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‘Oz: The Great And Powerful’ Featurette: Meet The Witches And Their Monkey Pal By Angie Han/Jan. 24, 2013 7:00 am EST So far, most of Disney’s promos for Oz: The Great and Powerful have played up the lush fantasy world created by Sam Raimi, or perhaps the epic tale of James Franco’s Oscar Diggs. The newest featurette, however, delves into the movie’s more comedic aspects. Or perhaps that should be “comedic,” in quotes, since the jokes are more groanworthy than funny....

‘Rush Hour’ TV Series In Development From Bill Lawrence And Warner Bros. TV By Russ Fischer/Sept. 30, 2014 4:30 pm EST Here’s a concept: we’re going to run one article with the headline “that movie you’ve probably seen is now being turned into a TV series.” TV is the new revenue stream, it seems, for companies that can no longer rely on a steady stream of home media revenue. The latest development concerns a Rush Hour TV series, which film director Brett Ratner and producer Arthur Sarkissian will exec produce for Warner Bros....

‘Tarzan 3D’ Mo-Cap Teaser Trailer: Keeping The Old-School Image Of Burroughs’ Jungle Hero Alive By Russ Fischer/Oct. 5, 2012 12:30 pm EST You may or may not remember that Kellan Lutz (Twilight) was announced a while back as the “star” of a new mo-cap animated version of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ pulp hero Tarzan. I didn’t remember, at least until I saw a flash of the trailer a couple days ago, and the news break was just back in May....

‘The Hangover Part III’ Theatrical Trailer: Oh, So That’s What This Movie Is About By Germain Lussier/April 11, 2013 10:17 am EST After months of radio silence regarding The Hangover Part III, now it seems like you can close your eyes without a glimpse at the Wolfpack. Commercials, posters, stills and now Warner Bros. has released a second trailer, which finally reveals the story behind the epic conclusion of the blockbuster comedy trilogy....

‘Unfinished Song’ Trailer: Terence Stamp Sings “Let’s Talk About Sex” By Angie Han/Jan. 3, 2013 4:45 pm EST If you think there’s nothing more hilarious than old people singing “Let’s Talk About Sex,” or more heartwarming than a prickly old grump revealing himself to be a big ol’ softie, then Paul Andrew Williams’ comedy-drama Unfinished Song is for you. Terence Stamp stars as a cranky pensioner who joins a choir to please his beloved wife Marion (Vanessa Redgrave)....

Blu-Ray Geek Deals: ‘Mel Brooks Collection’ For Only $25.99, ‘Total Recall’ For $7.88, ‘3:10 To Yuma’ For $5 By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 8, 2012 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We’re not sure how long these prices will last, so act fast!

Brad Pitt Joins David Ayer’s Tank Combat Film ‘Fury’ By Germain Lussier/April 3, 2013 3:24 pm EST The last time Brad Pitt visited World War II, he was scalping Nazis. Now he’s going to drive over them. Pitt, the star of Inglourious Basterds, has signed to headline Fury, the latest film from End of Watch director David Ayer. The film tells a fictional tale of a five-man tank crew who go into battle with the German army in 1945....

Check Out The Victor’s Banner For ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 30, 2013 12:30 pm EST Lionsgate has been very careful in marketing The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Seemingly every piece of video or image that’s been released has hid a simple fact. A simple fact a new banner finally confirms without a shadow of a doubt. You see (spoiler for the first film), Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) won the 74th annual Hunger Games at the end of the last movie....

Cool ‘Iron Man 3’ Set Photos Feature Mark XLVII And Iron Patriot Together By Germain Lussier/Oct. 2, 2012 1:30 pm EST No PHOTOS Basking in the hot Florida sun, Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 almost doesn’t look like an Iron Man film at all. In fact, while two superheroes manning high tech suits designed by Stark Enterprises were recently on the southern set, neither suit was the traditional red and yellow armor fans have come to know and love from the first two movies and The Avengers....

Exclusive ‘They Came Together’ Clip: Office Shenanigans Go Bad By Russ Fischer/May 21, 2014 1:30 pm EST Director David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer, Wanderlust) returns this year with a send-up of romcoms called They Came Together. The film stars Paul Rudd and Amy Pohler as a couple who finds one another, and then maybe also finds some other people, while working at a candy company. Today we’ve got an exclusive They Came Together clip, showing what happens when Rudd and Jason Mantzoukas engage in some office shenanigans....

