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?Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story? Taps Best of Must-See TV Kings of Comedy
2007-12-21 19:09:00
CHICAGO ? The makers of ?Scary Movie,? ?Date Movie? and ?Epic Movie? should be kicking themselves right not for never thinking to make ?Musical Bio-Pic Movie?.John C. Reilly in ?Walk Hard : The Dewey Cox Story ?.Photo credit: IMDbWriter and director Jake Kasdan and producer and writer Judd Apatow have beaten them to the punch with ?Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story?.The duo, who collaborated on some of the funniest TV shows network television has cancelled (?Freaks and Geeks,? ?Undeclared?), lampoon the entire genre of the true-story biographical movies and fall nothing short of brilliant all the while.The entire ?Walk Hard? narrative is told as a flashback before late-in-life fictional music legend Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) takes the stage. His band mate and frequent drug pusher, Sam (Tim Meadows), tells a stagehand: ?Dewey Cox must rethink his entire life before he plays.?Jenna Fischer and John C. Reilly in ?Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story?.Photo credit: IMDbA direct send-up of ?Ray,? ...
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2007 Holiday Film Review Guide: One Modern, Four Vintage Films You Shouldn?
2007-12-20 23:33:00
New HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald has just published his 2007 holiday film review guide derived from actual Chicago conversation. Four films make the 2007 guide from deep in the past with one modern film rounding out the top five.?Santa Claus Conquers the Martians? (1964)This came out of the schlock era of Hollywood that began in the drive-in era of the 1950s to about the mid-to-late 1960s. It?s a ?B? movie that has developed a cult following because it is so bizarre.?The Lemon Drop Kid? (1951)I was totally absorbed. I thought this was the undiscovered Christmas classic that people can put into their library to counter the usual sentimental goo.?Holiday Inn? (1942)I had never seen this film until I watched it two weeks ago. I put it on the list because our mutual friend kept chiding me for my love of the film ?White Christmas?. ?The better film is ?Holiday Inn,?? he would always say. ?You have to see ?Holiday Inn?.? Indeed.?Mister Magoo?s Christmas Carol? (1962)Every ...
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New Trailer For ?Hellboy II: The Golden Army? Surfaces Online
2007-12-20 21:52:00
On Wednesday, we reported that the new trailer for ?Hellboy II: The Golden Army ? would pop up online on Thursday. It indeed has. I?ve embedded the trailer below.
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New ?Sweeney Todd? Stills; Movie Posters: Dr. Seuss Film, ?The Forbidden Ki
2007-12-20 21:24:00
Paramount Pictures on Wednesday evening released new production photos for ?Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,? which opens on Friday.Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in ?SweeneyTodd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?.Photo credit: Leah GalloAlan Rickman (left) in ?Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?.Photo credit: Peter MountainJohnny Depp in ?Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?.Photo credit: Leah GalloJohnny Depp in ?Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?.Photo credit: Peter MountainHelena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp in ?SweeneyTodd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?.Photo credit: Leah Gallo Various new movie posters have just surfaced for films including ?Horton Hears a Who!,? which opens on March 14, 2008.The Dr. Seuss computer-animated adaptation features a star-studded cast that includes Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Isla Fisher, Dane Cook, Jaime Pressly and Carol Burnett.Next up, we have a new...
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Audio: Interview With John Cusack, Gracie Bednarczyk, Shélan O?Keefe on ?Gr
2007-12-20 19:56:00
On Oct. 12, 2007, I interviewed Chicago native John Cusack along with first-time Chicago actresses Gracie Bednarczyk and Shélan O?Keefe on ?Grace is Gone,? which opened in theaters on Dec. 14.John Cusack in Chicago on Oct. 12, 2007 at theChicago International Film Festival for ?Grace is Gone?.Photo credit: Joe ArceIn our interview, Cusack speaks on the film as a whole, cell phones, sister Joan Cusack and his views on the war. Cusack opines his views loudly in a soft-spoken voice. Here?s just one quotable:I knew I wanted to do the film when the Bush administration banned photos of the dead coming from the coffins. That?s the most disgraceful, political, cowardly act I?ve seen in my lifetime.These soldiers are making the ultimate sacrifice and we?re censoring it. There?s no draft, yet you?re willing to pay mercenaries more than our soldiers and not give them body armor.You want to send them over there and deny this is happening or let FOX News tell us how we should view the war? I sai...
