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By Peter Sciretta/March 28, 2010 11:44 pm EST I know you’ve watched the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World teaser trailer probably 15 times (we know this, we’ve checked our website analytics), and you probably (like me) searched through these 66 high resolution screencaptures looking for your new computer desktop background… but it’s still possible you might have missed something. Thankfully GamerVision has done the legword for you, and watched the trailer frame by frame, giving a 5-minute super analysis of the new teaser....

15 Seconds Of Transformers By Peter Sciretta/June 21, 2007 1:50 am EST The cool thing to do now-a-days is to post the first 8 or 10 minutes of a film online. But Michael Bay doesn’t need 8 mintutes. Our friends over at The Movie Blog have posted this new 15 second Transformers television spot. I know it’s only fifteen seconds long, but it’s packed with brand spanking new footage. I don’t believe they’ve shown any of the shots in this television spot before....

A Better Look At Dev Patel In The Last Airbender By Brendon Connelly/May 23, 2009 10:38 am EST The first official images from M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender appeared yesterday when US Today presented stills of Noah Ringer as Aang and Dev Patel as the ’evil’ Zuko . I think that the first unofficial image of Zuko is much better however. I’ve presented a little of it above, with the whole thing lurking below the break....

Arnold Schwarzenegger Remains Coy About Terminator Salvation Cameo By David Chen/Dec. 20, 2008 2:54 pm EST Since summer/fall, rumors have persisted that Arnold Schwarzeneggar will appear in Terminator Salvation in some form. Fan site The Arnold Fans (via moviehole) recently spoke with the governor himself about these possibilities. When asked about whether or not he would appear in T4, the site had this to say: Governor Arnold, perhaps under restraints by McG and the film studio, answers only with the body language and a smile of “You never know....

Arthur C Clarke Dead At Age 90 By Peter Sciretta/March 18, 2008 4:25 pm EST Acclaimed sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke has died at age 90. Clarke is probably best known as the writer of Stanley Kubrick’s landmark film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Clark is considered a scientific visionary, known as “the godfather of the telecommunications satellite”. He also foretold future technological ideas such as space stations, the moon landing, cellular phones, and even the Internet....

Away From Her Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 13, 2007 8:56 pm EST One of the talked about films at Toronto and Sundance this year was the directorial debut of actress Sarah Polley. I was unable to catch the film at the fest, but Lionsgate has just released the movie trailer for the film online. Watch it after the jump. [wmv width=“320” height=“260”]http://mcwindows.arcostream.com/media/arco/lionsgate/streams/windowsmedia/away_from_her/away_from_her_trailer1a_300.wmv[/wmv] The official synopsis: Married for almost 50 years, Grant (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona’s (Julie Christie) commitment to each other appears unwavering, and their everyday life is full of tenderness and humor....

Box Office Update: Watchmen Ticking Downward, Now Targeting $57M Weekend & $145M Domestic By Steve Mason/March 7, 2009 1:00 pm EST The Thursday night start for Watchmen was 44% better than the $2.5M midnight shows for director Snyder’s last epic 300 (also rated R). It was also virtually double the $2.3M midnight start for November’s Quantum of Solace (PG-13). Those are much better comparables than The Dark Knight or say last year’s PG-13 rated Twilight, which grabbed a reported $7M midnight preview gross....

Chris Pine And DJ Caruso Discuss The Art Of Making Money By Russ Fischer/Oct. 13, 2009 6:47 am EST Chris Pine’s pre-Star Trek film Carriers may have been dumped into a few theatres post-Star Trek, but hopefully his real post-Trek stuff will be more interesting and fare better with studio marketing departments. He’s already got Unstoppable in production, and now he’s part of a deal to fast-track a counterfeiting film called The Art of Making Money at Paramount....

City Of Ember Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/May 15, 2008 1:18 pm EST I’ve been waiting for a really long time for a good children’s fantasy film like the stuff from my childhood (Henson’s Labyrinth anyone?). My theory is that most of the recent films, Narnia and the recent Potter films included, have forgotten the ingredient that makes these type of stories worth watching – that being the fun. But the whole point of being in a fantasy world is to enjoy some of it’s magic and wonder....

