June 2010
Total Film News
New Scott Pilgrim trailer online   The second trailer for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World has been unveiled online. Revealed via the Scott Pilgrim facebook page after the movie achieved 100,000 ‘likes’, this new look at the comic book adaptation from Hot Fuzz director Edgar Wright is… Green Lantern movie plot revealed   Green Lantern’s official plot has been unveiled by Warner...
Jun 1st
May 2010
The Movie Blog
Thomas Dekker in Footloose? The Footloose remake has been hitting some roadblocks with losing their director, and their star and now starting all over again with a new director, it looks like they are close to naming their new star. Could it be Thomas Dekker? RamaScreen says: LA… New Sorcerer’s Apprentice Featurette Online The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is really growing on me, and I can’t wait...
May 31st
Collider » DVD Review
THE DESCENT Part 2 DVD Review In 2005, a relatively unknown horror film entitled The Descent hit U.S. shores. Of course that low key vibe that came with it might have been what made it so good, but never the less, The Descent was one of the horror films since 28 Days Later. It had… FAMILY GUY Something, Something, Something, Dark Side DVD Review I’m not like most Family Guy fans. I don’t...
May 31st
IMDb Gossip
Alba A ‘Mess’ On Killer Inside Me Set Munn ‘Upset’ Over Gay Marriage Judd Celebrating Husband’s Race Victory Taylor Wood’s Tears Over Ash Cloud Chaos Cruise Revives Grossman For MTV Movie Awards via: IMDb News
May 31st
Slashfilm.com
Full Length Movie Trailer: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Universal Pictures has released the first full-length movie trailer for Edgar Wright’s upcoming action-comedy Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Based on the comic book series written by Bryan Lee O’Malley, Pilgrim tells the story of a charming and… VOTD: “Hi, I’m a Marvel… and I’m a DC” The Musical We’ve featured many of the “Hi, I’m a...
May 31st
Deadline.com
Del Toro Leaves ‘The Hobbit’ As Helmer; Peter Jackson Won’t Retake Directing Reins Guillermo del Toro announced today on the OneRing.net — the official Middle Earth sounding board — that he’s stepped out of the directing assignment on the two film versions of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, though he will continue to collaborate as a writer…. No Afterlife...
May 31st
First Showing
Must Watch: Second Great Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Trailer It was announced by Edgar Wright on his Twitter a few days ago that once the Facebook fan page for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World reached 100,000 fans, they would release the trailer. Well, it took a little long than they would’ve liked, but its now crossed… Officially Announced: Guillermo del Toro is Off of The Hobbit! Holy...
May 31st
Guardian Film Blog
Films like Tooth Fairy can warp young minds | David Cox Hollywood deceives the young by promising that their dreams will always come true – and this apparently innocuous bit of fluff starring The Rock is no exception These days, teachers dishing out careers advice have to be careful. Recommend hairdressing… via: Film: Film blog | guardian.co.uk
May 31st
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,...
May 31st
Movieline
After Years of Work, Guillermo del Toro Bolts From The Hobbit Guillermo del Toro has been attached to direct The Hobbit for two years, and he’s even been quietly auditioning actors for it over the last month (including one recent alum of Movieline’s Verge feature — guess who!), but it’s been impossible for him… Ranking the Memorial Day TV Marathons: Your Best Bets...
May 31st
Cinematical - News
When One-Sheets Lie: Misleading Movie Posters I love movie posters. I especially love movie posters from other countries. There’s just something magical (and hilarious) about seeing how other cultures choose to interpret American cinema so that it appeals to local audiences. We’ve done pieces in… Guillermo Del Toro Steps Down as ‘The Hobbit’ Director Reporting on The...
May 31st
IMDb Studio News
“Shrek” Triumphs Over “Sex” via: IMDb News
May 31st
Total Film News
Shrek 4 is better than Sex   Shrek retained his ogre crown at the box office this weekend, with Shrek Forever After fending off opening numbers Sex And The City 2 and Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time to hold onto the number one spot. It was a disappointment for the SATC gals,… Green Lantern movie plot revealed   Green Lantern’s official plot has been unveiled by Warner Bros. Having...
