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By Germain Lussier/May 13, 2014 10:30 am EST Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 anime Akira is a classic. So, of course, Hollywood wants to remake it. However, the story is so sprawling and pessimistic, no one has been able to settle on a budget that would be financially feasible. Even some of the biggest stars in the world couldn’t make a live action Akira happen in the Hollywood system. Especially not with the respect for the story fans would demand....

‘The Captive’ Trailer: Atom Egoyan’s Kidnapping Thriller Starring Ryan Reynolds By Germain Lussier/April 17, 2014 10:30 am EST With the announcement of the Cannes 2014 lineup comes a great deal of information on new films from talented filmmakers. Among those is Atom Egoyan, whose latest film The Captive just got a first trailer. Ryan Reynolds stars as a father whose daughter is kidnapped while he quickly runs into a store to get a pie for dinner....

‘The Devil’s Knot’ Trailer: A New Account Of The West Memphis Three By Russ Fischer/March 10, 2014 2:00 pm EST The case of the West Memphis Three has been thoroughly documented in no less than four non-fiction films. But here’s The Devil’s Knot trailer, which represents the effort of Canadian director Atom Egoyan (Chloe, The Sweet Hereafter) to dramatize the story. Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth star in this telling, which begins with the perspective of the parents of the children who were killed in Arkansas in 1993....

‘The Visitor’ Trailer: See The Revived ’70s Sci-Fi Mind Trip By Russ Fischer/Oct. 31, 2013 4:45 pm EST How the hell did John Huston and Sam Peckinpah end up in a ’70s sci-fi mind-bender about an intergalactic warrior and an alien Christ analog and their battle with a demonic 8-year old girl? That question has an answer, of course, but in the long run, it’s more fun just to enjoy the fact that they did end up in the movie....

‘Transcendence’ Poster Is Wired By Russ Fischer/Feb. 10, 2014 10:39 am EST Briefly: We’ll get a second trailer for Wally Pfister’s first directorial effort, Transcendence, later this week. For now you can check out the first poster for the film, which looks like the sort of image that might have decorated a paperback copy of a William Gibson novel twenty years ago, or maybe a cover of Wired. It’s essentially a graphic interpretation of that creepy image above, in which Johnny Depp’s head is wired up for some serious computer interface....

‘V/H/S 2’ Officially In The Works; Gareth Evans, Jason Eisener And Eduardo Sanchez Join The Anthology By Germain Lussier/Oct. 31, 2012 11:57 am EST The horror anthology is alive and ready for round two. V/H/S 2, a sequel to this year’s horror hit V/H/S, has just been announced. The film will retain the same producing team (including the people behind Bloody Disgusting) and at least one of the original directors (You’re Next director Adam Wingard), but most of the creative roster is brand new....

‘Wizard Of Oz’ 3D IMAX Trailer: Classic Adventure Gets 21st Century Makeover By Angie Han/July 2, 2013 2:00 pm EST It typically takes studios a year or more to push a sequel out, no matter how quickly they try to put one together. But in the case of Oz The Great and Powerful, audiences will get to see what happened to the wizard just a few months after we left him....

‘Wrong Cops’ Teaser Trailer: Quentin Dupieux’s Work In Progress Looks Absolutely Insane By Germain Lussier/Jan. 18, 2013 7:00 am EST Quentin Dupieux isn’t known for making the sanest movies. The director of Rubber and Wrong excels at the absurb, and his latest film, Wrong Cops, might even top his previous two films. Here’s the twist. The film isn’t done. However, he’s premiering the first 45 minutes of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival....

Bad Ideas: Disney’s Further Adventures In Babysitting By Peter Sciretta/April 1, 2007 8:24 pm EST Last July we told you about Disney’s plans to ruin the 1980’s teen adventure comedy Adventures in Babysitting with a remake starring Raven Symone (That’s So Raven, The Cosby Show). We hoped the idea would die or fall into development hell. We prayed day and night, but it looks like the movie is going forward....

Blu-Ray Geek Deal: The Dark Knight Trilogy For Only $29.96, 50% Off Prometheus Blu-ray/DVD + Digital Copy By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 9, 2012 2:45 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Dark Knight Trilogy on Blu-ray is up for a special preorder price of only $29.96 (which includes free shipping). The set includes Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy: Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises on 5 discs which include the special features for the sequels....

Carrie Fisher Will Be In London For 6 Months Making ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ By Germain Lussier/March 7, 2014 3:57 pm EST Disney and Lucasfilm have still not announced who’ll be starring in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars Episode VII, but information continues to creep out there. Besides the Adam Driver business, one member of the original cast who has no problem saying she’s returning for Star Wars 7 is Carrie Fisher....

By Germain Lussier/Dec. 31, 2012 9:53 am EST You always remember the first moment you fall in love with an artist’s work. The first time you watch a movie or listen to an album and realize, “I’m going to follow this person for years to come.” That moment happened for me with artist Andrew DeGraff on July 9, 2010 at the opening of Gallery 1988’s fourth Crazy 4 Cult show....

Exclusive ‘Now You See Me’ Image Helps Kick Off Viral Campaign By Germain Lussier/May 6, 2013 4:00 pm EST The month of May may be filled with superheroes, furious action, spaceships and hangovers, but one film aims to fool all the rest. That’s the star-studded heist film Now You See Me, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco ,Mark Ruffalo, Mélanie Laurent, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. Directed by Louis Leterrier, the May 31 release follows a group of magicians who perform incredible heists....

By Germain Lussier/Aug. 28, 2013 8:10 am EST Next week, Vin Diesel is back as everyone’s favorite night-visioned, ass-kicking sci-fi star Riddick. It’s a sequel almost 10 years in the making that was willed to the big screen by the star, its director David Twohy, and the fans. A movie like that deserves to be seen in the IMAX format. Universal gives fans that option come September 6 when Riddick opens everywhere....

First Look: Steve Carell And His New Nose In Bennett Miller’s ‘Foxcatcher’ By Angie Han/Aug. 20, 2013 3:00 pm EST After Tom Hanks, Steve Carell may just have the nicest of nice-guy images in Hollywood. True, Michael Scott could be a jerk, but deep down he was a big ol’ softie who just wanted to be loved. In the movies, Carell’s tended to play sweethearts in warm comedies like Crazy, Stupid, Love....

Geek Deal: ER: The Complete Seasons 1-15 For $149, 78% Off By Peter Sciretta/May 21, 2013 11:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Harvey Weinstein Wants ‘Scream 5’ To End Series; MTV Show Will Include Supernatural Elements By Angie Han/Oct. 2, 2013 4:00 pm EST Scream 5 has not seemed terribly likely to happen. Neither Wes Craven nor Neve Campbell seem to have much faith in the idea of the film, and the mere fact that it’s barely made any progress in the past two and a half years is a discouraging sign. But Harvey Weinstein, eternal optimist that he is, has not given up hope....

Julianne Moore Eyed For ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’ By Angie Han/June 27, 2013 8:26 am EST Francis Lawrence cast several intriguing actors in juicy new roles for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and now he’s getting a head start locking down still more great talent for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. The director is reportedly eyeing Julianne Moore to play Alma Coin, a prominent character who first appears in the third installment of Suzanne Collins’ dystopian YA trilogy....

Nicolas Winding Refn No Longer Making ‘The Equalizer’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 9, 2013 10:30 am EST That didn’t last long. Right at the end of last year word hit that Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Bronson) had taken up interest in directing Denzel Washington in The Equalizer. The film is meant to reinvent the ’80s TV show that starred Edward Woodward as a former black ops agent who begins to work pro bono for people in need....

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