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First Look: The Rocker; Plus Two Negative Test Screening Reviews By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 11, 2007 2:43 am EST This review is from “Ralphie”: This review is from “Old Blue”: “Not very good. Think of it this way, it was School of Rock with the story of Kickin’ it Old Skool’. The beginning of it seemed so promising and then turned into a horribly plot comeback movie. Rainn Wilson had the Dwight, from the office, comedy but it seemed to show up the wrong places....

Geek Deals: 56% Off Pixar 2-Disc Special Edition DVD Sets By Peter Sciretta/May 27, 2008 1:24 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Guillermo Del Toro Teases Some Big News By Brendon Connelly/Sept. 8, 2009 7:54 am EST Immense as it is, it seems that The Hobbit isn’t all that Guillermo del Toro has on the boil. Beyond being just six months or so into a many-year journey to bring the Baggins family back to the silver screen, he’s now teasing that there’s another big project – or big for him at least, he says – about to come to light....

Jason Reitman Says No Juno Sequel By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 13, 2008 12:51 pm EST But director Jason Reitman wants no part of a sequel, citing possible story problems. And with Diablo Cody being the IT screenwriter of the moment, I don’t think she’ll be finding time to work on a potential continuation. That’s not to say that the studio might not demand a sequel (hey, it’s easy money). And didn’t Searchlight proceed on a sequel to 28 Days Later without Danny Boyle’s participation?...

Live Free Or Die Hard Movie Trailer And Photos By Peter Sciretta/April 4, 2007 5:24 am EST The full length theatrical trailer for Live Free or Die Hard is now online. Am I the only one who still prefers the original (now international) title, Die Hard 4.0? Live Free or Die Hard takes place 18 years after the first film. John McClane (Bruce Willis) who must come out of retirement to battle an internet terrorist organization intending to systematically demolish or seize our technological infrastructure via a three-day plan....

Mark Millar Defends Wanted 2 Screenwriter By Peter Sciretta/April 21, 2009 1:14 pm EST Last week we reported that Evan Spiliotopoulos, co-writer of Pooh’s Heffalump Movie and its DVD Halloween spin-off, had been hired to write Wanted 2. Like others, I was a little surprised that a screenwriter with a past filmography comprising of family animated films was hired to pen the sequel to a balls-to-the-wall action-filled comic book adaptation. Comic book creator and producer Mark Millar has finally commented, coming to the defense of Spiliotopoulos:...

McG And Warner Bros. Pick Up I Am A Genius Of Unspeakable Evil And I Want To Be Your Class President By Hunter Stephenson/March 25, 2008 10:43 am EST Hey! Watch out hombre! It’s the new TAOJJBTCRF! Warner Bros. has snatched up the film rights to a book proposal by writer Josh Lieb (The Daily Show, a Deuce Bigelow) entitled I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President....

Milos Forman Says Movie Pirates Are Communists By Russ Fischer/June 10, 2009 7:11 pm EST At today’s World Copyright Summit, director Milos Forman (One Flew Over The Cukoo’s Nest, Amadeus) blasted individuals who pirate movies via the web, saying they aren’t engaging in democratic or capitalistic enterprise. What they’re “really doing is promoting a communist ideology,” he said. Forman was the keynote speaker at the summit, which (as the name implies) focuses on protecting creators’ rights....

New Moomin Movie In 3D, With Music From Bjork By Brendon Connelly/Nov. 18, 2009 7:25 am EST This is one for fans of Calvin and Hobbes or Studio Ghibli, and if you found Where the Wild Things Are’s sweet melancholy too much to resist, then there’s a good sprinkling of that feeling to be found here too. The Moomins were the creation of Finnish novelist and comic strip author Tove Jansson and, according to legend, she drew the first one to scare her brother....

New Posters: Max Payne, Transporter 3 And Baz Luhrmann’s Australia. By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 21, 2008 1:20 am EST Check out some new international movie posters for Max Payne, Transporter 3 and Baz Luhrmann’s Australia. via: postergeek, ros New Posters: Max Payne, Transporter 3 And Baz Luhrmann’s Australia. By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 21, 2008 1:20 am EST Check out some new international movie posters for Max Payne, Transporter 3 and Baz Luhrmann’s Australia....

