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A Ten Minute Look At Disney’s Meet The Robinsons By Peter Sciretta/March 30, 2007 1:27 pm EST I saw Disney’s Meet The Robinsons last night, but haven’t found time to write a review yet. The movie is probably the best thing Disney has put out in a few years (this doesn’t include Pixar). The film’s message is stolen directly from Walt Disney himself and is probably the best piece of advice you can give a young person (especially in a day and age when every movie has some stupid corny message that really doesn’t translate into use in the real world)....

By Peter Sciretta/April 19, 2007 3:22 am EST Oh no, the press have found a photo of Virginia Tech Mass Murderer Cho Seung-Hui mimicking a movie. No disrespect to the families involved in the horrible tragedy that occurred earlier this week, but please don’t let this be Columbine all over again. For those of you who don’t remember, this is what happened. People decided that it couldn’t have been their fault, that ignoring all the signs from the messed up Columbine kids was not the issue at hand....

Confirmed: Joaquin Phoenix Giving Up Acting To Pursue Music By David Chen/Nov. 3, 2008 1:07 pm EST We heard rumors last week that 34-year old Joaquin Phoenix might be retiring from film but the fact that E!’s reporter didn’t take him seriously caused him to walk off and prevented him from elaborating further (check out this vid for the entire interaction). Phoenix was understandably peeved, but now the AP reports that this past Saturday night, at the premiere of his latest film,Two Lovers (directed by James Gray), Joaquin Phoenix officially announced the end of his movie career in order to pursue music....

Dark Knight Sequel Update: Waiting On Nolan By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 27, 2008 1:06 am EST Buried at the end of The Hollywood Reporter’s article on the marketing of The Dark Knight is a small update on the status of a third Batman film: Both Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures want to greenlight a third film, but are waiting for Christopher Nolan to come to them with a “story and a plan....

Description Of First Indiana Jones IV Trailer? By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 24, 2008 2:40 pm EST Quicksand? Stairs coming out of walls right out of an M.C. Escher work? A box labeled Roswell? Shia cracking teacher jokes to Ford? Is this what we can expect from the first trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull that will be attached to The Spiderwick Chronicles on February 15th? The following description is from a spy over at AICN…...

First Look: Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 21, 2007 2:29 pm EST MTV has a first look at Michael Cera (SuperBad) and Kat Dennings (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) in the big screen adaptation of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Directed by Peter Sollett (Raising Victor Vargas), and based on the novel by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, “It all starts when Nick asks Norah to be his girlfriend for five minutes, to avoid his ex-girlfriend, who’s just walked in to his band’s show....

First Look: The Abomination From The Incredible Hulk By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 9, 2008 12:40 pm EST CHUD has a scan of a new toy advertisement featuring our first look at The Abomination from The Incredible Hulk reboot/sequel. Emil Blonsky, played in the film by Tim Roth, is transformed into The Abomination after nation after injecting himself with Banner’s gamma formula out of spitefulness. We’ve also included a photo of The Abomination from the comic books below for comparison....

Geek Deal: Three Blu-Ray Movie Packs For $25 By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 21, 2009 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I always find it amusing how these three packs are grouped. They usually contain one or two good movies and a film you’d never ever buy. But at the price, it’s probably still worth it for the two movies you do like. The Funny Guy Collection is probably the one exception, unless you’re one of those people that hated Napoleon....

George Lucas Addresses The Star Wars Prequel Haters On The Daily Show By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 6, 2010 11:00 am EST George Lucas was interviewed last night by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, where he addressed the fans who take the Star Wars films too seriously and the haters of the prequels. Watch the seven minute interview after the jump. George Lucas Addresses The Star Wars Prequel Haters On The Daily Show...

Hansel And Gretel: The Tim Burton Movie You’ve Never Seen By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 30, 2007 10:10 pm EST Before BeetleJuice, Batman, Pee Wee Herman’s Big Adventure, and Sweeney Todd, Tim Burton directed a modern gothic violent retelling of Hansel and Gretel. Never heard of it before? I assure you, It exists. Although very little evidence can be found. And if you haven’t seen it, you likely never will. Filmed for $116,000 on 16mm, this live-action short film featured a cast of amateur Japanese actors, kung fu fights and Japanese toys, as Burton was obsessed with Japanese culture at the time of production....

Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 18, 2007 11:08 am EST Harold and Kumar 2 doesn’t know what to call itself. Originally the production went under the title Harold & Kumar Go To Amsterdam, but New Line abandoned that title because, after-all, they don’t actually go to Amsterdam. The sequel follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists when they try to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam....

Hawaii May Host Predators By Russ Fischer/Aug. 31, 2009 11:00 am EST Here’s the salient bit from the site Reel Hawaii: The key data there isn’t the location, but the duration. Eighteen days is not a lot. I don’t know if Rodriguez can push Antal to shoot as fast as Rodriguez does on his own pictures, but by normal standards, eighteen days is barely enough to shoot a couple of big jungle sequences....

Hollywood To Award Reality Show Winner With Starring Movie Role?! By Peter Sciretta/June 9, 2008 12:55 am EST With the success of American Idol, I knew it would be only a matter of time before Hollywood would auction off film roles in reality television shows. VH1 has greenlighted a new reality series called Scream Queens which will involve 10 unknown actresses competing for a “Major Role” in a upcoming horror film from Lionsgate Films....

JCVD Movie Trailer - Jean-Claude Van Damme Is Back! By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 12, 2008 11:13 pm EST When I first heard about JCVD, I imagined a b-list action comedy like My Name is Bruce. When I finally saw the film at Fantastic Fest in Austin, I was shocked to find that the film is actually a character drama about a down on his luck b-list action star who steps into a bad situation....

Judd Apatow’s Funny People Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 20, 2009 2:22 pm EST Universal has released the first trailer for Judd Apatow’s upcoming dramedy Funny People on Moviefone. The movie stars Adam Sandler as a famous comedian who has a near-death experience and hires/befriends and an unknown comedian/joke-writer played by Seth Rogen. You can read our previous review of the script here. The trailer gives away a lot more of the story than I thought it would, and looks very glossy for a Apatow flick....

LOL: How To Ruin Watchmen By Peter Sciretta/March 5, 2009 1:38 pm EST Gizmodo ran a photoshop contest, asking readers to ruin Watchmen photos in a hilarious or funny way. I love the shot of Jar Jar caught in Dr. Manhattan’s Intrinsic Field subtractor. I’ve included two of my other favorites after the jump. Head on over to Gizmodo to see all of the contest entries. LOL: How To Ruin Watchmen...

LOL: Trekkie Angered At New Star Trek Movie’s Inaccurate Representation Of Futuristic San Francisco By Peter Sciretta/March 13, 2009 11:12 am EST In the recent Star Trek trailers, they showed shots of Starfleet Academy, which is based in a futuristic version of San Francisco. Being a resident of the bay area myself, I paused the exact moment in the 1080p version of the trailer to see how much detail they put into the establishing shot....

Matt Reeves Explains Why He’s Remaking Let The Right One In By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 14, 2008 12:59 pm EST As you know, Let the Right One In was one of our favorite movies this year. And you might also remember, the Swedish vampire coming of age adaptation is getting an American remake. MTV was able to talk with director Matt Reeves, who gave some details and reassurances about the project....

Michael Bay And Platinum Dunes Making Ouija Board Movie By Hunter Stephenson/May 31, 2008 11:44 am EST Thought Slashfilm had let this one get past us, did you? No way! Like a freshly charged cougar stashing away a coveted Von Dutch trucker hat (and an STD) at the mall, we were saving it for the weekend. Platinum Dunes is teaming up with Hasbro to bring the board game, Ouija Board, to so many theaters you won’t escape it!...

New Inglourious Basterds Photo By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 17, 2008 12:46 pm EST Filmz.ru has a new photo from Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. It appears to show Mélanie Laurent as Shoshanna Dreyfus, a Jewish girl who is the only survivor of a bloody Nazi manhunt, and her projectionist friend/lover Marcel, played by Jacky Ido. Thanks to /Film reader Christopher M for the tip. I’m not exactly sure what is going on in the picture (who is the guy on the table), maybe someone that has read the script might be able to clarify in the comments....