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Sundance Photo/Trailer Preview: Obselidia By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 25, 2009 3:00 pm EST Director/screenwriter Diane Bell’s Obselidia is one of 16 films selected from 1,058 submissions for the Dramatic Competition for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Described as a “save-the-world love story”, the film tells the story of a lonely librarian believes love is obsolete until a road trip to Death Valley with a beguiling cinema projectionist teaches him otherwise. Shot on the Red Camera, featuring a score by UK musician Liam Howe (Spin Spin Sugar, 6 Underground) and starring a mostly unknown cast Gaynor Howe (Home and Away), Michael Piccirilli, and Frank Hoyt Taylor....

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham And Jet Li To Team Up For The Expendables By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 6, 2008 2:52 am EST Sylvester Stallone will direct a new action film titled The Expendables, which he also wrote. The film will star three action stars from three different countries: Stallone, Jason Statham, and Jet Li. This kind of reminds me of when Quentin Tarantino was originally planning to fill Inglourious Basterds with a team of American action heros....

Transformers 2 - Behind The Scenes Of Day One By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 4, 2008 12:49 am EST I was on the road (or in the air) most of yesterday, so I never got around to posting this new behind the scenes video from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. First up is a video presented by Walmart, which shows Michael Bay explaining “Bay-haos” to the crew, before gearing up for the first day of shooting at the Bethlehem Steel Factory....

VOTD: A Scene From The Bazooka Joe Movie By Peter Sciretta/May 28, 2009 3:13 pm EST Last week it was announced that Michael Eisner was developing a movie adaptation of Bazooka Joe, the one-eyed baseball cap-wearing character from the bubblegum comics. Such a dumbass concept needs little to no planning, and has been quietly been fast tracked into production (rumor has it that the director just graduated from high school last week)....

VOTD: Dance Off With The Star Wars Stars By Peter Sciretta/June 12, 2008 2:17 am EST Dance Off with the Star Wars Stars by MookieMoviesThe Pitch: Chewbacca and a Jawa dance to Footloose, Princess Leia and Queen Amidala are Girls Just Want to Have Fun, and Darth Vader is a Thriller in Dance Off with the Star Wars Stars, part of the 2008 Star Wars Weekends Hyperspace Hoopla show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios....

VOTD: Triumph The Insult Comic Dog At Comic Con By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 4, 2008 12:00 am EST Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at Comic Con The Pitch: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog roamed the Comic Con show floor for Late Night With Conan O’Brien making fun of the geeks in attendance. Triumph also appeared at the TV Funhouse panel and roasted the crowd. Check out that video after the jump. Thanks to /Gamer’s Jon Christensen for the tip....

300 Producer And Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Adapting Right Stuff, Wrong Sex By Peter Sciretta/March 19, 2010 2:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The official description from the book reads: In Right Stuff, Wrong Sex, Margaret Weitekamp shows how the Woman in Space program — conceived by Dr. William Randolph Lovelace and funded by world-famous pilot and businesswoman Jacqueline Cochran — challenged prevailing attitudes about women’s roles and capabilities....

Announcing /Gamer: Get Your E3 Coverage Here By Peter Sciretta/July 14, 2008 4:11 am EST I have a Big Announcement: We’re launching a video game blog called /gamer. It’s actually something that’s been in the works for a while now – years actually. SlashGamer.com will cover all the latest news in the video game industry, in addition to pointing you towards some of the cool video game related stuff from around the web and beyond....

Avatar Power Suit On Display At E3 By Peter Sciretta/June 2, 2009 9:48 pm EST These 14-feet tall Powersuits, called Heavy loaders, (potential spoilers) “are worn by human troopers on the surface of alien planet Pandora. One sequence is going to show a group of Powersuited troopers, led by Matt Gerald’s Corporal Lyle Waynefleet, laying waste to a Na’vi village, torching it with flamethrowers and even causing civilian casualties.” The suits look fucking insane....

Be Kind Rewind Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 30, 2007 4:14 pm EST If I had to make a list of the top 10 movies I’m excited about for 2008 (note: I once tried, but came up with 55 movies instead), Be Kind Rewind would be front and center. Michel Gondry’s film captures the magic of movies and filmmaking, and a weird, quirky and totally original comic plot starring Jack Black and Mos Def....

Box Office: Summit Scores A Nice Hit With Knowing By Steve Mason/March 22, 2009 10:47 am EST As a production company, Summit is responsible for some monster hits, including commercially and/or artistically successful films like Once (Oscar nominee for Best Picture), American Pie ($102..5M domestic), Memento (Oscar nominee for Best Original Screenplay: Chris Nolan), Mr. & Mrs. Smith ($186.3M domestic) and In the Valley of Ellah (Tommy Lee Jones nominated for Best Actor)....

