‘Cowboys and Aliens’ Super Bowl Trailer Hits the Web Early
Posted on February 25th, 2011
There’s a wealth of Super Bowl trailers expected during the big game between the Packers and the Steelers, but Jon Favreau’s ‘Cowboys and Aliens’ trailer — featuring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford in a sci-fi-Western showdown — was the first one out of the gate. (Favreau released it style=”position: relative; width: 500px; height: 375px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;”>
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‘Transformers 3′ Super Bowl Trailer: More Digital Mayhem
Posted on February 25th, 2011
The Super Bowl teaser promises that the world will “go dark” in the third (and potentially final) ‘Transformers’ flick (the ominously titled ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon‘) — but then we’d be robbed of the digital lunacy style=”position: relative; width: 500px; height: 375px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;”>
Scheduled for release on July 1, penned by Ehren Kruger, and (of course) directed by Michael Bay, ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon‘ is guaranteed to be a smash hit, despite the noted lack of Megan Fox.
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‘Super 8′ Trailer: It’s ‘E.T.’ All Over Again
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: Right away Steven Spielberg’s paw prints are all over this brand new trailer for J.J. Abrams’ ‘Super 8′ — a film that, up until now, has been shrouded in mystery. Is it another ‘Cloverfield,’ or is it more like early Spielberg (‘E.T.,’ ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’)?The answer appears to be a mix of both. The ‘Super 8′ trailer that debuted during the Super Bowl gives us more than we’ve seen before, and what it amounts to is an action-packed alien flick set inside a small town — except, unlike ‘E.T.,’ this alien doesn’t look all that friendly. That…
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First Look: ‘Super 8′ Alien and ‘Captain America’ Villain Red Skull
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: Fans looking for big reveals during last night’s Super Bowl movie trailers didn’t get too much to digest, though there were some little pieces of coolness sprinkled throughout the trailers for ‘Super 8′ and ‘Captain America: The First Avenger.’ Anyone who’s a fan of J.J. Abrams knows the guy loves to hide viral nuggets in everything he churns out. The man is a true geek who understands what gets other geeks excited, and so he often goes to great lengths to make his “reveal process” as fun and fresh as the film itself.So, naturally, folks immediately began slowing down the…
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‘Star Wars Begins’ Creator on 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About ‘Star Wars’
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: On Friday we posted a fantastic, 14-part, fan-made ‘Star Wars’ documentary called ‘Star Wars Begins’ that combs through the first ‘Star Wars’ film with an absurd attention to detail, breaking down and reconstructing scenes, while sprinkling in audio quotes from several people involved behind the scenes and in front of the camera. The doc, which may be better defined as a commentary or fan edit than a straight-up documentary, also brings to the table a number of extremely rare nuggets (like concept art and the original, silent, black-and-white cut of ‘Star Wars’) that are sure to transfix even the most…
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Shawn Levy to Direct Cameron-Produced ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Remake
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: We try to stay as optimistic as possible around these parts. Even if we’re not exactly enthused by a particular film attachment — be it in the casting department or behind the scenes — we try to keep an open mind about it. Some news requires you to try just a little bit harder. This is one such story.Shawn Levy has been hired by 20th Century Fox and James Cameron to direct a remake of the classic 1966 sci-fi film ‘Fantastic Voyage.’ Yes, the director of ‘The Pink Panther’ and both ‘Night at the Museum’ films will be shrinking down…
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The Week In Geek: ‘Thor’ Versus ‘Captain America’
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: [The Week in Geek is a weekly Tuesday column that plunges headfirst into a deep pool of genre geekiness without ever coming up for air.]Its a long-standing Marvel tradition that when two superheroes meet up, they’ve gotta fight. Usually it’s due to some kind of misunderstanding, then the two make peace and go style=”margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; position: relative; width: 500px; height: 375px;”>if(typeof AOLVP_cfg===’undefined’)AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:’AOLVP_us_781787129001′,’codever’:0.1,’autoload’:false,’autoplay’:false,’playerid’:’81512831001′,’videoid’:’781787129001′,’playlist’:true,’stillurl’:'http://o.aolcdn.com/os/movies/video-stills/thor-500×375′,’publisherid’:1612833736,’width’:500,’height’:375,’videotitle’:'Thor and Captain America’,'bgcolor’:”}); More Super Bowl TrailersOrigin ClarityThere’s not a clear explanation of who Thor is in the TV spot at all. You can pick up hspace=”4″ id=”vimage_3857288″ src=”http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/02/capamorigin-1297177770.jpg” vspace=”4″ />Villain RevealThe Red Skull (played by Hugo…
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SXSW 2011 Midnight Films Announced: ‘The Divide,’ ‘Insidious,’ ‘Hobo’ and More!
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: Last week saw the announcement of the bulk of the 130+ feature films programmed for SXSW’s 2011 Film Festival, but one crucial component was missing: The SXSW Midnight and SXFantastic slates. So if your favorite parts of a film festival are the bold, brash and bloody movies that tend to only play after the sun has gone down and you happen to be heading to Austin this March 11th, it looks like SXSW has a nice variety of twisted delights in store.You can find the full lineup as well as SXSW’s Short Films slate below, but as far as the…
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Ryan Gosling to Headline the ‘Logan’s Run’ Remake for Nicolas Winding Refn
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: It’s one of those on-again/off-again remakes that we seem to hear about every few months, but then the talk stops. Well, now, according to Deadline, it looks like the long-discussed ‘Logan’s Run’ remake may be hitting on all cylinders. Their report indicates that Ryan Gosling with be reunited with his ‘Drive’ director, Nicolas Winding Refn (who also helmed ‘Bronson,’ ‘Valhalla Rising’ and the three ‘Pusher’ films), and together they’ll set to remaking the 1976 Michael Anderson science-fiction favorite for Warner Bros.Mr. Gosling, who is riding a strong wave of performances in mostly indie fare like ‘Lars and the Real Girl’…
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‘X-Men: First Class’ Trailer Is Live!
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: The trailer for ‘X-Men: First Class,’ 20th Century Fox’s younger-generation, 1960s-set reboot of Marvel’s classic superhero series, has finally found its way online via Facebook. And since we know that all you want to do is stop reading and hit play style=”position: relative; width: 500px; height: 375px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;”>if(typeof AOLVP_cfg===’undefined’)AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:’AOLVP_us_786803209001′,’codever’:0.1,’autoload’:false,’autoplay’:false,’playerid’:’61371447001′,’videoid’:’786803209001′,’publisherid’:1612833736,’width’:500,’height’:375,’videotitle’:'first-class-trailer’,'bgcolor’:”}); Directed by: Matthew Vaughn (‘Layer Cake,’ ‘Kick-Ass’)Written by: Jane Goldman, Ashley Miller, Jamie Moss, Josh Schwartz and Zack StentzStarring:James McAvoy as Professor Charles XavierMichael Fassbender as MagnetoKevin Bacon as Sebastian ShawNicholas Hoult as BeastJanuary Jones as Emma FrostJennifer Lawrence as MystiqueRose Byrne as Moira MacTaggertLucas Till as Havok (Cyclops’…
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