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Sundance Video Review: Spike Jonze’s I’m Here By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 22, 2010 10:00 am EST Spike Jonze’s new half-hour short film titled I’m Here premiered tonight at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and /Film was at the Egyptian on Main Street for the screening. Funded by Absolut Vodka, I’m Here is a robot love story celebrating a life enriched by creativity. The movie is set in contemporary L.A., where life moves at a seemingly regular pace with the exception of a certain amount of robot residents who love among the population....

The Duchess Teaser Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 27, 2007 1:40 pm EST There is nothing I dislike more than a boring period drama. Keira Knightley seems to be obsessed with this genre. The teaser trailer for her newest, The Duchess is now online. The film is based on Amanda Foreman’s best-selling novel ‘Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire’, chronicles the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, an ancestor of Princess Diana who was also celebrated and reviled for her extravagant political and personal lives....

The Incredible Hulk Movie Trailer #2 By Hunter Stephenson/April 30, 2008 12:56 pm EST It all comes down to this new trailer for The Incredible Hulk, with the Marvel reboot’s release on June 13th fast approaching and its positioning as the caboose of summer superhero flicks pretty much a lock as far as expectations and buzz go. This second trailer is far more well-rounded than the first in my opinion, which mounted everything on the Hulk’s rather predictable-looking end battle with Abomination....

Winona Ryder Promises A Heathers Sequel… Again By Brendon Connelly/June 2, 2009 10:40 am EST Talking to Empire magazine for their new, 201st issue, Winona Ryder has once again jumped onto the topic of a Heathers sequel. For years she’s been promising one, but for years Michael Lehman and Daniel Waters, the director and writer of the original, have been hemming and hawing. While not calling her crazy, sending out the message that, actually, this sequel is probably never going to happen....

Year One Re-Cut, Earns PG-13 Rating By Peter Sciretta/April 10, 2009 12:58 am EST Yesterday we reported that the producer Judd Apatow and director/co-writer Harold Ramis had lost their appeal hearing for the biblical comedy Year One, which had been slapped with an R-Rating by the MPAA. I doubted at the time that Columbia Pictures would release the $75+ million comedy with an R-Rating, especially considering the fairly weak online buzz the film has garnered since the debut of the movie’s superbowl commercial....

A Prophet’s Tahar Rahim To Star In Emir Kusturica’s Cool Water By Russ Fischer/March 26, 2010 12:37 pm EST This is one of those articles that seems like pushing a rock uphill — possibly unfamiliar names in the title, a movie that we don’t have much info on, etc. Why should you care about Cool Water? For one, because the newly cast Tahar Rahim is amazing in Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet....

Alternative Indiana Jones 4 Comic Book Cover Art By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 13, 2008 10:33 am EST Last month Dark Horse Comics premiered the cover for the comic book adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by artist Steve Anderson. Both issues of the Dark Horse companion comic will have variant edition covers. One will be drawn by legendary poster artist Drew Struzan, and the other by Hugh Fleming....

Antonio Banderas In Talks To Play Salvador Dali In Simon West Biopic By David Chen/Nov. 6, 2008 11:08 pm EST Variety reported recently that Antonio Banderas is in final talks to play Salvador Dali in Dali, a Simon West-directed biopic with a script by Jeremy Walters. According to the Variety article, “the film will blend music with CGI sequences in an effort to capture the inventiveness and color of the painter” and will chronicle Dali’s rise and fall....

Cool Stuff: A Preview Of The Art Of Tim Burton By Peter Sciretta/June 11, 2009 9:00 pm EST Yesterday we told you that New York’s Museum of Modern Art was going to have an exhibition of the art of Tim Burton. The exhibition will include “over 700 examples of rarely or never-before-seen drawings, paintings, storyboards, moving-image works, puppets, maquettes, costumes, and cinematic ephemera, and includes an extensive film series spanning Burton’s 27-year career....

Cool Stuff: Darth Vader Wii Sensorbar Holder By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 17, 2009 3:00 pm EST POWER A INTRODUCES OFFICIALLY LICENSED DARTH VADER™ Wii™ sensor bar holder WOODINVILLE, Wash. – November 16, 2009 – Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, Inc. (BDA), a leading manufacturer of licensed retail consumer electronics accessories, has revealed the first and only Darth Vader Sensor Bar Holder for WiiTM. Licensed by both Nintendo and Lucasfilm Ltd. and marketed under BDA’s POWER A brand, the Darth Vader Sensor Bar Holder seamlessly integrates style and utility, promising to be the focal point of any family or play room....

