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Lost News: Petition For Disney Attraction, White House Could Derail Season Six Premiere, New Mr. Clucks Commercial Online By Devindra Hardawar/Jan. 8, 2010 1:47 am EST Now that we’re gearing up for the premiere of the final season of Lost on February 2nd, you can bet that we’re going to see an increase in Lost news. Take for example the many Losties who are now petitioning Disney for the show to become an attraction at Disneyland by replacing Tom Sawyer Island....

Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story Poster, NY And LA Special Limited Engagement Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 27, 2009 12:00 pm EST Overture Films has premiered the movie poster for Michael Moore’s next film, Capitalism: A Love Story, on Fandango. Also, Overture has annoucned that the film will have a special limited engagement in New York and Los Angeles. Details after the jump. The poster is very much in the styles of the 1960’s, especially the font and coloring, which is somewhat reminiscent of Saul Bass’ poster design work....

NBS Nightly News: Ten Years Of Dr. Manhattan By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 21, 2009 1:08 pm EST This excerpt from a 1970 edition of NBS Nightly News (anchored by NBS stalwart Ted Philips) features a special report from co-anchor Jim Sizemore looking back at ten years of Dr Manhattan. Thanks to Dan for the tip. Watch the video after the jump. NBS Nightly News: Ten Years Of Dr. Manhattan By Peter Sciretta/Jan....

New Transformers 2 Logo By Peter Sciretta/July 22, 2008 10:58 pm EST Just in time for Comic Con, the official Transformers website has been updated with a new logo for the sequel – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. New Transformers 2 Logo By Peter Sciretta/July 22, 2008 10:58 pm EST Just in time for Comic Con, the official Transformers website has been updated with a new logo for the sequel – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen....

New Tron Legacy Photo Revealed, Exclusive Limited Event Planned For This Weekend By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 24, 2010 4:39 pm EST A new photo for Disney’s Tron: Legacy has been revealed on the website PitCell.com. Apparently Disney is holding an exclusive limited event this Saturday in five cities around the world: New York, Los Angeles, London, Toronto and Sydney. More information and the full photo can be found, after the jump....

Oliver Stone To Direct Leondardo DiCaprio Project Travis McGee, Formerly The Deep Blue Goodbye? By Russ Fischer/April 1, 2010 8:25 am EST Now we hear that Oliver Stone is in line to direct for Fox, and that the film could be retitled Travis McGee. THR has the details, saying that DiCaprio is still attached to star. Stone has just finished his Wall Street sequel for Fox, which is likely going to debut at Cannes....

Quentin Tarantino’s My Best Friend’s Birthday By Peter Sciretta/April 5, 2007 1:17 am EST Have you ever seen Quentin Tarantino’s first film? No, not Reservoir Dogs. I’m talking about My Best Friend’s Birthday. Never heard of it? Well now you can watch it. Part 1: [youtube]AfjYVBay54M[/youtube] Part 2: [youtube]GRCbNoGJBxo[/youtube] The history of the film (with help from Wikipedia): My Best Friend’s Birthday is an unfinished black and white independent film by Craig Hamann and Quentin Tarantino, shot during their younger days while working at the now shuttered Video Archives in Manhattan Beach, California....

Spider-Man 4 Going IMAX On May 5, 2011 By Brendon Connelly/Sept. 15, 2009 8:10 am EST IMAX and Sony Columbia have today announced that the fourth film in their money-spinning Spider-Man franchise will hit both traditional cinema screens and the global network of IMAX theatres on May 5, 2011. Like the IMAX release of Spider-Men 3 and 2 before it, this will be via the up-scaling technology that takes the 35mm master and digitally pumps it up a bit for IMAX screens....

Spike Lee’s Miracle At St. Anna Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/June 12, 2008 4:16 pm EST Spike Lee’s big screen adaptation of James McBride’s Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four black American soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division who get trapped in a small Tuscan village on the Gothic Line during the Italian Campaign of World War II. The film deals with the Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre, but is structured with a Titanic/Saving Private Ryan flashback plot device involving a priceless Italian artifact, which is discovered in a murderer’s closet....

Sundance: Man Passes Out During An American Crime By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 20, 2007 7:37 am EST Eighty-something minutes into a premiere screening at the Eccles Theater something unusual happened. The climax of Tommy O’Haver’s latest film An American Crime was about to reveal its most disturbing twist. “LIGHTS!!!! LIGHTS!!!!” People started screaming from the back of the theater. The audience jumped to it’s feet, someone screamed. “We need a doctor! Is anyone a doctor!...

