We already know and are very excited that the next project from Guillermo del Toro is the long-gestating adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s novella At the Mountain of Madness which is being produced by James Cameron and shot in 3D. Though production isn’t expected to begin until May of 2011, apparently Universal and del Toro are [...]

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After leading the infamous A-Team in the big screen adaptation of the classic TV series, Heat Vision reports Liam Neeson will be leading a team of a different sort in director Joe Carnahan’s (also of Narc, Smokin’ Aces) next project The Grey. Described as “existentialist kind of drama” which Carnahan wrote himself, the story follows [...]

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I know we’ve written about Gareth Edwards’ Monsters quite a bit over the last few months, but please bear with us as we continue to cover all the cool stuff that Magnolia is putting out, because it’s one of my favorite indie discoveries of this year and I’m all for covering everything. Although we’ve already [...]

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If you’re an avid reader of FS, you’ll know we’re big fans of any and all viral marketing games and concepts, big or small. Last week I came across a viral site located at theyrehere.net that’s promoting a mysterious, upcoming sci-fi flick. The site only contains some very ominous text stating “Meet Them” and “Be [...]

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If you’re a follower/fan of “Mad Men’s” hunky Jon Hamm, you probably already know that his girlfriend is actress/filmmaker Jennifer Westfeldt (of Kissing Jessica Stein, Ira & Abby), who he took as his date to the Emmys last weekend (seen above). According to Showbiz411 (via Playlist), Hamm and Westfeldt are now teaming up for a [...]

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Let the battle begin! An amusing little industry tussle is causing quite a stir in the web world recently and it’s an interesting debate to bring up. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, James Cameron “dissed” the recently released Piranha 3D, saying “that is exactly an example of what we should not be doing [...]

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After numerous delays, release date shifts, distributor changes, and straight-to-DVD scares, anyone who’s interested in actually seeing Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, starring two Edward Nortons in twin roles, will finally have the chance to do so next month. Its been confirmed (by The Playlist and indieWIRE) that First Look Studios will finally be [...]

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Though they haven’t been released, there’s already a bit of negative buzz building regarding the influx of alien invasion movies, especially with Skyline and Battle: Los Angeles both bringing destruction to the City of Angels within the next few months. Well, Moviehole has word on yet another sci-fi invasion story on the horizon. Apparently Bob [...]

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Screening up at the Toronto Film Festival next month is a new kung fu comedy in the same vein as Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Hustle called The Butcher, The Chef and The Swordsman from Chinese filmmaker Wu Ershan. I’m not exactly sure why, but Doug Liman is presenting the film at the festival and Twitch [...]

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Another great announcement regarding Fantastic Fest next month. Fantastic Fest will honor director and master fight choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the world premiere of his new martial arts fantasy True Legend (seen above), starring Vincent Zhao (Dragon Gets Angry), Zhou Xun (The Emperor and the Assassin) with Michelle Yeoh (Babylon [...]

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