— by ADAM POYNTER — Pre-production of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” prequels — based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” — has been ongoing for years, due to many unforeseen reasons. Principal photography didn’t begin until March 21, 2011, and it ran through [...]
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Teaser Trailer: Life of Pi
— by ADAM POYNTER — Nearly nine years after Fox 2000 Pictures acquired the film rights to Yann Martel’s 2001 epic fantasy adventure “Life of Pi,” we finally have our first full teaser trailer. Directed by Ang Lee (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain”) f[...]
Trailer: Robot & Frank
— by ADAM POYNTER — We all know that there are many independent films out there that are far superior in storytelling capability and in impact to the majority of the blockbuster films that fill up theaters during peak times when they all seem to be released. Every now and then, some of t[...]
Trailer: Dredd
— by ADAM POYNTER — The road for the character Judge Dredd has been a lengthy and turbulent one. Created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra in 1977 for 2000 AD Comics magazine, it has been one of the longest-running British Comic Book characters and was voted the seventh-best comic hero [...]
Photo: Angelina Jolie as Maleficent
— by ADAM POYNTER — If there is one thing you can say about Disney and the magical fairytales it has created on the big screen for the past 75 years is that it has given us many heroes, princesses and maniacal villains. The latter is the subject of this article because one of the [&helli[...]
Trailer: Resident Evil: Retribution
— by ADAM POYNTER — Who knew that when “Resident Evil” was released for the PlayStation in 1996 that it would be as successful as it was? It has spawned multiple games over many different gaming systems, a set of novels, a computer-animated movie and, of course, a very successful fil[...]
Comic Con: The Iron Man 3 Panel
— by ADAM POYNTER — Comic Con International is held every year down in San Diego and it is the place to be for everything exclusive to upcoming movie and television projects. June 14 was one of the largest days in Hall H for hardcore movie lovers and fanatics. Not only was there news and[...]
Five Clips from That’s My Boy
— by ADAM POYNTER — Adam Sandler’s back in wacky voice mode in “That’s My Boy.” While the film seems to be right up the alley of Sandler’s typical characters as of late, I am happy to say that the film is a return to the dirty adult comedies that made him famous. After the [&he[...]
Four Clips from Madagascar 3
— by ADAM POYNTER — In “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted,” Alex the lion (Ben Stiller), Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer), Marty the zebra (Chris Rock) and Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) are once again trying to get home to their cozy cages at the Central Park Zoo. This[...]
Report: The Mandarin IS in Iron Man 3
— by ADAM POYNTER — Ever since “The Avengers” arrived, it has been setting box office records domestically and internationally — and it continues to do so. Even though the world has caught Avengers fever, the minds at Marvel Studios are looking to the future of their many franc[...]
Poster: Prometheus
— by ADAM POYNTER — As you probably already know, director Ridley Scott is about to have a most-anticipated return to the genre he helped revolutionize when “Prometheus” opens in less than a month, on June 8. We have been excited for this film since its announcement and speculating o[...]
Watch the First Episode of Tron: Uprising
— by ADAM POYNTER — A lot has happened with “Tron” over the years, from its release in 1982 and its use of revolutionary technology — at the time — to a subculture of fans believing in the story and film that it amassed enough attention to garner a sequel. Disney came out[...]
Eight Clips from Dark Shadows
— by ADAM POYNTER — Tim Burton has secured himself as a staple in the movie world and as one of the most unique and talented directors with a particular style and approach to movie making. It just so happens that many of Burton’s biggest films have also starred Johnny Depp. Well. the t[...]
The Avengers Breaks Box Office Records
— by ADAM POYNTER — There is no question that the world has been waiting and anticipating the arriving of Marvel’s “The Avengers” — but I don’t think we had any idea the true smashing power it could have on the competition this weekend. With rough early estimates[...]