tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40452082229909806212024-03-13T03:32:50.112-04:00Rewind...Press PlaySX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.comBlogger427125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-73811014534967796712010-03-18T14:38:00.001-04:002010-03-18T14:38:13.423-04:00Sony might be ruining Ghostbusters 3!!!<blockquote cite="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Sony-Wants-To-Spider-Man-Ghostbusters-3-And-Ivan-Reitman-Won-t-Let-Them-17616.html"><img alt="http://www.scifiheaven.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ghostbusters3.jpg" src="http://www.scifiheaven.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ghostbusters3.jpg" />From <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Sony-Wants-To-Spider-Man-Ghostbusters-3-And-Ivan-Reitman-Won-t-Let-Them-17616.html">cinemablend</a> - <br /><br />Recently, all indications were that Ghostbusters3 was go with original franchise producer and director Ivan Reitman in the director’s chair. Even Bill Murray seemed, finally, to be on board. Now though, NY Mag says there’s trouble.The problem is Reitman himself who, along with Murray, Ramis, and Akyroyd all have a contract which gives them veto power over any sequel. Only, word is that Sony doesn’t want Reitman involved. Instead the studio wants to take a Spider-Man approach to the franchise by hiring a hot young director (like Marc Webb) to take it over and reboot it with twentysomethings in the lead roles. Unlike Spider-Man they aren’t starting the whole story over exactly, the old Busters would be involved, but it sounds like their goal is to launch a new franchise with a bunch of kids… and they don’t want those kids directed by the rapidly aging Reitman.Reitman is directing a rom-com for Paramount called Friends with Benefits, so there’s some hope that he might get busy and let Sony go ahead on Ghostbusters 3 without him. Yet, word is that Reitman thinks he can do both movies and Vulture makes it sound as though he has no intention of getting out of the way. Sony doesn’t want him, Reitman isn’t going to let them do it without him… Ghostbusters 3 could be in trouble.Though I’m not exactly eager to see Ghostbusters without Reitman at the helm, you can almost see Sony’s point of view here. The man hasn’t had a hit since the early 90s. His last few movies have been flops at best and cinematic travesties at worst. Reitman is now the director of Evolution and My Super Ex-Girlfriend. It’s been a long time since he made anything worth watching. Are we sure we want him in charge of Ghostbusters 3? Maybe he’s just not that guy anymore.</blockquote><cite cite="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Sony-Wants-To-Spider-Man-Ghostbusters-3-And-Ivan-Reitman-Won-t-Let-Them-17616.html"><a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Sony-Wants-To-Spider-Man-Ghostbusters-3-And-Ivan-Reitman-Won-t-Let-Them-17616.html">Sony Wants To Spider-Man Ghostbusters 3 And Ivan Reitman Won't Let Them</a></cite><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I will be extremely upset if this puts a damper in the Ghostbuster 3 developments. While I have my doubts about how such a movie could turn out - as a HUGE ghostbusters fan (I had a Ghostbusters themed birthday party when I was younger) I was excited to keep hearing good news about how it was moving along. I say give Reitman a chance! I can't seem him doing any worse than a bunch of other directors that I'm sure they would be willing to throw the reigns to. If Reitman isn't involved, I fear it will become a HUGE mistake. I feel like all these companies want to do now a days is create some big franchise that will have tie-ins with Burger King and they seem to forget the real reason that we enjoy going to the movies. Certainly getting rid of Reitman and changing the story to a young centric Ghostbusters clan will destroy most of the sense of nostagia that I am most interested in!</span><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-37525465382128766422009-12-30T21:32:00.001-05:002009-12-30T21:32:36.635-05:00Avatar AccusationsI just have to get this rant off my chest. I will probably edit it and make some more comments about it later, but having just seen it. This needs to be said:<br /><br /><br /><h3 class="GenericStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}">I am Sick of hearing all of this "Cameron ripped off so and so" stuff about Avatar. Do your research people. If you are citing Poul Anderson's Call Me Joe, it was done before that by a man named Clifford Simak in a book called City, and also in a book called The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks, and also a story called Manta's G<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">ift by Timothy Zahn, and a 1985 comic called Timespirits...</span></h3><h3 class="GenericStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}">And for those citing movies, yes, Dances With Wolves, Delgo, Fern Gully and whatever else you want to lump in with it. I'm not saying it isn't true....we know he has "ripped stuff off" in the past with Terminator and Aliens and blah blah blah.</h3><h3 class="GenericStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}">My point is that rarely are ideas original anymore - and that's fine, what matters is how he CONVEYS his version of this story. Now that is something I will talk about. But let's just drop the whole "ripped off" thing....it is probably true, but a kind of weak argument.</h3><br /> <div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-5068156345838194172009-12-15T14:40:00.003-05:002009-12-15T14:45:16.573-05:00Golden Globe Nominations are in<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHfSXhdDxA7i2eTd_rGo90lCqPpZ5PMyBXHei1bNiAwidEqadZXszio07y4mOXNILksTffgGC3g7HWNbSkvvZsHsr4ryX5wYvc5loUd-wWAJpoN6csZbQwXJHMXkc8frDUKSp7AF0iEk0/s1600-h/goldenglobe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHfSXhdDxA7i2eTd_rGo90lCqPpZ5PMyBXHei1bNiAwidEqadZXszio07y4mOXNILksTffgGC3g7HWNbSkvvZsHsr4ryX5wYvc5loUd-wWAJpoN6csZbQwXJHMXkc8frDUKSp7AF0iEk0/s400/goldenglobe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415550770876130242" /></a><br /><br />Hey they aren't the Oscars but they sure are fun to watch. Check out the <a href="http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/">nominees</a>!