Aug 28
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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\\ tags: Alex Kurtzman, Anthony Mackie, Billy Bob Thornton, Dan McDermott, Dariusz Wolski, DJ Caruso, Edward L. McDonnell, Hillary Seitz, John Glenn, Michael Chiklis, Michelle Monaghan, Patrick Crowley, Roberto Orci, Rosario Dawson, Shia LaBeouf, Steven Spielberg, Tom Sanders, Travis Adam Wright
Aug 28
The Lucky Ones film trailer is embedded just below.
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\\ tags: comedy films
Aug 28
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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\\ tags: comedy films, drama, Michael Pena, Neil Burger, Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins
Aug 28
Fox is planning to stream the premiere of J.J. Abrams’ new thriller Fringe, along with the season premiere of action series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, online at the same time they screen on TV, according to a report by Variety. This is said to be the first time a major network has decided to……. »
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\\ tags: action, Bill Bradford, internet, sci-fi, streaming, television
Aug 28
Variety reported yesterday that Paramount Pictures is prepping a string of mobile comics based on a number of it’s movie properties. The studio’s Digital Entertainment unit has contracted Singapore-based animation outfit Omnitoons, to deliver a series of Manga-styled comics, the first to be based on the Gurinder Chadha-directed U.K. hit movie Angus, Thongs and Perfect……. »
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\\ tags: based on manga, comic based, Gurinder Chadha, manga, mobile entertainment, streaming
Aug 28
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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\\ tags: Bryan Bertino, horror films, Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, sequels, thrillers
Aug 27
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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\\ tags: Asian film, John Woo, Johnny Depp, sports films
Aug 27
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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\\ tags: Asian film, Contests, premiere, Quentin Tarantino, Takashi Miike, western films
Aug 27
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.
The move is part of a push from Universal to boost……. »
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\\ tags: action films, blu-ray, dvd, marketing
Aug 27
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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\\ tags: Demi Moore, Emily Kaiho, film noir, Gackt, Guy Moshe, Jordi Molla, Josh Hartnett, Kevin McKidd, martial arts, Ron Perlman, samurai films, Shun Sugata, swordplay, Woody Harrelson