IMDb’s Top 25 Most Searched Movies Of 2008 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 16, 2008 2:26 am EST The Internet Movie Database have announced the top 25 most searched movies of 2008, and the results aren’t as predictable as you would think. Yes, The Dark Knight, Twilight, and Harry Potter hold the top three spots (in that order) But what is the fourth most searched for film of 2008? Disney’s Tron sequel TR2N....
Jason Segel Reveals Plot Of The New Muppet Movie By Peter Sciretta/March 31, 2008 12:52 am EST When it was announced that Jason Segel and Nick Stoller had signed on to develop a new Muppet movie, I was really excited. Details were unavailable, all we had to go on was the promise that Segel wanted to return to the Muppet roots, a call back to the original Muppet films (“I’ve just grown a little disappointed with ‘Muppets in the Old West,’ ‘Muppets Under Water,’ and all these weird concept movies....
Juno: The Second Biggest Friday Night Box Office In “Indie” Film History? By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 30, 2007 12:03 am EST The $3.2 million Friday night number is significant because it might be the second biggest Friday night in independent film history. Here is a look at some of the best Friday’s in recent “Indie” Film History: Blair Witch Project – around $8.234 million on 1,101 screens Juno – $3.285 on 998 screens...
Movie Review: Disturbia By Peter Sciretta/April 13, 2007 12:31 am EST Shia LaBeouf plays Kale, a teenager who punches his teacher and is sentenced to house arrest. Trapped in his home without X-Box Live or iTunes (yay, product placement), Kale must find entertainment in the outside world. Using binoculars, Kale spies on the neighbors around him, finding a new hot girl next door and a potential serial killer. Paranoia and mix to create a fun thriller, without ever reaching the level of it’s Hitchcock predecessor, Rear Window....
Nicolas Winding Refn Talks Valhalla Rising And Jekyll By Russ Fischer/Sept. 22, 2009 6:20 pm EST I’ve been saying this for years, and it is now quickly coming true. Thanks in part to his one-two punch in 2009 (Bronson and Valhalla Rising) Nicolas Winding Refn is becoming a recognizable name. Bronson is finally about to open in the US, and between that event and the Toronto premiere of Valhalla Rising, which was purchased by IFC, Refn is talking to the press about a few projects....
Page 2 For April 22nd 2008 By Peter Sciretta/April 22, 2008 12:49 pm EST The Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull billboards in Los Angeles are out of control. [Rejects] Louis Leterrier is downplaying The Incredible Hulk dispute with actor/screenwriter Edward Norton and Marvel: “It’s so unsettling, because it’s not true.” [Sci-Fi] Joe Carnahan will be shooting a big portion of Killing Pablo in Colombia, “which is really the only place you should make that film....
Party With Michael Bay At His Miami Beach House By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 21, 2008 8:21 pm EST Would you like to attend a party at Transformers director Michael Bay’s Miami Beach home? What about hang out with Bay and his “AWESOME” celebrity guests on a private rooftop lounge? Well, Bay and real estate developer and hospitality entrepreneur Michael Capponi have joined forces to present the 2nd annual Toast to United Way, an intimate cocktail reception to benefit the community....
Pineapple Express Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/April 3, 2008 10:14 am EST Like many of you, I’m excited for the Seth Rogen-penned Judd Apatow-produced stoner comedy Pineapple Express. It kinda looks like a strange spoof of the Pirates of the Caribbean banners from last year. And while this new theatrical one sheet (thanks to JoBlo) is funny, I don’t believe it gives you an accurate idea about what the film is actually about....
Poster, Trailer And Stills For Cracks, The Debut Film Of Ridley Scott’s Daughter Jordan By Brendon Connelly/Oct. 27, 2009 4:15 pm EST Jordan Scott’s debut film is an adpatation of Sheila Kohler’s novel Cracks, adapted by the director and Brit TV stalwarts Ben Court and Caroline Ip. It stars Eva Green as teacher in an all-girls school in 1930s who gets drawn into an inappropriate relationship. After the break, a series of stills, the official synopsis, the poster and the first trailer....
Scott Pilgrim Will Fight The World Using Hand Drawn Animation By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 3, 2009 11:27 pm EST Edgar Wright’s big screen adaptation of the comic book Scott Pilgrim vs. The World will incorporate clasic hand drawn animation. Co-star Brandon Routh revealed to Collider that Wright is doing some “really cool things” with the film, specifically the movie will feature “a mix of real people and drawn animation.” How cool is that?...
