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Sam Raimi to helm Dennis Lehane’s Given Day

Sam Raimi is set to helm an adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s upcoming novel, The Given Day for Columbia Pictures. Columbia is the same studio Raimi worked with for three very successful Spider-Man films, with a fourth one in development. This is according to a report at Variety. Apparently, Raimi is also working on a revival ….

62nd Annual Tony Awards winners list

Here are the winners of this year’s Tony Awards: MUSICAL “In The Heights” PLAY “August: Osage County” REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL “South Pacific” REVIVAL OF A PLAY “Boeing-Boeing” DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Bartlett Sher, “South Pacific” DIRECTION OF A PLAY Anna D. Shapiro, “August: Osage County” PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Paulo ….

Special effects icon Stan Winston dies at age 62

Oscar-winning visual effects artist Stan Winston died at his home in Los Angeles, CA last night, on Father’s Day, June 15th, after a long struggle with multiple myeloma, according to Variety, and representatives from Stan Winston Studio. Wow, I had no idea this legend of special effects had this disease, although I briefly met him ….

Cowboys and Aliens to feature Iron Man Downey Jr.

Fresh off his success in Marvel’s Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. is negotiating to star in the long-in-development Cowboys and Aliens, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The DreamWorks/Universal co-production is based on a graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley. The companies may set Cowboys and Aliens up as a 2010 tentpole ….

Sexy Bai Ling attacks in the Gene Generation

One of the Variety blogs hipped me to this U.S.-Asian hybrid sci-fi action flick The Gene Generation. Yes, I’m a huge fan of Bai Ling as well. In the film, she gets top billing, as an assassin battling with DNA Hackers who hack into people’s bodies and kill them. She’s also trying to protect her ….

Perrineau signs on for another “Unusual” series

Trades have reported that Harold Perrineau Jr. (just blown up on the freighter in Lost’s season finale) has joined ABC’s one-hour pilot The Unusuals, a comedy-drama set at a New York City police precinct. He will play Detective Leo Banks, an agitated cop that’s obsessed with not being killed in the line of duty. It ….

Kevin Smith on why his R-rated trailer for Zack and Miri Make a Porno was pulled by MPAA

As many of you already know, that funny teaser trailer for Kevin Smith’s upcoming film Zack and Miri Make a Porno, was pulled from the web. Funny, I always thought the web was supposed to “open”, and “the next frontier”, and “the playing field leveler”, and all that good stuff. So unique marketing for an ….

Samuel “Afro Samurai” Jackson, to bring more behind-the-scenes coolness to TV

Samuel L. Jackson, who will soon don comic-badness in the Frank Miller-directed The Spirit, as The Octopus (pictured), has just signed a deal with CBS TV to develop projects. According to the Variety story, there is no acting component to the deal, although it hinted that he could play a cameo role in whatever project ….

Guy Ritchie moves on to Rocknrolla and Sherlock Holmes

I just hope he solves the mystery of how to make a hit. Ritchie was one of the most original and talented guys to come along in years, with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels , and Snatch. Then came Swept Away? I thought he would make a swash-buckling, gun barrelling comeback with Revolver, a ….

Trailer and official website for Don Cheadle’s next film Traitor

Another good-looking espionage film, this one starring Don Cheadle at a CIA operative, who may have switched allegiances. Check out the trailer at the links below: Large HD Medium HD Small HD You can also check it out at the official website for the film at www.traitor-themovie.com

Eagle Eye film teaser trailer and official website launches

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City of Ember film trailer and official website

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor film teaser trailer

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Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson share a seriously sexy kiss in this Vicky Cristina Barcelona trailer

Yes, two of the sexiest women on the planet get entangled orally in this trailer for Woody Allen’s celebration of love in all its configurations. Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem, and Chris Messina also star in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which hits theaters on September 5, 2008. Check out the trailer by CLICKING HERE.