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Production Starts on Erotic Thriller THERESE with Elizabeth Olsen and Graphic Novel Adaptation THE SCRIBBLER Starring Katie Cassidy

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: May 9th, 2012 at 3:51 pm

Principal photography has started today on a couple of interesting productions.  Here they are at a glance:

• Therese, formerly known as Therese Raquin, is an erotic thriller starring Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene), Oscar Isaac (Drive), Tom Felton (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and Jessica Lange (American Horror Story).
• Graphic novel adaptation, The Scribbler, also started production with Katie Cassidy (Taken) set to star.

Hit the jump for much more on both projects.

SXSW 2012: SMALL APARTMENTS Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 11th, 2012 at 3:50 pm

Small Apartments deserves credit for getting inside your head through force of strangeness alone, and it has enough going on to merit at least some kind of interpretation.  You can argue with yourself to no end about whether or not director Jonas Åkerlund has made a subversive slam against trying to find human connection when our own baggage shuts us off from the world, or if he’s delivered a pat, mawkish ending that doesn’t fit with previous moments of derision towards sentiment.  Rather than leave your head spinning, Small Apartments just leaves your head aching.

BRIDESMAIDS Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 13th, 2011 at 7:25 am

The takeaway from Bridesmaids shouldn’t be “Look!  Women can be raunchy too!  Equality!”  If Bridesmaids simply featured a bunch of women engaging in gross-out humor, it would be a tiresome, soulless exercise just as gross-out humor between guys is a chore if you don’t care about the guys.  What makes Bridesmaids work isn’t just that some sophomoric gags are expertly timed and executed.  Bridesmaids comes alive because of rich characters and tremendous performances, particularly from co-writer and star Kristen Wiig and co-star Melissa McCarthy.  While the film does begin to drag its main character a little too low in the third act and there are some pacing problems in its romantic subplot, Bridesmaids is ultimately heartfelt, witty, and damn funny.

7 Movie Clips and ‘A Look Inside’ Featurette from BRIDESMAIDS

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 30th, 2011 at 9:36 am

With director Paul Feig’s (Freaks And Geeks)  Bridesmaids opening May 13, Universal has released seven movie clips and A Look Inside featurette.  The film stars Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Matt Lucas, Chris O’Dowd, Melissa McCarthy and Jon Hamm.

While I might still be under embargo, if I wasn’t, I’d probably tell you Bridesmaids is ridiculously funny and one of the best films I’ve seen this year.  I’d also tell you that Bridesmaids has one of the funniest scenes I’ve seen in a theater in a long time.  If you weren’t sold by the trailer or this red band trailer, trust me when I say, Bridesmaids is absolutely worth seeing and I really suggest watching it with a crowded theater.  You’ll love it.  Hit the jump for the clips and featurette, and look for interviews with the cast the week of release.

International Trailer for BRIDESMAIDS

by Phil Brown    Posted: April 19th, 2011 at 12:31 pm

Anyone who enjoys watching girls behaving badly (no, not in that way) has a reason to rejoice on this fine afternoon because Universal has seen fit to release an international trailer for the upcoming Kristen Wiig romp Bridesmaids. Not much is revealed than hasn’t already been seen in the previous trailer, but a few extra chuckles are to be had in this AC/DC scored montage (in particular, Mad Men fans will enjoy a little taste of Jon Hamm sleaziness). The film has been getting some pretty positive buzz so far at preview screenings and SXSW and could be a modest early summer comedy hit provided that both the R-rated sex comedy crowd and the chick-flick crowd can join forces to support it. How much overlap exists between the two groups remains to be seen, but this is the movie to bring em; together if anything can.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  The film was directed by Freaks And Geeks creator Paul Feig and also features Wiig’s former SNL partner in crime Maya Rudolph, as well as Rose Byrne, Matt Lucas (Little Britain), Chris O’Dowd (The IT Crowd), and Melissa McCarthy (who frankly looks like she might steal the movie away from her co-stars). The film opens May 13^th.

New Trailer for BRIDESMAIDS Starring Kristen Wiig

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 15th, 2011 at 1:20 pm

I’m so happy that buzz I’m hearing on Paul Feig’s Bridesmaids out of SXSW is positive otherwise this trailer would have me mildly concerned about the film.  Judging the film based solely on the new trailer, the humor mostly seems to revolve around Kristen Wiig being a neurotic single woman who drinks a lot.  While I’m confident that Wiig has the charm and comic timing to carry a movie, this trailer doesn’t sell me on a film that my peers are celebrating.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  Bridesmaids also stars Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy and Jon Hamm.  The film opens May 13th.

Matt Lucas and Director Jonas Åkerlund Rent SMALL APARTMENTS

by Jason Barr    Posted: January 27th, 2011 at 11:07 am

Matt Lucas (Alice in Wonderland) will team-up with director Jonas Åkerlund (Horsemen) for the comedy Small Apartments.  Based on the book by Chris Millis, Small Apartments follows protagonist Franklin Franklin along a strange journey that apparently includes “fingernail collections” and a “treasured alphorn.”  If “fingernail collections” wasn’t enough to peak your interest, The Playlist describes the text as a “dark, comic story of a group of neighbors.”

For more on the project, hit the jump for a brief description of Millis’ book.  Small Apartments is expected to begin filming in March of this year.