Cool Stuff: Fraggle Rock Vinyl Figures By Peter Sciretta/March 3, 2008 3:20 am EST In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock, MINDStyle has announced plans to release a series of Fraggle Rock vinyl figures later this year. The initial line-up will include: Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober, Red, Uncle Traveling Matt, The Trash Heap, Sprocket, King Gorg, a Fraggle, and the Doozers, each of which will include a “special building block” with “different letters of the alphabet on them, so with several figures you’ll be able to spell out words or names with the Fraggle blocks....

Cool Stuff: More Lost Art - Eric Tan’s “The Crash” By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 8, 2009 4:02 am EST The DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com Lost-Inspired art viral is still going strong. The first frame was a Hurley-inspired print by Tim Doyle. Two weeks ago they revealed a new Locke-inspired poster created by UK artist Olly Moss. And last week they revealed a Dharma Van print by Methane Studios. Today Lostites were directed to visit Crumbs Bakery on Wall Street store or the LA Larchmont store for a clue, which turned out to be employees wearing the Dharma jumpsuits....

Cool Stuff: Star Wars R2 Droid Shampoo Dispensers By Peter Sciretta/May 18, 2008 1:30 am EST NCS is selling Star Wars R2 Droid Shampoo Pump Dispensers. Taking a detour from conventional designs, these liquid dispensers may be filled with roughly 6 ounces worth of shampoo, creamy lotion, or liquid soap. R2 can leave the bathroom and even be used to water small plants or spray your cat in the face. The choice is up to you....

DVD Play Reviewed By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 28, 2007 1:25 am EST The problem with Netflix is that it takes two days to receive a DVD movie. I usually choose my movies by mood, and can be rather picky. I suffer from Netflix guilt, a term that means that I rent a movie online and end up holding on to it for months. The DVD choice always sounds like a great idea when you add it to your Netflix list, but when you get it days later, it somehow becomes less appealing....

Final National Treasure: Book Of Secrets Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 2, 2007 12:19 am EST I get crap fro all my movie critic and intellectual friends for saying this, but I really enjoyed the first National Treasure. I’m sure I’ll even get some flack in the comments for saying so. It was a fun, sit back, relax, much on some popcorn, sip on some soda, no need to think, type of movie....

First Look: Aubrey Plaza And The Bands Of Scott Pilgrim By Peter Sciretta/March 12, 2009 4:35 pm EST You might not know who Aubrey Plaza is right now, but you will soon enough. The Upright Citizen’s Brigade comic was featured in the Sundance comedy hit Mystery Team and has co-starring roles in Judd Apatow’s Funny People and Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Speaking of which, it has been quite a while since we last posted an update on the comic book adaptation....

Friends: The Movie (Cross Your Heart) By Hunter Stephenson/July 2, 2008 11:58 pm EST Not sure how old I was, but I remember reading EW’s “TV Preview,” drinking Barq’s on the couch, and I came across a new show called Friends. In that kid way, off one picture and a “skeptical” description, I knew it was going to be a hit. “Arm-chair executives,” we were labeled later. God, I hope this effing movie doesn’t happen....

Geek Deal: Panasonic Blu-ray/VHS Player For $140 ($400 Msrp) By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 15, 2010 1:58 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Gone, Baby, Gone Movie Poster And Production Photos By Peter Sciretta/July 17, 2007 12:13 pm EST We’ve made it very clear that we’re extremely excited to see Ben Affleck’s feature directorial debut Gone, Baby, Gane. The trailer looks amazing, Kevin Smith says it’s “a total award contender.” Miramax has provided us with the film’s theatrical movie poster and two new production photos. I love the tagline “Everyone wants the Truth… Until they find it....

Grindhouse Put On Hold By Peter Sciretta/April 25, 2007 1:54 pm EST Due to the mediocre American box office take, The Weinstein Co have decided to put the film’s U.K. release temporarily on hold. According to FilmJunk, the Weinsteins and U.K. distributor Momentum Pictures have decided to regroup and figure out the best possible strategy for release. The film was scheduled to hit theaters on June 1st 2007. I’m guessing that the new plan is to release both films individually, rather than in the double feature format that has taken most of the blame for the U....