Category Archives: Filmmaking

Help Save ‘Assassination of a High School President’

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Matt Raub

Screened at last year’s Sundance Film Festival,  Assassination of a High School President, by relative unknown Brett Simon, is already making quite a few waves, and could become a memory before you ever even see a theatrical release. The film … Continue reading →

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New Extended ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ Featurette

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Joe Gillis

Now packed with even more Harry and Dumbledore, this new Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince featurette, um, features some extended scenes of Harry and his mentor/father figure trying to decide just what to do about the things going … Continue reading →

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LA Film Festival Picks Winners

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Matt Raub

The Los Angeles International Film Festival, which ran from June 18-28, has decided on its winners. Here’s a breakdown of what films and filmmakers came away with awards. Sam Fleischner and Ben Chace’s Wah Do Dem (What They Do) earned … Continue reading →

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Kevin Smith Takes On Carnegie Hall

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Cortney Zamm

They say that getting to Carnegie Hall just takes “Practice, practice, practice”, and writer/director Kevin Smith certainly has had practice. Over the years in between making his films, writing comic books, and directing tv shows like Reaper, he’s toured to … Continue reading →

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Sweet New Poster for ‘Iglorious Basterds’

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Matt Raub

When it comes to posters, there have been some pretty bad ones released lately, from poor photoshopping to a complete lack of creativity, they have all been less than decent. But finally, a poster has come along for a film … Continue reading →

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Mystery Solved: Megan Fox is All CG!

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Joe Gillis

With the hype machine in full swing for the release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, more and more info about the film is starting to come out. Of course, we’ve covered it quite a bit here at The Flickcast … Continue reading →

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Robert Rodriguez Filming Live Action ‘Jetsons’ Feature Next Year

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Matt Raub

Yes, you read that right. Directly from the “please don’t ruin my childhood. . . again” department comes word, via MTV Movies Blog, that director Robert Rodriguez will begin filming a live action adaptation of the classic 60’s Hanna-Barbara cartoon … Continue reading →

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‘Twilight’s’ Gigandet to take on ‘Priest’

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Matt Raub

Coming off of the huge Twilight Saga success during last week’s MTV Movie Awards, Cam Gigandet, who plays James, the vampire baddie in the first film, has just been cast as yet another vampire. This time, it will be in … Continue reading →

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