July 2010
IMDb Studio News
Icahn Loses Latest Battle With Lions Gate Tide Of American Films To Hit Venice More Clues In Inception Music, Composer Says MPAA Scores Decision By Librarian Of Congress Did Redstone’S Alleged Dalliances Affect Viacom’S Bottom Line? via: IMDb News
Jul 30th
Total Film Features
20 ’80s TV Shows That Should Be Movies 10 Best UK Film Council Projects via: Total Film Features
Jul 30th
HD-Trailers.net - Movies
Let Me In (Red Band Trailer) Link to Catalog Chloe Moretz (Hit Girl from Kick-Ass) stars as Abby, a mysterious 12-year old girl, who moves next door to Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Road). Owen is a social outcast who is viciously bullied at school and in his loneliness, forms a profound… The Expendables (Pt. 4 Fighting) Link to Catalog THE EXPENDABLES is a hard—hitting action/thriller...
Jul 30th
Hollywood Reporter
Showbiz shows oddly silent on Angelina book Morton bio blackout on “Extra” et al blamed on fear of Brangelina backlash. Miramax deal includes distribution agreement The group led by construction executive Ronald Tutor and investment group Colony Capital is closing in on the acquisition of Miramax Films for more than $650 million, but final deal points and financing specifics were...
Jul 30th
Total Film News
Daniel Craig signs on for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Share Daniel Craig is a busy man. Not content with playing James Bond and holding an option on a potential Cowboys and Aliens sequel, he’s now signed on the dotted line to star in David Fincher’s adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy. … Cameron joins Del Toro At The Mountains Of Madness Share How do you...
Jul 30th
The Movie Blog
Warner Bros. Seriously Considering John Hamm as Superman? Like promised, the rumor mill is spinning like crazy as to who will be the next Superman. We all know the script is written (Nolan/Goyer), but we’ve still haven’t gotten any confirmation or real news about the future film. We’ve heard… Tina Fey Joins Meryl Streep In Mommy And Me Tina Fey is currently one of the most hard working,...
Jul 29th
Collider » Blu-ray
RAMBO: THE COMPLETE COLLECTOR’S SET Blu-ray Review You’ve got to give Lionsgate points for chutzpah. The Rambo movies are all already available on Blu-ray, but with The Expendables heading to theaters and a vault full of action flicks to exploit, the studio is fearlessly shotgunning genre fans with… Warner Bros Announces THE GOONIES 25th Anniversary Edition; Trailer and List of Extras...
Jul 29th
Rotten Tomatoes - US Boxoffice
The Last Airbender Despite flashy special effects, The Last Airbender squanders the potential of its popular source material on an incomprehensible plot, laughable dialogue, and a joyless sense of detachment. Inception Smart, innovative, and thrilling, Inception is that rare summer blockbuster that succeeds viscerally as well as intellectually. Despicable Me Borrowing heavily (and...
Jul 29th
Rotten Tomatoes - News
Comic-Con Ketchup: Guillermo Del Toro to helm Haunted Mansion flick This Week, the Weekly Ketchup was split into two columns in order to best cover all of the news from San Diego Comic-Con. The first column covered the news that came out before SDCC started, and now here is the column covering the news that came out… RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Clash of the Titans and Repo Men After a few...
Jul 29th
Slashfilm.com
47 High Resolution Screen Captures From Tron: Legacy Last week during Comic-Con, Walt Disney Pictures released a new movie trailer for Tron Legacy. If you’ve been reading /Film for a while, then you know that we usually post high resolution screen captures following the release of the faster edited… Lars Von Trier Begins Filming ‘Melancholia,’ Reveals Vague Plot Details We’ve known very...
Jul 29th
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Deadline.com
Venice Announces Competition Line-Up New movies from Sofia Coppola, Darren Aronofsky, Vincent Gallo and Julian Schnabel will be slugging it out on the Lido. This year’s Venice Film Festival will take place September 1-11. Twenty two films will be competing for the Golden Lion. Among the… UK Film Council Closure Polarizes Industry Reactions to the UK government closing down the £60...
Jul 29th
First Showing
Check This Out: Another Theatrical Banner for Sucker Punch! Hot damn they’ve really been rolling out the red carpet for Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch recently. Although the same imagery was first posted on SlashFilm (found on the Comic-Con floor), our friends at IMPAwards have posted a much bigger, full-sized version… Casting Tidbits: Tom Hardy, Old Spice Guy, Tina Fey, Zac...
