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What Is The Intended Audience For Pixar’s WALL-E? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 4, 2007 1:21 am EST Pixar’s WALL-E is one of my most anticipated films of 2008. It’s a sci-fi film unlike anything ever seen before. The computer animated movie takes place sometime in the future, when overpopulation and rampant consumerism literally buries the world in trash. And mankind, the entire population is forced to re-colonize for a mandatory five year cruise out in space, where they all regenerate into fat couch potatoes....

Bill Murray Gives Details On His Ghostbusters 3 Appearance By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 7, 2010 6:34 pm EST In an article in the Sunday Mail, Bill Murray has confirmed that he will be appearing in Ghostbusters 3. He also revealed some spoiler-ish details of what he will be doing in the third installment of the sci-fi comedy franchise. You can read those details, after the jump. You have been warned. It has been long rumored that Bill Murray’s character Dr....

Blog: /Film Writer Mentioned On Howard Stern; Blogging On Boats; Back In Black By Peter Sciretta/April 9, 2008 12:03 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Your browser does not support the audio element. Secondly, I would like to apologize for the recent slowdown in updates on /Film. As you probably know, /Film is for the most part a two man show. This past week I’ve had a friend from the east coast over to entertain (which mainly consisted of me playing tour guide to many Bay Area attractions)....

Boardwalk Empire Teaser Trailer: New Footage From Scorsese’s HBO Pilot By Russ Fischer/Jan. 14, 2010 1:03 pm EST I’m excited to see Boardwalk Empire. The new HBO series has a pilot directed by Martin Scorsese (who also serves as exec producer) and I can’t wait to see what he’s turned out from the relatively short shooting schedule offered a TV pilot. I love seeing good feature directors work within constraints they’ve long since outgrown....

Bridge To Terabithia Movie Review By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 16, 2007 5:44 am EST Based on the Newbery Medal winning book by Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia is Walden Media’s big screen retelling of the children’s classic. Starring: AnnaSophia Robb, Josh Hutcherson, Zooey Deschanel, Lauren Clinton, Bailee MadisonDirected by: Carter B. SmithRelease Date: February 16th, 2007Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy and AdaptationRunning Time: 95 minutesMPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements including bullying, some peril and mild language....

By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 4, 2009 9:52 am EST Paramount Pictures has decided to not invite critics to the nationwide screenings of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, in what one might suspect is an attempt to quash bad reviews. A very targeted select group of online outlets were chosen to screen the film (were any women invited?), and the buzz coming out of their reports has been surprising – the movie isn’t horrible, it might even be a little fun....

Cloverfield Title Finally Revealed!? Movie Trailer Description Online By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 31, 2007 8:02 pm EST Devin over at CHUD has seen the trailer for the upcoming JJ Abrams-produced monster movie code-named Cloverfield/1-18-08. The trailer which runs 2 minutes and 16 seconds will debut in front of Beowulf and will feature the final title for the movie (we reported this earlier in the week). So what is the title? Cloverfield That’s right, the reel marked as Trailer #1, V....

Cool Stuff: The Dark Crystal Castle Statue By Peter Sciretta/April 20, 2008 1:21 pm EST Dark Horse has created this wonderful Castle Statue from the Jim Henson cult fantasy hit The Dark Crystal. This limited-edition statue stands approximately 17" tall, with a 9" wide base. It’s expected to hit stores on July 30th 2008 for $274.99, but you can preorder now on Things From Another World for 20% off ($219.99)....

Eli Roth In Inglorious Bastards By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 6, 2008 3:06 am EST You’ll never guess who Quentin Tarantino has lined up to star in his epic World War II film Inglorious Bastards… Horror director Eli Roth Roth will play the role of Sgt. Donnie Donowitz., a baseball bat-swinging Nazi hunter. Most of you probably remember that Roth also had a small part in Tarantino’s last film Death Proof. And by most of you, I mean the 4 million people that saw Grindhouse....

FBI Finally Make An Arrest In The Wolverine Piracy Case By Brendon Connelly/Dec. 16, 2009 9:06 am EST The man accused of copyright infringement by the FBI was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the Bronx, New York. Gilberto Sanchez had apparently uploaded the film to the Megaupload file sharing service under one of his aliases. Of course, the next question is, how did he get a copy of the film to upload in the first place?...

