Cars Toons Clips By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 29, 2008 7:51 pm EST I’m not sure if anyone watched them, but Pixar aired the first of their series of Cars animated shorts aptly titled Cars Toons this week on Toon Disney (I’m not even sure if I have that channel?). Each of the three shorts that have been produced thus far feature Mater the rusty old tow truck, recounting tall tales from his earlier days....
Cool Stuff: Iron Man Spotted At The Arclight By Peter Sciretta/May 3, 2008 1:12 am EST Thursday we posted about the life-sized Incredible Hulk Statues that Universal sent to multiplexes nationwide. And of course, as always, The Arclight in Hollywood has something cooler. 52878 has posted photos of the Iron Man Mark III Suit which is on display now at the Arclight. Did I mention that The Arclight is probably the coolest theater outside of The Alamo Drafthouse in Austin Texas?...
Cool Stuff: Print Mafia’s Taxi Driver Art Prints By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 8, 2009 6:00 am EST Last week we featured Print Mafia’s Cinema Series of Art Prints which included classic shots from 1970’s movies – Robert De Niro from Raging Bull, Sylvester Stallone from Rocky, Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde, and Steve McQueen in Bullitt. The new additions are a two print “We Are The People” set from Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver: Jodie Foster as Iris and Robert De Niro as Travis....
Cool Stuff: Watchmen Tribute Art Show By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 14, 2008 5:00 am EST The Philadelphia Cartoonist Society held a Watchmen tribute art show called “Children of the Watchmen” last week at Brave New World Comics in Philadelphia, PA. The show featured Watchmen-inspired art from some of the artists we’ve featured in past editions of Cool Stuff, like Tom Whalen and Dave Perillo.Dave Perillo created retro propaganda posters featuring Night Owl and Dr....
Dragonball Poster And Movie Trailer Stills Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 2, 2008 8:57 pm EST DBthemovie has gotten their hands on a new Dragonball character poster featuring Emmy Rossum as Bulma (seen above). Head on over to Nerdorama to see exclusive screen captures from the official movie trailer. Dragonball hits theaters on April 10th 2009. Dragonball Poster And Movie Trailer Stills Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 2, 2008 8:57 pm EST...
Exclusive Premiere: Derrick Comedy’s First Short Film In Nearly Two Years: Boy Band; Also: Mystery Team Expands, Demand It! By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 5, 2009 6:55 pm EST Derrick Comedy has been so busy making and promoting their feature film debut Mystery Team, that they haven’t had the time to produce a new internet short film/comedy sketch in almost two whole years. Until now, that is. Derrick is releasing the short film “Boy Band” online to celebrate the further expansion of their indie comedy feature....
First Look: Ray Winstone And Temuera Morrison In Tracker By Russ Fischer/Oct. 26, 2009 11:30 am EST I’ve been hoping to see Temuera Morrison get a role where he could be as intense and amazing as he was in Once Were Warriors. Star Wars sure didn’t provide it; nor did Couples Retreat. Could Tracker be the one to do it? With Morrison working opposite Ray Winstone in a chase film set at the turn of the century in New Zealand, I’m hoping so....
By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 5, 2009 9:55 pm EST On the other hand, Sony recently struck a deal with Redbox which would provide the kiosks with product directly in exchange for promising not to resell the used DVDs.
Heath Ledger’s DirecTV Commercial By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 2, 2009 11:48 am EST Last week the online world threw a big fuss over DirecTV’s newest television advertisement, which features David Spade pimping the satellite service in an altered scene from Tommy Boy, which of course includes his dead friend, comedian Chris Farley. And you may remember, this isn’t the first time DirecTV has been accused of profiting off of the dead, as they came under fire last year for the same thing, with a similar ad altering Poltergeist, featuring Heather O’Rourke, an actress who died tragically in 1988 at age 12....
IMAX Reveals One Final Poster For James Cameron’s Avatar By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 8, 2009 4:30 pm EST In the epic action adventure AVATAR, James Cameron, the director of “Titanic,” takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination. On the distant moon Pandora, a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization. The film was first conceived by Cameron 14 years ago, when the means to realize his vision did not yet exist....
