Posted Aug 27th 2008 3:33PM by Monika Bartyzel
Filed under: Comedy, Romance, Images
While it stars some great names in the world of film, we haven't
heard too much about
Easy Virtue. But now, as it gears up for that spanky Canadian festival known as TIFF, CinEmpire has published a whole slew of pictures -- a retro
Jessica Biel,
Colin Firth,
Ben Barnes,
Kristin Scott Thomas, and more.
The film focuses on an American divorcee (Biel) who has to meet the parents (but hopefully without the cat milking). But unlike Stiller's version, she's already tied the knot with a sexy young Englishman (Barnes), so Mom (Scott Thomas) and Dad (Firth) can't stop the wedding. But I'm sure there'll be lots of dirty looks, and more than one smirk, like the one above.
Virtue is yet another romcom, but at least it heads back in time a little, and originally comes from a Noel Coward play that Alfred Hitchcock adapted years ago as a dramatic silent film. Good or bad, we'll find out soon enough.
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Posted Aug 27th 2008 2:03PM by Scott Weinberg
Filed under: Action, Drama, Disney, Images, War
Spike Lee and Disney might sound like a pretty odd combination, but I don't really see it that way. (Lest we forget that the excellent
25th Hour was a Disney production.) Love the guy or not, Spike Lee has turned into quite the eclectic filmmaker over the last few decades -- and so when I heard that the guy was helming a $50 million WWII drama for Disney, I was intrigued but not surprised. Based on the book by
James McBride -- and adapted for the screen by same --
Miracle at St. Anna tells the tale of four black soldiers who find themselves stuck behind enemy lines in Italy.
Opening September 26, St. Anna stars
Derek Luke,
Michael Ealy,
Laz Alonso, and
Omar Benson Miller. Also on board are
John Turturro,
D.B. Sweeney,
Kerry Washington,
John Leguizamo, and
Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Riding high after his last feature film (the solid and profitable
Inside Man), Mr. Lee looks to be moving into "Oscar-friendly" territory again with
St. Anna -- and I know I'm not the only movie fan who's curious to Lee's first big war movie.
Posted Aug 27th 2008 12:33PM by Monika Bartyzel
Filed under: Drama, Images
It's been almost two years since I first wrote about
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond. The forgotten Tennessee Williams screenplay started cooking up in
November 2006, with a stellar cast of Ellen Burstyn, David Strathairn, Ann-Margret, Chris Evans, and ... Lindsay Lohan? This was, however, before her personal demons took center stage and made a complete mess of her career. Bryce Dallas Howard starting circling the project
in 2007, and now, finally, you can get a peek of her in the film above (courtesy of
Rope of Silicon).
Can you imagine Lohan up there? Methinks her struggles will be a blessing for the film, which centers on Fisher Willow (Howard) -- a 1920s debutant who makes waves because of her "distaste for narrow-minded people and a penchant for shocking and insulting those around her." When she falls for a lower-class young man (Evans), she has to trick her family into thinking that he's upper class. But when she loses a diamond (like the title suggests), you can imagine what happens.
The film will finally begin to hit our eager eyes at TIFF next month.
Posted Aug 26th 2008 6:03PM by Jessica Barnes
Filed under: Comedy, Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Movie Marketing, Images
Jim and Ewan sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N..well, you get the idea. Thanks to Jim Carrey Online, we now have our first
official look at the happy couple in the black comedy,
I Love You Phillip Morris. Elisabeth brought us a behind the scenes
photo back in May, but in spite of the thrill of seeing
Jim Carrey and
Rodrigo Santoro dripping with sun-tan oil and Versace, I was a little disappointed that my favorite Scot was nowhere to be seen -- until now.
Morris was written and directed by
Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who are also the guys responsible for the raunchy holiday offering
Bad Santa. The script was based on the book by the same name from the Houston Chronicle crime reporter, Steve McVicker. Carrey stars as Steven Russell, a happily married con-man who finds himself falling in love with his cell-mate, Phillip Morris (as played by McGregor). Russell spent years defying the judicial system, and also spent most of his criminal career hopping in and out of prison through a variety of elaborate schemes. Russell even posed as his Morris' lawyer to get him switched to a closer prison. But it all came crashing down when in 1988, Russell was sentenced to 144 years in prison.