May 31st
The Movie Blog
Dennis Hopper dies at 74 Dennis Hopper, who I will always remember as the original Zorro and a disgruntled bomb tech holding a speeding bus hostage and Cannibal has died today at the age of 74 ending his struggle with prostate cancer. NY Times reports: Dennis Hopper, whose portrayals… via: The Movie Blog
May 30th
Shadowlocked
Doctor Who: Review supplemental on Cold Blood As usual, John Bensalhia does nothing by halves, and reviews both The Hungry Earth & Cold Blood here…[SPOILERS] Doctor Who reviews: Cold Blood Impressive production values bolster a highly entertaining throwback to old-school Who… [Major spoilers] Has Joss Whedon “tentatively agreed” to direct The Avengers? Or is it just an offhand...
May 30th
IMDb Gossip
Douglas Exposes Ex-roommate De Vito As A Neat Freak Moss To Sell House Hackman Continues Tributes To Hopper Judd And Streep Collect Harvard Diplomas Biggs Hospitalised via: IMDb News
May 30th
Slashfilm.com
Cool Stuff: Star Wars Parody T-Shirt “My Son” TeeFury’s T-Shirt of the Day is a Star Wars parody: Jimiyo’s “My Son” shows what might have happened if Chewbacca and Princess Leia had a one night stand one night on the Falcon. The good news is the tee is available for only $9… Green Lantern Plot Synopsis Revealed CBM got their hands on the official plot synopsis of the Martin...
May 30th
Deadline.com
New ABC Reality Series Subject Of Apparent Product Placement Scheme You know those deals that seem too good to be true? A few days ago, a number of people received an email with an offer for product placement on ABC’s upcoming reality series The Bachelor Pad, a spinoff from The Bachelor franchise. It read as follows:… R.I.P. Dennis Hopper He died today reportedly surrounded by friends...
May 30th
First Showing
Easy Rider Star Dennis Hopper Passes Away at Age 74 Today Even more tragic news following Gary Coleman’s death yesterday. ABC News (via Reuters) is reporting that legendary Oscar nominated actor Dennis Hopper died this morning at age 74. Hopper passed away from complications due to prostate cancer on Saturday… via: FirstShowing.net
May 30th
Guardian Film Blog
Dennis Hopper: a career in clips In a career stretching more than 50 years, the multitalented Hollywood rogue created many memorably intense characters - but he could do tender too “Sometimes he goes too far. He’s the first one to admit it.” That’s Dennis Hopper’s ranting photojournalist… via: Film: Film blog | guardian.co.uk
May 30th
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,...
May 30th
Movieline
Jimmy Fallon Brings You the Soundtrack for Memorial Day Despite evidence to the contrary, this isn’t Jimmy Fallon Week here at Movieline, though you’d be forgiven for thinking it was. After all, between the nightly running commentary he’s been doing online and his appearance at the Paley Center, it’s been… BREAKING: Dennis Hopper Dead at 74 Hollywood icon Dennis...
May 30th
Cinematical - News
Cinematical Seven: More Vacation Spots for the ‘Sex & the City’ Gang Last Thursday marked the opening of another big ol’ summer sequel — Sex and the City 2 — and the girls are already causing quite a stir for heading to Abu Dhabi and throwing cultural caution to the wind there. With that in mind, we suggest seven more… Are the ‘Sex and The City’...
May 30th
IMDb Studio News
“Easy Rider” Creator, Star Dennis Hopper Dead At 74 via: IMDb News
May 30th
Total Film Features
15 Happiest Movies Ever Made The Story Behind Cannes 2010   Another year, another Cannes opens and closes… and, in a cute irony, there was actually a film playing called Another Year.  Total Film crawled the length of the Croisette to bring you the lowdown on the Fest’s raves and raving-mad moments…. The Essential Dennis Hopper via: Total Film Features
May 30th
Total Film News
Steve Carell to play singer Dennis Lambert?   Steve Carell is being courted for the lead role in a remake of Dennis Lambert biopic Of All The Things. The singer became famous after forging hits ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’, ‘We Built This City’ and ‘Nightshift’,… Shawn Levy plans Fight Before Christmas   Date Night director Shawn Levy has signed on to direct new comedy The Fight Before Christmas for...
