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BREAKING: Harrison Ford In Early Talks For Ridley Scott's New BLADE RUNNER

by Todd Brown, February 4, 2012 11:29 AM


Is Deckard coming back?In March of 2011 word broke that Alcon Entertainment and Warner Brothers had teamed up to return to the world of Ridley Scott's classic scifi Blade Runner. In following weeks Scott himself would sign on to...

Watch The First Ten Minutes Of 1st Animated Film BERSERK **UPDATE**

by Al Young, February 4, 2012 11:28 AM


[Update 2:  Replace the opening ten-minute video with a slightly better video quality version][Update:  Added another video below from an episode of Imagine Nation where the main topic of news is Berserk and its upcoming animated trilogy.  If you fast...

Listen To Susumu Hirasawa's Aria From BERSERK Soundtrack

by Al Young, February 4, 2012 10:42 AM


From the anime series to the video games, Japanese electropop artist Susumu Hirasawa has been the definitive music composer for Berserk and he continues to lend his musical artistry in the animated film trilogy.  On his official site, a short...

Impulse Pictures Brings DEBAUCHERY/SEX HELL To DVD This Spring! Nikkatsu Roman Films Return!

by J Hurtado, February 4, 2012 2:05 AM


These discs are a long time coming.  Back in 2010 Impulse Pictures announced the acquisition of in excess of twenty Roman Porno films from Nikkatsu.  We were promised DVD releases over and over again, but the closest we came was...

Jane Levy In Talks For THE EVIL DEAD

by Todd Brown, February 3, 2012 4:03 PM


Never watched ABC's Suburgatory? No worries, you'll be getting to know star Jane Levy soon enough.Deadline are reporting that Levy is in advanced talks to take over the lead role in the Fede Alvarez directed remake of Sam Raimi's...

Fantastic US Trailer For Oscar Nominated BULLHEAD

by Todd Brown, February 3, 2012 3:57 PM


Michael Roskam's Bullhead has received a great deal of press in these pages for the simple reason that it is very, very good.And now, riding on the strength of a Best Foreign Film Oscar nomination, a limited US theatrical...

Watch The Opening Scene From THE WOMAN IN BLACK

by Todd Brown, February 3, 2012 3:14 PM


The James Watkins directed, Daniel Radcliffe starring remake of classic chiller The Woman In Black opens today and the opening scene has been released on Yahoo for those who want a taste.Arthur Kipps is widowed lawyer whose grief has...

Tom Cruise Starring Adaptation Of ONE SHOT Hit By A Lawsuit From Its Own Producer

by Todd Brown, February 3, 2012 2:57 PM


Could the Tom Cruise starring adaptation of Lee Child's One Shot be in trouble? Probably not to the degree that would stop it from being made but producer Kevin Messick is unhappy about the way things are going and...

ADRIFT IN TOKYO DVD From Third Window 27th February!

by J Hurtado, February 3, 2012 1:20 PM


Third Window's latest release, Adrift in Tokyo, is coming to DVD on February 27th.This is their third Miki Satoshi film, and one that hasn't been released on US DVD, though it is available in Canada. In celebration of this release,...

CAPTAIN AMERICA Meets CAPTAIN ITALY!

by Todd Brown, February 3, 2012 11:30 AM


There's a madman on the loose in Germany and his name is Daniele Rizzo. The German actor and comedian has become something of a cult figure in his home country thanks to a hysterically bizarre series of video interviews...

Joel Edgerton And Jessica Chastain To Star In THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY 'Double Bill'

by Todd Brown, February 3, 2012 9:46 AM


Australia's Joel Edgerton continues to pop up in an increasingly diverse range of projects, the latest an intriguing 'double bill' of features in which he will star with Oscar nominated Jessica Chastain.Titled The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby: His and...

US Trailer For Iranian Director Jafar Panahi's THIS IS NOT A FILM

by Hugo Ozman, February 3, 2012 5:34 AM


Director Jafar Panahi is a key figure in Iranian cinema, having made some amazing films during his career like THE WHITE BALLOON and THE CIRCLE. Sadly he was banned from making films for 20 years and placed under house arrest...

INSIDIOUS Sequel In The Works. Scare Everyone. Surprises No One.

by Andrew Mack, February 2, 2012 9:42 PM


It is hard to argue with success. Insidious, the little horror film that could, proved to be a very, very profitable venture. Created for a mere 1.5 million dollars the film went on to pull in nearly 100 million worldwide....

Sony Pre-Buys Gareth Huw Evans' BERANDAL

by Andrew Mack, February 2, 2012 9:30 PM


So you're sitting there reading all the cools news about Gareth Huw Evans' festival smash The Raid and you say to yourself that you got to get a ticket on that train. Well you sure as heck better hurry...

More Images From Yim Pil-sung And Kim Ji-woon's THE DOOMSDAY BOOK

by Andrew Mack, February 2, 2012 5:14 PM


Just last week we heard the good news that the omnibus sci-fi project The Doomsday Book was back on its feet after a long hiatus. Two acclaimed Korean directors unfurl three unique stories of human self-destruction in the modern high-tech...