Contest: Life Of The Party On DVD By Peter Sciretta/April 11, 2007 12:09 am EST Life of the Party hit DVD store shelves yesterday (April 10th), and we have a copy for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On April 17th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the release can be found after the jump....

Cool Stuff: Movie And Television Time Travel Timeline By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 4, 2009 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Thanks to /Film reader Jack Q for the tip. Found on informationisbeautiful via io9 via reddit. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com.

Cool Stuff: Red And Jonny By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 16, 2008 9:09 am EST /Film Readers Red and Johnny are considered internet celebrities of the geek world. Famous for taking photos while wearing Stormtrooper helmets, in all sorts of poses and all sorts of locations: Doctor Offices, Farms, Convenience Stores, IKEA and even Niagara Falls. Red and Johnny got married in September 2006, and that’s where this idea was born: “While on our Honeymoon, we bought our first Stormtrooper Helmet....

Die Hard: Year One - John McClane Prequel Developed As A Comic Book Series By Peter Sciretta/May 28, 2009 11:05 am EST “Every great action hero got started somewhere: Batman Began. Bond had his Casino Royale. And for John McClane, more than a decade before the first DIE HARD movie, he’s just another rookie cop, an East Coast guy working on earning his badge in New York City during 1976’s Bicentennial celebration....

Disney To Release I Am Number Four In February 2011 By Peter Sciretta/April 1, 2010 5:39 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. February 18th 2011 — less than a year away? Seems a bit soon, right? If true, the film is going head to head with Jonathan Liebesman’s alien invasion war film Battle: Los Angeles, which by the way, has been in post production since late last year....

Distributors Keen To Bag Upcoming Walter Hill And Mickey Rourke Reunion, St. Vincent By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 8, 2009 9:00 am EST With the right material, Walter Hill can play a blinder. Very often, however, the scripts he choses just aren’t up to the job – and I suppose the same can be said of Mickey Rourke. I’m definitely rooting for him in the Oscars and, before that, tonight’s BAFTAs. They worked together in the late 80s, before each suffered a sad commercial and artistic struggle in the 90s....

Don’t Believe Those Superman Rumors By Peter Sciretta/March 20, 2007 4:16 am EST Why are you guys listening to those stupid internet rumors anyway? This time even the people around Hollywood were spooked. One of the big stories on Monday was that Warner Bros was considering dumping the proposed Superman Returns sequel altogether. Brandon Routh would instead star as Superman in the recently announced Justice League of America movie. A juicy rumor which we did not report because, well, it’s not true....

First Of 10 New Battlestar Galactica Webisodes Released By Devindra Hardawar/Dec. 12, 2008 11:59 pm EST The first in a series of 10 new Battlestar Galactica webisodes hit the web tonight, and if anything it’s proven that January 16 (the beginning of the new BSG season) cannot get here soon enough. While only four minutes long, the familiar sights and sounds of Galactica are easily enough to get my fanboy juices flowing....

Forgetting Sarah Marshall Red Band Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 4, 2008 2:28 pm EST Empire has the Red Band trailer (read: unrated) for the new Judd Apatow comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall. It’s not really too different from the theatrical trailer, but includes Kristen Bell in a bikini in a sex scene, which makes it completely worth checking out. I’m still not completely sold on this one, but the last time I said that was with Walk Hard, and I ended up loving that film (too bad no one saw it)....

Former Football Star Wants To Shoot Space-Based Sports Movie In Dubai? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 20, 2008 12:27 pm EST Dubai looks like a city from the future, or at least in a construction phase. I’ve always wondered why Hollywood hasn’t tried to shoot movies there. I’m guessing it probably has something to do with the extreme desert heat or the Middle Eastern laws. I’m sure someone in the comments will know better....

Get Him To The Greek Set Footage By Peter Sciretta/May 25, 2009 9:50 am EST MTV got a chance to visit the set of the Forgetting Sarah Marshall spin-off, Get Him to the Greek. The story, written and directed by Nicolas Stoller, follows a fresh-out-of-college record company intern named Aaron Greenberg (Jonah Hill) who is assigned the job of transporting an out-of-control rock star named Aldous Snow (Russell Brand, reprising his role from Sarah Marshall) from London to a gig at Los Angeles’ famous Greek Theater....