Rumor Controversial Joker Scene S In The Dark Knight Being Cut

Rumor: Controversial Joker Scene(s) In The Dark Knight Being Cut By Hunter Stephenson/April 10, 2008 2:10 pm EST Cinema Blend recieved a tip via a friend who tells them that execs at Warner Bros. are considering cutting a rather unsettling and meta scene from The Dark Knight featuring The Joker due to Heath Ledger’s unfortunate passing. The source says the scene is not playing well with test audiences. Read on if you want to know the scene, nothing too spoilerish in such limited context....

July 26, 2022 · 3 min · 531 words · Helen Brown

Stardust Movie Poster Revealed

Stardust Movie Poster Revealed By Peter Sciretta/March 21, 2007 11:35 pm EST CanMag has posted what appears to be the first poster for Matthew Vaughn’s big screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust (30 photos, Unofficial Movie Trailer). Click on the photo to the left for a larger version. I’m guessing that this is just one of the character posters as Michelle Pfeiffer is one of the supporting characters.Stardust follows a young man named Tristan (Charlie Cox) who tries to win the heart of Victoria (Sienna Miller), the beautiful but cold object of his desire, by going on a quest to retrieve a fallen star....

July 26, 2022 · 2 min · 252 words · Norman Dingus

The Dark Knight Joker S New Poster

The Dark Knight: Joker’s New Poster By Peter Sciretta/July 1, 2008 1:34 pm EST A new poster for The Dark Knight has been released on Joker’s Why So Serious website. Check it out below. Click on the image to see it in super high resolution. Thanks to /Film reader Seth for sending this over. The Dark Knight: Joker’s New Poster By Peter Sciretta/July 1, 2008 1:34 pm EST A new poster for The Dark Knight has been released on Joker’s Why So Serious website....

July 26, 2022 · 1 min · 108 words · Dave Burton

The Soloist Movie Trailer

The Soloist Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 11, 2008 9:35 am EST DreamWorks has released the trailer for The Soloist. Written by Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich) and directed by Joe Wright (Atonement), The Soloist tells the true story of Nathaniel Ayers (played by Jamie Foxx), a musical prodigy who developed schizophrenia during his second year at Juilliard School. Ayers became homeless, playing the violin and the cello in the streets of downtown Los Angeles....

July 26, 2022 · 2 min · 394 words · Bette Nelson

The Taking Of Pelham 123 Movie Trailer 2

The Taking Of Pelham 123 Movie Trailer #2 By Peter Sciretta/April 1, 2009 8:53 am EST Columbia Pictures has released a second movie trailer for The Taking of Pelham 123. Based on the John Godey novel that spawned the 1974 film adaptation, Pelham 1 2 3 is directed by Tony Scott. Watch the trailer after the jump, and leave your thoughts in the comments below. Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by the hijacking of a subway train....

July 26, 2022 · 4 min · 724 words · Christina Riley

This Week In Dvd Pineapple Express Righteous Kill Battlestar Galactica And More

This Week In DVD: Pineapple Express, Righteous Kill, Battlestar Galactica, And More By Adam Quigley/Jan. 6, 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....

July 26, 2022 · 6 min · 1224 words · Klara Davidson

Twilight Author Stephanie Meyer Speaks On Hardwicke S Departure And New Moon Director Chris Weitz

Twilight Author Stephanie Meyer Speaks On Hardwicke’s Departure And New Moon Director Chris Weitz By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 14, 2008 5:00 pm EST Last week we told you that Chris Weitz was in talks to helm the Twilight sequel New Moon, and that the female director who launched the film series, Catherine Hardwicke had basically been let go by Summit Entertainment. Well Weitz has since officially signed on to the project, and now Twilight author Stephanie Meyer has posted a message on her official website addressing Hardwicke’s departure and the hire of Weitz: “Like you, I’m sad that Catherine is not continuing on with us for New Moon....

July 26, 2022 · 6 min · 1068 words · Gilbert Mitchell

Video Blog Chuck Jones Theater And The Future Of Film Festivals

Video Blog: Chuck Jones Theater And The Future Of Film Festivals By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 30, 2008 3:45 pm EST It’s the weekend and a slow news day, so I thought I’d give you a brief tour of one of the theaters at the Telluride Film Festival. The Chuck Jones theater is dedicated to the famous artist responsible for the classic Looney Toons shorts. The whole place is themed around Chuck and the characters he has most famously worked with, down to the ticket passes that festival goers need for admittance....

July 26, 2022 · 4 min · 756 words · Joseph White

Votd Walt S Ashes

VOTD: Walt’s Ashes By Peter Sciretta/April 16, 2009 10:39 pm EST Remember when Disney characters were allowed characters to smoke on film? I thought we’d follow up Ressemblance, the video which compiles the many recycled animated sequences from Disney history with Walt’s Ashes, a compilation of smoking scenes from the animation studio’s classic films. Watch the video after the jump. VOTD: Walt’s Ashes By Peter Sciretta/April 16, 2009 10:39 pm EST...

July 26, 2022 · 1 min · 120 words · Clara Person

Watchmen Trial Moved Back

Watchmen Trial Moved Back By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 16, 2008 8:00 pm EST The Watchmen court trial has been pushed back two weeks to January 20th 2009, according to Variety. Los Angeles federal judge Gary Allen Feess also refused to make a pre-trial summary judgement, which was requested by both sides — Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox. The judge declared that he could not make a summary judgement because the contracts in question are so open to interpretation, and that a trial is required....

