Month: September 2006

New Saw III Trailer Hits Net

In Saw III, serial killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) continues to “teach” those who are undeserving of life alongside his new apprentice. Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II) takes the helm of Saw III, which hits theaters on October 27, 2006, just in time for Halloween. View the new trailer for Saw III, as well as Trailer 1, from the links below. Quicktime Trailer 2 Large Medium ….

All About HATCHfest 2006

The third annual Hatch Audiovisual Arts Festival is being held in Bozeman, Montana from October 3 to 8, with competitions and/or exhibitions of film, music, fine art, design, fashion, photography, architecture and writing. The unique mission of the festival is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators. This ….

Previews for Bobby, Shut Up and Sing, Breaking and Entering & Arthur

SHUT UP AND SING will be released limited October 20, 2006 by The Weinstein Company  SHUT UP AND SING travels with the Dixie Chicks, from the peak of their popularity as the national-anthem-singing darlings of country music and top-selling female recording artists of all time, through the now infamous anti-Bush comment made by the group’s lead singer Natalie Maines in 2003. ….

Eragon Trailer Exclusive

In Eragon, a farm boy happens upon a dragon’s egg, a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he’s the one person who can defend his home against an evil king. Moviefone has posted an exclusive trailer that looks good, but it needs to be grittier. It looks to clean, but maybe that’s ….

Third International Film Festival Summit in Vegas

The Third Annual International Film Festival Summit (IFFS) will take place December 3-5, 2006 in Las Vegas at the Luxor Hotel Resort and Casino. The Third Annual IFFS will present three days of keynote speakers, panel discussions, in-depth workshops, and networking events addressing the dynamic film festival landscape and future of the film festival community. ….

Mostow to Tackle Sub-Mariner

AICN has just reported that Jonathan Mostow (Breakdown, U571, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines) is going to write and director Sub-Mariner as his next project. I am huge fan of Mostow ever since Breakdown.I thought it was a riveting, kinetic action film. Although the storyline itself may not have been the most original, it was told in a very ….

New Apocalypto Trailer

As Apocalypto approaches it’s December 8, 2006 release date (It was pushed back from August because of torrential rains in Mexico), one wonders if Mel Gibson, in true Don Quixote fashion, may have bitten off more than he could chew again. Apocalypto has no major Hollywood stars, Gibson has been pummeled recently in the press, over his anti-semetic, drunken rage, and he’s telling ….

Nightmare on Elm Street Special Edition Coming to Theaters

You never forget your first Nightmare! A special two night “Sneak Preview” of A Nightmare on Elm Street Special Edition, will be on theater screens throughout the U.S. The film has been newly remastered, and this exclusive showing features “Freddy’s Best Kills” seen ONLY at this 2-night event. The Sneak Preview will take place in select movie theatres nationwide ….

The Abandoned Trailer

The Abandoned focuses on an adopted woman who returns to her home country to the family home that she never knew and faces a mystery that lies there. The Abandoned comes from Spanish director Nacho Cerdà (Genesis, Aftermath). Not sure how much horror comes out of the country of Spain, but a lot of quality directors and filmmakers are there. ….

Adrift Trailer

In the film Adrift, a weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends. They forget to let the ladder down before they jump into the ocean for a swim. The boat proves impossible to climb. They are stuck in the water many miles from shore, with a baby ….

All The King’s Men Preview

Steven Zaillian directs Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Patricia Clarkson, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins, and Kathy Baker in All The King’s Men, based on the novel by Robert Penn Warren. Find out all about the film, view the trailer, read the synopsis and much more, in the Film Library. All The King’s Men will be in theaters on September 22, 2006. Find out ….

NBC Seeks Diversity for Short Cuts Film Fest

Furthering its commitment to providing ongoing aid and opportunities to filmmakers of all cultures, Withoutabox, the market-leading network for independent filmmakers, has teamed up with NBC Universal’s Talent Diversity Initiative for the first annual Comedy Short Cuts Film Festival. NBC Universal tapped Withoutabox’s newly launched social networking platform AUDIENCE to help solicit top-quality submissions, and ….

Move Over Bond

Rider… Alex Rider, makes his swashbuckling first appearance on film on October 6, 2006. The spy thriller Operation Stormbreaker, looks like a fun rider, too. The new trailer has been released online and adds to its credibility as a family-friendly, action-adventure. Check out the new trailer RIGHT HERE

Halo game trailer

With the Halo film coming out in 2008 and the convergence of gaming and film becoming more and more inevitable, it follows that the trailer for the next Halo game incarnation would be more cinematic than ever. In Halo 3, Master Chief returns to earth, now devastated by the Covenant, to finish the fight started in Haloand Halo 2. Check out the trailer ….

Tarantino Finalizes Grindhouse Cast

 Quentin Tarantino has cast Michael Bacall (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Eli Roth (Hostel, Hostel 2)and newcomer Omar Doom in his half of GRINDHOUSE, the highly anticipated double feature he is making with Robert Rodriguez, which will include two films joined by faux ads and trailers. Rodriguez’s movie is called PLANET TERROR, while Tarantino¹s movie is DEATH PROOF, a slasher flick. Bacall, Roth and Doom are cast in DEATH ….