The Day the Earth Stood Still

Fox showed a seven minute montage of clips from their forthcoming sci-fi remake the Day the Earth Stood Still as part of their repeat of the Fringe pilot. The footage is also now online in better qualitynhere

Source: Cinematical

XXX: The Return of Xander Cage

Vin Diesel's once promising career continues to go down the toilet with news that he has signed to return to the XXX franchise in the forthcoming sequel. Original director Rob Cohen will also return.

Source: Variety

The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus

video de The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
by masalladeorion

Terry Gilliam talks up his new feature film in this new clip

Source: www.quickstopentertainment.com / chud.com

Synecdoche, New York

Wired magazine undertook a two and a half hour interview with writer/director Charlie Kaufman, covering his entire career up to and including his latest release.

The entire audio of the interview can be found here.

Iron Man 2

Jon Favreau, in a recent interview to promote the DVD release of Iron Man, gave some titbits about the likely direction the forthcoming sequel will take.

War Machine is likely to make an appearance, giving Terrence Howard's Col. Rhodes a chance to wear the suit. Whilst comic book ubervillian Mandarin is likely to have a presence as the overarching, behind-the-scenes villain, liberties will have to be taken in order to fit him in to the more realistic universe depicted in the film. Finally, the famous Demon in a Bottle storyline, featuring Tony Stark's battle with alcoholism, is on it's way (possibly in the third film?)

Source: Chud.com

Terminator Salvation

Teaser trailer, courtesy of Variety

Zack and Miri

In our second Zack and Miri post of today, here's a 16 minute Variety interview with Kevin Smith talking about the film:-




Source: www.newsaskew.com

Zack and Miri

Here's the new american poster for Zack and Miri released following the banning of the original poster.

Whilst the poster is clever and quite stylish, I'm not convinced it does the job of selling the picture to the multiplex crowd. The filmmakers are attempting to go for a more mainstream audience with this film, and the poster doesnt convey this.

Source: Newsaskew.com

Star Trek

In an interview with AMCTV, Star Trek director JJ Abrams apparently confirms that William Shatner will not be appearing in the new film, although it appears discussions were held. Abrams is quoted as saying:-

“We actually had written a scene with him in it that was a flashback kind of thing, but the truth is, it didn’t quite feel right. The bigger thing was that he was very vocal that he didn’t want to do a cameo. We tried desperately to put him in the movie, but he was making it very clear that he wanted the movie to focus on him significantly, which, frankly, he deserves. The truth is, the story that we were telling required a certain adherence to the Trek canon and consistency of storytelling. It’s funny — a lot of the people who were proclaiming that he must be in this movie were the same people saying it must adhere to canon. Well, his character died on screen. Maybe a smarter group of filmmakers could have figured out how to resolve that.”

Of course, how can we not have an appearance from the man reponsible for this:-



Source: Slashfilm

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Cashing in on the success of 'Sex and the City' comes another romantic comedy in which all problems are solved by designer labels. Audiences for this will be pretty divided. Namely, women will swoon over shoes whilst men slowly lose the will to live.

Starring Isla 'Mrs Borat' Fisher, Confessions of a Shopaholic is due for a valentines release.

Source: Cinematical

Quantum of Solace

Yahoo movies has a new trailer for the next Bond film, which gets it world premiere tonight as part of the London Film Festival. Follow this link for some acton packed Bond goodness

Terminator Salvation

More than likely this story comes from a fan with an overactive imagination, but it's also a rumour that's just crazy enough to be true.

Director McG has hinted for some time that Schwarzenneger will have some sort of presence in the fourth terminator film, and his former stunt double is working on the film. The latest suggestion is that CGI will be used to place a digital recreation of Arnie's face over the stunt double, with Schwarzennegger also recording lines of dialogue in post production.

The technology is certainly there and has been used to enhance stunt work for well over a decade now but this still sounds like wishful thinking to me.