Nimrod Antal Is Sam Raimi’s Pick For The Spider-Man Reboot? By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 14, 2010 11:56 am EST The last name touted as front runner for directorship of the new Spider-Man series was 500 Days of Summer’s Marc Webb. Okay – there’s that infamous Freakonomics theory that your name can shape your life, but maybe it seems this Webb might not stick. Another new name has been put forward, and this time it’s none other than Nimrod Antal, director of Kontroll, Vacancy, Armored and the upcoming Predators....

NSFW: The Informers UNRATED Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 14, 2009 8:58 pm EST Senator Entertainment has released an unrated uncensored Totally NSFW red band movie trailer for The Informers. Based on the novel by author Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho, Rules Of Attraction). Sundance director Geoffrey Gilmore admits that the film’s drugs and sex filled story might be too much for some people. “If you want to take a shot at it, it’s a full target,” Gilmore admitted....

Paramount Lawyers Confirm Cloverfield/Cheese Call-Sheet Is Real By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 9, 2007 3:11 pm EST Yesterday a leaked call-sheet from the set of Paramount’s Cheese (a code-name for the film which is code-named Cloverfield and 1-18-08) was posted on the internet by NY Magazine [click here to read our coverage]. The call sheet supposedly revealed the final scene of the film, an alternative ending, as well as the first couple scenes in the movie....

Ruining He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 3, 2007 11:50 pm EST Growing up a child of the 80’s, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was one of the shows I watched (along with many of the other series which are now pop culture nostalgia items on that VH1 show and in references on Family Guy). So it pains me to learn via our friends at IESB that the big screen adaptation of the cartoon series/action figure line is being handled so poorly....

Saw Future Revealed On Xbox Live? By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 18, 2009 1:45 pm EST There’s something in this post that constitutes a potential major spoiler for Saw VI, so I’m going to hide it after the break. First of all, though, I’ll tell you how it surfaced. Bloody Disgusting received a tip-off from a reader who had last night been perusing the movies available through the X-Box Live service. When they called up the synopsis posted for Saw V, however, it was clearly inappropriate....

Splice Director Vincenzo Natali Digs Tunnels By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 18, 2010 2:56 pm EST Harry Potter publisher Barry Cunningham proudly declared that he had found the next world-shaking smash when he signed up authors Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams and published their book The Highfield Mole, renaming it Tunnels. It doesn’t seem that he was quite right – there’s three Tunnels books so far with a fourth to come soon and I only know of one person who’s read any of them at all – but the first in the Tunnels series, unsurprisingly just called Tunnels itself, was at least was a very well received book by the press....

Star Wars Metal Sculptures By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 11, 2007 10:58 am EST I want a scrap metal Yoda sculpture, but am unwilling to pay $1,300+. Anyone want to buy it for me? Who knows if these metal sculptures are officially licensed by LucasFilm. I’m guessing not because if they were, they would likely be double the price. I also think the droid below is pretty kick ass. His price-tag is $3,000+....

Sundace Tidbits: U2 Concert And Cha Cha By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 19, 2008 1:58 pm EST The big rumor going around Sundance is that U2 is holding a private concert (possibly tonight after the premiere of U2 3D at the Eccles). It’s the hottest ticket/invite of the festival, only problem is, it doesn’t exist – or so say the publicists behind the film. I have heard that U2 is having a small private party (possibly at Ciseros) and while no musical set is planned, Bono and crew might very well play a few songs, but that isn’t on the official plans....

Tune In Tonight At 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST For /Filmcast Live By David Chen/June 2, 2008 10:42 am EST Thanks to everyone for tuning in to last week’s live broadcast of the /Filmcast, and for subscribing to us in iTunes! You helped the debut episode of the /Filmcast make it into iTunes’ “Top Podcasts” and “New and Notable” sections. Tonight we’ll be discussing the Lost finale (possibly with spoilers, so try and be caught up by then!...

Update: Russell Crowe NOT Guy Ritchie’s Dr. Watson By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 1, 2008 10:00 am EST Update: Empire has confirmed with Guy Ritchie that the Sun’s report is FALSE: “I don’t have a Watson,” said Ritchie. “Somebody just told me that I have Russell Crowe lined up but that’s news to me. I suspect that hasn’t happened and I’m still looking for my Watson.” The original report follows. As you already know, Robert Downey Jr....