Jul 29th
Guardian Film Blog
Thor: Kenneth Branagh’s film looks the wrong kind of weird | Ben Child He was once nominated for a best director Oscar, but while Branagh brings gravitas to Thor, Marvel’s latest superhero project, initial impressions from the new footage suggest an over-reliance on CGI “I just thought it sounded like a weird idea because… Shutter Island’s ending explained |...
Jul 29th
Cineuropa - European cinema
Giorgio Diritti - Director: “It was a massacre of innocents” After his feature debut The Wind Blows Round, which benefited from unexpected word of mouth, Giorgio Diritti returns with an ambitious second film Frédéric Mermoud - Director: “Shattering the stereotypical image of the butch female cop in a leather jacket” After several acclaimed shorts, Swiss-born,...
Jul 29th
Movieline
Are You Dreaming, Or Did Inception Just Become Adorable? · Does Inception really need to be made cuter when it already costars Tom Hardy? The Best Week Ever braintrust has managed the impossible by inserting cuddly pets into the trailer in an attempt to create a kids’ version of the film. I would call… TCA: Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki Talk About the ‘Dirtiest Thing’...
Jul 29th
Cinematical - News
Cinematical Late Night: Justin Bieber, Zach Galifianakis, Meatballs Remake - Justin Bieber as Christopher Robin? Zach Galifianakis as Eeyore? That’s how Paste sees things in a gallery of Disney characters and the stars who were born to play them in live-action versions. I would definitely see a version of Lady and the Tramp… Five Things A ‘Green Lantern’ Fan Should...
Jul 29th
IMDb Studio News
Dreamworks Will Pass Pixar, Katz Predicts So When Will 3D Come Of Age? Sweden’S Pirate Party Offers Asylum To Wikipedia Blockbuster Copies Netflix’S Protocol In Canada via: IMDb News
Jul 29th
Total Film Features
15 Movie Writers Turned Directors 20 ’80s TV Shows That Should Be Movies via: Total Film Features
Jul 29th
HD-Trailers.net - Movies
La Soga (Trailer No. 1) Link to Catalog In a poor neighborhood in the Dominican Republic, where the streets are run by deported drug dealers, a modest butcher struggles to raise his sensitive 10-year-old son, Luisito. When Luisito witnesses the brutal murder of his father by… The Extra Man (Clip) Link to Catalog A sophisticated and moving comedy from Bob Pulchini and Shari...
Jul 29th
Hollywood Reporter
Sasha Grey eyes role in ‘I Melt With You’ Sasha Grey, the adult-film star who toplined Steven Soderbergh’s “The Girlfriend Experience,” is in negotiations to join the cast of “I Melt With You,” the low-budget drama being directed by Mark Pellington. Weinsteins ramp up release, production slate Although it looks as if they won’t regain Miramax,...
Jul 29th
Total Film News
This Means War for Tom Hardy Share After his scene-snaffling antics in Inception, Tom Hardy’s only gone and pinched the starring role in action-movie-cum-rom-com This Means War. And from under the nose of Sam Worthington no less… Well, sort of. According to Vulture,… Rihanna to star in Battleship Share Rihanna’s plan for world domination doesn’t end with selling records by...
Jul 29th
The Movie Blog
ComicCon Panel Video Masters of the Web Former Senior editor and Founder of the Movie Blog John Campea hosted The Masters of the Web panel at Comic Con, which featured the following esteemed webmasters that we all respect and read. JEN YAMATO – Movies.com EDWARD DOUGLAS – Comingsoon.net… Carell To Be Raised By Wolfs? On Tuesday, NBC confirmed that Steve Carell will leave The Office after...
Jul 28th
Yahoo! trailers
Drive Angry Nicolas Cage headlines this high-octane 3D thriller about a convicted felon who breaks out of prison to prevent the cult that murdered his daughter from sacrificing his infant granddaughter on the night of the full moon. With just three days to go before… Sicilian Girl Trailer for Sicilian Girl TRON: Legacy The Master Control Program is booted back up in this revamped TRON...
Jul 28th
New York Times - movies
Much Ado About Grunting: Kevin Kline and Stephen Colbert’s Shakespeare Showdown Mr. Colbert and Mr. Kline test Shakespeare’s maxim that “men of few words are the best men.” Sharing Spaces: College Roommates, Rich and Famous Luis A. Ubiñas on Conan O’Brien, Peter Wolf on David Lynch, Luke Beatty on Tim Armstrong, Hakeem Jeffries on Victor Williams. Older Stars and 3-D...
