How to See Select Scenes from Cameron’s AVATAR

UPDATE (08.18.09) Sorry, we failed to mention: Word is the featured Avatar scenes will be 15-16 minutes in length.
ORIGINAL POST
This in from 20th Century Fox: Friday, August 21 will mark the studio’s massive trailer release for James Cameron’s upcoming epic (another one?), Avatar. But there’s more, and how’s this for a stroke of marketing madness: […]

Greatest Movie Monsters vs. Greatest Movie Aliens

Before you sci-fi geeks go mental over this headline, here comes a disclaimer: No, this isn’t some giant preview of a Freddy vs. Jason-style, all-hands-on-deck cage match. It’s not even a serious analysis. It’s just some fun from Boston Globe critic Ty Burr who, considering the upcoming Dreamworks’ film Monsters vs. Aliens, imagined a March Madness-style […]

Amazon Drops DVD Prices for Halloween Event

Yeah, the economy is a bitch right now. So if your plan is to stay home more and watch movies, Amazon is making it easier to supplement your Netflix fix with DVD titles you might wanna own.
The most timely portion of the price reduction is their “Halloween Event,” where they’re promising low prices on 950+ […]

Review Roundup: TROPIC THUNDER, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

If you’re still hung over from the big Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince move to ‘09 (and Twilight to the coveted Fall ‘08 spot), just remember: There are movies to see this weekend. Imagine that. And not a big “event movie” in sight…
:: TROPIC THUNDER
Rotten Tomatoes: 84 / 100
Metacritic: 72 / 100
filmcritic.com: 4 / 5

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Interviews: LAND OF THE LOST’s Brad Silberling, Krofft Brothers

Shooting’s done on the upcoming Land of the Lost, and the good folks at Movieweb caught some video interviews with three major players behind the comedy. First, director Brad Silberling, he of the smart decision to make Sleestaks look just as silly / intimidating as they did in the 1970s. (Note: Silberling is interrupted early by […]