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‘A.C.O.D’ Review And Video Blog: Divorce Has Never Been This Funny [Sundance 2013] By Germain Lussier/Jan. 25, 2013 6:00 am EST With three days remaining, A.C.O.D. is my favorite film of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by first-timer Stuart Zicherman, it’s about “Adult Children of Divorce” and stars Adam Scott as Carter, a man whose parents (Richard Jenkins and Catherine O’Hara) had a brutal breakup on his 9th birthday. Decades later his brother (Clark Duke) decides to take the plunge into matrimony and it brings up some major issues caused by the traumatic breakup....

‘Carrie’ Teaser Trailer: Burn, Bullies, Burn! By Russ Fischer/Oct. 15, 2012 7:41 pm EST MGM and Screen Gems just debuted footage from Kimberly Peirce’s new film version of Stephen King’s debut novel Carrie at the New York Comic Con over this past weekend, but isn’t wasting any time getting something online. While fans often have to wait months (or more) before seeing trailers that play at the San Diego Comic Con, a teaser trailer for Carrie is now online....

‘Limitless’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/Dec. 16, 2010 12:15 pm EST The last time we heard from Neil Burger’s new film Limitless (formerly called Dark Fields) Bradley Cooper was shilling a fake wonder drug called NZT in a slick infomercial. (And then a sample of NZT actually arrived at my house. Nope, didn’t try it.) Now there’s a trailer for the film, in which Bradley Cooper plays a guy who is introduced to a drug that will unlock all the potential of the human mind....

‘Skyfall’ Director Sam Mendes And Writer John Logan Working Together Again On Vampire-Hunting TV Series By Russ Fischer/Nov. 5, 2012 7:30 am EST It looks like director Sam Mendes and screenwriter John Logan might not reunite for more James Bond action after Skyfall, despite the great success that film has already had overseas. (Skyfall opens in the US this week, on Friday Nov. 9.) While the film’s financial and critical success could always help lure Mendes back to Bond, the director has started to make it pretty clear that he’s likely got only one Bond film in him at this point....

‘That Awkward Moment’ Green-Band Trailer: Isn’t It Bromantic? By Angie Han/Oct. 22, 2013 12:00 pm EST The red-band trailer for That Awkward Moment really lived up to the film’s title, delivering several incredibly awkward moments. But not all of them were SFW, so the new green-band trailer offers a few different, slightly less awkward moments in their place. Fortunately, this looks like the kind of movie that has more than mere shock value going for it....

‘The Equalizer’ Trailer: Denzel Washington Takes On The Russian Mob By Russ Fischer/May 25, 2014 2:24 am EST Denzel Washington reunites with director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) for The Equalizer. The film is a vague return to the premise of the ’80s TV show in which Edward Woodward played an old special ops guy who atoned for past sins by working pro bono for people in need. The plot of this film doesn’t seem to have much to do with the show, except for the fact that Denzel is a former black ops guy who can clear a room full of bad guys in mere seconds, and he deploys those skills to help a young woman (Chloe Grace Moretz)....

‘The Hangover Part II’ Teaser Trailer By Russ Fischer/Feb. 24, 2011 10:30 am EST This is perhaps the most superfluous teaser trailer in the last few years. Kicking into gear with Jay-Z’s track ‘Reminder’ and a host of quotes exalting the comedic value of the first film, this teaser trailer for The Hangover Part II asks with a smirk if we remember these guys, knowing full well that we do. And despite the fact that we don’t need to be teased or reminded, it works....

‘The Hobbit’ Post-Production Video Blog Shows The Production Getting Down To The Wire By Russ Fischer/Nov. 24, 2012 2:20 pm EST This video focuses on post-production, which is appropriate as the New Zealand premiere of the film is only days away, on Wednesday November 28. And the movie hits the States on December 14, which isn’t that far off at all. Peter Jackson is back in his “I really need a nap mode,” as is just about everyone else shown in the video....

‘The Whistleblower’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/May 27, 2011 7:30 am EST It was almost exactly a year ago that we saw the sales trailer for The Whistleblower, a thriller in which Rachel Weisz plays a Nebraska cop working as a peacekeeper in postwar Bosnia who uncovers a sex scandal. The movie played Toronto last September, and hit a few other fests afterward, but we haven’t heard much about the picture since then....

