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Sundance: Broken English Movie Review By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 22, 2007 7:00 am EST Sons and daughters of great filmmakers rarely become great filmmakers themselves. Zoe and Nick Cassavettes have the accomplishment of directing two of the worst Sundance films in the last two years. One must wonder if Geoffrey Gillmore or John Cooper put their stamp of approval on either film. I refuse to believe they had a part, but in this world a last name can get you anywhere (even Sundance apparently)....

Teen Titans Live Action Movie Announced By Peter Sciretta/May 31, 2007 2:02 am EST Warner Bros has announced that they will be making a live-action big screen movie based on the ht DC Comic series Teen Titans. While the first incarnation of the junior Justice League-type group appeared in 1964, it wasn’t until the 2003 cartoon network animated television series hit before they became popular in the mainstream (the comic book series was also popular in the 1980’s but not to this level)....

The Commercials Of Carl Erik Rinsch By Peter Sciretta/May 27, 2009 11:18 pm EST Commercial/music video director Carl Erik Rinsch has been tipped to direct a new Alien film for Ridley Scott. You can read more about Rinsch on Shootonline.com (google cache). I have put together a compilation of Rinsch’s best commercials. I highly recommend checking out his work. Watching his commercials, it’s easy to see why he might be a choice for a 21st Century Alien film....

The Fourth Kind Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 13, 2009 1:28 pm EST Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for The Fourth Kind. No, this is not a sequel to Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of a Third Kind (lets hope that never happens) This sci-fi thriller is directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and starring Milla Jovovich as a psychologist who “unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented....

The Hobbit Plans Change - Del Toro And Jackson Spill New Details By Brendon Connelly/April 17, 2009 2:20 pm EST Quite impressively, they’ve got the scoop on Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro’s revised plans for The Hobbit. Previously we’d been told that they were going to make two films, the first an adaptation the novel and the second to bridge the gap between that book and The Fellowship of the Ring....

The Other Boleyn Girl Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 15, 2007 8:55 pm EST Most men dream of Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson. So a movie starring both women together on the screen is something that most men should be excited about, right? The bad news is that it is a romantic period drama (a genre which is usually beloved by women and attested by men). The Other Boleyn Girl, based on the Philippa Gregory novel which follows the story of two beautiful sisters, Anne (Portman) and Mary (Johansson) Boleyn, who driven by their family’s blind ambition, compete for the love of the King Henry VIII (Eric Bana)....

Tribeca Movie Review: Brando By SlashFilm Staff/May 2, 2007 10:24 am EST The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Brando Special Event, Documentary 2007, U.S.A. Dir: Leslie Greif, Mimi Friedman It’s hard to believe that a man who established such a resonant and respected legacy within the world of film has been gone for three years already. Marlon Brando was the benchmark for acting in his lifetime....

Tron Legacy Details: IMAX, Jeff Bridges And High-Res Poster. Plus A New Soundtrack Leak? By Russ Fischer/Jan. 22, 2010 12:55 pm EST It’s been a big week for Tron Legacy news. Director Joseph Kosinski went on the record about a number of different elements in the film, there was a new poster (pictured above, and available in high-res below) and a possible leak of some of Daft Punk’s score. All this with nearly a year to go before release....

Tudors / Elizabeth Writer Aims At Agincourt By Russ Fischer/July 16, 2009 10:30 am EST Medieval times are back again. Ridley Scott is shooting his Untitled Robin Hood film, Christopher Smith is looking back at Black Death, and now, according to Variety, the London-based Independent Film Co. has optioned Bernard Cornwell’s novel Agincourt, to be adapted by Tudors / Elizabeth / 1906 writer Michael Hirst. Agincourt is one of the more famous battles in European history, and could make for a hell of a film....