Source: Aint It Cool News

Ghostbusters 3

Harold Ramis provided furt;-her detail's of the current status of Ghostbusters 3 in this e-mail to the Chicago Tribune

"yes, columbia is developing a script for GB3 with my year one writing partners, gene stupnitsky and lee eisenberg. judd apatow is co-producing year one and has made several other films for sony, so of course the studio is hoping to tap into some of the same acting talent. aykroyd, ivan reitman and i are consulting at this point, and according to dan, bill murray is willing to be involved on some level. he did record his dialogue for the new ghostbusters video game, as did danny and i, and ernie hudson. the concept is that the old ghostbusters would appear in the film in some mentor capacity. not much else to say at this point. everyone is confident a decent script can be written and i guess we'll take it from there."

Source: Cinematical

Watchmen

Video journal 6, courtesy of IGN.com

Spiderman

Various sources are reporting that Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire have both signed to to the next Spider Man movie, currently due for a 2011 release. Kirsten Dunst has yet to put pen to paper, although the character of Mary Jane Watson will appear.

Sony have also tentatively indicated that they wish to shoot parts 4 and 5 back to back in order to save money and take advantage of the director's and casts' availablity.

Whilst the first two Spider Man films are responsible for reinvigorating the genre, Spider Man 3 was showing some signs of creative fatigue that left fans hoping for a change of direction (and possibly personnel) for the next film.

The Wrestler

Clips and behind the scenes footage from Darren Aronofsky's new film the Wrestler, which has just won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival and is picking up some Oscar buzz for Mickey Rourke's performance.

Source: Chud.com

Childs Play

Original writer and director of Seed of Chucky, Don Mancini, has provided more details of the forthcoming 'Child's Play' remake. Apparently the idea for a reboot as opposed to a further sequel is to return the series to it's horror roots as opposed to the comedic tone of the last two films). More importantly Mancini has confirmed that Brad Dourif will return as the voice of Chucky and will also have a larger on screen role as Charles Lee Ray prior to his transformation into the doll.

Whilst we don't have a great deal of time for most of the horror remakes doing the rounds at the moment, the fact that the original creative team is behind this film and , at the moment at least, seem to be saying all the right things, make this one to watch. Just as long as there is no CGI Chucky...

Source: Creature Corner

Ghostbusters 3

Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Esisnberg, two of the writers of the American version of The Office, have been hired to pen a third Ghostbusters team. Whilst the film is set to feature some younger acting talent, the hope is that the original team would appear. Previous Ghostbusters sequels have stalled due to Bill Murray's reluctance to sign on to a third movie, but he does provide his voice in the upcoming video game and sources suggest that he may be willing to at least make a cameo appearance.

Source: Aint It Cool News

Slacker Uprising

Michael Moore's new film, Slacker uprising, tells of his 2004 tour to encourage young people to register to vote in the last US election. In an interesting move the film will be available to download free from the website www.slackeruprising.com from 23 September, with a conventional DVD release to follow.

The trailer is available here

Zack and Miri

This is the poster for Zack and Miri, at least for thouse of you outside the United States, where the MPAA has banned the poster.

Source: www.newsaskew.com

My name is Bruce

Whilst the film looks great, this poster.... not so good.

Source: Aint It Cool News

Another (kind of) Break

Apologies for the lack of updates over the last few days, but there has been little of note.

We will be taking a break till Sunday, but will be attempting one or two updates via I phone, more as an experiment than anything. Apologies in advance for the numerous typos that will inevitably ensue as we try to get to grips with the tiny touchscreen keyboard.


Posted with LifeCast

Zack and Miri

Red band trailer.

Source:www.newsaskew.com

RIP Don LaFontaine

Don LaFontaine, the gravelly voice of a thousand trailers has died aged 68, LaFontaine's famous voice made him a cult star in his own right, as his website shows.