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New Production Photos Surface For ?Hellboy II: The Golden Army?; Trailer Co
2007-12-19 20:15:00
Three new production stills surfaced on Tuesday from IGN for ?Hellboy II: The Golden Army ?. In the first photo below on the left, we see the reveal of agent Johann Krauss. All images can be clicked for larger versions.Also, various sites confirm that the trailer for this film will appear online this Thursday at noon PST or 3 p.m. EST. Stay tuned.Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, the second installment in the popular comic-based film series stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Luke Goss, Thomas Kretschmann, Doug Jones, Anna Walton, Brian Steele, Roy Dotrice and John Hurt.?Hellboy II: The Golden Army? is slated to open on July 11, 2008.
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Spoilers: New Plot Details Surface For ?Terminator Salvation: The Future Be
2007-12-19 18:34:00
Devin Faraci at CHUD on Wednesday gives us a further glimpse into ?Terminator Salvation : The Future Begins? by revealing new plot details. Warning: This is spoiler information.?Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines?.Photo credit: ILMJohn Conner (played by Christian Bale in the new film) is not the main character in the fourth film. He will have a more sizable role in the fifth movie. The main character is a badass ?Riddick?-like guy named Marcus (couldn?t they have come up with a better name?) who wakes up on post-apocalyptic Earth around 15 years before the future shown in the original ?Terminator?. When the producers said they are making a new trilogy, they aren?t kidding. The whole thing is apparently mapped out [meaning the fifth and six films as well]. Marcus is the star of the new trilogy. No actor has been cast as Marcus [as of this posting]. The action in ?Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins? (the upcoming fourth film) is described as ?huge? including some battles with ...
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?Sweeny Todd? Won?t Show in 49 Theaters in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota,
2007-12-19 06:10:00
If you live in Wisconsin , Illinois , Minnesota , Ohio, North Dakota or Iowa, you won?t be able to pay to see Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman and Sacha Baron Cohen in ?Sweeny Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street? at your local Marcus Theatres cinema.Johnny Depp and Alan Rickman in ?SweenyTodd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?.Photo credit: IMDbIn a bizarre turn of events, Marcus Theaters ? the seventh-largest circuit in the U.S. ? on Tuesday told Paramount Pictures it won?t book the film in any of its 49 theaters because the studio?s asking price is too high, according to Variety. Variety also reported:It?s rare for an exhibitor and studio to end up in such a situation.?Unfortunately, as a result of the negotiations with Paramount reaching an impasse, Marcus Theatres will not be showing ?Sweeny Todd? in any of its locations,? Marcus prexy Bruce J. Olson said in a statement.Olson added: ?This decision was reluctantly reached because the price requested by Paramount to...
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First Television Commercial For ?Cloverfield? Now Airing
2007-12-18 23:46:00
The first television commercial for ?Cloverfield ? is now airing. Though this is a low-quality bootleg, you get the picture. Credit for this find goes to /Film. ?Cloverfield? is scheduled to open on Jan. 18, 2008.
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Heath Ledger Hung By Noose on Film For ?The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2007-12-18 23:30:00
Semi-alarming photos surfaced on Monday from London of Heath Ledger not as the Joker in ?The Dark Knight? but as a character being hung by a noose in the upcoming fantasy film ?The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus?. These photos are from JustJared.com.JustJared.com notes:In this scene, Heath [Ledger] was seen hanging from London?s Lambeth Bridge and was rescued by co-star Andrew Garfield.According to film ick, an early version of the script reveals several characters: a dwarf named Percy, a ... sleight-of-hand expert named Anton, a beautiful young woman named Valentina and her father Dr. Parnassus.[They] are all entertainers in a traveling theatre. Check out more about the movie?s plot at Wikipedia.
