October 26, 2008 - November 1, 2008 Archives
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Under no circumstances are you to ever pay to see this movie: Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant are in negotiations to star in an untitled Marc Lawrence-helmed romantic comedy for Columbia Pictures. Thesps would star as an estranged high-powered New York couple who witness ... / Continue →
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This trailer is in a non-English tongue, and may be the same as a promo reel from June that I can't get to work anymore, but once you watch this (possibly for the second time), you will not care. To summarize what you'll be seeing: Tony Jaa brutually murdering a bunch of guys w... / Continue →
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If you've keyed in dub-dub-dub dot google dot com today, you may have noticed a specialized logo in celebration of Halloween. That's standard for the internet searcher thing, but what you may not have noticed unless you moused-over the image is that it was designed by Wes Crave... / Continue →
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Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire is in final negotiations to write Spider-Man 4. This will be the Spider-Man for the literati! From THR: Lindsay-Abaire, who won a Pulitzer in 2007 for his drama "Rabbit Hole," is in final negotiations to write "Spider-Man ... / Continue →
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OK, I don't get it. The plot of Fanboys is a group of kids breaking into the Skywalker Ranch to give their friend a screening of The Phantom Menace before he dies of cancer, so I get the Darth Vader part. Referencing Darth Vader makes sense. But why the 40-Year-Old Virgin parod... / Continue →
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Here's the final trailer to Valkyrie, the Bryan Singer-directed, Tom Cruise-starring historical thriller about a German assassination plot against Hitler. The film looks well made, but I can't help but feel a lack of tension knowing that the plot fails (thanks for the spoilers,... / Continue →
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I've been avoiding covering this because I never believe it when actors say they're retiring from films (or say that they're "down to earth"), but since a few people have sent this news in, here it is: Joaquin Phoenix says he's retiring from films. From Extra with Mario Lopez: ... / Continue →
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Variety reports that Sam Mendes will direct a film adaptation of Preacher--one of those comic books you're always reading: Sam Mendes will direct a bigscreen adaptation of the supernatural graphic novel "Preacher" for Columbia Pictures. Created by writer Garth Ennis and artis... / Continue →
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Tom Hanks has a dapper new haircut and he's ready to fight the Illuminati in this new teaser trailer for Angels & Demons, the sequel to a movie with the same protagonist as The Da Vinci Code. Kyle, who pointed out the trailer, says it's like watching "a $100 million travelogue ... / Continue →
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Oh, brother. Someone made the mistake of briefly remembering the 1985 cult film The Last Dragon and now it's being willed into modern remake. The original director's son is producing alongside the RZA, and now Samuel L. Jackson has gotten involved: Jackson will play Sho'nuff, ... / Continue →
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Jim Caviezel and wife are enjoying a nice long weekend on an idyllic beach. Just throwing some bottles into the ocean and shooting them, spraying anthills with poison, playing old Moby songs--you know, typical beach activities. But it turns out Mother Nature hates those classic... / Continue →
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Here's a five-minute preview for The Day the Earth Stood Still, a remake of the sci-fi classic that takes that quaint shit and knocks it on its ass with so many CGI lasers. This trailer has removed all doubt that this is Keanu Reeves's best intense staring while in a suit perfo... / Continue →
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Not many family movies will encourage approaching and capturing wild dogs and investigating the sort of dingy, vacant urban buildings that typically house drug dens and the homeless. Hotel for Dogs isn't like many family movies though. It's the first and only film to cater to c... / Continue →
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The Bad & Ugly has some new shots from the set of Guy Richie's Sherlock Holmes that give a better look at Jude Law as Watson and Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes. Still need a Halloween costume for the weekend? Just get a fedora, tilt it to a jaunty angle, and you're ready to wow th... / Continue →
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Some people who care an enormous amount about Iron Man acting continuity have started a petition to get Terrence Howard back the role he lost to Don Cheadle. Here it is, in its entirety: Terrence Howard will need to be in Iron Man 2, or else Continuity will destroy the entire ... / Continue →
