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January 5, 2000

Source: Spider-Man Hype!

Well, no one was sure what to make of this image at first. We found out when Columbia Pictures announced that the SPIDER-MAN press conference would take place on Thursday that this was an official Sony image. But is it the official logo? E-Bay now has up for bidding "official" SPIDER-MAN production baseball caps that have...you guessed it.  That same image on the front. So it seems that for now at least, this is the closest we're coming to an official logo. Looks pretty damn cool.

January 5, 2000

 
Sony was nice enough to forward us a picture of the big SPIDER-MAN press conference that took place yesterday. From left to right in the photo are: James Franco (Harry Osborn), Willem Dafoe (Green Goblin), Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man), Sam Raimi (director), and Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane). It was also nice to see the boys from Coming Attractions invited to the big pow-wow (good to see that studios are recognizing the fact that there is more than just one movie news outlet on the Net!). They got pictures of the set, a transcript of some of the Q&A...check it all out here

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January 5, 2000

Source: Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions received word from a pretty reliable source about some of the weapons you can expect to see in STAR WARS: EPISODE 2, more specifically, one of the new sabers. This isn't really spoiler stuff, but if you really don't want to know a damn thing about the movie, I suggest you scroll past this and read the next news item.

 
Still here?  OK.  Their scooper claims that Darth Tyrannus has a new weapon that ILM'ers have dubbed "the flamesaber." It reportedly has a red/orange glow to it and makes a completely different sound than previous sabers have made. It makes me wonder why, if all this stuff happened before A NEW HOPE, EMPIRE, and JEDI, why didn't Vader have any of these cool weapons. All these other Darth's get the baddest sticks around and all Anakin got was your generic, run-of-the-mill lightsaber. What a rip.
        

January 5, 2000

Source: Cinescape & TheForce.Net

A whole messload of new EPISODE 2 pictures have turned up courtesy of the French version of Lucasfilm Magazine and online at TheForce.net. There are some really great quality shots in this bunch of photos. Check them out and
enjoy!

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January 5, 2000

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Just when we thought we had the role pegged, Mike Myers backed out. Then we thought we had it pegged again with John Cusack and it seems that we may have been wrong with that assumption as well. Now, the Hollywood Reporter is reporting that director Bryan Singer wants Johnny Depp to star in his next film and although no negotiations have begun with any actor, Depp seems to be leading the pack. Is there anyone else who wishes they would just cast the damn part and get started on the movie already?
        

January 3, 2000

Source: Movie Headlines

Paul Newman is eyeing a role in Sam Mendes' next directorial effort THE ROAD TO PERDITION, starring Tom Hanks. The movie is the story of Michael O'Sullivan (Hanks), a hitman in 1930s Chicago. O'Sullivan and his son go on the lam and seek revenge after most of their family is murdered. Newman would join Jude Law and Tom Sizemore  (who will be playing Al Capone) as the adoptive father of Hanks' character. The movie is set for a November, 2001 release.
       

January 3, 2000

Source: IMDb

A movie detailing the life and times of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy may actually be happening now that the starring roles have been cast. The long rumored project received a shot in the ass when it was announced that Brits Robert Carlyle (THE FULL MONTY) and Robbie Coltrane (NUNS ON THE RUN) are stepping into the shoes of Laurel and Hardy, respectively. Production on the project will begin early in 2002.
        

January 3, 2000

Source: Aint it Cool News

According to one scoopster over at AICN, the long-delayed FREDDY VS JASON motion picture will have two different endings. This according to Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund, who confessed the idea on a local radio talk show. Englund apparently said that "When Jason vs. Freddy is done, it will have two endings. One where Freddy wins and one where Jason wins. When it gets released half [the prints] will have a Freddy friendly ending and the other half Jason friendly. And they will not advertise which theater has which ending. So people seeing it will not know who wins until the end." The production on the film has currently been put on hold until the release of JASON X on August 17, 2001.
       

January 3, 2000

Source: Chicago Sun Times

After all kinds of delays and casting confusions, soon to be Oscar-nominated Steven Soderbergh's version of the Rat Pack classic OCEAN'S 11 is finally ready to go before cameras. Cindy Pearlman from the Chicago Sun-Times got
to speak with producer George Clooney and director Soderbergh, as well as Don Cheadle, who revealed he has not been officially cast yet. Cheadle did say that he was just waiting for "the ink to dry" on his contract, but did not reveal any information on what role he would be playing saying only jokingly, "I'm doing the Peter Lawford role." Clooney said he is excited to start production on the film, which begins shooting February 11th in Las Vegas and Atlantic City.
        

January 3, 2000

Source: O.F.C.S.

Here are the final results of the Online Film Critics Society's (O.F.C.S.) Annual Movie Awards. Our own JoBlo is a member of the group (Try as he did, he could NOT get Christian Bale to win Best Actor, although he did finish among the five finalists). Click here to see JoBlo's Top 10 Favorite Movies of the past year.

Best Film:
Almost Famous

Best Actor:
Tom Hanks - Cast Away

Best Actress:
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream

Best Supporting Actor:
(tie) Benicio del Toro - Traffic
(tie) Philip Seymour Hoffman - Almost Famous

Best Supporting Actress:
Kate Hudson - Almost Famous

Best Ensemble:
(tie) Almost Famous
(tie) State and Main

Best Director:
Darren Aronofsky - Requiem for a Dream

Best Screenplay:
Almost Famous - Cameron Crowe

Best Original Score:
Requiem for a Dream - Clint Mansell

Best Cinematography:
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Peter Pau

Best Editing:
Requiem for a Dream - Jay Rabinowitz

Best Cinematic Breakthrough:
Björk - Dancer in the Dark

Best Foreign Language Film:
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best Documentary:
The Filth and the Fury

Best Film Related Website:
The Internet Movie Database

Best DVD:
Fight Club

Best DVD Special Features:
Fight Club

Best DVD Commentary:
Fight Club

The Online Film Critics Society's Top Ten Films of 2000:
1. Almost Famous
2. Requiem for a Dream
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
4. Dancer in the Dark
5. Traffic
6. Gladiator
7. Quills
8. Wonder Boys
9. (tie) Chicken Run
(tie) Erin Brockovich
         

January 3, 2000

Source: News Askew

Things were moving along quite nicely with the DOGMA: SPECIAL EDITION DVD until now, just three weeks before its scheduled release date of January 23, 2001. If you'll remember, we here at JoBlo brought you a first look at the DVD cover art, but we have now learned that it may be some time before you get to see that cover art in person.  Columbia-TriStar, who is handling the DVD release, sent word to retailers stating the release date has been delayed until further notice due to unforeseen circumstances. This shouldn't come as a surprise to Kevin Smith fans, as every one of his DVD releases (CLERKS, MALLRATS, and CHASING AMY) has been delayed. We'll keep you posted as to details of a new street date.

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