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Tim Burton To Direct Frankenweenie Stop-Motion Animated Feature Film? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 1, 2007 12:22 am EST It all started when Dick Cook, the Chairman of Walt Disney Pictures, mentioned during a Question and Answer session at North Carolina School of the Arts that Disney would be announcing a new stop-motion animated film in the next couple months. Cook slyly revealed that project would be helmed by “the creative mastermind behind the majority of stop-motion pictures in the last decade....

Video Interview With Where The Wild Things Are Production Designer; Hear The Whole Soundtrack Now By Russ Fischer/Sept. 29, 2009 12:12 pm EST Where the Wild Things Are, which finally opens quite soon (October 16), is one of the only major studio movies that really fascinates me this year. So I’m torn on how to approach it. On one hand I want to know everything, I want to see all the production drawings and learn just how Spike Jonze and his crew made the film....

Video Tour: The Alamo Drafthouse’s New High Ball Entertainment Complex By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 29, 2009 3:00 pm EST Tim League, the owner and founder of the greatest movie theater on the planet – The Alamo Drafthouse (and co founder of Fantastic Fest), gave me a tour of his newest creation — The High Ball. League revolutionized the movie going experience in Austin and is now attempting to add a before and after party into the mix with an entertainment complex located just a few steps away from the Alamo’s South Lamar multiplex in Austin, Texas....

/Film News: We’ve Added New Comment Forms By Peter Sciretta/July 10, 2007 2:13 pm EST Good News: /Film is growing faster than ever before. This month so far we’ve gotten more visitors, pageviews and comments than ever before.Bad News: Popularity also leads to a couple negatives. In the last week we have been attacked by more comment spam than ever before. We have a system that protects us from 99.9% of the garbage....

100 New IMAX Screens By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 6, 2007 9:05 pm EST IMAX has inked a deal with AMC theaters to install 100 digital IMAX screens over the next three years. The screens will be installed in the company’s top-performing theaters in 33 top U.S. markets. For example, Variety says that 12 new IMAX will install screens in 12 locations in the Los Angeles area alone. The first 50 screens will be installed next year, 25 more in 2009, and 29 more in 2010....

24 Television Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 17, 2008 9:47 am EST The trailer for the upcoming 24 television movie is now online. 24: Exile acts as a prequel to this upcoming season. Is it just me or does this totally remind you of Temple of Doom. Now Jack Bauer has to help the young children… Barf. Remember when 24 was still good? The last season was painful to watch and I’m predicting that this season won’t be much better....

Adventureland Website Launched; New Video Clip By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 9, 2009 10:37 pm EST Miramax has launched the official website for Greg Mottola’s Adventureland. Included on the site are photos, character bios, games and prizes, cheesy 80’s music, all the usual stuff and this new video clip from the film that will hit you like a punch in the nuts. I’ve embeded the clip after the jump. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/adventurelandjames.flv 470 254] Adventureland hits theaters on March 27th 2009....

Andrew Lancaster’s Accidents Happen Teaser Trailer By Peter Sciretta/June 5, 2009 2:16 pm EST Australian composer (Alex Proyas’ Garage Days) and short film filmmaker Andrew Lancaster makes his feature directorial debut with Accidents Happen, an indie dramedy that premiered at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. There are dysfunctional families… and then there are the Conways. After a family tragedy, 15-year-old Billy Conway (Harrison Gilbertson) has become the de facto glue between his bitter mom (Geena Davis), distant brother (Harry Cook), and stoic dad (Joel Tobeck)....

Cool Stuff: Hot Toys T-600 And T-700 Collectible Figures By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 20, 2009 6:00 am EST Hot Toys is releasing Terminator Salvation T-600 and T-700 collectible figures. The T-600 stands approximately 14 inches tall and features over 25 Points of articulations plus fully articulated fingers, light-up red eyes (battery operated). Accessories includes Gatling gun ammo pack with harness and a movie scene featured figure base with nameplate. The T-600 will be released in May 2009....

Cool Stuff: Iron Man “Arm Blaster” Macbook Decal By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 2, 2010 5:14 pm EST A couple weeks ago we featured a cool Iron Man macbook decal which transformed the glowing apple logo into Tony Stark’s arc reactor. Today we bring you another Iron Man macbook decal, this time in full color. The other big change is that the glowing apple logo fits into Iron Man’s arm blaster. Skinat is selling the vinyl lucid sticker in three different sizes, for $14....

