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‘Shame’ US Trailer By Russ Fischer/Nov. 1, 2011 10:00 am EST Apple has the trailer in HD. Shame opens on December 2.

‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Super Bowl Spot: ‘Our World Will Fall’ - Plus Tickets On Sale For Early Screenings By Germain Lussier/Feb. 3, 2013 2:27 pm EST Kirk, Spock and the crew are back this Summer and Paramount has taken the occasion of the Super Bowl to remind the world of the film’s upcoming release. The Star Trek Into Darkness Super Bowl commercial is now online, featuring a new look at J....

‘Transformers 4’ Adds Li Bingbing, Seeks Extras; More Character Details Revealed By Angie Han/May 21, 2013 5:46 am EST The cast list for Transformers 4 is continuing to grow as the project nears production. Resident Evil: Retribution actress Li Bingbing has just become the first Chinese star to join the Chinese co-production, while a search for extras gets underway in Texas. And thanks to all of that movement, we now have a little more information on some of the roles that have already been cast, including those played by Mark Wahlberg and Kelsey Grammer....

‘True Detective’ Trailer: Fear And Murder In Louisiana By Russ Fischer/Nov. 25, 2013 11:30 am EST And we’re back with another awesome, ominous trailer for the HBO limited series True Detective. This first self-contained season, directed entirely by Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre, Jane Eyre), tracks a decades-long murder case that unfolds as the same two detectives, played by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, dig into the details in both the mid-’90s and the modern day....

‘Warrior’ Director To Remake ‘Tell No One’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 22, 2013 9:30 am EST Briefly: A remake of the French thriller Tell No One, which involves murder and layers of deception, has been in the works for years, with a variety of directors including Ben Affleck and Andrew Dominik attached to the movie. Now Gavin O’Connor (Warrior) is in talks to make the movie as a follow-up to Jane Got a Gun....

ASC Nominates Seven For Achievement In Cinematography, Including Roger Deakins And Bruno Delbonnel By Russ Fischer/Jan. 8, 2014 9:13 am EST For some film fans, the ASC award for achievement in cinematography are among the most important parts of awards season, as they honor the work that too often goes unheralded. This year, a three-way tie in the nominating process means that seven people are nominated instead of five. Given the amount of excellent work done in 2013, that slate of seven nominees means ASC is able to acknowledge more achievements — and yet Hoyte Van Hoytema still didn’t get a nomination for Her....

Ben Affleck Is Now The Center Of Warner Bros. ‘Focus’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 9, 2012 11:00 am EST If there is any justice, Warner Bros. is about to enjoy a good run of success with Ben Affleck’s third film, Argo, which is one of the most entertaining and satisfying films I’ve seen this year. (And certainly among the best from a major studio.) And so Affleck being attached, as an actor only, to another project Warner Bros....

Bullitt/Krull Director Peter Yates Is Dead By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 9, 2011 11:58 pm EST Four time Oscar-nominated British director Peter Yates has passed away at the age of 82. Deadline reports that he died in London after a long illness. Yates is probably best known for the 1968 Steve McQueen film Bullitt, the 1983 Oscar-nominated drama The Dresser, the 1983 cult fantasy film Krull, the 1977 horror/thriller The Deep, and the 1979 sports drama Breaking Away....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Goonies’ 30th Anniversary Lego Cuusoo Set By Germain Lussier/Sept. 23, 2013 3:30 pm EST Lego sets, especially Lego Cuusoo sets, take a long time to get approved. That’s why, in 2013, one builder has begun to drum up support for a 30th anniversary set themed around the cult-classic 1985 film The Goonies. The set is made up of two distinct scenes from the film that combine to form big construct....

Dennis Lehane To Pen Remake Of Jacques Audiard’s ‘A Prophet’ By Angie Han/Oct. 29, 2013 1:00 pm EST Audiard’s 2009 original starred Tahar Rahim on a young French man of Algerian descent who’s sent to prison in France. He quickly climbs to the top of the criminal hierarchy behind bars, becoming a kingpin in his own right. The powerful drama garnered some of the highest praise in its year and was nominated for the Foreign Language Oscar in 2010 (though it ultimately lost to Argentina’s The Secret in Their Eyes)....

