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SAW 4 Official Plot And Cast List Revealed By Peter Sciretta/July 3, 2007 10:51 am EST BD has posted the full cast list and updated plot synopsis for Saw 4. Most of this we already knew, but now it’s shiny and official. Warning: as with most sequels, plot spoilers for the previous films are contained in the details below: Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry’s murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw’s latest grizzly remains and piecing together the puzzle....

Siskel, Ebert & Roeper Now Online By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 1, 2007 3:05 pm EST A couple years ago Roger Ebert decided to put his entire review library online at RogerEbert.com. I’ve spent many hours on that website researching past movies in the extensive review database. I use to collect Ebert’s movie yearbooks which collected all his film reviews in a yearly collection. It amazed me that Roger would risk putting his entire archive online free of charge....

Sundance: Interview Movie Review By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 23, 2007 6:16 am EST Interview is the latest film directed by Steve Buscemi, starring Steve Buscemi. Based on the late Dutch director Theo Van Gogh’s 2003 film of the same name, Interview picks up in the Sundance minimalist tradition. Pierre Peters is a former respected political journalist who is assigned to interview Katja, the star of the latest crappy horror sequel. Katja (Sienna Miller) is your typical crappy hot blond actress, more famous for the people she dates and her fluctuating breast size than her movie career....

Sundance Movie Review: Paper Heart By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 19, 2009 12:31 pm EST Comedian/actress Charlyne Yi has never been in love and is not even sure if she is capable of loving someone. And the concept of the documentary is born, as Yi goes on an across country journey to try to further understand the concept of love. Along the way she interviews married couples, newly weds, divorcees, a gay couple, a romance novelist, scientists, a married judge and lawyer, a psychic, a group of young children, and even some of her friends – Seth Rogen, Demetri Martain and more....

The /Filmcast Interview: Scott Cooper, Director Of Crazy Heart By David Chen/Jan. 8, 2010 12:47 pm EST The /Filmcast Interview is a series of conversations with actors, directors, and other key figures from the entertainment industry. In this episode, David Chen speaks with Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper about the challenges of being a first-time director, how he achieved the film’s amazing sound design, and Jeff Bridges’ remarkable physical transformation. Crazy Heart is out in limited release today....

The Science Of Watchmen By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2009 1:16 pm EST University of Minnesota physics professor and The Physics of Superheroes author Jim Kakalios was the science consultant on Watchmen. The University of Minnesota has released a 7-minute video, which you can watch after the jump, with Kakalios talking about the science behind the book and film. The Science Of Watchmen By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2009 1:16 pm EST...

Tom Tykwer Adapting Dave Eggers’ What Is The What By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 9, 2009 2:15 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The official book description follows: “What Is the What is the epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children–the so-called Lost Boys–was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot, pursued by militias, government bombers, and wild animals, crossing the deserts of three countries to find freedom....

25 More Films Added To The National Registry (With Video) By Brendon Connelly/Dec. 30, 2009 8:51 am EST Every year for the last 20 years, 25 motion pictures have been selected for archiving in the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. Here’s the full of list of this year’s films, while after the break I will embed full video for some of the shorts. Dog Day Afternoon, Dir. Sidney Lumet (1975)The Exiles, Dir....

Avatar Overtakes Titanic’s Domestic Box Office Haul By Russ Fischer/Feb. 3, 2010 11:43 am EST A quick note, and hopefully one of the last stories we’ll have to run about Avatar breaking yet another box office record. This week, James Cameron’s current film overtook his last one in the domestic box office tally. In its full theatrical run, Titanic grossed $600.8 million while Avatar has now taken $601.2 million in only 47 days....

Battlestar Galactica’s Ronald D. Moore Writes I, Robot 2 By Peter Sciretta/June 7, 2007 11:41 am EST I, Robot director Alex Proyas has previously revealed (on the I, Robot All Access DVD) that if there was a sequel, it would take place in outer space. He said it would be “a big space movie, with interplanetary action.” Akiva Goldsman has also said that Sonny would become more human as Spooner loses his humanity....

Caprica Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2008 4:36 pm EST A trailer for the Battlestar Galactica prequel television movie Caprica has been released online on SciFi.com. I’m a big fan of Ron Moore’s series, but this family drama just doesn’t look interesting to me. The movie/back-door pilot takes place fifty to seventy years before the events shown in Ronald Moore’s Battlestar Galactica. Billed as “television’s first science fiction family saga”, the show is set against the story of Joseph Adama, a renowned civil liberties lawyer and father of future Battlestar commander William Adama....

