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George Clooney will write, direct, and star in a big-budget movie about stolen art and Nazis

Posted 14 years ago

George Clooney the actor and filmmaker has put together a pretty admirable filmography for himself over the years. While usually not outright hits or misses, the man’s films have always been clearly about telling interesting yet familiar stories, but from...

Tim Burton may direct a live-action Pinocchio starring Robert Downey Jr.

Posted 14 years ago

When you think of Pinocchio, you obviously think of the dark, twisted, and macabre stylings of Tim Burton, yes? Well, if you don’t, you may have to open your mind a little since according to THR, Burton is in talks...

First image of Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy has been revealed

Posted 14 years ago

So there’s Jeremy Renner doing his best Matt Damon impression. USA Today unveiled the first look at ‘Aaron Cross’, the new protagonist as played by Renner in writer-director Tony Gilroy’s THE BOURNE LEGACY. The image is not what one would...

Can you name all 26 films from the 1960s Film Alphabet?

Posted 14 years ago

I love these things. Designer and illustrator Stephen Wildish has created a series of Film Alphabet posters, showing off iconic (and sometimes not so iconic) images from the popular films of a respective decade. And your job is to figure...

These are the 10 remaining contenders in the VFX Oscar race

Posted 14 years ago

Do you think CAPTAIN AMERICA deserves a shot at the Best VFX Oscar this year for its fairly impressive depiction of a small and wimpy Chris Evans? Or will the rest of the film’s pretty sub-par effects take it out...

The Wachowskis want Natalie Portman to star in their next sci-fi film Jupiter Ascending

Posted 14 years ago

After having given birth last year, Oscar winner Natalie Portman (THOR, BLACK SWAN) has been tending to more maternal duties and putting the silver screen on hold for the time being. But when she does decide to return, it could...

Cool Videos: The Lion King Rises

Posted 14 years ago

Can Bane’s now infamously garbled audio be better understood when uttered by THE LION KING’s evil Scar? Maybe, maybe not. But this latest and very well-cut movie trailer mash-up is worth checking out either way if you’re a fan (or...

A couple of new posters for Will Ferrell’s Casa de mi Padre have been revealed

Posted 14 years ago

As a Latin male and someone who grew up with “telenovelas” playing in the background all throughout his childhood, one of the films I’m most anticipating is Will Ferrell’s CASA DE MI PADRE, him and his Garry Sanchez production banner’s...

New images and synopsis for Spike Lee’s Red Hook Summer have appeared online

Posted 14 years ago

Before his upcoming rendition of OLDBOY, polarizing filmmaker Spike Lee will first unveil one of the bigger small films that will be hitting Sundance next year: RED HOOK SUMMER. Starring primarily a cast of unknowns and the fantastic Clarke Peters...

These are the 39 eligible entries for the Best Original Song Oscar

Posted 14 years ago

The songs that will be competing for a chance to win the one Oscar category that gets the least respect (and rightfully so – the winners are typically terrible) have been revealed to us today. My guess is that most...

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