Spider-Man 3’s Comic Book Origins By Peter Sciretta/April 30, 2007 5:43 am EST Before you see Spider-Man 3 this Friday, catch up on the comic history behind the movie. HeroHunt has compiled a list of important comic book moments that helped to inspire the third Spidey film. Sure, the continuity in some (probably most) cases has changed, but don’t let that stop you from knowing the geeky origins of all the characters and events in Spider-Man 3....
Star Trek Teaser Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 21, 2008 12:08 pm EST Tired of viewing that crappy YouTube handicam version? The teaser trailer for JJ Abrams’ Star Trek is now online in high definition. I know a lot of trek fans are not to happy with this first look. I love the idea of trying to ground Trek in U.S. space travel history. I really think that things like this might be able to bring a whole new audience into the series....
The 25 DVDs Barack Obama Gave Prime Minister Gordon Brown By David Chen/March 11, 2009 10:40 am EST U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently visited the United States, where he spent some quality time with President Barack Obama. As is usual in such visits, the two of them exchanged gifts. Brown’s gift to Obama? A pen holder made from wood from the anti-slave ship HMS Gannet. The gift was both classy and priceless, showing an understanding of the significance of Obama’s ascendence to the presidency....
The Last Airbender Trailer For Christmas By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 24, 2009 1:21 pm EST For those of you curious about when you might possibly see a full trailer for M Night. Shyamalan’s big screen adaptation of The Last Airbender, we now have an answer. Producer Frank Marshall has revealed on Twitter that the full trailer will be released in time for Christmas. For those of you wondering about LAST AIRBENDER, all is well in post and we r working on a trailer for Xmas… But which film will it be attached to?...
Tom Cruise And Peter Jackson Take A Meeting By Brendon Connelly/Aug. 27, 2009 10:10 am EST Movie player A in this case is Tom Cruise and B is Peter Jackson. Is there really nothing else we know about why they might be meeting? Well… not quite nothing. …but as near as. Here’s a little bit of informed guesswork that brings some knowledge into play. Contribute any additions of your own in the comments....
Video: Comic Con Day 3 Wrap Up By Peter Sciretta/July 26, 2008 2:36 am EST On Friday afternoon at Comic Con, Peter Sciretta and David Chen of /Film are joined by Kelvin and El Mayimbe of Latino Review and Vic from Screenrant to talk about the atrocity that was The Spirit, the unexpected surprise of The Wolfman and the awesome Watchmen footage. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/comicconday3.flv 300 226] Video: Comic Con Day 3 Wrap Up...
Video: Simpsons Movie Epilogue In Season 19 Intro By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 24, 2007 2:39 am EST The opening to last night’s season premiere of The Simpsons began where The Simpsons Movie left off. Wonder what happened to Spider-Pig? Or Homer’s Pig Crap silo? Want to know what happened to Springfield? And what about a Simpsons Movie sequel? Bart writes on the chalk board “I will not wait 20 years to make another movie....
VOTD: Battle Of The Batmans By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2008 7:00 am EST Battle of the Batmans by Black20 The Pitch: Four Batmans wear the cape, but in Gotham City, there can only be one. Cut together using footage from all the contemporary Batman movies. Thanks to /Film reader Matthew S for the tip. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations....
VOTD: Paul Scheer Explains The Iron Man 2 Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 27, 2009 6:38 pm EST Don’t have time to watch the new movie trailer for Iron Man 2? Let Human Giant comedian Paul Scheer explain what happens in the trailer in half the time. Video embedded after the jump. VOTD: Paul Scheer Explains The Iron Man 2 Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 27, 2009 6:38 pm EST Don’t have time to watch the new movie trailer for Iron Man 2?...
Watch The First Episode Of The United States Of Tara By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 29, 2008 2:10 pm EST Showtime has released the debut episode of The United States of Tara on Sho.com. Click the link and enter the password “tara” and you’ll be able to watch the entire 30 minute pilot episode of the Diablo Cody-scripted Steven Spielberg-produced television series. f you watch the episode, please leave your thoughts in the comments below!...
