The Dark Knight: The Joker’s New Look? By Peter Sciretta/April 17, 2007 6:05 am EST Update: Warner Bros has released the first official photo of Heath Ledger as The Joker at this link. Scroll down, it’s near the bottom. don’t know why we assumed that Christopher Nolan was going to give us the same-old same-old Joker we’ve all become accustomed to. I mean, Heath Ledger wasn’t exactly the fans perfect choice for the role....
This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: 2012, Where The Wild Things Are, Ponyo, And More By Adam Quigley/March 2, 2010 7:51 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. With his adaptation of the classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, co-writer/director Spike Jonze took the $100 million budget he was given by the studio to make an accessible family film, and used it to make a heartrending arthouse film for adults....
This Week In DVD: Wall-E, Tropic Thunder, And More By Adam Quigley/Nov. 18, 2008 1:29 pm 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. The categories represent solely the author’s intentions towards the DVDs at hand, and are in no way meant to be a reflection on what he thinks other people should rent or buy....
Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland To Be More Engaging/Psychological By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 15, 2008 3:20 pm EST In a phone interview with the LA Times about his upcoming appearance as the 2008 Scream Awards, Tim Burton talked about the motivation behind his upcoming live-action/performance-capture 3D adaptation of Alice in Wonderland: “It’s a funny project. The story is obviously a classic with iconic images and ideas and thoughts. But with all the movie versions, well, I’ve just never seen one that really had any impact to me....
Trailer Trio: Unmade Beds, Across The Hall And Slayers By Russ Fischer/Nov. 17, 2009 1:28 pm EST I’m stepping on Christopher Stipp’s toes a little bit here; he’s been doing a great job with his column This Week in Trailers on Fridays, but here it’s only Tuesday and we’ve already got a trio of indie clips to show off. So rather than wait for the roundup I’ll present this varied package of trailers now, and free up space for Christopher to talk about other stuff at the end of the week....
Transformers IMAX: Five Minutes Longer? By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 12, 2007 4:00 pm EST SuperHeroHype is reporting that the IMAX release of Transformers has been timed at 149 minutes, a whole five minutes longer than the film’s theatrical release. When the big screen rerelease was announced, director Michael Bay said tat it would contain two minutes of extra footage. So who knows, maybe its five minutes of extra giant robot action. I know I’ll be there (I’m a sucker for IMAX, and Transformers seems like a perfect fit for the format), will you?...
Travel Back In Time With Betamax Xmas By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 12, 2008 1:33 pm EST BetamaxXmas.com is sure to bring back memories for any child of the late 1970’s early 1980’s. The website is set up like an old school television room around Christmas time. The den of my childhood home had the same exact wood paneling. You can change the channel or find something else to watch using TV Guide....
Up In The Air Gets Early Release By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 10, 2009 12:06 pm EST Paramount Pictures had originally planned to release Jason Reitman’s new film Up in the Air on December 4th, but the overwhelming possitive buzz created by screenings at the Telluride Film Festival have resulted in a change of plans. The wide release on Thanksgiving weekend will see a lot of competition. Not only will it go head to head with the “wide” release of The Road, but Fantastic Mr....
Video: /Film Goes To Comic Con - Day 1 By Peter Sciretta/July 24, 2008 2:11 am EST We decided to video tape our epic first day at Comic Con 2008. Little did we know that it would end in long lines, exhaustion, dehydration and poor camera work. Instead of showing you all the cool shit going on the show floor, we’ve decided to give you a rare alternative look at the boring parts of the con experience....
Warner Bros Will Release Vincenzo Natali’s Splice In June By Peter Sciretta/March 4, 2010 12:43 am EST Vincenzo Natali’s film Splice, which was a hit at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, will be coming to a theater near you this Summer. Joel Silver’s Dark House Entertainment and Warner Bros will be releasing this odd “gene-warping creature feature” on June 4th 2010. Thanks to Box Office Mojo (via: Collider) for the date confirmation....
24 Goes To New York City By Peter Sciretta/April 14, 2009 6:05 pm EST After an atomic jump-the-shark sixth season, 24 has bounced back with this season’s Washington DC-based storyline (last night’s illogical twist might have tainted everything… we’ll see). But most people agree, moving the show out of Los Angeles to the nation’s capital gave the series some much needed new landscape. In retrospect, it’s shocking to me that the show didn’t change locations after the second or third seasons....
