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New Photos From Sam Raimi’s Drag Me To Hell By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2008 3:51 pm EST Earlier today, MTV released four new photos from Drag Me to Hell, Sam Raimi’s return to the horror film genre. For one reason or another, we’ve barely covered this film on /Film, so with Halloween on the horizon, I thought now might be as good of time as any other. Co-written by Raimi with his brother Ivan, Drag Me to Hell tels the story of a young woman who isdesperate to break an evil curse....

Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/March 17, 2009 9:40 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. /Film reader Sean Hartter created this picture of Destro and Cobra Commander based on the leaked toy and video still from GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Jon Favreau gave the following Iron Man 2 update on Twitter: “Rehearsals began today on Iron Man 2. Three weeks from shooting and my life is no longer my own....

Repo Man Sequel Starts Filming Next Month By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 4, 2008 12:12 am EST Alex Cox’s Repo Man sequel Repo Chick is finally going into production next month (January 2009). Production Weekly reports that David Lynch is producing the project. The original 1984 film told the story of Otto, a newly hired repossession man who goes in search for a mysterious Malibu carrying a high value package which was taken from a government lab and has strange effects on anyone who views it....

Roger Ebert’s Best Film Lists For 2009 By Devindra Hardawar/Dec. 20, 2009 11:54 pm EST It’s that time of the year again. Top ten lists are popping up everywhere (the /Filmcast’s will hit next week), and the annual movie list aggro war is in full swing (it’s a thing, trust me). Roger Ebert has finally unveiled his selections, and this time he’s going against the grain by releasing two separate top ten lists — his top mainstream films, and his top indies....

Star Trek Plot Details Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 16, 2008 11:53 am EST Entertainment Weekly’s Star Trek cover story is now online. There is a lot of new information, the centerpiece of which is the explaination of the plot: Star Trek’s time-travel plot is set in motion when a Federation starship, the USS Kelvin, is attacked by a vicious Romulan (Eric Bana) desperately seeking one of the film’s heroes. From there, the film then brings Kirk and Spock center stage and tracks the origins of their friendship and how they became officers aboard the Enterprise....

Stephen Dorff And Elle Fanning Cast In Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere By Peter Sciretta/April 16, 2009 9:48 pm EST Sofia Coppola has announced that she will be returning to the big screen with a dramedy she wrote titled Somewhere. Her fourth film will star Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning, and centers on Hollywood’s iconic Chateau Marmont, the hotel of choice of many tabloid-friendly celebrities. The story is about a “bad-boy actor” who gets an unexpected visit from his 11-year-old daughter, and is forced to reexamine his life....

Sundance Photo Preview: The Extra Man, From The Writer/Directors Of American Splendor By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 14, 2009 10:02 am EST American Splendor directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini return to Sundance with The Extra Man, a comedy which will screen in the Premieres section. Based on a novel by Jonathan Ames (Bored to Death), the film tells the story of a down-and-out playwright who escorts wealthy widows in Manhattan’s Upper East Side takes a young aspiring writer under his wing....

Sundance Preview: Unmade Beds By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 29, 2008 1:15 am EST It is easy to get lost looking at the 118 feature-length films in the 2009 Sundance Film Festival catalog. I know I usually become fixated on the U.S. Dramatic Competition, Premieres and American Spectrum selections, and I have often been criticized for my lack of international film coverage. So as Sundance nears on the horizon, I thought I’d include a couple not so typical films in the mix of previews....

The Ghost Writer German Trailer: Footage From Polanski’s Return, Dubbed Auf Deutsch By Russ Fischer/Jan. 8, 2010 5:00 am EST Ask and ye shall receive. Just a couple of hours ago I wrote about the US release date for Roman Polanski’s new film The Ghost Writer, starring Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan. Given that Summit set February 19 as the date, I assumed that we’d see a trailer any day now....

Trailer For Excellent Southern Gothic Film That Evening Sun By Russ Fischer/Oct. 19, 2009 12:25 pm EST One of my favorite low-key films this year has been That Evening Sun, a sort of deep Southern gothic drama that pits two men against one another in a battle of wills. Written and directed by Scott Teems, the film stars Hal Holbrook and Ray McKinnon as the two men. Holbrook’s performance is deep, nuanced and determined....

