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Brad Bird Updates 1906 By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 6, 2009 11:04 am EST We haven’t heard much lately about Brad Bird’s live-action debut, a big screen adaptation of James Dalessandro’s novel 1906. Our friends at LatinoReview caught up with Bird at the premiere of Coraline, and was able to get an update. “We’re looking at places to shoot it. The script I’m still working. it’s a really hard script to write. And mostly because there are so many interesting things going on in that place and that particular period of time that anytime you’re going towards something, you’re going away from 5 other cool things....

Bronson Domestic Movie Trailer: It’s Inglourious! By Russ Fischer/Aug. 19, 2009 12:33 pm EST It isn’t difficult to see the influence of those bloody red and white posters for Inglourious Basterds in this first trailer for Magnolia/Magnet’s domestic release of the excellent Nicolas Winding Refn film Bronson. A Tarantino vibe kicks off the thing, too, as music kicks in that must have been chosen to recall promos for Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill....

Cool Stuff: The Many Face Of Rorschach T-Shirts By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 20, 2009 6:00 am EST FamousAfterDeath is selling two cool Watchmen-inspired t-shirts on RedBubble. The Many Face of Rorschach t-shirt shows the nine different inkblot-like facial expressions of the sixth greatest comic book character of all time (according to Wizard Magazine). Available in various sizes and cuts for around $24. The “Who is Watching” t-shirt is an obvious parody of the famous Obama poster design....

Danny Boyle Will Use Two Cinematographers For 127 Hours By Russ Fischer/Feb. 26, 2010 8:56 am EST Danny Boyle is about to embark on the filming of 127 Hours, the story of mountain climber Aron Ralston, who was forced to amputate his own arm with a penknife after being pinned under a boulder. There have been a lot of questions about how the film would play, as most of the story involves Ralston (played by James Franco) trapped and alone....

First Look: Josh Brolin As Jonah Hex By Brendon Connelly/June 3, 2009 9:33 am EST There’s such a tangled wodge of backstory necessary to explain the scarring on Hex’s face that I won’t wade into that now. Jonah Hex is being directed by Jimmy Hayward, making his live-action debut after co-directing Horton Hears a Who. Apparently, he’s a real dead ringer for Empire Magazine’s Chris Hewitt. There was much attention paid to Hayward’s history in animation when it was announced he was taking up this project, and it seemed many were sceptical about his ability to shift gears....

Full Trailer For Sci-Fi Thriller Pandorum By Brendon Connelly/May 28, 2009 12:38 am EST Ever had one of those days where everything you read seems to be about things going bump in the eternal night of deep, dark space? I’m having one right now. Not only is there an Alien remake-reboot-rehash on the cards, as reported by Peter, there’s a freshly minted full trailer for Christian Alvart’s Pandorum doing the rounds....

Happy-Go-Lucky Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 8, 2008 1:21 pm EST Happy-Go-Lucky seems like one of those wonderfull indie films which will bring a smile to your face. Mike Leigh’s (Vera Drake / Secrets & Lies / Topsy-Turvy) latest film stars Sally Hawkins as Poppy, “an irrepressibly free-spirited school teacher who brings an infectious laugh and an unsinkable sense of optimism to every situation she encounters.” But when things start to go wrong in Poppy’s world, her positive state of mind is put to the test....

Kevin Smith Finds Funding For Red State? Will Wil Wheaton Hit Somebody? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 8, 2009 1:18 pm EST Smith is in London doing press for his new book Shooting the Sh*t with Kevin Smith: The Best Of Smodcast, and has revealed to DenOfGeek that he might have finally found funding for the horror film: “I got a call at 2am last night. I think we’ve got the money for Red State....

Lawsuit Won’t Slow Down Spielberg’s Oldboy Remake By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2009 11:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. According to a new report from Reuters, South Korean sales company Cineclick Asia, which represented Show East’s Oldboy in international territories, actually negotiated the remake deal with Universal. Of course, the rights to remake the film got bought by Mandate, who later sold to DreamWorks. And while the studio is not publicly commenting about the mess, Dreamworks is still moving forward with the development of the film....

Michael Mann To Direct Leonardo DiCaprio In Hollywood Noir Drama By Peter Sciretta/May 2, 2007 4:57 pm EST Michael Mann (Heat, The Insider) has revealed his next project to studio executives, a Hollywood-based noir drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Gladiator screenwriter John Logan’s script takes place on the old MGM studio lot in the 1930’s. The story follows studio-hired scandal-clean-up private detective (DiCaprio) who is hired to investigate whether a starlet murdered her husband....

