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General Zod named as next Superman Villain
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Remakes, Casting, Upcoming Releases
The Superman reboot officially has a name and a villain. Michael Shannon (of Boardwalk Empire fame) has signed on to play General Zod in Man of Steel.
General Zod appeared in Superman: The Movie (1978) and Superman II (1980). He’s been a part of the DC Comic world since 1961. In the comics, Zod is also from Krypton and has many of Superman’s powers and abilities.
As Zod, Michael Shannon will square off against Henry Cavill as Superman. Amy Adams will play Lois Lane, Kevin Costner Jonathan Kent and Diane Lane will portray Martha Kent.
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: September 14, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Lionsgate, New Line, Sony, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Family, Foreign, Horror, Musicals, Romance, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available today:
- Delicatessan: Blu-ray
- Jacob’s Ladder: DVD, Blu-ray
- James and the Giant Peach: DVD
- Just Wright: DVD, Blu-ray
- Letters to Juliet: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Blu-ray
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Blu-ray
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Blu-ray
- Monster House: Blu-ray 3D
- My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?: DVD
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time: DVD, Blu-ray
- Seven: Blu-ray
Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.
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In Theaters This Weekend: April 9, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Biopics, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Independent, Music, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases, Trailers
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- Date Night (PG-13): starring Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg (directed by Shawn Levy)
- After.Life* (R): starring Christina Ricci, Liam Neeson, Justin Long (directed by Agnieszka Vosloo)
- The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond* (R): starring Robert Patrick, Danielle Harris, Sean Lawlor (directed by Gabriel Bologna)
- Everyone Else* (NR): starring Birgit Minichmayr, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Lars Eidinger (directed by Maren Ade)
- It Came from Kuchar* (NR): starring George Kuchar, Mike Kuchar (directed by Jennifer M. Kroot)
- La Mission* (R): starring Benjamin Bratt, Erika Alexander, Jeremy Ray Valdez (directed by Peter Bratt)
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In Theaters This Weekend: March 19, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, FOCUS, IFC Films, Sony, Universal, Adaptation, Adventure, Biopics, Documentary, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Music, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- The Bounty Hunter (PG-13): starring Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Jason Sudeikis (directed by Andy Tennant)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG): starring Zachary Gordon, Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris (directed by Thor Freudenthal)
- Repo Men (R): starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber (directed by Miguel Sapochnik)
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In Theaters This Weekend (12/11)
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Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- Invictus (PG-13): starring Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon (directed by Clint Eastwood)
- Broken Embraces* (R): starring Penelope Cruz, Blanca Portillo, Lluís Homar (directed by Pedro Almodovar)
- The Lovely Bones* (PG-13): starring Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Saoirse Ronan (directed by Peter Jackson)
- Me and Orson Welles** (PG-13): starring Ben Chaplin, Claire Danes, Zac Efron (directed by Richard Linklater)
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In Theaters This Weekend: November 20, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: IFC Films, Magnolia, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Independent, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- The Blind Side (PG-13): starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron (directed by John Lee Hancock)
- New Moon (PG-13): starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner (directed by Chris Weitz)
- Planet 51 (PG): starring Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Jessica Biel (directed by Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad)
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: June 2, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: MGM, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Classics, Drama, Period, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:
- Air Force One: Blu-ray
- Anaconda: Blu-ray
- Bruce Almighty: Blu-ray
- Defiance: DVD, Blu-ray
- Eddie Murphy: Delirious (25th Anniversary Edition): DVD
- Fletch: Blu-ray
- Glory: Blu-ray
- The Graduate: Blu-ray
- He’s Just Not That Into You: DVD, Blu-ray
- Inside Man: Blu-ray
- Navy Seals: Blu-ray
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The 2009 Academy Awards: Live Commentary
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Awards
After a year away from live Oscars coverage, I’m thrilled to be back for the 2009 Academy Awards.
Even though Dark Knight‘s snub will probably keep a number of viewers away (how many can honestly say they’ve seen The Reader?), I’m eagerly anticipating several moments from this evening’s broadcast.
Will Heath Ledger’s family bring the house to tears? Is Mickey Rourke going to make the producers wince? Will the cameras pan to Brangelina after Jennifer Aniston’s presentation? Are Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron really (really?) going to do a song and dance number?
To find out if this will be the year of the Slumdog or the underdog, stay tuned here for the live results!
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Remake News: The Thing, The A-Team, East of Eden and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Horror, Musicals, Period, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Casting, Upcoming Releases
The Thing: Universal - apparently feeling the winter blast - has decided to redo the classic John Carpenter film. In the 1982 version, research teams in Antarctica are killed off by a shape-shifting alien. The reimaging, which will be directed by Matthijs Van Heijningen, will be based off the same source material as the Kurt Russell vehicle. Ron Moore, Battlestar Galactica‘s executive producer, is in charge of the script.
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2009 Academy Award Nominations
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Awards
Despite no major wins for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Jan. 11’s Golden Globes, the film lead all entries at this morning’s Academy Award nominations. The Brad Pitt feature will go into next month’s ceremony with 13 opportunities to walk away with at least one statue. (Slumdog Millionaire will have 10 chances.)
Here are some of the noteworthy mentions from today’s press conference:
- Kate Winslet (The Reader) - a double-winner just a few weeks ago - only received one nomination this morning. Meryl Streep will only get one chance as well for her role in Doubt.
- Although it wasn’t represented at the Globes, Frozen River was recognized several times today.
- Heath Ledger‘s nomination (on the anniversary of his death!) was expected; The Dark Knight‘s omission was a disappointment.
- Four acting nods for Doubt didn’t equate to an honor for the film.
- Several pleasant announcements in the Best Actor/Supporting Actor categories: Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) and Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder). Shannon got the only major nom for his picture.
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