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Archive for the ‘Fantasy’ Category

October 2nd, 2008

Clooney: "Batman & Robin" Changed My Career

You know, sometimes even a crappy role can change an actor’s career for the better.
Case in point: George Clooney as Batman in 1997’s Batman & Robin. Sure, it was a crappy movie, but as Clooney told Showbiz Spy, he wouldn’t change a thing.
“I don’t regret anything,” he said. “With hindsight […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

October 1st, 2008

Michael Bay to Shoot "Transformers 2" Scenes in IMAX

First The Dark Knight. Now Transformers 2.
Michael Bay is directing key scenes of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen with that massive, beautiful IMAX camera. Nice. I suppose he’ll be even more impossible to work with (so I hear).
Others are following suit, too. Jon Favreau is talking about it for Iron Man […]

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October 1st, 2008

Kenneth Branagh Directing "Thor" - What? Really?

I’m sure movie fans around the world are scratching their heads in disbelief over the choice of Kenneth Branagh to direct Thor, Marvel’s 2010 release about a partially disabled medical student, Dr. Donald Blake, who discovers his heretofore unknown alter ego, the Norse warrior Thor.
When I think of Branagh, I think of the […]

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September 22nd, 2008

New Pics for "Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince"

I’ve got some new pics from Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince, hitting theaters July 17, 2009. As always, new pics, info, news and niblets are welcome, since we’ll have to wait til next summer for the movie.  
This sixth installment of the franchise finds Harry musing over an old book, mysteriously marked, “This book […]

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September 17th, 2008

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" — New Behind-the-Scenes Clips

“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is scheduled for release on June 26, 2009. I loved the first movie and can’t wait for this one. Great way to kick off the summer season.
The Autobots and the Decepticons are back, along with Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, and Tyrese Gibson. Directed by Michael Bay. […]

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September 17th, 2008

New on DVD: Sept. 16, 2008

Speed Racer (Widescreen Edition). Emile Hirsch plays Speed Racer, the younger brother of deceased racing legend Rex (Scott Porter), and son of car designer Pops (John Goodman). A candy-colored thrill ride. [Gecko Review] [Official Site]
Made of Honor. Patrick Dempsey plays Tom, a serial dater with a girlfriend in every zip code of New York. […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

September 15th, 2008

DVD Give-Away: Cartoon Network’s "Bakugan, Vol. 1"

Today’s featured DVD in Jane’s September Contest Slam is Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Vol. 1.
THE DVD: This is one of the many cross-media offerings these days, a cartoon adaptation of a strategy game from Sega Toys and Spin Master. Dan Kuso and his five cyber friends were playing Bakugan when game cards fell from […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 136 comments

September 13th, 2008

DVD Give-Away: The Golden Compass

Today’s featured DVD in Jane’s September Contest Slam is a great film from 2007 that I dearly loved:
The Golden Compass, a fantasy film based on the first book of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. You’ll wish you could travel into the movie, wander through the Old World cities, float gently across the horizon […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 434 comments

September 13th, 2008

"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus": Teaser Trailer

We’ve been hearing about Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus since Heath Ledger’s death. He was replaced in the film by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law. Yeah, it takes three Hollywood heavyweights to replace him.
The folks at Quick Stop Entertainment have released a teaser trailer/behind-the-scenes look at the film, which […]

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September 13th, 2008

Two New Pics of Dumbledore

Any niblets I can get of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are alright by me. The film was recently pushed back to July 17, 2009, so I’m sure we’ll have little bits and pieces trickling in until then. The folks at Warner Bros. have released two new stills of Dumbledore (Michael Gambon). What do […]

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