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James Cameron Criticizes Tim Burton And 3D DVD Releases By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 2, 2008 10:58 pm EST The Titanic filmmaker later attacked the industry’s decision to release 3D films on DVD/Blu-ray with the old red and blue anaglyphic glasses. According to FirstShowing, Cameron said that such releases are “stunting 3D growth,” and hurting the progression of the format. Amen. It’s going to take a little while for the public to accept 3D films, and its going to take Hollywood a while to perfect the art of 3D filmmaking, and the release of old technology is counterproductive to the cause....

Jesse Ventura Also Filmed Role In The Wachowskis’ Secret Futuristic War Movie By Peter Sciretta/March 10, 2010 1:47 am EST You might recall that late last year, Arianna Huffington (co-founder of the liberal news website The Huffington Post) published a few tweets claiming that she was shooting a part in a secret Wachowskis Brothers film, a movie about the Iraq War, from the perspective of the future. We wouldn’t have believed it but Huffington posted photos from the set, one of which features Any Wachowski and Wachowski brother turned sister Lana Wachowski....

Michael Jackson’s Thriller Might Be Rereleased In 3D, Ian Halperin’s MJ Documentary Gone Too Soon Heads To Big Screen By Peter Sciretta/March 18, 2010 2:00 am EST Director John Landis’ was asked during his appearance at the BFI in London if the one-hour documentary “The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller” would ever be released on DVD or Blu-ray. CHUD reports that the director confirmed that the doc, along with the remastered longform video, would be coming soon....

Must Watch: The Shark Is Still Working Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 18, 2007 1:07 pm EST Sometimes there is nothing better than a great behind the scenes documentary. The doc on the DVD release of JAWS is extensive, and a must watch, but it’s essentially a version of the documentary which was released on the laserdisc and earlier video releases. A bunch of fans came together to create a fan documentary about the film, about the phenomenon, and about the fans....

New Max Payne Photo In USA Today By Peter Sciretta/July 15, 2008 12:30 am EST

Pierre Morel To Direct Dune By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 4, 2010 4:48 pm EST It seems that Peter Berg’s replacement as the director of the new Dune movie has been found and it isn’t Neil Marshall. According to Entertainment Weekly, action specialist Pierre Morel, director of Taken, Banlieue 13 and the upcoming From Paris With Love has come on board. That’s a real step up in my book. They also report that a new writer will be assigned to help retrofit the project in keeping with Morel’s vision....

Quentin Tarantino Talks Vega Brothers, The Pulp Fiction & Reservoir Dogs Sequel/prequel By Peter Sciretta/April 7, 2007 5:13 am EST Ever since the success of Pulp Fiction, director Quentin Tarantino has openly discussed his idea a sequel and prequel to Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. The Vega Brothers would have united the characters played by Michael Madsen and John Travolta in both films (while the characters were never linked as brothers in the story, they both had the same last name)....

Ronald Chevalier Posts New Video On Gentlemen Broncos Viral Site By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 23, 2008 12:37 pm EST Hess’ new film, Gentlemen Broncos, tells the story of a high school outcast who’s an aspiring fantasy author, who attends a fantasy convention and discovers that his supposed masterpiece “Yeast Lords” was ripped off by legendary novelist Ronald Chevalier, who has in recent years turned desperate for ideas. The film stars Michael Angarano, Sam Rockwell, Jennifer Coolidge and Jemaine Clement (Eagle vs....

Sarah Michelle Gellar Sings “Teen Horniness Is Not A Crime” By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 29, 2007 4:46 pm EST I must pick up the Southland Tales soundtrack. It contains more than a few great tunes, much in line with director Richard Kelly’s debut film Donnie Darko. The soundtrack also includes character Krysta Now’s first single “Teen Horniness is Not a Crime”, a satirical take on the bubble gum pop songs of Britney Spears era....

Sci-Fi Author Harlan Ellison Wants In On Star Trek 2 By Devindra Hardawar/Dec. 1, 2009 12:42 am EST Harlan Ellison is a notoriously prickly fellow. Aside from his many works, Ellison is infamous for his decade-long feud with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry after he rewrote much of Ellison’s only Trek episode, “The City on the Edge of Forever.” Now that the franchise is in the hands of J.J. Abrams, Ellison is offering his services for the second film in Abrams’ reboot (for a price, of course)....

