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Special Movie Trailer By Hunter Stephenson/March 24, 2008 12:49 pm EST Due for release this summer from Magnolia Pictures, Special is a superhero spoof starring New York veteran actor Michael Rapaport (True Romance, The War at Home) about a parking lot cop who is prescribed antidepressants and begins to believe and act like he has super powers. The film, the debut of writer/director team Hal Haberman and Jeremy Passmore, has garnered solid buzz online thus far and Rapaport recently told MTV that a sequel has been discussed....

Transformers 2 Video Game Teaser Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 5, 2009 11:45 am EST IGN has premiered a teaser trailer for Activision’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen video game, which will be released for the Nintendo Wii, PS3, XBox 360, PC, PS2, Nintendo DX and PSP. The trailer doesn’t show much, but does feature a voice over from Optimus Prime himself — Peter Cullen. No release date has been announced, but one would assumed it would hit store shelves around the same time as the film hits theaters on June 26th 2009....

VOTD: Paris Hilton For President By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 6, 2008 12:00 am EST Paris Hilton for Presiden by Funny or Die The Pitch: Paris Hilton is not from the olden days, but she is running for president. Written by Adam McKay, Produced by Chris Henchy, Directed by Jake Szymanski 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?...

VOTD: Star Trek 90210 By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 19, 2008 12:00 am EST Some people have complained that JJ Abrams’ Star Trek looks like 90210. I don’t know how anyone would get that idea. 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? E-Mail us at VOTD: Star Trek 90210 By Peter Sciretta/Nov....

VOTD: The Kevin Bacon Movie Club By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 11, 2008 12:00 am EST The Kevin Bacon Movie Club The Pitch: Looking to improve your Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game? For only $20 a month you can enroll in the Kevin Bacon Movie Club. 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?...

Worst Idea Ever: The Wayans Brothers’ Dance Flick Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 14, 2008 2:01 pm EST As if we didn’t already have enough stupid spoof comedies… Someone decided to give the Wayans Brothers (White Chicks, Little Man) money to make a spoof movie about competitive dance films like /FilmCast favorite Step Up 2 The Streets. The result, is just as horrible, if not worse, than you might expect....

Zack And Miri Make A Release Date By Peter Sciretta/March 19, 2008 1:44 pm EST The Weinstein Co has announced that Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno will hit theaters on October 31st 2008. The film will go head to head with Guy Ritchie’s new gangster film RocknRolla starring Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Tom Wilkinson and Jeremy Piven. Zack and Miri stars Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks as two platonic friends who decide to make a porno movie to solve their financial problems, and in the process, they discover they have feelings for each other....

Bad Lieutenant Producers Draw Jonathan Lethem’s Gun, With Occasional Music By Russ Fischer/Dec. 4, 2009 10:08 am EST In addition to their many literary charms, the novels of Jonathan Lethem have an unusual superpower: they resist cinematic adaptations with great vigor. Ironic, given the heavy cinematic awareness and influences on his novels. Lethem’s latest, Chronic City, even opens with a scene in the offices of the Criterion Collection, and has some entertaining discussion of cinematic masterworks both real and imagined....

Brett Ratner Directing Wolverine? By Peter Sciretta/April 1, 2007 10:30 pm EST A recent article in the Telegraph (UK) states that Rush Hour and X-Men: The Last Stand director Brett Ratner is directing the upcoming Wolverine spin-off movie starring Hugh Jackman. Was this a mess-up by a reputable newspaper or credible information that accidently slipped into the article? I’m guessing it’s just an error since Ratner is supposedly directing a heist comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock for Universal possibly later this year....

Bryan Singer Confirms Superman: Man Of Steel Sequel To Superman Returns By Hunter Stephenson/March 11, 2008 3:40 pm EST Some major developments for the sequel to Superman Returns, tentatively titled Superman: The Man of Steel, hit the web today in quick succession. First, IESB reports that they’ve received “100%” confirmation that Bryan Singer will return to direct the flick and they’ve also heard that writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Transformers, J....

