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The Last Airbender, Iron Man 2, Shutter Island Will Get Super Bowl Spots By David Chen/Jan. 5, 2010 7:46 pm EST Advertising Age (via Comingsoon) has released a list of advertisers for Super Bowl XLIV and we’ve learned that Paramount will be buying ads for Iron Man 2, Shutter Island, and The Last Airbender. If you want to know when you should stay near your TV, the three ads will air during the first and second quarter of Super Bowl XLIV, which itself will air on February 7, 2010....

Trick R Treat Finally Gets A Release In October? By Peter Sciretta/April 20, 2009 3:45 pm EST Update: Dougherty has posted the following message on his blog : “Two announcements are coming. One in June, the other at Comic-Con in July. Fun stuff that makes me smile…and finally relax. Thanks for all of your messages and support.” Screenwriter Michael Dougherty’s (X2, Superman Returns) feature directorial debut Trick R Treat has been sitting on the shelf for almost two years....

VOTD: Floating Head Movie Poster Designer By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 3, 2008 12:00 am EST Floating Head Movie Poster Designer The Pitch: “Meet the graphic designer behind Hollywood’s most famous floating head movie posters.” Thanks to /Film’s own David Chen for the tip. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail....

VOTD: Must Love Jaws By Peter Sciretta/June 7, 2009 9:00 pm EST What if Steven Spielberg’s Jaws was a romantic comedy about a man in love with a shark? Mike Dow has edited together a trailer for the movie, titled Must Love Jaws. Check it out after the jump. via: bigscreenlittlescreen VOTD: Must Love Jaws By Peter Sciretta/June 7, 2009 9:00 pm EST What if Steven Spielberg’s Jaws was a romantic comedy about a man in love with a shark?...

VOTD: The Ballad Of GI Joe By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 11, 2009 12:00 am EST Funny Or Die’s GI Joe parody probably has a bigger all-star cast than the actual movie. Written by Daniel Strange & Kevin Umbricht, The Ballad of GI Joe shows us what the GI Joes do in their off time for fun, through a brilliant musical number. The list of stars features include: Laz Alonso as Doc, Alexis Bledel as Lady Jaye, Billy Crudup as Zartan, Zach Galifiankais as Snow Job, Tony Hale as Dr....

Waking Sleeping Beauty Gets Limited Release, New Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 10, 2010 5:00 pm EST At the Telluride Film Festival last year, I had the opportunity to see an good documentary called Waking Sleeping Beauty. The directorial debut of Oscar-nominated Disney producer Don Hahn (The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast). is an honest look at the behind the scenes going-ons of Disney Animation, from the years 1984 to 1994, a resurrection of sorts, producing a staggering output of big hits – Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King and more....

Warner Bros Announces New Matrix Sequel: The Matrix Resurrection By Peter Sciretta/March 31, 2009 10:27 pm EST Tuesday was the tenth anniversary of The Matrix, and Joel Silver made a surprise appearance tonight at ShoWest to announce that Warner Bros has officially greenlit a fourth Matrix Film. Produced by Silver, based on a treatment from The Wachowski Brothers, and directed by James McTeigue, The Matrix: Resurrection will be written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci....

A Better Look At Transformers 2’s The Fallen By Peter Sciretta/June 2, 2009 11:51 am EST Paramount Pictures has released two new images giving us a better look at the main villain of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. One of the photos is a high resolution version of the production photo released by MTV over the weekend (full photo after the jump), and the other is another computer render of the evil Decepticon....

A Day In The Life Of Director Shawn Levy By Peter Sciretta/June 19, 2009 5:00 am EST I’m not a fan of director Shawn Levy or the middle of the road comedies that he creates (Night at the Museum, The Pink Panther, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Cheaper by the Dozen), but I wanted to direct your attention towards this “Day in the Life of a Hollywood Director” featurette over on MakingOf....

Angels & Demons Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 11, 2009 10:30 am EST Sony has released the full trailer for Ron Howard’s Da Vinci Code prequel Angels & Demons. I’ve said this before I’m a huge fan of the book. It’s better than the Da Vinci Code in almost every way, but, I’m not sure that either of Dan Brown’s Langdon books could be properly translated to the big screen. Much of the story in this series is told through conversations, code interpretation of puzzles and reveals of unknown history, all of which are inherently un-cinematic....