<br /><br />Best Picture (Drama)<br />“Avatar”<br />“The Hurt Locker”<br />“Inglourious Basterds”<br />“Precious”<br />“Up in the Air”<br /><br />Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)<br />“(500) Days of Summer”<br />“The Hangover”<br />“It’s Complicated”<br />“Julie & Julia”<br />“Nine”<br /><br />Best Actor (Drama)<br />Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”<br />George Clooney, “Up in the Air”<br />Colin Firth, “A Single Man”<br />Morgan Freeman, “Invictus”<br />Tobey Maguire, “Brothers”<br /><br />Best Actress (Drama)<br />Emily Blunt, “The Young Victoria”<br />Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”<br />Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”<br />Carey Mulligan, “An Education”<br />Gabby Sidibe, “Precious”<br /><br />Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)<br />Matt Damon, “The Informant!”<br />Daniel Day Lewis, “Nine”<br />Robert Downey Jr., “Sherlock Holmes”<br />Joseph Gordon Levitt, “(500) Days of Summer”<br />Michael Stuhlbarg, “A Serious Man”<br /><br />Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)<br />Sandra Bullock, “The Proposal”<br />Marion Cotillard, “Nine”<br />Julia Roberts, “Duplicity”<br />Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”<br />Meryl Streep, “It’s Complicated”<br /><br />Best Director<br />Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”<br />James Cameron, “Avatar”<br />Clint Eastwood, “Invictus”<br />Jason Reitman, “Up in the Air”<br />Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”<br /><br />Best Supporting Actress<br />Penelope Cruz, “Nine”<br />Vera Farmiga, “Up in the Air”<br />Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”<br />Mo’nique, “Precious”<br />Julianne Moore, “A Single Man”<br /><br />Best Supporting Actor<br />Matt Damon, “Invictus”<br />Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”<br />Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”<br />Stanley Tucci, “The Lovely Bones”<br />Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”<br /><br />Best Screenplay<br />Neill Blomkampt & Terri Tatchell, “District 9″<br />Mark Boal, “The Hurt Locker”<br />Nancy Meyers, “It’s Complicated”<br />Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, “Up in the Air”<br />Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”<br /><br />Best Animated Film<br />“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”<br />“Coraline”<br />“Fantastic Mr. Fox”<br />“The Princess and the Frog”<br />“Up”<br /><br />Best Original Score<br />Michael Giacchino, “Up”<br />Marvin Hamlisch, “The Informant!”<br />James Horner, “Avatar”<br />Abel Krozeniowski, “A Single Man”<br />Karen O and Carter Burwell, “Where the Wild Things Are”<br /><br />Best Foreign Language Film<br />“Baaria”<br />“Broken Embraces”<br />“The Maid”<br />“Un Prophete”<br />“The White Ribbon”<br /><br />Best Original Song<br />“Cinema Italiano” from “Nine”<br />“I Want To Come Home” from “Everybody’s Fine”<br />“I See You” from “Avatar”<br />“The Weary Kind” from “Crazy Heart”<br />“Winter” from “Brothers”<br /><br />I think I'll hold off on my thoughts on the nominees and instead wait and give you my thoughts on the winners... mainly because i've been slacking and haven't seen many of them yet.Derek Clemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624714447772220674noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-650741040169038932009-12-12T23:00:00.002-05:002009-12-12T23:03:47.615-05:00The Sorcerer's Apprentice Trailer<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5ug-zE2wQZE&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5ug-zE2wQZE&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />That looks surprisingly awesome! Who knew? Plus, did you all catch the broom scene? Very cool.Derek Clemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624714447772220674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-88399565470683692772009-12-05T23:23:00.003-05:002009-12-05T23:25:42.565-05:00Star Wars Holiday SpecialAs much as it pains me to subject people to this monstrosity. Having seen this before, I can assure you that it is one of the worst things your eyes will ever see.<br /><br />But in time for the holidays, the ENTIRE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL has appeared online. There is no telling exactly how long this will last online (I have a DVD copy), but for those of you who haven't seen it, I suggest giving it at least one view, even if your eyes melt out of the sockets...because this is something that is kind of difficult to see and surely won't be around online for too long.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><embed id=VideoPlayback src=http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=323909610753051544&hl=en&fs=true style=width:400px;height:326px allowFullScreen=true allowScriptAccess=always type=application/x-shockwave-flash> </embed>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-43496572545642053172009-11-17T00:14:00.001-05:002009-11-17T00:14:46.461-05:00'New Moon' Becomes Biggest Advanced Ticket Seller Ever!<p></p><div><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" title="" alt="http://images.paraorkut.com/img/pics/images/n/new_moon-13017.jpg" src="http://images.paraorkut.com/img/pics/images/n/new_moon-13017.jpg" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/twilight-sequel-new-moon-1-advance-online-ticket-seller-smashing-records-set-by-dark-knight-harry-potter-star-wars/">According to Nikki Finke</a>, the sequel has become the top advanced ticket seller ever on Fandango. <em>Twilight</em> was able to make it to the 5-spot, but was never able to bust through the biggie competition like installment number two (part of its success could be due to the film selling advanced tickets beginning in September). What's the biggie competition? <em>The Dark Knight</em> was 4, <em>Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince</em> rested at 3, and <em>Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith</em> used to be on top. Yes, folks, Stephenie Meyer's vampires are obliterating some of our classic fandom. <br /><br /><br /><br />Now the question is whether <em>New Moon</em> can break through to the top <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/">100 grossing movies</a> of all time. <em>Twilight</em> wasn't able to grab a spot on the list, making only <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=twilight08.htm">$383 million</a>, while the lowest spot is <em>Die Another Day</em> with $432 mil. But the first of the series also wasn't trouncing beloved flicks like <em>The Dark Knight</em>. At the very least, I'd presume it gets on the list.