Sweeney Todd Movie Trailer #2: Less Music, More Blood By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 20, 2007 3:36 pm EST A new Sweeney Todd Movie Trailer has found it’s way onto the interwebs. This one features less singing and music (not that the first one featured too much), and more than expected blood and gore. It looks like Paramount is going to market this film to a couple different audiences, and this may be our first peek at what the horror/thriller advertising will look like....

The Expendables: Two New Posters, First Trailer Premieres At ShoWest By Peter Sciretta/March 18, 2010 12:00 am EST Before a screening of Kick-Ass at ShoWest tonight, Lionsgate premiered the first movie trailer for Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables. I’ve never really been into trailer descriptions, and I didn’t have a notepad on me, so I’m not here with a play by play of the new trailer. I will tell you this: It was incredibly cool, showcased all the big action star names that pack the cast....

The Tale Of Despereaux Movie Trailer #2 By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 6, 2008 1:31 am EST Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for The Tale of Despereaux, the new computer animated family fantasy adventure from Sam Fell (Flushed Away) and Robert Stevenhagen (supervising animator of Space Jam and An American Tail: Fievel Goes West). This trailer makes the film look less like a copy of Ratatouille (a problem I had with the teaser)....

The Transforming Aircraft-Carrier That Never Was By Peter Sciretta/July 7, 2008 2:42 pm EST Remember when Michael Bay revealed that his Awesome idea to have a transforming aircraft-carrier in Transformers was cut due to budgetary concerns? Well, apparently the idea was more than just an idea, because Transformers artist Tim Flattery recently released a batch of his concept art from the original film, and one of the pieces shows a aircraft carrier which transforms into a massive Decepticon (or is that Autobot Broadside?...

Video Blog: Religulous Protest By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 8, 2008 12:40 am EST [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/torprotestors1.flv 300 226] On Saturday night, a group of protesters picketed the premiere of Larry Charles’ Religulous, the Bill Maher anti-religion documentary. I caught some footage of the protesters in action (above). I was initally told that they were trying to have the screening shut down. So when I went over to interview them, I’ll admit that I was probably a little aggressive in my questioning....

VOTD: Cool Guys Don’t Look At Explosions By Peter Sciretta/June 3, 2009 12:45 am EST I didn’t watch the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, so I’ve only just now caught wind of Andy Samberg’s homage to slow motion explosion shots. The MTV Movie Awards Digital Short “Explosions” is a music video featuring Samberg, Will Ferrell as Neil Diamond and an awesome cameo appearance by a director of one of this summer’s blockbusters....

By Peter Sciretta/March 27, 2009 12:00 am EST Some of the performers of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre have banded together to create a new comedy short which shows what some of the classic sketches might look like if they were directed by some of the famous film directors of today. The video imagines what it would be like if Wes Anderson directed Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s On First?”, Michael Moore directed Monty Python’s “The Ministry of Silly Walks”, and Quentin Tarantino directed The Kids in the Hall’s “I’m Crushing Your Head”?...

VOTD: Quentin Tarantino Reviews There Will Be Blood By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 27, 2009 3:00 pm EST Earlier this month, we posted a video of Quentin Tarantino listing off his top 20 movies to be released since he became a filmmaker. The video was actually party of a special series on the British television channel Sky Movies. Tarantino presented some movies of his choice films including Taxi Driver, Sunshine, There Will Be Blood, McCabe & Mrs....

VOTD: See Film Differently By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 27, 2008 12:00 am EST Volkswagen has been a strong supporter of independent film through their sponsorship of film festivals and indie cinemas. The car company has produced a series of fun “See Film Differently” videos which feature film fanatics sharing their vastly different interpretations of classic movies. Toy Story is a Meditation on the Trials of Puberty and Sexuality [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/volkswagen-toystory.flv 400 300] Star Wars is a Remake of The Wizard of Oz [flv:http://bitcast-a....

VOTD: Vote For Lando Calrissian By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 4, 2008 12:00 am EST Vote for Lando Calrissian The Pitch: The race for leader of the Star Wars galaxy heats up with vicious attack ads from Emperor Palpatine. Billy Dee Williams makes an appearance. 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?...