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Roland Emmerich Unveils Independence Day Sequels

By Gage Henry on 4:00 PM on November 20, 2009

There’s just something about the idea of the world being ripped to pieces that gets the box-office bees buzzing, no matter how exhausted the story arcs may be. Roland Emmerich doesn’t give cinema anything new with his latest disaster flick, 2012, and he plans to keep that trend alive as he looks to make a couple more sequels to his 1996 blockbuster, Independence Day.... read more

Precious' Lee Daniels and Slumdog's Christian Colson Go to Selma

By Emily Riemer on 12:00 PM on November 20, 2009

Lee Daniels’ new movie, Precious, has garnered riotous praise and deafening Oscar buzz. Now, it’s time for Daniels to try his hand at another buzz-worthy, socially conscious project.... read more

Watch the Trailer for Jeff Bridges Flick, Crazy Heart

By Christina Lee on 4:15 PM on November 18, 2009

Fox Searchlight has released the trailer for Crazy Heart, the film that critics says will help Jeff Bridges win his overdue Oscar.... read more

Will Desperados be the Female Hangover?

By Emily Riemer on 3:00 PM on November 18, 2009

With the roaring box-office success of this summer’s The Hangover, not to mention its planned sequel, you can all but rest assured that studios are being flooded with pitches that begin something like, “It’s just like The Hangover, except…,” even as we type this.... read more

Noah Baumbach's New Movie Coming in March

By Jeffrey Bloomer on 11:10 AM on November 18, 2009

Focus Features has set a March 12 debut for Noah Baumbach’s latest, Greenberg, an earlier-than-expected release for a filmmaker whose work is typically rolled out in the fall as awards bait.... read more

Fans Push for Superman Returns Director's Cut

By Gage Henry on 12:00 PM on November 17, 2009

The Man of Steel’s lackluster reboot in 2006 apparently hasn’t turned everyone off of the franchise. Some people can’t get enough of it, such as those behind SupermanReturnsTheBryanSingerCut.com, a website urging Warner Bros. to release what is spelled out in the URL, a lengthier director’s cut of the film, supposedly the product Bryan Singer would liked to have seen hit theaters.... read more

Watch Zach Galifianakis, Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter and Andy Dick on Between Two Ferns

By Austin L. Ray on 9:37 AM on November 17, 2009

In its illustrious seven-episode run, Zach Galifianakis web series Between Two Ferns has played host to everyone from Michael Cera to Jon Hamm, Charlize Theron to Natalie Portman. The latest episode finds Galifianakis getting awkward with new Tonight Show host, Conan O’Brien. As usual, things get pretty uncomfortable pretty fast. But hey, nothing says “good morning” like jokes about Smurfs and sweating, right?... read more

Badly Drawn Boy Readies TV-Movie Soundtrack

By Christina Lee on 9:16 AM on November 17, 2009

Damon Gough, AKA: Badly Drawn Boy, is confirmed to compose the music for an upcoming U.K. made-for-TV film.... read more

De Père en Flic, Highest Grossing French-Canadian Film Ever, Comes to U.S.

By Emily Riemer on 4:00 PM on November 16, 2009

Sony Pictures has quickly snapped up the rights to De Père en Flic, the highest-grossing French-language film ever released in Canada. The film was released this past July in Quebec and was #1 at the box office.... read more

Oscars Considering 20 Animated Films

By Christina Lee on 12:30 PM on November 13, 2009

A record 20 titles will be considered for Best Animated Feature Film in next year’s Academy Awards, a stark reflection of this year’s colorful craze.... read more

MGM on its Way to Auction

By Gage Henry on 1:00 PM on November 12, 2009

MGM’s iconic roaring lion has been stifled to whimpers of late due to ticket-sale woes, and the box office blows have the once ample studio heading to the auction house again.... read more

Tim Burton to Showcase Art at MoMA

By Gage Henry on 10:45 AM on November 12, 2009

While everyone twiddles their thumbs waiting for Alice in Wonderland March debut, Tim Burton plans to showcase his craft for macabre imagery through a different medium this month. On Nov. 22, the Museum of Modern Art in New York will show 700 pieces of Burton’s bizarre art, an accumulation of paintings and Polaroid prints from throughout his prolific career.... read more

Amy Heckerling Starts Work on Vampire Romantic Comedy

By Emily Riemer on 1:00 PM on November 11, 2009

Vampires sure are hot right now. It seems that every filmmaker is trying their hand at fang-faced movie these days. The outrageous success of the Twilight series has made vampires the subject du jour in everything from comedies to dramas to TV series. Now, writer-director Amy Heckerling is the latest to announce that she will be making a vampire flick.... read more

Will Smith to Star in, Produce Flowers for Algernon Remake

By Emily Riemer on 12:00 PM on November 11, 2009

According to various online sources, Will Smith is signing on to produce and star in a remake of Daniel Keyes short story “Flowers for Algernon.”... read more

David Fincher Reunites With Seven Crew for '70s Reboot

By Emily Riemer on 4:00 PM on November 10, 2009

David Fincher, he of Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Zodiac fame, will reteam with his Seven collaborators to remake a 1970s thriller.... read more

Man on Wire Director to Helm Vatican Horror Flick

By Jeffrey Bloomer on 1:30 PM on November 10, 2009

James Marsh (who won an Oscar for Man on Wire) has signed up to helm the horror flick The Vatican Tapes, about an exorcism gone wrong.... read more

What is Fox's Secret Weapon if Avatar Fails?

By Jeffrey Bloomer on 9:50 AM on November 10, 2009

Hint: It’s cheerfully annoying, it stars Jason Lee and you probably forgot it was coming out—if you ever knew in the first place.... read more

The Men Who Stare At Goats' Title Character Chews the Cud About Breakout Role

By Gage Henry on 5:00 PM on November 6, 2009

The Men Who Stare At Goats is a star-studded dark comedy about, well, pretty much what it sounds like. Reporter Bob Wilton hopes to break the story of his career by investigating a special government wing that equips “Warrior Monks” with bizarre psychic powers for combat. Aside from walking through walls, bursting clouds and reading enemies’ thoughts, the soldiers also have the ability to stare a goat to death in just a matter of seconds. Sure we talked to the guy who wrote the book, but in order to find more about the film, which hits theaters today, Paste also... read more

Justin Timberlake, Dan Aykroyd and Anna Faris in Talks for Yogi Bear Movie

By Gage Henry on 4:00 PM on November 6, 2009

Bubbly “pic-a-nic” basket thief Yogi Bear is set to have his own live action/CG animated film in the near future, and casting is already underway.... read more