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National Board Of Review Names Up In The Air Best Picture Of 2009 By Russ Fischer/Dec. 3, 2009 5:00 pm EST The first big award every year that is often interpreted as a bellwether of Oscar gold is the National Board of Review’s award for Best Film. The board named its entire award slate today, and Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air took Best Film. That’s not a lock for the film as a guaranteed Best Picture contender, but it’s a pretty good indication that we’ll see Reitman’s film in the final list of ten next year....

New Alice In Wonderland Poster By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 9, 2009 3:14 pm EST Walt Disney Pictures has released the first of three new theatrical banners for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Want to see more? Disney is asking fans to join The Disloyal Subjects of the Mad Hatter on Facebook (www.facebook.com/MadHatterSubjects) to “help prepare his army!” Apparently The Mad Hatter is giving his army the first look at exclusive images, but “you have to follow his orders to receive them....

New Hitman Photo Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 16, 2007 12:02 am EST USA Today has published a new photo (seen above) from Fox’s big screen adaptation of the popular Hitman video game. While I will admit that this film appears to have style, I’m still not interested in seeing it. The official plot synopsis follows: Agent 47 (Olyphant) has been educated to become a professional assassin for hire. His most powerful weapons are his nerve and a resolute pride in his work....

Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/April 22, 2009 1:31 am EST Entertainment Weekly’s Summer preview has a new photo from Judd Apatow’s Funny People. [The Playlist] A wave of cheap $99 Blu-ray players will hit the United States this Christmas. [Gizmodo] /Gamer has a trailer for the more cartoon styled Nintendo Wii version of the Ghostbusters video game. Read 15 more news stories after the jump. USA Today offers the first look at The Wolfpack (Chaske Spencer, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon and Bronson Pelletier) from the Twilight sequel New Moon....

Premiere Magazine Is DEAD By Peter Sciretta/March 5, 2007 8:28 pm EST Sadly, Premiere Magazine have announced that they’re closing up their print division “propelled by changes in consumer behavior and the marketplace”. The April issue will be the last, but the “brand” will continue online, creating an outlet for daily movie news.Entertainment Weekly has always been my entertainment magazine of choice, but I’ve always picked up a copy of Premiere Magazine while at airports....

Shutter Island Writer Adapting Ghost In The Shell For Live-Action 3D At Dreamworks By Russ Fischer/Oct. 23, 2009 7:43 am EST Last year, Dreamworks bought the rights to Masamune Shirow’s original manga Ghost in the Shell and tapped Jamie Moss to write a new feature film based on the story. Now a new writer has been assigned: Laeta Kalogridis, the scribe and executive producer of Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island. Variety says the new version will be 3D, which doesn’t come as any great surprise, given the way 3D is now liberally being applied to genre and sci-fi properties....

Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 18, 2007 10:26 am EST The three Southland Tales prequel graphic novels have been combined to form this very cool collection. Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga will be available in bookstores everywhere in late October. This art shows both the the back cover and beginning/end flaps, which are an extension of the inverted American flag concept from the theatrical poster (which I didn’t care for much)....

Spider-Man 3 Bus Posters By Peter Sciretta/April 18, 2007 12:57 pm EST Yes, it is a slow news day. Our friends at FilmIck discovered that the Spider-Man bus posters essentially form a sequence. And we didn’t even notice. As you can see on the right, the posters depict Spider-Man being taken over by the evil black symbiote. Click on the photo for a high resolution view. Spider-Man 3 hits theaters in the States on May 4th 2007....

Steven Soderbergh Praises James Cameron’s Avatar By Peter Sciretta/April 29, 2009 12:22 pm EST It seems like every other week now a new filmmaker or studio executive makes a comment about how James Cameron’s Avatar is going to revolutionize cinema. Jon Favreau has called Avatar “a game-changer” and having seen some footage, he thinks “it’s the future.” Recently Sony head Amy Pascal told Forbes that she thinks Avatar is “going to change the way you consume entertainment....

SXSW Movie Trailer: Best Worst Movie - The Troll 2 Documentary By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 4, 2009 9:20 pm EST In 1989, unwitting Utah actors starred in the undisputed Worst Movie in History: TROLL 2. Two decades later, Michael Paul Stephenson, the legendarily inept film’s child star unravels the improbable, heartfelt story of an Alabama dentist-turned-cult movie icon and an Italian filmmaker who come to terms with this genuine, internationally revered cinematic failure....