First Trailer and Image for GNOMEO AND JULIET

by Ramses Flores    Posted: September 21st, 2010 at 8:15 pm

Touchstone Pictures has released the first trailer for their upcoming animated film, Gnomeo and Juliet.  As you’ve probably already guessed, the film is a retelling of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet… only with gnomes.  The film will feature music by Elton John and the voice cast includes James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Jason Statham, Maggie Smith, Patrick Stewart, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant, Matt Lucas, Jim Cummings, Julie Walters, Richard Wilson, and Ozzy Osbourne.  You can hit the jump to watch the trailer and to see the first image from the film.

Matt Lucas Cast in Director Paul Feig’s BRIDESMAIDS

by Jason Barr    Posted: June 18th, 2010 at 11:44 am

Matt Lucas is trading in his suspenders and horizontal stripes for something a little more formal.  According to THR, Lucas (who recently played both “Tweedledee” and Tweedledum” in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland) has agreed to join Universal’s Judd Apatow-produced comedy Bridesmaids (he was “in talks” last month).  While his role in the film has yet to be announced, one can only assume that the British actor will not be required to wear the CGI “Sumo-Suit” used to create “Tweedledee/Dum” in the shooting of Alice (although it could certainly be fun to have around the set).

The comedy, co-written by SNL gem Kristin Wiig along with actress/writer Annie Mumolo, will star Wiig as a maid of honor doing her best to keep a group of wealthy, stuck-up bridesmaids happy during the pre-wedding events leading up to her best friend’s wedding day.  Helming the film is veteran television director Paul Feig (Nurse Jackie, The Office, Arrested Development).

If Bridesmaids already sounds more promising to you than recent wedding film disasters (and when you consider 27 Dresses and Bride Wars, really how could it not?) then hit the jump to see the potentially hilarious cast joining Wiig in the film.

Jon Hamm, Dianne Wiest, and Matt Lucas in Talks to Join Kristen Wiig in Untitled Bridesmaid Comedy

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 3rd, 2010 at 11:16 am

Jon Hamm, Dianne Wiest, and Matt Lucas are in negotiations to join the cast of Universal’s untitled bridesmaid comedy starring Kristen Wiig.  Production Weekly’s tweet doesn’t offer much more than that, but let us update you on what we already know.  First up, the project (which Wiig also co-wrote with Annie Mumolo) is being produced by Judd Apatow and Paul Feig (always a good sign) and Maya Rudolph is already on board to co-star.  The film is about two women battling to plan their friend’s wedding party.

27 High Resolution Images from Tim Burton’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: February 22nd, 2010 at 4:09 pm

Walt Disney Pictures has released the press kit for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.  Included are 27 high resolution images from the film and a few are behind the scenes pictures from the set.  If you’d like to check them out, hit the jump.  Alice in Wonderland stars Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Marton Csokas, Tim Pigott-Smith, Lindsay Duncan, Geraldine James, Leo Bill, Jemma Powell, Mairi Ella Challen and Mia Wasikowska as Alice.

Photos from the ALICE IN WONDERLAND Ultimate Fan Event

by David Lane    Posted: February 20th, 2010 at 7:40 pm

Yesterday in Hollywood, Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Records joined forces with Hot Topic, KIIS-FM, MySpace, and artists from the upcoming album “Almost Alice” for fan event celebrating Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.  In attendance were  Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Matt Lucas, Cripin Glover, Michael Sheen, Tim Burton, and a ton of fans in costumes.  Disney has just sent over a ton of photos from the event, hit the jump to check them out:

New ALICE IN WONDERLAND Video Featurette

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: February 17th, 2010 at 1:38 pm

Every Wednesday, Walt Disney releases a new Alice in Wonderland featurette and today is no different.  With the amount of video featurettes and trailers that have been released, I’m at the point where I just want to see movie.  But I understand why Disney is doing this, as they’ve spent a lot of money bringing Alice back to life and they want a huge opening weekend.  Based on the buzz I’m hearing, I don’t think they have to worry.

Hit the jump to see some new footage from Alice in Wonderland:

All the Movie Related Super Bowl Ads: ROBIN HOOD, THE WOLFMAN, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE LAST AIRBENDER

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: February 7th, 2010 at 7:25 pm

During tonight’s Super Bowl, a bunch of commercials for upcoming movies were shown.  In case you missed the game, they showed ads for Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, Mike Newell’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, The Crazies, Antoine Fuqua’s Brooklyn’s Finest, and M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender.  If you missed the game or just want to rewatch the ads, they’re all after the jump, along with the synopses.

New ALICE IN WONDERLAND Trailer

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: December 16th, 2009 at 8:02 am

Disney has released a new trailer for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and you can check it out after the jump.  While the teaser trailer for Alice looked cool, this new trailer is definitely going to wow you with some pretty incredible visuals.  In fact, with this trailer, we’re finally getting a real taste of the movie and in my opinion…it looks like the perfect marriage between story and visuals.  Because if there was ever a place that Tim Burton was meant to bring to life, it’s the magical world of Wonderland.  Also, the way he’s making the film, with a mixture of live action, animation and CGI, I think it’s going to be amazing.  Check out the trailer and judge it for yourself:

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