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Anna Paquin And Stephen Moyer Host An Open House, Vampires Not Invited By Devindra Hardawar/Oct. 13, 2009 11:47 am EST I suppose we should just get used to seeing Anna Paquin and her True Blood co-star/real life fiance together all the freaking time. The couple are now starring in a new thriller, Open House, directed and written by Paquin’s brother Andrew. His past credits don’t suggest much, but I suppose having some hot stars in the family makes it easier to get projects off the ground....

Box Office: Beowulf Up 20% On Saturday By Steve Mason/Nov. 18, 2007 12:47 pm EST Here are the numbers, but no real column… EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY SATURDAY ESTIMATES NEW – Beowulf (Dreamworks/Paramount) – $11.64M – $3,692 PTA – $21.34M cume Bee Movie (Dreamworks/Paramount) – $7.02M – $1,762 PTA – $90M cume Fred Claus (Warner Bros) – $6.07M – $1,685 PTA – $33.1M cume American Gangster (Universal) – $5.95M – $1,916 PTA – $97....

Charlie’s Angels Actress Farrah Fawcett Dies Of Cancer At Age 62 By David Chen/June 25, 2009 9:42 am EST Actress Farrah Fawcett, perhaps best known for her role as Jill Munroe in Charlie’s Angels, died today of cancer at the age of 62. In the 1970s, her role in Charlie’s Angels, combined with her marriage to actor Lee Majors and her appearance in an iconic pin-up poster (which sold 12 million copies), made her a celebrity....

Cool Stuff: Shermer, IL - Dutch Southern’s T-Shirt Tribute To John Hughes By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 20, 2010 9:00 am EST We’ve featured some of Dutch Southern’s t-shirts in past editions of Cool Stuff. Their latest tee is called Shermer, IL and was designed by Evanimal. Film geeks will recognize the name of the town as the fictional suburban location of many of John Hughes’ teen comedies. And you may have guessed it, the t-shirt design is a tribute to John Hughes and some of his characters, printed on a white American Apparel tee....

Cool Stuff: The Shining Cuckoo Clock By Peter Sciretta/March 10, 2010 1:00 pm EST Designer Chris Dimino created a cuckoo clock themed after Stanley Kubrick’s classic The Shining. Dimino was challenged to create a cuckoo clock in which the clock itself, the cuckoo motion, sound, and the pendulum capture a moment in time fitting these elements to a concept. The solution was the classic moment from The Shining in which Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance comes crashing through the door wielding an ax....

Crazy: Buried With Ryan Reynolds Is Really A One-Man Show By Russ Fischer/July 3, 2009 12:15 pm EST Just a week ago we reported on Buried, the indie thriller about a civilian contractor in Iraq who is kidnapped and buried alive, to be played by Ryan Reynolds. Now The Playlist got quotes from an Autralian TV interview with Reynolds, who says the movie is all him, all the time. One man, one coffin, one crazy thriller....

Crossing Over Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 13, 2008 1:49 am EST The Weinstein Co has released a movie trailer for Crossing Over, a “multi-character drama about immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles. The film addresses the issue from the point of view of the immigrants, as well as the immigration authorities tasked with enforcing the nation’s immigration laws.” Looks a bit too preachy heavy handed or obvious, even for me....

Exclusive: Four-Phase Progression Of The Cheshire Cat From Alice In Wonderland By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 20, 2010 8:00 am EST Walt Disney Pictures is ramping up promotion on Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland, and have announced they will be releasing new goodies every Wednesday leading up to the March 5th release. They’re calling it “Wonderland Wednesdays.” Disney has given us an exclusive look at a 4-phase progression of the Cheshire Cat. After the jump you’ll find a step by step explanation of the composition, resulting with the you end up with a fully composited photo....

Exclusive Photos: The Brothers Bloom By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 2, 2008 8:43 am EST Summit Entertainment has provided us with two new exclusive images for Rian Johnson’s Brick follow-up, The Brothers Bloom. We’ll be seeing the film on Thursday at the Toronto Film Festival, and we also will be talking with Johnson during the week. So please check back. The Brothers Bloom are Bloom (Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody) and Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust, intrigue and the most complex literary-inspired setups imaginable....

JLA Casting Begins Next Week, Batman And Superman To Be Recast? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 22, 2007 1:41 am EST Just when I think I’ve convinced myself that the Justice League of America movie isn’t coming anytime soon, another contradicting news report is posted which makes me reconsider my position. Yesterday, Christian Bale told IESB that not only has he not been contacted about the JLA movie, but he is not involved what-so-ever....

