Category Archives: Filmmaking

Weblink Wednesday: Cinemash

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Matt Raub

Channing Tatum as Swayze in Dirty Dancing. Will Arnett as Carrie. Cheech and Chong in Tron. These aren’t crazy casting nightmares, they’re episodes of Cinemash. What is Cinemash? It’s a new digital series by Mean Magazine in which they mash-up … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Fan Films, Filmmaking, Microsoft, Movies, News, Video | Tagged Carrie, Cheech and Chong, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Cinemash, Mean Magazine, Point Break, Tron, Will Arnet | Comments Off

‘Assassination of a High School President’ Comes to DVD

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Matt Raub

About a month ago, we brought you news about the little indie movie that could in The Assassination of a High School President and it’s fight for a theatrical release, or at the very least, a distributor. Fortunately, the film’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, DVD, Filmmaking, Indie, Movies, News, Sony | Tagged Assassination of a High School President, Brett Simon, Bruce Willis, Michael Rapaport, Mischa Barton, Reece Thompson, Sony Pictures | Comments Off

Comic-Con 2009 Recap Video

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Matt Raub

Now that all the dust has settled, and San Diego Comic-Con is slowly becoming a fading memory, we wanted to bring our readers a look at some of the things we saw, people we talked to, and stuff we did … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic-Con, Fandom, Features, Filmmaking, Video | Tagged 300, Alex Winter, Batman, Ben 10, Bender, Bruce Campbell, Burn Notice, Chuck, Clancy Brown, Comic-Con, Comic-Con Wrapup, Evil Dead, Fred Dekker, Futurama, James Purefoy, John DiMaggio, Josh Gomez, Kevin Conroy, Lex Luthor, Lost, Matt Raub, Mystery Team, Night of the Creeps, Sarah Lancaster, SDCC09, Solomon Kane, The Philanthropist, Todd McFarlane, Watchmen, Yvonne Strahovski, Zach Levi, Zack Snyder | Comments Off

Fan Film Friday: ‘Iron Man 2’ Comic-Con Trailer

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Matt Raub

Now that we have your attention: NO, this is not a hoax, and YES, this is actually a fan-made trailer of the footage shown during last week’s San Diego Comic-Con. Done by the cool dudes over at ScreenCrave.com, this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Comic-Con, Comics, Fan Films, Fandom, Filmmaking, Marvel, Movies, News, Paramount, Prequels and Sequels, Video, Video Friday | Tagged Fan Film Friday, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Jon Favreau, Nick Fury, Robert Downy Jr, Samuel L. Jackson, San Diego, ScreenCrave.com, SDCC09 | Comments Off

Trailer for Coen’s ‘A Serious Man’ Now Online

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Cortney Zamm

The newest film from the Coen brothers, A Serious Man, has just hit the internet with it’s first trailer, and it’s already got lots of folks excited. Set in the 1960s, A Serious Man is the story of a man’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Filmmaking, Focus Features, Movies, News, Trailers | Tagged A Serious Man, Michael Stuhlbarg, No Country for Old Men, Raising Arizona, Simon Helberg, The Cohen Brothers | 2 Comments

Interview: Director Fred Dekker of ‘Night of the Creeps’ & ‘Monster Squad’

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Matt Raub

The 1980s were an amazing time for horror cinema. From the rise of Troma Films to the uncanny popularity of the slasher film, the genre was certainly made into a whole new beast in that decade. One director was able … Continue reading →

Posted in Columbia Pictures, DVD, Filmmaking, Horror, Indie, Interviews, Movies, News, Video | Tagged Blu-Ray, Fred Dekker, Horror, Jason Lively, Monster Squad, Night of the Creeps, SDCC09, Tales from the Crypt | Comments Off

SDCC: Microsoft Producing ‘Halo Legends’ Anime Series

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Chris Ullrich

In an article detailing the growing influence of game publishers in Hollywood, the Los Angeles Times scooped the San Diego Comic-Con news that Microsoft will be producing a series of short films based around the popular Halo game, without involvement … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Comic-Con, DVD, Filmmaking, Games, Microsoft, News, Warner Bros | Tagged Bungie, Halo, Halo Legends, Microsoft, SDCC09 | 2 Comments

SDCC: Olivia Munn to Produce and Star In ‘Star Wars’ Fan Films

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Joe Gillis

Its not like this should be a surprise to anyone. After all, Olivia Munn is a self-professed Star Wars nerd and often makes her fans extremely happy by dressing as their favorite Star Wars princess — complete with slave outfit. … Continue reading →