Jul 28th
Slashfilm.com
Guillermo Del Toro Reveals A Couple ‘The Haunted Mansion’ Plot Details Last week at Comic-Con, Apple surprised Hall H by having Guillermo del Toro announce that he will be producing a new version of The Haunted Mansion. At the time, del Toto told us that the movie would be live-action 3D horror film, and not a comedy like… More Videos and Photos from the Chicago Set of Transformers...
Jul 28th
Deadline.com
Cillian Murphy To Star In ‘The Retreat’ EXCLUSIVE: The Inception star begins filming this British thriller in September on location in Wales. Thandie Newton will play Murphy’s wife. Sony Pictures has already taken UK rights. Moon was its last British acquisition. Another studio deal is pending… ITV Reboots ‘Millionaire’ With Ticking Clock Every Hollywood screenwriter knows that the way...
Jul 28th
First Showing
Toronto International Film Fest 2010 Line-Up is Announced The 35th Toronto International Film Festival has announced a total of 50 Gala/Special Presentation films as part of the lineup at this year’s festival, which runs September 9th to 19th in Toronto, Canada. The line-up so far this year is incredible, tons… Paramount Picks Up Another Michael Bay ‘Alien’ Sci-Fi...
Jul 28th
Guardian Film Blog
Let the right one win: a Let Me In/Let the Right One In trailer battle Given Hollywood’s terrible remake record, are fears about the forthcoming adaptation of this Swedish vampire original justified? . Everyone has their own favourite “bad remake” story. Some like the 1993 Sandra Bullock/Kiefer Sutherland remake of The Vanishing,… The Inception diagram: the shape of...
Jul 28th
Cineuropa - European cinema
Giorgio Diritti - Director: “It was a massacre of innocents” After his feature debut The Wind Blows Round, which benefited from unexpected word of mouth, Giorgio Diritti returns with an ambitious second film Frédéric Mermoud - Director: “Shattering the stereotypical image of the butch female cop in a leather jacket” After several acclaimed shorts, Swiss-born,...
Jul 28th
Movieline
ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson Resigns And playing the role of Ben Silverman at this year’s TCA Press Tour is Steve McPherson. The cantankerous ABC entertainment president resigned on Tuesday night with roughly 14 months left on his contract. ABC Family’s Paul Lee is expected to take his place…. Is Betty White Destined for a Wicked Role on ABC Primetime? · The...
Jul 28th
Cinematical - News
Cinematical Late Night: Rum Diary, Safe House, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Inception - Why wouldn’t Chewbacca fight Nazis while riding a squirrel? - This is just a friendly PSA that if your mobile phone of choice runs on Android, IMDb’s official app is now available for download from the marketplace. - Wondering why the Hunter S. Thompson… Cinematical Seven: Great Female...
Jul 28th
IMDb Studio News
Icahn: “I Will Spare No Expense” Against Lions Gate Miramax Bidder Must Put Up $40 Million By Wednesday Ticket Prices Take Rare Downturn Box Office Performs Below Estimates via: IMDb News
Jul 28th
Total Film Features
Batman 3: 11 Essential Elements 21 Typo Movie Stars 10 Awesome Comic-Con 2010 Moments 10 Best UK Film Council Projects via: Total Film Features
Jul 28th
HD-Trailers.net - Movies
Step Up 3D (Featurette: House of Pirates) Link to Catalog A tight-knit group of street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against the world’s best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever. (Source)… Step Up 3D (Behind the Scenes: In Your Lap) Link to Catalog A tight-knit group of...
Jul 28th
Hollywood Reporter
‘SYTYCD’ performer lands two film roles “So You Think You Can Dance” performer Stephen “tWitch” Boss has boogied into two new roles for Trimount Pictures. Old Spice guy cast in Jennifer Aniston film Isaiah Mustafa reveals to THR that he will be appearing in Warner Bros.’ “Horrible Bosses,” starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman. Old...
Jul 28th
Total Film News
Rihanna to star in Battleship Share Rihanna’s plan for world domination doesn’t end with selling records by the bucketload - the R&B princess will soon be bringing her to a multiplex near you. Variety has broken the news that director Peter Berg has taken a punt on the Umbrella… Predators sequel greenlit? Share Predators might not be out of cinemas yet, but producer...
Jul 28th
The Movie Blog
Blu Tuesday – DVD and Bluray Release Report July 27th A little light on the wow factor this week, but with Starcraft 2 coming out today as well (already got mine) I suspect that this is a good thing for me. Let’s check out this weeks bigger releases: RepoMen – Check out our Review Jude Law plays… DVD Review – Batman: Under the Red Hood Thanks for checking out our Under the Red Hood...
