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Certified Fresh Picks from the WB VaultIt's the third-oldest American movie studio: the company that brought us Rin Tin Tin, convinced the world that the talkies were here to stay, and eventually grew into one of the largest conglomerates in the world. Yes, we're talking about Warner Bros. -- and for good reason: the WB is turning 85 this year, and they've decided to celebrate their birthday by giving away some gifts. Eighty-five gifts, to be precise -- they're opening their vaults and making a great big stack of their finest films available via iTunes. |
Rotten Tomatoes |
Total Recall: History of the Spoof Movie, Part OneThree spoof movies in one year! Is America fortunate or what? Following January's Meet the Spartans and March's Superhero Movie, the genre comes roaring back with Disaster Movie, cobbled together from trailers, Internet memes, and films dating as far back as December 2007. But the spoof genre runs a deeper cinematic legacy than current trends suggests, and in this week's Total Recall we salute the filmmakers who paved the genre's path and made it possible for Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer to find jobs. |
Rotten Tomatoes |
Exclusive Clip: Sukiyaki Western DjangoTarantino fans, prick up your ears! Maverick filmmaker Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) is back with the culture-mashing Sukiyaki Western Django (which features a cameo by QT himself), and Rotten Tomatoes is bringing you an exclusive look at the very baddest scene of the whole film. Picture this: a mysterious gunslinger in the Wild West faces off in a duel against...a samurai sword-wielding maniac! It's unlike anything you've ever seen before. Watch it after the jump! |
Rotten Tomatoes |
No Bat-Plans for Nolan Just YetAs funny as it was to imagine Brian Austin Green and Cher starring in the next "Batman" movie, a new Hollywood Reporter article confirms what everyone has known all along: Christopher Nolan hasn't committed to making another sequel. |
Hollywood Reporter |
Roberto Orci Answers Transformers 2 QuestionsScreenwriter Roberto Orci has given "Transformers" fans a treat, agreeing to answer a series of fan-submitted questions about the upcoming sequel. |
JoBlo's Movie Emporium |
NYT Probes the Murky Side of Movie RightsLooking for some more in-depth information about that nasty Fox/Warner Bros. "Watchmen" lawsuit? Look no further: the New York Times has published a report on just how easy it is for studios to wind up tussling over film rights. |
New York Times |
Marvel Heroes Turning JapaneseMarvel is teaming up with Madhouse Studios to produce four new anime series based on its heroes, while "reimagining the back stories and redesigning the look of Marvel's stable of characters to reflect Japanese culture." The shows are set to debut in 2010. |
New York Times |
Dragonball Trailer Gets a DateWe know you can't wait to see the first "Dragonball" trailer, and your wait is almost over: ComingSoon says it'll be running before "Max Payne" starting October 17. |
ComingSoon.net |
Spielberg Still On Board for TintinDespite recent rumors to the contrary, Steven Spielberg says he remains committed to directing the first installment in his planned "Tintin" trilogy. |
Reuters |
PETA Doc Examines Chimp AbuseIn a new Anjelica Huston-narrated documentary, "Show Business Is No Business for Great Apes," PETA outlines the often horrific history of chimp abuse in film. |
Los Angeles Times |
YouTube Screening No End in SightBetween September 1 and November 4, Charles Ferguson's "No End in Sight" will become the first widely released feature film to screen in its entirety on YouTube. |
Hollywood Reporter |
Yet Another Halloween On the WayRob Zombie vowed that his "Halloween" reboot wouldn't get a sequel, and it won't -- not with him directing it, anyway: Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury have apparently signed on to direct the next chapter in the Michael Myers saga. |
Bloody Disgusting |
Haley Joel Osment Heads to BroadwayThat adorable little Haley Joel Osment is 20 years old all of a sudden -- and making his Broadway debut this fall in David Mamet's "American Buffalo." |
MSN.com |
Garth Ennis' Boys Getting Film AdaptationGarth Ennis' "Preacher" may be finished at HBO, but Columbia has hired Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay to adapt another of his titles, "The Boys," for the big screen. |
Hollywood Reporter |
Mulcahy Gives Thomas Jane Hell"Highlander" director Russell Mulcahy has signed on to direct "Give 'Em Hell Malone," starring Thomas Jane as an investigator "who squares off with gangsters and their thugs to protect a valuable secret." Ving Rhames co-stars. |
Moviehole |
Swank Gets Something Borrowed and Something BlueHilary Swank has purchased the film rights to the Emily Giffin books "Something Borrowed" and "Something Blue," which tell the story of "a Manhattan attorney who becomes involved with her best friend's fiance following her 30th birthday." |
Variety |
Warners Launches Hulu CompetitorWarner Bros. is launching what's being billed as a competitor to Hulu on its site, offering streaming, ad-supported episodes of shows including "Friends," "Gilmore Girls," and "The OC." |
Slashfilm |
Office Duo Sells Bad TeacherLee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, co-executive producers of "The Office," have sold "Bad Teacher," a script about "a foul-mouthed, gold-digging seventh-grade teacher who's dumped by her sugar-daddy boyfriend and turns her attention toward a colleague," to Columbia Pictures. |
Variety |
Austin Chick Takes a Trip to the HamptonsFor his next project, director Austin Chick will write and direct a "Hamptons-based thriller" that's being described as "A Simple Plan" crossed with "Good Intentions." |
Reuters |
Warners Goes Coco for Audrey TatouFor its first foray into the specialty market since closing Picturehouse and Warner Independent, Warner Bros. will produce and distribute "Coco Before Chanel," a French-language Chanel biopic starring Audrey Tautou. |
Reuters |
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