Al Gore To Announce Presidential Run At Academy Awards? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 12, 2007 5:45 am EST If someone told me a five years ago that Al Gore would somehow become a universally liked personality (ie non-robot), in line for an Academy Award, Nobel Peace Prize, and another run for president, I probably would have laughed in your face. But it appears the world has changed their opinion on the former Vice President....
Alvin And The Chipmunks Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/July 3, 2007 11:59 pm EST You may be checking your calendar, but I assure you, today is not April 1st. For years I defended Jason Lee. His performance in Mallrats was the level of a comic genius. He was given the chance to star in some films which turned out to be horrible. In-between he made a couple good choices riding shotgun (Dogma, Chasing Amy, Almost Famous)....
Cameron Diaz Cast In Richard Kelly’s The Box By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2007 2:03 pm EST Cameron Diaz has signed on to star in Richard Kelly’s The Box. Kelly, best known for his directorial debut turned cult fav Donnie Darko, wrote the script based on a short story (“Button Button”) by Richard Matheson. The story was also the basis for a Twilight Zone episode in the Night Gallery years. Eli Roth was originally set to direct the film, but became Hollywood’s horror golden boy....
Cool Stuff: LEGO Aliens By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 17, 2007 11:45 pm EST Some people have way too much time on their hands. We get to look at their handiwork without the effort and time investment, allowing us to claim no involvement (“That’s way too geeky for even me”) when in reality, deep down we love this stuff just as much (okay, maybe not JUST AS MUCH). Today’s edition of Cool Stuff features a recreation of Aliens using LEGOs....
Danny Boyle Returning To Mumbai With Maximum City? By Peter Sciretta/June 2, 2009 6:49 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The book is partly an autobiography, part travelogue , and part socio-political analysis of the history and people of Mumbai. Boyle referred to the book as his “bible” on Slumdog, using it through filming of “inspiration, comprehension and balance.” The book has been widely acclaimed, and was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize....
David Lynch Directs Animated Moby Music Video By Peter Sciretta/April 16, 2009 12:13 pm EST David Lynch recently directed this animated music video for Moby’s song “Shot in the Back of the Head”. The video itself isn’t very impressive, and probably wouldn’t be worth mentioning if it wasn’t for Lynch’s involvement. Watch the video for yourself after the jump. via: Moby David Lynch Directs Animated Moby Music Video By Peter Sciretta/April 16, 2009 12:13 pm EST...
Defendor Movie Trailer: Woody Harrelson Fights Crime! By Russ Fischer/Sept. 2, 2009 2:23 pm EST Every piece of new material I see from the Canadian homegrown superhero movie Defendor, starring Woody Harrelson and Kat Dennings, has me more interested in seeing it. Peter posted a bunch of photos a while back and I ran a short clip not long after. Now the full trailer has arrived in advance of the film’s premiere at the Toronto Film Festival....
Early Buzz: The First Review Of Bruno By Peter Sciretta/June 16, 2009 10:14 am EST Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie Bruno has its premiere party in Paris last night, and BBC’s Jonathan Ross tweeted: “Was very funny. Not as funny as Borat, but funny.” But lets forget tweets, the first official review has been published by The Sun. The UK paper notes that Hitler gets a mention every five minutes, and that “the pygmy sex scene is one of the most horrific incidents ever committed to celluloid....
First Look: Judd Apatow’s Funny People By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 6, 2009 3:02 pm EST Universal has the first official production photo from Judd Apatow’s upcoming dramedy Funny People. The film stars Adam Sandler as a 42-year old comic named George Simmons, who one day he learns that he has a rare untreatable blood disorder, and only has six months to a year left to live. Seth Rogen plays Ira, a 25-year-old deli counter worker and aspiring stand-up comedian who George takes under his wing....
First Look: Nicolas Cage In Alex Proyas’ Knowing By Peter Sciretta/June 10, 2008 2:37 am EST Summit Entertainment has provided USA Today with our first official look at Nicolas Cage in Alex Proyas’ Knowing. Proyas gained critical acclaim for his 1998 sci-fi thriller Dark City (an essential of any true film geek), but I’ve been extremely unimpressed with his follow-up efforts (I, Robot and Garage Days). Knowing certainly sounds interesting, but then again, so did an adaptation of Asimov’s stories....
First Look: The Soloist By Peter Sciretta/June 1, 2008 9:37 pm EST DreamWorks has released a first look at Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. in The Soloist from today’s edition of USA Today. Written by Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich) and directed by Joe Wright (Atonement), The Soloist tells the true story of Nathaniel Ayers (played by Foxx), a musical prodigy who developed schizophrenia during his second year at Juilliard School....
