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David Gordon Green To Remake Dario Argento’s Suspiria By Hunter Stephenson/March 5, 2008 11:44 pm EST Okay, now I’ll admit it: Juno should have never been made! Fresh from getting mainstreamed in Diablo Cody’s lil’ indie that did, news arrives today that indie director David Gordon Green (George Washington, Pineapple Express) is set on remaking Dario Argento’s Italo-horror classic Suspiria. Greene has been loosely attached for a few months but he recently chatted up a couple outlets about his (re-en)vision, referring to his new take as “classy shiiat”…...

Discovery, Sony, And IMAX To Launch 3D Television Network By David Chen/Jan. 5, 2010 9:55 am EST Discovery Communications will partner with Sony and IMAX to launch a cable channel that will be the first dedicated 3D TV network, airing 3D content 24/7. A press release announcing the new joint venture explains: The new 3D network will feature high-quality premium content from genres that are most appealing in 3D, including natural history, space, exploration, adventure, engineering, science and technology, motion pictures and children’s programming from Discovery, Sony Pictures Entertainment, IMAX and other third-party providers....

Exclusive: Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder, And Barbara Hershey Join Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 8, 2009 8:30 pm EST As you knew already, Aronofky’s Black Swan is a supernatural drama is set in the world of New York City Ballet. Natalie Portman stars as Nina, a veteran ballerina who finds herself locked in to a competitive showdown with a rival dancer named Lilly (played by Mila Kunis) “with the stakes and twists increasing as the dancers approach a big performance....

For A Mere $700 Million, The Miramax Name And Film Library Can Be Yours By Russ Fischer/Feb. 1, 2010 2:38 pm EST Miramax may be closed, but the story ain’t over yet. Disney has tried to shop the company around for sale in the past, and even offered the name to Harvey Weinstein for a reported $1.5 billion. But no one bought, and last week Disney closed down the company, ending the company’s 31-year run....

George Romero’s …Of The Dead Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 5, 2009 11:10 pm EST Bloody Disgusting has the first promotional movie trailer for George Romero’s next zombie film “…Of The Dead”. Looks like a pretty low budget effort, but it has to be better than Diary of the Dead, right? Devonshire Productions also released the official plot synopsis for the film: “On a small island off North America’s coast, the dead rise to menace the living....

Gus Van Sant’s Paranoid Park Movie Trailer By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 10, 2008 12:05 am EST A moody trailer for Gus Van Sant’s Paranoid Park is now online. With its overcast display of non-actors, sexualized youth, skateboard imagery, and a voyeuristic tone, it bares a similarity to the territory that director Larry Clark, of Kids and Wassup Rockers fame, has mined for years on the indie circuit. The storyline of a “throw away kid” accidentally murdering a security guard even reminds me of Clark’s awesome Another Day in Paradise....

By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 25, 2009 12:00 pm EST This was filmed as a TV interivew at the London Film Festival junket, so it’s much shorter than I’m use to, and a much different pace than a normal one on one print interview that has appeared on the site previously. Also of note, the interview was filmed at the Roald Dahl museum in Great Missenden in front of a replica of Roald Dahl’s writing chair and office, which would be found in the writing hut where Roald Dahl wrote most of his books....

My 28 Day Movie Trip By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 2, 2009 11:20 pm EST CUT TO: A YEAR LATER. The offer of donated couches and free floor space in which to crash is impossible to turn down (Thanks Neil and Liam!). I’m packing my bag for the 28-day trip which will span The Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, Toronto International Film Festival in Canada, and Fantastic Fest in Austin Texas (I can’t wait to return to the Alamo Drafthouse!...

Natalie Portman Producing And Starring In Stoner Comedy Best Buds By Russ Fischer/Feb. 22, 2010 7:39 am EST Natalie Portman has developed a pretty good ‘four for me, one for them’ approach to picking roles, with V for Vendetta, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium and Thor being her big studio films since escaping the Star Wars prequels, and many an indie or picture in between. Her production company Handsome Charlie Films has got movies like Hesher and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies coming down the pipe, confirming her dedicated indie approach to filmmaking....

New Images: Where The Wild Things Are By Hunter Stephenson/Sept. 15, 2009 7:21 am EST More images that bottle a sense of “child-like wonder” and “child-like terror” have washed up on the ’nets courtesy of the New York Times. They nicely compliment a post yesterday on Sonny Gerasimowicz, the unlikely art director on Where the Wild Things Are. Grab a child-like blanket and prepare to curl up in the fetal position inside your man-like cubicle after the jump…...

