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It’s not really news at this point, but at least now it’s official: Guillermo del Toro has signed the paperwork to helm ‘The Hobbit’ and its sequel for New Line-MGM. Peter Jackson, director of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, will executive produce these two films, which will be shot back-to-back, much like Jackson’s approach …
Can I get a hell yeah?! The latest poster for ‘The Dark Knight’ kicks all sorts of ass. This poster is epic! Oh July 18th, why aren’t you here now? The poster can be found off of the Why So Serious? website. And note the bottom of the tampered page full of tampered President pics: …
The official site of ‘Young People Fucking‘ has released a trailer. The name alone probably flags something with your IT department, but, I don’t believe in NSFW tags, because maybe you work in a playhouse of porn fun, so this might be very SFW. Who am I to judge what is S? What I like …
Robert Townsend’s upcoming documentary ‘Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy’ just got a good snag: Bill Cosby. Cosby is a legendary comedian whose television show, ‘The Cosby Show,’ ran for 8 seasons and was consistently top rated. His comedy styling was very clean and focused on family and raising children. Cosby joins Chris …
Director of all things gruesome and gory, Eli Roth, announced that he had his sights set on a PG-13 science fiction action film in the vain of Transformers, and Cloverfield. With no details to the plot, Roth told reporters that he was “bled out,” having pushed violence and gore as far as he could in …
The Independent Film Festival of Boston kicked off this evening without a hitch (other then starting a bit late, but understandable, some planes need a bit of extra runway just to get off the ground). With 98 films, the organizers are calling this festival the best yet.
This poster for ‘Wanted’ was handed out at the New York Comic Con. I remember a time when people claimed that Brad Pitt leaving Jennifer Aniston for Angelina Jolie was a good idea. And maybe it was, maybe it wasn’t. Maybe I don’t even want to think about it. And maybe all I really want …
Judd Apatow is one of my favorite producers working in Hollywood today. Whether he’s directing or producing, any movie that has his touch has a high probability of having a good time. Reteaming with ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ helmer Nick Stoller, Apatow will be producing ‘Get Him to the Greek’ with Jonah Hill and Russell Brand. …
‘Changeling’ Clint Eastwood’s 1920s mystery thriller will be paying in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Angelina Jolie, as well as John Malkovich, and Amy Ryan. ‘Changeling is about a kidnapped son returning home to his Mother. Soon after, she sees that the boy who has returned is not hers. I wasn’t …
Citing higher purchasing costs, Netflix has announced that it will raise fees for those who rent Blu-Ray DVDs through the popular on-line rental website. In a first quarter earnings conference call yesterday, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said, ‘because of the higher cost of Blu-ray and the consumer expectations around high-def content, we are planning on …