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">It disturbs me that this film might be breaking some huge records, but with that said. I already have my midnight screening ticket, so I suck.</span><br /></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-41161199288017140662009-11-17T00:09:00.001-05:002009-11-17T00:09:44.225-05:00Is Peter Parker a Father in Spider-Man 4?<p></p><div><p><br /></p><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" title="" alt="http://top10kid.com/wp-content/uploads/t10spiderman7.jpg" src="http://top10kid.com/wp-content/uploads/t10spiderman7.jpg" /><p>It appears that Sony is on the search for a 2 year old Caucasian toddler with red hair for the upcoming comic book sequel <strong><em>Spider-Man 4</em></strong>. <a href="http://www.movies.spoilertv.com/2009/11/spider-man-4-official-casting-call.html" target="_blank">SpoilerTV</a> has intercepted a casting notice for the film, which strangely only features one role, a character named “Toddler Boy”.</p><p><span id="more-49619"></span></p><br /><p>Here is the decription from the casting breakdown:</p><br /><blockquote><p>2 or 3 year old boy to play 2 year old, Caucasian with RED HAIR, an adorable toddler with an engaging personality, on set experience preferred. IDENTICAL TWINS ONLY</p></blockquote><br /><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">The fact that they are looking specifically for young boy with RED hair leads many people to believe that the child will be of relation to Mary Jane (played in the series by </span><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Kirsten Dunst</strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">). </span><br /></p></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-71882641670299313012009-11-17T00:07:00.001-05:002009-11-17T00:07:39.884-05:00Watch This: Official Trailer for Jeff Bridges Film Crazy Heart<p></p><div><div class="image" align="center"><a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/11/16/watch-this-official-trailer-for-jeff-bridges-film-crazy-heart/"><img src="http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/img/crazyheart-bridges-gyl-trailer-tsr.jpg" alt="Crazy Heart Trailer" border="0" /></a></div> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />I just mentioned this film the other day and showed the poster that was released, and now we have a trailer to follow it up with. Check it out.</span><br /><p>Fox Searchlight has debuted the trailer for Scott Cooper's <strong><em>Crazy Heart</em></strong> starring Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal as well as Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall </p><br /><p><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1263670/"><em>Crazy Heart</em></a> is both written and directed by actor/filmmaker <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178376/">Scott Cooper</a>, who wrote the script for <em>For Sale by Owner</em> and is making his directorial debut with this film. This was shot last year but hasn't shown at any film festivals. Fox Searchlight will be bringing <em>Crazy Heart</em> to limited theaters starting on <a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/releaseschedule2009/#dec"><strong>December 11th</strong></a>.</p><br /></div><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o-AyD661tUE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o-AyD661tUE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></object><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-39048799552583875132009-11-14T21:09:00.001-05:002009-11-14T21:09:52.890-05:00Check This Out: Official Poster for Jeff Bridges' Crazy Heart<p></p><div><div class="image" align="center"><a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/11/13/check-this-out-official-poster-for-jeff-bridges-crazy-heart/"><br /></a></div><br /><p>Seen below is Fox Searchlight's official poster for <strong><em>Crazy Heart</em></strong> from the <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/11/crazy-heart-one-sheet.html">LA Times</a>. The trailer arrives on Monday. <em>Crazy Heart</em> is the latest big Oscar contender, and it already has a lot of support. <strong>Jeff Bridges</strong> plays a broken-down, hard-living country music singer in a kind of <em>Wrestler</em>-like story. <span id="more-26963"></span></p><br /><p align="center"><img src="http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/img/crazy-heart-officialposter-fullsize.jpg" alt="Crazy Heart Poster" border="0" /></p><br /><p><em>Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician.</em></p><span style="font-weight: bold;">I love Jeff Bridges, and if this movie turns out as it is being described, I definitely see possibility for some Oscar noms in it's future. And this poster is pretty awesome also, gritty, high contrast. I like.</span><br /></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-72649914300459420392009-11-14T21:03:00.001-05:002009-11-14T21:03:43.935-05:00James Franco’s Daytime Soap Stint Is Fodder For an Art Movie Project<p></p><div><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-49234" title="franco_carter" src="http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/franco_carter.jpg" alt="franco_carter" height="282" width="550" /></p><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">When </span><strong style="font-weight: bold;">James Franco</strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">’s short stint on </span><em style="font-weight: bold;"><strong>General Hospital</strong></em><span style="font-weight: bold;"> was announced, I figured it was something he was doing to challenge himself and set different acting boundaries. In any case, I was excited to see how it would turn out.