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First Look at Wes Anderson’s ‘The Fantastic Mr. Fox’

Posted on July 17, 2009

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Wes Anderson’s highly anticipated adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, has been kept quiet and under wraps. But as the film’s release date creeps closer, it seems like we’ve been getting nothing on this film… until right now! Ain’t It Cool News posted the first photos from the movie we’ve seen! They look absolutely amazing. In case you’re not familiar with the book, the story follows Mr. Fox and his family who are targeted by wealthy, angry farmers after the fox steals their chickens, ducks and turkeys.

Hopefully some more photos, and maybe even a trailer (fingers crossed!) will be revealed at Comic-Con next week. The Fantastic Mr. Fox, featuring the voice of Meryl Streep, Owen Wilson, Michael Gambon, Bill Murray and George Clooney as Mr. Fox, creeps into theaters November 15.

First International Trailer for Sherlock Holmes

Posted on July 17, 2009

robert-downey-jr-sherlock-holmes-05While Robert Downy Jr. is off wearing his iron suit, there is another aspect of the multifaceted actor that we get to see on the silver screen this year, in Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, out this Christmas. The first trailer hit a few months back, and looked pretty awesome. The newest one has the same clips from the film, but with a bit of a twist.

With the first trailer, the big reveal was that Downy Jr. was playing Sherlock Holmes, but in the beginning of the International trailer, the reveal is that Sherlock Holmes is being played by Robert Downy Jr. Check out exactly what that means after the break, and expect to see Sherlock and Watson–played by Jude Law–in the theaters this Christmas.

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Brand New Clip from ‘9’ Released

Posted on July 16, 2009

9-poster-monsterWho says there’s nothing good to watch tonight? Well don’t worry, we’ve got you covered — at least for a few minutes — with this brand new clip from the highly anticipated film 9, directed by Shane Acker and Exec. Produced by Timur Bekmambetov and Tim Burton.

In this new clip, we’re treated to a pretty cool scene where the Stitchpunk Beings are being attacked by “The Winged Beast” which, by the looks of it, is something you really don’t want to be attacked by. Before you take a look at the clip and just in case you’re not familiar with the film, it concerns the character 9, who finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world where all humans are gone. It is only by chance he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth trying to destroy his kind.

9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must go on the offensive to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they’ll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them.

I don’t know about you, but I think that sounds (and so far looks) pretty awesome. 9, which features the voices of Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennfer Connelly, Martin Landau and Crispin Glover, hits theaters on 9.9.09. Check out this cool new clip from the film after the jump.

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Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ — Cortney’s Take

Posted on July 16, 2009

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Warning: This review CONTAINS SPOILERS. Seriously. Don’t read if you haven’t seen the movie or read the books.

I grew up with Harry Potter. Alongside him, is more appropriate actually. I picked up the first book from Barnes and Noble at the age of 9, and I remember the anticipation as each book came out. Each midnight release as my friend Emma’s mom, Ann, bought us root beers and cookies at the Barnes and Noble café while we trooped around in big rimmed glasses with lightning bolt scars drawn on our heads, awaiting 12 AM when the book would finally be in our hands.

As Harry grew and adventured and experienced, I did too. I felt the pangs of first love, the loss of old friends, the joys of new ones with a fictional character who was as real as anything to me. As I read the seventh and final book cover to cover last year, I felt like a piece of my childhood was gone. I was finally grown up.

The movie franchise, however I might feel about them, has been a bit backwards. As each film has been released I’ve been less and less excited. I thought they started out splendidly. I remember tearing up in the theater at the age of thirteen when I heard Sir Richard Harris mutter the line, “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” I was terrified of the basilisk, and in love with Kenneth Branaugh as Gilderoy Lockhart. But as the kids grew up in the films and the CGI was relied on more and more, the magic was slowly lost for me. Especially in Movie 5, Order of the Phoenix.

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Meet Stan Lee at Comic-Con!

