectious child-like excitement throughout the night’s proceedings) but yet again, the man has pleasantly surprised me. According to The Daily Mail, Boyle and producer Christian Colson have agreed to buy new apartments, worth £20,000 each, for Slumdog child actors Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail (young Salim) and Rubina Ali (young Letika)....

Disney’s Bolt Gets 3D Release, New Teaser Poster By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 26, 2007 3:11 am EST Disney has announced that they will be releasing Bolt (the film previously titled “American Dog”) in digital 3-D when it hits theaters next year. Until now, the computer animated film was scheduled for a 2-D release. Disney is hoping to release the film domestically on 1,200 to 1,500 screens in 3D. Beowulf, released in 1000 3D screens worldwide, was the biggest 3D release to date....

Dollhouse Cancelled, Significant Finale Promised By Brendon Connelly/Nov. 11, 2009 1:55 pm EST There will have been two seasons of thirteen episodes a piece screened by the time the series goes off air for the final time, which together make up 26 of the show’s chapters, the 27th centre piece chapter being a special, DVD only installment that has perversely managed to be the best of the lot so far. Had everything been as great as that episode, the instant fan favourite Epitaph 1, I think there would be fists flying right now....

Ellen Page To Star In Peacock Opposite Cillian Murphy By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 16, 2008 12:18 am EST “Yeah, like, why do so many of Slash Film’s readers wanna collect my bones and stuff?” Comparable to blurting out a hat trick of her favorite indie bands outside a Cat Power concert, Ellen Page (Juno just booked her third film in a month’s time, following Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell and Drew Barrymore’s Whip It....

First Image Of Anakin Skywalker / Star Wars: The Clone Wars Going Theatrical By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 12, 2008 1:36 am EST The character to the left of Anakin is Ahsoka, his Jedi apprentice, who oddly didn’t appear in character or dialogue in the prior films and looks like the creation of a 50-cent avatar machine. Source Link: Variety

Fish Tank Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 10, 2009 6:00 am EST One of the things I really love about my film festival trips is that I get to discover some great small indie gems to share with you guys. Films that probably wouldn’t otherwise get exposure on a mainstream film blog like /Film. The film which most fits that bill from this year’s Telluride Film Festival is a coming of age movie titled Fish Tank....

Geek Deal: Snow White Diamond Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo For $9.99 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 5, 2009 12:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

HBO’s Rome To Be Resurrected As A Film? By Devindra Hardawar/Dec. 1, 2008 11:55 pm EST Fans of HBO’s historical epic series Rome may soon have a reason to give their DVDs a rest. It seems that creator Bruno Heller is interested in revisiting the series as a theatrical film. Heller, who is currently helming The Mentalist on CBS, told THR earlier today that he’d love to wrap up the storyline that was cut short due to the show’s cancellation....

Interview With How To Cook Your Life Star Edward Espe Brown By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 27, 2007 1:18 pm EST A couple weeks ago I had the chance to sit down with Zen Priest and star of How To Cook Your Life, Edward Espe Brown. Edward Brown was ordained to Zen priesthood by Suzuki Roshi, and has been practicing Zen since 1965 and Yoga since 1980. During the summer of 2006, Doris Dörrie and her crew filmed Edward Brown at his cooking classes at the Buddhist center, Scheibbs in Austria and the two Californian Buddhist centers, the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center and the Zen Center in San Francisco, where he teaches people of all generations....

James Cameron And Sigourney Weaver Talk Avatar, Sam Worthington In Every Scene? By Peter Sciretta/May 10, 2009 3:51 pm EST Did you know, Sam Worthington is in every scene of James Cameron’s Avatar? Cameron revealed this bit of information on stage while presenting Worthington with the Breakthrough award at Australians In Film Awards. “We were making a $200 million-plus movie and it’s all about the journey of one guy, Jake, and he’s in every scene in the film, from beginning to end....

