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Cool Stuff: The Silence Of The Lambs Minimates By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 25, 2008 9:00 am EST Diamond Select Toys has announced plans to release a series of Minimates (you know, those little LEGO looking figures) for the 1991 Academy Award-winning Best Picture The Silence of the Lambs. The minimate box set features Clarice Starling, Dr Lecter, Buffalo Bill and Hannibal the Cannibal. All four Minimates feature all-new Art Asylum sculpts and accessories, including Hannibal’s removable straight jacket, Buffalo Bill’s signature Death’s Head Moth and Hannibal the Cannibal’s trademark mask and gurney....

Could Two-Face Return For Dark Knight Sequel? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 11, 2009 10:31 pm EST One of the biggest moments of contention in The Dark Knight involved the demise of Two-Face. Many fans believe that the half-burnt Bat villain is still alive as The Batman rides off into the light at the end of the film, but all the facts conflict with that theory. The movie novelization reads “sprawled, neck twisted, the mutilated side of his face exposed, his left eye open and staring sightlessly....

Damon Lindelof Updates The Dark Tower By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 2, 2008 10:36 pm EST A year and a half ago, Stephen King optioned The Dark Tower series to JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof for $19. But since then we haven’t really heard any updates on the project. Recently AMC got a chance to chat with Lindelof, who admitted that he won’t have time to tackle the adaptation until Lost is finished....

First Photo: Heath Ledger As The Joker In The Dark Knight By Peter Sciretta/April 20, 2007 1:35 am EST Update: Warner Bros has released the first official photo of Heath Ledger as The Joker at this link. Scroll down, it’s near the bottom. Speculation has been running wild on what Heath Ledger will look like as The Joker, in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight. picktaker1975 caught the actor on set, and took a few photos from afar....

Friday The 13th’s Camp Crystal Lake Sign By Hunter Stephenson/June 12, 2008 7:35 pm EST Even though Slashfilm didn’t make it out to the set of the Friday the 13th reboot (what happened Platinum Dunes?!? Grrrr), we remain stoked on what we’ve seen and heard from our peers, including the one who watched his first F13th ever right before the visit. In keeping with tomorrow’s festive date, Bloody Disgusting has revealed the first photo of the Camp Crystal Lake sign from the 2009 effort and it rocks, silently hinting at many a twisted tale before it while exhibiting the knack for careful detail, fun and tone that’s been praised by bloggers thus far....

Good Luck Chuck Red Band Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 4, 2007 11:52 am EST You can click here to watch the red band trailer for Good Luck Chuck, the new Dane Cook/Jessica Alba comedy. I’ve always thought the concept was genius. The movie is a romantic comedy about a guy who is always the last boyfriend before a woman finds the guy of their dreams. When he finds the girl of his dreams (played by Alba) he’s afraid to take their relationship to the next step out of the fear of losing her....

Indiana Jones 4 Comic Book Cover Art By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 2, 2008 12:48 pm EST The last couple days have been filled with Indiana Jones goodness, and it isn’t about to stop just yet. Dark Horse Comics has premiered the cover for the comic book adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by artist Steve Anderson. The full cover, which contains very minor spoilers, can be seen after the jump....

Interview: Hairspray Director Adam Shankman And Star Nikki Blonsky By Peter Sciretta/July 18, 2007 1:32 pm EST On Monday June 25th I had the chance to sit down with Hairspray director / choreogrpher / executive producer Adam Shankman and star / newcomer Nikki Blonsky, who plays Tracy Turnblad in the film. Nikki is a 17 year old from Long Island who won a nationwide search to win the coveted role of Tracy....

Photos: The Dark Knight In 35mm Vs. IMAX By Peter Sciretta/May 31, 2007 2:54 pm EST A couple days back, Warner Bros announced that The Dark Knight would four action scenes filmed with IMAX cameras. We told you then that IMAX offers a resolution comparable to about 10000 x 7000 pixels, or more than 10 times that of normal film. But that’s just numbers and words. Check out this new photo that Warner Bros is passing around to show the visual difference....