TV: JJ Abrams’ Fringe Trailer By Peter Sciretta/May 17, 2008 2:20 am EST Update: We have added the full length trailer below found via AICN. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/fringetrailer2.flv 470 274] Original Teaser Trailer: [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/fringetrailer.flv 460 256] From J.J. Abrams (“Lost”), Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, the team behind “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible III” and “Alias,” comes a new drama that will thrill, terrify and explore the blurring line between science fiction and reality....

TV News: Deadwood Star Joins Lost, 24 Plans For The End By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 20, 2009 12:56 am EST Deadwood alum John Hawkes has joined the cast of the sixth and final season of LOST, and producers of Fox’s 24 are planning for the possible end of the series. Details after the jump. John Hawkes has been cast as a new reoccurring character named Lennon on Lost. The character is described in the casting breakdown as “Scruffy, edgy, charismatic, and slightly stir-crazy, Lennon can be deferential when it’s called for....

VOTD: Acting With James Franco Episode 2: “Green Screen” By Peter Sciretta/April 24, 2008 12:00 am EST Acting with James Franco Episode 2: “Green Screen” created by FunnyofDie. The Pitch: “Green Screen. James Franco teaches YOU how to act with his brother Dave.“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: Acting With James Franco Episode 2: “Green Screen”...

What’s Next For Tobey Maguire? Avatar Style Sci-Fi? True Story Drama? By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 15, 2010 4:28 pm EST Now he’s had his webby tights ripped off, what might be next for Tobey Maguire? The answer, according to Steven Zeitchik’s synidcated article (see it at AZCentral, for example) might hinge on what kind of career Maguire is looking to mold. There’s a big-budget franchise-friendly path, and there’s a lower road of more ‘dramatic’ work, and in mapping these out, the article mentions a few possible pictures on both sides....

39 Photos From Get Smart By Peter Sciretta/May 24, 2008 6:17 pm EST Warner Bros has released 39 new photos from Get Smart. Check them out after the jump. As always, click on the images to enlarge. Enjoy. Official Plot Synopsis: The action comedy “Get Smart” sends CONTROL agent Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) on his most dangerous and important mission: to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS....

Beowulf Screens Early By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 9, 2007 1:00 am EST Paramount has decided to release Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf a little bit earlier than expected. You will now be able to see a screening of the big screen adaptation of the classic epic fantasy poem in select digital and IMAX theaters on Thursday, November 15th starting at 9:00pm. Check for a screening near you on Moviefone, Fandango or MovieTickets.com. Beowulf Screens Early...

Cool Stuff: Batman’s Direct Line T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 24, 2009 1:00 pm EST GLENNZTees has a new Batman parody t-shirt called “Direct Line”. The two priority phone lines were at opposite ends of the building, so it made good sense to have them combined. But user beware – the bat cave does not take kindly to calls for pizza orders. Direct Line was a favorite as soon as it went up for voting, so it was a definite for print....

Cool Stuff: F-Lucas T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/April 6, 2008 10:25 am EST A couple of the readers say that I post too much Star Wars related items in Cool Stuff. I think those critics might even like this new Star Wars related t-shirt. My friends at IESB pointed me towards this awesome t-shirt that features “F**K LUCAS” on the front in Star Wars font. Of course, the real t-shirt features the real uncensored four letter swear word (you can see the uncensored tee by clicking on the image above....

Cool Stuff: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom ArtFX Statue By Peter Sciretta/May 22, 2008 2:11 am EST Back in February we featured Kotobukiya’s Raiders of the Lost Ark ArtFX Statue in Cool Stuff. We told you that they would be releasing four different Indy ARTFX Theatres Statues, one based on each film in the series. Now we have our first look at the second release in the series which focuses on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom....

Cool Stuff: Shaun Of Dead Inspired Bar By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 18, 2009 9:00 pm EST One of Minneapolis most notorious bars, Stand Up Frank, was resurrected last week under new ownership, new name and an entirely different interior. Leslie Bock reopened the tiny bar with a new zombie theme under the name Donny Dirk’s Zombie Den. Here is an excerpt from and article in the Star Tribune: The stunning new interior comes straight out of a 1950s Las Vegas lounge (the classic part)....