Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf To Be Released In IMAX 3D By Peter Sciretta/July 1, 2007 6:35 pm EST One of the stories we missed on Friday was that Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf will also be released in IMAX 3D simultaneously with the film’s domestic release in conventional theatres on November 16, 2007. Beowulf will be digitally converted and re-mastered in IMAX 3D using the same technology that was used for Superman Returns and Harry Potter....
Stan Lee Says Marvel Is Considering A Power Pack Movie By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 20, 2007 12:55 am EST I think it’s clear that Hollywood is really desperate to find the next big superhero franchise. Most of the A-list stars have been done, and almost every b-level superhero character has a film in production or in various forms of development. Even comic mastermind/creator Stan Lee agrees, “They’re all being done. Every one of them....
Star Trek 11: Big Casting Announcements At Comic-Con, Shooting Begins In Novemeber By Peter Sciretta/June 16, 2007 6:13 pm EST Executive producer/co-screenwriter Roberto Orci has revealed that shooting will begin on Star Trek 11 (which will be titled Star Trek) in November 2007. Orci told IESB that the casting process has begun, with decisions to be made soon. Apparently, the big announcements will be made in Late July at the San Diego Comic-Con (but will Paramount be able to keep the news quiet until then?...
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The Real Movie Critics LOVE Spider-Man 3 By Peter Sciretta/April 16, 2007 2:40 am EST Last night the first two reviews of Spider-Man 3 were leaked onto the internet. Now, the first REAL movie critics have seen the movie and have started talking. Tokyo film journalists were shown the movie a day before the movie makes it’s Tokyo premiere. Sophia Hardach at Reuters gives us the first two quotes from real live talking and breathing movie critics....
This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Watchmen, Coraline, Pushing Daisies, And More By Adam Quigley/July 21, 2009 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Please don’t take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they’re meant not to be reviews but rather previews that include the general thoughts and ramblings of a twice-committed DVD addict. The categories represent solely the author’s intentions towards the films at hand, and are in no way meant to be a reflection on what he thinks other people should rent or buy....
Tony Scott’s Unstoppable Getting Dumped? By Brendon Connelly/June 30, 2009 9:00 am EST Could a new collaboration between Tony Scott and Denzel Washington be about to get Moneyballed? According to The Hollywood Reporter, there’s every chance that Unstoppable will be in fact stopped, and dead in its tracks. The issue, of course, is financial. Let’s not pretend for one second that a Tony Scott/Denzel Washington picture would run into studio problems on any kind of artistic basis....
Tribeca Movie Review: Times And Winds By SlashFilm Staff/April 27, 2007 5:13 am EST The following movie was reviewed at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival: Times and Winds World Narrative Competition 2006, Turkey Reha Erdem An exquisitely paced film, Times and Winds focuses on the daily lives of three preteens stuck in a mountain village in Turkey. Reha Erdem, of A Run For Money (1999) and What is a Human Anyway?...
VOTD: The Pilot Episode Of NBC’s Community By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 10, 2009 2:45 pm EST NBC is getting clever with their marketing of the new half-hour comedy series Community, putting the entire pilot episode online for anyone in the United States to watch. The catch is you need to become a fan of the show’s facebook page to view the episode. They also make it very easy to tell your other facebook friends about the show....
Who Will Be Captain America? John Krasinski And Six Other Actors Shortlisted By Russ Fischer/Feb. 24, 2010 11:38 am EST In addition to John Krasinski, Scott Porter (Speed Racer, Friday Night Lights, Caprica), Mike Vogel (She’s Out of My League, Cloverfield) Michael Cassidy (Smallville) and Patrick Flueger (Brothers, The 4400) are the core crowd right now. Also possible are Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl) and Garret Hedlund (Tron Legacy), but the former hasn’t made a deal to screen test and THR reports the latter is off the list as his people can’t come together on a deal with Marvel....
A New Jurassic Park Sequel Coming In Comic Book Form By Peter Sciretta/March 26, 2010 3:43 am EST While Jurassic Park 4 might never hit the big screen (or at very least, it is a long ways off), another sequel to the Steven Spielberg-directed series is in the works — in the form of a comic book series. IDW Comics and Universal Pictures have announced a new comic book series beginning in June 2010....