July 26, 2022 · 3 min · 639 words · Thomas Brown

Babylon A D Director Mad As Hell Calls Movie Stupid Fox Gut Less

By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 26, 2008 10:54 am EST Kassovitz—best known for directing 1995’s Hate before shipping off to Hollywood to make Gothika—compares many of Babylon’s scenes to a “bad episode of 24.” He also feels the “stupidity and violence” takes away from the film’s underlying each-one-teach-one message about the future. So, how does Sunny Vin D feel about it? Death Race, you’re going down.Discuss: Do these comments make you want to see Babylon A....

July 25, 2022 · 1 min · 112 words · Mark Mcclain

Cool Stuff Brandon Schaefer S Movie Posters

Cool Stuff: Brandon Schaefer’s Movie Posters By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 22, 2010 5:00 am EST 25-year-old Massachusetts-based graphic artist Brandon Schaefer has created an impressive collection of retro-minimal movie posters. The Ghostbusters-inspired posters above have been making the internet rounds recently, but Schaefer has a huge portfolio of posters, some of which can even be purchased as prints on inPRNT.com. Check out some of his posters, after the jump. Check out more of Brandon’s work on SeekAndSpeak....

July 25, 2022 · 2 min · 241 words · Helen Whitney

Cool Stuff Millennium Falcon Bed

Cool Stuff: Millennium Falcon Bed By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 13, 2009 11:30 pm EST When I ran into Kayla Kromer at the Butt-num-a-thon pre-party on Friday night and she showed me a photo on her cellphone of her newest creation, I knew I needed to feature it in Cool Stuff. Kromer, who first made news with her Hamburger Bed, has taken a step further into the geek realm with her latest project: a Star Wars Millennium Falcon Bed....

July 25, 2022 · 2 min · 372 words · Karl Sweat

Cool Stuff Terminator Dvd Player

Cool Stuff: Terminator DVD Player By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 20, 2008 4:00 am EST After we win the war against the machines, what are we going to do with all the endoskeleton remains? How about we make the skulls into a DVD player? A Japanese company made such a creation during the release of Terminator 3. Much like anything on the internet, the photos are circulating around the web years later. Too bad the player doesn’t have component out....

July 25, 2022 · 2 min · 308 words · Marion Eaton

Cool Stuff There Will Be Blood Billboard

Cool Stuff: There Will Be Blood Billboard By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 14, 2008 4:42 pm EST LA artist AUGOR has taken over the Paramount Vantage There Will Be Blood billboard on Melrose and Mansfield in Los Angeles. I love how Daniel Day-Lewis is now sitting on a skull. Paramount should hire this guy to create artwork for future films. Click on the photo below to see the billboard up close. via: LAist...

July 25, 2022 · 1 min · 144 words · Ike Chiasson

Fantastic Four Sequel Scores 22 2 Million Opening Day

Fantastic Four Sequel Scores $22.2 Million Opening Day By Peter Sciretta/June 16, 2007 1:09 pm EST 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer took in an estimated $22.2 million on Friday (a per screen average of $5,746). That’s the fifth biggest opening day so far this year (and the 30th biggest of all time). The film will probably end the weekend slightly north of $60 million. Not bad for a movie with slightly bad buzz....

July 25, 2022 · 2 min · 282 words · Robert Plourde

Full Cast Announced For Half Nelson Duo S It S Kind Of A Funny Story

Full Cast Announced For Half Nelson Duo’s It’s Kind Of A Funny Story By Devindra Hardawar/Nov. 3, 2009 12:16 am EST Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden are the sort of creative team you can’t help but love. The duo have given us such recent gems as Half Nelson and Sugar, so you can bet I’ve been keeping a close eye on their next project, a dramedy entitled It’s Kind of a Funny Story, based on the novel of the same name....

July 25, 2022 · 3 min · 579 words · Doris Mccormick

Lol Wikipedians Argue Vehemently About Wall A S Resemblance To Wall E

LOL: Wikipedians Argue Vehemently About Wall-A’s Resemblance To Wall-E By David Chen/Dec. 1, 2008 1:51 pm EST How much work goes into a standard Wikipedia entry? The world may never know. But one thing’s for sure: Wikipedian’s have a thorough grasp of the finer details. The Talk page for the Wikipedia’s entry on Wall-E pulls back the curtain on their editorial process, and man is it ugly. In particular, this section (via Reddit) shows the controversy behind a phrase in the entry stating that “Wall-A units resemble giant Wall-E units”:...

July 25, 2022 · 6 min · 1239 words · Pricilla James

Macheads Movie Trailer

MacHeads Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 16, 2008 12:32 am EST Imagine a documentary about the Apple fanatics. Think Trekies meets Mac. Kobi Shely’s MacHeads is that movie. The film takes a look at some of the fascinating characters that make up the Macintosh community. Check out the trailer below. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/macheads.flv 450 268] MacHeads Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 16, 2008 12:32 am EST Imagine a documentary about the Apple fanatics....

July 25, 2022 · 1 min · 109 words · Dustin Mellinger

New International Transformers Movie Trailer

New International Transformers Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2007 10:06 am EST Haven’t had enough of Transformers yet? Me neither. Check out the new international Transformers movie trailer (the second one by my count) after the jump. It’s a variation of what we’ve seen in the US trailers a few new big robot transformations and action clips I’ve never seen before. New International Transformers Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2007 10:06 am EST...

July 25, 2022 · 1 min · 124 words · Mary Reyna