Cloverfield Monster Destroys San Francisco By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 21, 2007 1:41 pm EST Today Chalk graffiti was found all around San Francisco. The message reads “What is Cloverfield? 1-18-08”. Did Paramount hire viral marketers to spread the word about the upcoming monster movie all over the city sidewalks? Or is there some crazy JJ Abrams fan with chalk on the loose? photo: SFist Cloverfield Monster Destroys San Francisco By Peter Sciretta/Dec....

College Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/April 22, 2008 9:36 am EST When I met actor turned screenwriter Dan Callahan at a Los Angeles party, he described his upcoming film College as Superbad but less smart and more vulgar, a call back to the raunchy teen comedies from my youth (Porky’s…etc). The official movie trailer has finally been revealed, and can be watched below. And yes, my first impression is that the movie looks okay but it doesn’t look great....

Cool Stuff: The Juno Hamburger Phone By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 17, 2008 12:00 am EST I’m still not cool enough to get any of the really neat swag, but maybe someday. Now if only it were wireless, I could search around my apartment yelling “Where did I put my hamburger!?” On second thought, maybe its better that I wasn’t included on the Hamburger phone mailing. Below is a photo of Juno (played by Ellen Page) using a hamburger phone in the film....

David Cronenberg And Viggo Mortensen To Reteam For Eastern Promises 2 By Hunter Stephenson/March 26, 2010 2:37 pm EST The ever-fruitful and edgy creative partnership between director David Cronenberg and actor Viggo Mortensen continues, with today’s announcement of a sequel to their captivating 2007 Russian mob film Eastern Promises. The pic above perfectly conveys our expectations. Deadline reports that producer Paul Webster is overseeing the project, which now has a completed script by Steve Knight, who penned the original and also wrote David Fincher’s planned Bobby Fischer biopic Pawn Sacrifice....

By David Chen/March 12, 2009 7:26 am EST Can you imagine explaining this to all of your customers? People will think when they rent, it should have everything on it. And why shouldn’t it? This is just silly, and consumers aren’t going to be happy. Since the First Sale Doctrine allows any copies purchased allows any retailer to rent a legally purchased copy of a movie, we may still see retail copies on video rental store shelves....

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix IMAX 3D Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/April 20, 2007 8:12 pm EST IMAX has released the new poster for the IMAX 3D release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The new poster, seen above, reads “Experience The Movie’s Explosive Finale In IMAX 3D.” The one-sheet features Ron, Ginny, Cho, Harry, Luna, Neville, and Hermione. Yesterday it was announced that the last 20 minutes of the IMAX version of the film, would be in 3D....

How To Avoid Getting A Headache During Avatar (Or Other Digital 3D Movies) By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 19, 2009 5:00 pm EST /Film reader Mike S alerted me to a nice article over at ShadowLocked which features tips on how to avoid getting a headache during digital 3D movies. And by digital 3D movies, I mean Real D, Dolby 3D or IMAX 3D. You know, the ones with the polarized black lens glasses....

IMDb Now Offering Free Movies, TV Shows By Hunter Stephenson/Sept. 16, 2008 3:14 pm EST As of this minute, the selection is limited, but “new movies/favorites” offered include Master and Commander, Liar Liar and—as if I needed to tell ya— FX/2. Old and new TV shows include BSG, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Heroes, Miami Vice, Silver Spoons, 90210: The ‘Good’ One, and The Facts of Life. What, no Night Gallery?...

Is The Digital 3D Movie “Fad” Over? By Peter Sciretta/July 13, 2009 6:00 am EST The Los Angeles Times reports that the 3D per screen averages have dropped over the last six months, which may suggest that audience interest for this new format might be “waning.” Here are the statistics: Does this mean that the Digital 3D “fad” is finally coming to an end? I don’t think so. Full disclosure: I’m actually in the camp that believes that 3D isn’t a fad....

Ivan Reitman On Board For Ghostbusters 3 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 9, 2009 12:44 am EST BloodyDisgusting has confirmed that Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II director Ivan Reitman is 100% attached to Ghostbusters 3. He hasn’t decided yet if he wants to direct the project, but is definitely on board to produce. This shouldn’t come as much of a shock as almost everyone associated with the first two films are also on board for a third film if it goes into production....