</span><br /></p><br /><p><span id="more-49225"><a href="http://www.movieline.com/2009/11/the-real-story-and-the-artist-behind-james-franco-soap-star.php?page=all">Movieline</a> spoke to Carter, a guy who has collaborated with Franco on a variety of image-related artistic endeavors. The salient bit is this, with respect to Franco taking the soap gig:</span></p><br /><blockquote><p>It was an idea that I posed to him, and it’s tied to another film that he and I are working on now. It’s not <em>specifically</em> for another project, because I know that he’s really enjoying the challenge of working on a soap — it’s a very taxing job, and an interesting thing for him to be doing — but it does have to do with another film that he and I are working on.</p></blockquote><br /><p>The intended end result is a feature film that will be scripted, involve other actors and all the traditional stuff that features have. But Carter says it could be “pretty abstract, for a larger audience,” i.e., an audience outside the art crowd. Beyond that, details are sketchy to non-existent. He’s careful to emphasize that Franco isn’t just doing the <em>General Hospital</em> character for a laugh, that it is real work.</p><br /><p>Franco’s own statements support that. He talked to <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/11/james_franco_on_30_rock_genera.html">Vulture</a> about how much he had to shoot in one day — 65 pages or so!</p><br /><blockquote><p>I’ve worked one day on it. It’s one day of a few. But I think we packed seven episodes of my material in. They gave me a script for the day that was as thick as a film script and that’s what we planned to shoot in a single day. No ad-libbing. If I needed it, they said they had a TelePrompTer, but the regulars didn’t use it so I didn’t want to use it, either.</p></blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm still a bit confused as to exactly what this means. But I like the dedication and await the results of what this artistic endeavor may bring about for Franco. I have been setting my DVR for General Hospital, just to see what it's like.</span><br /></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-31254493192661860712009-11-14T21:01:00.001-05:002009-11-14T21:01:30.238-05:00Hell Yes: Damon and Brolin Join the Coen Bros. True Grit<p></p><div><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-46954" title="true_grit_damon_brolin" src="http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/true_grit_damon_brolin.jpg" alt="true_grit_damon_brolin" height="281" width="550" /></p><br /><p><strong>Joel and Ethan Coen</strong> are preparing to shoot their own take on the <strong>Charles Portis</strong> novel that became the <strong>John Wayne</strong> film <em><strong>True Grit</strong></em>. We’ve known for a month that the brothers <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/09/10/the-coen-brothers-to-reteam-with-the-dude-for-true-grit/">plan to give <strong>Jeff Bridges</strong> the role of Wayne’s character Rooster Cogburn</a>. The drunk, stubborn, eyepatched character won Wayne an Oscar, and I’m excited to see what Bridges does with it. Now we’ve got two more big, great names to add to the cast that is already looking like one of my faves of 2010.<span id="more-46946"></span></p><p><a href="http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/10/damon-brolin-have-true-grit-for-coens.html?nid=2854">Variety</a> reports that <strong>Matt Damon</strong> and <strong>Josh Brolin</strong> are both in talks to join the cast. Damon would be La Boeuf, Glen Campbell’s lawman who, with Cogburn and a 14-year old girl, tracks the man who killed the girl’s father into dangerous Native territory.</p><p>Brolin would play Tom Chaney, the killer being tracked by Cogburn and La Boeuf. That’s a nice flip from his role in the Coen’s <em>No Country For Old Men</em>, and a solid bit of casting in general.</p><p>A few big roles remain to be cast and/or announced. First up is Mattie Ross, the girl who propels the plot. There’s also Ned Pepper, the leader of the gang Chaney joins up with, originally played by Robert Duvall.</p><p>The Coen adaptation of the original novel is said to be more faithful to the text than the existing film. So we’ll likely see Mattie as an old spinster, who in the novel narrates the tale. There are likely to be a few other big differences, too, but I won’t outline them to keep the spoilerish stuff to a minimum.</p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This just sounds great. An amazing cast, amazing directors, and it seems to be in the same vein as No Country For Old Men. This could be a great film.</span><br /></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-79354486881200592952009-11-14T20:59:00.001-05:002009-11-14T20:59:47.623-05:00Chris Pine Attached to Ben Affleck Scripted The Blade Itself?<p></p><div><div class="image" align="center"><a><img src="http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/img/blade-itself-chrispine-casting-img.jpg" alt="Chris Pine - The Blade Itself" border="0" /></a></div><br /><p><strong>Chris Pine</strong> is attached to the <strong>Ben Affleck</strong> scripted crime-drama <em><strong>The Blade Itself</strong> </em>based on Marcus Sakey's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312371047/firstshowingn-20">novel of the same name</a>. Aaron Stockard co-wrote the screenplay with Affleck after first writing the script for the actor's directorial debut <em>Gone Baby Gone</em> back in 2007, but apparently it's not in the cards for Affleck to direct.<span id="more-25305"></span></p><br /><p><em>The Blade Itself</em> follows childhood friends Evan and Danny as they become a duo of petty thievery until a botched pawn shop robbery sends Evan to prison. While Danny turns over a new leaf, Evan bides his time in prison until his release seven years later when he sets out to bring Danny back into a larcenous lifestyle at the risk of exposing his secret past of theft.</p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I kinda wish Affleck was directing this. He did a bang up job with Gone Baby Gone. I am excited to see Pine taking on a role that is a little bit more dramatic and will show his possible talents off.