Jason Reitman Talks Hurt Locker And District 9 By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 1, 2010 8:00 am EST We love to hear filmmakers talking about their favorite films, great movies, or the best movies of the year. You may have noticed we’ve featured quite a bit of this on /Film over the past few years. Last night, I came across this video recorded by Roger Ebert, with writer/director Jason Reitman talking about some of the best films of the year: The Hurt Locker and District 9....
John Woo’s Red Cliff U.S. Movie Trailer By Devindra Hardawar/Oct. 3, 2009 8:45 pm EST It seems like it’s taken forever for the U.S. release of John Woo’s epic Red Cliff, but now it’s finally scheduled for a November release — and we have the U.S. trailer to prove it. Even though it’s taken us so long to get the film domestically, we’re still getting screwed over since we’re receiving the condensed version of Woo’s original vision....
Jon Favreau Shows Off Tony Stark’s House On Twitter By David Chen/March 11, 2009 5:56 am EST Hopefully, Peter’s recent post about actors and directors using social networking/blogging site Twitter opened up a whole new world for of information for you. If you’re a Twitter user, you can now keep track of the latest Repo: The Genetic Opera developments, read frustratingly cryptic and psychologically disturbing thoughts from the guy who who directed Hard Candy, or find out whatever the hell it is Demi Moore is doing after all these years....
Kevin Smith Developing Space Comedy NOT Sci-Fi Superhero Film By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 11, 2008 10:36 am EST Yesterday, Kevin Smith revealed some details to SciFi about the space project he hopes to tackle after his horror film Red State. Smith was quoted as saying that he would be making a “science fiction superhero movie” based on “an original superhero” that he created. “It’s stewing right now. I want to do it, though, and, God willing, it will star Seth Rogen....
Lame Stuff: X-Files: I Want To Believe iPods!? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 13, 2008 12:32 am EST via: Gizmodo
Live Free Or Die Hard Scores $9.1 Million Opening Day By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2007 3:23 pm EST But tomorrow, three new movies will challenge John McClane: Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille, Michael Moore’s Sicko and Focus Features’ Evening. Ratatouille is tracking low for a Pixar film, and will probably take in anywhere from $40 – $50 million. Let’s hope for a bigger number, the film deserves it. Sicko is a limited release which I’m being told will be shown in almost 450 screens....
Monsters Vs. Aliens 3D Super Bowl Ad By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 1, 2009 5:36 pm EST Despite having searched a couple different supermarkets, I was never able to get my hands on a pair of the free 3D glasses for the Monsters vs. Aliens 3D Super Bowl advertisement. But I’m sure many of you probably did, and might want to see the gimmick, i mean trailer again, in 3D. I’ve embedded the Monsters vs....
New Extended LOST “Amazing Grace” TV Spot By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 14, 2009 6:00 pm EST Earlier this month, ABC began airing a 30-second television spot for the final season of LOST featuring clips from past seasons set to a Willie Nelson cover of Amazing Grace. Sure, the spot wasn’t as cool as that Spanish chessboard teaser spot, but it was still nicely edited. The network has begun airing a 60-second version of the “Amazing Grace” spot, which features more appearances by LOST cast-members....
New Old Dogs Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 20, 2009 12:22 pm EST Disney has released a new trailer for the new Walt Becker-directed comedy Old Dogs on MSN. Watching this trailer makes you wonder why Robin Williams can’t just make more movies like World’s Greatest Dad or Good Will Hunting. Oh, a paycheck you say? Yeah… that’s what we thought. And yes, Becker and John Travolta worked together in the 2007 film Wild Hogs....
Reader Review: Zombieland By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 3, 2009 10:00 am EST /Film reader Syd G sent me an early test screening review of Zombieland. Considering the extreme lack of news this morning, and the fact that I’m about to be AWOL on a flight for a couple hours, I thought I’d share. Here is an excerpt: I had been on the fence about the movie, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to see it or not....
