Month: March 2010

‘Predators’ and ’13 Tzameti’ Remake Getting First Look at SXSW

Add two new exciting showings to the already stellar SXSW Film Festival line-up. It was announced today that Nimrod Antal's Predators (produced by local filmmaker Robert Rodriguez) will get a special preview, as well as a Q and A. ...

Warner Bros Developing ‘Gilligan’s Island’ and ‘Space Invader’ Movies

The studio that is known for taking chances (Inception, Where The Wild Things Are, Observe and Report) are developing two new projects that seem to be quite the opposite. ...

Will ‘Narnia: The Dawn Treader’ Float for Christians?

After The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian bombed at the box office with a meager $141 million dollars, short $81 million of its production budget, it was thought that nobody could resurrect this beloved franchise....

‘The Joneses’ Trailer

Apple has debuted the trailer for 'The Joneses', the directorial debut of Derrick Borte, starring David Duchovny....

[TFS Podcast Ep. 16] Cop Out and The Crazies

In this episode of the The Film Stage podcast Jordan Raup and Dan Mecca review Kevin Smith's Cop Out and Breck Eisner's The Crazies. ...

James McAvoy Gives ‘Cancer’ To Joseph Gordon-Levitt

(500) Days of Summer and Brick star Joseph Gordon-Levitt has replaced Atonement and Wanted's James McAvoy in the untitled cancer comedy, previously known as I'm With Cancer....

Harrison Ford Says ‘Indy 5’ Idea Agreed On

Mr. Ford told BBC that he, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas have agreed on a "germ of an idea" for the fifth installment of the series. Here's what Ford ...

Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘The Boy And His Shoe’ Getting Made?

Who knows? It seems like this guy can't get anything off the ground. I mean, people can only re-watch his masterful Children of Men so many times. Days after...

Fast Five, MacGruber, Ga’Hoole, The Runaways, Winter’s Bone and Leaves of Grass Release/Title Updates

A few upcoming films have received either release date updates or title changes recently via Coming Soon + The Playlist. Here is a rundown on each....

Ridley Scott To Finish ‘Monopoly’ As Soon As 2012

It was announced in 2008 that Blade Runner and Alien director Ridley Scott would direct a film surrounding the popular Hasbro board game Monopoly. Back than it was a crazy idea, but now that we have Battleship, Candy Land, Erector Set and Stretch Armstrong films in development it doesn't seem too ridiculous. ...

News

Léa Seydoux Joins Adam Driver in Leos Carax’s Next Feature

Jonny Greenwood Confirms He Will Score Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Feature

Frederick Wiseman’s Filmography Has Been Restored and is Coming to Theaters

Trailers

First Trailer for Jean-Luc Godard’s Final Film Scénarios Previews a Willful Swan Song

In a Violent Nature Trailer: The Year’s Gnarliest Horror Film Arrives This Month

June Squibb Gets Her Mission: Impossible in First Trailer for Thelma

Reviews

Force of Nature: The Dry 2 Review: A Well-Told Murder Mystery in a Wondrous, Dangerous Place

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Review: A Sluggish Continuation of the Franchise

Slow Review: Asexuality Drama Drowns In Naturalism

Features

New to Streaming: La Chimera, Let It Be, The Last Stop in Yuma County, Kim’s Video, The Dry 2 & More

Our 20-Most Anticipated 2024 Cannes Film Festival Premieres

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“It’s Another Planet”: Jordi Mollà on Harmony Korine, Aggro Dr1ft, Ghosts, and Taxi Driver

Eiko Ishibashi on Creating Gift and Evil Does Not Exist with Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Ethan Hawke on Wildcat, Flannery O’Connor, John Huston, and Not Making a Biopic

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Ep. 537 – The Fall Guy

The Film Stage Show Ep. 536 – Challengers (with Scott Nye)

The B-Side – In Conversation with Nancy Savoca