</span><br /></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-37520845043068624942009-11-14T20:57:00.001-05:002009-11-14T20:57:14.418-05:00Marvel Studios Starts Shooting Thor in January<p></p><div><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-49405" title="thor_art" src="http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/thor_art.jpg" alt="thor_art" height="310" width="550" /></p><br /><p>Marvel Studios will begin shooting <em><strong>Thor</strong></em> in January. With <strong>Kenneth Branagh</strong>’s tale of the Norse thunder god on schedule and finally about to go before cameras, hopefully we’ll soon see some production design, costumes and other materials. Meanwhile, here’s a rundown of what we know so far.<span id="more-49398"></span></p><blockquote><p>The movie’s story sees the god of thunder Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions re-ignite an ancient war. As punishment, Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans. Once here, he learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends dark forces of Asgard to invade Earth.</p></blockquote><br /><p><strong>Chris Hemsworth</strong> (Star Trek) is Thor, <strong>Anthony Hopkins</strong> is his father Odin and <strong>Natalie Portman</strong> is Jane Foster, who in the comics is nurse to Thor’s human alter-ego Donald Blake. <strong>Tom Hiddleston</strong> is the villanous Loki, <strong>Jaimie Alexander</strong> is the Asgardian warrior Sif, and <strong>Colm Feore</strong> is a villain whose identity is being kept secret. <strong>Stellan Skarsgard</strong> is in the cast, too.</p><br /></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-75587241773068816522009-11-05T17:19:00.001-05:002009-11-05T17:19:53.638-05:0054 Years Ago Something Significant Happened, that forever changed time and space.<blockquote cite="http://gizmodo.com/5398143/54-years-ago-time-travel-was-invented-by-doc-brown"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" title="" alt="http://www.thegreenhead.com/imgs/back-to-the-future-flux-capacitor-replica-3.jpg" src="http://www.thegreenhead.com/imgs/back-to-the-future-flux-capacitor-replica-3.jpg" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Today, on a most significant day, not only do we have a remembrance of the 5th of November and the Gunpowder Treason and Plot as recognized in the film <span style="font-style: italic;">V for Vendetta,<br /><br /></span></span><dl><dd><i>Remember, remember the fifth of November,</i></dd><dd><i>The gunpowder treason and plot,</i></dd><dd><i>I know of no reason</i></dd><dd><i>Why the gunpowder treason</i></dd><dd><i>Should ever be forgot.</i></dd></dl><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">But something else, something possibly even more significant happened today. I am reminded by <a href="http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/11/1105back-to-the-future">Wired magazine</a> of today's significance: <br /><br /></span>On November 5, 1955, Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown hit his head on the side of a bathroom sink. As his headache faded, an image appeared, an idea that would finally make time travel possible: the flux capacitor.<br /><br />While the tools were invented that day, it took until October 25, 1985 for Doc Brown to put together all the parts for a time traveling automobile. Then finally, at 1:21 a.m. on that fateful autumn day he successfully pulled off the first first temporal displacement.It was a great inventing process that began all those years ago, so let's take a moment to think of our fondest memories of Doc Brown, his Delorean DMC-12, and his time traveling companion, Martin McFly.</blockquote><br /><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-69107595902090169532009-11-04T07:21:00.009-05:002009-11-04T09:51:59.442-05:00Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host Oscars<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Z5E7_oFlfWPYgm9Q0WwAtF7WaJqnhYK2yO0ZEoxc6g28ym7geCdMZCE9OJHtlvuAIKDOK-pVlXS3r5xQSGbdeigB3dA0ROx3FiiZj67ekkPjIm1ACYyVoUCoL8MxwnH3BS38Y-sAFHAd/s1600-h/zz+martin+baldwin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Z5E7_oFlfWPYgm9Q0WwAtF7WaJqnhYK2yO0ZEoxc6g28ym7geCdMZCE9OJHtlvuAIKDOK-pVlXS3r5xQSGbdeigB3dA0ROx3FiiZj67ekkPjIm1ACYyVoUCoL8MxwnH3BS38Y-sAFHAd/s400/zz+martin+baldwin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400226278984825634" /></a><br />Who's hosting the greatest night in television? That's right ladies and gentleman, reports are coming from every direction saying that this years Oscar hosts will be Steve martin and Alec Baldwin. I'm totally down with this choice. We have Steve Martin who has the experience of hosting the Oscars and Alec Baldwin who is comedic gold right now on NBCs 30 Rock. I think it's a good idea to have a team up so they can play off of each other throughout the night. Also the team up prevents the show from getting stale, as we will have two hosts to focus on during the 18 hour ceremony rather than one. While both of these actors have been in many movies, I like the idea of them being primarily television personalities lately. Even though Hugh Jackman was amazing last year, and I'm in the minority for thinking this, but I've always thought it best to let the movie stars have their night, sit back, and enjoy the show while a comedian or television actor hosts the show. It just seems more fitting to me that they be catered upon by someone from another medium working to make their night comfortable. So all in all, I'm pleased. Very pleased indeed.<br /><br />Here is what the Hosts have to say in the <a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091103.html">press release</a>:<br /><br />“I am happy to co-host the Oscars with my enemy Alec Baldwin,” said Martin.<br /><br />“I don’t play the banjo but I’m thrilled to be hosting the Oscars – it’s the opportunity of a lifetime,” said Baldwin.<br />.Derek Clemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624714447772220674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-35008350022949447812009-11-03T17:30:00.001-05:002009-11-03T17:30:23.253-05:00Rumor: DiCaprio & Maguire Are Remaking The Third Man?