John Rambo Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/May 19, 2007 6:14 pm EST I grew up in the 80’s but never really liked the Rambo films. And the previously released photos of Sylvester Stallone as Rambo have been laughable. And now they have released the John Rambo movie trailer, which looks equally as bad. It looks like a bad direct-to-dvd sequel featuring an old action star in attempt to earn some fast cash....

Justin Timberlake Screen Testing For Green Lantern By Russ Fischer/July 9, 2009 9:19 pm EST Update: Nope, it’s not a massive rumor. THR just ran the news that Justin Timberlake, Bradley Cooper and Ryan Reynolds have all been circling Green Lantern. The three had been in a ‘holding deal’ which expired this past Monday, but different producers on the film all had different favorites, and a consensus still hasn’t been reached....

LOL: Tooth Fairy Poster Warns “The Tooth Hurts” By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 21, 2009 9:56 pm EST The below poster thanks to IMPAwards: The official plot synopsis follows: Tooth Fairy will hit theaters on January 22nd, 2010. Dwayne Johnson is “The Tooth Fairy,” also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster’s hopes, he’s sentenced to one week’s hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand....

Movie Playlist: Quentin Tarantino’s 20 Movies And Posters You’ve Gotta See By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 18, 2009 10:30 am EST Yesterday we posted a video of Quentin Tarantino talking about the top 20 films that have been released since he became a filmmaker. Today we offer a follow-up, thanks to Entertainment Weekly, in which Tarantino lists 20 movies, and posters, that you’ve got to see. It’s a weird list, as there isn’t an exact explanation of what he’s rating – the films or the posters....

My Mom Always Hated You Sarah Marshall By Peter Sciretta/March 17, 2008 3:09 pm EST Universal is really trying to push the viral marketing campaign for Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I’m back home in San Francisco, and decided to grab a sandwich at AK Meats (the best sandwich place in the city) when I noticed the billboard on the side of the MUNI Bus did not read “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” but instead read “My Mom Always Hated You Sarah Marshall!...

Neil Burger Bringing Us Another Rats Of NIMH Adaptation By Brendon Connelly/July 28, 2009 11:43 am EST Neil Burger is negotiating with Paramount to script and direct a new big-screen version of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Robert C. O’Brien’s novel was first brought to the big screen as an animated picture by Don Bluth, retitled The Secret of NIMH. No official indication as yet if the latest version will be live action or animated or both (as if live action didn’t already mean both, particularly when the lead characters are animals) but I’m think Burger suggests a live-action route....

Overlooked: The Top 10 Best Performances Of 2008 That You May Not Have Heard About By Steve Mason/March 1, 2009 10:49 pm EST I am an unabashed lover of the acting craft. I see virtually every movie, large and small, that passes through the US marketplace, and, taking nothing away from Sean Penn, Kate Winslet, Penelope Cruz and Heath Ledger, not all of 2008’s best performances have been recognized. I’m not going to be obvious here....

Paul Schulze Cast In Rambo 4 By Peter Sciretta/March 15, 2007 1:57 am EST Paul Schulze (who most recently played Sandy Panzarella in David Fincher’s Zodiac) has been cast in a lead role in Rambo IV (currently titled John Rambo). Most people will probably recognize Schulze as Father Phil Intintola from The Sopranos or Ryan Chappelle in 24. According to imdb, the next chapter finds Rambo recruited by a group of Christian human rights missionaries to protect them against pirates, during a humanitarian aid deliver to the persecuted Karen people of Burma....

SAW V Teaser Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 24, 2008 11:53 pm EST Lionsgate premiered the first teaser trailer for SAW V at Comic Con, and it’s now available online on Yahoo. The trailer begins very untraditionally, actually more like a film you would expect to be the complete opposite of Saw. And then suddenly we get assaulted by the film’s true nature – the trap. But the big question is – how will they continue to keep Jigsaw involved in the storyline....