MLK Weekend Battle Royale: Eastwood Has A Decided Edge Over Zwick By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2008 8:00 am EST The release dates are changing like autumn leaves as studios juggle titles to both maximize box office performance and position projects for awards season. A pair of decidedly serious motion pictures with real Oscar pedigrees have both landed on Friday, January 16, the start of the long Martin Luther King Day Weekend....
New Photo: On The Set Of James Cameron’s Avatar By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 12, 2009 2:14 am EST We’ve seen a few production photos from James Cameron’s Avatar thus far, but most of them consisted of Cameron and crew huddled behind monitors looking off into the distance at something we can only assume is cool. We can only assume, because we never see what exactly they’re looking at. Well the New York Times has an interesting set photo which actually shows a bit more than the usual....
No Live Action Ninja Turtles Movie After All By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 5, 2008 7:57 am EST Remember that Live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles item from earlier in the week? Apparently it is completely false according to TMNT writer Stephen Murphy’s blog the 5th Turtle. Sorry guys, it seems like a lot of online news outlets fell for the bait, and we were one of them. But you never know, it sometimes takes a couple rumors like this to make a Hollywood studio realize there might be a market for such a film…...
Photo: Iron Man Movie Armor Revealed By Peter Sciretta/May 2, 2007 10:45 am EST A couple weeks ago we got our first glimpse at the Mark 1 Iron Man armor. That wasn’t enough for most folks. Last week we got our first look at Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. That still wasn’t enough. Well now Entertainment Weekly has released the first photo of Iron Man in full red and gold armor....
The Crazies Movie Trailer #3 By Devindra Hardawar/Jan. 14, 2010 1:24 am EST The third (and presumably last) trailer for Breck Eisner’s The Crazies has hit, and this one is all about being short and sweet. We covered the first trailer back in October (which featured the Gary Jules cover of “Mad World”), and the second in December, which went a bit more in depth with the setup. The film tells the tale of a small town whose population has been turned into crazy killing machines by some sort of unknown toxin....
The Runaways Movie Trailer: Fast, Cheap And Hopefully Out Of Control By Russ Fischer/March 5, 2010 10:39 am EST Floria Sigismondi’s account of the formation and early career of The Runaways is opening soon, and here’s the first full trailer for the film. It’s a a lot better than the teaser, as it goes slightly lighter on all the world-changing crap and shows off the characters and the LA dives and parties in which they came together....
Updates: Bennett Miller Takes Moneyball, Plus Minor Bourne 4 And Jack Ryan Details By Russ Fischer/Dec. 5, 2009 9:54 pm EST A month ago there was news that two directors were possibly in line to take Steven Soderbergh’s place on Moneyball: Marc Webb of (500) Days of Summer and Capote’s Bennett Miller. At the time, there was conflicting info on who was first in line. THR seemed to emphasize Webb, but The Playlist had been told that Webb’s offer was old and that Miller was really the guy in line for the job....
Valkyrie Teaser Promo In High Resolution By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 6, 2007 7:54 pm EST Last week we were the first ones to bring you the teaser promo trailer for Bryan Singer’s WWII film Valkyrie. But the video clip was lower quality than we would have liked. Today I bring you the same teaser trailer clip in Higher resolution. In fact, you can view the clip over on Apple.com in High Definition....
VOTD: 300 With Lightsabers By Peter Sciretta/June 21, 2008 4:07 am EST [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/300lightsabers.flv 470 350] 300 With Lightsabers by inlineskater666 The Pitch: What if George Lucas made 300? This fan made video mash-up proves that anything is better with lightsabers. Thanks to /Film reader Oscar for sending this in. One more from YouTube below. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations....
VOTD: Almost Transformers By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 27, 2008 12:00 am EST Almost Transformers The Pitch: Merrick and Rosso bring us “Almost Transformers – Whitegoods in Disguise”. 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.com. VOTD: Almost Transformers...
VOTD: Edgar Wright On Disney’s The Black Hole By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 8, 2008 12:00 am EST Edgar Wright on Disney’s The Black Hole The Pitch: In a new episode of Trailers From Hell, Hot Fuzz director Edgar Wright talks about one of his childhood favorites, Disney’s The Black Hole. If you want to see the trailer without Wright’s commentary, head on over to YouTube. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations....