<p></p><div><div class="image" align="center"><a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/10/23/rumor-dicaprio-maguire-are-remaking-the-third-man/"><br /></a></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" title="" alt="http://www.lib.washington.edu/media/criterion/images/thethirdman.jpg" src="http://www.lib.washington.edu/media/criterion/images/thethirdman.jpg" /><p>Another rumor to chew over this fine Friday afternoon. <a href="http://chud.com/articles/articles/21274/1/IS-LEONARDO-DICAPRIO-THE-THIRD-MAN/Page1.html">CHUD</a> is reporting that Canal+ from France is gearing up to remake Carol Reed's 1949 classic <strong><em>The Third Man</em></strong> that starred Orson Welles and Bernard Lee. Apparently none other than <strong>Leonardo DiCaprio</strong> and <strong>Tobey Maguire</strong> are already cast and helping develop the project. While they say it doesn't have a director yet, the screenplay is being written by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1140275/">Steven Knight</a>, of <em>Dirty Pretty Things</em> and <em>Eastern Promises</em>. Sounds like a lot of great talent, but of course, is a remake of <em>The Third Man</em> even necessary or desired? It's a true noir classic that really can't be topped.<span id="more-24092"></span></p><br /><p><em>The Third Man</em> is a noir mystery set in Austria's capital city Vienna, devastated and recovering from the World War II. An American pulp writer arrives in Vienna only to find that the friend who waited for him is killed under mysterious circumstances. The ensuing mystery entangles him in his friend's involvement in the black market, with the multinational police, and with his Czech girlfriend. Criterion released a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001EP8EKS/firstshowingn-20">Blu-Ray of <em>The Third Man</em></a> earlier this year. According to sources, the remake is just going out for bidding now and it always could fall through, though if it's at Canal+, it will probably get funding soon. We'll keep you updated!</p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WOW. This is pretty ridiculous news. I kinda hope it's true. DiCaprio and Maguire, two of the best actors of this generation teaming up in a noir film by the writer of Eastern Promises! That's pretty crazy, and I think they are both certainly capable of pulling of something like this. I'll be sure to post more news on this if anything else pops up about it.</span><br /></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-88865934017979070922009-11-03T17:23:00.001-05:002009-11-03T17:23:56.674-05:00Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time International Movie Trailer<p></p><div><p><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37153" title="Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time" src="http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/zz75148efc-550x354.jpg" alt="Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time" height="354" width="550" /></p><br /><p>Yesterday Walt Disney Pictures released <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/02/prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time-movie-trailer/" target="_blank">the official movie trailer</a> for <strong>Mike Newell</strong>’s big screen adaptation of the popular video game <strong><em>Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time</em></strong>. Today a new international cut of the trailer has been found online at TrailerAddict. The trailer features a bit of new footage, and is a completely different edit. This cut seems to be a little less ADD and a little less “trying to be everything.” Unfortunately, it still has the annoying voiceover by Gemma Arterton. <br /></p><p>From the team that brought the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy to the big screen, Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films present PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME, an epic action-adventure set in the mystical lands of Persia. A rogue prince (JAKE GYLLENHAAL) reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess (GEMMA ARTERTON) and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time—a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.</p><br /><p>Set in the mystical lands of Persia, PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME is an epic action-adventure about a rogue prince (JAKE GYLLENHAAL) and a mysterious princess (GEMMA ARTERTON) who race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time—a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.</p><br /><p>Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time will hit theaters on May 28th 2010</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">The film definitely has a Pirates of the Caribbean type of feel to it. I have never actually played the games, although I've heard great things. Actually, I'm quite impressed by Gyllenhaal in this so far also. Sometimes he can be a bit annoying and whiny, but it seems like he may have actually delivered a pretty good performance. I'm interested.</span><br /></p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></div><br /><br /><object height="272" width="520"><param name="movie" value="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/15655"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/15655" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" height="272" width="520"></object><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-30138397552581953092009-11-03T17:20:00.001-05:002009-11-03T17:20:12.942-05:00Stiller/Downey turn down tandem Oscar hosting gig<p></p><div><p>Or at least that’s what Nikki Finke is <a href="http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/stiller-downie-turn-down-oscar-hosting/" target="_blank">reporting</a>. Roger Ebert <a href="http://twitter.com/ebertchicago/status/5397671524" target="_blank">quips</a>, “They have Lakers tickets.” The search continues on. Steve Martin and Tina Fey are not available. Hugh Jackman has graciously declined being pigeonholed.</p><span style="font-weight: bold;">So I ask, WHO?!?!?! WHOOOOOO? IS GOING TO STEP UP?!?!<br /><br />I still vote for Hanks, O'Brien, or Mr. Patrick Harris. In that order.<br /></span></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-64026906996797595962009-11-03T17:18:00.001-05:002009-11-03T17:18:40.550-05:00Anthony Hopkins to Play Odin in Kenneth Branagh's Thor!