Alan Moore has made it clear that he won't be going to see the film. Why? Well, this new crush of tie-in merchandise is staggering and each item will be like a sharp jab in the eye.
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Alan Moore has made it clear that he won't be going to see the film. Why? Well, this new crush of tie-in merchandise is staggering and each item will be like a sharp jab in the eye.
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Marketing to a dedicated fan base is a technique used in Hollywood to lure people who don’t do research about the films they see into purchasing tickets to terrible movies.
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It looks like Warner Brothers and DC Comics are slowly moving forward with their Green Lantern movie. Writer Michael Green, who is sharing the scripting duties for Green Lantern, just conformed that the project is proceeding ahead. Green also confirmed that Martin Campbell (Casino Royale and GoldenEye) will definitely be directing film.
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Just in case you needed another reason to check out 'Watchmen' -- Let the fapping begin...
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The use of a Christ figure is a concept that is not uncommon in literature, but this concept manifests itself in movies, too. Somethimes it’s obvious that a certain character is supposed to be representative of a messiah, and sometimes the subtlety of the character or his situation can lead to the depiction of a Christ figure by inference.
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Quick – Who directed "Nightmare Before Christmas?" Most people incorrectly answer 'Tim Burton.' Granted, it was his vision originally, but director Henry Selick brought it to life in a film that many people still hold dear to their heart. Selick returns this week with a film likely to find a similar cult following - "Coraline."
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Hollywood is always trying to improve on classics, usually with little success. We've found one way to improve a classic with 100% success--add zombies!
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From prosthetic body parts to changing one’s race, gender or species, these are the most unique transformations that actors have undergone for their on-screen performances.
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Typically, photographers on set are responsible for taking photos for a film’s marketing and advertising, but Still Photographer Clay Enos ended up taking virtually all of the still photos that are featured in the movie. The book serves as a stunning collection of original portraits of many of the film’s “characters.”
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Directed by The Purchase Brothers, The Escape From City 17 short film series is an adaptation based on the Half Life series from Valve. Filmed guerilla style with no money, no time, no crew, no script, the first two episodes were made from beginning to end on a budget of $500.
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The full trailer for Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen was supposed to go online on Monday (followed by playing in theaters in front of the new remake of “Friday the 13th.”). But somehow a bootleg version of the trailer made its way to the web already. You can’t really expect great quality here but the trailer should be enough to get a better
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A friend forwards an email from a temp in the legal department of DC Comics: 'They're making a movie of Watchmen. Nothing confirmed.' He pulled it off one of those fanfic forums with animated GIFs of flaming swords in the header, a site that boasts the Web's largest collection of scanned renderings of Wonder Woman naked.
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RT looks at the graphic novel's oft-delayed trip to the big screen.
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Friday the 13th scared up the largest debut on record for a horror film, taking in $42.4 million this weekend, according to studio estimates from box office tracking firm Media By Numbers.
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As soon as the Oscar nominees are announced every year, invariably, there are some big names that are ignored to such a heinous degree that they just HAVE to be labeled as "snubs" (i.e. Dark Knight this year). Here are ten of the absolute BIGGEST acting snubs from the first decade of the 21st century, ranging from Jim Carrey to Paul Giamatti.
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Billboards for “Watchmen” are causing some double takes in Hollywood because they call the director, Zack Snyder, a highly regarded but relatively inexperienced filmmaker, a “visionary director” above the title of the film.
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Gisele Bundchen's fraternal twin sister has to feel like Danny DeVito in "Twins."
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After watching all 12 Jason movies in six days, including the new "Friday the 13th," I compiled this list of the 10 best kills from the 183 murders committed throughout the series and included time codes for your, er, convenience. These are the baddest of the bad — which is what makes them so damn good.
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