Hong Kong Phooey, “Marvin” Test Footage
Years ago, Warner Bros. Pictures attempted a live-action/CG-animated combination adaptation of the Looney Tunes cartoon "Marvin the Martian."Not long after that, Alcon Entertainment attempted...
Zemeckis’ “Yellow Submarine” Stays Sunk
Robert Zemeckis has officially given up on his remake of the cult The Beatles-themed animated classic "Yellow Submarine."Disney Pictures announced the mo-cap film in...
Tarantino’s “Crow” To Round Out Trilogy?
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's "first wave" of directing efforts back in the 1990s was kind of an unofficial pulpy crime trilogy - "Reservoir Dogs," "Pulp...
Mockingbird Lane Officially Dead At NBC
Bryan Fuller, creator/executive producer of NBC's "Munsters" reboot "Mockingbird Lane," says the project is now officially dead.He revealed on Twitter the other day: "I...
P.T. Anderson’s “Vice” Shoots Next Year
With "The Master" now behind him, filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson is turning his attention towards his next project - an adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's...
James Bobin To Direct “Tribyville”
"The Muppets" director James Bobin has signed on to helm the period musical "Tribyville" from Gary Sanchez Productions.Bobin directs from his own script, but...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume G Part 2
In this volume I look at Wong-Kar Wai's long-delayed and forever in production martial arts epic, a high-concept action film set around a piano,...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume G Part 1
In this chapter I look at a remake of a British crime caper classic, a flashy big-budget detective noir about the L.A. mob in...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume F
In this volume I explore the sixth film in the "Fast and the Furious" series, a psychedelic English civil war film from the director...
Downey Talks “Iron Man 3,” New Photo
Speaking recently with Nuts UK, actor Robert Downey Jr. talked more a little more about the tone of the upcoming third "Iron Man"."I think...
First Photos From Boyle’s “Trance”
USA Today has posted the first photos from Danny Boyle's new thriller "Trance." Rosario Dawson, James McAvoy and Vincent Cassel star in the film...
Wes Anderson Reveals “Budapest” Cast
"Moonrise Kingdom" filmmaker Wes Anderson is still not forthcoming about the plot for his next project "The Grand Budapest Hotel," other than saying it's...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume E
In this volume I look at a sci-fi epic set on an Earth physically divided by income inequality, an mega-budget Chinese-produced undersea epic that...
New “Star Trek” Sequel Stills, Details
The upcoming issue of Empire magazine boasts a major feature on J.J. Abrams' much anticipated "Star Trek Into Darkness". As a result, they've...
Vin Diesel’s “Hannibal” Moving Forward?
Every filmmaker and many actors have a long-term dream project. For over a decade actor Vin Diesel has been pursuing his - a...
News Shorts: December 22nd 2012
Stills from The World's End, After Earth, Jack the Giant Slayer, Iron Man 3, Paranoia, and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.Posters for This Is The...
Casting: Sturgess, Stewart, Murray, Ventimiglia
Guardians of the GalaxyIt's reportedly down to either Jim Sturgess ("Cloud Atlas"), Zachary Levi ("Chuck") and an unnamed third actor to play Peter Quill...
TV News: Walking, Leverage, Mother
The Walking DeadNo surprise here, AMC has renewed its flagship drama 'The Walking Dead' for a fourth season. Glen Mazzara is also stepping...
Garth Franklin’s Worst Films of 2012
Due to the lag time for various overseas film releases here in Australia, I'm a few weeks and a dozen films away from locking...
Nine Films Vie For Foreign Language Oscar
Nine films have made it to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category at the upcoming 85th Academy Awards®.This shortlist...
Vampires, Bats & Cats Top Worst Film Poll
A few weeks ago RiffTrax got its users to vote for the Worst Movie of All Time, a vote that was helped along by...
TV News: SHIELD, Vatican, Saint
S.H.I.E.L.D.Chloe Bennet ("Nashville") has been cast as 'Skye' in Joss Whedon and Marvel's upcoming series "S.H.I.E.L.D.". The character is described as a confident woman...
Script News: Prince, Revoc, Warden
The False Prince"Game of Thrones" writer and story editor Bryan Cogman has been hired to adapt Jennifer Nielsen's young adult novel "The False Prince"...
First Photo: “Mad Max Fury Road”
There was doubt earlier, but now it has been confirmed by Warner Bros. Pictures - AICN has posted the first photo of Tom Hardy...
Lindelof Won’t Return For “Prometheus 2”
Ridley Scott's sci-fi epic "Prometheus" proved one of the year's most divisive films, and now the film's scribe Damon Lindelof will not be returning...
Pitch Perfect Sequel In The Works
"Pitch Perfect" actor Skylar Astin says Universal is already developing a sequel to this year's college acapella musical comedy which received good reviews and...
Corman Remakes Eight Poe Tales
Classic B-movie king Roger Corman is developing new low-budget 3D horror adaptations of eight Edgar Allan Poe stories which he previously adapted and directed...
Review: “Jack Reacher”
An efficient mesh of a 90's John Grisham-esque thriller procedural with flashes of a 70's/80's vigilante movie, Chris McQuarrie's adaptation of Lee Child's "One...
Singer Returns “Twilight Zone” To TV
Bryan Singer is attached to develop, executive produce and potentially direct a reboot of classic sci-fi anthology series "The Twilight Zone" at CBS Television...
Efron, Harden Cast In “Parkland”
Zac Efron and Marcia Gay Harden will join Paul Giamatti, Billy Bob Thornton and Jacki Weaver in the cast of "Parkland" at Playtone and...