Cool Stuff: Charles Schulz’s The Watchmen By Peter Sciretta/March 15, 2008 12:08 am EST 22-Year-Old artist Evan Shaner wondered what it would be like if Carlie Brown cartoonist Charles Schulz created the Watchmen. The drawing above includes Charlie Brown as Doctor Manhattan, Linus as The Comedian, Schroeder as Ozymandias, Lucy as Silk Spectre, Snoopy as Rorschach, and Pigpen as Nite Owl. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff?...

Cool Stuff: Iron Man Mark I Hot Toys 1/6th Figure By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 25, 2008 6:00 am EST We’ve featured the incredible work of Hot Toys in past editions of Cool Stuff, including the Iron Man Mark II and Iron Man Mark III figures. Their newest release is a 1/6th figure of the Iron Man movie Mark I armor. via: toyworld Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff?...

Cool Stuff: The Evolution Of Bill Murray Poster By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 30, 2009 6:00 am EST Tim Doyle has created an awesome homage to Bill Murray. The “Bill Murray Times Six” poster is screenprinted using four colors in wide format (as seen after the jump), 6" tall by 36" wide, and limited to only 50 (40 being made available to the public). Available on Nakatomiinc for $30, and also available in a neon glow-in-the-dark variant for $50....

Fan Created Goonies Musical By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 4, 2010 4:00 am EST Oh, and that what-do-they-look-like-now cast reunion photo above is from Empire Magazine’s 20th Birthday Issue last year. Sloth’s Song: Oh no, this isnt what I wanted at all Chained up here against the wall Oh no, this isnt what I wanted to be A model of repugnancy Is this all that is meant for me? Oh.No. I used to have crazy dreams...

Fan Film: Escape From City 17 By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 13, 2009 5:24 pm EST Inspired by the Half-Life 2, David and Ian Purchase created a short film titled Escape from City 17, which chronicles the escape from City 17 by some members of the citizens resistance. The commercial directing duo filmed guerrilla style with no money, no time, no crew, and no script. When they weren’t shooting they were hiding from security patrols in between takes....

Finding t.A.T.u. Movie Tailer By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 17, 2007 11:01 am EST When I heard they were making a film based on the Lesbian-teased Russian pop duet t.A.T.u., I knew that it would be a disaster. Mischa Barton (The O.C.) and Anton Yelchin (Alpha Dog) star in Finding t.A.T.u., which is set against a background of music, internet chatrooms, and hedonistic Moscow nightlife. The story follows friendless American teenager Janie Sawyer who is trying to escape her lonely life in Moscow through her love of music....

Hasbro To Show Transformers 2 Footage At Comic Con By Peter Sciretta/July 9, 2008 1:51 am EST Update: Paramount says that no Transformers 2 or GI Joe footage will be shown at the convention. Paramount won’t be doing any panels at Comic Con this year, but according to IESB, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will still have a presence at the convention. Apparently Paramount/Dreamworks has given Hasbro permission to show some early footage during their panel....

Heroes Of The Writers Strike By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 29, 2007 11:51 am EST What is to happen to our screenwriting heroes now that the writers strike is just hours away? They can fix a dangling modifier… but can they pour cement? Check out this hilarious one-minute video made by WGA members Gregg Rossen and Brian Sawyer about the future of our Hollywood screenwriting heroes, who will now have to look for a day job....

How The Cloverfield Monster Was Disturbed By Peter Sciretta/May 5, 2008 11:40 am EST A bunch of websites are posting what they claim to be the first photos from Cloverfield 2. My friend Dennis from CloverfieldClues sent these over to me last week, and I wasn’t really sure they were newsworthy or not. Truth is, these are not photos from a Cloverfield sequel. The following photos are the result of the viral alternate reality game from the first film....

IFFBoston EXCLUSIVE: Director Paul Solet Reveals Details About Grace’s Future DVD Release By David Chen/April 26, 2009 8:50 pm EST Horror fanatics among you might have already heard about Paul Solet’s audacious debut film, Grace, which has been generating obscene amounts of buzz on the festival circuit (screenings of the film have reportedly even resulted in some people fainting). Last night, I saw the film at a packed midnight screening at the Brattle Theater as part of Independent Film Festival Boston and found the overall experience to be exciting and tense....