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Fox and WETA Digital about to give first look at Rise of the Planet of the Apes

20th Century Fox is about to give fans a first look at Rise of the Planet of the Apes today at 2:30PM PDT. Join Academy Award-winning visual effects house, WETA Digital for a behind-the-scenes look at the rendering and creation of the apes, as well as exclusive footage from Rise of the Planet of the ….

Michael Mann and Paul Haggis teaming up for modern day treasure hunt thriller

Michael Mann is teaming up with Paul Haggis for a contemporary thriller called Gold, according to THR. The film is described as being in the vein of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and is set around a ruthless search for the namesake metal. Gold was written by Friday Night Lights and The Chicago Code ….

Cult sci-fi classics Carpenter’s Thing and Wachowski’s Matrix on big screen for one night

The Matrix was the last film that I went to see multiple times in theaters with no other reason than how badass it was. I’ve done it since, but only for social reasons, such as hanging out with friends. Someone really needs to do a documentary on that film’s affect on popular culture of the ….

USA releases animated retro posters for Burn Notice Sam Axe movie premiere this weekend

USA Network has released a series of retro-style animated posters for Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, which premieres this Sunday, April 17th, at 9 PM Eastern (8PM Central Time). Jeffrey Donovan, who plays everyone’s favorite burned spy Michael Weston on Burn Notice, directs the Matt Nix-penned television movie, which follows Sam Axe (Bruce ….

New images from Tsui Hark’s Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Indomina has released new images from Tsui Hark’s new period action thriller Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, which will be screening at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Detective Dee stars Andy Lau, Carina Lau and Bingbing Li, and features action choreography by Hong Kong film icon Sammo Hung. Here’s the public ….

Teen Wolf Blu-ray review

Teen Wolf is a sweet film for those of us who grew up with it and can look back at our formative years while watching the movie. But even in the crisp Blu-ray format, the movie looks its age, particularly because of the special effects. Teen Wolf centers on a teenager named Scott (Michael J. ….

The Greatest Story Ever Told Blu-ray review

George Stevens’ five-years-in-the-making Biblical epic The Greatest Story Ever Told comes to Blu-ray with about the same amount of fanfare as the original film release – with a sense of apathy, as the country deals with everything from budget battles to multiple wars. However, that doesn’t take anything away from this grand-scale epic which tells ….

28 Weeks Later director to helm remake of The Crow

Relativity Media’s Tucker Tooley and Edward R. Pressman, the producer behind The Crow franchise, announced today they have closed a deal for 28 Weeks Later director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to direct a “re-invention” of The Crow, the 1994 cult hit based on the comic book series and comic strip by James O’Barr. Relativity and Pressman ….

Win one of 3 copies of Nickelodeon’s Fanboy and Chum Chum on DVD

Fanboy and Chum Chum, Nickelodeon’s latest CG-animated hit, is coming to DVD with their first set on May 24th. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving away 3 copies of the Fanboy and Chum Chum DVD to readers. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, your eNews profile must be ….