Oliver Stone To Direct Don Winslow’s Drug Cartel Thriller Savages By Peter Sciretta/March 4, 2010 9:52 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Winslow is a former private investigator and consultant, most recognized for his crime and mystery novels, including The Dawn Patrol, The Winter of Frankie Machine, The Power of the Dog, California Fire and Life, and The Death and Life of Bobby Z.
Ong Bak 2 Movie Trailer: Tony Jaa Vs A Real Alligator By Russ Fischer/July 3, 2009 2:07 pm EST One of the first things that caught my eye this morning was Twitch’s posting of a new French trailer for Ong Bak 2, starring master of knees and elbows Tony Jaa. They’re excited about this one because it shows, briefly, some of the scene where Jaa has a watery encounter with a real, live alligator....
Raiders And Empire Screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan Remakes Clash Of The Titans By Peter Sciretta/April 15, 2007 10:55 pm EST Lawrence Kasdan has been hired to write a remake of the 1981 cult classic Clash of the Titans for Warner Bros. Kasden was a legendary screenwriter whose credits included Return of the Jedi, The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Big Chill. The once great screenwriter has had a run of bad luck in the last ten years, turning out two films (and only two films) that were less than successful Mumford and Dreamcatcher....
Remake Of The Fly To Be Directed By… David Cronenberg By Hunter Stephenson/Sept. 23, 2009 7:58 pm EST Note: With The Matarese Circle, once a potential vehicle for Tom Cruise, seemingly on the back burner, might this be David Cronenberg’s next film? The director also has the previously announced Don DeLillo adaptation and “limo drama,” Cosmopolis, in development. Predictable news this evening with a double-take twist. David Cronenberg is said to be developing a remake of his 1986 sci-fi horror classic The Fly as a potential vehicle for him to write and direct....
Rumor: Michael Sheen In Talks To Appear As Blofeld In Bond 23 By Russ Fischer/June 16, 2009 1:21 pm EST Classic James Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld was supposedly killed in For Your Eyes Only. Or, at least, we last saw him plunging to what would be a demise for most people. But this is Bond, so nothing is writ in stone (as evidenced by the fact that Blofeld later appeared in the non-canonical Never Say Never Again)....
Rush Hour 3 Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/May 2, 2007 8:39 pm EST I’m not sure why I’m even posting this. May-be it’s because this is one of the big summer movies. May-be it’s because it’s the third (and hopefully last) film in the series. But truth is, I shouldn’t be posting this. Rush Hour 3 looks worse than the last 2 movies combined. I searched and searched, but could not find even one laugh in the trailer....
Shutter Island Pushed To February 2010!? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 21, 2009 10:29 am EST Paramount has shocked nearly everyone by moving Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island out of 2009 awards contention to a February 19th, 2010 release date. The move is such a huge surprise because everyone expected the film to be a big player in the Oscar race. But now with a February release date, the movie’s award chances are slimmer, and of course, the film is disqualified for most of the 2009 Awards altogether....
Snow White To Hit Blu-Ray Seven Weeks Before DVD Release By Peter Sciretta/April 5, 2009 8:28 pm EST Disney has been a strong supporter of the Blu-Ray format. Dare I say the only studio that puts out discs packed with exclusive Blu-ray features. Pixar’s visual commentary tracks were enough to convince me into buying a Blu-ray player. And now Disney has announced another industry Blu-ray first. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be released on Blu-ray on October 6th, a full seven weeks before the standard definition DVD is released on November 24th....
Spoilers: Iron Man 2 Trailer Reveals Black Widow Plot Details By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 28, 2009 1:30 pm EST New, most probably spoilerish, information has been uncovered involving Iron Man 2. So what follows after the jump is most likely considered a spoiler. Even though the image appears in the official trailer, which is playing on the big screen in front of Sherlock Holmes, the details are very hard to notice. In fact, the image above might even feature the spoiler in question, but unless you knew exactly what you were looking for, you wouldn’t be able to spot it....