Watchmen Video Journal: Rorschach’s Mask By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 6, 2009 10:46 am EST It’s the 6th of the month, and as you should know by now, that means it’s time for another Watchmen behind-the-scenes webisode. Empire has the eleventh video, titled Rorschach’s Mask, which focuses on the masked vigilante played by Jackie Earle Haley in the movie. The visual effects guys talk about how the blots of ink are digitally inserted onto Rorschach’s mask....
Witchblade Finds A Director, Michael Rymer Of Battlestar Galactica By Hunter Stephenson/July 22, 2008 10:33 am EST When the teaser poster for the comic book adaptation Witchblade was released in May (right), we reported that Michael Rymer was attached to direct and today it was confirmed. Rymer most notably produced and directed a large batch of Battlestar Galactica episodes, which gives him enough cachet with geeks to forgive his feature 2002 effort, Queen of the Damned (that vampire movie with Aaliyah)....
You Fell Asleep Watching A DVD By Hunter Stephenson/Oct. 9, 2008 9:09 pm EST Pretty much. Thanks to JA for the tip (and the Internet). You Fell Asleep Watching A DVD By Hunter Stephenson/Oct. 9, 2008 9:09 pm EST Pretty much. Thanks to JA for the tip (and the Internet). Thanks to JA for the tip (and the Internet).
Chris Cunningham’s Gucci Commercial By Peter Sciretta/April 15, 2009 11:07 am EST Why hasn’t Chris Cunningham made a feature film yet? The UK special effects artist turned music video and short film director creates some incredible work . He was once attached to a big screen adaptation of William Gibson’s novel Neuromancer, but rumor has it that he clashed with the Hollywood system. Apparently Chris is now doing commercial work, and last year shot this beautiful commercial for Flora, a new Gucci fragrance....
Cool Stuff: Product Placement T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 21, 2009 6:00 am EST Dutch Southern has a new t-shirt called “Product Placement”, a design created by Josh Eacret. It’s a tribute to the fake products and companies found in movies, and to the filmmakers who didn’t want to sell out or get sued by real corporations. Each logo is accurately recreated in painstakingly detail by Josh Eacret’s hand. After the jump you can find a complete listing of the fictional companies listed, and which movies they appeared in....
Eric Roth Goes Sci-Fi By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 10, 2008 12:37 am EST Academy Award-winning screenwriter Eric Roth has announced that he will be going Sci-Fi. Roth has a “terrific idea” for a “BIG Space movie” for Warner Bros starting next year. Roth pitched his original concept to Collider as “somewhere between the intelligence of 2001 and the mythology of Star Wars”. The idea is not “so intellectual that it’s confounding” and also not “the kind of wonderful fantasy that [George] Lucas” use to do....
Four Christmases Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 14, 2008 3:52 pm EST Four Christmases looks like your standard holiday romantic comedy, but I’m still holding out hope considering the film reteams Vince Vaughn with Swingers/Made co-star Jon Favreau, and is directed by Seth Gordon, the filmmaker behind King of Kong: A Fist Full of Quarters. It was also filmed in my city, San Francisco, which seems to be a reoccurring shooting location for Reese Witherspoon....
Geek Deal: Pixar Ultimate Collection 8-Movie DVD Set For $110 Shipped By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 11, 2008 1:49 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The 14-disc set includes Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., Cars, and Ratatouille. Aside from Cars and Ratatouille, all the movies come in two-disc special editions. That’s about 13.75 per movie. From what I understand, Disney is planning a 10-disc Pixar collection which will include Wall-E and A Pixar Story, which accounts for the extreme discount of this set....
Geek Deal: Sony Superhero Blu-Ray Collection For $80 By Peter Sciretta/June 11, 2009 7:55 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
Iron Man 2 Domestic Poster: Where’s Mickey? By Russ Fischer/March 30, 2010 10:49 am EST Briefly: We just presented an international poster for Iron Man 2 the other day, and now we’ve got the domestic version of the (presumably) final one-sheet. [via MySpace] The big difference? No Mickey Rourke. While the international version featured an explosive image of Rourke’s character Whiplash, here that blast is replaced with a much less visually dynamic image of Iron Man soaring down away from the floating torsos of his alter-ego and co-stars....
