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Matthew McConaughey defends a possibly evil Ryan Phillippe in the trailer for The Lincoln Lawyer

Posted 16 years ago

Contrary to what the title may have you thinking, THE LINCOLN LAWYER does not have Matthew McConaughey going back to the 1800s to serve the bearded slave-freeing president. Nor is he based near the memorial in Washington DC. Or even...

Jake Gyllenhaal braintrips on a train in the trailer for Source Code

Posted 16 years ago

After making his feature debut with the lunar mindwarp MOON, director Duncan Jones is continuing with more ambitious heady sci-fi with SOURCE CODE, his new twisty train terrorism thriller with Jake Gyllenhaal. The synopsis: When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens...

Jason Statham and Mickey Rourke gamble with guns in the trailer for 13

Posted 16 years ago

Before they got together for THE EXPENDABLES, Jason Statham and Mickey Rourke filmed a remake of the low-budget French thriller 13 TZAMETI. And now some time after Sly’s gun bunch shot up the screen, 13 seems to be finally getting...

Cool Videos: Schwarzenegger and Milius commentary highlights from Conan the Barbarian

Posted 16 years ago

As entertaining as CONAN THE BARBARIAN was and remains, the experience is actually improved dramatically when listening to star Arnold Schwarzenegger and filmmaker John Milius discussing the film. Need proof? Check out this brilliantly presented compilation of their “finest” moments...

Robert Downey Jr. loses Gravity but finds Girls

Posted 16 years ago

You’d think after the acclaim that filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron received for CHILDREN OF MEN (not to mention what some say is the best HARRY POTTER so far), he wouldn’t have such a hard time with his sci-fi thriller GRAVITY. But...

Eli Roth produces disaster horror and a killer clown

Posted 16 years ago

While we’re still waiting for splatmaster Eli Roth to expand his GRINDHOUSE trailer THANKSGIVING to feature length and make his sci-fi epic ENDANGERED SPECIES, he’s been busy behind the scenes, and not just killing/being killed in movies like INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS...

Denis Leary goes from New York fireman to Spider-Man cop

Posted 16 years ago

I’m still uncertain just how I feel about a reboot of the SPIDER-MAN movie series, but I can’t deny that the cast is oddly intriguing. So far we’ve got Andrew Garfield (Peter Parker), Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy), Rhys Ifans (The...

Remake Alert: Now Robert Zemeckis may be off to see The Wizard of Oz

Posted 16 years ago

UPDATE: The Wrap says that the discussions between WB and Zemeckis never went beyond that, so he won’t be directing their new WIZARD OF OZ after all. (But they’re still going to making it, so the director hunt resumes…) November...

Zoe Saldana is ready for action in pics from the Besson-produced Colombiana

Posted 16 years ago

You have to admire Luc Besson’s efficiency as much as his fondness for characters who engage in over-the-top violence. The LA FEMME NIKITA creator seems to churn out a new action script every other week, then puts on his producing...

The ring chooses Hal Jordan in the trailer for Green Lantern!

Posted 16 years ago

When the early footage of GREEN LANTERN slipped online the other day, many fans were distressed about the apparent slapstick tone and seemingly dodgy CG work. The new trailer appears to have a more serious and respectful approach to the...

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