July 2010
The Movie Blog
Stallone Talks Rambo Prequel Last time we heard, there was a rumor that Stallone was pondering a Rambo 5. Originally, it was going to be about a kidnap thriller, that then jumped into a sci-fi “Predator” story, with Rambo hunting a weird creature; a “government… via: The Movie Blog
Jul 31st
IMDb Gossip
Kidman Campaigns To Protect Women In Haiti Bleu Launches Blog Site To ‘Unite’ Fans Redgrave ‘Confused’ By Neeson’s Turn In The A-team Author Rice ‘Quits’ Christianity Mayweather, Jr. In Missed Rent Claims via: IMDb News
Jul 31st
Slashfilm.com
Comic-Con 2010: A Massive Round-Up of All Our Comic-Con Coverage Following a successful meetup with /Film readers, we approached the rest of our potentially chaotic Comic-Con undertaking unsure of what to expect. Cut to nearly a week later, and those expectations have been fully elucidated (see: The Best and Worst… Spielberg Needs a New Lincoln; Liam Neeson No Longer Attached For years...
Jul 31st
Deadline.com
Regina Hall & Wanda De Jesus Join ‘Law & Order: LA’; Cast Locked In For Monday Start UPDATE: NBC’s new series Los & Order: Los Angeles has locked in its cast, with one day to spare. CSI: Miami alumna Wanda De Jesus has landed the last regular role on the crime procedural, which starts production on Monday. She will play Lieutenant… FIRST BOX OFFICE:...
Jul 31st
First Showing
Chris Meledandri Revisiting Curious George for More Mischief If the traditionally animated version of Curious George released a few years back didn’t tickle your fancy, you’ll have another chance to see the famous literary monkey cause more mischief coming soon. 24 Frames reports Illumination Entertainment, the… Revew: ‘Get Low’ Has Robert Duvall, But Not Too Much...
Jul 31st
Cineuropa - European cinema
Frédéric Mermoud - Director: “Shattering the stereotypical image of the butch female cop in a leather jacket” After several acclaimed shorts, Swiss-born, French-based director Frédéric Mermoud has made an impressive transition to features with a film presented at Locarno and lauded at Chicago Giorgio Diritti - Director: “It was a massacre of innocents” After his...
Jul 31st
Movieline
Virtual Newsstand: Movieline.com, July 2010 Every month at Movieline, we collect the best interviews, smartest features, and most compelling reviews we’ve produced, and curate them in one easy-to-use table of contents called the Virtual Newsstand, which pays tribute to our print magazine history…. Movieline’s Week in Review: We Are So Attracted to You, It Is Unbelievable Pardon...
Jul 31st
Cinematical - News
Cinematical at Comic-Con 2010, the Definitive Wrap-Up I didn’t even go to Comic-Con, so I can only imagine the flood of information coming out of it is even more intense in person. But even from afar, the tidal wave of new content was overwhelming. It got to the point where I decided I was going to give… Cinematical Movie Club: Bottle Rocket It’s easy to forget that the...
Jul 31st
IMDb Studio News
Disney Finally Sells Miramax Movie Reviews: Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore Movie Reviews: Charlie St. Cloud Movie Reviews: Dinner For Schmucks via: IMDb News
Jul 31st
Total Film Features
Best & Worst: Jackie Chan via: Total Film Features
Jul 31st
Hollywood Reporter
Fulfillment Fund to honor Gianopulos … Village Roadshow promotes Skiena Matt Skiena has been promoted to vp, production at Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment, it was announced Friday by VRPE chairman and CEO Bruce Berman. Woodstock to honor Berney, Beresford The Woodstock Film Festival, which runs Sept. 29-Oct. 3 in Woodstock, N.Y., will present independent film distributor Bob Berney...
