Hellboy 2 Movie Poster: Abe Sapien By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 29, 2007 3:38 pm EST Earlier today we posted the first teaser poster for Hellboy II: The Golden Army featuring Selma Blair as B.P.R.D.’s resident pyrokinetic Liz Sherman. Universal has now released the second poster of a three poster series, this one featuring Doug Jones as Abe Sapien. The Hellboy character poster will be be released tomorrow. Check it out after the jump....
Homer Simpson’s Academy Award Predictions By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 7, 2007 5:30 am EST Click on the picture below to see a larger, slightly more readable version.
Karyn Kasuma Wants To Subject Rachel Weisz To Some Cronenbergian Body Horror By Brendon Connelly/Sept. 14, 2009 1:50 pm EST As Jennifer’s Body revs up to roll out this weekend, Karyn Kusama is hitting the town and giving plenty of promotional interviews. When asked about potential follow up pictures in the horror genre – an inevitable question, really – Kusama has let slip some tidbits about a rather interesting sounding project that she has herself co-written....
Magnolia Acquires Freakonomics Movie By Peter Sciretta/April 5, 2010 10:54 am EST The film is set to premiere as the closing night film of the Tribeca Film Festival in early May. No release date has been announced. You can read the whole press release after the jump. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years: Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Casino Jack and the United States of Money), Academy Award® nominees Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp), Academy Award® nominee Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) and Seth Gordon (The King of Kong)....
New Friday The 13th Poster And Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 4, 2008 5:22 pm EST New Line Cinema has premiered the new movie trailer and theatrical poster for their re-imagining of Friday the 13th on Yahoo. I love how it starts off with the voice over of Jason’s mother. Director Marcus Nispel was the man who did the 2003 Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, which I actually enjoyed. If anything, this guy knows how to make a film look good....
New Terminator Salvation Poster? By Peter Sciretta/March 14, 2009 5:28 pm EST /Film reader Eddie A sent me over this new poster for Terminator Salvation. I haven’t heard back about the poster’s origin, and am not sure if it’s real, or a fan creation. But I thought it looked cool enough to share. Check out the full thing after the jump. What do you think? New Terminator Salvation Poster? By Peter Sciretta/March 14, 2009 5:28 pm EST...
No Surprise: Terrence Malick’s Tree Of Life Held Until 2010 By Russ Fischer/Oct. 15, 2009 2:51 pm EST When press releases and news articles first appeared with details of new distributor Apparition, one thing stood out: Tree of Life, the upcoming and as yet very mysterious new film from lone wolf director Terrence Malick, was planned for release on Christmas Day. This seemed wildly optimistic, as the film’s production had been kept so tightly under wraps that we barely know what the film is about, and had no reason to believe it was done....
NSFW: Choke Red Band Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 12, 2008 1:08 am EST Check out the restricted trailer on the film’s official website ChokeOnThis.net. Official Plot Synopsis: Actor-turned-director Clark Gregg shows he is as adept behind the camera as he is in front of it with CHOKE, a wickedly colorful dark comedy about mothers and sons, sexual compulsion, and the sordid underbelly of Colonial theme parks. Victor Mancini (Rockwell), a sex-addicted med-school dropout, who keeps his increasingly deranged mother, Ida (Huston), in an expensive private medical hospital by working days as a historical reenactor at a Colonial Williamsburg theme park....
Paul Haggis To Write James Bond 22 By Peter Sciretta/May 23, 2007 12:50 pm EST The Academy Award winning writer/director of Crash has been hired to do a draft of the next James Bond film. According to the LA Times, Paul Haggis was co-writer on the insanely successful Casino Royale, in addition to Million Dollar Baby, Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. We previously told you that the rumored short list of directors includes: Tony Scott (Deja Vu), Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball, Stranger Than Fiction) and Alex Proyas (I, Robot, Dark City)....
Spike Lee’s Time Traveler By Peter Sciretta/June 17, 2008 10:55 pm EST Spike Lee will co-write and direct an adaptation of Ronald Mallett’s memoir Time Traveler: A Scientist’s Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality. Spike Lee describes Time Traveler as a “fantastic story on many levels (and) also a father and son saga of loss and love.” Kirkus Reviews called the book a “hokey but inspiring blend of personal narrative and scientific exploration....
Sundance: War Dance Movie Review By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 19, 2007 8:28 am EST War Dance is a glossy looking documentary about the hardships of a group of children trapped in the middle of a war-zone in northern Uganda. Using a contrived musical/dance competition to link a narrative, the film’s main purpose is to bring the horrifying back-stories to the big screen. The breathtaking cinematography is where the film truly shines. This is also part of why the movie never truly succeeds....
Sundance Movie Review: Mystery Team By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 18, 2009 12:06 pm EST Before I start my review, I think I better give you a little background. I’m not a big fan of sketch comedy, and never have been. I have never been able to completely place why this is, but I think it might have something to do with the obnoxiously over the top characterizations and the flat stage like set-up of most of these types of shows and films....
The Dark Knight - What Did You Think? By Peter Sciretta/July 19, 2008 12:25 am EST The midnight showings are now over, and fanboys around the country have finally seen The Dark Knight on the big screen. I’ve already listed my ten reasons why I believe The Dark Knight is a masterpiece. So now it is your turn. What did you think? Was it over hyped? The best comic book movie of all time?...
The Wackness Director Jonathan Levine To Adapt Zombie Novel By Russ Fischer/Jan. 19, 2010 11:16 am EST Jonathan Levine made a mark with All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (a solid film that still hasn’t been given a proper release in the States) and then got a lot of people on his side with The Wackness. Earlier this month he signed on to direct the film formerly called I’m With Cancer, starring Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick....
VOTD: Grindhouse Movie Trailer For Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 5, 2010 12:00 am EST As part of his thesis in film at the savannah college of art and design, /Film reader Lee Keeler re-imagined The Lorax by Dr. Seuss as a retro grindhouse movie trailer. “A twist on the original text: ‘The Lorax: He Speaks for the Tress’ is a mock Grindhouse trailer that chronicles the badassssss adventures of The Lorax, an ex-lumberjack-cum-pimp with a green thumb way up the keister of industrial America....
VOTD: How Twilight Should Have Ended By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 24, 2009 12:00 am EST The good guys at How It Should Have Ended have created a new animated short film showing how Twilight should have ended. What if Edward had made that fateful decision another way? If you care, watch the video embedded after the jump. VOTD: How Twilight Should Have Ended By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 24, 2009 12:00 am EST...
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Will The Movie Experience Die In The On Demand World? By Peter Sciretta/March 2, 2008 1:31 pm EST Bird is so right. It’s an issue I’m very torn about because I absolutely love the idea of an all you can eat on demand world where anything and everything is available whenever wherever. I’m a tech fanatic, an early adopter with tons of gizmos and gadgets. But at the same time I wish we could keep the experiences I agree up with (not to sound old)....
YouTube Goes Widescreen By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 24, 2008 10:24 pm EST YouTube has announced their transition from a 4:3 aspect ratio video player to a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio player. I knew it was inevitable, but I didn’t expect it to happen this soon. HD programing is becoming the norm, and HD camcorders means that HD user content will also be on the upswing. Here is a clipping from the announcement:...
30 Days Of Night Red Band Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 29, 2007 8:48 pm EST Sony has put the new red band movie trailer for 30 Days of Night on the official website. I’m very surprised at how this film is turning out. I haven’t read the comic book series but have picked it up many times while browsing the shelves at Borders or my local comic shop. The art is nice, and I’ve always found the story concept to be pretty clever....