Source: Aint It Cool News

Gremlins

From Slashfilm.com:-

"Sacha Feiner created this incredible alternative fan sequence using the Gremlins 2 Film break scene. Created over two months using computer enhanced puppets. Sacha writes: “I made a new mold out of a hard cast of one of the original sculptures from the production. I created a batch of new foam puppets especially for this project. Their performances are enhanced by computer effects, which makes them able to do nearly anything, from running to jumping or facial expressions. The entire shooting takes place in a bluescreen studio, arranged in my basement, in order to superimpose the gremlins in the chosen movies.” … “This is a fan, non profit project. I did everything alone, from the filming to the compositing. I only had assistants for the puppeteering. The overall budget, including the purchasing of the original sculpture, the HD and studio equipment, the molding and painting of the puppets and the editing, was about US $3000.” Thanks to the Movie Blog for the tip."

Quantum of Solace

Well the film is being released next month, so I guess they're sticking with the title. Heres a new image of Daniel Craig s Bond, courtesy of Slashfilm. Follow the link for more images.

Nowhere Boy

Matt Greenhalgh, the writer of Control, the Ian Curtis / Joy Division biopic, is sticking with the genre with a new film centering on John Lennon. Artist Sam Taylor_wood will make her feature debut as director.

The film will concentrate on Lennon's "childhood and subsequent journey to icon status." according to the Hollywood Reporter, and will portray his personal life as "a lonely teenager growing up as his aunt and the mother who gave him up fight for his love. His only escape is music, art, and his fateful friendship with Paul McCartney."

Source: Cinematical

Wright / Reitman Unplugged

Directors Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) and Jason Reitman (Juno) interviewed each other for the Just Comedy festival 2008. Slashfilm has video of the event, which can be found here

Source: slashfilm.com

max Payne

Yahoo movies has the bizarre new trailer for Mark Wahlberg's forthcoming action film, loosely based on the computer game series of the same name. Whilst people were expecting a straight action film, this trailer suggests something slightly more off kilter.

The film is released October 17th

Saw V

The final poster for Saw V is the most disappointing one so far. Whilst the films themselves havent been great, the poster design has always been original and boundary pushin. This one however looks just like a generic horror poster.

Also, despite the tagline this is not the end of the franchise, with Saw VI already in production for release next year. Saw V hits theaters October 31st

Source: Creature Corner

Body of Lies

Source: Cinematical.com

Happiness 2 : Electric Boogaloo

... is probably not the title of Todd Solonz's next film. However the film is intended to be a 'quasi-sequel' to his controversial art house pic, perhaps most famous for Dylan Baker's tour de force turn as a (quasi-sympathetic) paedophile.

Variety has a vague outline for the film, described as revolving around a group of struggling individuals. struggling to find a place for themselves in an unpredictable and volatile world. The narrative is told through a series of intersecting love stories.; the past haunts the present and imperils the future: ghosts circle and loom, trouble and console.

Source: CHUD.com

Righteous Kill

Coming soon has a new clip from the De Niro / Pacino starrer Righteous Kill, which is released (US) on September 12th

Source: Aint It Cool News

Babylon AD

Ouch...

Babylon AD director Mathieu Kassovitz has given a no hold barred interview with AMC in which he discusses the troubled production, which gets an American release Friday. Amongst the choice quotes are Kossovit stating that "I never had a chance to do one scene the way it was written or the way I wanted it to be. The script wasn't respected. Bad producers, bad partners, it was a terrible experience." Of the final film the director believes that "It's pure violence and stupidity [...] instead parts of the movie are like a bad episode of 24."

Source: Cinematical

Smodcast 62

Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier are back after a weeks break with the new episode of their podcast, available now at www.quickstopentertainment.com and next week at Itunes*

SMod 62: The Human Quilt - In which our heroes accost a rocker in the cereal aisle, get unruly on a plane, fear the wrath of a pent-up Paul Bunyan, and go to the movies.


*BTW if anyone can figure out a way to download podcasts directly on to the Iphone please let me know.

Extract

Mike Judge hasn't had the best of luck cinematically, wth his first two films, Office Space and Idiocracy, having been essentially dumped by their distributors, before fifinding new life on DVD.