Bad News For Transformers Fans By Peter Sciretta/April 1, 2007 12:32 am EST We just received a phone call from our source inside of Dreamworks. You know that big fire in Hollywood? The blaze burned out of control the last couple days and has caused a lot of damage in the Hollywood hills. Apparently one of the few buildings that was destroyed was an editing facility. One of the more high profile films being cut at the building was Michael Bay’s Transformers....
Box Office: Jumper Headed For $38.6M; Spiderwick #2 On Saturday By Steve Mason/Feb. 17, 2008 2:16 pm EST Disney’s Step Up to the Streets grabbed another $7.43M on Saturday, and it will finish the Valentine’s Day-thru-President’s Day 5-day period with just over $28M and 5-day PTA of $11,372 per location. The news was even better for Paramount’s The Spiderwick Chronicles with a monstrous 81% Saturday increase. The well-reviewed and expensive family fantasy film actually finished #2 for the day with an estimated $7....
Contest: 24 Season One Special Edition On DVD By Peter Sciretta/May 25, 2008 12:00 am EST You must subscribe to our daily RSS email newsletter. Click here to subscribe. (note: you will be required to activate the email subscription) It’s that easy! On June 10th we will pick THREE winners at random. We will be checking the winner’s email address up against our newsletter subscriptions, and those who don’t have an active subscription will be disqualified....
Cool Stuff: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Capt. Nemo’s Nautilus Replica By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 10, 2009 5:00 am EST Today, eFX Collectibles will begin accepting orders for their four-foot replica of Capt. Nemo’s Nautilus, inspired by Disney’s 1954 live-action version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. This is the first of three replicas which will be offered in eFX’s new Disney line. This four-foot replica of the Nautilus offers features not incorporated in any previous model of the iconic submarine....
Cool Stuff: Futuristic Movie Timeline By Peter Sciretta/June 16, 2009 9:32 am EST Dan Meth has created a movie timeline for futuristic movies, proving that the future presented in sci-fi classics are rooted in alternatie parrellel universes. Check out the full timeline after the jump. In a previous edition of Cool Stuff, we featured Dan’s Trilogy Meter, a graphical representation of the enjoyment level of some of the most notable movies in film history....
Dark Knight Viral: New Edition Of The Ha Ha Ha Times By Peter Sciretta/June 25, 2008 12:02 pm EST The Dark Knight viral continues with a newly vandalized edition of The Gotham Times (errr now, The Ha Ha Ha Times or The Gotham Mimes). Unlikely Hero on SHH took the time to decode the messages formed by all the circled letters: Page 1: Herrings are red Page 2: Corpses are blue Page 3: You’re on the right track Page 4: But you don’t have the clue But as far as I can tell, no one has found this new clue…...
Disney Changes Their Blu-Ray Plans: Fantasia Out, Dumbo In By Brendon Connelly/Aug. 25, 2009 2:22 pm EST Despite it not being on their originally announced list of upcoming Blu-Ray titles, it now seems that Dumbo may be the next Disney classic to get a release under the Diamond Edition banner. According to Planeta HD, the disc will shelf in February of next year (they reported March at first, but stay tuned for the revision after the break)....
Heaps Of New Toy Story 3 Images, Including Concept Art And Posters By Brendon Connelly/March 3, 2010 5:03 am EST On a recent trips around Disney’s themeparks, WDWNet reporter Banks Lee rattled off a rather interesting series of snapshots. The ones taken around The Magic of Animation reveal not only a couple of new Toy Story 3 poster designs but a whole wealth of concept art, storyboard images and even a few full CG-renderings....
Iron Man 2 Website Launched By Peter Sciretta/April 1, 2010 3:33 pm EST Marvel Entertainment has launched the official website for Iron Man 2 at ironmanmovie.marvel.com. The website is loaded with all the goodies you might expect, from videos (trailers, tv spots, clips), Image gallery, downloads (wallpapers, buddy icons, screensavers), and 14 clips from the unreleased Iron Man 2 soundtrack. Iron Man 2 Website Launched By Peter Sciretta/April 1, 2010 3:33 pm EST...