<p></p><div><div class="image" align="center"><a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/10/29/anthony-hopkins-to-play-odin-in-kenneth-branaghs-thor/"><img src="http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/img/anthony-hopkins-odin-casting-img.jpg" alt="Anthony Hopkins / Odin" border="0" /></a></div><br /><p>Apparently <strong>Odin</strong>, Thor's father, will be played by none other than <strong>Anthony Hopkins</strong> in Marvel's upcoming <strong><em>Thor</em></strong> movie. THR's <a href="http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2009/10/thor-anthony-hopkins.html">Heat Vision Blog</a> reports that Hopkins is "in negotiations" to play the Norse god and ruler of Asgard in the adaptation being directed by Kenneth Branagh. We already know that the cast also includes Chris Hemsworth as the god of thunder Thor, Tom Hiddleston as his evil brother Loki, Natalie Portman, Jaimie Alexander, Colm Feore, and <a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/10/17/rumor-jude-law-and-robert-de-niro-cast-in-marvels-thor/">apparently</a> Robert De Niro and Jude Law. Talk about a <em>very</em> impressive cast!<span id="more-24953"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Score. Let's just hope he doesn't just play Hannibal Lecter. I feel like Hopkins can turn in great performances and weak ones. Certainly looks the part though. Should be quite fun.</span><br /><span id="more-24953"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-19469034764441367382009-11-03T17:16:00.001-05:002009-11-03T17:16:15.170-05:00Joss Whedon Pens An Open Letter to the Terminator Owners<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/joss-whedon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" title="" alt="http://media.filmschoolrejects.com/images/joss-whedon.jpg" src="http://media.filmschoolrejects.com/images/joss-whedon.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p><strong>Joss Whedon</strong> has penned a <a href="http://whedonesque.com/comments/22240">hilarious note</a> to the franchise owners in an attempt to acquire the franchise with a mighty fine $10,000 check. Says Whedon: “That’s four — FOUR! — zeroes after that one. That’s to show you I mean business. And I mean show business.”</p><p>He goes on to list the myriad of brilliant ideas he has for the franchise, including <em><strong>Terminator of the Rings</strong></em> (”Yeah, what if he time-travelled TOO far… back to when there was dragons and wizards?”), liberal use of Summer Glau, and a throat lozenge for a certain Mr. Bale.</p><p><span id="more-47792">While hilarious, the piece could also be seen as spitting on the grave of the recently departed <em><strong>Sarah Connor Chronicles</strong></em>. It was very clear come last season that Fox was willing to only keep one Friday sci-fi show on the air, and that ended up being Whedon’s <em><strong>Dollhouse</strong></em>. Ultimately, I think Fox made the right choice because <em>Dollhouse</em> has gotten steadily better since the midpoint of season one. <em>Sarah Connor</em> was good campy fun, but <em>Dollhouse</em> has a greater chance of approaching greatness, as episodes like “Epitaph One” and “Echoes” have shown.</span></p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">While the letter is certainly in a joking fashion about the whole thing and doesn't even slightly come off as serious, we can't help but hope for something like this. Whedon, a man who writes FOR the fanboys specifically writing the next Terminator? It would certainly blow minds, and probably do a fair job of re-igniting the franchise that many see as dead or on it's final breath (I for the record actually enjoyed Terminator Salvation, sure, it had its problems, but it's Terminator for crying out loud, it is just supposed to be a loud pretty action movie - and let's get it straight right away - NOBODY could outdo Cameron anyway, so stop hoping).</span><br /></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-61722580728022517162009-10-30T11:01:00.001-04:002009-10-30T11:01:32.783-04:00Netflix Comes to PlayStation 3 in November<p></p><div><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-46860" title="netflix_ps3" src="http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/netflix_ps3.jpg" alt="netflix_ps3" height="445" width="550" /></p><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;">Microsoft’s Xbox 360 will not be the only gaming platform with the ability to stream movies from <strong>Netflix</strong> platform for long. After a long period of speculation, the streaming Netflix option will be coming to Sony’s <strong>PlayStation3</strong> in November.<span id="more-46850"></span></p><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><p style="font-weight: bold;">The press release says only ‘next month’, so we don’t yet know the official launch date for the service. When it does go live, Netflix subscribers who have at least the $8.99 per month plan will be able to stream movies to the PS3.</p><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">While the process won't be as simple for those of you who have Xbox 360's and can already stream directly to the system, the PS3 will require that a Blu-Ray disk from netflix that is special to them be placed in the drive to allow the content to be streamed.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Makes no difference to me, this is something I have been wanting for quite some time.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">There are also rumors floating around that the Wii will be the next console to receive this Netflix treatment.</span><br /><p>(Request a disc for the service here: <a href="http://www.netflix.com/InstantStreamingDisc">http://www.netflix.com/InstantStreamingDisc</a>)</p><br /></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-50052104034324061032009-10-30T10:58:00.001-04:002009-10-30T10:58:22.560-04:00HOW DID I MISS THIS NEWS (SPECULATION) ?!?!?!