May 30th
The Movie Blog
Review: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Thanks for checking out our Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time review Genre: Fantasy/Adventure Directed by: Mike Newell Staring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina Released: May 28th, 2010 THE GENERAL IDEA Adopted from the streets… The Green Lantern official synopsis Here’s some quick movie news. From what we’ve read and...
May 29th
IMDb Gossip
Diaz Urges Parents Not To Destroy Shrek Dream For Kids Selleck Set For Broadway Nicholson Eyes Date With Simpson Hogan Has Back Surgery Scott Thomas Blasts ‘Ageist’ U.K. Filmmakers via: IMDb News
May 29th
Slashfilm.com
The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - Lost Series Finale and Wrap-Up (GUESTS: Katey Rich and Myles McNutt) In this bonus episode of the /Filmcast, Devindra and Adam are joined by Katey Rich (from CinemaBlend) and Myles McNutt (from Cultural Learnings) to discuss the controversial Lost finale, and look back at the series as a whole. Was it all a waste of time?… Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time -...
May 29th
Deadline.com
THE GALS ARE #1 AGAIN: $13.5M Friday For ‘Sex And The City 2’; ‘Shrek 4’ Holds #2; ‘Prince Of Persia’ Disappointing #3 SATURDAY 7 AM: New Line/Warner Bros says Sex and the City 2 ended Friday #1 despite horrible reviews with a big domestic box office of $13 million (-9% from Thursday’s total) for a cume already of $27.2M. That’s an estimated 4-day...
May 29th
First Showing
Tom Cruise Back as Les Grossman at the MTV Movie Awards! Back in ‘08, I lost myself in uncontrollable laughter every time Tom Cruise appeared in Tropic Thunder as the insanely angry studio executive Les Grossman. The good news is that Cruise has not only returned as the bald, screaming exec, but also as Joel… Sound Off: Disney’s Prince of Persia Movie - Your Thoughts? Now that...
May 29th
Guardian Film Blog
Closing the window on the multiplex | Ben Child Plans to slash the time between cinema and DVD release, alongside improvements in home viewing technology, could kill multiplexes. Would you care? It does not seem quite the right moment to be worrying about the future of our multiplexes. This weekend,… via: Film: Film blog | guardian.co.uk
May 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,...
May 29th
Movieline
Movieline’s Week in Review: War is Hell On this Memorial Day weekend, remember to take time to remember the American servicemen and women who paid the ultimate price so that you may live in a society that has the freedom to drop $80 million in five days on garbage like Sex and the City 2. Then… The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Needs to Fetch Nic Cage a Lozenge · Nicolas Cage is under...
May 29th
Cinematical - News
Cinemaligion: Contact Thirteen years ago, there was a big-budget summer blockbuster that did something rare: it entertained people AND made them think about important philosophical issues. Its repercussions continue to be felt today. That movie, of course, was Beverly Hills… Cinematical Movie Club: Requiem for a Dream Back in the days of Y2K, Darren Aronofsky had two choices. He could jump...
May 29th
IMDb Studio News
Movie Reviews: “Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time” The Ladies Have It (The Box Office, That Is) Money Starts Flowing Into Movies Again via: IMDb News
May 29th
Total Film Features
12 Unholy Movie Viruses Best & Worst: 24 via: Total Film Features
May 29th
HD-Trailers.net - Movies
Love Ranch (Theatrical Trailer) Link to Catalog Grace and Charlie Bontempo are a husband/wife team who own and run one of Nevada’s first legalized brothel ranches. Their lives are irrevocably altered when Armando Bruza, a world famous heavy weight boxer from South America, is brought… Despicable Me (Behind the Scenes: Gru) Link to Catalog In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by...
