— by BEN FOWLER — “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson is potentially lined up to play Kurt Cobain in a biopic based on his tragic life. According to UK tabloid The Sun, Pattinson has been pestering Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, to allow him to take on the role of the icon[...]
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‘Star Wars’ Animated Comedy Series in the Works
— by KYLA DREWETTE — Whenever I hear about a new “Star Wars” project, my instinctive response is: “I’ve got a bad feeling about this.” And who can blame me? Most of what Lucasfilm has churned out over the last 11 years has been disappointing at best, and fans (including myself)[...]
Eight Clips from ‘Date Night’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Steve Carell and Tina Fey are two of the funniest people on TV, consistently delivering laugh after laugh on their back-to-back NBC comedies, “The Office” and “30 Rock.” I’m actually surprised they’ve never acted together before[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘After.Life’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Death seems like a pretty definitive phenomenon. Either you’re alive or you’re not. But what if you got stuck between life and death in a weird sort of limbo? That’s exactly what happens to Anna (Christina Ricci) in the upcoming thriller “After.Life.” After a[...]
Win Tickets to the NYC Premiere of ‘The Song of the Little Road’
— by RACHEL COYNE — The craft of filmmaking has developed in leaps and bounds over the decades, so it’s sometimes easy to forget just how precarious a process it used to be. Not too long ago, reels of highly flammable and easily damaged film were spliced together using a knife and glue[...]
Soap Box Derby Movie Commences Filming
Cameras instead of soap-box cars will roll April 7 at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio, as the filming of “25 Hill,” Corbin Bernsen’s All American Soap Box Derby-themed movie, officially commences. After a short press conference at 8:30 a.m., Bernsen will hand over his director’s role[...]
‘Runaways’ May Find Home in Movie Theaters
— by CAM SMITH — Now that “Thor” and “First Avenger: Captain America” are in varying levels of production, and “The Avengers” is currently scouting directors, Marvel Studios is finally getting into a clear enough headspace to begin focusing their attention on their movie[...]
Five Exclusive Stills from ‘The Beatnicks’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Thanks to Garen Topalian, executive producer of “”The Beatnicks,” we have these five never-before-seen exclusive stills from the movie, which debuts on DVD April 6.[...]
What is Going on Behind the Scenes of ‘Thor’?
— by CAM SMITH — Any film production can be a magnet for controversy and conflict. Creative types, as a rule, don’t always see eye-to-eye, business sometimes interferes with artistry and it’s a constant struggle to realize the boundless potential of the page on celluloid. And the mor[...]
Possible ‘Yogi Bear’ Images Emerge
— by ALEXA MILAN — Fans of the “Yogi Bear” cartoon are in luck. Not only is “smarter than the average bear” Yogi headed to the big screen, but he’s headed to the big screen in 3D. In the live action/CGI hybrid from “Journey to the Center of the[...]
Spend Christmas with Harold and Kumar
— by ROB COX — “Entertainment Weekly” confirmed recently that actor Kal Penn is leaving his post with the Obama Administration as associate director of public engagement (whatever that is; who wouldn’t want to leave that for a film career?) to resume his acting career. [...]
Will Paul Greengrass Take a ‘Fantastic Voyage’
— by CAM SMITH — With the “Green Zone” tanking out at the multiplex like the second coming of “Body of Lies,” and the “Bourne” franchise apparently being prepped to catch a serious case of the reboot-itis, Paul Greengrass is in somewhat desperate need of a high-profile studio[...]
Sebastian Stan Cast as Captain America’s Sidekick
— by CAM SMITH — Now this is more like it! After running fans through the metaphorical ringer for nearly an eternity over the casting of Captain America, Marvel Studios and director Joe Johnson aren’t kidding around anymore regarding casting their hotly anticipated 2011 summer tentpole[...]