Repo Chick Movie Trailer By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 25, 2010 4:10 pm EST On the basis of this trailer it would seem that Alex Cox’s Repo Chick is less a sequel to his well-aged cult fave Repo Man as it is a strange, post-modern collage that simply uses the Repo connection as one more reference point in a tangled constellation. It also seems to be an openly disagreeable work, in many respects, and I certainly can’t see its aesthetic pleasing everybody (read: anybody much)....

Robert Rodriguez Turned Down $70 Million Budget For Barbarella Because Of His Kids By Brendon Connelly/May 5, 2009 1:36 pm EST Some will be sad, some will rejoice, others still will shrug but Robert Rodriguez and Rose McGowan’s proposed Barbarella is, according to the man himself, dead. Talking to MTV, the director has revealed that he turned down $70 million in finance because of a tricky little clause in the small print....

Spike Lee Directs Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 27, 2009 2:46 pm EST While Michael Jackson’s unexpected last concert documentary This Is It was helmed by dance choreographer turned High School Musical 3 director Kenny Ortega, the official music video for the King of Pop’s posthumous single attracted a bigger and more talented filmmaker — Academy Award nominated director Spike Lee. The video features scenes from Jackson’s hometown of Gary, Indiana, edited together with photos and footage taken throughout Michael’s career....

Super High Resolution Photos: TRON Legacy And Toy Story 3 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 18, 2009 12:00 pm EST From time to time, I like posting super duper high resolution photos from films on the site, so that those who might be interested can take a look at the details or use the files for their computer desktop wallpaper. I do this more often with production photos from the Pixar films, because I just love seeing all the little details....

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice International Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/March 26, 2010 1:43 am EST Walt Disney Pictures has released a new international movie trailer for Jon Turteltaub’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. The trailer is basically a variation on the trailer released late last year in the states, but includes a bit more dialogue, action and a better look at Alfred Molina as the film’s villain Maxim. Shockingly, I’ve been hearing nothing but good things about this film from my insiders who are in the know....

TIFF Review: Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 5, 2008 1:22 pm EST Many people have drawn a comparison between Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Juno, due to the hand drawn opening title sequence / poster title, Michael Cera and a focus on indie pop music. It also doesnt help that Norah screens at the Toronto a year after Juno premiered at the Film Festival. But Nick and Norah is nothing like Juno....

Tropic Thunder Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/March 17, 2008 7:56 pm EST The full movie trailer for Tropic Thunder has finally dropped and I’m still not sold. When the photo of Robert Downey Jr. playing a black soldier in the movie about the making of a movie, I garnered a bit of hope. My good, but easily excited, friend Alex at FirstShowing saw some footage at ShoWest, and was trying to convince all of the inhabitants of our 2008 SXSW house that it showed a lot of promise....

Video: Jon Favreau Gives A Tour Of Tony Stark’s Home By Peter Sciretta/April 16, 2008 8:48 pm EST Because we’re all not sick of the overload of Iron Man marketing yet (oh wait…) Yahoo has published a video of Jon Favreau giving a set visit tour of Tony Stark’s house. Watch the new clip in the video player below. Iron Man hits theaters on May 2nd 2008.Discuss: Are you starting to feel the overload of Iron Man marketing?...

VOTD: LOST - Locke Discovers Short Circuit 2 By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 27, 2009 12:00 am EST Next Week on LOST: Locke discovers a new Dharma Station, and a mysterious video tape which could unlock the mysteries of the universe and life as we know it — that’s right, Short Circuit 2. Watch the video after the jump (and stick around til the end for the delayed payoff). Thanks to /Film reader shaundunne for the tip....

VOTD: Politics At Comic Con By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 5, 2008 12:00 am EST Politics at Comic Con The Pitch: Barely Political went to Comic Con to find out how the upcoming election is effecting geeks in costumes. 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? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com. via: Spout...

VOTD: Rudolph’s Awesome 80’s Montage By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 26, 2008 12:00 am EST If the 1964 Goodtimes Entertainment Christmas classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer were made in 1985, it might look a little something like this. 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? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com. VOTD: Rudolph’s Awesome 80’s Montage...