‘The Book Thief’ International Trailer

‘The Book Thief’ International Trailer

As we move into Oscar season, we’re finally seeing something good in the theaters. The Book Thief is certainly in the “looking good” category. I want to see this film a lot! This film is based on the novel by Marcus Zusak and stars Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and relative newcomer Sophie Nélisse as Liesel Meminger — and if the trailers are any indication she looks like she’ll be fantastic.

Make no mistake, while this film can certainly be classified as a WWII film given the subject matter, this does not look like your ordinary fare. And we’ll be able to see for ourselves soon enough as the…

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2 More Clips for ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’

2 More Clips for ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’

It has been a fact of history that white men have oppressed the black people. It is a sad fact, but it is a fact none-the-less and is therefore worth talking about, worth making films about, worth bringing attention to. That doesn’t mean a bad film on the subject will get a pass from me, but this one looks like one of the good ones from what I can tell. Particularly good I think will be Idris Elba. If you don’t believe me, be sure to check out his speech in the second clip because it’s a fine bit of acting.

The film opens on November 29th.

‘City of Ashes’ Starts Production in 2014 — Because of Reasons…

‘City of Ashes’ Starts Production in 2014 — Because of Reasons…
Kevin Jagernauth - The Playlist

It seems your letters and petitions have paid off as Constantin has revealed that ‘City Of Ashes’ will go into production in 2014. “The fan response, from the blogosphere and the thousands of mails we have received, has encouraged us to keep going,”  head of the company’s film and TV Martin Moszkowicz told THR, before adding the zinger:  “It’s been overwhelmingly positive, in contrast to some other YA titles.” But that doesn’t mean that he’s completely blind to the fact that ‘Bones’ failed to find a wide audience.

 “My” letters? Definitely not my letters. That first film was terrible.…

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Anthony Daniels as C-3PO to be in ‘Star Wars VII’?

Anthony Daniels as C-3PO to be in ‘Star Wars VII’?
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Did Anthony Daniels just open up J.J. Abrams’ infamous Mystery Box? 

The original C-3PO appeared at the New York Comic Con recently to host a spotlight panel that he promised would NOT divulge any new Star Wars: Episode VII secrets. And he almost made it through the entire session without revealing what might be a spoiler. Or might not be. You have to be the judge. 

“Walls have ears. And we know what they look like. They’re very big ears,” Daniels joked to the gathered crowd, referring to Mickey Mouse’s signature ears.


Still, after being baited by an audience member about how important…

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Robin Williams in Talks for ‘Night at the Museum 3’

Robin Williams in Talks for ‘Night at the Museum 3’
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Night at the Museum 3 will put Ben Stiller back in the lead role as security guard Larry Daley, under the direction of Shawn Levy.

Now Robin Williams is in talks to reprise his role, too, as the wax dummy of President Teddy Roosevelt that is among the objects that come to life in the museum at night.

The bigger news to me here is that Night at the Museum 3 is happening. The two preceding films in this franchise have been surprisingly good. The question now is whether they can recapture the magic of the first two.

‘Building Ender’s World’ - A Behind the Scenes Featurette

‘Building Ender’s World’ - A Behind the Scenes Featurette

For those of you looking forward to this film as I am, I’ve got a little treat for you. Summit has prepared a nice little behind the scenes video about the making of Ender’s Game which will be released to theaters on November 1st.

There’s always something a little bit fun and cool for me to see a video of how they make stuff, even if it’s really less about the nitty gritty details of making the film and more about promoting the film.

Fun fact, when I saw director Gavin Hood on the screen I thought, “he looks familiar,” so I looked him up. He played a Russian Colonel Alexi Vaselov (aka a…

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‘Thor: The Dark World’ Clips Featuring Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth

‘Thor: The Dark World’ Clips Featuring Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth

It’s almost here you guys and I cannot wait! This film comes straight from Asguard and lands in our theaters on November 8th. First up, Jane is pretty ticked that Thor didn’t even come see her when he was here on earth just hanging out in New York. But it seems his excuse “isn’t bad”. You think she would cut him a little slack since he helped to save our fair world.

In the second clip, Sif thinks she has things under control when Thor steps in to save the day anyway. She doesn’t seem to happy about it.

I expect this film to be quite a bit better than the first Thor film which, in my opinion…

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‘Cars 3’ Is In the Works

‘Cars 3’ Is In the Works
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Michael Wallis, a historical consultant and voice actor who’s worked on the two previous Cars films, has revealed that a third Cars is in the works. It’s unclear just how far along the project is at this point, but it’s far enough that he already has some plot details. Hit the jump to see what Wallis had to say.

Wallis let the details slip during a radio interview with WGBZ in Alton, IL. “Cars 3 we’re coming back to the road. And we’re coming back to 66 into 99,” he said. “That’s the road that runs right through Central California.” (He also admitted that he “didn’t particularly care for”…

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Guillermo del Torro say ‘Pacific Rim 2’ Is Being Written Right Now

Guillermo del Torro say ‘Pacific Rim 2’ Is Being Written Right Now
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Pacific Rim 2 exists on a hard drive in Hollywood. For some time now, screenwriter Travis Beacham has been writing a sequel to this summer’s Pacific Rim with the knowledge it might never get made. Guillermo del Toro’s film recently squeaked by to $100 million in the United States, but grossed three times that internationally, earning record numbers in China. Those numbers made the sequel a bit more likely but there has yet to be any official movement on it.

In a new interview, del Toro confirms he and Beacham are continuing to write the film with the hope Legendary will give them a green…

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‘Non-Stop’ Trailer: Someone Dumb Enough to Hijack Liam Neeson’s Plane

‘Non-Stop’ Trailer: Someone Dumb Enough to Hijack Liam Neeson’s Plane

Alright, let’s go over this score, shall we? Liam Neeson trained Obi-Wan, he was Ra’s al Ghul who nearly defeated Batman (!!!), he’s Aslan, Zeus, and Bryan Mills from Taken where he did a lot of killing and getting back at people. Who’s stupid enough to hijack this guy’s plane?

Joking aside though, I’m a sucker for this sort of thing and I think it’s just the sort of film I’ll like prett well. I don’t expect to be anything fancy or “best film of all time” or anything like that. But I’ll bet it will be decent, and to some extent, that’s all I’m looking for.

Aside from Liam Neeson, the film…

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