Film Scores: Junkie XL Working On ‘Mad Max,’ Stream ‘Valhalla Rising’ Score, Preview ‘The Counselor’ Soundtrack By Angie Han/Oct. 17, 2013 7:00 am EST George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road will get some synthetic beats courtesy of Junkie XL. The Dutch composer and producer (real name Tom Holkenborg) will score the long-gestating sequel, as reported by Manly Movie after the artist teased the news on Twitter. Holkenborg composed the scores for this summer’s Paranoia, and the upcoming 300: Rise of an Empire....

First Image From ‘Sherlock’ Season Three: Nighthawks At The Diner By Russ Fischer/Nov. 4, 2013 5:58 pm EST We’ve known that the first episode of the third season of Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, would deal with the fact that no one around Sherlock yet knows that he survived the end of season two. That’s enough to give us a general idea of what’s in store from at least some of the premiere when it airs on Sunday, January 19th on PBS, and a first teaser trailer has given us a good peek, too....

First Poster For ‘R.I.P.D.’ With Ryan Reynolds And Jeff Bridges; Trailer Out This Week By Germain Lussier/April 15, 2013 8:00 am EST Robert Schwentke’s comic book adaptation R.I.P.D. feels like it’s been coming forever. Filming began in the Fall of 2011 and release is scheduled for July 19. Along the way we’ve seen a few set photos, heard rumblings of behind the scenes problems, and wondered when the marketing would kick in....

Infographic: Top-Grossing Christmas Movies Since 1980 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 14, 2012 1:00 pm EST Confused.com has put together a neat infographic showing the top-grossing Christmas movies since 1980. The list is presented in order of top-grossing, but also includes the critic rating from Rotten Tomatoes as well as the Flixter audience rating for each film. Infographic: Top-Grossing Christmas Movies Since 1980 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 14, 2012 1:00 pm EST Confused.com has put together a neat infographic showing the top-grossing Christmas movies since 1980....

Jerry Bruckheimer To Produce ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4,’ Still Developing ‘Bad Boys 3’ And ‘Top Gun 2’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 13, 2013 7:00 am EST People under the age of 25 might be too young to remember what the names “Simpson/Bruckheimer” meant when appearing in front of a movie. With films like Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Days of Thunder, Bad Boys, The Rock, odds were if Jerry Bruckheimer and the late Don Simpson produced a movie in the Eighties or Nineties, it was awesome....

Kevin Hart And Ice Cube Hop On For Another ‘Ride Along’ By Angie Han/Feb. 18, 2014 4:00 pm EST Universal was so confident in the buddy cop comedy Ride Along that it put the sequel in development way back in April – nine months before the first film was even scheduled to premiere. Now that the movie has actually gone on to set a January opening record, it looks like their faith is paying off....

LOL: How ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Should Have Ended By Angie Han/Sept. 26, 2014 5:00 am EST Typically, the How It Should Have Ended videos do exactly as they say on the label. But the problems with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 were apparently so numerous, the team had to rewrite not just the third act but practically the entire film. Which, in the end, actually makes even less sense. If you keep Richard Parker from getting into that plane crash, or prevent Max Dillon from falling into that electric eel tank, then why would there still be a big power plant showdown at the climax?...

Martin Scorsese Only Has A “Couple More” Films Left By Angie Han/Dec. 10, 2013 8:28 am EST Martin Scorsese’s had a prolific career, giving us nearly two dozen narrative features in the past fifty years — and that’s not even counting the various documentaries, shorts, TV episodes, and commercials he’s also put out in that time. But now the iconic filmmaker’s career may be nearing an end. Speaking at the Marrakech Film Festival, Scorsese said that he only has a “couple more” movies left in him and that in fact, it’s only thanks to his frequent star Leonardo DiCaprio that he’s even kept going this long....

More Sundance Acquisitions: ‘The Skeleton Twins,’ ‘God’s Pocket’ And ‘Cold In July’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 22, 2014 8:00 am EST Deadline broke the news of the deals for God’s Pocket as well as Cold In July. Click on each to read the specifics but I will say Cold in July is fantastic and I haven’t heard one overly positive thing about God’s Pocket. As for The Skeleton Twins, we’ll have a review later this week and buzz has been super solid....

Most Profitable Directors Of All Time By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 2, 2008 7:48 am EST Who is the most profitable movie director of all time? Steven Spielberg of course… But who is the second biggest money maker in Hollywood? That question isn’t as easy to answer, is it? I decided to put together a listing of the Top 10 Most Profitable Movie Directors of All Time: Steven Spielberg Filmography: Munich, War of the Worlds, The Terminal, Catch Me If You Can, Minority Report, A....