May 29th
Total Film News
Gary Coleman dies aged 42   Gary Coleman, former child actor and star of TV sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes” has passed away aged 42. The star had been taken to Utah Valley Regional Medical hospital after suffering an intercranial haemmorhage (bleeding in the skull) on… Van Damme on for Kung Fu Panda 2   Jean Claude Van Damme is set to join Gary Oldman in the cast of Kung Fu...
May 29th
The Movie Blog
International Knight and Day Trailer Online A new Knight and Day trailer is online, and this International version makes the movie look better. I have to say I am more encouraged to see this now. I kind of liked it on the first trailer, but this one looks even better. I was a little distracted… Bay to Produce Ninja Turtles Live Action Film Michael Bay seems to just have his awesome fingers...
May 28th
Box Office Mojo - Top Stories
3D ‘Three Musketeers’ Swings Into April 2011… Summit Entertainment announced that its remake of The Three Musketeers will be released on April 15, 2011. That’s the same date as Scream 4. Described as “an update of the Alexandre Dumas classic shot entirely in 3D” by Summit, The Three Musketeers (2011)… ‘Alice’ Is a Billionaire Walt Disney...
May 28th
IMDb Gossip
Lefevre Supporting New Twilight Movie Del Toro: ‘The Hobbit Is On Hold’ Cattrall Shuns Sex Scenes Ghost Whisperer Gone For Good Coleman ‘On Life-support’ via: IMDb News
May 28th
Slashfilm.com
VOTD: Iron Baby We’ve featured a bunch of Patrick Bolvin’s videos in past editions of Video of the Day, including a Batman vs. Hellboy movie trailer mash-up, Iron Man vs. Bruce Lee, Bumblebee’s stop-motion animated dance and Boba Fett’s stop-motion… Drew Pearce To Adapt Marvel’s Runaways Marvel Studios has hired British screenwriter Drew Pearce to write the big screen adaptation to Brian K...
May 28th
Deadline.com
THE GALS ARE BACK! $17.5M Thursday Opener For ‘Sex And The City 2’; Estimates For $75+M Holiday Cume FRIDAY 5:30 AM UPDATE: Sources say the Warner Bros sequel made a very strong $17.5 million on its rare Thursday opener (including $3M midnight showings in about 2,000 venues). That compares very favorably to the original’s $26.7M opening Friday as well… More Spanish Film...
May 28th
First Showing
Marvel Hires ‘No Heroics’ Writer Drew Pearce for ‘Runaways’ More good Marvel news to top off that bit about James McAvoy in X-Men: First Class. Deadline reports that Marvel has hired British television writer Drew Pearce, of “Lip Service”, The Musical Storytellers Ginger & Black, and a recent superhero show… Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes Takes...
May 28th
Guardian Film Blog
The view: The arts funding cuts are no problem - British film is best when it keeps it real | Danny Leigh It might be derided as ‘poverty porn’, but social realism provides British film-makers with a poetic – and relatively cheap – way to make truly great cinema The sight of Mike Leigh and Ken Loach soaking up the plaudits at Cannes should have been omen… Week in geek:...
May 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,...
May 28th
Movieline
For Taylor Momsen, It’s More CBGB Than XOXO · Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen has a side career away from her principal callings as an actress and eyeshadow applicant: she fronts a rock band called The Pretty Reckless. Here’s a video (after the jump) for the band’s song “Make Me Wanna Die.”… Are You Too Superhero-Saturated For The Flash? When it comes to...
May 28th
Cinematical - News
Cinematical Late Night: Sherlock Holmes 2, Hurt Locker in 4D, Darth Vader GPS - If you’ve got a hot mom or expect to be a fan of the upcoming Duplass brothers comedy Cyrus, you might want to pick up one of these “Seriously, Don’t F**K My Mom” t-shirts available from Fox Searchlight’s online store. [via Anne Thompson] - During a… Casting Details for J.J....
May 28th
IMDb Studio News
Real-life Insider Comedy Plays Out At Disney Another Take On Collapse Of Weinstein-disney Talks “THR” Owner Says He’LL Invest In It And Expand Staff via: IMDb News
May 28th