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The Box
8 hours ago | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Directed by: Richard Kelly
Cast: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella
Running Time: 1 hr 55 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: November 6, 2009
Plot: A financially desperate couple (Diaz, Marsden) is randomly presented with a box – inside the box is a simple red button. However, there is a catch – if they press the button, they will be awarded one million dollars. At the same time, someone in the world that they don’t know will be killed.
Who’S It For? Like the title object’s existence, The Box is a film made for the curious: those curious to see how the Donnie Darko director does with a mainstream budget, or those curious to see how the film should be placed in a list of this year’s bad-funny movies. Fans of psychological thrillers might want to take a gander, but at their own risk.
Expectations: Imagine a trailer that has »
- Nick Allen
Daniel Craig's 'Dream House' Resides in Toronto
5 November 2009 9:35 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Daniel Craig will soon arrive at Pinewood Studios Toronto to star in Jim Sheridan's psychological thriller Dream House, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In Dream House, Craig plays a man who moves his family to a quaint town, only to discover his house is haunted by former inhabitants who were murdered on the premises.
The Morgan Creek feature is booked to shoot from January 25 to April 9, 2010 at the Toronto studio which is now managed by Pinewood Shepperton.
The trade reports that John Dowdle's Devil, part of M. Night Shyamalan's three-film financing/production partnership with Media Rights Capital is also shooting at Pinewood Studios Toronto until the end of the year. »
Two More Clips from Roland Emmerich’s ‘2012’
5 November 2009 1:35 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Columbia Pictures recently released two more clips from the upcoming disaster movie, 2012. These clips, while not as long as the five minute clip we previously posted, still have yet to show anything that makes me feel like this film will be anything more than a money-grab at the end of the world. (Which, I guess, would be the perfect time to do it).
In the first clip we find a zombie-free Woody Harrelson playing “crazy” internet blogger Charlie Frost who knows everything there is to know about the end of the world and warns Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) that, in typical movie fashion, the destruction will start in Hollywood, California. (It’s movies like this that always make me feel better about living in Michigan. So far it looks like I’m surviving Independence Day and when Skynet becomes self-aware on Judgement Day).
In the second clip we find the »
- Anthony Ocasio
Ang Lee: First Signs of Life… of Pi
3 November 2009 12:09 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
I like to consider myself one part book nerd, the other part film geek. So nothing excites me more than when these two worlds come together. That’s why news that we’re one step closer to a film adaptation of Yann Martel’s prize-winning novel Life of Pi really “floats my boat.” Well, you’ll get that reference in a minute if you don’t already. Life of Pi won England’s prestigious Man Booker Prize back in 2002, and after devouring it page by page in a matter of hours, I made it my mission to read every other Booker Prize winner I could get my hands on. The story concerns little Piscine “Pi” Molitor Patel, who survives a shipwreck only to find himself adrift in a lifeboat with four very unlikely shipmates: a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a tiger. In February of this year, it was »
- Kenneth
Ang Lee May Adapt Life of Pi
3 November 2009 2:48 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
After the box office disappointment of his last movie, Taking Woodstock, director Ang Lee is apparently looking to adapt an award-winning novel from Canada next. Averaging one feature every two years since The Hulk in 2003, Lee said that his next project "is two years ahead," but he told Digital Spy that he has a story in mind.
I think I'm going to do Life of Pi. A little boy adrift at sea with a tiger. It's a hard one to crack.
Written by Yann Martel and originally published in 2001, Life of Pi tells the story of Piscine "Pi" Molitor Patel, a young Indian boy stranded on a boat in the Pacific Ocean with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena and a Bengal tiger named "Richard Parker." The British edition of Life of Pi won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction the year after its release, and M. Night Shyamalan (The Happening »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Thinking Outside the Box
2 November 2009 7:51 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
A week loaded with oh-so-worthy awards season contenders is offset with the comic relief of Jim Carrey's performance captured flailing, George Clooney's self-deluded staring, and the teasing promise of an affordable(!) trip to the ballet.
