First (Blurry) Photo Of The New Spider-Man In Action By Russ Fischer/Jan. 18, 2011 11:58 am EST [No photo] Here’s the first image of Marc Webb’s new Spider-Man in action on the streets of LA, which are standing in for the streets of New York City. This was shot yesterday on Grand Ave. in LA, outside the Museum of Contemporary Art. No word on whether that is Andrew Garfield in the suit or a stuntman....
First Footage: Ray Liotta Takes A Beating In Andrew Dominik’s ‘Killing Them Softly’ By Russ Fischer/May 10, 2012 8:00 am EST With Cannes just around the corner we’re going to start seeing even more clips and trailer from some of our most anticipated movies of the year. One of the big ones is Killing Them Softly, the third feature film from Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) that was formerly titled Cogan’s Trade....
First Look: Michael Mann And Chris Hemsworth Cyber-Thriller ‘Blackhat’ By Russ Fischer/July 26, 2014 3:00 pm EST Michael Mann has shot a new thriller starring Chris Hemsworth, which has most often been spoken of simply as the “Untitled Michael Mann Cyber-Thriller.” Now the film is called Blackhat (as foretold by a tweet not long ago) and Legendary debuted that title and a bit of footage today at Comic Con. After the break, check out the first official still from Blackhat, and get some info on the film....
Mike Newell’s ‘Great Expectations’ Trailer - Hell Hath No Fury Like Helena Bonham Carter Scorned By Angie Han/Aug. 13, 2012 5:00 pm EST There are a handful of classic tales that seem to get reinterpreted for the screen every few years, and among them is Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. The most recent theatrical version you probably recall is Alfonso Cuarón’s 1998 modernized version featuring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft, and Ethan Hawke, and since then there have been at least two other adaptations for TV....
Page 2: Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Indiana Jones, Game Of Thrones, Hans Zimmer, David Fincher, The Incredibles, Walking Dead, Tom Hanks, Breaking Bad, Bill Murray, Lost By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 28, 2012 8:00 am EST Header Photo: Slave Leia gathering at Star Wars Celebration VI Barely Half of Americans Can Stream Netflix Video Game Movies: Why They Don’t Work Original 1978 poster for Battlestar Galactica. (via) How to watch an art movie, reel 1Machinimagic!...
Page 2: Weekend Edition By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 20, 2011 10:00 am EST Header image: Dan Hipp created this piece: “Ewoks vs. Care Bears” [moviefone] (thanks to /Film reader Lascelles L) [No photo] FilmStage has set photos from Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion.Tim Allen has officially come onboard ABC’s comedy pilot, originally titled Man Up and then renamed to The Last Day of Man, now untitled, written by Jack Burditt. [deadline] Watch the music video for A....
Quentin Tarantino Says “I Want To Stop At A Certain Point,” Suggests Directing Ten Films May Be His Limit By Russ Fischer/Nov. 15, 2012 11:07 am EST Quentin Tarantino wants to age gracefully. The guy is famous for his knowledge of films, and that means he has also studied the career trajectory of a great many filmmakers. And there’s a trend he doesn’t want to fall into: that of the once-great master who keeps working until his last days, with diminishing returns....
See Seth Rogen, Adam Scott, And More Audition For ‘The Office’ In 2003 By Angie Han/Aug. 6, 2013 2:45 pm EST After nine seasons of The Office, it’s all but impossible to picture anyone but John Krasinski affecting Jim Halpert’s smug mug, or anyone other than Brian Baumgartner sounding out Kevin Malone’s slow drawl. But as star Rainn Wilson reminded the world when he posted the audition sign-in sheet last spring, those choices weren’t always totally obvious....
See The Great 2014 Oscar Title Cards [Gallery] By Russ Fischer/March 3, 2014 11:30 am EST If you watched last night’ Oscar ceremony telecast, you might have wondered the same thing many other people did. That is, who did all the great Oscar title cards seen throughout the show? In fact, the graphics package was put together by Mill+, which is the same company that has done work for the show in the past two years....
Short Film ‘R’ha’ Mines “Enhanced Interrogation” For Sci-Fi Thrills By Russ Fischer/Jan. 11, 2013 4:22 pm EST When you read about a guy named Kaleb Lechowski getting a gig directing some expensive sci-fi film, this short might be the reason. Lechowski made the CG short R’ha over a period of seven months, animating it on his own while studying film and animation at Berlin’s Mediadesign Hochschule. Lechowski’s people are happy to note that he’s only 22, and will turn 23 in March....
