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Saturday Box Office Update: National Treasure Flat, Alvin And The Chipmunks Unstoppable By Steve Mason/Dec. 30, 2007 12:17 am EST Treasure was basically flat Friday-to-Saturday and the latest adventure for treasure hunter Ben Gates should manage a $35.77M 3-day and a 5-day of $53.81M. Surprise hit Alvin continues to amaze at #2 and Legend is running 3rd. Oscar caliber films like Charlie Wilson’s War, Juno, Atonement and others are performing in more limited release....

Seth Green Characteristically Scoffs At Austin Powers 4, Gisele Bundchen Rumors By Hunter Stephenson/April 25, 2008 8:01 am EST  Earlier this month, Slashfilm reluctantly posted its first item involving the supermodel Gisele Bundchen. Rumors were spreading via Boston.com that she was being sought for the female lead in an unannounced Austin Powers 4, and was currently reading the script, meeting with Myers et al. As with many things in life, when something seems off, you should call up Seth Green aka Scott Evil for a sarcastic brush of the hand and that’s exactly what MTV did....

The Dark Knight IMAX Featurette; 3D Prequel Rumors By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 23, 2007 1:06 am EST IMAX has released a new featurette for their upcoming presentation of the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight. As you know, Christopher Nolan shot four sequences for The Dark Knight with extremely high resolution IMAX cameras using the giant 15/70 film format. When the scenes shot on IMAX cameras are shown in IMAX theatres, the aspect ratio will morph to 1....

The Informers Movie Trailer By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 6, 2008 1:09 pm EST If a trailer begins with New Order’s “Blue Monday” and a soundbite from Ronald Regan praising religion followed by shots of cocaine and humping, it’s a safe bet that author Bret Easton Ellis was involved. The Informers is the latest adaptation in Ellis’s bibliography (American Psycho, Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction) and he also co-wrote its screenplay....

TIFF Movie Review: Terra By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 17, 2007 10:14 am EST Terra is one of those movies that might not find an audience because it doesn’t fit into one of the neatly organized categories that we have created for cinema. It’s a sci-fi story, told through computer animation, but it’s not a comedy, and isn’t necessarily geared towards young children (aside from a cute little robot droid which is part WALL-E and part C3PO)....

Two New Zac Efron Films - One Recalling The Bourne Films, The Other Back To The Future By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 28, 2010 10:38 am EST I don’t remember when it was I first heard of Brian Michael Bendis but I remember how, and I remember that I was holding a copy of his comic book Fire in my hands at the time. I’d pretty much forgotten it, if I’m being honest, but I do have a faint, fuzzy fondness for what I can recall and therefore I’m pretty happy to report it’s being made into a movie, and happier still that Bendis is getting to write the adaptation himself....

VOTD: Watchmen Tour With Malin Akerman By Peter Sciretta/March 13, 2009 12:00 am EST What do you do if you live with the actress who plays Silk Spectre? Charge nerds hundreds of dollars to watch her sleep. Written by Nicol Paone and starring Silk Spectre herself, Malin Akerman, Funny or Die’s new exclusive short film Watchmen Tour with Malin Akerman can be watched after the jump. VOTD: Watchmen Tour With Malin Akerman...

Watch 51 Movies In Four And A Half Minutes By Peter Sciretta/March 15, 2007 5:11 am EST I’m a busy guy. I don’t have much time to watch DVDs now-a-days, so I tend to flock to anything that can save me a few extra minutes. But this is ridiculous. Ridiculously fun that is. FanTent is offering 51 movies in just four and a half minutes (according to my math). But I’ve actually found most of these five minute versions are actually around 15 seconds in length, but I’m not complaining....

X-Men Origins: Wolverine In May 2009 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 18, 2007 10:02 am EST The official title of Gavin Hood’s Wolverine X-Men spinoff feature film is X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which makes complete sense. I’m guessing that David Goyer’s Magneto spin-off will get the same title treatment (X-Men Origins: Magneto). Liev Schrieber (The Hurricane, The Painted Veil) is in final talks to star as William Stryker, who was played by Brian Cox in the 2003 film X2: X-Men United....

/Film Adds Video Commenting And Other Features By Peter Sciretta/March 5, 2009 12:37 pm EST You might have noticed something new in the comment entry section. You now have the ability to leave video comments (via seesmic), use smileys, embed youtube videos or post a poll (thanks to polldaddy) thanks to our partnership with Intense Debate. And yes, these type of things will go into moderation first before going live on the site...