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Dubai Rolls Out Red Carpet For ?The Kite Runner? Cast, Filmmakers
2007-12-18 20:23:00
?The Kite Runner ,? which made a noticeable impact on this year?s Chicago International Film Festival, just attended a closing-night, red-carpet gala at the fourth-annual Dubai International Film Festival.The photos above, which were sent to me from the Chicago publicist for the film, also came with this caption:The young actors from the recently released feature film ?The Kite Runner? ? including Zekiria Ebrahimi, Ali Danish Bakhtyari and Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada ? attended the closing night gala of the fourth-annual Dubai International Film Festival.The boys were joined by best-selling author Khaled Hosseini, the film?s producers (E. Bennett Walsh, Bill Horberg, Rebecca Yeldham and Walter Parkes) as well as fellow cast members Homayoun Ershadi (?Baba?) and Khalid Abdalla (?Adult Amir?).HollywoodChicago.com photos from ?The Kite Runner? premiere on Oct. 4, 2007 at the Chicago International Film Festival follow.?The Kite Runner? director Marc Forster at theChicago International Film Fe...
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Free Advance-Screening Passes For ?Sweeney Todd,? ?National Treasure,? ?The
2007-12-18 18:42:00
Free advance-screening movie passes. No catch. Just click the link and RSVP.This week, we have passes for ?Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,? ?National Treasure : Book of Secrets,? ?The Orphanage,? ?The Bucket List? and ?Starting Out in the Evening?.Johnny Depp and Alan Rickman in ?SweenyTodd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?.Photo credit: IMDbSnag your ?Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street? pass!Dec. 18 in OrlandoDec. 18 in HollywoodDec. 18 in TampaDec. 18 in West Palm Beach, Fla.Dec. 19 in San FranciscoDec. 20 in OrlandoDec. 20 in TampaDec. 20 in Jacksonville, Fla.Snag your ?National Treasure : Book of Secrets? pass!Dec. 19 in DenverSnag your ?The Orphanage? pass!Jan. 10, 2008 in Salt Lake CityJan. 10, 2008 in DenverSnag your ?The Bucket List? pass!Jan. 7, 2008 in Charlotte, N.C.Jan. 7, 2008 in NashvilleSnag your ?Starting Out in the Evening? pass!Dec. 19 in Chamblee, Ga.
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Second ?WALL-E? Trailer Now Online; Will Package With ?National Treasure: B
2007-12-18 04:51:00
A second trailer for Pixar?s ?WALL-E,? which will be packaged with ?National Treasure: Book of Secrets? for its Dec. 21 release, is now online. ?WALL-E? is slated to open on June 27, 2008.The Disney film is said to be vying along with ?The Dark Knight,? ?Iron Man? and ?Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? as the most anticipated film of 2008.?WALL-E?.Image credit: IMDb?WALL-E? comes from the creators of ?Finding Nemo?. Director and writer Andrew Stanton also wrote ?Monsters, Inc.,? ?Toy Story 2,? ?A Bug?s Life? and ?Toy Story?. Fred Willard, Jeff Garlin and Ben Burtt are currently attached to ?WALL-E?.The ?WALL-E? movie poster.Image credit: IMDb
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Official Trailer For ?The Dark Knight? Goes Live at ATasteForTheTheatrical.
