Retro Movie Trailer: Back To The Future By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 4, 2007 7:03 pm EST One of the teaser trailers from the early 1980s, just happens to be for my favorite movie of all time – Back to the Future. I assume this trailer was filmed early on in the production, as it contains absolutely no footage from the feature film. Most of the earlier teaser trailers were like this (JAWS, Superman: The Movie)....
Ridley Scott Casts Matthew Macfadyen As The Sheriff Of Nottingham In Robin Hood By Peter Sciretta/April 24, 2009 12:47 am EST Initially the screenplay for Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood called for Russell Crowe to play a dual role as both the Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood, but that idea was dropped early on. Scott decided to go a different direction. He has said in interviews that the Sheriff character is “less important”, and that the main villain of the story is actually the country of France....
Sean Penn’s Into The Wild Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/June 22, 2007 12:03 pm EST Many of you probably know Sean Penn as an actor, but he’s been directing flicks since 1991. His latest, Into the Wild stars Emile Hirsch as a young, idealistic kid who abandons life as most of us know it for the Alaskan wilderness. Based on the bestseller by Jon Krakauer, and inspired by a true story....
Special “Cliffhanger” Version Of Toy Story 3 To Tour US From Next Month, Three New Teasers By Brendon Connelly/March 28, 2010 4:55 pm EST Here’s a brave new idea in movie marketing: take the first act or two of your movie out on the road and play it to people months before they can buy themselves a ticket to the full thing. This is Disney Pixar’s latest bold move in Toy Story 3 promotion, and I hope it pays dividends for them – though wasn’t early word saying that it was the last act of the movie that was the best?...
Stallone, Schwarzenegger And Willis Finally Unite For Their Expendables Scene By Russ Fischer/Oct. 26, 2009 10:30 am EST Oh, the irony! The three biggest action stars of the ’80s — Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis — finally shot a scene together last weekend, for Stallone’s film The Expendables. And after decades of fans hoping to see this action version of a Jason/Freddy/Michael Myers mashup their big moment was only a dialogue scene....
The /Filmcast Goes On A Screenrant, Tonight At 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST By David Chen/Sept. 8, 2008 5:11 pm EST A massive amount of film news went through the wires this past week. Tune in tonight to Slashfilm’s live page at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST to hear us discuss it all with Vic Holtreman from Screenrant. We’ll also be reviewing Nicholas Cage’s latest masterpiece, Bangkok Dangerous....
The Departed: Find The Hidden Mickeys By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 1, 2007 6:20 am EST Did You Know: Martin Scorsese scattered hidden and not so hidden X’s throughout The Departed as a homage to Howard Hawks’ classic 1932 Scarface. The great filmmaker used the symbol to hint at everyone’s impending doom. Miami Herald movie critic Rene Rodriguez recently went through the movie and took screen captures of all the X’s he could find....
Toy Story 3 Trailer #2: So Many Toys! By Russ Fischer/Feb. 11, 2010 8:18 am EST The second and final full trailer for Pixar’s Toy Story 3 has been released online via MySpace. It is packed with new characters and detail, and suggests that the scope of this film might be a lot bigger than I think some of us were expecting. Check it out after the break. The first full trailer for Toy Story 3 set up the basic story, in which Andy’s toys are boxed up and donated to Sunnyside Daycare, where the returning characters meet a bunch of new toys and eventually try to escape....
Twilight Movie Poster, Sequel(s) Talk By Hunter Stephenson/May 6, 2008 8:37 am EST It would be kind of excellent if the theme song to Twilight was a reworking of Madonna’s “Lucky Star.” Oh, hi Twilighters. MTV, obviously, has the exclusive teaser poster for their probable blockbuster adaptation of author/future mogul Stephenie Myer’s teen-lit vampire romance. Click to pop. Moreover, the poster was designed by 18-year-old rock photographer Joey Lawrence, who went on to tell Music Television that he’ll be “doing all the [Twilight] movies....
Universal Fire Photos By Peter Sciretta/June 1, 2008 5:52 pm EST We reported earlier today about the fire at Universal Studios which has destoryed the famous clock tower set from Back to the Future (last we heard, the Clock Tower itself was said to be okay), the King Kong exhibit and thousands of videos and reels in a vault. We now have more photos thanks to the Los Angeles Fire Department....