Stephen Chow To Direct, Star As Kato In The Green Hornet With Seth Rogen! By Hunter Stephenson/Sept. 19, 2008 2:44 pm EST Key words: “…and direct.” We’ve known for more than a year that Seth Rogen wanted Stephen Chow to co-star as Kato in The Green Hornet, a role previously made famous by Bruce Lee, and today the casting was confirmed. What’s surprising is that Chow, who’s had considerable international success as a director with Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle and CJ7, will also helm the feature from a script by Rogen and Evan Goldberg, marking his American debut....
Sweeney Todd Gets Wide Christmas Release, New Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 27, 2007 11:32 pm EST A couple days ago we reported that Warner Bros executives were apparently unhappy with the extremely gory early footage from Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. And now distributor Dreamworks have announced that they are releasing the film wide on Christmas (December 21st). Is this new announcement part of a PR counter attack?...
The /Filmcast Gets Scene Unseen Tonight At 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST By David Chen/Dec. 1, 2008 2:02 pm EST Join us at Slashfilm’s live page tonight at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST as we discuss some recent theatrical releases and chat about the week’s film news. What’s more, Chris and Jimmy from the monstrously popular Scene Unseen podcast will be joining us at around 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST to help us review Australia!...
The Dark Knight: Early Joker Concept Art By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 7, 2008 8:49 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. These early pre-Heath Ledger Joker conceptual designs can be found in The Art of The Dark Knight. I was shocked to discover that the Joker design they eventually settled on, actually seems a lot tamer than some of the early concepts. I recommend picking up the book, as it also features the entire shooting script....
This Week In DVD: The Day The Earth Stood Still, Yes Man, Doubt, Bedtime Stories, And More By Adam Quigley/April 7, 2009 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Please don’t take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they’re meant not to be reviews but rather previews that include the general thoughts and ramblings of a twice-committed DVD addict. The categories represent solely the author’s intentions towards the DVDs at hand, and are in no way meant to be a reflection on what he thinks other people should rent or buy....
Trivia: Salim Malik’s Ringtone From Slumdog Millionaire, Plus Slumdog Soundtrack On Sale Today For $5 By David Chen/Jan. 16, 2009 9:54 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When I watch movies and television shows, I’m almost always drawn to their soundtracks, especially when I feel they enhance the film. But for some reason, more than just the songs that play underneath the dialogue catch my attention; I also find myself obsessed with the little tiny bits of music that you would never find on a film soundtrack....
Twin Town Sequel Applying For Planning Permission? By Brendon Connelly/April 11, 2009 2:56 am EST It’s been exactly twelve years since Twin Town first hit UK cinemas, so the news of a prospective sequel couldn’t be more well timed. According to Mandrake, the second outing for the terrible Lewis twins is finally revving up – but before we get onto the details of part two, you’ll very likely need a reminder on the first....
VOTD: Eli Roth Reviews Hitchcock’s Trailer For The Birds By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2008 12:00 am EST Eli Roth Reviews Hitchcock’s The Birds Trailer by Trailers From hell The Pitch: In the latest edition of Trailers From Hell, Horror director Eli Roth explains why even without showing a single shot from the film, the trailer for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds might be the single best trailer ever created. Watch More Cool Videos Here!...
VOTD: V For Vendetta For Dummies By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 16, 2008 12:00 am EST V For Vendetta For Dummies The Pitch: Sometimes, V is just too confusing; what with his wide vocabulary and use of alliteration. So, POTCFanatic decided to ’translate’ a scene so that we can all understand V. 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?...
Warner Bros Announces DVD2Blu: Upgrade Your DVD Movies To Blu-Ray For As Low As $7.95 By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 17, 2009 11:00 am EST Warner Home Video announced today that they would begin promoting a new program which will allow consumers to upgrade their WB DVD titles to Blu-ray for as low as $7.95 (although prices do go as high as $9.95). Some of you might remember that the studio offered a similar program allowing consumers to upgrade their HD-DVD titles to Blu-ray, called Red2Blu....
Another Green Lantern Fan Made Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 23, 2009 2:38 am EST Earlier this year, we featured an awesome fan made Green Lantern movie trailer, which was sort of a mash-up, combining scenes and sequences from a bunch of different movies with composited special effects. /Film reader movieboy has sent us another fan made Green Lantern movie trailer, this time a teaser trailer. This one isn’t nearly as good, buts more of a traditional fan film — shot and edited independently....
