The Hammer Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 29, 2008 3:02 pm EST I always wondered why Adam Carolla never took off as a movie star. His comic timing and charisma has carried him through the popular long running radio show Loveline, and the popular television show The Man Show. Last year Corolla went out and filmed an independent comedy called The Hammer, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival to a nice response (the film is currently getting a 8....
This Week In DVD: Vantage Point, Drillbit Taylor, Mad Men, And More By Adam Quigley/July 1, 2008 9:46 am EST Depicting the societal changes during the 1960s, this critically acclaimed new drama series explores the life of a high-level advertising executive with wit, style, and cynicism. In addition to it winning the Golden Globe for Best Television Series (Drama), it’s also been heavily praised for its character-driven storyline, top notch writing, and slick and detailed recreation of its ’60s setting....
Time Magazine Names /Film One Of The 25 Best Blogs Of 2009 By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 17, 2009 12:09 am EST Time Magazine has published The Top 25 Blogs of 2009, and the editors decided to include /Film! We’re actual the only movie blog that has ever been included on their yearly list, and it is a great honor. Other blogs included on this year’s list, many of which we read on a daily basis: Talking Points Memo, The Huffington Post, Lifehacker, Metafilter, Freakonomics, BoingBoing, Crooks and Liars, Mashable, The Official Google Blog, and Seth Godin’s Blog....
Video: John Cusack Interview Gone Wrong By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 2, 2008 1:40 am EST One of the things I’ve learned over the past year is that interviewing celebrities is hard. Interviewing writers and directors is much easier. Stars, for the most part are charismatic but empty, while writers, directors, and talented actors have much more to bring to the conversation. One thing’s for sure, I’ve never, NEVER showed up to an interview unprepared....
Yes Man Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 23, 2008 10:54 am EST Warner Bros has released the first movie trailer for the new Jim Carrey Comedy Yes Man. I should probably insert a snarky comment about the trajectory of Jim Carrey’s comedy career here. But hey, at least he’s not making movies about the aliens inside Eddie Murphy’s head. I’ll skip this one thank you. Carrey stars as Carl Allen, a man who signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything and anything....
Big Directors Small Films: Mike Mills’ Architecture Of Reassurance By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 6, 2009 11:34 pm EST We haven’t posted a Big Director Small Films column in quite some time. This has happened for a variety of reasons, but mainly due to the fact that we ran through most of the available short films of the big Hollywood directors. I’m hoping to bring the column back with more of a focus on younger filmmakers, some of which you might recognize, others of which you might not, but all of whom have, at very least, directed a feature film....
Box Office Tracking: High School Musical 3 Targets $35M+; SAW V To Scare $30M By Steve Mason/Oct. 23, 2008 1:37 am EST The parents of American tweens will not be the least surprised about the certain blockbuster status of High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Disney). The original High School Musical debuted on the Disney Channel in 2006 with 7.7M viewers, and its soundtrack became the #1 selling US album of 2006....
Brandon Routh’s Superman Contract Has Lapsed By Brendon Connelly/July 3, 2009 10:45 am EST Here are the key quotes from Routh. Firstly, on the small matter of the contract: On Warners’ plans for the series: The term of the contract expired. But if they call me again, I’ll go back to the character without thinking twice. On why he thinks Superman Returns may have disappointed: I do not know anything. I’m sure that Warner Bros....
Christian Bale To Play Robin Hood In Ridley Scott’s Nottingham? By Hunter Stephenson/June 20, 2008 8:01 pm EST UPDATE: According to sources, this rumor is totally bunk. Thanks for the new pollution, Daily Mail. Anyhow, who should play Robin Hood for Scott? Bruce Wayne. John Connor. Bryan Adams’ muse? According to the Daily Mail, director Ridley Scott is seeking out Christian Bale for the role of Robin Hood in Nottingham, which is scheduled to begin filming this summer…...
Dakota Fanning Offered Role Of Jane In New Moon By David Chen/Jan. 22, 2009 6:49 am EST Summit Entertainment has to be blazing full speed ahead to get New Moon out by the end of the year, as is their current goal. To that end, we’ve now heard from E! Online that 14-year old Dakota Fanning has been offered the role of Jane in the Twilight sequel. According to a source familiar with the situation, “There were no auditions....