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"The Box"
You could make the argument that if Richard Kelly could only get the whole world to come over to his house and listen to his record collection, he might not feel the need to make films at all. That said, his fall from grace following the flop of "Southland Tales" was so total that he went from the director anointed as the hipster's David Lynch to the arthouse M. Night Shyamalan overnight. With much riding on this comeback, Kelly has turned to Richard Matheson's short story "Button, Button," previously immortalized as an episode of "The Twilight Zone, »
- Neil Pedley
Ang Lee Updates His 'Life of Pi' Adaptation, Still Two Years Out
30 October 2009 4:01 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Even though Taking Woodstock wasn't as big of a success as he had hoped, Taiwanese director Ang Lee is moving on forward with his head held high. It was first announced in February that Lee would be the latest to take as shot at adapting Yann Martel's novel Life of Pi, about an Indian boy who is the lone survivor of a sunken freighter and winds up sharing a lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Bengal tiger. Lee confirmed with two separate outlets that it is his very next project, but it's still a ways out. "I think I'm going to do Life Of Pi," Lee told Digital Spy recently. "A little boy adrift at sea with a tiger. It's a hard one to crack." It is indeed a hard one to crack, as other great filmmakers like M. Night Shyamalan, Alfonso Cuarón and Jean-Pierre Jeunet »
- Alex Billington
'BioShock 2' Dev Talks Shyamalan-esque Plot Twists
30 October 2009 7:30 AM, PDT | MTV Multiplayer | See recent MTV Multiplayer news »
"BioShock 2" has a lot to live up to. It's the eagerly anticipated sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed titles of the past two years and it's those very expectations of fans that run at odds with the title's chances of critical (though maybe not commercial) success. Earlier this month I spoke with Ken McClendon, the lead designer on "BioShock 2," about this very issue. Just how does one go about creating a sequel with fan expectations set to such a high bar -- especially when one considers that it was a well-crafted plot twist that cemented the first title's success in the first place?
McClendon responds:
"It's an incredibly humbling endeavor. We often go back to the first game to check things for reference, and every time I do I know I'm really struck by how well put together everything in that game is, and how it's all pointing »
- Locke Webster
Fox Home Entertainment Announces Halloween Catalog 2009
29 October 2009 8:28 PM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »
Bring home your favorite horror classics on DVD and Blu-ray tonight with the Fox Home Entertainment’s Halloween Catalog 2009. This awesome horror collection features classics such as 28 Weeks Later, the original Child’s Play, The Hannibal Lecter Collection which including Manhunter, Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening, The Hills Have Eyes 2, Jeepers Creepers 2, Stephen King’s Misery, Mr. Brooks, The Omen and Wrong Turn. Don’t go hungry, feed your fear at www.feedyourfear.net. Be sure to check out the ‘Recipe Book’ filled with ghoulish recipes and trailers and ‘The Collection’ for complete film details. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest from Fox Home Entertainment and [...] »
- Brian Corder
New York City & Philadelphia Go Head-To-Head In The World Series -- And In Cinema History!
28 October 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
The New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies aren't exactly the fiercest of rivals, but there is sure to be blood — or maybe just some home runs, botched calls and heated arguments with umpires — when the two baseball teams collide for Game 1 of the World Series this evening (so long as the rain stays away that is!).
As New Yorkers and Philadelphians prepare for battle, we got to wondering about some of the other rivalries already in place between the two cities — in motion picture form, that is. I'm not necessarily talking about fictional competitions between NYC and Philly, so much as stacking movies set in those cities against one another.
Through that framework, you'd be surprised at how many competing movies there are between the Empire and Keystone States — just hit the jump and see the head-to-head match-ups for yourself!
