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New Alice In Wonderland Trailer

16 December 2009 2:00 AM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

The full trailer for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland has arrived online, and it gives us our best idea yet what we can expect from the barmy adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic. And it turns out that there's an actual plot. See for yourself below.Yes, it seems that this adventure takes place when a 19 year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns to Wonderland after a disastrous marriage proposal (from The Fall's Leo Bill). There, she finds that the Red Queen (Helena Bonham-Carter) has taken over everything, and she has to restore balance to the Force Wonderland with the help of the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) and White Queen (Anne Hathaway).In other words, it looks like everything you'd expect from Burton and Carroll: twisted imagery, bizarre characters, and Johnny Depp in a seriously unflattering wig. Hoorah!And while you're here, we also have three new stills from the »

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Films Of The Decade – Martyn’s List

14 December 2009 5:30 PM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

The first decade of the new millennium would see an abundance of cinematic treasures, disasters and all things in between. It was the decade in which the Webbed-Wonder swung through the streets of New York and battled the Green Goblin, Doc-Ock, Sandman and Venom. It would be the decade of torture porn. It would be the decade in which The Matrix sequels thoroughly disappointed. It would be the decade Michael Bay came into his own as the purveyor of crash-bang action flicks and discovered the photogenic quality of Megan Fox’s ass. It would be the decade that many screen icons left us, whilst others were made. It would be the decade that belonged to high school musicals, vampires, wizards, hobbits and superheroes. It would be the decade that saw the return of Indiana Jones and would see the last screen performance of Clint Eastwood. So many films, so many hours. »

- Martyn Conterio

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James Cameron to Produce Fantastic Voyage Remake

11 December 2009 6:51 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

A couple of days ago we posted a short news story [1] about James Cameron being involved in a new futuristic sci-fi action movie written by Shane Salerno. At the time, there was speculation that it might be Doomsday Protocol, a previously announced project written by Salerno, but today we have learned what the mysterious project will actually be: a remake of Richard Fleischer's 1966 sci-fi film Fantastic Voyage. Variety [2] reports that Cameron will not direct, but that he is planning to use the same 3-D technology as Avatar -- even going so far as to re-use the same "CG mountains, plants, trees, leaves, flowers, bugs"! The movie centers on a scientist who is left comatose after an attempt on his life. His colleagues must shrink down using his own experimental technology and inject themselves into his blood stream to help save his life. Roland Emmerich was attached to direct the remake once upon a time, »

- Sean

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Pass the Hanky: The Fall

28 November 2009 6:02 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

When I first saw The Fall, I was trying to slink out of the theater afterward without anyone noticing my red eyes and nose. Too bad someone caught me and asked me if I was okay. "Uh, sure," I stammered, and ran for the subway. Today when I revisited the movie on an airplane, I warned my seatmate that I would be sniffly and not to worry. About midway through, he took pity on me and handed me some napkins.

The Fall, directed by Tarsem Singh (he prefers to go simply by his first name), takes place in a hospitals in California in the '20s. Lee Pace plays Roy, a stuntman who had an accident that left his paralyzed from the waist down; his girlfriend left him for the smarmy star so he's broken-hearted as well. His costar is Catinca Untaru, who plays a mischievous, smart, adorable little girl named Alexandria, »

- Jenni Miller

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Hugh Jackman To Star In Real Steel

24 November 2009 3:03 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

After months of speculation, Hugh Jackman has been confirmed as the star of the upcoming sci-fi sports drama Real Steel.

The film will be the first project for DreamWorks following its split from Paramount last year, and will be made from a budget of $80 million, which is significantly lower than the usual amount of cash plugged into sci-fi flicks these days.

The film tells the story of a father (Jackman) and his estranged 11-year-old son who enter the world of robotic boxing. The father is an ex-fighter who has to come to terms with the changes in his profession when human boxing is outlawed and the fighters have been replaced by robots. He decides to become a promoter, but has problems finding the perfect fighter until he stumbles across a discarded robot that always seems to win.

