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Speed Racer - What Did You Think? By Peter Sciretta/May 11, 2008 2:31 am EST Note: This post will be tacked to the top of /Film until Sunday. Okay, so Speed Racer hit theaters nationwide today. Most movie critics are slamming The Wachowski Brother’s latest film (35% on Rotten Tomatoes). I actually had a lot of fun, but was left exhausted. I very much appreciated the cinematography and editing which made the movie look and feel like a live action anime, but felt the story was lacking....

Sundance: Angel-A Movie Review By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 21, 2007 8:16 am EST Luc Besson has lost his mind. If Arthur and the Invisibles was not enough to convince you of this fact, Angel-A nails it home. Angel-A is a Black and White French film with English subtitles about a guy who vaguely reminds me of Besson, who can’t seem to get anything right. He’s over 50 grand in debt, a felon from the United States with no where to run....

The Incredible Hulk Goes To New York City By Peter Sciretta/July 23, 2007 1:17 am EST CS has posted this updated plot synopsis for Universal’s remake/sequel/do-over of The Incredible Hulk: The explosive, action-packed adventure in one of the all-time most popular superhero sagas unfolds with a cure in reach for the world’s most primal force of fury: “The Incredible Hulk.” We find scientist Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) living in shadows, scouring the planet for an antidote....

The Incredible Hulk Trailer In March By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 19, 2008 12:31 pm EST I’ve been beginning to think that Universal’s The Incredible Hulk sequel/reboot doesn’t even exist. The film comes out in less than four months (June 13th 2008), yet, aside from two photos released for 2008 preview pieces and some leaked poster designs, no official pre-publicity has been released from Universal. SHH! has learned that the first trailer for The Incredible Hulk will hit in early March....

VOTD: Iron Man, Spider-Man And Hulk Computer Animated Crossover By Peter Sciretta/May 30, 2008 1:32 am EST [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/ironmanadventures.flv 450 360] Iron Man, Spider-Man and Hulk Computer Animated Crossover by MarvelThe Pitch: Marvel released this as a three part webisode series to help promote comic books to kids. The resulting computer animated crossover is actually very cool. /Film reader Lukáš submitted this video. Brian from Film School Rejects showed me this video a while back, so he also deserves credit....

Watch David Cross, Spike Jonze And Will Arnett In The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret By Russ Fischer/Feb. 22, 2010 10:01 am EST Since it was first announced I’ve been pretty thrilled for The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. The UK show stars David Cross as a doltish American sent to London to head up the promotions for an energy drink. He makes what might be called his best effort, but things go…poorly....

Will Park Chan-Wook’s Next Film Be A Remake Of Costa-Gavras’ Take On Violent Unemployment? By Russ Fischer/Sept. 9, 2009 1:45 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I can understand the knee-jerk reaction against a major filmmaker like Park Chan-wook remaking a film, especially one by a noted director like Costa-Gavras. (Even if it is a little-seen film.) But if Park goes back to the Westlake source novel, no doubt he’ll end up with his own take on the story....

Your Weekly New LOST Television Promo By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 28, 2008 5:31 pm EST In what has become a weekly occurrence, ABC has released a new television promo for the fifth season premiere of LOST. Only 24 more days to go until the January 25th airing. Thanks to SL-Lost for the tip. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/lostseason5-24daysleft.flv 460 344] Your Weekly New LOST Television Promo By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 28, 2008 5:31 pm EST In what has become a weekly occurrence, ABC has released a new television promo for the fifth season premiere of LOST....

Cast And Plot Revealed For George Romero’s Island Zombie Movie By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 3, 2008 1:24 am EST Last week we told you about George Romero’s new zombie movie (working title “Something of the Dead”) which is currently shooting in Canada. We only had a few details: The film is set on an island three weeks after the zombie outbreaks, and that underwater zombies will be featured. The official announcement in Variety gives us a better look at the plot of the film:...

Christian Bale Talks “Batman 3” Sequel To The Dark Knight By Hunter Stephenson/March 17, 2008 5:35 pm EST Can you imagine if The Dark Knight was the last Batman film for actor Christian Bale? Clearly no person plays more into the monumental equation of a trilogy starring him than director Christopher Nolan. Bale recently spoke with EW about a second sequel to Batman Begins, or as the odd interviewer incorrectly called it, Batman “film number six”(I counted seven, Peter counted eight with the Adam West film)…...