2007-12-17 21:09:00
Following the appearance of a bootlegged recording of the official trailer for ?The Dark Knight ? and the promise at a new viral site that the real thing would appear on Sunday, it indeed did.Click here for ?The Dark Knight? trailer!Download in medium quality!Download in high quality!Download in best quality!I?ve uploaded the official trailer to YouTube and embedded it below. 9:13 p.m. update: I have created a number of high-quality screenshots from the official trailer.You can click all the above screenshots and save them yourself. 2:08 p.m. update on 12/17/07: In addition to the screenshots I?ve created above, Paul has posted 39 high-resolution screenshots from the trailer.
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High-Quality Lenticular ?Speed Racer? Poster Surfaces Online
2007-12-17 19:55:00
On Dec. 14, we posted the new lenticular ?Speed Racer ? poster as captured by a camera phone. On Monday, JoBlo published a high-quality version of the 3D poster.The trailer for the film, which stars Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon and John Goodman, can be found here. The film is directed by ?The Matrix? phenoms Andy and Larry Wachowski. Both are natives of Chicago. ?Speed Racer? is slated to open on May 9, 2008.
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New Production Stills Released For ?One Missed Call? With Shannyn Sossamon,
2007-12-17 19:53:00
Warner Bros. on Monday released new production stills for the upcoming supernatural thriller ?One Missed Call ,? which stars Shannyn Sossamon and Ed Burns. The film is slated to open on Jan. 4, 2008. All of the following production stills are credited to Guy D?Alema.
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?The Dark Knight? IMAX Prologue Leaks Online; Inspiration Drawn From ?Heat?
2007-12-17 18:54:00
A bootlegged recording of ?The Dark Knight ? IMAX prologue, which is showing in theaters before ?I Am Legend,? is now on YouTube. My review of the prologue is here.Jeffrey Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere makes these comparisons:It was clearly shot with impressions of the legendary bank-heist sequence from Michael Mann?s ?Heat? in mind.I love how William Fichtner?s reading of the line ?do you have any idea who you?re stealing from?? (which refers to the fact that the bank has lots of mafia money in its vaults) is very similar to Warren Beatty?s yelling during the ?bark like a dog? sequence in ?Bugsy?.JoBlo has also picked this up and noticed the inspiration from ?Heat?. This is also on /Film and AICN. 4:59 p.m. update: Another WhySoSerious.com poster has emerged. These are from RopeofSilicon.com. They have also been picked up on Film School Rejects and /Film.The second WhySoSerious.com poster above I already posted on Dec. 14. I?m posting it again because this version is better quality. ...
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A Metaphorical Peek Under the Skirt of ?Jennifer?s Body? From Screenwriter
2007-12-15 22:57:00
On Oct. 23, we learned that ?Juno? screenwriter Diablo Cody ? one of Hollywood?s most rising scribe stars ? got plucked by Fox Atomic for a comedic supernatural thriller entitled ?Jennifer ?s Body ?.?Juno? and ?Jennifer?s Body? screenwriter Diablo Cody.Photo credit: ViewImagesAfter reading a Sept. 20, 2007 draft of the ?Jennifer?s Body? script from Cody, Peter Sciretta at /Film on Saturday published a read-worthy script review. I?ve highlighted some standout nuggets below.Cody?s mix of razor-sharp wit, obscure pop-culture references, unique characters and ability to maneuver her way through potentially cliché situations has all of Hollywood calling her name.I?m sure some people will see some comparisons to ?Juno? especially in the characterizations and dialogue.Anita ?Needy? Lesnicki is kind of a quick-witted geek: the kind [who] uses the word ?ostentatious? during ... everyday conversation and dates a band geek named Chip.Jennifer is the hotter, more popular member of the duo.?Jennif...
