The Joker’s Fatality By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 25, 2008 1:33 am EST /Gamer has video of The Joker’s Fatality from the upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe video game. You have to admit, it’s pretty funny. The Joker’s Fatality By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 25, 2008 1:33 am EST /Gamer has video of The Joker’s Fatality from the upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe video game. You have to admit, it’s pretty funny.
Three Posters For Inglourious Basterds Unveiled By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 20, 2009 2:03 am EST This is how you do it. You announce production on your epic, epic, epic film and promise a premiere less than twelve months later at the world’s greatest film festival; you cut and release a truly brilliant, if slightly misdirecting, teaser trailer while the film is still in production; and then you unveil three of the best teaser posters in living memory to further encourage the kind of fervor your film actually, truly deserves....
Tribeca Movie Review: The Man Of Two Havanas By SlashFilm Staff/May 1, 2007 1:20 pm EST The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Man of Two Havanas Discovery Documentary 2007, U.S.A. Dir: Vivien Lesnik Weisman Born in Havana and raised in Miami, director Vivien Lesnik Weisman was never able to fully comprehend the huge rift between the Cubans who stayed in Cuba, and the Cubans who got out....
Video Blog: Disney’s Acquisition Of Marvel By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 31, 2009 10:33 pm EST Early this morning, every fanboy and fangirl woke up to some shocking news… The Walt Disney company announced they were buying Marvel Entertainment for $4 Billion in cash and stock. Yes, $4 Billion. While some fanboys immediately thought this was the worst thing they’ve ever heard, others were excited by the possibilities of a merger between these two entertainment juggernauts....
VOTD: Scar Wars: A Scarface / Star Wars Mash-Up By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 3, 2009 12:00 am EST Han Solo is Tony Montan in the first Star Wars/Scarface mash up, “Scar Wars” edited by Devodana71. Watch the video now embedded after the jump. VOTD: Scar Wars: A Scarface / Star Wars Mash-Up By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 3, 2009 12:00 am EST Han Solo is Tony Montan in the first Star Wars/Scarface mash up, “Scar Wars” edited by Devodana71....
VOTD: The Sopranos, Uncensored By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 10, 2009 12:00 am EST Victor S had a lot of time on his hands. He decided to edit every single curse word from The Sopranos, in chronological order, into one 27 minute video. This is possibly the best tribute to the show ever created. Watch the video after the jump. VOTD: The Sopranos, Uncensored By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 10, 2009 12:00 am EST...
Warner Bros Will Make Final Destination 5 By Peter Sciretta/March 18, 2010 2:57 pm EST Even though the fourth film in the Final Destination series was titled The Final Destination, and touted as the final film in the series, Warner Bros head Alan Horn revealed at ShoWest that they will be making a Final Destination 5, because “we can’t resist.” Warner Bros Will Make Final Destination 5 By Peter Sciretta/March 18, 2010 2:57 pm EST...
2008 Saturn Awards Winners By Peter Sciretta/June 25, 2008 12:50 pm EST Best Make-Up: Ve Neill, Martin Samuel (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End) Best Special Effects: Transformers Best Supporting Actress on Television: (TIE): Summer Glau (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) / Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost) Best Retro Television Series Release on DVD: Twin Peaks (Definitive Gold Box Ed.) The Filmmakers Showcase Award: Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) The Life Career Award: Robert Halmi, Sr....
2012 Viral: InstituteForHumanContinuity.org By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 13, 2008 10:06 pm EST /Film reader Kevin B came across a viral website from Roland Emmerich’s 2012. I checked the domain records, and the website points to a name server at Sony Pictures. So it seems like it might be legit. Here is the e-mail from Kevin: After watching the teaser for Roland Emmerich’s 2012, I was curious about the whole concept and I took the trailer’s advice (I don’t know if anyone’s ever said a movie trailer gave them advice before…) and googled it....
ABC Cancels Pushing Daisies By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 20, 2008 8:53 pm EST ABC has decided not to pick up Pushing Daisies for a full season. THR reports that Dirty Sexy Money and Eli Stone were also given the axe. Post your thoughts in the comments below! ABC Cancels Pushing Daisies By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 20, 2008 8:53 pm EST ABC has decided not to pick up Pushing Daisies for a full season....
