NYFF Grabs Aronofsky’s THE WRESTLER

Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler now has a new world premiere. The latest eye-popper from the Requiem for a Dream director has been chosen by the New York Film Festival as the 2008 Closing Night selection. That means a bunch of New Yorkers will conclude their festival festivities with an eerie-looking Mickey Rourke as the lingering taste in their mouths.
Cinematical offered the […]

Next New Clip from Bill Maher’s RELIGULOUS

More Religulous footage, just arrived from Lionsgate. Another reality check from star / co-writer Bill Maher.
Eh, evolution, shmevolution! Whatever, maybe the jury’s still out! 

See another Religulous clip

Review Roundup: PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, SISTERHOOD 2, ELEGY

You know the last time we had positive reviews across the board for a weekend? I don’t either, but it’s been a while. So let the following viewers rejoice: Stoners, Seth Rogen fans, young adult women, and anyone that’s ever pined for Penelope Cruz. That covers just about everyone on the planet.
:: PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
Rotten Tomatoes: 69 / […]

HAIRSPRAY Director Will Shoot PLAYING FOR PIZZA

You may have seen director Adam Shankman as a judge on the TV show “So You Think You Can Dance?” but don’t hold it against him. Shankman’s vision for the latest film version of Hairspray was both a critical and box-office hit last summer (nearly $119 million in North America). Phoenix Pictures is hoping for more of […]

Trailer Tuesday: Which ELEGY Is It?

We premiered the first Elegy trailer back in June, and here’s a second one worth your consideration since it has a completely different tone. An interesting, but certainly not unprecedented, marketing strategy.
The first trailer (see it here) has that meaningful life-is-about-to-change comedy vibe, with a refreshingly honest view of relationships. This one sells Elegy as a dramatic, intrigue-filled thriller […]

A TERMINATOR SALVATION Spoiler?

Well sort of. Sci-fi site io9 turned us onto an interview with McG, the single nicknamed director of Terminator Salvation (also occasionally known as Terminator 4), and McG reveals the following: The Terminator Salvation ending is, well, open-ended.
Another episodic cliffhanger for the Terminator series, appropriate to both the timeline (it’s 2018) and the eerie conclusion to T4’s immediate predecessor, Terminator […]