Alex Litvak Penning Predators By Brendon Connelly/May 5, 2009 1:29 am EST According to Bloody Disgusting, however, we can now also identify the screenwriter. They’ve scooped the news that Alex Litvak, co-author of the recently sold Medieval, is set up on Predators penmanship duty. I can remember the first time I discussed Rodriguez’ original involvement with the series – but only just. Such a long time ago – some of you will have still been in diapers, I think....
Ben Affleck Talks Gone Baby Gone By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 1, 2007 5:38 pm EST Ben Affleck talks candidly about his upcoming feature film directorial debut Gone Baby Gone in Details Magazine: “It’s pretty simple. If people don’t go see it — I’m fucked," admits Affleck. “I feel like (Gone Baby Gone) is the linchpin for my life. My career. I have a lot riding on it. I want [the film] to work....
Cool Stuff: Adidas Originals Star Wars Collection By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 23, 2009 2:00 pm EST Adidas Originals has teamed up with LucasFilm for their Spring/Summer season line, which will include a special Star Wars collection of footwear and apparel. The new collection hopes to seamlessly fuse “inspiration from legendary Star Wars characters and scenes with iconic adidas Originals silhouettes.” You will begin to see some of these pieces hit Adidas Originals stores and other select retailers in January 2010....
Cool Stuff: Martin Ansin’s Metropolis Poster By Peter Sciretta/March 5, 2009 6:00 am EST The Alamo Drafthouse is holding a special SXSW screening of the sci-fi classic Metropolis with live, original score on March 18th at 2:30pm (click here for more information). To celebrate/promote the event, they have commissioned Uruguayan illustrator Martin Ansin to create a movie poster. Screenprinted 24? x 36?. The regular version (seen above) includes two metallic silver, glow in the dark inks, and is available on MondoTees for $30....
Cool Stuff: Mickey Mouse Transformers Figure By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 15, 2009 6:00 am EST Tomy is releasing a Disney label Mickey Mouse Optimus Prime Transformer figure in Japan. On display at the Tokyo Toy Forum 2009, the toy will go on sale in February 2009 for 3,610 yen (or about $38.57). Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff?...
Filmmakers On Stage: Trey Parker And Matt Stone Go Off-Broadway; In Bruges Director Martin McDonagh Teams Up With Tom Waits And Robert Wilson By Russ Fischer/Jan. 29, 2010 11:13 am EST Two stories today about filmmakers hitting the stage. (Well, one of them is about a filmmaker returning to the stage, but close enough.) First, Trey Parker and Matt Stone are working with Robert Lopez on what is likely to be the musical about Mormons that the three guys have been working on for ages....
First Look: Quentin Tarantino In Takashi Miike’s Sukiyaki Western Django By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 3, 2007 3:12 am EST Our friends at SolaceinCinema have published the first photo of Quentin Tarantino in Takashi Miike’s (Ichi The Killer) Sukiyaki Western Django (aka Sushi Western). Tarantino is a friend of Japanese Director Takashi Miike, whom he asked to perform a cameo in Eli Roth’s Hostel. As a result of Miike doing so, Tarantino performed in the opening action sequence of Miike’s Django....
Five New Wolverine Photos By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 1, 2008 10:45 pm EST SpoilerTV has five new photos from 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spin-off film Wolverine. I’m not sure where these originated. As always, click to enlarge. Wolverine hits theaters on May 1st 2009. Four more photos after the jump. Director: Gavin HoodScreenplay by: David BenioffCast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, will.i.am, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Taylor Kitsch, Dominic Monaghan, and Ryan ReynoldsPlot Synopsis: Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him a superstar – as the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing powers, retractable claws and a primal fury....
HBO Kills Preacher Television Series By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 26, 2008 1:49 pm EST HBO has killed the planned television adaptation of Garth Ennis’ popular Vertigo comic series Preacher. Mark Steven Johnson broke the news to ComicsContinuum, claiming that the project got to the budgeting stage before it was axed. “The new head of HBO felt it was just too dark and too violent and too controversial. Which, of course, is kind of the point,” said Johnson....
