First Clip for Matt Reeves’ ‘Let Me In’
02 September 2010
We've got the first clip of writer/director Matt Reeves' Let Me In, the American adaptation of Tomas Alfredson's Swedish vampire film, Let The Right One In.
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James McAvoy or Tom Cruise To Climb ‘The Mountains of Madness?’
02 September 2010
We were all pretty happy when Guillermo del Toro came to his wits and let Peter Jackson direct The Hobbit films. Then we were even happier when he announced he will direct his passion project, and adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's At The Mountains of Madness.
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‘Due Date’ International Trailer
02 September 2010
Warner Bros. Pictures unleashed a shiny new trailer for Todd Phillips‘ Due Date today, and it looks absolutely hilarious. Phillips’ first film since 2009′s highly acclaimed The Hangover, Due Date stars Robert Downey Jr. as Peter Highman, a first-time father whose wife’s due date is only five days away. In a rush to get home [...]
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’13 Tzameti’ American Remake Trailer
02 September 2010
A Russian-dubbed trailer of the American remake of the French thriller 13 Tzameti has surfaced.
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Caged Brilliance: Going Through the Motivations of Nicolas Cage
02 September 2010
Nicolas Cage's film choices can be broken down into 3 categories 1) For the Money 2) For the Show {Prestige} and 3) For the WTF Factor.
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Alfonso Cuarón To Film ‘Gravity’ In a Single Shot?
02 September 2010
Just last night we reported Children of Men director Alfonso Cuarón’s planned sci-fi film, Gravity, may be in jeopardy due to WB not getting Angelina Jolie as lead. Now, ScriptShadow has the first review of an earlier draft of the script and they have uncovered many story details. You can head over to their site for the [...]
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‘Skeletons On The Zahara’ To Be Adapted By ‘Public Enemies’ Writer
02 September 2010
A true story of riches to rags, the book Skeletons On The Zahara will be adapted into a screenplay by Public Enemies scribe Ronan Bennet [Deadline]. The book, written by Dean King tells the true story of a merchant vessel captained by James Riley that was shipwrecked in Africa.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson to Play Undead in Diablo Cody’s ‘Breathers’
01 September 2010
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson are "loosely attached" to Diablo Cody's adaptation of S.G. Browne's Breathers: A Zombie's Lament.
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Paula Patton To Take On A Mission That’s, Well, Impossible
01 September 2010
Paula Patton has been given a mission, should she choose to accept it. And, apparently, she has, landing the female lead in Mission: Impossible IV, which is now a pseudo-reboot kind of starring Tom Cruise, but also Jeremy Renner. We already have details on the Brad Bird film, which seem to be up to date [...]
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Jolie’s Pass On Cuaron’s ‘Gravity’ May Just Bring It Back To Earth
01 September 2010
Alfonso Cuaron‘s sci-fi project Gravity may have lost just that, despite having a movie star (Robert Downey Jr.) and an award-winning director in tow. Angelina “Salt” Jolie was approached to Cuaron a while back to star as the heroine in this film, which concerns a team of cosmonauts (the team leader being RDJ) who are [...]
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Dwayne Johnson to Lead ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth 2’
01 September 2010
Oh, Dwayne Johnson, you hurt me. You had such potential. “The next Schwarzenegger, only he can act!”, people said. Sure, your first two movies (The Mummy Returns and The Scorpion King) were terrible, but those were part of the same mediocre franchise.
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Mark Millar Claims ‘Kick-Ass’ Sequel is a Go; Wants Depp and Pitt for ‘Nemesis’
01 September 2010
Mark Millar is a man of hope, a true optimist. Not only does Mark Millar see the glass as half-full, he can't conceive of the glass being empty. Ever.
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[Review] The American
01 September 2010
While walking out of The American, a fellow critic pointed out something that couldn’t be close to the truth: this is the anti-Bond film. With the Bond movies, the audience is filled with envy. You wanna be that man. Here, it’s difficult to imagine anyone wanting to be George Clooney’s unnamed assassin.
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10 Films To See In September
31 August 2010
Summer is over and the early awards season has begun. While the ten films below are not to be missed, September also means high-profile premieres at Venice, Telluride, and Toronto International Film Festivals. Check out our recommendations.