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Alex Proyas talks Dracula Year Zero and sci-fi epic Tripods

Director Alex Proyas – whose film Knowing is set to open March 20th – recently told SCI FI Wire that his upcoming film adaptation of sci-fi book series The Tripods, is the first of an envisioned trilogy of movies. “We’ve done a draft, we’re basically at the first-draft stage of Tripods, and we’re about to ….

Amazon ships the Kindle 2 electronic reader

Amazon.com today announced it is shipping Amazon Kindle 2. Already the No. 1 seller in Electronics on the Amazon.com site in just 15 days since it was introduced on Feb. 9, Kindle 2 offers revolutionary wireless delivery of content in a new slim design with longer battery life, faster page turns, over seven times more ….

10th Anniversary screening of cult comedy Office Space lures original cast

On February 8th, Fantastic Fest sponsored a 10th Anniversary screening of the cult classic comedy Office Space, featuring appearances by most of the original cast members, including Gary Cole (Bill Lumbergh), Stephen Root (Milton), David Herman (Michael Bolton), Ajay Naidu (Samir Nagheenanajar) and Diedrich Bader (Peter Gibbons’ neighbor Lawrence) along with the film’s writer and ….

Sean Penn in talks to star in Bourne Identity director’s next thriller

Bourne Identity director Doug Liman is officially attached to the thriller Fair Game, which chronicles the outing of former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson, who will be portrayed by Naomi Watts, according to Variety. According to the report, Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn – who nabbed Best Actor honors last night at the Academy Awards, is ….

Trailer for indie short Beautiful Exposure

I received a message with a trailer for a short-form thriller titled Beautiful Exposure, which follows a depressed photographer that gets back together with his ex girlfriend, who is a model, for one last photo shoot. From the looks of the trailer, it looks like the shoot turns out bad for somebody. Beautiful Exposure was ….

Film noir screening series this weekend at classic New Jersey movie palace

This coming Friday and Saturday night, The Loews Jersey has another great classic film series. This time it’s the Film Noir Series, hosted by Professor Foster Hirsch, author of The Dark Side of The Screen, a revised and updated look at Film Noir. The landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre is a not-for-profit arts and entertainment center ….

The Wrestler wins big at The Spirit Awards

Fox Searchlight’s The Wrestler was named best feature at the 2009 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards, which was held on Saturday in an open-air tent on the beach in Santa Monica, California. The film also won a Best Male Lead trophy for Mickey Rourke, as well as Best cinematography for Maryse Alberti. The show aired live ….

Slumdog tops Oscars

Slumdog Millionaire, the indie film dedicated to the spirit of hope and survival, was named best picture at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. The film that fought its way to worldwide recognition nabbed an incredible eight statues, including best director honors for Danny Boyle. Below is the complete list of nominees for the 81st Annual ….

New footage and interviews from the Star Trek set

MTV has posted a brand new behind-the-scenes peek at J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek movie. The featurette is from the most recent episode of Spoilers, and includes director Abrams along with Chris Pine, John Cho, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg and more of the cast, on set, along with glimpses of brand new footage.

New clip from Watchmen featuring Silk Spectre and Nite Owl in action

MTV posted this new clip from Zack Snyder’s Watchmen movie, featuring Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II and Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl II, kicking ass in a prison during a riot. There’s also some great views of the Owl Ship flying over the prison. Those of us waiting anxiously for the film, get another ….