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Sean Penn to reteam with Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for his adaptation of Flim-Flam Man?

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FLIM-FLAM MAN is a project that Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu (BIUTIFUL, 21 GRAMS) became attached to just recently. The true crime drama would be an adaptation of the memoir by Jennifer Vogel titled Flim-Flam Man: The True Story of...

Cool Videos: White guys Will Ferrell and Jimmy Kimmel sit around speaking Spanish

Posted 14 years ago

I think my article title pretty much sums up the gist of this video! Will Ferrell appeared (on a horse) on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to promote his upcoming Spanish-language comedy CASA DE MI PADRE, and both he and Kimmel naturally...

Jeremy Renner up to replace Jake Gyllenhaal in Motor City?

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MOTOR CITY, the next project from director Albert Hughes (THE BOOK OF ELI), has had its fair share of trouble getting a leading man locked into place. First there was talk of Chris Evans (THE AVENGERS), then Dominic Cooper (THE...

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis will comedically romance one another in Relanxious

Posted 14 years ago

Hey, look! Another romantic comedy! I wouldn’t give a shit were it not for the fact that this one – awkwardly titled RELANXIOUS – is going to star the always lovely Olivia Wilde (BURT WONDERSTONE) and the hilarious Jason Sudeikis...

HBO passes on Spike Lee’s Mike Tyson-inspired drama series Da Brick

Posted 14 years ago

Back in the summer of last year, there was talk of a new HBO series in the works from filmmaker Spike Lee (OLDBOY) called “Da Brick”, inspired in part by the early life of Mike Tyson. A young Mike surrogate...

50/50 director Jonathan Levine in talks to direct McG’s Dead Spy Running

Posted 14 years ago

DEAD SPY RUNNING was a project initially started by writer Stephen Gaghen (SYRIANA, TRAFFIC) and Jamie Moss (HUNTER KILLER, STREET KINGS) for producer and THIS MEANS WAR director McG. Gaghen was supposed to initially direct, but scheduling conflicts made that...

First look at Bond villain Javier Bardem from the set of Skyfall

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SKYFALL, the next installment in the Bond franchise from director Sam Mendes, has been filming for a while now and so far we’ve only really gotten glimpses of 007 himself in varying forms of shaggy and handsome cragginess. But today,...

Cool Videos: Andrew Stanton’s TED talk about the clues to a great story

Posted 14 years ago

TED talks are typically great (even in the future), and this time we have one that’s catering specifically to films and storytelling. JOHN CARTER director Andrew Stanton steps on to the stage to discuss “The Clues to a Great Story”,...

Woody Allen and Sofia Vergara join John Turturro’s indie comedy Fading Gigolo

Posted 14 years ago

Not since 2000’s PICKING UP THE PIECES has Woody Allen starred in a film that he didn’t direct. That’ll change soon as the famed actor-director will be joining the John Turturro-directed (ROMANCE & CIGARETTES) indie comedy FADING GIGOLO, along with...

UPDATE! Sylvester Stallone overseeing a new cut of Walter Hill’s Bullet to the Head?

Posted 14 years ago

UPDATE: The filmmakers behind BULLET TO THE HEAD have chimed in denying Twitch’s original report regarding the editing of their upcoming project. Over at Ain’t It Cool News, Sylvester Stallone himself tells Harry Knowles that the report was “an egregious...

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Christopher Nolan Movies Ranked: Where Does The Odyssey Land?

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We rank all of Christopher Nolan's movies, up to and including his latest release, The Odyssey!

Ed Harris, star of James Cameron's The Abyss, has said that he wouldn't talk about the film, but now he has broken his silence

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“I’m Never Talking About It”: Ed Harris Finally Breaks Silence on The Abyss

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Ed Harris, star of James Cameron's The Abyss, has said that he wouldn't talk about the film, but now he has broken his silence

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Evil Dead Burn’s Mid-Credits and Post-Credits Scenes Explained (SPOILERS)

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Evil Dead Burn features two post-credits scenes that tease the franchise's future. We break down what it all could mean.

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How The Mask Went From a Violent Comic Book to a Jim Carrey Comedy Classic

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Discover how a hyper-violent indie comic book about a homicidal artifact was transformed into Jim Carrey’s iconic 1994 family-friendly comedy hit, The Mask.

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Polygon Punches: We take a look at the 2000’s era of Hong Kong action-based video games

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Join us as we take a look at the video games from the early 2000s, which centered around martial arts and gun-toting action stars.

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5 Underrated Sam Neill Movies Every Fan Should See

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While best known for the Jurassic Park movies, there was much more to Sam Neill than Dr. Alan Grant. Here are five killer performances you can't miss.

Sean Penn to reteam with Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for his adaptation of Flim-Flam Man?

Cool Videos: White guys Will Ferrell and Jimmy Kimmel sit around speaking Spanish

Jeremy Renner up to replace Jake Gyllenhaal in Motor City?

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis will comedically romance one another in Relanxious

HBO passes on Spike Lee’s Mike Tyson-inspired drama series Da Brick

50/50 director Jonathan Levine in talks to direct McG’s Dead Spy Running

First look at Bond villain Javier Bardem from the set of Skyfall

Cool Videos: Andrew Stanton’s TED talk about the clues to a great story

Woody Allen and Sofia Vergara join John Turturro’s indie comedy Fading Gigolo

UPDATE! Sylvester Stallone overseeing a new cut of Walter Hill’s Bullet to the Head?

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