Judge's newest film, 'Extract' sounds like it may attract more attention, with a big(ger) name cast on board. Ben Affleck is the latest actor to sign on, joining Arrested Development's Jason Bateman. Affleck will play the best friend of Bateman’s character, a flower extract factory owner dealing with workplace problems and a streak of bad luck, including his wife’s affair with a gigolo.

Source: Newsaskew.com

The Fast and Furious 4

On the downward pathe of their careers, most of the original cast reunite for the third Fast and the Furious sequel. Here's the trailer, for those who care.

Fast & Furious


Source:Myspace Movies

Frost / Nixon

Yahoo Movies has the full trailer for Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard's adaptation of the award winning stage play about David Frost's famous interviews with the disgraced former president. Michael Sheen and Frank Langella reprise their roles from the original production.

The film is released December 2008 and is already considered a possible frontunner for the academy award nominations.

Source:Slashfilm

The Transporter 3

They may not be art, but the sheer ridiculousness of the Transporter movies makes them somewhat endearing. Heres a teaser trailer for the third in the series, coming briefly to a cinema near you soon.



Source:IGN.com

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

The adaptation of Toby Jones's memoir of his short lived stint as a Vanity Fair journalist hits UK screens October 3rd. Star Simon Pegg is featuring in a series of video diaries for The Granuaid, the first of which can be found here.

Source: The Guardian

Up

A short teaser for Pixar's next is now available here

Source: Cinematical.com

Superman

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Warner Brothers executive Jeff Robinov confirmed that the next Superman will be a Batman Begins / Incredible Hulk style reboot rather than a follow on to Bryan Singers (incredibly dull) Superman Returns.

"Superman [Returns] didn't quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to," says Robinov. "It didn't position the character the way he needed to be positioned. Had Superman worked in 2006, we would have had a movie for Christmas of this year or 2009. But now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all."

Rabinov also confirms a third Batman is on the way together with films based on two other (as yet unnamed) DC characters.

Source: Cinematical.com

Friday 13th

/New close up of Jason Vorhees from the Friday 13th reboot. Whilst the overall look isn't too bad, whats with the hair?

Source: Chud.com

It's Alive

Horror remake fever continues apace with the (looonnggg) trailer for the updated version of Larry Cohens 1974 cult classic about rampaging killer mutant babies. Which is a lot better than it sounds



Source: Aint It Cool News

Australia

New poster for Baz Luhrmann's Australia, starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman.

Source: Cinematical

Poltergeist

MGM is moving ahead with its pointless remake of poltergiest, having hired 'Boogeyman' screenwriters Stiles White and Juliet Snowden.


The duo have already endeared themselves to horror fans everywhere by deciding people want a remake of The Birds.

So far The Exorcist is the only movie avoiding the 're-imagining' plague, but surely it's only a matter of time.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

New image from the sixth Harry Potter film, which has just been bumped from it's original November release until Summer 2009. Apparently the film is ready to go, but Warner Brothers are holding the film back due to a lack of other product for next seasons summer blockbuster season (a lingering effect of the writers strike)

Eight more new images can be found here.

Source: Slashfilm.com

100 Years of Animation

100 years ago (17 August to be exact) saw the release of the first animated film,Fantasmagorie. Animated by French artist Émile Cohl the short consists of over 700 double exposed drawings, and runs less than two minutes.

The original cartoon is above.

Source: Slashfilm.com

Babylon AD

New poster for Vin Diesel's comeback flick. This sci-fi thriller, with more than a few visual hints of Bladerunner stars Vin Diesel and Michelle Yeoh. Diesel plays Toorop, a mercenary who takes on the task of escorting a mysterious woman from Eastern Europe to a futuristic New York.

The film opens August 29th in the USA

Source: Cinematical

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

New TV spot for the Benjamin Button, released on December 18th.

Source: Cinematical

Smodcast 61

Apologies for missing this at the time, but Smodcast 61 is now available for download here (and will be hitting Itunes shortly)

SModcast 61: “Bridge Beach!” -

In which our heroes dream of private tutoring, catalogue questionable laws, survive a star cros’t love affair, rally against lawn art, and unwittingly seduce a funny-book merchant.