Contest: Deja Vu On DVD By Peter Sciretta/April 20, 2007 12:50 am EST Deja Vu hits DVD store shelves on April 24th, and we have a copy for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On April 26th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the release can be found after the jump....

Cool Stuff: 3,800 Piece LEGO Star Wars Death Star By Peter Sciretta/June 20, 2008 1:39 am EST The new LEGO Star Wars set is a 3,803 piece 16" tall and 16½" wide $399 replica of the Death Star. Scheduled to ship on September 16th 2008, The Battle inside the Death Star is amazingly detailed and features an “incredible array of minifigure-scale scenes, moving parts, characters and accessories from Episodes IV and VI on its multiple decks, including the Death Star control room, rotating turbolaser turrets, hangar bay with TIE Advanced starfighter, tractor beam controls, Emperor’s throne room, detention block, firing laser cannon, Imperial conference chamber, droid maintenance facility, and the powerful Death Star superlaser…plus much more!...

Darren Aronofsky Releases The Fountain Audio Commentary Online By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 17, 2007 10:08 am EST The Fountain was one of my favorite movies of last year, but I have yet to buy the film on DVD. For a film fanatic with a DVD collection that reaches somewhere in the thousands, you might be wondering why I have chosen not to make the purchase. Simple: the lack of extensive dvd extras....

David R. Ellis To Direct Shark Night 3D: “Jaws For The 3D Generation?” By Peter Sciretta/April 6, 2010 12:49 pm EST David R. Ellis has signed on to direct a film titled Shark Night 3D, which Deadline claims is aiming to be “Jaws for the 3D Generation”. You can’t help but get flashbacks to Jaws 3D with that statement. It always bothers me when Hollywood execs use Jaws as an example when they are clearly aiming to make a popcorn tentpole....

Directors Guild Of America Nominations For Outstanding Directorial Achievement In 2009 By Russ Fischer/Jan. 7, 2010 10:20 am EST The last big bellwether for Oscar nominations is the nomination set for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film from the Directors Guild of America. The DGA nominations are the best indicator of what films and directors will be on the shortlist for the Best Director Oscar. Before the Best Picture Oscar field was widened to ten, the DGA noms were also a reasonable indicator of what films would be in contention for Best Picture, too....

First Look: Brad Pitt In Inglourious Basterds By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 17, 2008 12:57 pm EST Empire Magazine brings us a first look at Brad Pitt in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds (yes, correct misspelling). In the film, Pitt plays Lt. Aldo Rain (aka Aldo The Apache), a leader of a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as “the basterds” (hence the title). Accompanied by German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger), the squad is on a mission to track down, scalp, and viciously kill Nazis in an attempt to spread fear among the Third Reich....

Friday Box Office: Rush Hour 3 Grabs $17.8M, On Track To $49.8M Weekend By Steve Mason/Aug. 11, 2007 12:40 am EST New Line’s re-teaming of Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan and director Brett Ratner has proved worth every penny of its investment as RUSH HOUR 3 is officially a blockbuster. The action-comedy has grabbed an estimated $17.8M on its opening day, and that should translate to a 3-day haul of approximately $49....

Geek Deal: Revenge Of The Sith 3D Poster Sculpture For $10 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2008 12:05 am EST /Film reader Derek M sends along word that Best Buy has Code 3 Collectibles’ limited-edition serial-numbered Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith 3D poster sculpture in their online outlet store for only $9.99, 87% off the MSRP $79.99. “This 8"w x 10.5"h x 3.5"d sculpture replicates the official movie poster in every detail and is executed in hand-painted, cold-cast resin....

George Clooney May Be Joining Alexander Payne’s The Descendants By Devindra Hardawar/Nov. 2, 2009 11:37 pm EST I’m currently feeling a bit overloaded on George Clooney, what with his upcoming roles in The Men Who Stare at Goats, Up in the Air, and Fantastic Mr. Fox. After not seeing him on the big screen since Burn After Reading, it now feels like we’re facing an onslaught on Clooney projects. Now, we may be able to add yet another one to the mix....

Harry Potter’s Last Two Films To Be 3D? Clash Of The Titans 3D Conversion Speeding Along By Russ Fischer/Jan. 26, 2010 12:02 pm EST With the price of 3D tickets playing no small part in the record-setting performance of Avatar, it’s no surprise that other studios are jumping into the 3D tentpole business in a big way. What is a bit surprising is that some, like Warner Bros., are evidently jumping at the chance to convert films shot in 2D into 3D before release....