The Ghost Story: "Ghostbusters" (NYC) vs "The Sixth Sense »
- Josh Wigler
'Life Of Pi' next for Ang Lee
28 October 2009 3:22 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Ang Lee has confirmed that his next movie will be an adaptation of Yann Martel's Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life Of Pi for Fox 2000. The project, which has previously attracted interest from filmmakers M. Night Shyamalan, Alfonso Cuarón and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, follows a boy who survives the sinking of a freighter and shares a lifeboat with an array of exotic animals. "I think I'm going to do Life Of Pi," Lee revealed to Digital Spy. "A little boy adrift at sea with a tiger. It's a hard one to crack." Lee noted that the project is still at the scripting stages and he hasn't started thinking about (more) »
- By Simon Reynolds
Sequel to ‘30 Days of Night’ begins production
23 October 2009 9:32 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Stage 6 Films and Ghost House Pictures have officially announced that lensing of 30 Days of Night: Dark Days has begun in Vancouver, Canada.
The sequel to 2007’s David Slade film, 30 Days of Night, Dark Days stars Kiele Sanchez, Diora Baird, Rhys Coiro, Mia Kirshner and Harold Perrineau.
“It’s been a year since the Alaskan town of Barrow’s population was decimated by vampires during its annual month long sunset. Riddled with grief over the death of her husband, bound by nightmares and void of all emotions beyond hate and sorrow, Stella has spent the past months traveling the world, trying to convince others that vampires exist.”
“Met with skepticism and laughter, Stella is ready to throw in the towel when a group of lost souls offers an incredible opportunity: the chance to exact revenge upon Lilith, the vampire queen responsible for the assault on her sleepy Alaskan town. With nothing remaining to live for, »
- Reel Loop News Staff
Top Ten Horror Films of the Decade
22 October 2009 12:33 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
Check out MovieSet’s Top Ten Horror Movies since 2000
According to my spiffy Hotel For Dogs calendar, this year is almost over. Now it would be the professional thing to wait the final months until unveiling this list, but I say nay! October is the time for horror so I apologize if the scariest movie comes out in these remaining weeks, but here are my Top Ten Horror Films of the Decade
#10 – Caché
This is more of an unconventional choice and that’s why I decided to place it so low. It’s not really a horror film, but it’s an unsettling movie with a few powerful scares. Georges is a talk show host who keeps receiving videotapes on his doorstep. The tapes show surveillance of him and his family. The director, Michael Haneke, is not interested in giving you a lot of answers, but he does keep you »
- Austin Lugar
Dev and Freida Shop Till They Drop in London
21 October 2009 1:30 PM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Dev Patel and Freida Pinto held hands while shoe shopping in London yesterday - get a peek at what they purchased here. The Slumdog Millionaire couple share an interest in fashion but Freida says she has a hard time giving Dev fashion advice, even though she dresses herself well. The duo won't be on the big screen together again anytime soon as Dev continues work on M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender and Freida puts finishing touches on the still-untitled Woody Allen project, but in the meantime they still treat themselves to romantic moments all over London. View 5 Photos › »
- PopSugar
Exclusive: Rob Hall is Running with the Devil
21 October 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Last week casting news starting coming in on the upcoming project Devil, which is being helmed by John Dowdle (Quarantine). And now we have some details on just who is going to be bringing the Devil to life.
The special effects for Devil are being created by Robert Hall and Almost Human Studios. Hall, who wrote and directed (and created some pretty badass kills for) recent Grimmy-winner Laid to Rest, previously worked with Dowdle on Quarantine.
Almost Human recently created effects for the upcoming flick The Crazies, as well as for The Burrowers and the FEARNet web series (which Hall also helmed) "Fear Clinic."