Jul 31st
Total Film News
Sasha Grey will Melt With You Share We were already interested by upcoming indie drama I Melt With You given its intriguing leading trio of Rob Lowe, Jeremy Piven and Thomas Jane, but our ears (that’s right, ears) have pricked up still further at the news that pornstar Sasha… Vince Vaughn taking a trip to Old St. Louis? Share We’ve not seen much of Vince Vaughn since the mess that was...
Jul 31st
The Movie Blog
J.J. Abrams Producing Boilerplate He is one of the busiest man in Hollywood. With already plenty of movies on his directing/producing development list (including Star Trek 2, Mission Impossible 4, Super 8, etc.), J.J. Abrams has just added one more. Abrams’ very successful company,… Mark Ruffalo On Hulk And The Avengers As we all know by now, Mark Ruffalo will become Bruce Banner/Hulk in...
Jul 30th
Box Office Mojo - Top Stories
MPAA Ratings: ‘Due Date,’ ‘Red,’ ‘The American’ and More… After a few quiet weeks, the Motion Picture Association of America’s Classification and Ratings Administration released a bulletin this morning that included ratings for Due Date, The American, Red and a handful of other noteworthy movies. With Todd Phillips’… Around-the-World...
Jul 30th
IMDb Gossip
Stallone Eyeing Rambo Prequel McKellen Disapproves Of London’s Heavy Surveillance Hardy’s Struggle With Suicidal Thoughts Rodriguez Bored Of Movie Remakes Weintraub Caught Out By Clooney & Pitt’s Prank via: IMDb News
Jul 30th
Slashfilm.com
LOL: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Inception “Is it real? Or is it Bodacious?” Because you asked for it, here is an epic mash-up of Christopher Nolan’s Inception and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Oh wait… you didn’t ask for it? Well you got it anyways…. One Minute Trailer: David Fincher’s The Social Network A couple weeks ago, Sony released the full length movie trailer for David...
Jul 30th
Deadline.com
Steve McPherson’s Lawyer Marty Singer Faxes Letter To The Hollywood Reporter Demanding “Apology And Retraction” EXCLUSIVE: Last night, at 9:13 PM, outgoing ABC Entertainment Group President Steve McPherson’s pit bull litigator Marty Singer faxed the following letter to The Hollywood Reporter. It accuses THR of publishing a TMZ-like Hollywood “outrageous...
Jul 30th
First Showing
Watch: New 60-Second TV Trailer for Fincher’s Social Network While I’m normally always excited to see any new footage from a David Fincher movie, this TV trailer isn’t exactly that great, so don’t get too excited. I’m not exactly sure what this is, but a new trailer for Fincher’s The Social Network was emailed… First Look: The Ghostface Killer is Back on...
Jul 30th
Guardian Film Blog
Why I’m now a happy Chaplin fan Creepy and twee … that’s how I used to see Kennington’s favourite son. But now, following a round of re-releases of his classic films, I realise what a proper Charlie I’ve been We all have our blind spots, and Lord knows I’ve got mine: ratatouille (the… Melancholia? With Lars Von Trier at the helm, don’t doubt it |...
Jul 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,...
Jul 30th
Movieline
Zach Galifianakis Traps Steve Carell ‘Between Two Ferns’ · “Between Two Ferns is back, and this time your accommodating emcee Zach Galifianakis is chatting with Steve Carell. See if you can predict the Evan Almighty cracks ahead of time. [Funny or Die] BREAKING: Ellen DeGeneres Quits American Idol It looks like American Idol’s returning executive producer Nigel Lythgoe may...
Jul 30th
Cinematical - News
Cinematical Late Night: J.J. Abrams Goes Steampunk, Superman, DocuWeeks - Hey, Steampunk fans, J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot production company are planning an adaptation of the graphic novel Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel about a robot in the late 19th century, and early 20th, who travels the world and hobnobs… Cinematical Seven: Old Tunes Resurrected by New Flicks With...
Jul 30th
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 about...
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 | David...
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 Springer-Berman,...
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, Bob...
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 the...
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 to...
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