The Savages Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/March 15, 2007 6:15 am EST Another one of the many wonderful films that I missed at Sundance this year was The Savages. Writer-director Tamara Jenkins’ (Slums of Beverly Hills) dramedy about a sister and brother (Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman) who must set aside their lives to come together and care for an estranged elderly parent. The trailer is now online at MSN Entertainment....
This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Mad Men, The Haunting In Connecticut, The State (The Complete Series), And More By Adam Quigley/July 14, 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....
Two New Transformers Posters Face-Off By Peter Sciretta/March 26, 2007 11:12 pm EST Two new posters for Michael Bay’s Transformers will premiere in USA Today later in the day. AICN got their hands on the new images which show the two leaders in profile view with the taglines “Protect” and “Destroy”. Click on the images above for a super high resolution look at Optimus Prime and Megatron. Transformers hits theaters on July 4th 2007....
Viacom, MGM And Lionsgate To Launch Pay-Able Channel By Peter Sciretta/April 21, 2008 1:10 pm EST Viacom, MGM and Lionsgate have teamed for a new, yet-to-be-named, cable pay-channel which hopes to compete with HBO, Showtime and Starz. Showtime previously had a deal with Viacom to air their new films, but the money was not enough. Here are the details direct from the press release: The new venture will have access to Paramount and Paramount Vantage titles released theatrically on or after January 1, 2008 and MGM, United Artists and Lionsgate titles released theatrically on or after January 1, 2009....
VOTD: Chainsaw Maid By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 7, 2008 12:00 am EST Chainsaw Maid The Pitch: “THEY are coming for your FLESH and BLOOD! Now the last hope of the family rests on a sexy faithful MAID! The most brutal clay-animation you’ve ever seen!” Thanks to Jorge H for the tip. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD?...
VOTD: Indiana Jones: The Musical By Peter Sciretta/April 30, 2008 12:00 am EST [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/indymusical.flv 460 316] Indiana Jones: The Musical created by GoldentuskThe Pitch: What if one man attempted to tell the story of Indiana Jones through music, sung to the tune of the One and Only March from Raiders of the Lost Ark.Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD?...
VOTD: Spoiling The Oscars By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 19, 2009 12:00 am EST Last year The Fine Brothers spoiled 100 movies in just under 4 minutes. The brothers have returned and this time they attempt to spoil every best picture winners in the 80 years of Oscar history, including the 5 nominated films from this year in under 5 minutes. Check out the video after the jump. MOVIES SPOILED IN THIS VIDEO: Wings, Sunrise, The Broadway Melody, All Quiet on the Western Front, Cimarron, Grand Hotel, Cavalcade, It Happened One Night, Mutiny on the Bounty, The Great Ziegfeld, The Life of Emile Zola, You Can’t Take it with You, Gone with the Wind, Rebecca, How Green Was My Valley, Mrs....
/Film Readers Invited To Partake In “Project Bueller” NYC Parade By Hunter Stephenson/Oct. 14, 2008 12:36 pm EST On Halloween, two gals named Mina Karimi and Kara Suhey will attempt to recreate the legendary hijacked parade from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off down to the ’80s minutiae and extras like geriatric Miss Chicago contestants and bearded bankers. Cameron and his Red Wings jersey are already a lock. Under the Tumblr and moniker, Project Bueller, they are recruiting tens of thousands of participants and would like /Film readers residing in New York or visiting for the spooky holiday to join in....
“Orphanage” Director Juan Antonio Bayona To Direct “Hater” By David Chen/Oct. 10, 2008 8:45 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Thus, I was extremely excited to learn that Bayona will be teaming up again with producer Guillermo Del Toro to direct Hater for Universal, with a script by Shield veteran Glen Mazarra based off a book by David Moody. The book describes a society rocked by citizens who are suddenly susceptible to random bouts of violent, homicidal rage....
Avatar: French Poster, 3 Hour Running Time Confirmed, Soundtrack Track Listing Reveals Entire Plot By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 18, 2009 9:13 am EST Back in 1999, when I was still looking forward to Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace, I attempted to avoid any and all spoilers. I wanted to go into the movie not knowing what happened, partly because I figured that we all know what eventually happens, and I’d at least like to be surprised with some of these new characters....