The Goon Concept And Poster Art By Peter Sciretta/March 15, 2009 7:50 pm EST This weekend we got our first look at the David Fincher-produced computer animated feature adaptation of the comic book The Goon. /Film reader Christopher M alerted us that Blur Studios and Dark Horse Comics cover artist Sean McNally had previously posted some of the very early concept art and a high resolution version of the teaser poster on his blog....

The Sopranos: Series Finale - What Did You Think? By Peter Sciretta/June 10, 2007 7:18 pm EST I just got done watching The Sopranos series finale. I don’t want to write a complete rundown/review of the episode, that is for others to do. Did some of the characters meet their untimely death? Of course. But I think most people (including myself) are shocked at the final scene, which just ended with a black screen and no music....

There Will Be Vader By Peter Sciretta/March 21, 2008 2:42 pm EST /Film reader Ignatius F sent over There Will Be Vader, a short video mash-up of the video from Star Wars and the audio from There Will Be Blood. It starts off a bit slow but trust me, stay with it for 3 minutes, and it really gets pretty good, then sputters again near the end. Check it out after the jump....

Trivia: George Lucas’s Daughter Is An MMA Fighter By Peter Sciretta/June 2, 2008 1:46 pm EST Amanda Lucas, the 27-year-old daughter of George Lucas, made her mixed martial arts debut in Auckland New Zealand on Saturday night under the stage name Amanda “Powerhouse” Lucas. The billionaire filmmaker’s daughter took on Australian kickboxer Nicole Kavanagh in a 73kg MMA contest at the Auckland Boxing Association Stadium. Apparently Amanda, who appeared in minor cameo roles in the three Star Wars prequels, was a hip-hop teacher in San Francisco but had years of martial arts training including kickboxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian ju-jitsu....

Warner Bros. To Make Jeff Smith’s Bone Into Movie By Hunter Stephenson/March 8, 2008 2:38 pm EST “Happy day.” If you eagerly went to the local comic book store on weekends throughout the ’90s you no doubt recognize the lil’ white dude above named Fone Bone. Created by artist Jeff Smith, the Bone comics remain one the industry’s biggest DIY success stories, published independently from 1991 to 2004. Warner Bros. has purchased the rights to the comics and is planning a feature film....

Wes Craven To Direct Scream 4, Release Date Announced By Peter Sciretta/March 23, 2010 2:31 am EST Dimension Films has finally confirmed what we have suspected for months now, Wes Craven will direct Scream 4. The film will go into production in Spring 2010 for a April 12th 2011 release. Previously: Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette have all committed to the fourth film. Scream 4 is being written, concurrently with a script for a fifth film, by series screenwriter Kevin Williamson....

3 Minutes Of X-Men Origins: Wolverine To Air On Fox By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 13, 2009 1:22 am EST Sounds like a smart way to promote the film, while getting fans to watch some shows on their television network. Don’t want to sit through Fox’s crappy shows? And by crappy I mean American Idol. I’m sure the 1-minute spots will show up online shortly after the air on tv, so keep tuned to /Film because we’ve got your back....

All Screenings Of NOTORIOUS Canceled Greensboro, NC Multiplex After Shooting; Actor Who Plays Biggie Smalls Was At Theatre By Steve Mason/Jan. 17, 2009 1:57 pm EST Friday night at approximately 9pm, there were gunshots in the lobby of the multiplex and a 32-year-old man was shot twice in the abdomen. A report from the Greensboro News Record has identified the man as Clive O’Connor, and he was rushed to the hospital where he underwent surgery....

Cool Stuff: Goonies Action Figures By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 21, 2007 5:52 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Mezco Toyz and Warner Brothers Consumer Products have teamed up to release a series of Goonies action figures. The first assortment of action figures featuring: · Mikey – with map, Copper Bones, Spanish Doubloon, alternate hand with inhaler and bag of marbles · Data – with Bully Buster, Pinchers of Peril, sticky dart and dynamite · Chunk – with statue of David, milk shake and piece of pizza · Mouth – with lantern, hair brush, pirate sword and pirate treasure · Sloth – with pirate hat, pirate sword and candy bar....

Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours To Have Over An Hour Of No Dialogue By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 7, 2009 11:44 am EST But the big news tidbit to come out of the conversation is how he plans to shoot the film. Boyle intends to film the first hour of the movie with no dialogue. In the true life story, Ralston was completely alone, stuck in the canyon. And Boyle will not be introducing any volleyball tricks a la Tom Hanks in Castaway....