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January 25, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Archives

  • January 30, 2009
    I stared at this poster for a full minute trying to figure out why Ray Liotta was listed but not pictured, though Joshua Jackson was pictured but not listed. Eventually I put it together. 'Crossing Over' Poster Premiere [Cinematical]... / Continue →
  • January 30, 2009
    I'm glad I live in an era and culture where this is a conversation (paraphrased): Man 1: "Regarding that film you're making in which robots transform into cars, trucks, jets and such--will any of the robots transform into a dinosaur?" Man 2: "That's a logical question to ask,... / Continue →
  • January 30, 2009
    I think I did this same chin-resting-on-fist pose for my senior pictures. Except instead of claws, I had a trumpet. The X-Men Origins: Wolverine One-Sheet! [Coming Soon]... / Continue →
  • January 30, 2009
    Fox is in talks with Jason Segel and Emily Blunt to join Jack Black in their adaptation of Gulliver's Travels. That's all well and good--we've all wanted to physically restrain Jack Black and one point or another, but most of us aren't given the chance to do it as a Lilliputian... / Continue →
  • January 30, 2009
    The world's bored, collective sigh at the closing of Ghost Rider still wasn't enough to extinguish the fiery skull of its protagonist. Bloody Disgusting is reporting that Columbia Pictures is officially looking for screenwriters to get to work on a sequel: It's pretty shocking... / Continue →
  • January 30, 2009
    When this commercial airs during the Super Bowl, living rooms and bars full of people are going to be demanding we all turn off the game for a few minutes to discuss what's just been seen. "Did you see that alien bounty hunter guy? He's going to give Boba Fett a run for his mon... / Continue →
  • January 30, 2009
    When Sylvester Stallone stumbled back from wherever he wandered to after leaving the set of Spy Kids 3-D and jumped right back into the roles of Rocky and Rambo, I thought it was understood that it was his swan song--a chance for him to say goodbye to his most famous characters... / Continue →
  • January 30, 2009
    First I thought I liked the stylish minimalism of this poster, but now I'm starting to think I just like the familiarity of Jason Segel having my 7th grade haircut. I wonder if his character is also really into Warcraft 2. I Love You, Man Poster [IMPA]... / Continue →
  • January 29, 2009
    Good news: There's a new trailer for the magical/haunted mobile phone film, Echelon Conspiracy! Bad news: It kind of debunks the magicality/hauntedness of the phone by grounding it to the realm of people controlling omniscient computers. Oh, well--nothing can stay perfect fore... / Continue →
  • January 29, 2009
    I didn't own that many Transformers toys as a kid, but one of the few I made sure to get was Soundwave. He turned into a tape player, and then you could put other robots that turned into tapes inside him. It was really awesome. Above is the toy modeled after Soundwave in Transf... / Continue →
  • January 29, 2009
    Over at Total Film, they've debuted six new Watchmen images surprisingly worth looking at (i.e., not just different brooding poses of the main cast). Flipping through them, I'm realizing I might have to refresh myself with the book one more time before the film's March release,... / Continue →
  • January 29, 2009
    I hope you're ready for more non-descript terror, people, because The Thing is returning to the screen in an all-new, more computer-generated form: Universal will add a new chapter to "The Thing," lining up another take on the paranoid horror classic most recently brought to t... / Continue →
  • January 29, 2009
    I just got a late submission to the Invent a Horrible Christmas Movie Contest from a couple months ago. Sadly, it's too late for it to win, but it's also too good not to share: "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - A modern re-imagining of A Christmas Carol in which Matthew McConaughe... / Continue →
  • January 29, 2009
    Coming Soon has added one more poster to the collection of G.I Joe character one-sheets, this one of Storm Shadow crossing his blades in a move that protects from attacks from the top and side, as well as the deadliest threat, Ninja Dracula. Classic defense.... / Continue →
  • January 29, 2009
    Hey, everyone going to New York Comic Con: I just realized that Takashi Miike, the director of great Japanese films like Audition and Happiness of the Katakuris, is one of the special guests. He'll be speaking and showing a 7-minute clip from his new film, Yatterman, February ... / Continue →
  • January 28, 2009
    Combining the poster trends of standing in the middle of a street and ass presentation puts this one just a few floating heads and some chunky red lettering away from being the ultimate movie poster. 'Watchmen' Poster [Yahoo!]... / Continue →
  • January 28, 2009
    Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse collaboration's tragic underperformance at the box office might not have killed the chances of one of the film's fake trailers becoming reality. Bloody Disgusting has posted that the Weinstein Company still has plans to shoot ... / Continue →