New Video Blogs: Scott Pilgrim And The Expendables By Peter Sciretta/May 1, 2009 2:44 am EST Edgar Wright has posted a third video blog from the set of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. We get to see the excitement and pain of an On Location shoot, where the production has filled a scene with fake snow. And over on The Expendables blog, a new behind the scenes video has been posted which shows Sylvester Stallone blocking a scene where he fires off a gun, and later watching a shot with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Eric Roberts jumping out of the way of a huge fireball explosion (we posted a photo of this a couple weeks back)....

Release Dates: G.I. Joe, The Lovely Bones, Marley And Me By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 19, 2007 3:58 pm EST Peter Jackson’s adaptation of Alice Sebold’s best selling novel The Lovely Bones will hit theaters on March 13th 2009. The Lovely Bones is the story of a 14-year-old girl from suburban Pennsylvania who is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from Heaven, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body....

Rumor Control: No Cruise/Lautner Pairing; Muse Possibly Soundtracking Clash Of The Titans By Russ Fischer/Jan. 7, 2010 11:00 pm EST In the past twenty-four hours a few stories have broken that were either debunked, shown to be partially wrong, or are a bit optimistic. Brendon quickly jumped on top of Universal’s denial of alternate cuts of The Wolfman, but here are a couple other items to be critical of. Yesterday, there was news that Taylor Lautner would co-star with Tom Cruise in Northern Lights, which sounded sort of like Top Gun, Jr....

Sneak Peek: Pixar’s Up By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 10, 2009 2:25 pm EST The Disney Channel has a sneak peak at Pixar’s new film Up. The minute and a half featurette is hosted by Up/Monsters Inc director Peter Docter, and features some footage not shown in the teaser trailer. For instance, we see Carl and Russell chasing the floating house in a far off away land. Thanks to the disney blog for the tip....

Susan Sarandon Joins Wall Street 2 By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 25, 2009 10:00 pm EST Blowing in the trades’ ear late this evening is news that Susan Surandon has joined the cast of Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps for director Oliver Stone. Cue the loud sax and cat calls. Surandon will play the mom to Shia LaBeouf’s ambitious, young day trader. In past /Film entries, several of us, myself included, have expressed ire at the film’s rushed schedule, citing Stone’s previous flick, W....

The Golden Compass Trailer At World’s End By Peter Sciretta/May 20, 2007 10:58 pm EST The first movie trailer for The Golden Compass will be released on Friday Thursday Night with Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. From what we hear, it’s more of a teaser trailer than anything else. We posted a sizzle reel from the film a few months back which basically consisted of some unfinished effects shots....

This Week In DVD: You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, The Happening, 30 Rock, The Simpsons, And More By Adam Quigley/Oct. 7, 2008 1:02 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I plan on one day marrying Tina Fey. I don’t care that she’s already married, or that she’s twice as old as me, or that she’s a Hollywood celebrity who I’ll probably never even meet, or that she would immediately reject me even if we did meet....

TIFF Review: Religulous By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 11, 2008 8:58 am EST Larry Charles’ Religulous is a film I’ve been looking forward to since the project was first announced. I have a few confessions: I loved Charles’ Borat and I’ve been an avid viewer of Bill Maher’s Politically Incorrect over the years. I grew up Catholic, but Maher’s views on world religion pretty much mirrors my current opinions. So it’s sad to report that while I did enjoy Religulous greatly, it wasn’t exactly what I was hoping it would be....

VOTD: Iron Man Addictive TV Remix By Peter Sciretta/May 2, 2008 1:07 am EST Iron Man (Addictive TV Remix) created by AddictiveTVThe Pitch: The new Iron Man film gets the Addictive TV remix treatment…Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com. VOTD: Iron Man Addictive TV Remix By Peter Sciretta/May 2, 2008 1:07 am EST...

WB’s Live-Action Akira Remake Is Dead? By Russ Fischer/June 14, 2009 4:17 pm EST The live-action adaptation of the classic anime Akira is dead, according to a report from Bloody Disgusting. The film has been in the hands of Warner Brothers and Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way for some time, and Gary Whitta (The Book of Eli) has been working to crack the script. The plan, reportedly, was to craft two films in order to preserve the scope of the massive manga by Katsuhiro Otomo (who co-wrote and directed the anime, as well) with Ruairi Robinson directing....