Cool Stuff: Lost Parody T-Shirt - Desmond’s Replacement By Peter Sciretta/March 8, 2010 8:00 pm EST Teefury’s t-shirt of the day is a great LOST parody created by Spanish artist Naolito titled “Desmond’s Replacement”. Anyone who watches the television series Lost will understand the reference. And what is a Lost reference without a Polar Bear? The good news is that the tee is available for only $9 plus shipping. The bad news is that the tee will only be available today (March 9th 2010)....

David Fincher’s The Social Network Gets Greenlight By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 23, 2009 12:49 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Based on Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal, The Social Network tells the story of Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg, the founders of Facebook. The screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin, and the 162-page first draft has been described as “Unpredictable, Funny, Touching and Sad....

DisneyWorld Monorail Trains Transformed Into Tron Legacy Lightcycles By Peter Sciretta/March 10, 2010 12:45 pm EST We’ve been hearing for a while now that Disney executives are so excited about the upcoming sequel Tron: Legacy that they are planning to give it a big presence in the company’s theme parks. We’ve heard rumors of a Flynn’s Arcade in Tomorrowland, a revamp of the people movers and even a new Tron Legacy ride....

Four New Photos From M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening By Peter Sciretta/April 23, 2008 2:11 pm EST The Happening hits theaters on June 13th 2008.

By Devindra Hardawar/Dec. 31, 2009 1:42 am EST Except, not really. Neither company would want to make viewers suffer during the sports-heavy month of January, so there’s very little chance that Time Warner customers will see any service disruption. Instead, these negotiations amount to a game of chicken to see who will fold first. In his declining letter to Sen. Kerry, News Corp. President Chase Carvey said the following: I’m sympathetic to Fox’s advertising revenue plight, something which is affecting all television networks, but it seems that they’re demanding too much when they were earning nothing from retransmission before....

Geek Deals: Refurbished Logitech Harmony 880 Remote Control For $70, Wizard Of Oz 3-Disc Blu-Ray For $17 By Peter Sciretta/March 21, 2010 6:44 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. They also have a great deal on The Wizard of Oz 3-Disc Emerald Edition Blu-ray Set, on sale for $16.99, 66% off the retail price of $50. I’m not sure how long the deal will be good for, so act fast....

Jennifer’s Body In September 2009 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 21, 2008 8:00 pm EST The official plot synopsis follows: “When small-town high school hottie Jennifer (Megan Fox) is possessed by a hungry demon, guys who never stood a chance with her, take on new luster in the light of Jennifer’s insatiable appetite. From the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Juno.” Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody, and J.K. Simmons also star. source: BoxOfficeMojo

LOL: Zombie Pin-Up Calendar By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 14, 2008 1:47 pm EST The My Zombie Pinup Calendar is described as “Gil Elvgrin meets Night of the Living Dead”, placing hot bloody undead woman in horror movie-like exteriors. “This 13 month calendar is stuffed with more dead sexy girls than you can fit in a shallow grave. We dug up the idea of the vintage 1950’s pin-up and hit it over the head with a shovel....

London Meet-Up Tonight: Fitzroy Tavern At 7:30pm By Peter Sciretta/March 23, 2010 4:41 am EST Attention /Film London readers: we’re doing a last-minute meetup tonight (March 23rd) at Fitzroy Tavern (16A Charlotte Street) at 7:30pm (or as you guys put it, 19:30). I’ll be there along with /Film’s own Brendon Connelly, Collider’s Frosty, FirstShowing’s Alex Billington, and possibly other special guests. Please come join us and have a drink. As this is a last minute thing, we don’t expect a ton of people to show up — so please help spread the word: all UK film/tv/comic geeks welcome!...

Michael Bay Says Everything You Know About Transformers 2 Is FALSE By Peter Sciretta/April 21, 2008 12:19 pm EST You’ve read about the casting breakdowns, constructicon rumors, and supposed treatment leaks, Transformers 2 director Michael Bay claims it was all fake. “Sorry everyone, everything you are reading (other then we are shooting in Philly) is false,” Bay wrote on his website Shoot For the Edit. “We are going to give so much disinformation on this film to confuse everyone....