Posted on July 16, 2009

MeetStanLeeAtTheMarvelBoothHave you ever wanted to meet Stan Lee, one of the true legends in the comics world and the man responsible for so many beloved Marvel characters like Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four and Iron Man? If so, you need to make your way to Comic-Con in San Diego because “The Man” himself is going to be there so he can meet his fans.

Here’s all the info from the official press release:

Marvel fans, do you want to meet Stan “The Man” Lee? Will you be at Comic-Con International in San Diego? Then you’ve gotta be at the Marvel Booth (#2429) on Friday, July 24th for a one-of-a-kind signing event! So just how do you meet one of the most legendary creators in comic history?

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Apple Wants Microsoft Ads Pulled

Posted on July 16, 2009

apple-pc-adsLooks like Apple can’t handle a little taste of their own medicine. After years of enduring Apple’s “I’m a Mac” commercials, Microsoft released an ad campaign of their own a few months back, in which customers were given free money to shop for laptops and always chose PCs over Macs.

Most notable was “Lauren”, a customer who after realizing Macs were far too expensive, bought a $699 Windows PC. “I’m just not cool enough to be a Mac person,” she said. Apple’s response? They announced lower prices and more economical models of their MacBook Pro line at Macworld 2009. But that’s not all.

Information Week reports that Microsoft received a phone call from Apple’s legal department, asking that the ads be pulled. “‘Hey, you need to stop running those ads, we lowered our prices,'” Microsoft COO Kevin Turner quoted. “It was the single greatest phone call in history that I’ve ever taken in business.”

What’s next in the eternal struggle between Apple and Microsoft? According to PC World, Microsoft announced plans to open Microsoft stores, similar to the Apple stores already seen in malls. Where in the malls? “Right next door to Apple,” says Turner.

Click through to watch “Lauren’s” add after the break.

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Primetime Emmy Nominations Announced

Posted on July 16, 2009

emmy--awardThe nominees for the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning in Los Angeles by Grey’s Anatomy star Chandra Wilson, Big Bang Theory‘s Jim Parsons and Television Academy chair John Shaffner. Among the nominees were some past winners, some past nominees and a few who’ve never had the feeling of “Its just a thrill to be nominated.”

The real surprises were the nominations of both Family Guy and Flight of the Conchords in the “Outstanding Comedy” category, the nomination for Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog in the “Outstanding Special Class – Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs” category (Say that three times fast) as well as the 22 nominations for 30 Rock, which is an Emmy record.

A rules change expanded the number of comedy, drama and key acting category nominees from five to six for which intensified the competition for those extra slots. Ties in the voting actually yielded seven contenders in both series fields so the change in the rules ended up helping out more shows than originally intended. The 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, September 20th at 8/7C on CBS and are hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.

Here’s the nominees in the major categories:

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First Pics of Scarlett Johansson as ‘Black Widow’ in ‘Iron Man 2’

Posted on July 16, 2009

johansson-black-widow-iron-man-2Previously, we had the first picture of Mickey Rourke as “Whiplash” in Iron Man 2. And now, we’ve got a brand new picture of Scarlett Johansson suited up as Natasha Romanova’s alter ego Black Widow from the movie, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. Not much really needs to be said about these pictures except the following: Scarlett Johansson, curly red hair, tight black catsuit, hot. I’ll let that sink in for a moment.

Along with the new pics, EW’s PopWatch has also posted excerpts from the interview that contained the pictures. The interview sheds some light on a few interesting elements of the project including Mickey Rourke’s character and the switch from Terrence Howard to Don Cheadle in the role of James “Rhodey” Rhodes. “Terrence and I couldn’t be more different,” said Cheadle. “We address it head-on in the movie in one exchange. We’re not trying to fool people.”

Also according to the report, Rourke’s character “creates his own battle-suit, which shoots devastating, whip-like beams” while incarcerated in a Russian prison. While this seems to confirm reports that Rourke’s “Vanko” character will be a mash-up of Crimson Dynamo and Whiplash, the report also touches on elements of a potential love triangle between Johansson, Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts in the film. Must be nice to have two women like that fighting over you.

Click through for slightly larger versions of the photos. Iron Man 2 hits theaters May 7, 2010.

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