Two New Video Clips From James Cameron’s Avatar By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 4, 2009 3:00 am EST First up, from Cineplex is a new scene where Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) introduces Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) to her Banshee. Next up, MSN has an exposition-filled scene where SecFor administrator Parker Selfridge (Giovanni Ribisi) and Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver) discuss the prospect of using Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) for the Avatar program, and Selfridge reminds Augustine of the true point of the mission to Pandora....

Video: Stephen Colbert To Run For President By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 17, 2007 1:02 am EST What happens when a political news satirist announces on his fake television news show that he is running for president? Sounds like the plot for a bad movie (Man of the Year), but it happened tonight as Stephen Colbert announced his candidacy for president Tuesday night on his Comedy Central television show, The Colbert Report. The mock conservative claims that he will be running under both parties: Democratic and Republican, claiming it took considerable guts because he could “lose twice....

By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 17, 2008 12:00 am EST In his recent visit to Iraq, United States President George Bush was attacked by Star Wars Tie Fighters. 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? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations....

VOTD: Reservoir Turtles By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 16, 2009 12:00 am EST What if Quentin Tarantino directed a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action movie? Aron created this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Reservoir Dogs mash-up over a year ago, but it has just begun to make the viral internet video rounds over the weekend. Watch it now after the jump. VOTD: Reservoir Turtles By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 16, 2009 12:00 am EST What if Quentin Tarantino directed a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action movie?...

Worst Idea Ever: Further Adventures In Babysitting Still Happening By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 5, 2008 12:40 pm EST In 2007, I told you about Disney’s plan to tant the memory of the now classic 1980’s teen adventure comedy Adventures in Babysitting by casting Raven Symone (That’s So Raven, The Cosby Show) in the part played by Elisabeth Shue in the original film. Nearly 20 months went by, which gave us a bit of false hope that the remake had fallen into development heck....

Barack Obama And Spider-Man By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 8, 2009 12:19 pm EST Spider-Man meets Barack Obama the new President Elect of the United States in issue #583 of The Amazing Spider-Man. Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada says that “President-Elect Obama is a collector of Spider-Man comics” and “a Spider-Man fan moving into the Oval Office is an event that must be commemorated in the pages of ‘Amazing Spider-Man.’” Sounds more like a lame marketing gimmick to me....

Concept Art For Time Travel Thriller Timeless By Devindra Hardawar/Dec. 2, 2009 12:20 am EST I’ve been excited to hear more about Michael Bartlett’s (The Zombie Diaries) upcoming time travel film, Timeless, ever since reading Quiet Earth’s script review a few months ago. The script seemed to have a lot of promise, and it was also hinted that the film had a very unique approach to time travel—always a plus with me....

Cool Stuff: Eric Tan’s Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom Poster By Peter Sciretta/July 31, 2008 4:05 am EST We first discovered Eric Tan through a cool UFA German inspired X-Men cinema poster he created for a Stan Lee art show event. We were lucky enough to score a print of this, and it sits framed on the wall next to my computer. Tan has done some incredible design work for Pixar which we’ve spotlighted in the past....

Cool Stuff: Exclusive Crazy4Cult 2 Preview By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 19, 2008 4:00 am EST Gallery 1988: LA will be holding Crazy 4 Cult 2 on Friday, August 22nd from 7-11pm. Basically, it’s a pop culture-infused art show hosted by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier. The first show featured anything from Jay and Silent Bob to oil paintings of the guys from Shaun of the Dead playing with toys. A couple weeks ago we gave you an exclusive look at Andrew Wilson’s insane poster for the event (which you will be able to purchase on stuff88....

Cool Stuff: Mason Auto Repair Watchmen T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/July 23, 2008 10:04 am EST

Cool Stuff: TRON Hoodie By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2008 12:06 am EST Okay, so this cool TRON hoodie doesn’t exist, YET. Martiandrivein’s hoodie concept “The Electronic Gladiator” is currently being voted on for a potential upcoming product from Threadless. Go place your vote and sign up for the “I’d Buy It!” option so that we can make this happen. The idea is for the blue screenprint to glow in the dark....