Category Archives: Filmmaking

Ferrell, Pitt and Hill Join Cast of ‘Oobermind’

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Jennifer Tomooka

DreamWorks Animation’s Oobermind has enlisted three new superheroes, with Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill  lending their voices to the animated comedy. Variety reports that Ferrell is replacing Robert Downey Jr. in the title role of a supervillain whose … Continue reading →

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Blomkamp Wants ‘District 10’

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Matt Raub

With director Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 making just over $37 million at the domestic box office this weekend ($7 million more than the production budget), it only makes sense that the studio and crew would be gearing up to return … Continue reading →

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Film Independent Announces 2009 Screenwriter’s Lab Participants

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Joe Gillis

If you’re an aspiring screenwriter which, let’s face it, you may be, one way to break into the “business” is through a lab where you work with established mentors and advisers on honing your work and getting it in the … Continue reading →

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‘Legion’ Gets A Red Band Trailer

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Joe Gillis

Most people that go to see District 9 this weekend will get to see Legion’s far less violent green band trailer. But recently released online was the far more interesting “Red Band” preview of the post-apocalyptic action-thriller — courtesy of … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘District 9’

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Matt Raub

There are a few types of Summer blockbusters out there these days. Of course, you’ll have the big “tent pole” films that cost $200 million and make triple that. You’ll also get the ones that cost a fortune and fizzle … Continue reading →

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First Trailer for ‘Gentleman Broncos’

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Matt Raub

Jared Hess is a name that doesn’t normally ring a lot of bells with people over 30, but is certainly known by the younger film goers for writing and directing a movie called Napoleon Dynamite back in 2004. Since then, … Continue reading →

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‘Poltergeist’ Remake Gets Release Date

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Matt Raub

With Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th getting remade and rebooted these days, it’s only inevitable to hear about a remake of arguably one of the scariest horror films of the 1980s in Tobe Hooper’s Poltergeist. About two … Continue reading →

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Zombie’s ‘El Superbeasto’ Might Get Theater Release

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Jennifer Tomooka

Delayed for years due to studio shuffles, MTV Splashpage is now reporting that Rob Zombie’s adult-oriented, animated adaptation of his Haunted World of El Superbeasto comic book, originally tagged for straight-to-DVD release, could enjoy a run in theaters. According to … Continue reading →

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