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Airbender details

Posted 18 years ago

A release date has already been staked out by Paramount and Nickelodeon for what they surely hope is the first in a franchise — M. Night Shyamalan’s live-action adaptation of the Miyazaki-influenced animated TV series AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER will...

Deception pics

Posted 18 years ago

Given the intriguing scenario and strong cast, I’m surprised there’s not more push for the dark thriller DECEPTION. The flick (formerly known as THE TOURIST) stars Ewan McGregor as a mild-mannered accountant introduced to an underground sex club by his...

Hellboy II creatures

Posted 18 years ago

Even with all the advances in digital technology, practical effects almost always look better than computer-generated ones (with I AM LEGEND being a shining argument for latex over CG), so it’s great to see bigshot directors like Guillermo del Toro...

New Hulk poster

Posted 18 years ago

If the premise and preview of THE INCREDIBLE HULK didn’t evoke the 1970s TV series, the new poster ought to cover it. The image continues the “man on the run” and duality themes, with Edward Norton’s vagabond scientist emerging from...

Rose is Barbarella

Posted 18 years ago

When it was announced that Robert Rodriguez would direct a remake of BARBARELLA, it was speculated (and essentially confirmed right here at JoBlo) that his GRINDHOUSE warrior-stripper and new squeeze Rose McGowan would portray the sex-seeking intergalactic adventuress of the...

Tetris: the Movie!

Posted 18 years ago

If you think about it, the classic videogame TETRIS is really a metaphor for life. It’s a never-ending progression of fitting things together in a very particular way in order to achieve success and happiness, while simultaneously making room for...

Lakeview Terrace trailer

Posted 18 years ago

If you combined a couple of early 90s thrillers, let’s say UNLAWFUL ENTRY and PACIFIC HEIGHTS, then threw in some up-and-coming actors and Sam Jackson, you might very well end up with LAKEVIEW TERRACE. The flick stars Patrick Wilson (LITTLE...

Half of Babylon?

Posted 18 years ago

UPDATE: Twitch has made an amendment to the previous report about the drastic disparity in running time — Kassovitz himself has apparently been chipping at the Euro cut as well and slimmed it down to around 105 minutes, so the...

Joker gets a trim?

Posted 18 years ago

UPDATE: Moviehole has refuted the below rumor, thanks to some trusted inside sources of their own. So I guess Ledger’s performance will remain as intended. Read what they have to say on the subject RIGHT HERE. I was unsure about...

Quarantine teaser

Posted 18 years ago

Talk about quick turnaround — it didn’t take long for the Spanish-language “first-person” virus flick [REC] to build buzz before it got snapped up for a Hollywood remake. Screen Gems’ version of the horror flick follows a reporter crew stuck...

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