Source: www.quickstopentertainment.com

Righteous Kill

Red band trailer for potential pissing on legacy exercise Righteous Kill, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Unlike their previous two films together the two actors share a considerable amount of screen time, but other than the talent involved this looks like a generic cop thriller. Having said that, Inside Man writer Russell Gewitz is responsible for the screenplay, which raises the vague hope this might be something more interesting.

DC Comics

Variety has an interesting interview with Warner Brothers regarding the future of their DC comics franchises. Basically, an offer is out for Chris Nolan to direct a third batman movie, whilst Justice League is on the back burner. Good news all round then.

Outlander

Early word on this Jim Caziavel starrer hasn't been good, and this new clip doesn't do anything to change this. But... Vikings vs Aliens is just such a bizarre concept that I cant help but be intrigued. Whilst the film has no US release date (and I get the feeling this may turn up in Blockuster before your local cinema), anyone happening to be in Berlin in the next few days can catch the film as part of the German Fantasy Filmfest



Source: Cinematical

Iron Man

Ahead of the September 30th DVD release of Iron Man, Access Hollywood gives us a first look at one of the deleted scenes.

Source: Aint It Cool News

Zack and Miri

After a successful appeal, Kevin Smiths next film has been awarded an 'r' classification. The film originally garnered an NC-17 rating for language and nudity.

Whilst this guarantees the film a wide release, in one sense it is a shame as this could have been an opportunity for a mainstream film distributor to attempt to overturn the stigma related to the NC-17 rating. The continued refusal of cinemas and some DVD retailers to handle NC-17 films limits filmmakers and prevents the industry from developing movies aimed at an adult audience.

Source: www.newsaskew.com

Source: www.newsaskew.com

Tropic Thunder

Many people expected Robrt Downey Jr in 'blackface' to be the most controversial aspect of Tropic Thunder, which has just opened in the USA. However the film has been hit by protests from disability rights group over the film within a film 'Simple Jack'. This sub plot relates to the Ben Stiller character's previous film, a shameless oscar grab in which he plays 'a retarded man who believes he can speak to the animals'. Clearly a spoof of such films as I am Sam and Rainman, people have taken offence at what they see as poking fun at the disabled, although it seems clear the joke is at the expense of actors who take on such roles.

Dreamworks have indicated they will not alter the film, but have pulled some marketing, with the spoof website advertising Simple Jack having disappeared.

Richard Pryor at the Mos Eisley Cantina

Fun video of the day, courtesy of cinematical.com

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Various sites are reporting that Billy Bob Thornton has been cast as Freddy Kreuger in Platinum Dunes forthcoming Nightmare on Elm Street remake, Whilst I can see Thornton in the role, casting anyone other than Robert Englund seems a bizarre step to take.

Source:Chud.com

The Princess and The Frog

Disney have released some concept art from the Princess and the Frog, their much awaited return to 2d animation. More images can be found here.

The film is due for a Christmas 2009 release

Source: Slashfilm.com

RIP Bernie Brillstein

Bernie Brillstein, Hollywood manager and producer, hhas died aged 77. Brillstein specialised in comedy talent and was responsible in part for shepherding classics such as The Muppet Show, Saturday Night Live and The Larry Sanders Show to the screen. Brillstein represented most of the early Saturday Night Live cast and acted as an executive roducer on such films as The Blues Brothers and Ghostbusters.

Read more about his career here.

Source: Aint It Cool News

RIP Isaac Hayes

Star Trek

Aint It Cool News has some more teaser posters for the forthcoming Star Trek reboot. Above is a fairly unrecognisable Simon Pegg as Scotty, and one sheets for Sulu, Dr McCoy and Chekov can be found here

Watchmen

New behind the scenes featurette concentrating on the design of the Owl Ship.


source: IGN.com

The Spirit

A very odd full trailer for 'The Spirit' is now online at Yahoo Movies .

Whilst I enjoyed Sin City, this looks a little too much like more of the same, and may suffer from the lack of involvement of Robert Rodriguez. The trailer certainly gives no clues as to the narrative.