VOTD: TETRIS - The Movie By Peter Sciretta/April 25, 2008 12:00 am EST TETRIS: The Movie created by Block 20. The Pitch: What if Hollywood made a big budget movie out of the classic video game Tetris? “A brother dies. A hero is born. Get in line for adventure. Tetris is here.“Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD?...
Zombieland Sequel In 3D? By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 24, 2009 2:01 pm EST Sony hasn’t yet announced the development of a Zombieland sequel, but with a worldwide budget of over $85 million, it is likely only a matter of time. Moviehole has an interview with Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer, who revealed that not only is Sony interested in a sequel, but if they can “crack” the story for a sequel, it will probably be shot in 3D....
A Refresher In Polish Movie Posters By Hunter Stephenson/Sept. 15, 2008 8:56 pm EST Well Medicated put together a fine collection of 50 Polish movie posters, including the cute interpretation above of Rosemary’s Baby. I’ve included a few of my favorites here. And for contrast, I’ve attached the new domestic one-sheet for Leonardo DiCaprio’s Body of Lies—one of the blandest posters I’ve recently come across. Can’t say I prefer the foreign version of Weekend at Bernie’s, but that’s to be expected, no?...
Christopher Nolan To Direct Inception, What Does This Mean For Batman 3? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 11, 2009 2:12 pm EST Christopher Nolan’s next film won’t be a third Batman movie. But before fanboys freak out and begin drawing conclusions that might not exist, consider the following: this was expected by most everyone in the industry — we knew Nolan wanted to take a break and possibly work on something else (he’s made jokes about making something “very intimate, small story that happens to be photographed on a ridiculously large scale....
Comic-Con: Details And Reactions From Nightmare On Elm Street Footage And Panel; Englund Cameo Rumors Denied By David Chen/July 24, 2009 12:45 pm EST Filming on the new A Nightmare on Elm Street wrapped two weeks ago, but for the throbbing crowds at Comic Con, the makers of the film cut together some trailer-like footage, shown today in Hall H. Hit the jump for a description of some of the footage, and some details about the new film....
Contest: Ghost Special Collector’s Edition By Peter Sciretta/March 15, 2007 12:58 am EST Ghost Special Collector’s Edition hit DVD store shelves on March 13th, 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 March 22nd we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the release can be found after the jump....
Down For Maintenance By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 24, 2007 9:40 am EST Guys, sorry for the lack of updates this morning. Our web server was undergoing maintenance last night, which prevented us from making new posts. Keep it tuned to /Film for the next few hours and we’ll try to update you on all the interesting new news in the world of movies. Down For Maintenance By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 24, 2007 9:40 am EST...
Dustin Hoffman Not Returning For Little Fockers? By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 19, 2009 7:33 pm EST Dustin Hoffman might not return for the third installment in the Meet the Parents franchise. Entertainment Weekly is reporting a rumor that “there has been strife between Hoffman and the studio over the size of the part, the scheduling of the days on set and other difficulties.” Hoffman has agreed to appear in the film, titled Little Fockers, as part of a funny cameo near the end of the movie, but it seems like that will no longer happen....
Fan Film Trailer: The Hunt For Gollum By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 18, 2009 1:45 am EST Lord of the Rings fan Chris Bouchard adapted the upcoming 40-minute $3,000 fan film The Hunt For Gollum from the appendices of JRR Tolkien’s epic fantasy novels. The plan is to release the full film online for free on May 3rd on thehuntforgollum.com. The story follows the Heir of Isildur; the “greatest huntsman and traveler in Middle Earth” as he sets out to find the creature Gollum....
First Look: Blurry Photos Of Scarlett Johansson As Black Widow In Iron Man 2 By Peter Sciretta/July 15, 2009 8:37 pm EST Update: Click here for higher quality photos. Friday’s issue of Entertainment Weekly is a full-on Comic Con preview and features our first look at Scarlett Johansson as Russian superspy Natasha Romanoff (aka the Black Widow) from Iron Man 2. I’m sure we’ll have a high resolution scan of these tomorrow, but for now we’ll have to do with these screen-captures from Entertainment Tonight....
