Monthly Archives: February 2010

Cranium gives dark comedy Mangus! a green light

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Rene Carson

Cranium Entertainment announced today that Ash Christian (Fat Girls) and Heather Matarazzo (Welcome to the Dollhouse, The Devil’s Advocate, Scream 3) will produce the dark comedy Mangus!, which Christian also wrote and will direct. Matarazzo will also star in Mangus!, … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged A Mighty Wind, Ash Christian, Best in Show, comedy films, Cranium Entertainment, Deborah Theaker, Fat Girls, For Your Consideration, Heather Matarazzo, Jennifer Coolidge, Legally Blonde, Leslie Jordan, Mangus, Ryan Nelson Boggus, Scream 3, The Devil's Advocate, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Will & Grace | Comments Off

Summit considers turning The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn into two films… both in 3D?

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Rene Carson

It’s been established that Summit Entertainment has already considered extending the Twilight franchise by splitting Stephenie Meyer’s fourth book, Breaking Dawn, into two films. In fact, News In Film is already reporting that the series finale will indeed be strewn … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged action films, Ashley Greene, Billy Burke, Chris Weitz, Christian Serratos, David Slade, Elizabeth Reaser, Gil Birmingham, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Kristen Stewart, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli, Robert Pattinson, sequels, Taylor Lautner, teen films, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, thrillers, vampire films | Comments Off

New trailer for Toy Story 3 online

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Rene Carson

The creators of the beloved Toy Story films re-open the toy box and bring moviegoers back to the delightful world of Woody, Buzz and our favorite gang of toy characters in Toy Story 3. In the new film, Woody and … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Video - Trailers | Tagged adventure films, animation, Blake Clark, Bonnie Hunt, comedy films, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, family films, Jeff Garlin, Joan Cusack, Jodi Benson, John Morris, John Ratzenberger, Kristen Schaal, Laurie Metcalf, Lee Unkrich, Michael Keaton, Ned Beatty, R. Lee Ermey, Tim Allen, Timothy Dalton, Tom Hanks, Toy Story, Toy Story 3, Wallace Shawn, Whoopi Goldberg | Comments Off

Spider-Man prequel gets a new release date and will be shot in 3D

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Rene Carson

Sony announced yesterday that it will release the fourth Spider-Man film in 3D on July 3, 2012, according to THR. The studio also ditched the one-time title of Spider-Man IV and has branded the project “untitled”, adding to speculation that … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged 3d tech, 500 Days of Summer, action films, adventure films, Avi Arad, comic based, crime thrillers, James Vanderbilt, Laura Ziskin, Marc Webb, Marvel Comics, prequels, Sam Raimi, sequels, Spider-Man, Spider-Man IV, thrillers, Tobey Maguire, Zodiac | 2 Comments

Exclusive clip from Robert Pattinson’s Remember Me

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Rene Carson

MySpace Movies debuted the first exclusive clip from Robert Pattinson’s upcoming film Remember Me. In the romantic drama Remember Me, Robert Pattinson plays Tyler, a rebellious young man in New York City who has a strained relationship with his father … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Video - Other Clips | Tagged Allen Coulter, Chris Cooper, drama, Emilie de Ravin, Lena Olin, Pierce Brosnan, Remember Me, Robert Pattinson | Comments Off

Rachel Weisz enters the thriller Dream House

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Rene Carson

Rachel Weisz is set to star opposite Daniel Craig and Naomi Watts in the Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, Brothers) thriller Dream House, according to THR. According to the report, Weisz plays the wife of … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Brothers, Daniel Craig, Dream House, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Jim Sheridan, My Left Foot, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, thrillers | Comments Off

Cult classic Boondock Saints returning to big screen for anniversary event

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Rene Carson

Ten years after emerging as a cult favorite, The Boondock Saints will return to the big screen in a special one-night presentation called The Boondock Saints 10th Anniversary Event, on Thursday, March 11th at 7:30 p.m. local time. Creator, writer … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged action films, crime thrillers, cult cinema, cult classics, film screenings, nationwide events, Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery, Taylor Duffy, The Boondock Saints, The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, The Dirges, thrillers, Troy Duffy, Ty Stone | Comments Off

Does the new trailer hint M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender will be a kick-ass action epic – plus a preview of the main toy line

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Rene Carson

Well, if the trailer I watched this morning at Nickelodeon Studios is any indication; then hell yes, M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender is on course to be a certified martial arts-fueled action fantasy epic. Unfortunately, most of the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Images - Photos, News, Video - Trailers | Tagged Aasif Mandvi, action films, adventure films, Ali Khan, Avatar, Ben Cooke, Cliff Curtis, Dee Bradley Baker, Dev Patel, J.W. Cortes, Jackson Rathbone, Jessica Andres, Katharine Houghton, Keong Sim, licensing, M. Night Shyamalan, martial arts films, Nicola Peltz, Noah Ringer, Percy Jackson & The Lighting Thief, Randall Duk Kim, Seychelle Gabriel, Shaun Toub, Slumdog Millionaire, teen films, The Last Airbender, The Wolfman, thrillers, toys | Comments Off

