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French director Mathieu Kassovitz let loose in an interview with
AMCtv.com, describing his new movie Babylon A.D. as "pure violence and
stupidity." While some directors may strive for t... (read more)
Variety reports that John Wells, president of the Humanitas Prize, has
announced its finalists for 2008. The prize honors—with cash—TV and
film writing that "explores the human co... (read more)
Ever wanted to put on a mask and become a
superhero? Writer Mark Millar told the blog BreakTheFourthWall.com that when
his movie Kick-Ass begins shooting in three weeks, an
actor not well know... (read more)
Ben
Affleck is the latest actor cast in Mike Judge's new movie, Extract, reports Variety. Affleck joins Jason
Bateman, Mila Kunis, Clifton Collins Jr. and Kristen Wiig when shooting begins
n... (read more)
The game of musical cinematic chairs continues. Tom Cruise's controversial Valkyrie project finally got a holiday slot (Dec. 26) in the hopes that somebody somewhere thinks Tom looks good in a Na... (read more)
The Hollywood Reporter writes that Tom Cruise is going comic book nerd with producers Sam Raimi and Josh Donen on a film
adaptation of Sleeper. Cruise is loosely attached to star in what&... (read more)
Oscar winners Joel and Ethan Coen have cast Tony-winning screen newcomer Michael Stuhlbarg in the lead of their next project, A Serious Man, reports Variety. Set in 1967 in the Midwes... (read more)
The Superman franchise is overdue for a Batman Begins-style revamp, says Variety's Anne Thompson, who reports that Warner Bros. is ready to let director Bryan Singer go if he can't de... (read more)
OK, it's not exactly like throwing toast at the screen at a midnight showing of Rocky Horror, but ABBA fans who wouldn't set foot in a karaoke bar can now sing along to Mamma Mia! screenings with... (read more)
Is there a possibility of an Evil Dead 4? Will our favorite
S-Mart employee rise again? Well, according to MTV, Bruce Campbell says that
he’s ready to play the not-so-smooth, over-the-top... (read more)
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Sure, Guillermo del Toro might want a lot of the original “Lord of the Rings” cast back for “The Hobbit” — but it doesn’t mean he’ll get them all. At least one Steward of Gondor says he hasn’t been asked.
The Tintin tag-teaming has begun. Steven Spielberg is still slated to direct the first of three planned films about the mystery-solving Belgian reporter and his trusty fox terrier Snowy, despite recent word from the Brussels studio that owns the rights to the characters that Peter Jackson would be doing the honors for Tintin's first outing.
Nearly 6 months after his death, Ledger's performance as the Joker helped power "The Dark Knight" to a best-ever $18.5 million opening-night take. It was the first in a cavalcade of domestic BO records shattered by a film that has survived a host of challenges to become the highest-grossing Warners release of all time ($489.4 million and counting)
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Volkswagen has been a strong supporter of independent film through their sponsorship of film festivals and indie cinemas. The car company has produced a series of fun “See Film Differently” videos which feature film fanatics sharing their vastly different interpretations of classic movies.
There's a whole subset of underappreciated sci-fi gems that have gone sadly unheralded without any geeky conventions to call their own. As a public service to the new generation of sci-fi geeks who've only grown up with Star Wars prequels and Scott Bakula as their Starfleet captain, here are ten sci-fi movies that don't get the credit they deserve.
I have heard from multiple sources that Uwe Boll’s latest film Postal isn’t worth the time it takes to break through the Fort Knox DVD packaging that it comes in. See for yourself in the first 11 minutes of this soon to be classic film.
Surely in their insatiable curiosity and desire to put knowledge above all things, science would never, say, inadvertently set off a chain of events that lead to the end of the world. Right?
Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist to replace the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving father’s expectations, our hero embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betr- sweet jesus look at that picture. OGC.
More silver-eyed alien warrior action is coming your way according to the Riddick himself, Vin Diesel. "The Chronicles of Riddick was presented as a three part trilogy that would answer Pitch Black in the same way that Lord of the Rings answered The Hobbit."
A WTF moment can be jaw-droppingly good or theater-fleeingly bad, and this summer offered a healthy dose of both. Let´s take a look back, spoilers be damned (and plentiful, so stay frosty).
Who knew Robert Neville and Kevin McAllister had so much in common?
FTA: "Few things ruin a movie for me more quickly than a theater full of talking, thrashing, hollering, seat-kicking, popcorn-pitching kids. But is that enough to justify kids-banned shows? As a parent, I want to say "No!" I'm capable of deciding what movies are appropriate for my kids, and what times are appropriate for them to see them."
“He wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years,” says the Telegraph’s source. “The new Catwoman will be the absolute opposite of Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry’s purring creations.”
It’s time for girls to trade in their tube-tops for textbooks and guys to put down the dumbbells in exchange for a mental workout. Here’s 10 reasons to get your ass back in class, brought to you by some of the best films about school… and the letters FS and R.
I just have to post this video so that I may include it in the 8-part series I did on Kubrick’s Napoleon. You may recall in Part 1 how obsessed Stanley was about every detail, about how he had 18,000 documents and books about Napoleon, a monster index file of the 50 principal characters in the movie, which were all written on 3x5 cards and...
While there have been previous international teasers released, the new official domestic trailers for Jason Statham's action 3-quel Transporter 3 and Ron Howard's drama Frost/Nixon have hit the 'net to coincide with their debut in front of Universal's remake of Death Race in theaters now.
Send a personalized message to your friend from Optimus Prime!
This is from a 1963 documentary with Arthur C Clarke about and artificial intelligence, speech recognition and synthesis.
