Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood to appear at weekend screenings of his remake of grindhouse classic Maniac

Elijah Wood is scheduled to appear at IFC Center’s Friday and Saturday 9:20 PM screenings of Maniac, the remake of the William Lustig’s grindhouse cult classic, in which he stars. Described as a smart and stylish re-boot of Lustig’s slasher cult classic, the new Maniac is an intimate and terrifying trip into the downward spiraling ….

First official dwarf image released from The Hobbit production

Warner Brothers has released the first official image of the three Dwarf brothers Dori, Nori and Ori from Peter Jackson’s upcoming The Hobbit prequel epic, based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy tale. Three brothers Dori, Nori and Ori, all sons of the same mother, could not be more different from each other. Dori, the oldest, ….

Peter Jackson begins shooting long-delayed The Hobbit adaptations

Production has begun in Wellington, New Zealand, on The Hobbit, Peter Jackson’s long-delayed two film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece. The Hobbit is set in Middle-earth 60 years before Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar-winning ….

Tron TV show heading our way?

Yes, according to a report by Variety (Via AICN). The animated series, which was just greenlit by Disney, is being called Tron Uprising. Samurai Jack director Charlie Bean is developing the projecy, which will air on Disney XD starting in 2012. According to the report, the voice cast includes Bruce Boxleitner, Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, ….

Clip from the post-apocalyptic animated epic 9 hits the net

A new scene from director Shane Acker’s animated epic 9, has premiered on MTV. The film, which is a feature-length expansion of Acker’s own award-winning short of the same name, is produced by Tim Burton (Corpse Bride, upcoming Alice in Wonderland), Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) and Jim Lemley, who produced Red Eye and We Were Soldiers. ….

Sin City 2 Disc Recut, Extended & Unrated Edition Blu-ray review

Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller shot Sin City using high-definition cameras, so it makes sense that the Blu-ray release of the film would be no minor effort, filled with thorough, layered bonus features, that make it a worthy edition to consider owning. The new Blu-ray release features two very unique cuts of the visually stunning ….