The Internet Is Useful Once Again! Japan Flix Takes PINK EIGA Titles Worldwide!

by Andrew Mack, February 2, 2012 4:54 PM


Awesome. Another excuse to never leave your computer. Japan Flix, the burgeoning online streaming service of mostly Japanese fare, is making the Pink Eiga titles available worldwide. Except Japan. Sorry Japan. No access to homegrown talent for you!So. If you're...

Was The New HUNGER GAMES Trailer Meant To Look Like The Teen Version Of THE RUNNING MAN?

by Todd Brown, February 2, 2012 2:28 PM


If so, success!Here's the thing about the Hunger Games movie: Everything about it so far looks cheap and poorly designed. Here's the other thing: It may not matter.While I consider it increasingly unlikely that the promotional campaign for The...

THE REBEL Star Johnny Nguyen Loses The Girl In Vietnamese RomCom CUOI NGAY KEO LO

by Todd Brown, February 2, 2012 2:16 PM


It's an age old story: Attractive, high powered fashion photographer falls in love with his model but the model falls for the transvestite makeup artist instead. What's a guy to do? If you're Vietnamese action star Johnny Nguyen -...

Have Your Say: Is This the Worst Movie Poster of the Year?

by Ryland Aldrich, February 2, 2012 1:40 PM


Bad movie posters come out all the time, but every once in a while, a poster is released by a studio that is so awful, it makes you just scratch your head and say, "Who is in charge over...

Joachim Trier's Next Will Be English Language LOUDER THAN BOMBS

by Todd Brown, February 2, 2012 11:28 AM


While Joachim Trier made audiences wait five years between his debut feature, Reprise, and his sophomore effort, Oslo August 31, the wait won't be nearly as long for his third effort.Trier is planning a Norwegian-American co-production titled Louder Than...

Gotye Will Always Be Watching You Watch Animation

by Simon de Bruyn, February 2, 2012 7:20 AM


If his music videos are any judge, I wouldn't be surprised if Aussie musician Gotye has now overtaken both children's television and Dr George Miller as the main supporter of young, upcoming animators in Australia. Over the past few years Gotye...

Get Ready For What You've Always Wanted: EVANGELION X HELLO KITTY!

by Hugo Ozman, February 2, 2012 5:39 AM


ANN has just reported news that Sanrio and Ground Works will be collaborating to bring out a range of EVANGELION X HELLO KITTY products in May this year, ahead of the Japanese release of the third EVANGELION movie (titled 'EVANGELION...

John Hawkes Takes The Lead In JACKIE BROWN Prequel THE SWITCH

by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 10:38 PM


Now, before anybody gets too excited it needs to be stated right up front that, no, Quentin Tarantino has no hand in this nor, at this stage, would it appear that any of his Jackie Brown cast are coming...

Gary Oldman Will Be The Villain Of MOTOR CITY

by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 10:31 PM


Gary Oldman is reuniting with Book Of Eli co-director Albert Hughes to play the villain of Hughes' solo effort Motor City.Based on the Black List script by Chad St John, Motor City is a revenge picture that will reportedly...

The EXPENDABLES Are No Longer The Oldest Action Team Going. Pacino, Walken And Arkin Team For STAND UP GUYS.

by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 5:41 PM


Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin to costar in an action comedy? Said action-comedy marking the first time Pacino and Walken will appear on screen together at any point of their long careers? Oh, yes please.The picture in...

DeNiro, Weaver And Murphy In The RED LIGHTS Trailer. This Time In English.

by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 5:30 PM


Buried director Rodrigo Cortes took a big step up in scale and expectations for his new feature, getting out of the coffin of his previous picture and attaching a big name cast for a thriller revolving around paranormal researchers.Red...

Sacha Baron Cohen's THE DICTATOR Untitled Sporting Event Advertisement

by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 4:56 PM


For the record, the NFL's insistence that nobody other than a select group of advertisers be allowed to utter the name of their championship game in public is a stupid thing. Almost as unfathomable, in fact, as spending an...

GI JOE: RETALIATION Will Blow Up The Big Game. Watch The Ad Now.

by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 4:50 PM


The most explosions per minute at the Game Which Must Not Be Named - are we still doing that, NFL? Really? - will almost certainly belong to GI Joe: Retaliation. But like so many others who paid big money...

Guts Hacks Hawk Soldiers' Limb Off In Animated Film BERSERK Clip

by Al Young, February 1, 2012 4:28 PM


Warner Bros Japan is streaming a "special preview" for Studio 4C animated film Berserk Golden Age Arc I: Egg of the Supreme Ruler (Berserk Ougon Jidaihen I: Hao no Tamago, ベルセルク 黄金時代篇Ⅰ 覇王の卵) which contains a blend of CG animation...

Outsider Artist Wayne White Heads To SXSW With BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING

by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 4:00 PM


Though you may not know his name there is a fighting chance that you have seen the work of artist Wayne White. In fact, if you've ever seen Pee-Wee's Playhouse that's a certainty. A multi-talented artist White is the...
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