Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 31, 2008 2:29 pm EST The trailer for Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist has hit the web. Looks like a half-decent teen flick. And the uncomfortable delivery of Michael Cera could get me through anything, I’m pretty sure. I’m also a huge fan of teen films that takes place over the course of one night (ala Go, Can’t Hardly Wait, Superbad)....
No Dark Tower For J.J. Abrams By Russ Fischer/Nov. 10, 2009 9:00 pm EST I keep thinking that the idea that J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof would be adapting Stephen King’s epic Dark Tower series was commonly understood as a dead deal. The last time Lindelof spoke about the project, in October, seemed pretty definitive: “My guess is they will get made because they’re so incredible. But not by me.” Now J....
Paramount Not A Dream For Spielberg And Co By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 4, 2007 3:59 pm EST It looks like all is not right in Spielberg-land. A year after David Geffen, Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg sold Dreamworks to Paramount Pictures for a reported $1.6 Billion, everyone involved seems to have bad feelings. Did the three titans actually believe they could play well with Viacom Chairman Sumner M. Redstone? People close to Spielberg say he is happy at Paramount, despite his continued public comments....
Paul Giamatti Waits For Bruce Campbell By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 23, 2007 1:24 pm EST Paul Giamatti is a hot actor right now, but even his name alone isn’t enough to greenlight this movie. You see, they’re waiting on b-movie legend Bruce Campbell. How can this be possible? Well, the film is Bubba Nosferatu, a prequel to the recent cult comedy Bubba Ho-Tep. “I would really like to do that,” Giamatti revealed to Rotten Tomatoes....
Paul Rust To Star In TV Comedy Series About Working At Wal-Mart By Russ Fischer/Oct. 21, 2009 10:12 am EST How does this show not exist yet? Oh, sure, there are workplace comedies. But America’s big-box and discount chain stores, of which Wal-mart is the rarely-disputed and ready to be deposed king, haven’t played home to a sitcom that targets what it’s like to actually work for one of the stores day in and day out....
Rumor: Josh Brolin To Play Snake Plissken In Escape From New York Remake By Hunter Stephenson/June 19, 2008 10:18 pm EST The curse of One-Eyed Willie… UPDATE: The reader consensus seems to be 1) no, it’s not cool, this remake is utterly pointless and a disgrace, 2) where the hell will Snake “land the glider,” 3) Brolin is too old (not really understanding this one), 4) FTW, John Carpenter and Kurt Russell should team up to make Escape From Boston or Escape From Earth (good to see our readers’ idealism staying strong!...
Sherlock Holmes Teaser Poster Premieres At ShoWest By Peter Sciretta/March 28, 2009 10:50 pm EST
Six Flags Announces Dark Knight Roller Coaster By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 28, 2007 3:23 pm EST Six Flags is building a new Dark Knight themed roller coaster at three parks. The new attraction named The Dark Knight Coaster will open at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ, Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL and Six Flags New England in Agawam, MA in May 2008, just months before Christopher Nolan’s film hits the big screen....
TIFF Movie Review: The Brave One By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 8, 2007 12:00 am EST Last week I wrote an embarrassingly positive review of James Wan’s Death Sentence. One week later I’m in Canada for the Toronto Film Festival to review another vigilante film, but this time I’m not quite as excited. The Brave One is a more artfully done film, with a less convoluted story, and some otherwise great actors. So why did I like Death Sentence more?...
Total Film Magazine Names /Film The Best News Blog Of 2010 By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 26, 2010 11:09 am EST Last year the readers of Total Film Magazine voted us “the best Major Movie Blog” of 2009. Last month we told you that we were lucky again to be nominated by Total Film, this time for “Best News Blog”. Thanks to you guys, we have again taken home the top prize: Best Movie News Blog of 2010....
X-Men: First Class Will Supersede X-Men Origins: Magneto By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 21, 2009 4:13 pm EST News that Bryan Singer had signed to direct X-Men: First Class created a lot of excitement, but just as many questions, in the world of comic book movie fandom. We know that Jamie Moss has been hired to write, and the director had also revealed that the film would cover “the formative years of Xavier and Magneto, and the formation of the school and where there [sic] relationship took a wrong turn....
Zach Galifianakis And Amy Adams To Shack Up In Once Director’s Town House? By Devindra Hardawar/Oct. 27, 2009 11:54 pm EST Now this seems like a winning combination. Zach Galifianakis has been riding a rocket of success following his scene-stealing performance in The Hangover, and Amy Adams is simply always fun to see on screen. The two are currently in talks for the next film by John Carney, director of Once, which was among my favorite films of its year....
/Filmcast #3 On iTunes; Mentioned On The Totally Rad Show By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 13, 2008 10:50 pm EST The /Filmcast hit the #3 spot of Apple iTunes’ TV & Film Audio Podcasts today. Dane Cook, watch out -we’re gonna take you down! And by we, I mean the guys who sit and talk about movies for 5 hours every Monday night – David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley. Congrads to the whole /Film podcast crew....
A Couple Of Dicks: Warner Bros Doesn’t COP Out By Peter Sciretta/March 5, 2009 9:28 pm EST Earlier this week word leaked out that Kevin Smith would be directing A Couple of Dicks starring Tracy Mogan and Bruce Willis. The next day the trades confirmed the reports but also claimed that the film’s title was changed to “A Couple of Cops”. A lot of people thought the new title was extremely stupid, including us....
Alex Proyas Will Answer Questions From /Film Readers By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2009 7:00 am EST You probably know Alex Proyas as the director of films like The Crow, Dark City, Garage Days, I Robot and Knowing. For the last couple weeks, the filmmaker has been guest blogging for /Film. But this week Proyas will be answering questions from /Film readers. Want to ask Alex a question? Leave your question in the comments below....
Casting Notes: Gael Garcia Bernal, Josh Lucas And LeBron James Join New Projects By Russ Fischer/Sept. 17, 2009 10:58 am EST Huh? LeBron James? Yeah, you read that right. Today might be the slowest news day I can remember in 2009, I’m still not going to break each of these into their own story. Because how much do you really need to know about romances and fantasy basketball movies? Exactly this much....
Contest: Bottom Feeder On DVD By Peter Sciretta/March 27, 2007 12:15 am EST Bottom Feeder will hit DVD store shelves on April 3rd, and we have a copy for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On April 6th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the release can be found after the jump....
Cool Stuff: Fan Made G.I. Joe Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/June 5, 2008 12:00 am EST Last week a /Film reader named Bruno V submitted a very cool fan-made insert-style poster of The Dark Knight. Bruno has returned with another fan rendering of a poster for Paramount’s live-action G.I. Joe Movie. I’m surprised at what he was able to create with the limited images available. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm....
Cool Stuff: iPhone Movie Apps Reviewed By Peter Sciretta/July 11, 2008 12:11 am EST Box Office by Cyrus Najmabadi might not be the best app for movie times, but it offers a great feature that Movies.app is sadly missing. You can check movie scores from Rotten Tomatoes, which to me makes this a must have. You can browse theaters by distance using the iPhone 3G’s new gps. Box Office gives you access to movie theater phone number and addresses, in case you want to get directions in Google Maps....
Cool Stuff: The Shining - Posters And Tribute Artwork By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 9, 2008 1:17 am EST Yesterday we told you about Fantastic Fest’s geektastic party at the Timberline Lodge, the original shooting location for Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. In the post I mentioned that one of the things that a Limited Edition Silkscreened Event Poster was being included in the packages. And you know how much I love Alamo’s tribute posters… The two posters are now available online....
