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Aliens vs. Angelinos and Eckhart in the epic trailer for Battle: Los Angeles

Posted 16 years ago

After a couple of early looks at the impending alien overtaking, the new trailer for BATTLE: LOS ANGELES finds the invasion in full swing, from the extraterrestrials’ beach landing to the chaotic clash in, on, under and over all the...

Sam Rockwell talks Cowboys & Aliens and flying with Harrison Ford

Posted 16 years ago

He wasn’t exactly prominent in the teaser trailer (below), but Sam Rockwell will be riding the range and drawing iron on extraterrestrials in this summer’s potential blockbuster COWBOYS & ALIENS. Shortlist recently chatted with the actor about his drama CONVICTION...

RIP: Bullitt director Peter Yates

Posted 16 years ago

Director Peter Yates has passed away at age 81. While while he worked behind the camera on noteworthy dramas (BREAKING AWAY), thrillers (THE DEEP, THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE) and comedies (MOTHER, JUGGS & SPEED), Yates will probably be best...

Cool Videos: Somnolence

Posted 16 years ago

We see a lot of shorts from amateur filmmakers, but not many have sweet visuals and paramilitary guys fighting a crazy gun-covered beast bot. So SOMNOLENCE definitely deserves a look for that, at the very least. The sci-fi flavored sequence,...

Director Gary Ross discusses adapting The Hunger Games

Posted 16 years ago

THE HUNGER GAMES movies are poised to become the next TWILIGHT SAGA-sized success. At least that’s what the studio and filmmakers are hoping, and the future young (yet-to-be-found) cast would surely like a slice of the attention that vampire franchise’s...

So, what’s going on with that Uncharted movie?

Posted 16 years ago

UPDATE: Back and forth… Following last week’s supposed “debunking” of Russell’s plan and Mark Wahlberg’s involvement in UNCHARTED, Moviehole just chatted with the actor and got this salient quote: “David O’Russell is writing right now and hopes to direct. It’s...

Warner Bros. holds the One Ring for the two Hobbit movies — and Frodo returns!

Posted 16 years ago

UPDATE from Wood’s PR rep: “Wood is confirmed to star in Peter Jackson’s “THE HOBBIT” to be shot in New Zealand. In addition, he has signed on to play “Ben Gunn” in Stewart Harcourt’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s TREASURE...

Cool Videos: Michael Caine imitates Michael Caine, poorly

Posted 16 years ago

Legendary actor Michael Caine is fully aware of the fact that his unique vocal delivery is often imitated. As you’ll see in the video below, he has his own version of how those impressions sound to his ears. As a...

Joe Carnahan throws more actors to the wolves in The Grey

Posted 16 years ago

Not everyone will love it when this plan comes together. Director Joe Carnahan is reuniting with his A-TEAM star Liam Neeson for the survival tale THE GREY. The indie features the former Hannibal as the leader of an oil pipeline...

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost get friendly with the alien in the latest trailer for Paul

Posted 16 years ago

Anyone who’s seen their previous collaborations like “Spaced”, SHAUN OF THE DEAD or HOT FUZZ knows that Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are “real deal” hardcore geeks, so their latest flick PAUL should be a delight for the rest of...

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