Leslie Mann joined the cast back in April as Carrey's abandoned wife, and Santoro also stars as another of Carrey's paramours.
Even though plenty of actors still struggle with playing characters in same-sex relationships, without 'wimping' out all together (yes,
I'm looking at you Will Smith). But like
always, I think that McGregor will pull through just fine. As for Carrey? Now that's another question all together...what do you think?
I Love You Phillip Morris is scheduled to arrive in theaters in Spring, 2009
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Coming Soon]
Posted Aug 26th 2008 1:03PM by Elisabeth Rappe
Filed under: Classics, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Warner Brothers, Fandom, Family Films, Movie Marketing, Harry Potter, Remakes and Sequels, Images
Alejandro Martínez over at
BlogHogwarts has sent us a bunch of images from the just-released
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince calender. I know, it's hard to get excited about anything associated with a movie we won't see until July, but a calender can help alleviate your pain by giving you a little dose of Harry Potter all through 2009. Right? Ok, maybe not. You have to hand it to Warner Bros -- of all the franchises to be delayed, none works so well as Harry Potter. It doesn't matter that we don't know the film incarnations of the characters, because we've been living with the
Half Blood cast for years on the page. When you think of it that way, all this badly timed merchandise doesn't seem so ridiculous. There's some very cool stills here that I wish was bigger, particularly the troubled Draco Malfoy you can glimpse below. I've enlarged it, but at the cost of the quality -- if someone shells the bucks out for this (I'm looking at you, Emma Watson fans), feel free to send big scans along for your
Cinematical friends.
Continue reading New Calendar Images from 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince'
Posted Aug 25th 2008 12:03PM by Elisabeth Rappe
Filed under: Classics, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Universal, Family Films, Movie Marketing, Remakes and Sequels, Images
The gang over at
Collider got their hands on a new picture from
Land of the Lost -- and as I'd like them to keep their scoop (particularly since the trades like ripping them off), you'll have to click on the bug-eyed lizard to see the whole photo. Devin Faraci has confirmed the photo is the real deal, and that it's the first look at Enik. If you adored the show (which I didn't, the Sleestaks scared the crap out of me), you might remember this kind fellow as the guard of a time portal. He's played by
John Boylan, who's really quite handsome under that make-up.
Enik represents what the Sleestaks once were -- a proud civilization called the Altrusians, a race that could talk and wear clothes, and who eventually devolved into the mean and naked Sleestaks. (Humanity, take note.) I'm not sure how they managed to make Enik look friendlier and less soul-destroying than
the other Sleestaks, but his black eyes don't scare me nearly as much.
Land of the Lost opens July 17th, 2009.
Posted Aug 21st 2008 7:03PM by Jessica Barnes
Filed under: Action, 20th Century Fox, Movie Marketing, Games and Game Movies, Images
It's funny how little things can make a big difference. When
the first poster was released from the big-screen version of
Max Payne, I have to tell you; I was pretty underwhelmed. But my opinion of the design has improved now that I've gotten a gander at the two new posters for the flick (see larger versions of both in the gallery below). Although, I have to ask, who knew that Mr. Payne was such a 'shoe-gazer'? The original Max seemed a bit more thick-skinned than his feature film version; Wahlberg makes the man look downright depressed at times.
Mark Wahlberg stars as Payne, a cop who has lost his family and partner at the hands of a powerful crime syndicate. When he is left to his own devices, our hero sets out on a mission of revenge for his loved ones, and discovering some unnatural secrets along the way. Starring alongside Wahlberg are
Mila Kunis (
Forgetting Sarah Marshall) as Mona Sax,
Beau Bridges as Payne's friend and mentor, and
Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges as an IA agent.
We finally got a look at
the trailer back in July, and if you are fan of the series, you probably noticed that the film has taken it's look from the original game. Payne was directed by
John Moore, who has the dubious credit of being behind the remake of
The Omen back in 2006. But, to be fair, the flick seems like an easy sell. Wahlberg seems suited to the more 'violent' strain of moviemaking. Plus, once you throw in the pre-existing fan base, and
competition-free release date, Fox should be able to rake in some serious dough.
Max Payne will arrive in theaters on October 17th.
