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Sequel Alert: The Departed 2? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 31, 2007 6:48 am EST Martin Scorsese’s latest film has grossed over $125 million domestically, and has become an award nomination black hole. Even though [spoiler alert] most of the main characters are no longer living by the time the credits role, talk has already begun of a Departed sequel. According to industry sources, Departed screenwriter William Monahan is working on follow-up story that would bring back Mark Wahlberg’s character....

Spike Jonze And Jason Reitman Profiled; New York Times Quotes /Film By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 2, 2009 3:25 pm EST There have been a couple great filmmaker profiles released over the last 24 hours that I’ve wanted to recommend, one of which even mentions and quotes /Film. First up is a 7-page New York Times profile on Spike Jonze, which is framed using the struggle with Warner Bros over the big screen adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are, and how the internet and blogs (like /Film) helped the filmmaker retain his vision....

Stupid Movies: Homo Erectus Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/March 6, 2007 5:28 am EST I can imagine a writer standing in the big office of a studio executive’s office. He pitches this idea for a comedy where Cavemen who yearns for more out of life than sticks, stones and raw meat. It could be a good movie, right? Wrong. Homo Erectus is directed by Adam Rifkin and stars Adam Rifkin, Ali Larter, David Carradine, Talia Shire, Hayes MacArthur, Gary Busey, Tom Arnold, Giuseppe Anddrews, Miles Dougal, Ron Jeremy and Carol Alt....

TR2N Helmer Joseph Kosinski Directs Gears Of War 2 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 27, 2008 11:40 pm EST Apparently we’re all about the slightly deceptive headlines tonight. Joseph Kosinski is the fx-heavy commercial director who is now helming TR2N for Disney (or TRON 2 for those who refuse to use Disney’s stupid title). We’ve featured some of Kosinski’s work in a past Commercial Directors Spotlight, which if you haven’t already, you should check it out....

Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 23, 2008 2:20 pm EST I fell asleep in the movie theater while watching the first Underworld film. It was a point in my life when I was working an overnight shift. Friday and Saturdays were my nights off, and I often attempted to get back to a normal sleeping schedule for the weekend, which rarely worked. I have a feeling that I still wouldn’t have enjoyed the film even if I had remained awake for the entire thing....

VOTD: Grace Director Paul Solet Carves A Jack O’Lantern By Russ Fischer/Oct. 29, 2009 4:00 am EST Director Paul Solet made a lot of fans with his effective dead baby shocker Grace, which premiered at Sundance this year. Now he’s taking part in a short film project by Hatchet director Adam Green. The result is Jack Chop, an infomercial selling a useful and dangerous bit of Halloween gadgetry. Watch it after the break....

VOTD: If Hollywood Directors Made Campaign Ads By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 23, 2008 12:00 am EST If Hollywood Directors Made Campaign Ads The Pitch: What if big hollywood directors were hired by John McCain to create campaign attack advertisements. This faux video shows three ads by three directors: John Woo, Kevin Smith, and Wes Anderson. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations....

VOTD: Prop 8 - The Musical By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 4, 2008 12:00 am EST Funny Or Die presents “Prop 8 – The Musical” written by five time Oscar nominee Marc Shaiman (“Hairspray,” “South Park-Bigger, Longer & Uncut”) and directed by Adam Shankman (“Bedtime Stories,” “Hairspray”). The all-star ensemble cast includes: Jordan Ballard, Margaret Cho, Barrett Foa, J.B. Ghuman, John Hill, Andy Richter, Maya Rudolph, Rashad Naylor, Nicole Parker, John C. Reilly, Allison Janney, Kathy Najimy, Jenifer Lewis, Craig Robinson, Rashida Jones, Lake Bell, Sarah Chalke, Katharine “Kooks” Leonard, Seth Morris, Denise “Esi!...

Watching The Oscars From The Slums Of Mumbai By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2009 2:41 am EST The Huffington Post has some photos from the slums outside of Mumbai showing neighbors of some of the child actors from Slumdog Millionaire watch the Oscar telecast live. What a strange image. Almost reminds me of some of the footage from the film where the people of Mumbai are sititng in the streets watching Who Wants to Be a Millionaire....

Watchmen: From Comic Book To Storyboard To Screen By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 19, 2008 7:59 pm EST Production on the big screen adaptation of Watchmen has officially wrapped, and director Zack Snyder has posted a new still from the upcoming film. I’ve decided to put together a look at the evolution of one frame from the comic book, the the storyboard to the screen. Enjoy. Comic Book Storyboard  Movie  Watchmen hits theaters on March 6th 2009....

