— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Oliver Stone’s “Savages” opens in theaters tomorrow. In advance, Universal Pictures released a new trailer a few days ago. It includes more sex and more Nate Dogg. Along with the extra footage, interwoven within the preview, members of the cast announce [...]
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Criterion’s The Gold Rush Restoration Demo
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I am so glad so many classic movies are being remastered and restored back to health. Movies like Ben-Hur,” “Casablanca” and numerous Alfred Hitchcock classics have all been cleaned up and, perhaps, now they look even better than they did when they [...]
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[...]
A Featurette from Madagascar 3
— by ADAM DALE — Sequels and trilogies are fairly common when it comes to successful films, especially when those films are children related. Repetition may be boring for adults, but when kids like a movie, they will watch the same one over and over again, so the chance of seeing another[...]
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[...]
Prometheus: New Videos
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Fox Studio’s marketing campaign for “Prometheus” continues to amaze. The first clip introduced us to Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce), CEO of Weyland Corp, this past February.[...]
Catwoman Costume Fully Revealed
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Until recently, we didn’t really know what our favorite cat burglar — Catwoman — would look like in the Batman movie sequel “The Dark Knight Rises.” But now we’ve got a various good images of the gorgeous starlet Anne Hathaway in[...]
‘Off the Record’ with Katherine Brooks
— by JESSIKA OWENS — Author Joseph Campbell said, “Love is friendship set to music.” Writer/director Katherine Brooks and her production company, Big Easy Pictures, are out to explore that concept with their upcoming film “Off the Record.” The essence of “Off the Record” is f[...]
A Teaser for Atlas Shrugged: Part 2
— by ADAM POYNTER — “Atlas Shrugged: Part 1” was just about as controversial as the book on which it was based has been for the past 50-plus years. It wasn’t exactly revered by most film critics last year when it was released, but true fans of this haunting look at the future b[...]
Jim Lehrer Talks Docs in Portland
— by BEV QUESTAD — Would you like to know what’s going on inside a politician’s head when he’s in front of the camera in a political debate? What’s the strategy walking in? What’s the disappointment walking out? In Jim Lehrer’s documentaries, George W. Bush reveals his[...]
‘Daffy’s Rhapsody’ Short Premieres Feb. 10
Movie-goers seeing the 3D family adventure “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” are in for a bonus reel of laughs and action with “Daffy’s Rhapsody.” The original Looney Tunes cartoon short makes its theatrical debut in tandem with the feature film release[...]
A Music Video from ‘The Muppets’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — While “The Muppets” movie winds down its theatrical run, it’s never too late to check out a video from the film. The following video is for the song “Man or Muppet,” which features Jason Segel’s character reflecting upon a quest[...]
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
— by SEAN GERSKI — Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt — the stars of last year’s wonderful “500 Days of Summer” — ask what you are doing New Year’s Eve with this fun little song. Here’s hoping this duo works together sooner rather than late[...]