Cool Stuff: Iron Man Helmet Slurpee Cup By Peter Sciretta/April 9, 2008 2:05 am EST Yesterday when I discovered that 7-Eleven is selling new Iron Man collector Slurpee cups for around $3.50 (which includes one fill of any machine beverage). I’m not usually one for cheesy movie promotional items, but this one is pretty cool. However, I must admit that walking down the street drinking out of Iron Man’s head felt rather odd....
Cool Stuff: Transformers Bumblebee Electronic Scaled Replica Bust By Peter Sciretta/April 18, 2008 4:47 am EST Sideshow Collectibles is taking preorders for Popbox Collectibles’ Transformers Bumblebee Electronic Scaled Replica Bust. I’m not usually a fan of busts, but this one is actually pretty cool. This highly accurate, movie-real, super detailed robotic bust stands approximately 10 inches high, made of sturdy ABS plastic with die-cast metal components. Bumblebee easily transforms from normal to battle mode with a detachable face shield and rests atop a decorative Bumblebee sectioned part on a Sector 7 shaped base....
David Cross Creates UK Television Comedy With Spike Jonze And Will Arnett By Russ Fischer/June 22, 2009 10:30 am EST Were you let down by the so-so showing of David Cross in this weekend’s Year One? Here’s the antidote: Cross has written a pilot for a UK comedy show called The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. His co-writer is Shaun Pye, an actor who had a recurring role in Extras....
Does Pixar Have A Problem Creating Good Female Characters? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2009 1:50 pm EST Does Pixar have a gender problem? A blog called Vast Public Indifference thinks so, claiming that the Emmeryville computer animation studio doesn’t have any good women characters as the central protagonists in their stories. Caitlin GD Hopkins claims that most of Pixar’s female characters are “helpers, love interests, and moral compasses to the male characters whose problems, feelings, and desires drive the narratives....
Geek Poser Almost Arrested At Airport For Transformers Shirt By Hunter Stephenson/June 3, 2008 6:13 am EST A man (on right) says he was nearly arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport because he was wearing a T-shirt featuring Optimus Prime from the Transformers movie holding a robot gun. After airport security reportedly deemed the shirt too “offensive” and said he could not board the plane, he promptly changed into a festive party boat....
Gimme Remakes: Total Recall Recalled Back To Theaters By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 25, 2009 10:37 pm EST Earlier today, /Film’s Brendon Connelly reported on a new Matt Damon movie based loosely on a short story by one of the most important and precocious authors of all time, Philip K. Dick, and now, well, THIS. Columbia Pictures and producer Neal H. Moritz (I Am Legend, The Green Hornet, The Skulls III) have tossed Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall on the remake block under the pretense that today’s leaps in special effects will make it worthwhile....
Grindhouse Movie Trailer Now Online By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 15, 2007 3:59 pm EST The New Grindhouse trailer is now online. [quicktime width=“480” height=“220”]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/grindhouse.mov[/quicktime] Grindhouse is the much anticipated Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino double feature. An homage to exploitation B-movie thrillers that replicates the grind house theatergoing experience of the 1970’s. Death Proof, directed by Tarantino, follows a psycho named Stuntman Mike (played by Kurt Russell) who stalks and kills beautiful women with his car....
Happytime Murders - A Muppet Noir By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 15, 2008 3:05 am EST The Jim Henson Co has begun to develop a puppet film noir detective comedy titled Happytime Murders. If we knew nothing else about this project, I would still spend $10 on a movie ticket. The story follows a puppet detective who is hired to solve a string of murders around a popular children’s television show called the Happytime Gang....
How The Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen IMAX Experience Compares With The Dark Knight By David Chen/June 24, 2009 7:51 am EST Nonetheless, in the context of the film, these swaps made sense. The resulting establishing shots gave Gotham city a feeling of grandeur and openness unique to the IMAX format. The action scenes, already visually spectacular, took on a heightened immediacy and drama. That’s why I was excited to hear that the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen would feature four scenes shot in native IMAX, and that the IMAX version of the film would be slightly longer with more robot fighting....
Judd Apatow Signs Three Picture Deal With Universal; How Much Money Will Funny Make? By Peter Sciretta/July 30, 2009 4:25 pm EST I can’t tell you much about Judd Apatow’s new film project, but I do know for sure that his next three films will begin with the Universal Pictures logo. Apatow has just inked a deal with Universal for his next three films as director. Even though Apatow has produced films for other companies, he has never directed a film outside of the Universal City-based studio....
