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Cool Stuff: Hot Toys Terminator 2 Sarah Connor Collectible Figure By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 22, 2010 4:00 pm EST Hot Toys is releasing a Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1/6th scale Sarah Connor Collectible Figure as part of their Movie Masterpiece Series line. I’m always amazed at the detail that goes into these figures, The movie-accurate Sarah Connor collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Linda Hamilton in the movie, highlighting the newly sculpted head and muscular arm, as well as detailed hair sculpture....

Director Samuel Bayer Would Not Return For Nightmare On Elm Street Sequel; Hints At Comic Book Adaptation By David Chen/March 2, 2010 6:32 am EST I recently had the opportunity to chat extensively with director Samuel Bayer, who’s directing the upcoming remake for A Nightmare on Elm Street. We’ll have the full audio and text of the interview up on the site tomorrow, so be sure check back for that. In the meantime, I can reveal that he’s explicitly stated that even if the Elm Street remake performs well, he won’t be returning to the director’s chair for any sequels that may arise....

Disney’s Re-Negotiation With Starz Could Limit Netflix Ability To Offer Streaming Movies By Russ Fischer/Jan. 15, 2010 3:25 pm EST When Netflix partnered with the Starz network in October 2008 the deal was a serious coup. Through the deal with Starz, Netflix got access to a large library of streaming movies, and did so without having to negotiate digital rights with individual studios. Some of the Starz content is represented by old, low-quality pan and scan transfers (just try to stream The Terminator) but much of the content is quite good....

Early Review Of The Wachowskis’ Speed Racer By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 21, 2008 12:26 pm EST An early review of Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski’s Speed Racer has popped up over at AICN and the anonymous reviewer reports that the film might not be rated G after all. He’s saying PG-13. “No, as it stands there is cursing in it, which shocked my roommate and I because we heard that they were gunning for the G rating as well....

First Look: Observe And Report By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 15, 2008 2:36 am EST Warner Bros has released the first two photos for Observe and Report, Jody Hill’s follow-up to the cult comedy The Foot Fist Way. The dark comedy stars Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Michael Pena and Ray Liotta. The full plot synopsis follows: “At the Forest Ridge Mall, head of security Ronnie Barnhardt patrols his jurisdiction with an iron fist, combating skateboarders, shoplifters and the occasional unruly customer while dreaming of the day when he can swap his flashlight for a badge and a gun....

First Look: Seth Rogen And James Franco In The Pineapple Express By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 1, 2007 3:00 pm EST According to Wikipedia, the Pineapple Express is a non-technical, shorthand term popular in the news media for a meteorological phenomenon which is characterized by a strong and persistent flow of atmospheric moisture and associated heavy rainfall from the waters adjacent to the Hawaiian Islands and extending to any location along the Pacific coast of North America....

First Official Photos From The Expendables By Peter Sciretta/April 13, 2009 10:37 am EST Update: A Third photo of Stallone has been added after the jump. The unofficial-looking official blog for Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables has released the first photos from the film. The cropped photo above features Eric Roberts and Stone Cold Steve Austin flying through the air with a giant explosion in the background. Roberts commented on the day of shooting:...

Franklyn International Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 9, 2009 8:29 pm EST HanWay Films has released the official international movie trailer for the dark dystopian fantasy film Franklyn on IGN. The first feature film by writer/director Gerald McMorrow, Franklyn is a “split narrative set simultaneously in contemporary London and in a future metropolis ruled by religious fervor.” Sounds pretty crazy right? Well it gets even weirder. “It’s the story of four lost souls, divided by two parallel worlds, on course for an explosive collision when a single bullet will decide all their fates....

Geek Deal: Over 50% Off Select Movies/TV Shows By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 3, 2008 12:22 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Blu-Ray Deals (50%+ Off): Rambo 1-3 Boxset – $24.99 Weeds Season 1 and 2 – $13.99 each Mad Men Season One – $24.99 Stargate (Extended Cut) – $9.99 Reservoir Dogs (15th Anniversary) – $12.49 American Psycho – $12.49 Total Recall – $9.99 TV on DVD (50%+ Off):...

International Movie Poster: M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening By Peter Sciretta/May 19, 2008 4:03 pm EST The Happening hits theaters on Friday June 13th 2008.