"I am thrilled to get to work with the Dowdles again after collaborating with them on Quarantine," said Hall. "Even though I can't really discuss the plot details for Devil, what I can say is that this is one of the best scripts I have read in a while, »
- thehorrorchick
Jackson Rathbone On Keeping Busy With 'Twilight,' 'The Last Airbender' And 'Girlfriend'
21 October 2009 7:30 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
From Hollywood Crush: Jackson Rathbone has been working his butt off this year, though most of what he's been working on wont be seen by the public until 2010. He finished filming M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender" and "New Moon" earlier this year, is completing his final two weeks of filming for "Eclipse" right now, and when we caught up with him last week, was working the dual roles of producer and actor on his indie flick, "Girlfriend." Oh yeah, and hes in the process for gearing up for a 100 city tour with his band, 100 Monkeys.
"I just want to work. I don't sleep," Jackson admitted with a laugh.
That was literally the case when we met up with him last week. Both he and bandmate/co-"Girlfriend" star and producer Jerad Anderson had hopped a plane from Vancouver the night before and started working when they landed. He »
- Adam Rosenberg
Who's Doing FX on Shyamalan-Produced Devil ?
21 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
John Dowdle, director of the M. Night Shyamalan-produced Devil , has enlisted Rob Hall and his Almost Human Studios to handle FX on the horror film. Hall previously worked with Dowdle on Quarantine . He's fresh off of The Crazies remake and the upcoming series Fear Clinic which he directed for FearNET. The FX vet won't divulge plot details, but he says it's one of the best scripts he has read. Shooting on Devil begins next week under Shyamalan's Night Chronicles banner. »
Retro Slave: Long lost post apocalyptic kids flick Dark Enemy (1984)
20 October 2009 7:21 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
Around the time the wonderful City of Ember came out, we asked if the film was the first true post-apocalyptic kids flick. Well we were pretty sure it was until we found info on this little weird gem, a long lost Pa production from the UK called Dark Enemy which sounds like a cross between John Wydham's "The Chrysalids" and M. Night Shyamalan The Village.
Directed by Colin Finbow, Dark Enemy is a product of the old British "Children's Film Unit" which was funded to encourage children to create movies. A sort of by kids, for kids kind of deal. It's a post-nuclear holocaust story set in a bucolic valley where children have to work because the adults are all dying off. They're told never to leave the valley, but they do, discovering some sort of secret.
Synopsis:
After a nuclear war, a group of children at an isolated farmhouse »
M. Night Shyamalan forms new production label: ‘Devil’ becomes first project
20 October 2009 2:17 PM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Director M. Night Shyamalan has formed a new production banner called The Night Chronicles. The company will be a vehicle for The Sixth Sense director to formulate ideas and generate stores while appointing directors and the writing staff. He is expected to remain executive producer on all projects and will not direct any features himself.
The first product from The Night Chronicles label will be Hard Candy and 30 Days of Night scribe Brian Nelson’s Devil. The project will be directed by John and Drew Dowdle (Quarantine) and will begin lensing later this month in Toronto.
According to /Film, Devil revolves around a group of people stuck in an elevator in an office building. The group is made up of blue-collar workers and one of them is The Devil.
The horror/thriller will star Chris Messina ( Julia & Julia), Bojana Novakovic (Drag Me to Hell), Bokeem Woodbine (Dead Presidents), Geoffrey Arend »
- Reel Loop News Staff
Sneak Peek The Last Airbender
20 October 2009 10:19 AM, PDT | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »
The Last Airbender is the upcoming fantasy feature, written, directed and produced by M. Night Shyamalan. The film is a live-action adaptation of the first season of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender created by Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko, which has its influences from Asian art, mythology and various martial arts fighting styles. The first of a planned trilogy, the new film stars actors Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, and Dev Patel, to be released by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, July 2, 2010. "...In a world where the four elements can be controlled by people known as 'benders', the 'Fire Nation' is waging a ruthless, oppressive war to control the other great nations. The only hope for stopping the brutal war led by the Firebenders rests on the shoulders of a reluctant young boy named 'Aang' (Ringer), the last known survivor of the peaceful 'Air Nomads'. »
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