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New interviews and footage from Tarantino and Rodriguez’ Grindhouse

Today Yahoo! Movies posted a brand new interview featurette for the Grindhouse double-feature featuring a lot of new footage from Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof and Robert Rodriguez’ Planet Terror. Grind House will be presented as one full-length feature comprised of two individual films helmed separately by the directors. Tarantino’s film is a slasher flick where ….

The People Vs. From Dusk Till Dawn

Defending From Dusk Till Dawn Released:1996 Director: Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, Sin City) Writer: Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2) Cast: Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Ernest Liu, Salma Hayek Synopsis: Two cavorting outlaw brothers (Clooney and Tarantino) kidnap a preacher and his two children (Keitel, Lewis, and Liu) ….

The People Vs. Predator 2

Case #1: Predator 2 Released:1990 Director: Stephen Hopkins (24[TV], The Life and Death of Peter Sellers) Cast: Danny Glover, Ruben Blades, Gary Busey, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Bill Paxton Synopsis: In this, the latter of the two Predator films, the titular alien is wreaking havoc in L.A., where the Jamaicans and Latinos are currently engaged ….

Case No. 3: Alien 3

This Week’s Case: The People V. Alien 3 Released: 1992 Director: David Fincher Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian Glover Synopsis: After her jettisoned escape pod crash lands on a technology deprived prison planet, Lt. First Class Ellen Ripley, now sans Newt and Corporal Hicks, must again spar with an ….

Exclusive Live Free or Die Hard Trailer

Another great exclusive trailer over at movie-list, for the upcoming Bruce Willis actioner Live Free or Die Hard. Len Wiseman helms this fourth installment of the Die Hard franchise, due in theaters on June 29, 2007. In Live Free or Die Hard, John McClane (Willis) takes on an Internet-based terrorist organization that is systematically shutting down the United States. The film also stars Jeffrey ….

Die Hard 4 Filming This Week at LAX

The film production for the movie Live Free or Die Hard starring Bruce Willis received permits from the California Film Commission, Film L.A. and the City of El Segundo, and will be filming near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) beginning this week. Filming will occur in three periods: Thursday, Nov. 2 through Sunday, Nov. 5 Wednesday, Nov. 8 through ….

Lanning to Lay Siege

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lorne Lanning will direct the upcoming CG sci-fi action thriller Citizen Siege. Lanning and Sherry McKenna, co-founders of game developer Oddworld Inhabitants, will create a new universe where current global conditions are extrapolated into a frightening near future where democracy has all but disintegrated under the rule of global corporatism. Well-known for their heartfelt characters ….

More Rush Hour 3 Casting News (Including Yao Ming)

 Thats right, according to a story read on Worst Previews, Rush Hour 3’s cast will include basketball giant Yao Ming. Of course, the film again stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, who this time, track a villain to the City of Light… Paris. The story quoted director Brett Ratner as saying “In the first movie Jackie was a fish out of water (in L.A), then Chris ….

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 ….

NEW Casino Royale Trailer Hits Net

What a rush. Every time I see a trailer for a solid-looking action film. The new trailer will probably hit theaters today, probably attached to The Covenant or Hollywoodland. But it’s already hit the net. It’s much more bang for your buck, than the first trailer, and also spills some plotline elements. Casino Royale hits theaters on November 17, 2006, ….

Bernie Mac Signs With Lionsgate

According to the Hollywood Reporter, actor-comedian Bernie Mac and his producing partner Steven Greenerhave formed production company MacMan Entertainment and have signed a two-year, first-look deal with Lionsgate. The deal has an option for a third year and marks the first time Lionsgate has partnered with an actor’s company.  The first project to be developed under the deal will be ….

Saw III Scene Preview With Crank

According to Lionsgate, a scene from the upcoming horror Saw III will be shown with Crank when it hits theaters this Friday, September 1. The first scene is reportedly very gory and will showcase the first of Jigsaw’s games in the film. Crank stars Jason Statham (The Transporter, Rogue). He’s injected with a drug that gives him 24 hours to live, but ….

Teenage Mutant Ninja Trailer

Strange events are occurring in New York City, and the Turtles are needed more than ever, but Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo have become directionless. With the city at stake, it’s up to Leonardo and Zen Master Splinter to restore unity and ninja discipline to the Turtles. The new CGI Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will hit theaters in ….

Amnesty International to Host Annual DC Film Fest

Amnesty International, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights organization, announced the program for its second annual international film festival in Washington, DC, September 14-16 2006. The 2006 festival will again be presented in partnership with “National Geographic Live!,” National Geographic’s program for featuring films, lectures and performances. Known for showcasing films that illuminate powerful stories ….