Is Scorsese’s Next Now An Adaptation Of The Invention Of Hugo Cabret? By Russ Fischer/Jan. 5, 2010 10:25 am EST And here you thought Martin Scorsese was finally going to get his Sinatra biopic off the ground. Almost three years ago there was word that Warner Bros. had optioned the childrens book The Invention of Hugo Cabret for John Logan to adapt and Scorsese to direct. Now a pair of European news reports suggest that he’ll shoot the film this spring in Paris and London....

Is This Inception’s Dream Machine? By Brendon Connelly/April 5, 2010 1:50 pm EST While attending Christopher Nolan’s Inception panel, /Film’s own Peter Sciretta was given a ticket for some Warner Bros swag which included a mysterious t-shirt. The full size image is lurking beyond the break. The back of the shirt features a QR code that I assume will play some part in upcoming viral activity. Here’s the picture. You’ll see that this ‘Dream Machine’ is housed inside a briefcase, which marries perfectly with reports on the film’s plot....

Johnny Depp To Earn $56 Million For Pirates 4? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 7, 2008 2:36 am EST According to The Daily Mail (read: grain of salt), Johnny Depp will be paid £32,000,000 (about $56 million) for the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean 4. This would make Depp the highest paid actor (up-front) in film history. Tom Hanks supposedly made an estimated $50 million for the Da Vinci Code follow-up Angels & Demons....

Mystery Team Extends NYC Run, Demand It! By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 8, 2009 8:36 am EST DERRICK Comedy’s feature film debut Mystery Team had the fourth-highest per screen average this past weekend, a period during which they were the second-most Demanded thing on Eventful. Demand the film come to your city. I’ve been told that they’re trying to respond to those demands in as timely a fashion as their schedule and budget will allow....

National Lampoon To Make Unoriginal 300 Spoof Movie By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2007 10:23 am EST Let’s face it. National Lampoon hasn’t produced anything good since may-be Christmas Vacation (and that’s debatable in most people’s minds). Well now the crew that made Animal House, and a bunch of recent bombs you wouldn’t reccognize have decided to spoof the sword-andsandal films with National Lampoon’s 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Wallace Leonidas....

Photos: Bong Joon Ho, Leos Carax, And Michel Gondry’s Tokyo! By Peter Sciretta/May 12, 2008 12:17 am EST Another bunch of photos direct from the Cannes Film Festival, which begins this week. Tôkyô! is the upcoming three part anthology project, a triptych film in the same tradition of New York Stories or Paris, je t’aime, from directors Bong Joon Ho (The Host), Leos Carax (Bad Blood) and Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine)....

Quentin Tarantino To Make Kill Bill: Volume 3 & 4? By Peter Sciretta/June 24, 2007 3:13 pm EST Kill Bill Executive Producer E. Bennet Walsh is now claiming that writer/director Quentin Tarantino has formulated the plots for two sequels which he plans to film in China. According to our friends at FilmIck, Kill Bill: Volume 3 would be the revenge story of two Crazy 88s killers whose arms and eyes were hacked by Uma Thurman in the first volume....

Reader Feedback: SAW V - What Did You Think? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 24, 2008 7:53 pm EST If you make the trip to the movie theater this weekend, chances are you’re there seeing SAW V, Clint Eastwood’s Changeling, High School Musical 3 (although I doubt the demographic that reads /Film would be caught dead watching that film) or Pride and Glory. We want to know what you thought! Post your comments below....

Reminder: Stephen Tobolowsky Will Be On The /Filmcast Tonight At 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST By David Chen/Aug. 4, 2008 11:53 am EST Tonight on the /Filmcast, we’re honored to be joined by the incomparable actor Stephen Tobolowsky. I think the first time I remember seeing him in a movie was as the unflappable Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day although most recently, I thought his performance as Sammy Jankis in Memento was particularly moving (Many readers will probably also remember him as Bob Bishop in Heroes)....

Rian Johnson Directed An Upcoming Episode Of Breaking Bad: Season 3 By David Chen/March 5, 2010 4:39 pm EST One of my most anticipated television events of the year is the arrival of Breaking Bad: Season 3.The AMC original series, created by Vince Gilligan, has gone from strength to strength and cemented itself as one of the best shows on television (and, I would argue, one of the best TV shows of all time)....