Cool Stuff: Sporck Long And Prosper T-Shirt ($9, 24 Hours Only) By Peter Sciretta/May 16, 2009 8:15 pm EST I come to you with a special weekend edition of Cool Stuff because TeeFury is a website that sells one t-shirt design per day, and that’s it! If you miss out, you miss out.Today’s design is “Sporck Long and Prosper” by Tuism, is available for only $9. “The Sporck It’s a timeless pun on a timeless character, a dearly loved half-martian-half-cutlery who’s dwelled in the hearts of all Trekkies for as long as they’ve been saluting the good salute....

Elisabeth Moss, Sean Combs And Rose Byrne Join Get Him To The Greek By Peter Sciretta/April 14, 2009 9:53 pm EST Elisabeth Moss, Sean Combs and Rose Byrne have joined the cast ib the Judd Apatow-produced Forgetting Sarah Marshall spin-off Get Him to the Greek. The screenplay, written by director Nicolas Stoller, follows a fresh-out-of-college record company intern named Aaron Greenberg (Jonah Hill) who is assigned the job of transporting an out-of-control rock star named Aldous Snow (Russell Brand, reprising his role from Sarah Marshall) from London to a gig at Los Angeles’ famous Greek Theater....

Fantastic Fest Announces SXSW Midnight Film Selections By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 17, 2009 6:38 pm EST SXSW PRESENTS FANTASTIC FEST AT MIDNIGHT OFFICIAL SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED Austin, Texas – February 17, 2008 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced the official titles for their new program “SXSW Presents Fantastic Fest at Midnight,” kicking off with the International Film Festival Premiere of Ong Bak 2, the most anticipated new action film of the year....

Geek Deal: Boston Legal Seasons 1-4 For $80; Disney/Pixar/Miramax Sale By Peter Sciretta/March 29, 2009 11:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Also, the site is offering $20 off select Disney, Pixar, ABC and Miramax Blu-ray movies when you purchase 3, or $50 off 5, or $100 off 10 . Here are some of the qualifying titles that caught my eye: Cars, Ratatouille, Wall-E, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man’s Chest, At World’s End, Kill Bill: Volume 1 or Volume 2

George Lucas Says Empire Strikes Back Was The Worst Star Wars Movie By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 11, 2007 6:41 am EST On Wednesday, George Lucas said that Empire Strikes Back was the worst film in the Star Wars series. Sometimes I’m not sure if Lucas is trying to be funny. In this case I really hope so. He can’t be that clueless, can he? Entertainment blogger David Poland recalls Lucas’ comment on Wednesday at the Publicist’s Guild luncheon: “George Lucas, giving the award to Sid Ganis, who was the in-house publicist on Star Wars: Episode Five – The Empire Strikes Back, said, ‘Sid is the reason why The Empire Strikes Back is always written about as the best of the films, when it actually was the worst one....

Kevin Smith Hosts Cult Movie Pop Art Show In Los Angeles By Peter Sciretta/July 16, 2007 5:04 pm EST Tomorrow (Tuesday, July 17th) Clerks writer/director Kevin Smith and his producer Scott Mosier are hosting a cult movie themed art show in Los Angeles. The show will be held at Gallery 1988, the same place that held the popular video game-theme art exhibition I Am 8 Bit. Looks like there will be some cool movie-centric pop art (like the painting seen above) on display and for sale....

Movie Trailer: Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker By David Chen/April 15, 2009 9:25 am EST The new trailer for Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker has debuted, and it is spectacular. For the uninitiated, Bigelow is a directorial goddess, a woman whose career has spanned classic action flicks (Point Break), mind-bending science fiction (Strange Days), and submarine thrillers (K-19: The Widowmaker). The Hurt Locker depicts the bomb-defusing adventures of Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner, in what may be a career-making role) in Iraq, and the psychological toll that his job takes on him and the men around him....

New Images From Star Wars: The Clone Wars By Peter Sciretta/May 29, 2008 1:58 pm EST ENI has a new batch of images from Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Check them out on ENewsI.com. Official Plot Synopsis: On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will join such favorite characters as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala, along with brand-new heroes like Anakin’s padawan learner, Ahsoka....

New Oceans 13 Photos Revealed By Peter Sciretta/March 27, 2007 4:29 am EST Update [3/29/07]: Click here for 15 New Photos from Ocean’s 13! The full length Ocean’s 13 movie trailer will hit the web on Thursday, March 29th. In anticipation of the new trailer, Warner Bros has released a bunch of new photo stills from the movie. The third film stars stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie Jemison, Shaobo Qin, Carl Reiner and Elliot Gould....