Star Wars Bits: Kathleen Kennedy Coming To Celebration; Plus EA Games, Warwick Davis And Kenny Baker By Germain Lussier/May 15, 2013 3:15 pm EST Two actors who’ve appeared in both Star Wars trilogies talk about coming back for the third in this edition of Star Wars Bits. In addition, read about all this below: Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy will appear at Star Wars Celebration Europe in July. Warwick Davis has a new role in mind for Star Wars Episode VII… …while Kenny Baker would like to play the same role Electronic Arts is opening a new office to develop Star Wars games....
Terminator 4: New Casting And Story Details Revealed By Peter Sciretta/May 22, 2008 7:26 pm EST Warner Bros sent out a press release announcing the start of production on Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins (wait, didn’t they decide to change the title a while back? I’m confused…) And yes, this press release is a tad bit late, considering the film began lensing in Albuquerque, New Mexico almost two and a half weeks ago (May 5th)....
Transformers 4 Viral Poster: “Transformers Are Dangerous” By Germain Lussier/March 4, 2014 6:25 pm EST Taking a page out of the Bad Robot playbook, the new Transformers: Age of Extinction trailer includes viral marketing clues. Following those clues leads to a Transformers 4 viral poster which gives fans an idea of the public sentiment towards Autobots and Decepticons at the beginning of Michael Bay’s latest. Check it out below. The beginning of the trailer has a billboard saying “Remember Chicago,” a reference to the mass destruction at the end of Transformers: Dark of the Moon....
Watch: Music Video For Tegan & Sara’s ‘Lego Movie’ Theme “Everything Is Awesome” By Angie Han/Feb. 10, 2014 10:00 am EST If you don’t already have “Everything Is Awesome,” the theme from Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s The Lego Movie, stuck in your head, you will soon. It’s as silly as they come, but it’s also relentlessly upbeat and insanely catchy. If you’ve got kids in your house, it may be June before you stop hearing this song in your sleep....
Watch A Short Tease Of The ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Trailer By Germain Lussier/May 2, 2014 12:30 pm EST In case there hadn’t been enough Star Wars shot into your eyeballs this week, we haven’t even hit the grand finale. That will take place on Sunday May 4, otherwise known as Star Wars Day. Surely nothing on “May the 4th Be With You” could beat Tuesday’s announcement, right? But there could be more info on Star Wars Episode VII....
‘About Alex’ Trailer: Aubrey Plaza Leads A Millennial ‘Big Chill’ By Angie Han/June 19, 2014 1:00 pm EST Jesse Zwick’s About Alex isn’t technically a remake of The Big Chill, but it might as well be. Both films center on groups of college friends who reunite when one of their own, named Alex, tries to kill himself. The difference is that in About Alex, he’s not successful. Concerned, Alex’s friends plan a getaway weekend so that they can keep an eye on him....
‘All Hail The King’ Clip: Prying Into The Mandarin’s Character And Reputation By Russ Fischer/Jan. 15, 2014 11:20 am EST This first clip for the next Marvel one-shot, All Hail the King, positions the tone of the short as a midpoint between the comedic underpinnings of Iron Man 3 and the political thriller aspirations of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. (Makes sense, as Iron Man 3 co-writer Drew Pearce wrote and directed the short....
‘Dracula Untold’ Trailer: Luke Evans Develops A Taste For Blood By Angie Han/June 27, 2014 8:30 am EST Thought we were finally past the vampire trend? Dracula Untold tries to prove there’s life in it still. As the title suggests, this isn’t just the story of a vampire but of the most iconic vampire who ever existed. And like most vampires, it turns out, he was a human once. Specifically, he was a prince named Vlad Tepes (Luke Evans) who just wanted to protect his family and his people from invading Turkish hordes....
‘Ender’s Game’ Teaser Trailer: A Landmark Sci-Fi Novel Finally Comes To Theaters By Germain Lussier/May 7, 2013 1:06 pm EST A day Ender’s Game fans never thought would happen has arrived. The first teaser trailer for the film adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s landmark sci-fi novel is finally here. For years, Hollywood told fans the age of the characters and the complicated action sequences made the story unfilmable. Enter director Gavin Hood who, along with producers Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and others, willed the film to the big screen....
‘Fast And Furious 6’ Featurette: Vin Diesel And Michelle Rodriguez Talk Love And Loss By Germain Lussier/Feb. 26, 2013 4:41 pm EST Fast cars, big muscles and scantily clothed women might be distinguishing aspects of the Fast and Furious movies, but they’re not what makes them good. What makes (some of) the five previous films good are the human relationships. At its heart, the Fast and Furious films are about family and in the first featurette for Fast and Furious 6, that’s prominently on display....