Jul 27th
IMDb Gossip
Wilson Tangled In Website Legal Fight Smith & Pinkett Are Wedding Crashers Gosselins Settle Custody Battle Procter Pregnant Craig Swaps Bond For Larsson Trilogy via: IMDb News
Jul 27th
Wired - Underwire/Culture
Meet the Kick-Ass Women of Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch « Previous | Next » Director Zack Snyder leaves his guy-heavy 300 in the ancient dust with his girl-powered Sucker Punch. The surreal, hyperviolent fantasy stars Vanessa Hudgens, Emily Browning, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung and Carla Gugino… Rainn Wilson Dons Red Tights as Super’s DIY Hero Rainn Wilson sports a...
Jul 27th
Slashfilm.com
Zack Snyder Joins Twitter Zack Snyder, the “visionary filmmaker” behind 300, Watchmen, the Dawn of the Dead remake, and the upcoming adaptation of Legends of the Guardians and his first original feature film Sucker Punch, has finally joined Twitter. You can follow… 70 High Resolution Images from Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch Yesterday, Warner Bros released the first movie trailer for Zack...
Jul 27th
Deadline.com
Government May Hand Over $19M Lottery Cash To BBC Films And Film4 EXCLUSIVE: The UK government is considering handing over the £15 million of lottery film production cash the UK Film Council currently handles to public broadcasters the BBC and Channel 4. Ed Vaizey, the government arts minister, has talked about splitting… Susan Kamil Elevated To Publisher Post At Random House UPDATE:...
Jul 27th
First Showing
Final Photo Recap: Step Inside Tron Legacy’s End of Line Club Disney again stole the show at Comic-Con 2010, not only with a great panel for Tron Legacy on Thursday morning (recap here), but especially with the Flynn’s Arcade / End of Line Club viral. Last year, Flynn’s Arcade made its first appearance, capturing… Peter Berg’s Battleship Recruits Chart-Topping...
Jul 27th
Guardian Film Blog
Film Council axemen could murder an industry | Andrew Pulver The government’s decision to shut down the UK Film Council is tragically naive. No other body will do a better job It was nothing short of a hammer blow. This morning, word came through of John Woodward’s email to UK Film Council staff informing them… via: Film: Film blog | guardian.co.uk
Jul 27th
Cineuropa - European cinema
Giorgio Diritti - Director: “It was a massacre of innocents” After his feature debut The Wind Blows Round, which benefited from unexpected word of mouth, Giorgio Diritti returns with an ambitious second film Frédéric Mermoud - Director: “Shattering the stereotypical image of the butch female cop in a leather jacket” After several acclaimed shorts, Swiss-born,...
Jul 27th
Movieline
Boardwalk Empire Trailer: Pretty, Pretty Prohibition · Steve Buscemi is both convincing and gorgeously lit in HBO’s new series Boardwalk Empire, which features the directing talents of one Martin Scorsese and the most infamous gangsters of the past 100 years. “Monopoly,” this ain’t. [Zap2It] New Jersey Shore Cast Member Should Go by ‘SnookWOWW’ Here’s...
Jul 27th
Cinematical - News
Cinematical Late Night: Tom Hardy, 30 Days of Night 2, Shawn Levy - Threadless has another anti-3D shirt, Hollywood Swindle, available for barter. - Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps company will team with 20th Century Fox to produce, though probably not direct, an adaptation of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very… The 2010 Comic-Con Awards! Some would say that there are no...
Jul 27th
IMDb Studio News
“Toy Story 3″ Sets Record In U.K. Hope Rises For Weinsteins In Miramax Sale No Teamsters Strike In Hollywood via: IMDb News
Jul 27th
Total Film Features
The Evolution of Adrien Brody 20 Movie Scientists Who Played God The 30 Wisest Movie Mentors via: Total Film Features
Jul 27th
HD-Trailers.net - Movies
Let Me In (Teaser Trailer) Link to Catalog Twelve-year old Owen is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on the other inhabitants… Eat Pray Love (James Taylor) Link to Catalog Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of...
Jul 27th
Hollywood Reporter
Fate of James Bond hangs in the balance MGM’s financial woes raise concerns that the 007 franchise is fading. Peter Bratt to helm Rachel Carson biopic Peter Bratt has signed on to direct “Silent Spring of Rachel Carson,” a biopic about the crusading environmentalist, for producers Robert Chartoff and Lynn Hendee of Chartoff Prods. Disney sets Wednesday deadline on...
Jul 27th