By Peter Sciretta/July 9, 2009 5:30 am EST What is your favorite Harry Potter film? Which of the movies in the series do you think is the best reviewed? Highest rated by the mainstream public? Largest grossing. I can tell you that my favorite is Alfanso Cuaron’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and it seems like I’m not alone. Azkaban is the best reviewed and highest publicly rated of the bunch, yet it made the least amount of money of the series ($83 million less than the next lowest release)....
High Resolution Harry Potter Theme Park Concept Art By Peter Sciretta/May 31, 2007 2:28 pm EST Last night we told you that a Harry Potter themed land would be added to the Universal Islands of Adventure theme park in Florida. We had a few pics, but nothing like this. Now we bring you a bunch of high resolution photos, so that you can see the park designs in full resolution glory....
Hollywood Video Possibly Closing 1,000 Stores By Devindra Hardawar/Jan. 16, 2010 9:20 pm EST Hollywood Video owner Movie Gallery has struck another blow against the continued viability of brick and mortar video rental stores. The struggling chain could be closing as many as 1,000 stores (out of the 2,700 stores in the U.S.) to help pay off $600 million in debt. That many of these large video rental chains will die off is inevitable — what with the increasing popularity of Netflix, Redbox, and various streaming and digital options....
Interview With Planet Terror Director Robert Rodriguez By Peter Sciretta/April 6, 2007 6:04 am EST On March 25th, we had the opportunity to talk with most of the stars and directors of Grindhouse. We sat down with Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, From Dusk Till Dawn) to talk about his horror/zombie feature Planet Terror. Your browser does not support the audio element. Highlights: The idea of making Grindhouse Using the Film Damage as a Dramatic Device...
Is Pixar Going To Make Monsters Inc 2? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 27, 2009 10:44 am EST Despite what Brad Bird said on stage at WonderCon two years ago, Pixar is now in the sequel business. Cars 2, Toy Story 3, but what about a sequel to Monsters, Inc? At Comic-Con 2008, director Pete Docter responded to an audience question about the prospects of a sequel by admitting that “We’ve thought about it… We’ve got a couple ideas....
Jeffrey Dean Morgan To Lead The Losers By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 19, 2009 5:13 pm EST Since he was first revealed as part of the Watchmen cast, Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been the subject of intense geek scrutiny and, lately, the recipient of some big geek love – even though hardly a soul has seen the completed film as yet. This is likely to be played out for a while yet, if only in a lower key, as he’s reportedly negotiating a role in The Losers, adapted from the Andy Diggle and Jock comic book....
Kristen Bell Talks Rumored Veronica Mars Movie By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 14, 2007 1:32 pm EST Fans of Veronica Mars are hoping for a future. I was an avid watcher of the show, and was shocked when it wasn’t renewed. Fans around the world were in disbelief, thinking that an announcement was enviable. Another season of the show will eventually be announced with Veronica in FBI Training school. But no announcement ever came....
LOL: Movie Marketing In Hong Kong Bathroom By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2008 6:20 am EST Universal Pictures Hong Kong features their “stunning series of summer attractions” in the washrooms of local AMC Theatres. Because there is nothing like taking a crap while watching the latest movie trailer for The Mummy 3. Thanks to /Film reader Adam H for sending this over. via: moviesonhk LOL: Movie Marketing In Hong Kong Bathroom...
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Talks Live Free Or Die Hard By Peter Sciretta/March 31, 2007 6:49 am EST When we sat down and chatted with Mary Elizabeth Winstead last week at the Grindhouse junket, we asked her about her upcoming part in Live Free or Die Hard. Here is what Winstead revealed: I play Lucy McClane. I’m John McClane’s (Bruce Willis) daughter. A little bit of a damsel in distress but I am a McClane so I get to fight my way through it and throw some punches, some head-butts, gun-shooting, and all that stuff....
New York, I Love You In October By Peter Sciretta/May 14, 2009 7:45 pm EST Vivendi Entertainment has finally set an October 16th 2009 release date for the anthology film project New York, I Love You. The movie is the next film from the producers of Paris, je t’aime, and features another anthology of short films, this time focusing on the stories of love in New York’s five boroughs. The film includes short films directed by Jian Wen, Mira Nair, Brett Ratner, Allen Hughes, Shekhar Khapur, Natalie Portman, Fatih Akin, Joshua Marston and Randy Balsmyer....