VOTD: Rendezvous With Rama Short Film By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 21, 2008 12:00 am EST Rendezvous With Rama Short Film The Pitch: Last week it was revealed that David Fincher won’t be directing a big screen adaptation of Rendezvous With Rama after all. We used an image for our blog about the news which we just assumed was included in one of the many editions of the book. Apparently not. Longtime /Film reader Aaron Ross e-mailed to inform us that the image is actually from his short film....
/Film’s David Chen Guest Hosts Filmspotting By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 26, 2009 11:00 am EST This week, /Film’s own David Chen had the opportunity to guest host the movie podcast Filmspotting. Filmspotting started way back in 2005 and is one of the oldest, most well-respected movie podcasts on the internet. They also achieved the dream of many podcasters: Getting picked up by a well-respected radio station. They currently broadcast on WBEZ in Chicago, a station they share with shows such as This American Life....
300 Prequel/Sequel Moving Forward By Hunter Stephenson/June 27, 2008 9:01 am EST Earlier today, Peter reported on the race to the screen between two new Greek mythology epics inspired by 300. The flip side of this news is that both director Zack Snyder and 300 producers, Mark Canton and Gianni Nunnari (who are also producing one the aforementioned epics) confirmed to Collider at the Saturn Awards that a 300 sequel/prequel is finally bubbling....
Big Budget Troll Remake? By Peter Sciretta/July 18, 2007 11:46 am EST BD is reporting that someone in Hollywood has decided to make a big budget remake of John Carl Buechler’s 1986 horror film TROLL. The only thing we know so far is the provided plot synopsis: The film is about a young boy enters a parallel world of wizards and magic where he befriends a good witch. Soon the boy learns that he must save the world from an evil Troll/Wizard that has the ability to hide his essence within the bodies of others....
Box Office: The Hangover Headed For Second Week Win By Peter Sciretta/June 12, 2009 9:53 pm EST Steve Mason has checked in with the Friday night box office estimates and The Hangover is heading for another win, with $10.2 million on Friday and $32 million weekend. Pixar’s Up added another $8.3 million on Friday and is heading for #2 with a $28.5 million 3-day. Sony’s The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 will likely end the weekend at #3, with an estimated $9 million on Friday, and $26 million 3-day....
Brian Azzarello’s Joker Graphic Novel By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 19, 2008 10:17 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Azzarello, known for writing hardcore violence into his comics, calls it “the most violent thing I’ve ever written.” Brian reteams with Lex Luthor: Man of Steel artist Lee Bermejo to “show an even darker and more disturbing side to the most dangerous man in Gotham.” The official book description reads:...
Clint Mansell Has Ambitious Plans For The Black Swan Soundtrack… And How About Source Code? By Brendon Connelly/Dec. 26, 2009 4:04 pm EST At the very least, each of Clint Mansell’s movie scores strengthens the film it accompanies and at the very best, his music works extraordinarily both in the picture and as standalone listening. With Lux Aeterna, his most astonishing cue from the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack, he managed to write one of the most beloved, discussed and arguably overplayed pieces of film music in the medium’s entire history....
Cool Stuff: Matt Groening’s Hellboy By Peter Sciretta/May 5, 2008 10:59 am EST In our continuing series of Cool Stuff features which began with what f if Charlie Brown cartoonist Charles Schulz created the Watchmen, continued with what if Dennis The Menace cartoonist Hank Ketcham created The Fantastic Four, we now bring you - What if The Simpsons/Futurama creator Matt Groening created Hellboy. The catch here is that the sketch was actually done by Matt Groening himself actually it turns out that it was done by David Au, one of the Futurama animators....
Digital Crunch: Coraline May Be The Only Tween Girl Who Hates The Jonas Brothers? By Steve Mason/Feb. 24, 2009 12:01 am EST Most tween girls love the Jonas Brothers, but not the case for the animated eleven-year-old title character from Henry Selick’s stop action animated 3-D masterpiece Coraline from Focus Features. Featuring the voices of Dakota Fanning and Teri Hatcher, the critics have swooned for this high tech gem (89% Fresh in Rotten Tomatoes), and audiences are just beginning to discover the charms of this $60M adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novel....