When Your Flux Capacitor Blows Up… By Peter Sciretta/March 22, 2007 5:55 am EST It really sucks when your Flux Capacitor blows up. Two important life lessons: Don’t cross the streams, and don’t go 99 miles per hour in a Delorean. Lesson #2 is something Doc Brown forgot to include in the instruction manual. When Your Flux Capacitor Blows Up… By Peter Sciretta/March 22, 2007 5:55 am EST It really sucks when your Flux Capacitor blows up....

/Film British Gossip Endorsement: Tom Cruise Should Make Top Gun 2 By Hunter Stephenson/July 22, 2008 12:17 pm EST Across the Atlantic, The Sun—a tabloid that our commenters loudly detest—has decided to blow on the sails of the Internet and report that Top Gun 2 is in the works. Apparently, a script-outline is out to Tom Cruise and if he approves by recreating the image above, get ready to rock like it’s 1986....

15 New Star Trek Photos By Peter Sciretta/April 23, 2009 3:19 pm EST Paramount Pictures has released 20 new photos from JJ Abrams’ Star Trek. Click on the photos to enlarge. Five of the photos come from the dossiers section of the Star Trek website. 15 New Star Trek Photos By Peter Sciretta/April 23, 2009 3:19 pm EST Paramount Pictures has released 20 new photos from JJ Abrams’ Star Trek. Click on the photos to enlarge....

50 Photos From Terminator Salvation By Peter Sciretta/March 2, 2009 5:56 pm EST Miss something in the new Terminator Salvation movie trailer? We have 50 high definition screen captures after the jump. 50 Photos From Terminator Salvation By Peter Sciretta/March 2, 2009 5:56 pm EST Miss something in the new Terminator Salvation movie trailer? We have 50 high definition screen captures after the jump.

An Inconvenient Truth Sequel? By Peter Sciretta/May 24, 2007 2:43 am EST An Inconvenient Truth is one of those documentaries that transcends the genre and medium of film. It created action around the world and will become known as a turning point in the Global Warming mess. And, oh yeah, it was successful. So of course Paramount wants to make a sequel. “I’m meeting with Paramount next week to talk about a sequel to Inconvenient Truth....

BDSF: James Cameron’s Xenogenesis By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 15, 2008 6:04 pm EST This week in Big Directors Small Films, we take a look at the first film from the master filmmaker behind Titanic, True Lies, Terminator, T2, The Abyss and Aliens. Before he pushed the boundaries in Hollywood, James Cameron made a short film titled Xenogenesis. After seeing Star Wars in 1977, Cameron quit his job as a truck driver. Inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey, Cameron decided to write a 10-minute short science fiction script with two friends....

Chris Columbus In Talks For Ripley’s Believe It Or Not By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 24, 2008 6:06 am EST Paramount is in talks with Chris Columbus (The Goonies, Home Alone) to direct the Jim Carrey comedy Ripley’s Believe it or Not. The project has been plagued since the beginning, with cast changes and shooting schedule delays, and budgetary concerns. The studio ordered the the script be reworked after original director Tim Burton and Carrey’s endless brainstorming resulted in the FX budget skyrocketing to gigantic proportions....

Cinemash: Human Giant And Reno 911 Members Recreate Point Break By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2009 12:01 am EST Mean Magazine has created a new series of online short films called CineMash, which lets celebrity talent mash up their favorite scenes from classic movies. In past weeks we’ve posted Sid and Nancy starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt and directed by Marc Webb (the director of 500 Days of Summer) and Cheech & Chong enter the computer world of Tron to settle a heated debate about the price of cannabis....

Cool Stuff: More Crazy4Cult Art - UHF And More By Peter Sciretta/July 13, 2009 5:00 am EST As you probably know by now, Gallery 1988 will be holding their third annual pop culture art show Crazy4Cult 3D from July 16th to August 8th in Los Angeles. Over the past couple weeks we’ve featured a couple of the fantastic art that will be on display at the show, including Jeff Boyes’ take on Luc Besson’s 1994 film The Professional, Jim Horwat’s Back to the Future Tribute, Tom Whalen’s Army of Darkness, Dave Perillo’s Goonies board game, Keith Noordzy’s Al of the Dead and Daniel Rizzolo’s Pee-Wee Herman-inspired “I’m a Loner, a Rebal....

Cool Stuff: See The R2-D2 Projector In Action By Peter Sciretta/May 2, 2008 1:23 am EST Back in January we featured the Star Wars R2-D2 Projector and Millennium Falcon Remote Control in Cool Stuff. Nikko has recently released video footage of this DVD projector droid in action. Very cool, however, I’m not sure I’d pay $2995 for the thing. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/r2d2projector.flv 320 240] Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff?...