Adam McKay And Seth Rogen Team For New Comedy By Angie Han/Sept. 18, 2014 1:00 pm EST Some very funny people are about to join forces. Adam McKay is set to direct an untitled comedy written by Ben Schwartz for Will Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions, with Seth Rogen attached to star. Schwartz will also co-star. In addition to starring, Rogen will produce alongside his usual partner Evan Goldberg. Hit the jump for more details on the new Adam McKay Seth Rogen comedy....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Avengers’ Hot Toys Chitauri Commander Sixth Scale Figure By Peter Sciretta/June 23, 2014 8:00 am EST Sideshow Collectibles sent me a sample of Hot Toys’ Chitauri Commander Sixth Scale Figure from Marvel’s The Avengers. Lets unbox this figure and take a look at whats inside. After the jump you will find photos of the Hot Toys Chitauri Commander Sixth Scale Figure Set, alongside my thoughts on the product....

Disney Making A Live-Action Version Of ‘The Jungle Book’ By Angie Han/July 9, 2013 1:00 pm EST Alice in Wonderland’s $1 billion box office take got Disney wondering which of their other animated features they could do over as live-action films. Not surprisingly, the answer has been “a lot of them.” There’s the Sleeping Beauty retelling Maleficent coming next year, and the Kenneth Branagh-directed Cinderella due out the year after that....

Disney Preps Live-Action / CG Hybrid Update Of ‘Chip ‘N Dale Rescue Rangers’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 31, 2014 4:30 pm EST Disney’s getting into shape to compete with film franchises featuring pint-sized protagonists like the Smurfs and Alvin and the Chipmunks, with a live-action/CG hybrid film featuring the studio’s own animated chipmunks Chip ’n Dale. Commercial director Robert Rugan pitched a story to Disney and the studio went for his “updated take” on the characters, per THR....

Eagle Vs. Shark Quotes /Film By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 31, 2007 6:23 am EST One of our favorite films at Sundance 2007 was Eagle vs. Shark (a film I tell people is Little Miss Sunshine meets Napoleon Dynamite). Well it looks like Eagle vs. Shark loves us back. The official website for the film eaglevsshark.net is quoting from my review [which can be read at this link]. Very cool. I really hope that Miramax has thought about how to promote this film because it has a boat load of potential to be the next big cult film....

First ‘Oldboy’ Poster Features An Image From The Spike Lee Film; Trailer Out Wednesday [Updated With New Images] By Germain Lussier/July 8, 2013 4:15 pm EST Over the past several years, Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy has been established as a modern classic. The intense, surprising and violent revenge story of one man mysteriously imprisoned for years, then released out of the blue, has struck a chord with audiences worldwide. In America, however, a foreign film can unfortunately only gain so much popular traction, which is (part of) why Spike Lee was hired to direct a remake....

Here’s The First Poster For ‘Thor: The Dark World’ By Germain Lussier/April 19, 2013 9:28 am EST The second film of Marvel’s Phase Two now has its first poster. Thor: The Dark World, directed by Alan Taylor, stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston and Anthony Hopkins. It is scheduled for release November 8, and the first trailer will premiere next week. You can check out the first official material from the film now....

Isaiah Washington To Star In Competing Football Concussion Film By Germain Lussier/Nov. 14, 2013 6:30 am EST The National Football League is never without some controversy but lately the topic that is really important is the issue of player safety. Specifically with respect to the lasting effects of concussions. In recent years, rules have been changed to take even the smallest head injury into major consideration, but that’s only recent years....

John Lasseter Says No ‘Star Wars’ Animation From Disney, Offers New ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Art By Russ Fischer/Aug. 8, 2013 4:55 pm EST Tomorrow Disney kicks off its own private fan/press event, D23, which takes place every two years. There will be many new materials revealed from a variety of Disney projects, from Frozen and Big Hero 6 to the Pixar films The Good Dinosaur, Inside/Out from Up director Pete Docter, and Finding Dory from Andrew Stanton....

Michael Giacchino To Write ‘Jurassic World’ Score By Germain Lussier/May 12, 2014 3:18 pm EST With J.J. Abrams using John Williams to score his big 2015 release, Abrams’ frequent collaborator is stepping into Williams shoes. Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino will write the score for Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World. The Wrap broke the news of the composer and got this quote from him: My first stop-motion movies at 9-years-old involved stories where dinosaurs and men were trapped together on long-lost islands or far away planets....

Page 2: Transformers, Totoro, Alfonso Cuarón, Frozen, Bates Motel, Star Trek, Sherlock, Star Wars By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 14, 2014 2:00 pm EST Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....