Jackie Chan’s Shinjuku Incident currently in limited U.S. release

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Rene Carson

I don’t know how this one slipped past me. Jackie Chan’s fact-based thriller Shinjuku Incident opened nationwide in select U.S. cities including Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, Honolulu, Houston and Seattle on February 5th. Shinjuku Incident brings together … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged action films, Asian film, Daniel Wu, Derek Yee, disaster films, Drink-Drank-Drunk, Fan Bing Bing, film screenings, foreign films, Full Throttle, Jackie Chan, Lost in Time, martial arts films, nationwide events, Shinjuku Incident | Comments Off

Live music performances, Tim Burton and Alice in Wonderland cast headline free fan event February 19th

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Rene Carson

Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Records are teaming up with Hot Topic, KIIS-FM, MySpace and musical artists from the upcoming album Almost Alice for a great big ultimate fan event celebrating the upcoming Alice in Wonderland. The star-studded concert … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged 3d tech, 3OH!3, adventure films, Alice in Wonderland, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, All American Rejects, Anne Hathaway, California events, Colleen Atwood, Crispin Glover, Danny Elfman, Family Force 5, fan conventions, fantasy films, Franz Ferdinand, Helena Bonham Carter, Hot Topic, Johnny Depp, Kerli, KIIS-FM, Lewis Carroll, Linda Woolverton, Los Angeles events, Metro Station, Mia Wasikowska, music, MySpace, Never Shout Never, Philip DeFranco, Quddus, Robert Smith, Roslynn Cobarrubias, Shinedown, The Cure, Through the Looking-Glass, Tim Burton, virtual events | Comments Off

Unreleased Heist Society novel already headed to the big screen

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Rene Carson

Warner Bros. has nabbed the film rights to Heist Society, a young adult thriller novel by Ally Carter, according to THR. Shauna Cross – who wrote Whip It! – is attached to adapt the book. Warners won a heated bidding … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged action films, Ally Carter, book adaptation, book based, crime thrillers, Gallagher Girls, Heist Society, Shauna Cross, teen films, The Thomas Crown Affair, thrillers, Whip It | Comments Off

Michael Jackson’s This Is It to come preloaded free on new Samsung hard drive

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Rene Carson

Samsung Electronics yesterday announced that the Samsung S2 Portable, a fully transportable external hard drive, will be pre-loaded with the recently released tribute movie Michael Jackson’s This Is It. Timed with the home video release of Michael Jackson’s This Is … Continue reading →

Posted in The New Frontier | Tagged biographies, documentary films, hardware, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson's This Is It, music, Samsung S2 Portable | Comments Off

The Thing remake gets two cast members

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Rene Carson

Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton are set to star in The Thing re-imagining, according to HeatVisionBlog. The 1982 John Carpenter-directed Kurt Russell cult movie, and the 1951 Howard Hawks film The Thing From Another World, both take inspiration from … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Astounding Magazine, Bruce Willis, cult cinema, cult classics, Dawn of the Dead, Eric Heisserer, Gavin O'Connor, horror films, Howard Hawks, Joel Edgerton, John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Live Free or Die Hard, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Matthijs Van Heijningen, Ramona V. Flowers, Ronald D. Moore, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, The Thing, The Thing From Another World, Warrior, Who Goes There? | Comments Off

Win one of two copies of Cowboys & Outlaws on DVD

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Rene Carson

The History Channel recently released the visually stunning series Cowboys & Outlaws on DVD, and to celebrate its release, FilmFetish is giving away two copies to readers. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, your … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, DVD, Blu-ray & VOD, Snapshots | Tagged Cowboys & Outlaws, documentary films, drama, historical films, The History Channel, western films | 51 Comments

Win one of two copies of The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After on DVD

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Rene Carson

The History Channel recently released the compelling documentary The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After on DVD. The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After documents one of our nation’s greatest tragedies from an entirely new perspective. To celebrate the new release, FilmFetish … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, DVD, Blu-ray & VOD, Snapshots | Tagged biographies, documentary films, drama, historical films, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, President Lyndon Johnson, Steven M. Gillon, The History Channel, The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After | 46 Comments

Win a copy of JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America on DVD

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Rene Carson

History recently released JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America on DVD. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving away a copy of the DVD to a lucky reader. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, DVD, Blu-ray & VOD, Snapshots | Tagged 102 Minutes That Changed America, documentary films, historical films, JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America, John F. Kennedy, The History Channel, The Men Who Killed Kennedy | 44 Comments