Brad Pitt Is Officially An Inglorious Bastard; Simon Pegg In Talks By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 7, 2008 4:03 pm EST Brad Pitt has officially signed on to star as Aldo Raine in Quentin Tarantino’s World War II film Inglorious Bastards. The story follows a group of of Jewish-American soldiers, lead by Pitt’s character – a Tennessee hillbilly, whose mission is to take down a group of Nazis. Pitt will join Eli Roth as Sgt....
Cool Stuff: ))(( T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/March 27, 2008 11:59 am EST This might possibly be the most obscure item we’ve ever posted on Cool Stuff. If you don’t get the reference, than you haven’t seen Miranda July’s 2005 indie film Me and You and Everyone We Know, which sort of became a cult film in some circles. If you have seen the movie than you know what I’m talking about....
Cool Stuff: Called For Help T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/March 6, 2009 12:01 am EST The latest design from Glennz Tees is a mash-up of two 1980’s favorites — Ghostbusters and Pac Man. “Called For Help” features an 8-bit Ecto-1 chasing two of the ghosts from Pac Man. Printed on American Apparel Black tees sized small to XXXL for $19.95. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff?...
Cool Stuff: Dark Knight Alarm Clock With Working Bat-Signal By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 25, 2008 12:33 pm EST The Dark Knight themed alarm clock lets you project the Bat-Signal onto your wall or ceiling. Product Specs: 12/24 Hour Mode Display Time Display Calendar (month,date, day) Alarm function with 8 different melodies and tones Adjustable Snooze Timer 24-Hour Countdown Timer AM/FM Radio Band Analog Tuning Telescopic Antenna 180-degree rotation arm for front or back projection Focus knob to adjust image Projects Batman logo by pressing the ‘Snooze’ button (image will fade out) or by the ‘On’ switch to project a permanent Batman logo AC Adaptor (included) or 4 AAA Batteries (not included) Dimensions: 5....
Cool Stuff: Thinkway’s WALL-E Toys By Peter Sciretta/May 24, 2008 6:08 am EST Thinkway Toys just revealed their entire line-up of WALL-E merchandise. I usually don’t get excited over toys and action figures, but I have a feeling I’m going to waste too much money on plastic Wall-E toys this Summer. Check out some of my favorites below. U-Command WALL•E Action packed WALL∙E with realistic expressions, light-up eyes, original movie voice and sound effects!...
Darren Aronofsky Wants To Recut The Fountain By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 4, 2008 4:57 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Darren Aronofsky tells MTV that he would like to revisit The Fountain at some point. “It wouldn’t be a ‘director’s cut,’” he said — more like an alternate story told with the addition of unused footage from the first go-round. This would be a complicated project on a couple of levels, though, and it’s at least a few years away....
Dinklage, Buscemi, Rockwell And Guzman Join Pete Smalls Is Dead By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 6, 2009 10:07 am EST According to the ever useful Twitter feed of Production Weekly, principal photography on Alexandre Rockwell’s Pete Small is Dead is to kick off in March. Previously, it was set to shoot in January, I believe – but when I tell you other info is thin on the ground for this one, you better believe it....
Director Adam McKay Says Anchorman 2 Is Going To Happen By Hunter Stephenson/May 6, 2008 10:30 am EST Illegal. Judd Apatow once predicted that a sequel to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy would make for a juicy movie…in 30 years. However, the film’s director, Adam McKay, recently told Collider that moviegoers won’t have to wait for Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and David Koechner to sprout massive liver spots, four divorces a piece and a scrapbook of mug shots before a second helping of ‘stache fills up theaters…...
Enter The Void Photos By Brendon Connelly/April 27, 2009 4:36 am EST A few days ago, just after it was announced that the Cannes line up would feature Gaspar Noe’s Enter the Void, the official website for the film was opened up. All of the images in this post come from that site. Whle only the third feature by Noe in over a decade, Enter the Void does, however, maintain his record by scoring a hat trick of Cannes premieres for the director....
Escape From New York Remake: Now With Less Destruction? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 10, 2010 1:00 pm EST A couple years back, New Line Cinema was trying to remake John Carpenter’s 1981 sci-fi actioner Escape from New York. They first hired Live Free or Die Hard helmer Len Wiseman, who got replaced with Brett Ratner. I wasn’t excited about either of the two filmmakers rebooting Snake Plissken, although Wiseman’s production design background made him the better choice of the two....