Alexander Payne Moves From Downsizing To The Descendants? By Russ Fischer/Aug. 10, 2009 12:00 pm EST His exec-produced show Hung is doing well on HBO, but it’s been five years since Alexander Payne had a feature in theatres. (It really doesn’t seem that long since Sideways.) He was going to return with an adaptation of the novel Downsizing, an ambitious project in which a man purposely shrinks himself to be like a little person in order to have an easier life....

Cool Stuff: Marc Ecko’s Star Wars Collection By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 30, 2008 6:00 am EST Yoda T-Shirt Marc Ecko’s Star Wars Collection features designer-level streetwear for men, under license from Lucasfilm Ltd. Ecko created a variety of T-shirts and hoodies decorated with iconic Star Wars images mixed with his own edgy, street-culture interpretations. The line is being sold in select Macy’s stores, Macys.com, Marc Ecko Cut & Sew stores and Against All Odds....

Cool Stuff: Tyler Stout’s Total Recall Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/July 17, 2009 4:00 am EST We’ve been writing about artist Tyler Stout since I first found his “Remember the Alamo” poster at the Alamo Drafthouse. The Austin based artist frequently provides kick ass posters for the Alamo’s special events, most of which we have featured on /Film: Robocop , The Road Warrior , Spaced , Hellride , Big Trouble in Little China, The Lost Boys, The Warriors , The Thing, Blade Runner, and The Big Lebowski....

Cool Stuff: Watchmen Action Figures And Busts By Peter Sciretta/May 20, 2008 3:06 am EST DC Direct have just revealed their initial Watchmen line-up which includes the first wave of action figures (available on January 28th 2009) and a series of cold-cast porcelain busts (January 21st). Featuring exquisite sculpting and detailing, this NITE OWL figure stands at 6.75" and features multiple points of articulation and a base. Packaged in a 4-color window box....

Curious Open Casting Call For The Last Airbender By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 23, 2009 12:25 pm EST /Film reader McGruff sends in this update on the casting of M Night Shyamalan’s big screen live action adaptation of Avatar, The Last Airbender. —- Hey Peter, I heard you guys discussing Shyamalan’s recent casting decision for Avatar: The Last Airbender on the SlashFilmCast the other week and I thought I could shed some extra light on the situation....

Final WALL-E Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 28, 2008 10:48 am EST I don’t know about you guys, but I’m really excited to see WALL-E, more than any other film coming out in 2008 (yeah, I’m probably in the minority here…). I’ve seen probably 20-25 minutes from the film now and have been nothing short from amazed. Check out the other two previous released posters after the jump. Discuss: What do you think of the new WALL-E Poster?...

For Your Consideration: WALL-E By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 30, 2008 12:18 am EST Earlier this week, we told you that Disney would be pushing WALL-E for a Best Picture nomination. I just happened along the first advertisement over on the Hollywood trade-paper websites. For Your Consideration: WALL-E By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 30, 2008 12:18 am EST Earlier this week, we told you that Disney would be pushing WALL-E for a Best Picture nomination....

Former WWF Champion Mick Foley Endorses The Wrestler By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 16, 2008 1:26 pm EST One of the first things most people notice about Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler is the authenticity of the the situations and the performance of the main character Randy “The Ram” Robinson, played by Mickey Rourke. Having had a background of involvement in the behind the scenes during the second pro wrestling boom (Austin, The Rock....

Friedberg And Seltzer To Direct LA Art Movie: Could This Be A Twilight Spoof? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 11, 2010 2:57 pm EST At first glance it appears that Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg, the screenwriting/directing team credited with ruining the spoof movie genre (Disaster Movie, Meet the Spartans, Epic Movie, Scary Movie series, Date Movie) have run out of material in the Hollywood genre world and are now going to take aim at the Los Angeles independent scene with a new movie titled LA Art Movie....

Get Smart Video Clip Premieres At Comic Con By Peter Sciretta/July 27, 2007 11:14 am EST Director Peter Segal, stars Steve Carell, The Rock, Masi Oka, Ken Davitian, and Nate Torrence were in attendance to debut the first video clips from the big screen adaptation of Get Smart during the Friday morning Warner Bros panel at Comic-Con 2007. The clip begins with a voiceover telling us that “There has always been a delicate balance between Kaos and Control....