Kevin Bacon Cast As The Villain In James Gunn’s Super By Brendon Connelly/Dec. 18, 2009 6:33 pm EST I can think of one popular parlour game that’s about to get a tiny bit easier… James Gunn’s Super is a very promising-sounding example of the “real world superheroes” subgenre that includes Special, Defendor and Kick-Ass. The film is currently shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana with Rainn Wilson starring as a would be superhero without any kind of powers who picks up a pipe wrench and decides to avenge… well, it begins with his wife cheating on him with a drug dealer called Jacques....
Lost Teaser: “January 2009 - Destiny Calls” By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 11, 2008 12:28 am EST “We Need to Go Back!!!!!” I need more… Lost Teaser: “January 2009 - Destiny Calls” By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 11, 2008 12:28 am EST “We Need to Go Back!!!!!” I need more… “We Need to Go Back!!!!!” I need more…
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/June 6, 2008 12:57 pm EST As expected, DreamWorks Animation has released the teaser trailer for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and boy is is annoying. It starts with some crappy club music and the characters singing that “You Got To Move It, Movie It” song. As predicted, the penguins look like the only funny thing in the movie. I’m not even sure King Julien, voiced by the hilarious Sacha Baron Cohen, will make you laugh in this one....
Man On Wire Becomes The Best Reviewed Movie Of ALL TIME By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 31, 2008 12:56 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/manonwiretrailer.flv 470 264] MAN ON WIRE – THE BEST REVIEWED MOVIE OF ALL TIME! James Marsh’s critically acclaimed doc claims top spot on Rottentomatoes.com THE INTERNET – October 30, 2008 – After a protracted draw, Magnolia Pictures’ MAN ON WIRE finally edged out long-time record holder TOY STORY 2 to claim the coveted top spot on Rottentomatoes....
Michael Moore On Oprah, Sicko Re-Released In Theaters By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 27, 2007 1:42 am EST The Weinstein Co are re-releasing Michael Moore’s Sicko this weekend, giving American audiences one more chance to catch this important documentary on the big screen. I can’t recommend this film enough, it’s one of the best of the year. And I’m sure it’s no coincidence that Moore will also be making a second appearance on Oprah today to follow up on his appearance from months ago....
New Fido Poster Features /Film By Peter Sciretta/March 27, 2007 10:05 am EST We saw Fido at the Sundance Film Festival and nothing but great things to say about it (You can read our review here). When I interviewed director Andrew Currie last month (an interview which will appear closer to the film’s theatrical release) he even quoted a line from my review. And now it looks like Lionsgate took notice too....
New Inception Tidbits: Plot Details Confirmed, Running Time And Conception By Peter Sciretta/March 10, 2010 1:11 am EST There hasn’t been much new on the Inception front recently, but I thought I’d cover some of the recent tidbits we’ve missed. /Film Shane T informs us that in the February issue of Empire Magazine, there is a very brief mention of Inception in the “On-Set Preview” section, where it states that writer/director Christopher Nolan came up with the idea for the movie when he was only 16 years old....
Peter Sarsgaard May Fight Green Lantern By Russ Fischer/Jan. 12, 2010 2:29 pm EST If you want to take a character like Green Lantern, who in the public eye is decidedly second-string, and make a giant Iron Man-sized success out of him, you’ve got to have a cast that can make the material sing. So far Warner Bros. is doing well by hiring Ryan Reynolds to play Hal Jordan / Green Lantern and Blake Lively to play Carol Ferris, but that doesn’t quite stack up against nabbing Robert Downey, Jr....
Photos: New Gerard Butler Movie Destroys Downtown Albuquerque By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 21, 2007 2:36 am EST A couple weeks back I got the chance to visit the set of the new Gerard Butler video game sci-fi action movie codenamed Game (it will have a different title when it hits theaters). I saw some very cool things (watch out for my report later this week) but photography was not allowed. A few days prior (and a few days after), the crew shot some battle sequences in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a few photographers were able to catch a few of the explosions and destroyed cars (but no Gerry)....
Richard Kelly Publicly Denounces Involvement In Donnie Darko Sequel; Teases The Box Score By Peter Sciretta/May 12, 2008 12:58 pm EST Â Last week when it was revealed that a Donnie Darko sequel S. Darko was about to enter into production, we passed along an e-mail with someone we know at Darko Entertainment that assured us that “Richard, Sean, and every ounce of Darko Entertainment are 150% NOT INVOLVED.” Now Richard Kelly has decided to come out of the editing room on The Box to publicly denounce involvement in the sequel:...