Source: Yahoo movies

RIP Bernie Mac

Bernie Mac has died aged 50 from complications arising from Pneumonia. Although best known as a comedian, Mac also had a number of notable film roles, including Oceans 11 and it's sequels and Bad Santa.

Source: Cinematical

What Just Happened?

Trailer for 'What Just Happened?'. Based on Art Linson's memoir, the film sees Rodbert De Niro star as a Hollywood producer. Expect plenty of Hollywood cameos.

Source: Cinematical

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

New trailer for the sixth Potter film. Tom Riddle, AKA the young Voldemort is played by Ralph Fiennes newphew, the amusingly named Hero Fiennes-Tiffin.

Tokyo Underworld

Warner Bros. (and VP Dan Lin) have bought the rights to Robert Whiting's Tokyo Underworld: The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan.

The true-life crimebook is based upon taped conversations between the author and gangster Nick Zappetti.

Zappetti came to Japan after WWII, and made a fortune on the black market. Zappetti was eventually deported, but returned illegally in the 60's as a restaurant owner. The restaurant slowy became the center of Tokyo's nightlife, and an integral part in the Yakuza's rise to power.

Frank Baldwin will handle the screen adaptation, with no word yet on a director. The film is being produced by Dan Lin, who was responsible for The Departed.


Source: Cinematical

W

Teaser poster for Stone's George Bush biopic.

Source: Aint It Cool News

Zack and Miri

Kevin Smith's forthcoming comedy has successfully appealed it's NC-17, and will now be released as an R without further cuts. This is the third time Smith has had to appeal an initial rating (Clerks and Jersey Girl being the previous offenders) and he has succeeded each time. The film, starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks, is now back on course for an October release.





Source: www.newsaskew.com

Lethal Weapon 5

Cinematical reports that original writer Shane Black is working on a fifth Lethal Weapon film, in which a retiring Mel 'Sugar Tits' Gibson drags an already retired Danny Glover back for one last case.

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

Source: Moviefone

The Informers

Trailer for the forthcoming Bret Easton Ellis adaptation.

Source: Aint It Cool News

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

The Independent reports that Terry Gilliam's 'The Man who Killed Don Quixote' will be heading back before cameras early next year. Gilliam originally started shooting the film back in 2000 before a series of mishaps and disasters led to insurers pulling the plug (see the behind the scenes documentary 'Lost in La Mancha' for the full tale).

Gilliam was recently awarded rights to the script, and suggests shooting will begin as soon as star Johnny Depp has space in his schedule.

Smodcast 60

Online now at Quick Stop Entertainment

SModcast 60: The Clone War -

In which our heroes marvel over Pillow Babies, thwart an attack by Stalin’s man-apes, and face off over the love of a human Xerox.

MST3K: Body Care and Grooming and 20th anniversary

We haven't run one of these for a while, but heres another classic MST3K to tide you over whilst we enjoy our holiday. There is a kind of news angle to this, in that MST3k's 20th anniversary is forthcoming, and a special box set including four classic episodes and a slew of new releases is on it's way. Aint it Cool News has an interview with some of the cast members and more detail's on the new set here and here.

Wolfman

Ouch. Rick Baker isnt known for speaking his mind, which makes this interview with Aint it Cool News all the more worrying, and suggests further problems with an already troubled production. CGI in werewolf movies just doesnt work, as anyone unfortunate to see Van Helsing and An American Werewolf in Paris will testify.


It's been coming up on 30 years since we had an entirely successful werewolf movie (although 1994's Wolf had some interesting ideas), and hopes were high for this. The trailer and early posters looked promising and we may yet be surprised, but there seems to be a bad feeling surrounding this film.

Source: Aint It Cool News

Watchmen

Theres not a great deal here so far (unless youve yet to see the trailer), but given the interesting stuff Warner tried with The Dark Knight, the new Watchmen website might be worth keeping an eye on.