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There's a third The Grudge movie, and one of the stars is Marina Sirtis from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Even the most devoted TNG follower, who swore they would follow their beloved Troi to the ends of the Neutral Zone, will probably have a hard time justifying renting/buy... / Continue →
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Sam Raimi is finally returning to (somewhat) low-budget horror with Drag Me to Hell, and MTV has the first shots from the production, including the one above. If you think it's terrifying that this lady's teeth, Marilyn Manson eyes, head staples, and expression of utter madness... / Continue →
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French director Pascal Laugier is in final negotiations to write and direct the Hellraiser remake that no one is too thrilled about besides the people doing it and probably one Halloween store that bought a bunch of surplus Pinhead masks that never sold. From THR: Pascal Laugi... / Continue →
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When computer-animated characters border on reality but don't quite reach it, a point is reached called the "uncanny valley", making the slightly-off characters "fucking creepy." Delgo, the Romeo & Juliet romance meets the stilted comedy and battles of The Phantom Menace animat... / Continue →
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Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle have officially signed on to Iron Man 3 and The Avengers, the Marvel Studios project that will unite several of its superhero properties: In addition to starring in "Iron Man 2," Downey has agreed to return as billionaire Tony Stark and his cr... / Continue →
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Columbia Pictures has released a new poster for The International, the upcoming thriller that takes Owen and Watts on a globetrotting adventure to stop a large, criminally-corrupt international bank. It's so relevant right now! But at least we know if that even if banks do cont... / Continue →
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USA Today has posted four new shots from Angels & Demons, the sequel to The Da Vinci Code. I am, of course, disappointed to see that Tom Hanks's hair looks so much less Nic Cage-ian, but at least with the shots of Ewan McGregor in a robe you can pretend he's a jedi again:... / Continue →
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For the last month, the box office has been dominated largely by half-CGI dogs and, more recently, strained Disney Channel musical acts, so while I can't say this news is a surprise, I can say that it makes me choke back puke: Fox has locked the Jonas Brothers to make their fe... / Continue →
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Empire Magazine has released an early look at their upcoming Star Trek cover, wherein they recreate an "iconic" shot of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner using the new actors playing Spock and Kirk. I have no idea why they wouldn't recreate the classic shot of Spock standing aw... / Continue →
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Hey, grandchildren, do you still follow that cape man you liked so much? That... Batmin character? Oh, good, because Christopher Nolan has finally spoken on if he's doing a third Batmin movie! His answer: maybe. More specifically: Well ... let me think how to put this. There a... / Continue →
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I don't know what to say about this trailer for The Children other than giving you its fitting tagline: "You brought them into this world. Now... they will take you out." I can't tell if the kids aren't meant to be demonic or just little a-holes, but either way, I have a hard t... / Continue →
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Back in March, word was David Cross and Bob Odenkirk had shot a sitcom pilot for HBO, and the network liked it enough to pick it up. Things were so good then, and the days with bright with comedic potential, but sadly it was not to be: Odenkirk has announced he and Cross decide... / Continue →
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Warner Bros. has purchased the live-action rights to Ninja Scroll, the second anime I watched in high school because I heard there was graphic violence and nudity. From Variety: Warner Bros. has acquired rights to turn the Japanese action thriller anime "Ninja Scroll" into a l... / Continue →
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For most of my life, I've been operating under the assumption that I'm the chosen one. When someone calls and asks for the chosen one, I say, "Speaking." When the Red Robin offers a free sundaes to birthday boys and chosen ones, I say, "Free ice cream, please--the latter stipul... / Continue →
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The weekend box office numbers are in! 1. High School Musical 3: Senior Year - Yeesh, $42 million? I'm sensing a High School Musical: The College Years, High School Musical: The New Class, High School Musical: Hawaiian Style, and a High School Musical: Wedding in Las Vegas can... / Continue →
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I really wish they'd gone with the original tagline: Hey, it's me! The ghost of your unborn twin brother! Birth me! I want to be born SO BAD, I can taste it on what developed of my tongue tissue! I just feel like that's more true to the prenatal voice. 'The Unborn' Poster... / Continue →