The film is being directed by Shawn Levy (Night At The Museum) from »

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Hugh Jackman Confirmed to Star in Shawn Levy's Real Steel

24 November 2009 12:03 AM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

The freshly funded (with $825 million) DreamWorks has greenlit its first project - Real Steel, which will be directed by Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) and star Hugh Jackman. You've probably heard about this project before, as we've written about it twice before. Real Steel is a futuristic Rocky-esque story about a father and son who take their human-like 2000-pound robot to the Bot Boxing Championship. It's originally based on a short story by Richard Matheson that was adapted by Dan Gilroy (Freejack, The Fall) in 2005 (that draft was sold to DreamWorks for $850,000) then revised by John Gatins (Hardball, Coach Carter). Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider will both be producing at DreamWorks, the first movie they've greenlit since splitting with Universal. The budget will reportedly be about $80 million, which is less than most of Spielberg's big projects these days. Peter from SlashFilm is actually concerned, saying: "But »

- Alex Billington

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Jennifer Lopez: Self-Appointed Patron Saint of 2000?

10 November 2009 6:59 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Glenn from Stale Popcorn here to throw in two cents worth of discussion about the year 2000 per Nathaniel's request.

It was quite surprising to read the other day that Nathaniel Rogers had not seen Tarsem Singh's The Cell. I know he can be a bit queasy when it comes to horror, but there are quite a few cinephiles who swear by that movie as some sort of masterpiece. From two completely different ends of the spectrum there is Roger Ebert, whose four-star opinion might not hold much (much?) weight these days, but reading his four-star rave (and later top ten placement) of the time in 2000 was influential in my desire to see the film. And then there's Nick Davis' rave, which makes me sit here and scream "Yes! Of course!" a lot. In my own humble opinion I say that The Cell is a stunning very-very almost masterpiece. »

- Glenn Dunks

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Horror Plus Crime: Se7en

28 October 2009 4:22 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Welcome to the fourth installment in Screen Rant’s Halloween lead-up series called “Horror Plus” – a feature which showcases one film, dipped into the stapled-flavor of another genre to create something unique, something all its own.

Be sure to go back and review our first, second, and third installments in the series: Horror Plus Comedy: Shaun of the Dead, Horror Plus Sci-Fi: Alien, and Horror Plus Thriller: 28 Days Later. Also look for more that we hope to put up for you to read as we soon arrive at the end of October, 2009!

While we might consider “Crime” to actually be a piece of the horror genre as a matter of course, it’s important to remember many films feature something altogether different when it comes to “crime.” In this case we’re referring to the more procedural aspects of “Crime” and the movie we’ll be focusing on, that dips »

- Mike Wilkerson

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Ask the Flying Monkey! (October 12, 2009)

11 October 2009 8:19 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Have a question about gay male entertainment? Send it to aftereltonflyingmonkey@yahoo.com! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)

Q: Can you please help us get more details on Luke Macfarlane's involvement in a Canadian movie Iron Road? He plays a straight guy who falls in love with a woman who was disguised as a boy and has a total nude scene which is gorgeous and sexy. -- Bclee

A: Who is this, the publicist for Iron Road? You’re a smart one. By getting me to publish your email on AfterElton.com, you should sell at least a few thousand extra copies of the movie.

Charlotte Sullivan and Luke Macfarlane in Iron Road

Iron Road, a $10 million Canada/Chinese production, tells the sad story of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, and of the many Chinese workers who were tricked into slavery and lost »

- Brent Hartinger

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Hugh Jackman In Talks For Real Steel

1 October 2009 3:49 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

Hugh Jackman is in talks to star in Shawn Levy's futuristic robot boxing film, Real Steel.

Real Steel is based on a short story by Richard Matheson, and was originally adapted for the big screen by scriptwriter Dan Gilroy (The Fall), but has since been rewritten by Leslie Bohem (Taken, Dante's Peak) and John Gatins (Summer Catch, Dreamer).

The story centres on a father and his estranged 13-year-old son who enter the world of robotic boxing as, in the future, human boxing has been outlawed and replaced with sports combat between human-trained 2000-pound heavy steel robots.

According to Variety, Jackman is in talks to play the father's role, an ex-fighter turned promoter whose "access to sub-standard robot parts hampers his hopes for glory in Robot Boxing, until he discovers a discarded robot that always seems to win."