Terminator Salvation : The Future Begins

The San Diego Comic Con had a brief teaser for Terminator 4, and also debuted this model of a "T-600", an early model terminator which is one of the films antagonists.

Source: Cinematical.com

Holidays!

OK, We've only been back for a week, but it's another holiday for us. Apologies, and we'll be back August 2nd.

In the meantime, go see the Dark Knight again. Best superhero movie ever?

W

Embedding has been blocked, so you'll have to follow this link, but heres the teaser trailer for Oliver Stone's Bush biopic, W., which hits theatres in October.

Source: Aint It Cool News

Max Payne

A couple of suprisingly effective posters for Marky Mark starring videogame adaptation Max Payne.

Source: Aint it Cool News

Friday the 13th

First close up images of the new look Jason Vorhees from the Friday 13th reboot.

Source: www.enewsi.com

Terminator Salvation

Teaser trailer for 2009's sequel, which loses Schwarzenegger and takes the series into the apocalyptic future referred to in the earlier films.

Kevin Smith on The Dark Knight

Director Kevin Smith guests on the slashfilm podcast, reviewing The Dark Knight amongst other subjects.

Source:slashfilm

Lakeview Terrace

Poster for forthcoming thriller Lakeview Terrace, in which racist cop Samuel L Jackson goes over the edge when an interracial couple moves in next door.

Source: Cinematical.com

Yes Man

Trailer for the Jim Carrey comedy, loosely based on the Danny Wallace book in which the writer agreed to answer 'Yes' to every question.

Source: Aint It Cool News

The Weinstein Company

Interesing article at The Telegraph (via cinematical) regarding the current state of the Weinstein Brothers new production company, formed in 2005 following their split from Disney and Miramax

Ghostbusters

Whilst it's not strictly a film, this upcoming video game is the closest to A Ghostbusters sequel we are likely to see, The game features the original cast providing voiceovers and the storyline, by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis iss based loosely on their abortive Ghostbusters 3 script.



Source: Cinematical

Ghost Town

So-so trailer for Ricky Gervais' first starring cinema role. Gervais plays an unikeable dentist who after an operation goes wrong, wakes up with the ability to see the dead. The film seems looks like a comedic cross between the sixth sense and ghost, if that sort of thing appeals.

Smodcast 58

New Smodcast online today at Quick Stop Entertainment:

SModcast 58: Kodachrome -

In which our heroes talk a little shop, muse over collegiate nudes, wax Parisian, and seek salvation in Shrewsbury.

Also available are episodes 56 and 57 which went live during our break.

Watchmen

We're back!

Here's the first trailer for Watchmen, which premiered with The Dark Knight. The imagery certainly captures the spirit of the comic book, but there's not a lot to go on narrative wise.

Holidays!

Farthing film is taking a break for a couple of weeks whilst we enjoy a well earned vacation. We will be back with all the latest news and features on 21 July.

In the meantime, enjoy the Count

Metropolis

In exciting news for Cinema historians and lovers of classic Sci-Fi, the long thought lost original 210 minute cut of Metropolis has been located in a Buenos Aires vault. Professor Martin Koerber, who is behind the discovery and restoration, stated that "No matter how bad the condition of the material may be, the original intention of the film, including all of its minor characters and subplots, is now once again tangible for the normal viewer. The rhythm of the film has been restored,".

Source: Chud.com

X Files 2

TV spot for the sequel / TV spin off.

Source: Aint It Cool News

Sherlock Holmes

A new version of Sherlock Holmes is being prepped by ubiquitous comedy producer Judd Apatow. The comedy will feature Sacha Baron Cohen as Holmes and Will Ferrell as sidekick Dr Watson. Etan Cohn, the writer of summer comedy Tropic Thunder, is handling screenplay duties.

Source: Variety

The Dark Knight

Two weeks to go...

Quantum of Solace

The official James Bond site, www.007.com, has the first trailer for new adventure Quantum of Solace.

Zack and Miri

New still from Zack and Miri, courtesy of www.silentobspeaks.com, where Kevin Smith has also posted his brief review of The Dark Knight