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For Clarity: Fan-Manipulated Two-Face Images For ?The Dark Knight? Are Inde
2007-12-15 22:25:00
While I typically swerve clear of conjecture and fake imagery, this post is dedicated to the pursuit of clarity because this particular fan-manipulated imagery has been causing a good deal of confusion.I?ll be clear: The Two-Face images below for ?The Dark Knight ? are fake. The character still hasn?t been revealed. The first photo below is the original Aaron Eckhart photo from the 2004 film ?Suspect Zero?.Aaron Eckhart in ?Suspect Zero? in 2004.Photo credit: Melissa Moseley, Paramount PicturesThe Photoshopped fan version, which clearly comes from the above ?Suspect Zero? image, is below. These mockups have been posted on various discussion forums.A fan-manipulated version of Aaron Eckhart designed tolook like Two-Face in ?The Dark Knight?.I can also confirm that the following mockup comes from ?The Black Dahlia? in 2006.A fan-manipulated version of Aaron Eckhart in ?The Black Dahlia?designed to look like Two-Face in ?The Dark Knight?.
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Poster Mayhem: Multiple New Posters Surface For ?The Dark Knight?; Bootlegg
2007-12-15 04:45:00
Three new posters surfaced in the last 24 hours for ?The Dark Knight ? and fans didn?t even have to work hard for them through viral games. The first poster is the film?s international teaser poster.A high-resolution version of this poster can be found here. I first learned about this from Paul at this link. The international poster has also sprung up all over the Web and is now at Superhero Hype!, Omelete, Collider and /Film.Omelete is being credited as premiering the above international teaser poster. Next in line, Allocine premiered the following international Joker poster. The high-resolution version of the Joker poster can be found here.In a Superhero Hype! post about this Joker poster, we also see a bootlegged domestic poster now appearing in theaters.Finally, /Film and AICN both have posts that a bootlegged version of ?The Dark Knight? trailer has already been leaked onto YouTube. It?s now, of course, gone. We cited a report on Thursday saying the real deal will surface early ...
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First-Look Production Stills: New ?Harry Potter,? ?Get Smart,? ?10,000 B.C.
2007-12-15 00:49:00
Following our Dec. 11 post, which featured a slew of new production stills from 2008 Warner Bros. films, even more have just been released by the studio. We now see the first stills from ?Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,? ?10,000 B.C.? and ?Get Smart ?.Steven Strait as D?Leh in the epic adventure ?10,000 B.C.?.Photo credit: Warner Bros.Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter ?Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?.Photo credit: Jaap BuitendijkAnne Hathaway stars as Agent 99 and Steve Carell starsas Maxwell Smart in ?Get Smart ?.Photo credit: Tracy BennettSteve Carell as Maxwell Smart in ?Get Smart?.Photo credit: Tracy BennettAlso, I?m adding a sweet ?Speed Racer? production still from Dec. 11. Below it, we see a new lenticular ?Speed Racer? poster that ? in person ? is literally in 3D. /Film says: ?The helmet under [Speed Racer?s] arms pops out at you and the background is also in 3D.?Emile Hirsch as Speed Racer in the Mach 5 in the film ?Speed Racer?.Photo credit: Warner Bros.Lentic...
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On ?Alvin and the Chipmunks?: Alviiiiiiiiiiiiiiin? More Like Ouuuuuuuuuuuuu
2007-12-15 00:24:00
CHICAGO ? Thanks to live action and computer-generated animation, we?ve brought to life ?Underdog,? ?Transformers,? ?The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle? and both ?Scooby-Doo? and ?Garfield? twice.Jason Lee in ?Alvin and the Chipmunks ?.Photo credit: IMDbHollywood has decided to continually take popular Saturday-morning cartoons and remake them into awkward and unsettling major motion pictures that leave viewers wondering where the charm from these lovable characters went.With ?Alvin and the Chipmunks,? it?s as if the capitalistic ventures of entertainment and the development of new technology have joined forces to ruin my childhood memories. With Tim Hill ? the director of ?Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties? ? at the helm, you know it?s in trouble.Alvin and his two brothers (Theodore and Simon) are high-pitched, fast-talking chipmunks who live with a middle-aged bachelor named David Seville (Jason Lee).The trio ? voiced by Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney ? are mi...