Natalie Portman Cast In Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan By Peter Sciretta/June 15, 2009 8:17 pm EST Good news: Natalie Portman has signed on to star in Darren Aronofsky’s potential next movie. Bad news: Darren Aronofsky’s next movie is probably not Robocop… …but instead a supernatural thriller set in the world of New York City Ballet. Yes, you read that correctly! Aronofsky became attached to Black Swan in early 2007, but the film was put into turnaround by Universal....

New Crank 2 Trailer Will Destroy Your Web Browser By Peter Sciretta/March 24, 2009 4:03 pm EST Lionsgate has released a special “rumble” edition of the Crank: High Voltage movie trailer which is just is too insane for any normal web browser. The screen rumbles as the action jumps out of the video player and causes mass destruction the the break video website. Yes, it is a gimmick, but I found it amusing....

New Harry Potter Photo: Hermione And Ron Look Angry By Peter Sciretta/April 22, 2007 3:22 pm EST Check out this new photo from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Hermione and Ron seem pretty miffed, and Harry doesn’t seem to care. Potter’s on a mission. Click on the photo above to see Hermione’s anger in super high resolution. And if you haven’t already, check out the new international movie trailer....

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 18, 2008 11:53 pm EST [adultswim] aired Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II this week. If you missed it, you can now watch the entire episode online at AdultSwim.com. Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 18, 2008 11:53 pm EST [adultswim] aired Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II this week. If you missed it, you can now watch the entire episode online at AdultSwim....

Rumor Killer: Danny Boyle NOT Directing New James Bond Movie By Peter Sciretta/March 9, 2009 1:06 pm EST Last week The Sun reported that Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle is being offered the chance to direct the 23rd James Bond film. We speculated at the time that it was probably an inaccurate story as the source is rather dubious, even though its a newspaper. Well it turns to be false. The filmmaker tells Entertainment Weekly that while he has always enjoyed Bond movies, “I have no plans to direct one....

Sundance Movie Review And Video Interview: Nick Tomnay’s The Perfect Host By David Chen/Jan. 26, 2010 8:00 am EST I loved the premise of The Perfect Host: a bank robber (Clayne Crawford) talks his way into the house of a well-to-do man named Warwick (David Hyde Pierce) by pretending to be the friend of a friend, only to find that Warwick is far more dangerous than he seems. So how was the film’s execution?...

SXSW Movie Review: Nerdcore Rising By Mel Valentin/March 12, 2008 4:59 pm EST If, like the vast majority of music listeners, you’re unfamiliar with the term “nerdcore,” then you’re in luck. Nerdcore Rising, an engrossing documentary directed by Negin Farsad, will answer any and all questions you may have about nerdcore, a relatively new hip-hop genre made by and for nerds (e.g., computer nerds, gaming nerds, and pop culture nerds). Farsad tackles nerdcore from various vantage points, interviewing hip-hop names like Prince Paul and J....

Terminator Salvation Advance Screenings By Peter Sciretta/May 5, 2009 5:02 pm EST Warner Bros is giving away VIP passes (no waiting in line) for a series of advance screenings of Terminator Salvation on May 18th and 19th. Click here for a list of cities. To enter to win, you must fill in a forms on 43Kix.com or text SALVATION and your zip code to 43549 (example text: SALVATION 91505). You will receive a text message with a link that is unique to your entry....

The Monroeville Zombie Walk Of 2009 And Coinciding Monroeville Zombies Museum By Hunter Stephenson/Oct. 22, 2009 12:19 pm EST A video has popped up documenting the recent Monroeville Zombie Walk, an annual event celebrating the Pittsburgh town’s ties to George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, the director’s classic cinematic ode equating mall culture to the undead. This year also saw a Monroeville citizen, one with a very personal connection to Romero’s original Night of the Living Dead, opening a zombie museum inside that very mall....

Three Inglourious Basterds Video Clips By Peter Sciretta/May 19, 2009 11:26 pm EST Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds premieres tonight at the Cannes Film Festival, and three clips from the film have shown up online. Watch them now after the jump. The first clip features Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) informing Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) of two recent developments in the operation. The second clip features Lt. Aldo Raine (Pitt) interrogating a German soldier about the locations of their camps and the artillery they have....