Posted Aug 21st 2008 6:03PM by Monika Bartyzel
Filed under: Drama, Images
It was a pretty big surprise when
news broke that
Zac Efron was going to star in Richard Linklater's new film,
Me and Orson Welles. The
High School Musical star just didn't seem like the Linklater sort. But the dancing shoes have been put away and Efron has gone back in time. Four pictures from the film have been released over at
Twitch, and you can check out one of them above -- that is Efron as the young aspiring actor Richard, and
Christian McKay as the one and only Welles.
Based on Robert Kaplow's coming-of-age novel, the film focuses on a 17-year-old aspiring actor who is discovered by Orson Welles while walking past the Mercury Theater. He scores a bit part in
Julius Caesar, and is thrust into that world we call show. Now if only we could get a glimpse of Ben Chaplin's George Coulouris and Claire Danes' Sonja Jones...
Posted Aug 21st 2008 2:02PM by Erik Davis
Filed under: Action, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels, Images
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An Australian artist by the name of Josh McMahon has created some very cool fan art for the Batman universe. Above, check out an image of
Kristen Bell as Harley Quinn. While I'm not so sure the actress would do wonders with that role, I think this doctored-up photo is damn pretty to look at ... and it kinda puts me in the mood to see Quinn in the next Batman flick. Over on McMahon's gallery (which includes several other fan-inspired images), he says that, originally, he planned to use this image as an April Fools Joke and team with a bunch of websites to trick the world into believing Kristen Bell had a small cameo in
The Dark Knight. All I'll say is that would've been a fun couple of days right there ... We've included three images in the gallery below (larger version of Bell, a sample image from
Batman 3 with
Marion Cotillard as Catwoman and another with
Anne Hathaway as Batgirl), then
head on over to McMahon's page to see a whole bunch more.
Whaddya think? Kristen Bell as Harley Quinn? Marion Cotillard as Catwoman?
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Posted Aug 20th 2008 5:32PM by Elisabeth Rappe
Filed under: Action, Drama, Romance, Warner Brothers, Movie Marketing, Images, Western
Cinematical has received a few new photos from the upcoming
Appaloosa, and some additional production photos surfaced over at
CanMag. While this film is playing at Toronto next month, it doesn't seem to be attracting the buzz that
The Road is getting, which is a downright shame. It has a stellar cast (can a combination of Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, and Jeremy Irons go wrong?) and it looks like a good, hard Western in the style of
Unforgiven. Now, I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Westerns -- I live on the coyote infested prairie of Colorado, and have grown up around the history and myth of the Wild Wild West my entire life. The genre can be pretty yawn inducing for me, unless it's done right. But this one is keeping my interest. I loved
the trailer, and I can't wait to see Mortensen and Harris work together again -- and under Harris' direction, no less.
Appaloosa opens October 3rd, 2008.
Posted Aug 20th 2008 1:32PM by Elisabeth Rappe
Filed under: Drama, Romance, 20th Century Fox, Movie Marketing, Images, War, Nicole Kidman, Posters
Three new posters for Baz Luhrmann's
Australia have hit the net -- and they are predictably lush, romantic, and easy on the eyes. Why, they even leave some room for interpretation! See if you can find the connection between Hugh Jackman and fire, dear readers. The other two are after the jump, and all three are clickable for larger versions.
And if you haven't already, be sure to visit
the official site and check out the gallery and the podcast series. They have ones on cinematography up now, and if nothing else, the film is going to be top notch in that department. I'm trying not to raise my expectations too high, but every new glimpse I get just leaves me really excited for November, and certain that it will be as breathtaking as I want it to be.
Australia opens November 14, 2008.
Continue reading Three Dazzling New Posters for 'Australia'
Posted Aug 20th 2008 1:02PM by Monika Bartyzel
Filed under: Comedy, Remakes and Sequels, Images
As you all know, Ben Stiller is taking on the wacky museum world once again for
Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian. One of the big casting announcements for this sequel was
Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart. Now you can see a glimpse of her as the famous pilot above, then check out one more below (featuring a few old friends) and others at
TheBadandtheUgly (
note: images possibly contain romantic subplot spoilers, so be warned). How cute is she?
I'm sorry Hilary, but I'm really digging the look of Adams as Earhart much more. I think the big difference between the two is that Adams seems completely natural as Amelia. Adams looks like she walked right out of the same time, whereas
Swank's Amelia looks more costumed and much less natural -- at least, based on the images we've seen online.
The showdown of the Amelias will take place next year.
