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New image set from Real Steel

A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing ….

Mission: Impossible 4 first movie to be released in IMAX before theaters, with added 30 minutes of action

IMAX and Paramount Pictures today announced that Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, which was partially shot with IMAX cameras, will begin previews in IMAX beginning Friday, December 16th, 2011, and play through the film’s run at the box office, which begins worldwide on December 21st. This marks the first time a U.S. feature film has ….

Gritty crime thriller Elite Squad: The Enemy Within coming to U.S. plus preview images

New Video’s Flatiron Film Company and Variance Films recently announced that they’ve partnered for the theatrical release of José Padilha’s record-breaking Brazilian crime thriller, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa De Elite 2). The film will open in New York City on November 11th, 2011 at the AMC Empire 25 in Times Square, and at ….

Win one of 3 copies of the entire Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer series 12-DVD set

Mickey Spillane’s long sought-after, hard-boiled television series Mike Hammer, starring Darren McGavin and Bart Burns, made its debut on any format in September. To celebrate the release of the cult classic TV series, FilmFetish is giving away 3 copies of the entire Mike Hammer 12-Disc DVD set to readers. In order to be entered the ….

Walking Dead prequel series launching next week

Leading up to the highly anticipated season two premiere of AMC’s hit series The Walking Dead, the network is launching a six-episode Walking Dead webisode series at amctv.com. The webisodes will give fans the opportunity to explore the back story of Hannah (Lilli Birdsell), better known as “Bicycle Girl,” the infamous zombie from season one, ….

Star Wars author celebrates unseen force of Star Wars

New York Times best-selling author and Lucasfilm Executive Editor J.W. Rinzler (author of The Making of Star Wars) will discuss his latest book at New York Comic-Con 2011. The book, Star Wars: The Blueprints, celebrates the unsung heroes of the Star Wars movies: the production designers, set dressers, and the draftsmen in UK art departments. ….

Smallville retrospective to screen exclusively at New York Comic-Con 2011

New York Comic-Con fans will get the first and only advance look at the entire 100-minute Smallville retrospective in anticipation of the November 29th release of Smallville: The Complete Series on DVD. The Smallville retrospective, one of the most heralded features within more than 192 hours of content in the boxed set, features a fascinating ….

Poster released for Joe Carnahan-directed Ridley Scott-produced survival thriller The Grey

Open Road Films has revealed the first teaser one-sheet for Joe Carnahan’s survival thriller, The Grey, which stars Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, James Badge Dale, Frank Grillo, Joe Anderson, Nonso Anozie, Dallas Roberts and Ben Bray. Open Road will release the action-packed survival thriller The Grey, in theaters on January 27, 2012. In the film, ….

The Walking Dead cast walking back to New York Comic-Con 2011

I’ve found information on some of the exciting TV and film-related panels coming to the 2011 edition of New York Comic-Con. Included in this year’s panels will be AMC’s The Walking Dead Panel Event. The Walking Dead Panel will feature writer and creator of The Walking Dead comic Robert Kirkman, along with the cast and ….