Archive for August, 2008

Eagle Eye goes IMAX, plus film details and new photos

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Screenshot from Eagle Eye website


It looks like Eagle Eye will be replacing (or one of the films replacing) Harry Potter on IMAX screens, when it hits theaters on September 26, 2008. The D.J. Caruso thriller will in fact be going large on the release date.

The race-against-time thriller Eagle Eye reunites actor Shia LaBeouf, director D.J........ »



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The Lucky Ones trailer

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
The Lucky Ones film trailer is embedded just below.



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The Lucky Ones film details

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
The Lucky Ones film poster


When three very different U.S. soldiers find themselves on an unplanned road trip across America, they form a deep bond that may be the closest thing any of them has to real family. A humorous and timely drama about coming home, The Lucky Ones stars Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Wedding Crashers),....... »



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The Strangers coming back for another home invasion

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Liv Tyler crawls for her life in The Strangers


Variety reports that Rogue Pictures is setting up a sequel to its summer hit The Strangers and that Bryan Bertino, wrote and directed the original, will return to write a script for the new project.

It’s expected that Liv Tyler, along with the three original villains, will return....... »



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John Woo eyes sports film project

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Action auteur John Woo may be shifting gears for his next project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the director told attendees of a charity dinner recently in Beijing, that he hopes to make a sports movie with champion Olympic hurdler Liu Xiang and gold medalist diver Guo Jingjing.

Woo has a full plate right now, with....... »



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Want a free Sukiyaki Western Django t shirt?

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Sukiyaki Western Django t shirt design


The first 150 moviegoers to the opening day of Sukiyaki Western Django this Friday, will go home with a new shirt on their backs. That’s because producers will be giving them free, limited edition Sukiyaki Western Django t-shirts at the door (see design). That’s not a bad deal, and the....... »



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The Hulk to smash onto Blu-ray globally

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
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Incredible Hulk DVD cover


Variety reports that Universal will release The Incredible Hulk on Blu-ray day-and-date internationally on October 13, 2008, which is ahead of the October 21st U.S. DVD release. This marks the first time a Universal Blu-ray release will hit store shelves day-and-date internationally.

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The move is part of a push from Universal to boost....... »



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Noir martial arts film Bunraku film details

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Bunraku teaser poster


Bunraku is a noir martial arts live-action/animation hybrid film, that revolves around a mysterious drifter (Josh Hartnett) and an ardent young Japanese warrior Yoshi (Gackt), who both arrive in a town that is terrorized by outrageous and virulent criminals. Each is obsessed with his separate mission, and guided by the wisdom of The....... »



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Woody Harrelson: zombie killer

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Woody Harrelson will soon be splatting zombie heads, in the Ruben Fleischer horror comedy Zombieland. The film follows a mismatched pair of survivors who find friendship and redemption in a world overrun by zombies. Harrelson will play Albuquerque, one of the two men.

Film Fetish Trivia: According to various reports, Woody Harrelson....... »



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Marvel characters to get anime treatment

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Scene from the seminal Ninja Scroll film


As part of the company’s aggressive strategy to grow the exposure of its character franchises in international markets, Marvel is partnering with Madhouse (Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D), one of the top Japanese animation studios in the world, to create brand new characters inspired by the Marvel Universe for....... »



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