Win a copy of WWII in HD on Blu-ray or DVD

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Rene Carson

History recently released the groundbreaking WWII in HD on DVD and Blu-ray hi-def. To celebrate the release of the series, FilmFetish is giving away a DVD and a Blu-ray edition to readers. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, DVD, Blu-ray & VOD, Snapshots | Tagged Amy Smart, documentary films, Gary Sinise, historical films, Jimmie Kanaya, Josh Lucas, Justin Bartha, LL Cool J, Rob Lowe, Ron Livingston, Shelby Westbrook, Steve Zahn, Tuskegee Airmen, World War II In HD, WWII in HD | 63 Comments

Win one of five copies of the indie crime thriller Heist on DVD

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Rene Carson

Echo Bridge and EBS World Entertainment will release the crime thriller Heist on DVD this Tuesday, February 9th. To celebrate the film’s release, FilmFetish is giving away five copies of the DVD to readers. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, DVD, Blu-ray & VOD, Snapshots, Video - Trailers | Tagged action films, Christian Castro, Christian Mendez, crime thrillers, Dana Fares, Darren Thomas, Edward Bradford, Emanuel Borria, Erik David, Frank Drank, George Hernandez, Hasonni Johnson, heist, J B Bryte, Jason Park, Joe Perales, John Chung, Luis Alberto Aracena, movie websites, Rick Jordan, Sean Ridgway, Tim Aslin, urban films, Victor Dean, Welch David Alan Graf | 50 Comments

Did you see that great trailer for The Losers comic adaptation?

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Rene Carson

If not, it’s definitely worth a peek. The plot of The Losers, which is based on the Andy Diggle graphic novel, sees a team of bad-ass Black Ops soldiers, code-named The Losers, betrayed and left for dead by a megalomaniacal … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Video - Trailers | Tagged action films, adventure films, Andy Diggle, Chris Evans, Columbus Short, comic based, Holt McCallany, Idris Elba, Jason Patric, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Oscar Jaenada, Peter Francis James, Peter Macdissi, Stomp the Yard, Sylvain White, Tanee McCall, thrillers, Zoe Saldana | Comments Off

Is Watchmen 2 on the horizon?

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Rene Carson

I’m sure Alan Moore will go postal on DC, if it turns into anything. Bleeding Cool reported recently that DC is considering the franchise treatment for Alan Moore’s seminal graphic novel, which has been considered the holy grail of comics … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged action films, Alan Moore, comic based, Dan Didio, Dave Gibbons, Paul Levitz, thrillers, Watchmen, Watchmen 2 | Comments Off

Age-restricted trailer for Cop Out premieres online

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Rene Carson

MySpace just debuted a red band trailer for Kevin Smith’s Cop Out, which opens in theaters on February 26th. Cop Out features two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card who find themselves up … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Video - Trailers | Tagged Bruce Willis, comedy films, Cop Out, crime thrillers, drama, Kevin Smith, R-rated, red band trailers, thrillers, Tracy Morgan | Comments Off

Trailer and festival news for urban crime thriller A Kiss Of Chaos

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Rene Carson

I found this promotional trailer online for Ricardo Sean Thompson’s latino crime thriller A Kiss Of Chaos (Un Beso De Caos), which will be screening at the 2010 SOHO International Film Festival, running from February 18th thru the 21st. According … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, News, Video - Trailers | Tagged A Guide to Recognizing your Saints, A Kiss Of Chaos, action films, Adam Rodriguez, Bella, crime thrillers, Don't Let Me Drown, El Cantante, Events - Film Festivals, film screenings, Gleendilys Inoa, Judy Marte, Manny Perez, Miami CSI, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Rivera, movie websites, New York City events, New York events, On the Outs, Raising Victor Vargas, Ricardo Sean Thompson, SOHO International Film Festival, Stephanie Ortiz, The Wire, thrillers, Un Beso De Caos, urban films | Comments Off

Web film Hotel Hell Vacation getting Super Bowl spot featuring Chevy Chase and the Griswolds

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Rene Carson

The Hungry Man Emmy award-winning director, Bryan Buckley, who has shot over 40 Super Bowl spots, including some of the most memorable for Monster.com, FedEx, CareerBuilder, E*Trade, and Go Daddy, has teamed up with Publicis Ad Agency in Seattle and … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Video - Trailers | Tagged Bryan Buckley, CareerBuilder, Chevy Chase, comedy films, commercials, E Trade, FedEx, Go Daddy, Hotel Hell Vacation, Monster.com, Super Bowl, television | Comments Off

Twilight’s Lautner to star as iconic Stretch Armstrong

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Rene Carson

HeatVisionBlog reports that Taylor Lautner is set to star in Universal Studio’s Stretch Armstrong movie, based on the classic Hasbro toy. The studio has decided to shoot the film in 3D, which will push back its release date from May … Continue reading →