Kevin Tancharoen Directing Sci-Fi Actioner Arcana By Brendon Connelly/Aug. 26, 2009 3:00 am EST Moviehole yesterday scored a nice little scoop from their interview with Kevin Tancharoen, choreographer and director of the new Fame. Afterwards, that story appeared in Variety with absolutely no reference to the Moviehole story but a rather set of info. You’re probably not surprised to read this much. If you want to e-mail Dana Harris Variety and let slip that you’re onto them it might do some good....

Mark Millar Pushing Through Kick-Ass 2 And More By Brendon Connelly/June 10, 2009 7:49 am EST Most of the key cast members in Mark Millar and Matthew Vaughn’s too-young-to-drink superhero saga Kick-Ass are currently going through those formative years where a sudden Harry Potter-style growth spurt could end up maturing them dramatically almost over night. As such, any sequel to the movie would need to be put on the fast track and, according to Sci Fi Wire’s new interview with Millar, that’s indeed what is happening....

Netflix Gets Streaming Rights For 53 IFC Movies By David Chen/Nov. 19, 2009 10:26 pm EST Netflix’s plan to bring streaming to the masses seems to be proceeding swimmingly. Under their “Netflix Watch Instantly” program they’ve been streaming a selection of 17,000 films on various platforms such as the PC, Roku, and Xbox 360 for quite some time now, and they recently added PS3 functionality with the promise of moving to the Wii in the future....

New Terminator Salvation Posters And Photos By Peter Sciretta/March 1, 2009 6:02 pm EST Warner Bros has released new posters and production photos for Terminator Salvation on Yahoo. At WonderCon, McG premiered the new trailer, which will be attached to Watchmen, and many people agree that it was the coolest thing they’ve seen at the convention. I hear that the trailer will be online on Monday afternoon, so I’m not going to spend time giving you a full description, as you’ll be able to see it for yourself soon enough....

Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Bastards To Be Two Movies By Peter Sciretta/June 19, 2008 4:24 pm EST Quentin Tarantino did a 40-minute interview with Enzo Castellari, the director of the original Inglorious Bastards (which Tarantino’s film is very loosely inspired by) for the three disc special edition dvd release. AICN has seen the interview and has a detailed rundown, which includes a few juicy tidbits about Tarantino’s Inglorious Bastards. Two Films: Quentin says the story is too big for one movie, and will be split into two films, ala Kill Bill....

Ricky Gervais’ Men From The Pru Gets Studio Backing By Brendon Connelly/March 27, 2009 2:51 am EST When I first heard about Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s The Men from the Pru it was an untitled TV project. This was before even Extras, and at the time, it was talked about as an immediate concern. For some reason, however, it never did end up on BBC2 as originally anticipated. Even this time last year, when Gervais was calling the project by its name and spilling plot details, it was touted as television and not cinema....

Rocky II, III, IV Decisions Overturned After Stallone Caught With Performance-Enhancing Drugs By Peter Sciretta/June 14, 2007 6:25 pm EST The Onion, American’s Finest News Source, is reporting that Rocky II, III, IV Decisions Overturned After Stallone Caught With Performance-Enhancing Drugs. According to the satire sheet: In the wake of last month’s shocking revelation that actor Sylvester Stallone had been caught with the illegal human growth hormone Jintropin at an Australian airport, the World Boxing Association, in a joint decision with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Screen Actors Guild, has overturned the uplifting, feel-good endings of Rocky II, III, and IV, sources said Monday....

Roland Emmerich Claims Independence Day Sequel Will Be Two Movies By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 12, 2009 2:21 pm EST

Sam Raimi And Tobey Maguire Will Return For Spider-Man 4. Sony Wants Spider-Man 5 Shot Back-To-Back. Venom Spin-Off News. By Hunter Stephenson/Sept. 5, 2008 2:43 pm EST Nikki Finke reports that Sony has locked in both Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire for Spider-Man 4. Kirsten Dunst’s Mary Jane character is said to be included in the sequel(s), so the actress is rumored to be returning as well. And in the execs’ best case scenario, Raimi and Maguire would shoot Spider-Man 5 back-to-back....

Sho’Nuff Is Dead. RIP, Sho’Nuff. By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 21, 2008 7:05 pm EST Yes, it seems the rumors are true. Dammit. Slashfilm would like to call a time-out and mourn the passing of Sho’Nuff, the nefarious “shogun of Harlem” in The Last Dragon, and one of the prettiest and meanest villains in all of cinema. Sho’Nuff was also known as actor Julius Carry. He was 56. RIP, Sho’Nuff. Discuss: Any last words for Sho'?...