  • January 28, 2009
    For reasons unclear, it looks like the A-Team is still driving its racing-striped van into theaters. THR is reporting that Smokin' Aces' Joe Carnahan is in talks to direct the Ridley and Tony Scott-produced adaptation: Joe Carnahan is in negotiations to helm the action movie w... / Continue →
  • January 28, 2009
    Warner Bros., like many of us, is looking for a woman with full, pouty lips and disproportionately large breasts. The studio has announced they're planning to restart the Tomb Raider franchise, ignoring the previous Angelina Jolie-starring messes: Warners Bros. and producer Da... / Continue →
  • January 28, 2009
    Following a Monday report that The Green Hornet was most likely cancelled, writer Seth Rogen shot back with some emails to HitFix's Drew McWeeny, who first reported the story. Apparently the film is still happening, and Rogen isn't pleased people are saying otherwise: "'The Gr... / Continue →
  • January 28, 2009
    Coming Soon has posted a new Japanese promo for Street Fighter that seems to also double as a keychain amulet commercial. If your fierce dedication to the fighting game franchise has somehow created a faint interest in this film, consider this brief montage another shot at dise... / Continue →
  • January 28, 2009
    They had to change the name, and the cast, and make it not funny, but we've finally got our Arrested Development movie! Or maybe Tyler Perry is admitting he's Keyser Söze. That's probably the more likely scenario--considering the shadows, and how Tyler Perry is clearly evil. M... / Continue →
  • January 27, 2009
    Bibles stories are BORING, right? WRONG. You're thinking of Biblical stories that aren't set IN THE FUTURE. Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. had paid over a million dollars (that is so much) for pitch that puts a futuristic spin on the Samson and Delilah story: In a seve... / Continue →
  • January 27, 2009
    Everyone hates a remake (besides the millions who seem to pay for tickets to see remakes), and there are so many lately that it would be easy for me to just sit here and slowly massage my temples at the idea of director Tonya S. Holly attempting to make a better version of the ... / Continue →
  • January 27, 2009
    I'm not sure how long this has existed, but my friend Greg just sent me an email pointing out that the entire 17-episode run of classic '60s sci-fi spy series The Prisoner is available to stream on AMC's site. If star Patrick McGoohan's death two weeks ago sparked some interest... / Continue →
  • January 27, 2009
    Paramount has released five new posters for the G.I. Joe movie. Their concept: poorly-framed characters on the set of a car commercial, and things are blowing up. Enjoy:... / Continue →
  • January 27, 2009
    What now, Brendan Fraser? What now? Brendan Fraser will star in and Roger Kumble will direct "Furry Vengeance," a live-action family comedy that will start production by early summer. Fraser will play a real estate developer whose new housing subdivision pushes far into a pri... / Continue →
  • January 27, 2009
    I can really tell that old fashioney Christian Bale does not want me at this party. But guess what, CB: I am at this party, and I'm the one who brought that guacamole everyone is raving about. So how about toning it down with the sideways glances, alright, Smooth Criminal? Mor... / Continue →
  • January 27, 2009
    Paramount and Sony Pictures have put out a full press release for Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, revealing that Daniel Craig will play the antagonist and Jamie Bell will play the lead. Sounds like someone (Steven Spielberg) saw Defiance! Pa... / Continue →
  • January 26, 2009
    Ready for more gyrating in boy shorts and casual disregard of physics? Let's hope so, because producer Nancy Juvonen told Sci Fi Wire she's thinking about making another Charlie Angel: SFW: Are you seriously looking at a third Charlie's? Juvonen: Seriously, I've been in total... / Continue →
  • January 26, 2009
    Japan has a dirty little secret! Actually, Japan probably has a lot of dirty little secrets (the secret of why they have so many robots, the secret of why it's considered OK to sell used underwear in vending machines), but The Cove focuses on uncovering this one: why are these ... / Continue →
  • January 26, 2009
    Ut oh for The Green Hornet! HitFix is reporting that Seth Rogen's bewildering, chubbier take on the action hero is in trouble: Ever since Stephen Chow started to waffle about his participation in the film, I've been hearing rumors that there were major hesitations at Sony. Th... / Continue →
  • January 26, 2009
    Apparently no one realized a new Brendan Fraser movie opened this weekend, and instead everyone saw these movies: 1. Paul Blart: Mall Cop - $21.5 million. Maybe let's not all see Paul Blart next weekend, just to give something else a shot. We'll divide it up: last names beginn... / Continue →
  • January 26, 2009
    OK, so sorry that last Coraline trailer I posted wasn't really a trailer so much as creator Neil Gaiman pretending he was hosting a personalized version of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (and promoting Borders). I promise this one is better:... / Continue →