Feast Trilogy? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 7, 2007 6:02 am EST The rental/dvd sales of Dimension Films’ Feast are so good that talks have begun to create not one but two sequels. Feast screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunston are the ones doing all the talking, claiming that TWC wants to turn the film into a trilogy. The logic of studio executives baffles me. They actually believe that the popularity of Feast has something to do with the film’s concept, rather than the television show that birthed the hype....

Geek Deal: Firefly: The Complete Series On Blu-Ray For $39 By Peter Sciretta/June 8, 2009 10:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Geoff Johns To Retell Superman’s Origin By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 30, 2008 5:39 pm EST In the 2006 film Superman Returns, Bryan Singer chose not to retell Superman’s origin story. I mean, heck, we’ve all seen the original Richard Donner classic, right? Newsarama reports that DC Comics will be releasing a six-issue stand-alone series called Superman: Secret Origin, which will retell the Man of Steel’s origin story. Geoff Johns and Gary Frank have been hired....

Harold And Kumar 2 Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 17, 2007 11:02 am EST The teaser movie trailer for Harold and Kumar 2 is now online. The new movie follows the due on a cross-country adventure as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists after they try to sneak a bong on board a flight to Amsterdam. The teaser shows a bit of how that flight goes awry and yes, NPH (Neil Patrick Harris) is back!...

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Reunion: Michelle Monaghan Joins Due Date By Russ Fischer/Sept. 18, 2009 1:00 am EST When Due Date, the next film from Todd Phillips, was announced, I wasn’t all that interested in seeing the director do another road trip comedy. Then Zach Galifianakis signed on, followed soon by Robert Downey, Jr. Now Michelle Monaghan has taken the film’s female lead role. A Kiss Kiss Bang Bang reunion? Can you say “hell, yeah”?...

Martian Child Movie Trailer Revealed By Peter Sciretta/March 22, 2007 3:58 pm EST A movie trailer for Martian Child has hit the web. The movie has an interesting concept: A science fiction writer (John Cusack) adopts a child who believes he’s from Mars. Seems like a mix between Daryl and K-Pax. The movie also stars Joan Cusack, Amanda Peet and Oliver Platt. The trailer looks cute, check it out below....

More Crazy Rumors: Jonah Nolan To Direct Superman? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 26, 2010 12:04 pm EST IESB is reporting a rumor that Christopher Nolan’s brother Jonah Nolan has been tapped to direct The Man of Steel. Would Warner Bros really give a first time-director the helm of a $150-$200 million movie? It sounds very unlikely to me. IESB claims that “the key reason behind Chris’ “Godfather” role is to help out li’l brother Jonah....

New Images: Iron Man Versus Iron Monger By Hunter Stephenson/March 27, 2008 9:06 am EST Rather epic new images for this summer’s Iron Man have touched down over at Yahoo that show Tony Stark facing off against the film’s main villain Iron Monger aka Obadiah Stane (played by Jeff Bridges/killer effects). Loving how the SUV above is packed with people. Click to make them all pop. I’d say about 90% of the imagery from this film so far dazzles like few comic book films before it, but there is a debate waging about how well the film will do at the box office....

Pee-Wee Herman Returns To Hollywood By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 10, 2009 4:18 pm EST Some people may remember that before Pee-Wee Herman began his kids television show Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, the character was created while Reubens was at The Groundlings. After being turned down by Saturday Night Live in 1980, Reubens created an adult stage show titled The Pee-Wee Herman Show. I remember watching a version of this show which aired on HBO in the mid- 1980’s, and was shocked at the raucous comedy which was only hinted at ever-so-slightly in the Tim Burton movie, and to a lesser extent, the children’s show....

Red Band Movie Trailer: The Mutant Chronicles By David Chen/Jan. 23, 2009 9:36 am EST It’s been an interesting ride for Simon Hunter’s The Mutant Chronicles. According to Hunter, the movie has had many directors and actors attached over the course of the past decade, and has spent a lot of time in development hell. Hugely ambitious on a relatively modest budget, Hunter’s version of the film has already been released and reviewed in Europe, and has made the rounds at some film festivals and conventions here in North America....