Amelia is set to hit theaters some time in 2009, while
Night at the Museum will hit screens on May 22, 2009. Which do you prefer?
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Posted Aug 20th 2008 12:32PM by Erik Davis
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels, Images
Above: At the request of director Michael Bay, Transformers 2 star Megan Fox turns her B into a C.
Lord knows what
Megan Fox is doing in the above photo (exercising her breasts for an action scene?), though it may have something to do with Michael Bay's main directorial note (mentioned in
this earlier post), which is to "just look hot." Regardless of Fox's boob shuffle, her and co-star
Shia LaBeouf are back to work on the set of
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and, yes, it certainly looks like they've worked Shia's bandaged hand into the script (based on the photos below). They even added a bunch of badass blood to it! Seeing as folks who get injured in movies never wear any bandages, it should be rather interesting to see how they work this in (ahem, too many nights up late "thinking" about Megan Fox???). Check out a few photos from the set (and Shia's bloody, bandaged hand) in the gallery below, then scope out the rest over at
Spoiler TV.
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Update: Thanks to
Cinematical reader Erik for pointing out the fact that Fox is wearing a ring on a certain finger. Does it mean something? Here, take a closer look at this photo to the right (and click to enlarge). You tell us ...
Posted Aug 17th 2008 5:45PM by Jessica Barnes
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, 20th Century Fox, Movie Marketing, Images
I'll admit it; I have a soft spot for
Vin Diesel. Feel free to laugh at me, but I can't help myself, it's something about that voice. So you might want to keep my personal bias in mind when I say that
Babylon A.D. really doesn't look all that bad. Silly? Yes, but entertaining none the less. Ropes of Silicon found
the latest poster for the sci-fi flick from
Gothika director
Mathieu Kassovitz and if nothing else, it's a step up from the
first one-sheet/Oakley ad we saw a few months ago.
Diesel stars as Toorop, a mercenary who takes the job of escorting a woman from Eastern Europe to New York. But if you have seen
the trailer, you know that there is a lot more to this lady than meets the eye. Say what you will about the film, but you have to admit, some of those 'Bladerunneresque' shots of the city were pretty impressive. Starring alongside Diesel is the criminally underused
Michelle Yeoh as an a**-kicking nun, as well as,
Gerard Depardieu, and
Charlotte Rampling.
Babylon has had rough time throughout production. The project started back in 2005, when Kassovitz was hired to adapt the novel,
Babylon Babies. Originally the French actor
Vincent Cassel was expected to take the lead, but Diesel decided to drop out of
Hitman (probably not a bad idea
all things considered) to lobby for the role. It was even
speculated that the move caused bad blood between Cassel and Kassovitz, and ruined a long standing friendship. As if that wasn't enough stress; there were also delays from weather and talk about the film running over budget.
Hopefully all these problems won't be showing up on the screen when
Babylon A.D. opens in theaters on August 29th.
Posted Aug 15th 2008 4:02PM by Erik Davis
Filed under: Fandom, Movie Marketing, Contests, Insert Caption, Images
Welcome back to another edition of Insert Caption -- the game where you all race to the death to provide us with the best possible captions for photos from upcoming films. Last week we asked you to steal some of our thunder and shoot us your bestest captions for an image from
Tropic Thunder. Luckily, we managed to choose three winners without staging a protest, and so congrats to you ... and you ... and you.
1. "They knew something had gone very wrong on the set of
Alien 5 when, unexpectedly, Robert Downey Jr. popped out of the soldier's chest." --
Kurt P.2. OK, this might not be the right time to bring this up ... but I'm pretty sure you still owe me for that last trip to IHOP." --
Jeremy C.3."You can be my wing man anytime" --
Mike R.See full image and all captionsThis week we're strapped in and ready to roll out with the ultra serious
Jason Statham (for real, has anyone ever seen this guy smile?), who stars in the new flick
Death Race (in theaters August 22). In the film, Statham stars as an ex-con who's forced by the warden of a prison to compete in a car race where severe road rage and the annihilation of your competitors is recommended. The drivers behind our three favorite captions this week will cruise away with one
Death Race poster, one
Death Race t-shirt, one
Death Race tank top, and one
Death Race hat. I'd tell you to use all that to create your own
Death Race in the comforts of your home ... but something tells me that might not be the greatest idea. Sound off below!
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