<p></p><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" title="" alt="http://www.stuffwelike.com/stuffwelike/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/lizard_comics.jpg" src="http://www.stuffwelike.com/stuffwelike/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/lizard_comics.jpg" /><br /><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">So here's some "less is more" comic book flick news* that may make you feel a little better about </span><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><em><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/spider-man-4/30101/main">Spider-Man 4</a></em></strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">: Apparently A) there will be only one villain, which would be great, and B) that villain will (finally!) be Curt Connors aka The Lizard. And here's the best part: We don't have to wait for some gimmicky casting ploy, because the franchise already has the excellent </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/dylan-baker/1775376/main">Dylan Baker</a> playing the role! Yes, Peter Parker's one-armed college professor will, after waiting patiently through three villain-packed films, get to shed his humanity and terrorize our favorite web-slinger with cold-blooded reptility. <br style="font-weight: bold;" /><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Both </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2009/10/exclusive-spider-man-4-will-have-only.html">MarketSaw</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> and </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.collider.com/2009/10/22/dylan-baker-to-return-as-dr-curt-connors-in-spider-man-4/">Collider</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> have more information, but of course details are very sketchy at this early point.It's safe to assume that Mr. Raimi considers </span><em style="font-weight: bold;">Spider-Man 3</em><span style="font-weight: bold;"> the weakest of the series, and if the new goal is to simply deliver an old-school </span><em style="font-weight: bold;">mano e mano</em><span style="font-weight: bold;"> face-off between a man-spider and a man-lizard, well I'm just fine with that.</span><br /><br /><br /><em>*MarketSaw.com seems pretty confident that their source is accurate on this information, but of course we should take it all with a grain of salt until we get word from someone on the production team, and on the record.</em><br /><br /></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-57013415910556404552009-10-30T10:55:00.001-04:002009-10-30T10:55:21.794-04:00Hugh Jackman OUT, Who Should Host the Oscars This Year Instead?<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/jackman-oscars.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" title="" alt="http://www.gossipcenter.com/files//celeb-gossip/images/photos/hugh-jackman-oscar-host.jpg" src="http://www.gossipcenter.com/files//celeb-gossip/images/photos/hugh-jackman-oscar-host.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;">Sources say Jackman has declined the job over the past few weeks, and while he won’t rule out hosting future ceremonies, he didn’t want to do it two years in a row.</p><p style="font-weight: bold;">I honestly think that Jackman was the best host since Billy Crystal. The dude is a big time triple threat and pulled out all the big guns that helped make the last Oscars so memorable. Sure, the show had some other issues, but Jackman was not one of them. <br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;">This kind of disappoints me as I was really hoping to see him take a stab at it again.<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;">So now the question remains, <strong>who should host the 82nd Academy Awards?</strong></p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">So here are two thoughts for ya, and I'm certainly not the first person to mention these, but I think they reign true as two great choices.<br /><br />Tom Hanks<br /><br />Conan O'Brien<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-24512263148956969512009-10-29T13:25:00.001-04:002009-10-29T13:25:35.279-04:00New Avatar Trailer up Today<span style="font-weight: bold;">A new trailer for James Cameron's Avatar has made it's way online today through Yahoo Movies. The trailer is certainly an epic feast, and gives us a bit more about the story and some of the images we had been seeing show up for quite some time. I am still in a little bit of doubt about this whole "bridging the uncanny valley" business, but one thing is for sure - this movie will be a feast for the eyes and bring about great advancements in the way we experience cinema. </span><br /><br />Check out the trailer for yourselves.<br /> <br /><div><object allowfullscreen="true" height="358" width="576"><param name="movie" value="http://d.yimg.com/m/up/ypp/movies/player.swf"><param name="flashVars" value="vid=16357477&repeat=1&siteHostUrl=http%3A//movies.yahoo.com"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://d.yimg.com/m/up/ypp/movies/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="vid=16357477&repeat=1&siteHostUrl=http%3A//movies.yahoo.com" height="358" width="576"></object></div><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045208222990980621.post-76554209393692171532009-10-23T11:23:00.001-04:002009-10-23T11:23:16.314-04:00On-Set Photos of Inception<span style="font-weight: bold;">Splash News has quite a few on-set photos of Leo and Ellen Page on the set of Nolan's upcoming psychological mind thriller </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Inception. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">They are all pretty standard shots but man, it just gets me more excited for </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Inception</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">. Not only do the Nolans make great films, but when you put Leo in with that - this is something I'm hoping is quite an experience.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://splashnewsonline.celebuzz.com/2009/10/bfm_enlarged/enlarged-leonardo-dicaprio-ellen-page.html?bfm_index=2"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" title="" src="http://splashnewsonline.celebuzz.com//bfm_gallery/2009/10/leo/gallery_main/gallery_main-leonardo_dicaprio_spl133424_003.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />Check out the rest of the photos <a href="http://splashnewsonline.celebuzz.com/2009/10/leonardo-dicaprio-ellen-page.html?bfm_index=2">here</a><br /><br />Described as a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind from "Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan. Nolan wrote the original screenplay and hopes to shoot the sci-fi action film in the summer for a release during summer 2010. <span class="black">Starring:</span> Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine, Dileep Rao .<br style="text-decoration: underline;" /><br style="text-decoration: underline;" /><br /> <div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>SX0Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069281361097515577noreply@blogger.com0