Fish Tank Director Andrea Arnold To Helm Wuthering Heights By Russ Fischer/Jan. 20, 2010 9:31 am EST The Brontë family is coming back to movie screens in a big way. There’s the new version of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, to be directed by Sin Nombre’s Cary Fukunaga. And now a long in development revamp of Wuthering Heights, the only novel by Charlotte’s sister Emily Brontë, has its own director. Andrea Arnold, currently getting attention for her Cannes hit Fish Tank (see the new trailer here) has signed on to direct the film....
Franka Potente To Star In Lifeboat Thriller “Wave” By David Chen/Nov. 4, 2008 12:19 pm EST On September 30th, 1994, Louise Longo, her husband, and her daughter went on a yacht cruise on the Bay of Biscay. When they were overtaken by a brutal storm, they decided to brave the waters on a lifeboat, rather than risk being taken down with the yacht. Floating just 40 miles away from the coast with no food or water, they waited weeks for help that never came....
Kick-Ass Character Posters By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 5, 2009 6:51 pm EST Lionsgate has premiered the first official posters for Matthew Vaughn’s adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic book Kick-Ass on IGN. The posters come in the form of four character posters, which combine to form the title of the movie. I love the fact that the posters are not even trying to win audiences with the names of the actors involved, and are instead going in-story with the character credits like “DAMON MACREADY IS BIG DADDY” instead of saying Nicolas Cage....
LOL: AVP Child Predator Gloves By Hunter Stephenson/Sept. 29, 2008 11:47 am EST Still undecided about what to be for Halloween this year? Paul W.S. Anderson’s Alien vs. Predator continues to inspire fanboys four years later with these nifty “Child Predator Hands.” Windowless van, heavy duty trash bags, sleep-candy and mouth breathing not included. (Made in China) Source: Remember You’re a Winner via FAIL Blog LOL: AVP Child Predator Gloves...
LOL: Comic Con Advertisment By Peter Sciretta/July 30, 2008 3:02 am EST If the advertising for Comic Con were more close to reality, it might look something like this photo by Kevin Church. via: Superpunch. LOL: Comic Con Advertisment By Peter Sciretta/July 30, 2008 3:02 am EST If the advertising for Comic Con were more close to reality, it might look something like this photo by Kevin Church. via: Superpunch....
Michelle Monaghan And Vera Farmiga Join Duncan Jones’ Source Code By Devindra Hardawar/Jan. 13, 2010 1:50 am EST Back in November, we reported that Jake Gyllenhaal will star in Duncan Jones’ post-Moon feature, Source Code. Now THR’s Heat Vision Blog is reporting that Vera Farmiga is in negotiations and Michelle Monaghan is set to to star in the film as well. THR describes the film as one which “centers on a soldier (Gyllenhaal) who, as part of an experimental government program to investigate a terrorist incident, finds himself in the body of an unknown commuter living and reliving a harrowing train bombing until he can find out who is responsible for it....
TIFF Movie Review: Son Of Rambow By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 16, 2007 3:12 pm EST Son of Rambow was one of the most talked about movies at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. But it was one of those films that I was never able to squeeze in to me schedule for one reason or another. Not seeing Rambow is my biggest regret of Sundance 2007. From Garth Jennings, the director of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, comes a magical movie about friendship and the discovery of filmmaking at a very young age....
Total Film Has New Watchmen Photos By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 8, 2009 3:48 am EST I’m sure none of the /Film readers are going to complain, but I’d like to apologize for all the abundance of Watchmen stories today. The latest issue of Total Film (#151) has a Watchmen preview complete with a bunch of new exclusive photos. Head on over to Total Film to see them in higher resolution. Total Film Has New Watchmen Photos...
Trainspotting Author Irvine Welsh To Direct The Magnificent Eleven By Brendon Connelly/May 22, 2009 12:36 pm EST It would seem that Irvine Welsh rather likes his sporting movies. The author of Trainspotting is set to follow up his directorial debut, the darts mockumentary Good Arrows with the football-themed comedy The Magnificent Eleven. Here’s the official blurb for Eleven from Angry Badger Pictures: A modernization of the classic western in which the Cowboys are a struggling local amateur soccer team, the Indians run a nearby Tandoori restaurant and the bandits are a group of menacing thugs led by a maniac known simply as ‘Blonde Bob’....