The Top Ten Lines Never Said In A Star Trek Film By Peter Sciretta/May 11, 2009 9:00 am EST Leonard Nimoy appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman to read a Top 10 List last week – “The Top Ten Lines Never Said In a Star Trek Film”. Watch the video clip after the jump. The Top Ten Lines Never Said In A Star Trek Film By Peter Sciretta/May 11, 2009 9:00 am EST...

This Week In DVD: RocknRolla, Pride And Glory, The Rocker, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, And More By Adam Quigley/Jan. 27, 2009 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Please don’t take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they’re meant not to be reviews but rather previews that include the general thoughts and ramblings of a twice-committed DVD addict. The categories represent solely the author’s intentions towards the DVDs at hand, and are in no way meant to be a reflection on what he thinks other people should rent or buy....

Veronica Mars: The Movie? By Peter Sciretta/May 23, 2007 11:52 am EST Sadly it is beginning to appear that Veronica Mars is officially canceled. Sure, there are rumors that the show will return midseason with a revamped premise of Veronica at the FBI training academy. But is there really any hope? And I have yet to watch last nights “season” finale but from what I understand, it doesn’t close all the loose ends....

Video: Spider-Man 2.1 Extended Train Fight Sequence By Peter Sciretta/April 10, 2007 5:51 am EST Forget about Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man 2.1 hits DVD shelves next week. The extended cut of the best superhero film ever made features a whole eight minutes of new footage. Check out the clip below, an extended cut of the train fight sequence. It definitely packs a few extra punches. [youtube]LJ1hUJP-1EE[/youtube] Video: Spider-Man 2.1 Extended Train Fight Sequence...

VOTD: Ponyo On A Boat By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 31, 2009 12:00 am EST Over the weekend Devindra happened to find a great Ponyo music parody created by TheSwitcher called Ponyo on a Boat! Of course, this music video edit of the recent Hayao Miyazaki anime uses the NSFW rap song “I’m On A Boat” by The Lonely Island and featuring T-Pain. Beware of possible minor spoilers. Watch the video embedded after the jump....

VOTD: Rodrigo Blaas’ Alma By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 20, 2009 5:00 pm EST Pixar animator Rodrigo Blaas took time off to make his directorial debut with an animated short film titled Alma. Originally from Spain, Rodrigo Blaas has worked in animation for more than ten years, and was able to collect some of the best artists in the field to be part of his independent project: French animator Bolhem Bouchiba, character designer Carlos Grangel and Sergio Pablos, ArtDirector Alfonso Blaas, music composer Mastretta and sound designer Tom Myers....

Worst Idea Ever: Twilight-Themed “Manllows” (Half Man/Half Pillow) By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 16, 2010 3:40 pm EST For years, guys in high school have barely wondered what the source is to the mysterious glitter found on their clothes for days and months after vacating a girl’s bedroom. Has Etsy finally let the immortal, sparkling, man-shaped, phallic-necked, vampire pillow out of the bag?This week, photos of $35 Twilight-themed “manllows” like the nightmarish one above—the Robert “Pasty” Pattison model—made the leap from an Etsy shop to Tumblr, causing the latter site to become more difficult to tolerate....

Y: The Last Man Creator Brian K. Vaughn Aspires To Direct Movies By Peter Sciretta/March 3, 2007 6:00 am EST Brian K. Vaughn wants to direct a feature film, but not the big screen adaptation of his popular Vertigo comic book series Y: The Last Man. “I would like to direct, but much smaller things, along the lines of something I’ve done in comics where it’s much more personal and I would have complete control over and doesn’t involve a hundred million dollar budget like Y with planes falling out of the sky and people bleeding out of every orifice,” Vaughn told /Film at Wondercon 2007....

Amazing Academy Awards Facts By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 18, 2007 12:25 pm EST Who Votes? As of 2007, 5,830 industry professionals accounted for the voting membership. Actors make up the largest voting block, with a membership total of 1,311. I want to join! Academy membership can only be obtained by a competitive nomination or a member nomination. It’s not an Oscar! The official name of the golden statue is the Academy Award of Merit....

Analysis: Fourth Photo Revealed On Cloverfield Website By Peter Sciretta/July 20, 2007 1:53 pm EST A fourth photo (seen above) has been added to the 1-18-08.com Cloverfield viral website. The last website photo appeared on Thursday July 12th, which leads me to believe this will become a weekly thing. Let’s first take a look at the first three photos and figure out where the puzzle pieces fit. The original photo shows a close-up of two wide eyed fearful young women at 12:36 am....