Adam Sandler Is Jack AND Jill By Devindra Hardawar/Oct. 27, 2009 10:27 pm EST Oh Adam Sandler, has it really come to this? You’ve now sunk to cross-dressing for a paycheck? We’ve learned tonight that Sandler will star in the romantic comedy Jack and Jill, and he’ll be playing both the titular Jack and his twin sister Jill. I’m assuming the romance isn’t between the siblings—although that would probably make things a bit more interesting....
AMC To Present 10-Film 2-Day Best Picture Showcase By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 5, 2010 12:00 pm EST Every year AMC Theatres presents the Best Picture Showcase, an all-day event showcasing the five films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. But with this year’s bump to 10-nominated films, I didn’t expect the traditional event to take place. I was wrong. AMC will be showcasing all ten movies nominated for best picture at a two day event, split over two Saturdays: February 27th and March 6th, 2010....
Anton Yelchin Scores Lead Role In Fright Night Remake By Russ Fischer/April 6, 2010 12:32 pm EST My favorite thing about Terminator: Salvation, and the only aspect of the film I’ve had any interest in seeing again, was the performance of Anton Yelchin. In general, I think Yelchin is among the better up and coming actors. He was just cast in The Smurfs (yeah, OK, everybody needs one total gimme) and now he’s nabbed the lead role in the remake of Fright Night....
Batmobile For Sale By Peter Sciretta/March 17, 2009 11:06 pm EST An exact recreation of the 1989 Batmobile is being sold at auction at Kruse International. The auction directory listing reads: “The car is true to the movie in every way from its flame throwing afterburner to the 50 cal machine guns, alumn side intakes, grills, steel front turbine, alumn afterburner and real side mechanics… it has a canopy that moves under its own actuator to the correct wheels and Mickey Thompson tires....
Blockbuster May Close 20% Of Locations; Is The Chain’s Future Kiosk-Only? By Russ Fischer/Sept. 16, 2009 7:00 am EST Video stores of every kind have faced serious difficulty over the past few years as Netflix has become the de facto movie rental outlet. The Blockbuster chain has been closing stores at a steady clip, and is likely to continue doing so for the next few years. But a new regulatory filing released this week suggests the end of the chain’s existence as a big brick and mortar outlet could come sooner, rather than later....
Columbia Might Well Want To Replace Ivan Reitman For Ghostbusters 3, But They’ll Need To Get His Approval First By Brendon Connelly/March 17, 2010 6:07 pm EST In a particularly delayed case of “you reap what you sow”, the current administration at Sony Columbia are finding a little bit of an issue in some of their legacy contracts from the 80s. I’ve often heard that the three lead actors from Ghostbusters and original director Ivan Reitman have had power of veto over any proposed sequel, but didn’t suppose this would include the film’s director....
Comic-Con Video Blog: Where The Wild Things Are Is The Most Beautiful Thing We Have Seen At Comic-Con By David Chen/July 25, 2009 9:00 am EST Yesterday, we saw about 10 minutes of footage from Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild Things Are. Russ wrote up a description and some reactions here, but what we saw was so powerful that me Peter and I felt we had to record a video blog to get all our thoughts out on it....
Contest: Sublime On DVD By Peter Sciretta/March 12, 2007 12:35 am EST Sublime hits DVD store shelves on March 13th, and we have a copy for one lucky /Film reader. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On March 20th we will e-mail the winner with the best answer. More information on the release can be found after the jump. Contest: Sublime On DVD...
Cool Stuff: The House Of The Devil VHS Tape / DVD Combo Pack By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 29, 2010 12:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the great things about the film is that it was shot in the style of a 1980’s horror film. It’s not only shot in the style, features the tone, pacing of an 80’s horror film, but it uses the exact filming techniques and technology of that era....
Danny Boyle Talks Trainspotting Sequel, Porno By Peter Sciretta/March 15, 2007 4:53 am EST It’s been 11 years since Trainspotting burst onto the scene. Scottish writer Irvine Welsh’s sequel titled Porno was released five years back. So will Sunshine director Danny Boyle ever get around to making the movie? “That’s the thing. We’ve been given the rights to do the sequel to it, and there is a script – a very early script from John Hodge, the writer of the first one....