Exclusive ‘Sin City: A Dame To Kill For’ 3D Featurette By Germain Lussier/Aug. 15, 2014 6:00 am EST The reasons to see Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For are numerous. The incredible cast for one, which includes Jessica Alba, Powers Boothe, Josh Brolin, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eva Green, Dennis Haysbert, Stacy Keach, Jaime King, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Mickey Rourke and Bruce Willis. The filmmakers are another, the iconic storyteller Frank Miller and maverick Robert Rodriguez....

Hugh Jackman Denies $100 Million Wolverine Contract Rumors By Angie Han/Aug. 16, 2013 1:12 pm EST However, Jackman has now gone on record denying that report. “I would never do that,” he added. Hit the jump to read his comments. The wording is a little confusing here. I’m not totally sure what “that” is referring to, when he says he would “never do that.” (Maybe it’s the same thing Meatloaf said he wouldn’t do for love....

Jeff Daniels Boards Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’ By Angie Han/Oct. 3, 2014 8:30 am EST Jeff Daniels is about to be seen in moron mode in Dumb and Dumber To, but he’ll have to wise back up for his next role after that. He’s just signed on for Ridley Scott’s The Martian, in which he’ll play the director of NASA.Matt Damon leads the cast, while Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, and Michael Peña are circling supporting roles....

Jimmy Fallon Takes Over ‘The Tonight Show’ In February 2014 By Russ Fischer/Aug. 9, 2013 2:50 pm EST Briefly: We don’t cover much late-night TV, but The Tonight Show is an institution and a changing of the guard at the show is a big deal. Negotiations have been taking place for quite some time to end Jay Leno’s run as host of the show, with Jimmy Fallon taking his place....

John Slattery’s Feature Directing Debut Is ‘God’s Pocket,’ Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman By Russ Fischer/May 15, 2013 12:57 pm EST Earlier this week I joked that, after Sunday’s episode of Mad Men, I wouldn’t be surprised if John Slattery (who directed the episode) was picked to make his feature directing debut with Fifty Shades of Grey. As it turns out, the Cannes market this week does bring news of Slattery making his first feature film, and it will almost certainly be a much better thing than Fifty Shades....

Kevin Smith-Produced Horror ‘Miss December’ Hits VOD November 1 By Angie Han/Oct. 31, 2012 4:43 pm EST Kevin Smith doesn’t have a lot of directorial efforts on his upcoming slate — in fact, he says he’s retiring from directing — but as a producer he’s keeping very busy indeed. One of the projects coming up for his Smodcast Pictures label is Miss December, formerly known as Calendar Girl, which is due out later this week....

Malekith Unmasked On ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Character Poster By Germain Lussier/Sept. 5, 2013 11:00 am EST Thor and Loki have already been posterized, and now it’s time for the big baddie to step forward. Christopher Eccleston’s character Malekith has just been given his own character poster for Thor: The Dark World. The second film in Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe opens November 8. Check it out below, along with a new international poster for the film....

Marvel/Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’ Casts TJ Miller As Fred By Angie Han/March 28, 2014 6:00 am EST T.J. Miller is going to be a Marvel superhero — sort of. The Cloverfield star has boarded the voice cast of Big Hero 6, becoming the first actor to do so. The animated feature hasn’t gotten much buzz yet, but it should be attracting some attention soon. Not only does it sound very promising, it’s Disney’s first-ever Marvel animated adaptation....

Netflix’s New Shipping Process By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 29, 2008 2:40 pm EST Netflix has announced a change in their shipping process: “We have 55 shipping centers throughout the U.S., including Anchorage, Alaska and Honolulu, Hawaii. Previously, if the movie you wanted was not in stock locally, we sent it from another shipping center. Since this DVD was shipped from farther away, it took longer to arrive and you could end up without a DVD for a few days....

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