It's an interesting and original concept, so here's hoping that it is dealt with properly. »

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Hugh Jackman in Talks For Real Steel

30 September 2009 4:28 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Hugh Jackman is in talks to star in Shawn Levy's futuristic robot boxing movie Real Steel. The film tells the story of a father and his estranged 13-year-old son who enter the world of robotic boxing. You see, in the future, human boxing has been outlawed, replaced with sports combat between human-trained 2000-pound heavy steel robots. According to Variety, Jackman would play the father, an ex-fighter turned promoter whose "access to sub-standard robot parts hampers his hopes for glory in Robot Boxing, until he discovers a discarded robot that always seems to win."  The concept is something we've never seen before on the big screen, and in the right hands, could be a good Summer tentpole film. Real Steel is based on a short story by Richard Matheson, which was made into a Twilight Zone episode featuring Lee Marvin. The screenplay adaptation was originally scripted by Dan Gilroy (The Fall »

- Peter Sciretta

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Five 'Fall' Titles To Celebrate The Autumnal Equinox

22 September 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

When a hail of raining "Meatballs" earns box office gold over the likes of the bloody, sexy, Megan Fox-starring "Jennifer's Body," it's clear that summer is truly over. Fall is upon us now, meaning that the days of the big Hollywood blockbuster will have to wait until next May. In the meantime, there's plenty of other film fare to look forward to and plenty to look back upon.

Earlier today, our friends at Hollywood Crush devised a list of movies that take place in autumn, but such an array of films is a bit too subtle for my tastes. Just hearing the word "fall" is enough to get my wheelhouse churning, because there are so many movies that have the word in their title... some of 'em good, some of 'em not so much.

For your viewing pleasure, behold our five most memorable flicks with the word "fall" in its title. »

- Josh Wigler

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Top Ten Underrated Films (Of All Time)

2 September 2009 11:15 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

Great movies sometimes do not hit it off with the audience upon first viewing. Not even the sublime Citizen Kane found much appreciation on its release in 1941, taking over twenty years and critical re-discovery in order for everybody to agree it was a pretty special movie.

Cult films are different (and this is not a list of cult movies) – those do tend to find an audience (usually people who become hardcore fans) allowing the film to become celebrated in alternative ways – as opposed to garnering a multitude of awards.

This is a list drawn up of films I consider under-rated; overlooked; not thought about; dismissed, and so forth. I am not suggesting they should be regaled as masterpieces anointed and placed in a cinematic pantheon of greatness.

Compiling lists is very tough and as this is limited to a mere ten films, some wonderful films did not make final cut. »

- Martyn Conterio

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New Trailer for ‘Where the Wild Things Are’

7 August 2009 10:30 AM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Now that the Summer blockbuster season has settled down and most of the tent pole films for the year have been put to bed, it’s time for the sleeper hits of 2009 to shine. The Fall is a pretty big time for films like District 9, Gamer, and of course Where the Wild Things Are to take over the box office in a substantial way.

The first trailer for Where the Wild Things Are hit a few months back, and didn’t show us very much. Still, we knew that director Spike Jonze, who was the mastermind behind this stroke of genius, would do the children’s book classic. We now get a new trailer filled with plenty of footage of the titular “wild things” and surprisingly lots of James Gandolfini.

Also starring Forest Whitaker, Catherine Ohara, Lauren Ambrose, Mark Ruffalo, Catherine Keener, and Max Records, Warner’s Where the WIld Things Are »

- Sebastian Suchecki

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[DVD Review] The Cell 2

17 June 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

The Cell 2 is an infuriating movie, insulting your intelligence as it frolics gleefully in its own stupidity. This is exacerbated by the fact that it poses as a sequel to the Tarsem Singh original, a generally derided film that developed something of a cult following, with this reviewer among the ranks. This film is barely able to qualify as a follow-up as it shares few actual similarities and completely ignores the rules that the original played by.