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Report: ?The Dark Knight? Trailer Expected to Surface Online Early Next Wee
2007-12-13 23:29:00
I?ve been hearing similiar rumblings and Superhero Hype! has now gone on record about it. Moments ago, the credible site reported that ?The Dark Knight ? trailer will surface online early next week at its official Web site. The Superhero Hype! report is after the graphic.As you may know, the new trailer for ?The Dark Knight? debuts in standard theaters with ?I Am Legend? on Friday and the prologue will be shown with IMAX showings of the Will Smith film.But when will the trailer officially be online? Early next week at the official Web site, we have been told.
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Voice of Homer Simpson Pedals With ?The Bicycle Men? For Chicago Tour de Fo
2007-12-13 18:48:00
CHICAGO ? Frantic and fantastically funny, the musical-comedy play ?The Bicycle Men? invades Chicago again for a limited run at the Lakeshore Theater this time featuring the man ? Dan Castellaneta ? who is best known as the voice of TV?s Homer Simpson .?The Bicycle Men?.Photo credit: The Lakeshore TheaterThe show, which originated with Castellaneta?s co-stars (Mark Nutter, John Rubano and Joe Liss) as ?Le Comedie du Bicyclette? at the Los Angeles ImprovOlympics in April 2003, had a long run in Chicago that same year.Loosely structured around a nebbish American (Castellaneta) and his bicycle tour of the French countryside, Nutter, Rubano and Liss play multiple characters designed to insanely disrupt the journey.Set in a bicycle shop, youth hostel, restaurant, movie theater and most weirdly a talent show cabaret, each location inspires another surreal sketch with a musical number. Accompanied on piano by the multi-talented Nutter, Castellaneta and company sing a ?Cynic?s Lullaby? and o...
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?The Dark Knight? Delivers Sensory Orgasm in IMAX Prologue Before ?I Am Leg
2007-12-13 07:03:00
I went to screen ?I Am Legend? on Wednesday to experience ?The Dark Knight ?.That statement doesn?t speak grimly about my feelings for Will Smith. I was looking forward to learning his legend and I?m glad I did. The night at Chicago?s Navy Pier IMAX, though, went to its first six minutes with the Joker as the star.A production still from ?The Dark Knight ? prologue.Photo credit: Warner Bros.Before I skipped the capacity crowd awaiting entrance into the theater, I stopped to listen to people?s pre-conceived motivations for spending a chilly Wednesday evening at the movies.People weren?t there because it was free. More important, many people weren?t talking about ?I Am Legend?. The buzz king went to Nolan & Co. A few people even went so far as to say they?d consume ?The Dark Knight? prologue and skip out immediately thereafter.I spoke to the publicist running the screening moments before heading in. He was in a panic.He just got off the phone from New York because ?the prologue wasn?t g...

Warner Bros. Formally Announces ?The Dark Knight? Prologue Before ?I Am Leg
2007-12-12 20:57:00
We already knew about this, of course, but Warner Bros. on Wednesday released its official announcement that ?The Dark Knight ? prologue will be featured in its entirety before ?I Am Legend? in IMAX.Both are Warner Bros. films. ?I Am Legend? opens in theaters everywhere on Dec. 14. The first showing in Chicago will be at the Navy Pier IMAX screen (700 E. Grand Ave.) at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 14. ?The Dark Knight ? is slated to open everywhere on July 18, 2008.A description of the prologue surfaced on Dec. 3. The prologue will be in IMAX 2D. Wednesday?s formal announcement was made by Warner Bros. president of domestic distribution Dan Fellman.The following information was sent to me in a statement:The release of the opening six minutes of the movie marks the world premiere of the first footage ever shot with extremely high-resolution IMAX cameras for a major motion-picture release.In an unprecedented move, director Christopher Nolan employed IMAX cameras for a number of sequences in ?The ...

