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Jet’s off to China

Posted 17 years ago

Now that he’s finished filming THE EXPENDABLES, Wushu whirlwind Jet Li is heading back to his home country to kick… less ass? As he often does between Hollywood productions, Li is going to China for a project. But instead of...

Bunch ‘o Gamer clips

Posted 17 years ago

Next weekend, brawny Scotsman Gerard Butler shoots up theaters in GAMER, courtesy of CRANK makers and obvious videogame addicts Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine. In the adrenaline-fueled futuristic flick, Butler is a competitor in an online game where players mind-control...

Fame guy’s sci-fi

Posted 17 years ago

When you consider the update of FAME, you might (or might not) wonder what sort of material that film’s director Kevin Tancharoen will tackle next. But you probably wouldn’t guess it’s an original big-budget sci-fi action flick produced by Brett...

Spike Jonze at MOMA

Posted 17 years ago

It seems like it’s taken 80 years for Spike Jonze to bring WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE to life. And to celebrate that movie’s release on October 16th, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York is doing a...

QT on Charlie Rose

Posted 17 years ago

Quentin Tarantino has been making the rounds promoting his now-unleashed WWII opus INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, but is generally only granted a few minutes of talk time at most opportunities. And while the effusive filmmaker can cram a lot of chatter into...

Banks behind bars

Posted 17 years ago

Lust generator Elizabeth Banks is heading to the Big House, where she may incite a few riots. Banks is in talks to join Russell Crowe inTHE NEXT THREE DAYS. Not strictly a “girls in prison” flick (which is a crime...

Tatum goes Roman

Posted 17 years ago

Channing Tatum has demonstrated his skills at dancing, street brawling, cartoon soldiering and crooked-hat wearing, but how will he handle period material? We’ll find out with THE EAGLE OF THE NINTH, a “Roman epic adventure” from Focus Features. The movie...

For Queen & Country

Posted 17 years ago

After years kicking around development hell, Greg Rucka’s Eisner Award winning comic QUEEN & COUNTRY is back on track at Fox. Or at least getting a new script. Up-and-comer Ryan Condal landed the assignment to adapt the Oni Press espionage...

Fincher Facebook is go

Posted 17 years ago

Filmmaker David Fincher (FIGHT CLUB, SEVEN) adds a lot of projects to his Friends list, but very few seem to get any real love. But the same can’t be said of THE SOCIAL NETWORK (i.e., THE FACEBOOK MOVIE), with which...

Youth in Revolt trailer

Posted 17 years ago

Michael Cera’s filmography is filled with fidgety characters and quests to get laid, and YOUTH IN REVOLT doesn’t seem to be very different… and then it definitely does, as you’ll see below. In the movie, Cera plays trailer-park teen Nick...

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