Sigourney Weaver Joins Amy Heckerling’s Vamps By Peter Sciretta/March 17, 2010 1:58 am EST Sigourney Weaver is the latest actress to join Clueless director Amy Heckerling’s romantic horror-comedy Vamps. The film stars Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter as two young female vampires living the good life in contemporary New York “until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize their immortality.” According to Heat Vision, Weaver will play Ciccerus, a bloodthirsty vampire who turned the two women into blood thirsty vamps....
By Russ Fischer/Oct. 29, 2009 12:39 pm EST Sin City 2 has been a project sitting on the horizon for several years. It has started to seem like one of those things that co-director Robert Rodriguez likes to keep on the table because he knows it gets fan attention, while not necessarily being a film he really plans to make. Now producer Stephen L’Heureux says that Sin City 2 will go into production at the end of 2010, and that Frank Miller will follow it with a film version of Hard Boiled, the uber-detailed and hyper-violent comic written by Miller and drawn by Geoff Darrow....
The /Filmcast Interview: Clark Duke By David Chen/Oct. 16, 2008 5:57 pm EST The /Filmcast Interview is a series of conversations with actors, directors, and other key figures from the entertainment industry. In this episode, David speaks with Sex Drive actor Clark Duke about R-rated comedies, Directors’ Cuts of films, and “Unrated Edition” DVDs. Sex Drive will be in theaters on October 17, 2008. Have any questions, comments, or suggestions? Want to be interviewed on the /Filmcast?...
The Simpsons Movie: Two New Movie Posters By Peter Sciretta/June 27, 2007 11:54 am EST Are friends at FilmIck have posted two new posters/banners for The Simpsons Movie. The new one-sheet and quad have the tag-line “The Greatest Family Adventure Of All Time.” and show the Simpson family running away from the Springfield mob. And of course, Homer is distracted by the donut styled O in the Simpson Movie logo. I’m guessing that this is a UK poster because of the “In Cinemas Everywhere” line and the formatting of the release date....
The Spirit On Total Film By Peter Sciretta/July 13, 2008 4:15 pm EST The Spirit On Total Film By Peter Sciretta/July 13, 2008 4:15 pm EST
VOTD: The Horribly Slow Murderer With The Extremely Inefficient Weapon By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 7, 2009 12:00 am EST Winner of 12 film festival awards, Richard Gale’s short film The Horribly Slow Murderer With the Extremely Inefficient Weapon tells the epic story of one man’s encounter with what could be the most relentless murderer of all time. Based on an idea for a short comedy sketch, the concept was expanded into a mini-epic… a faux-movie trailer with a 10-minute running time, for a feature film with an alleged running time of over nine hours....
Watchmen Scores $4.5M From Thursday Midnight Screenings By Steve Mason/March 6, 2009 11:46 am EST That is almost double what 2007’s 300 and November’s Quantum of Solace delivered in their Thursday midnight showings. I am being told that, based on that start, my 3-day prediction of $63M is low. That kind of midnight start for a 2 hour, 41 minute movie could equate to a $30M opening day, which could possible translate to an opening weekend in the low $70M’s....
We’ll Probably Never See A Movie Version Of Catcher In The Rye, But A J.D. Salinger Documentary Is Ready To Go By Russ Fischer/Jan. 29, 2010 3:13 pm EST When news of J.D. Salinger’s death spread this week, I know that somewhere in Hollywood a producer was rubbing his hands together at the idea of finally being able to make a movie version of Catcher in the Rye. Many attempted to cajole the rights away from the famously reclusive author, but he was never convinced....
/Film Listed In PC Magazine’s Best Web Sites For Movie Fans By Peter Sciretta/June 20, 2008 2:21 pm EST /Film is featured in PC Magazine’s The Best Web Sites for Movie Fans article, as the top movie blog. “Launched in August 2005, this popular film blog offers news, news, and more news for cinema-obsessed fans.” We are one of the fifteen sites listed. It is an honor to be listed in the same company of Roger Ebert, IMDb, Apple Movie Trailers, Flixster, and alongside our friends at FirstShowing, Cinematical, and io9....
Cheap Trick’s Transformers Remix By Peter Sciretta/June 11, 2009 12:27 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s a slow news day today, so I thought I’d post something that has been circulating the interwebs this week. Cheap Trick recorded a song for the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Soundtrack, which is essentially an updated remix of the old 1980’s cartoon theme song. The full song has been uploaded to YouTube by the band, and is embedded after the jump....
