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Exclusive black-and-white portraits of Watchmen characters online

Empire Online has posted some exclusive black-and-white portraits of Rorschach, The Comedian, Ozymandias, Silk Spectre and Nite Owl, from the new Watchmen: Portraits coffee table book, which contains 192 pages of posed shots of both the cast and crew of the upcoming film. The incredible photography is that of Clay Enos, and you can order ….

The Thing remake number two gets a director

Universal is ling up a new take on the sci-fi horror classic The Thing, last brought to the screen by John Carpenter in 1982. This, according to a report on Variety. Battlestar Galactica executive producer Ron Moore is attached to write the script and commercial director Matthijs Van Heijningen will direct the new project, which ….

Friday the 13th: Uncut Deluxe Edition Blu-ray review

Friday the 13th still stands as probably the most successful horror franchise of all-time. But for years Paramount didn’t release the uncut version of the first film in the U.S. on DVD. Well, fans rejoice – not only has Paramount come through with a stand out Blu-ray edition of the much imitated horror classic, they’ve ….

An Inglourious Basterd, a Forgotten star, and a Bond girl to appear in Doomsday director’s next

Michael Fassbender (300), who’ll soon play Lt. Archie Hicox in Quentin Tarantino’s World War II epic Inglourious Basterds,

Final poster revealed for Zack Snyder film Watchmen

Yahoo Movies has premiered the final one sheet for Zack Snyder’s film Watchmen. Check it out below.

Classic James Bond theatrical screening series this weekend

For those of you in the New York City area, the historic Loew’s Jersey Theater will be screening their first film series of 2009, which includes three James Bond classics, featuring Roger Moore as 007. The Loew’s Jersey, which first opened its polished brass doors on September 28, 1929, runs a continuous series of classic ….

Sci-fi goes global with new Japanese VIZ Media imprint

VIZ Media has announced the launch of a brand-new imprint called Haikasoru, which will publish an array of contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy stories for English audiences. This is the first time an imprint with a dedicated focus on Japanese sci-fi has launched in North America. Haikasoru is scheduled to publish twelve books a ….

Win movie tickets to Medicine for Melancholy

The Tribeca Film Fest is running a contest for one lucky indie film fan to win admission for two to any showing of Medicine for Melancholy at the IFC Center during its run, which begins on Monday, February 2nd. The indie drama has been nominated for three Independent Spirit awards, and revolves around two artistic ….

Cult sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf returning to TV

The BBC reports that the cult sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf will return to television, 21 years after it first hit U.K. airwaves. A new special will appear on the digital channel Dave in the U.K. for a two-part Easter-weekend event. In the new show, the cast has finally returned to Earth. The special reunites the ….

Win DVD copies of Repo: The Genetic Opera plus read Zack Snyder discussing golden rules and Benicio Del Toro talking deadly sins

An editor over at MovieMaker Magazine emailed me the great cover below for their upcoming issue, which I thought I’d share with you guys. It’s just a great magazine to read. MovieMaker has just the right mix of news and resources, and gets revealing material from filmmakers of all stripes – action, drama, horror, indie, ….

NBC orders sci-fi pilot Day One from Heroes scribe

NBC has ordered a post-apocalyptic drama pilot called Day One, from Heroes writer Jesse Alexander, who has also written episodes of Alias and Lost, according to a Variety report. The one-hour show takes place following a catastrophic global event that destroys the world’s infrastructure. The action centers on a small group of survivors.

Will Angelina Jolie return for a Lara Croft: Tomb Raider reboot?

Warners Bros. and Dan Lin, who was a producer on The Departed, as well as the upcoming Terminator Salvation, Sherlock Holmes and Jonny Quest movies, are in early development on a “revival” of the Tomb Raider franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. We may not have too much to fear – yet, as the report ….

Iron Man scribes and indie thriller Elite Squad director team for Ludlum adaptation Sigma Protocol

Elite Squad was a tension-filled, gritty drama that I watched a screening of some time ago (Read my review RIGHT HERE). I am pleasantly surprised that Universal has taken notice of Berlin Fest Golden Bear prize winner Jose Padilha, and are negotiating with him to helm the international thriller The Sigma Protocol, which is based ….

Notorious screenwriter to pen Lowriders tale

Cheo Hodari Coker, who co-wrote the critically acclaimed Notorious B.I.G. biopic that’s currently in theaters, has been contracted to write the drama Lowriders, which is set in the world of low-riding cars, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Imagine Entertainment and producer Brian Grazer (American Gangster, Changeling, Inside Man) are producing the new film. Grazer, whose ….

Studios band together to form cable/streaming channel with newly released films and behind-the-scenes content

Studio 3 Networks, a joint venture formed by Viacom, Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Lionsgate, announced that it’s launching a next-generation entertainment service called epix. The service will provide access to films and original entertainment programming on television, along with on-demand access via broadband. Epix will make movies and entertainment accessible on multiple platforms, and ….