Free Advance-Screening Passes For ?Walk Hard,? ?Sweeney Todd,? ?The Orphana
2007-12-12 17:45:00
Free advance-screening movie passes. No catch. Just click the link and RSVP.This week, we have passes for ?Walk Hard : The Dewey Cox Story,? ?Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,? ?I Am Legend,? ?Atonement,? ?P.S. I Love You? and ?The Orphanage?.John C. Reilly in ?Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story?.Photo credit: IMDbSnag your ?Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story? pass!Dec. 12 in Roseville, Calif.Snag your ?Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street? pass!Dec. 19 in San FranciscoSnag your ?I Am Legend? pass!Dec. 12 in Birmingham, Mich.Snag your ?P.S. I Love You? pass!Dec. 13 in BaltimoreDec. 13 in Norfolk, Va.Snag your ?The Orphanage? pass!Jan. 10, 2008 in Salt Lake CityJan. 10, 2008 in DenverSnag your ?Atonement? pass!Dec. 13 in Salt Lake CityDec. 13 in Sacramento, Calif.
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Picture Picks: ?Body of Lies,? ?The Dark Knight,? ?Speed Racer,? ?RocknRoll
2007-12-11 17:35:00
Warner Bros. on Monday released the mother lode of new production stills for films slated for release between Jan. 2008 and Dec. 2008. These are our top selections from the batch.Kate Beckinsale in the 2008 film ?Whiteout?.Photo credit: RafyHeath Ledger as the Joker in ?The Dark Knight ,? which is slated to open on July 18, 2008.Photo credit: Stephen VaughanLeonardo DiCaprio in the 2008 film ?Body of Lies?.Photo credit: Francois DuhamelEmile Hirsch as Speed Racer in ?Speed Racer,? which is slated to open on May 9, 2008.Photo credit: Warner Bros.Christina Ricci in ?Speed Racer?.Photo credit: Warner Bros.Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson in ?Fool?s Gold,? which is slated to open on Feb. 8, 2008.Photo credit: Vince ValituttiThandie Newton and Gerard Butler in the 2008 film ?RocknRolla?.Photo credit: Alex BaileyShannyn Sossamon and Ed Burns in ?One Missed Call,? which is slated to open on Jan. 4, 2008.Photo credit: Guy D?AlemaClockwise from top: Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively, America Fer...
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Warner Bros. Releases New Batpod Photo For ?The Dark Knight?
2007-12-10 23:13:00
Warner Bros. on Monday released a new ?The Dark Knight ? photo of Batman riding his Batpod.Batman riding his Batpod in ?The Dark Knight?.Photo credit: Warner Bros.Click here for a high-resolution version of this photo. This photo was also picked up by /Film.Also, the following three ?The Dark Knight? images recently surfaced. I first learned about these from here. While we have seen the head-on Joker image before, we now see it without cover-page text.
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Might ?Sweeny Todd? Take Cake For Biggest ?Bait-and-Switch Scheme? in Movie
2007-12-10 22:08:00
As ?Sweeney Todd? continues to capture all sorts of different kinds of buzz, one that particularly caught my eye on Monday came from the pen of Chicago Sun-Times reporter Lewis Lazare.Johnny Depp and Alan Rickman in ?SweenyTodd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?.Photo credit: IMDbHe asks if its marketing will give patrons a haircut and says unsuspecting fans might sing another tune. Plus, the best line of all:From what we know about the movie from its marketing strategy to date and from a small body of critics and VIPs who have seen the film (we have not), this ?Sweeney Todd? also might be remembered for being the subject of one of the biggest bait-and-switch marketing schemes in movie history.[This] bait and switch ... became an imperative to ensure the film generates an opening weekend box-office figure substantial enough to suggest ?blockbuster? to the moviegoing public.Lazare is ultimately questioning if the film?s actually for ?slasher fans? or if it screams ?Sondheim musical?....
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