BREAKING: Mark Wahlberg IN, Ryan Gosling OUT Of Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 21, 2007 9:22 pm EST Just one day before shooting is set to begin, Mark Wahlberg has stepped in to replace Ryan Gosling (Lars and the Real Girl) in the Peter Jackson-directed adaptation of Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones. Wahlberg has taken the role of Jack Salmon, the grieving father of a 14-year-old girl from suburban Pennsylvania who is murdered by her neighbor....

Cool Stuff: Allspark Cube USB Hub By Peter Sciretta/April 14, 2008 5:27 am EST According to wikipedia, the Allspark Cube is a “cubic artifact adorned with glyphs and designs, and is capable of granting independent life to normal electronic and mechanical objects, and the source of life for all Transformers.” “The Autobots and the Decepticons seek the All Spark for their own purpose. The Autobots want the All Spark to rebuild Cybertron and end the war, while the Decepticons want the All Spark to defeat the Autobots and conquer the universe....

Cool Stuff: Beastie Boys Inspired Art By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 19, 2009 6:00 am EST The Beastie Boys aren’t exactly movie related, but their music videos (some by Spike Jonze) have inspired very cinematic images. Gallery 1988 has a Beatie Boys inspired art show titled “Under the Influence” at their Los Angeles gallery, which will be open until January 29th 2009. I thought we’d take a look at some of our favorite pieces (particularly the more sci-fi and 70’s movie inspired pieces) from the show....

Cool Stuff: Han Solo In Carbonite 12 Inch Figure Environment By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 7, 2008 6:00 am EST Sideshow Collectibles has begun taking preorders for their 12 inch figure environment Han Solo in Carbonite. The set-up captures “every detail of the carbonite slab as Han hung suspended as a trophy on Jabba’s wall, motionless and frozen in time.” The piece is constructed of highest quality materials, including heavy-weight polystone, then hand painted and hand-finished to Sideshow’s exacting standards....

Dark Knight Viral: Operation Slipknot By Peter Sciretta/April 23, 2008 11:31 am EST The Dark Knight viral game has returned with an e-mail assignment from Commissioner Gordon: — From: Jim Gordon Date: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 11:36 AM Subject: Operation Slipknot To: /Film OK friend, you’re up to bat now. You have yourself a new assignment: Operation Slipknot. — The Operation Slipknot website appears to be a hub for tracking down the corrupt Gotham City police officers....

By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2007 4:49 am EST I always suspected that Julia Stiles was too smart to be just another teen actress. It turns out the Save the Last Dance and 10 Things I Hate About You star has directed a movie starring Zooey Deschanel (Elf, Almost Famous) and Bill Irwin. Check out the trailer, after the jump. [quicktime width=“384” height=“240”]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/raving.mov[/quicktime] Inspired by a feature entitled “The Dress (shirt, boots, jacket, jewels…) that changed my Life” in ELLE’s October Personal Style issue, Stiles wrote and directed her first short-length film (We assume this means 30 minutes?...

First Official Look: Samuel L. Jackson In The Spirit By Peter Sciretta/May 12, 2008 2:15 pm EST The latest issue of Comic-Con Magazine has the first official photo of Samuel L. Jackson as The Spirit arch-enemy the Octopus. They also have an interview with Frank Miller talking about the upcoming comic book adaptation. Click to enlarge. The Spirit hits theaters on Christmas 2008. First Official Look: Samuel L. Jackson In The Spirit...

G.I. Joe Screenwriter Stuart Beattie Has Written Halo Spec Script By Hunter Stephenson/April 1, 2008 4:33 pm EST Note: This is a not an April Fool’s Day joke. Screenwriter Stuart Beattie, whose script is behind the $170 million G.I. Joe that’s currently filming, has written a full spec-script for a potential Halo movie according to Latino Review. Moreover, his script is based on Eric Nylund’s first book tie-in, the prequel Halo: The Fall of Reach, and carries the same name....

Guy Ritchie’s RockNRolla Movie Trailer - Return To Form? By Peter Sciretta/June 25, 2008 12:20 pm EST Empire has the movie trailer for Guy Ritchie’s new film RockNRolla. When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, and all of London’s criminal underworld wants in on the action. Everyone from a dangerous crime lord to a sexy accountant, a corrupt politician and down-on-their-luck petty thieves conspire, collude and collide with one another in an effort to get rich quick....