Eva Longoria look-alike Tessie Santiago is the clairvoyant Maya Casteneda, working in conjunction with the FBI on the trail of serial killer The Cusp, who tortures his victims by killing them and bringing them back to life multiple times. Maya’s ability is the result of a former encounter with The Cusp, rendering her the only survivor of the killer and opening up areas of her brain through the massive amount of »

- Mark Zhuravsky

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‘Mystery Team’ Gets Distributor, Plans College Tour

19 May 2009 11:38 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

One of my absolute favorite films of the year, the Derrick Comedy group's dark and absurd detective comedy Mystery Team, has finally been picked up for distribution here in the United States. The lucky distributor: Roadside Attractions, the same group that brought films such as Tarsem's The Fall (a top ten pick from last year) and Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me to the people of America. This time around, Roadside Attractions (and indie arm of Lionsgate) will have on their hands a film that I've already called the "perfect comedy for the internet generation," a comedy sketch troupe movie that doesn't have all the usually limitations of a comedy sketch troupe movie. For one, it is a well-executed, deeply funny story about three high school seniors (Donald Glover, Dominic Dierkes and DC Pierson) who aren't ready to give up their childhood dreams of being the town's super-sleuths. Think Encyclopedia Brown meets well, the »

- Neil Miller

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Will Henry Cavill finally become Superman in the next film?

7 May 2009 12:07 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Henry Cavill, best known as Sir Charles Brandon in hit TV show The Tudors, has come close to playing big-screen heroes on several occasions.

He was once dubbed the unluckiest man in Hollywood - and here's why...

Cavill was:

almost cast as the new James Bond, losing out to Daniel Craig

close to landing the part of Batman that went instead to Christian Bale

among contenders to play Superman in the shelved Justice League movie

attached to star in the unmade Superman: Flyby movie which was to have been helmed by Terminator Salvation director McG.

McG had initially walked away from directing a proposed Batman vs Superman film in favour of making Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.

He later became involved in the Superman: Flyby project, dropping out when his phobia of air travel clashed with Warner Bros' desire to film it in Australia. So Flyby never flew anywhere.

Speaking to »

- David Bentley

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Movies that are made for forever

2 May 2009 4:38 PM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »

I have feelings more than ideas. I am tired, but very happy. My 11th annual film festival has just wrapped at the Virginia Theater in my home town, and what I can say is, it worked. There is no such thing as the best year or the worst year. But there is such a thing as a festival where every single film seemed to connect strongly with the audience. Sitting in the back row, seeing these films another time, sensing the audience response, I thought: Yes, these films are more than good, and this audience is a gathering of people who feel that.

Let me tell you about the last afternoon, the screening of a newly restored 70mm print of "Baraka." The 1,600 seats of the main floor and balcony were very nearly filled. The movie exists of about 96 minutes of images, music and sound. Nothing else. No narration. No subtitles. »

- Roger Ebert

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Behold... "The Cell 2"

29 April 2009 6:31 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Direct-to-video sequels aren't new. Sure, it's a quick way to make a buck off the established names, regardless of the involvement of the original actors. The Butterfly Effect 3 just came out, in case anyone's interested, and this summer we'll see the direct-to-dvd release of the (not) hotly anticipated Donnie Darko sequel, S. Darko.

But those movies, at least, have huge cult followings that the sequelmakers are hoping to cash in on. It amuses me when they do it to a decade-old movie that was critically mauled and a moderate but hardly long-lasting success at best.

Movies like The Cell.

I certainly don't look back on the first movie that fondly. While I admired Tarsem's gorgeous eye-candy (which he applied much more proficiently in The Fall), Mark Protosevich's script was all but a disaster, and the performances by Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn pretty much killed it. Still, it »

- Arya Ponto

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The best train set a boy could ever want

27 March 2009 12:43 PM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »

It's a good thing Ebertfest is no longer called the Overlooked Film Festival. One of my choices this year, "Frozen River," was in danger of being overlooked when I first invited it, but then it realized the dream of every indie film, found an audience and won two Oscar nominations. Yet even after the Oscar nods, it has grossed only about $2.5 million and has been unseen in theaters by most of the nation.

Those numbers underline the crisis in independent, foreign or documentary films--art films. More than ever, the monolithic U.S. distribution system freezes out films lacking big stars, big ad budgets, ready-made teenage audiences, or exploitable hooks. When an unconventional film like "Slumdog Millionaire" breaks out, it's the exception that proves the rule. While it was splendid, it was not as original or really as moving as the American indie "Chop Shop," made a year earlier. The difference is, »

- Roger Ebert

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