Jane Austen + aliens = Pride and Predator

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 11:46 AM on February 20, 2009

Directly or otherwise, Jane Austen's novels are so often developed for the screen that it’s hard to keep up with all the adaptations. That said, something tells us it won’t be so hard to remember this one: Elton John's production company (?) has wrangled Pride and Predator, a new version of Pride and Prejudice that stirs up the costume romance with a hostile alien who arrives to Earth and begins to take out some pre-Victorian hotties. ...  read more

Futurama may return to Fox

By Matt Goodlett at 9:45 AM on February 20, 2009

After being treated like a red-headed stepchild and mismanaged by the bumbling Fox network, Futurama, the sometimes uneven sci-fi comedy developed by Matt Groening, may return to the station's line-up after all....  read more

AMC theaters to host Oscar best-picture marathon tomorrow

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 9:15 AM on February 20, 2009

For anyone who hasn’t seen the five best-picture Oscar nominees this year (and it seems many of you haven’t), select AMC multiplexes will offer a marathon on Saturday for just $30 a person (or $25 for people with MovieWatcher rewards cards). That includes free unlimited popcorn. ...  read more

Paste's guide to the 2009 Academy Awards

By Paste Staff at 8:00 AM on February 20, 2009

The 2009 Academy Awards will air...  read more

Leonardo DiCaprio to reboot WarGames?

By Matt Goodlett at 3:38 PM on February 19, 2009

Besides its notability as the year that your correspondent was born, 1983 is also known for bringing about Matthew Broderick's career with WarGames, a film about an innocent, young computer hacker (Broderick) who plays with the computer in charge of America's nuclear arsenal and inadvertently starts the countdown to World War III. This is all resolved with a friendly game of tic-tac-toe, an infinite number of computed stalemates, and the message that you can't hug your children with nuclear arms. Now its rumored that Leonardo Dicapprio wants to remake the sci-fi flick....  read more

Michael and Michael Have Issues coming to Comedy Central

By Natasha Richardson at 12:27 PM on February 19, 2009

Funny guys Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter from The State are set to star in their own show this summer on Comedy Central....  read more

Watchmen: The End is Nigh game gets sneak peak

By Muriel Vega at 10:27 AM on February 18, 2009

A two-part episodic video game, Watchmen: The End is Nigh, will be the official video game release for the most celebrated graphic novel of all time, according to MTV Multiplayer. The video game is set for a March release and is available for download-only through Xbox 360, Play Station 3 and PC. The End is Nigh is another release to add to the growing list of download-only titles, a new trend among video games....  read more

What to expect from the 2009 Oscars: set photos, trailer, a stat guru's predicitions and Stephen Colbert's take

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 10:14 AM on February 18, 2009

With the show finally less than a week away, several tidbits have popped up about the Academy Awards over the last few days. The main story was in Sunday’s New York Times, which unveiled artist renderings of the new set (above) designed for the jazzed-up production that will go on Sunday with Hugh Jackman as host. ...  read more

Scarlett Johansson in talks to join Iron Man 2

By Matt Goodlett at 10:16 AM on February 17, 2009

Iron Man 2 may have another cast announcement soon, as Scarlett Johansson is reportedly in talks to replace Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) as the assassin Black Widow....  read more

Noah Baumbach's latest to star Ben Stiller and Greta Gerwig

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 7:50 AM on February 17, 2009

Ben Stiller and mumblecore princess Greta Gerwig (pictured) will star in Noah Baumbach's next movie, Greenburg, apparently replacing planned co-stars Mark Ruffalo and Amy Adams. ...  read more

Diablo Cody to produce Zombie-book adaptation

By Matt Goodlett at 4:19 PM on February 16, 2009

Diablo Cody will continue her streak of cannibalism and strong female characters by producing the adaptation of Breathers: A Zombies Lament. The paperback for Breathers, written by S.G. Browne, will be released March 3....  read more

U2 to take over David Letterman for a week

By Muriel Vega at 8:18 AM on February 16, 2009

Get your boots on and prepare for some U2 overload because starting March 2, those iconic Irishmen will be performing on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman for five nights in a row, in support of their upcoming album, No Line on the Horizon (out March 3)....  read more

Joaquin Phoenix and David Letterman get awkward

By Matt Goodlett at 3:25 PM on February 13, 2009

So it's about time to start a new office pool, if you haven't already. Is Joaquin Phoenix's switch from acting to hip-hop some sort of hoax, or is he simply losing his mind? Maybe a more pertinent question is whether his recent subdued behavior on David Letterman was caused by some sort of chemical influence or if Phoenix was simply in character as a part of his continued quest to punk the world....  read more

Wachowski Brothers Superman reboot rumored

By Matt Goodlett at 10:41 AM on February 13, 2009

According to the movie industry rumor mill, Bryan Singer has said he's no longer into Superman, and the Wachowski Brothers have been approached to take over the franchise....  read more

SXSW doc showcases "sound sculptor"

By Matt Goodlett at 4:31 PM on February 12, 2009

A documentary about the Seattle-based "sound sculptor" Trimpin will premiere at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival....  read more

Noise Pop 2009 line-up finalized

By Natasha Richardson at 4:22 PM on February 12, 2009

The finalized line-up of the 2009 Noise Pop festival includes Antony and the Johnsons, Les Savy Fav, Stephen Malkmus, Josh Ritter, A.C. Newman and Bob Mould, amongst many others. Deerhunter will kick off the opening night party on Feb. 24. ...  read more

HBO picks up black-comedy series Hung

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 12:20 PM on February 12, 2009

To be fair, HBO has always tended toward informative names for its series: Entourage, The Sopranos, Sex and the City. But in the case of the network's new black comedy Hung (about an embattled basketball coach who is, um, naturally gifted elsewhere), the double-entendre seems perhaps a little extreme. ...  read more

Steven Spielberg may get Lincoln into theaters this year

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 9:15 AM on February 12, 2009

The rumor du jour is that Steven Spielberg has...  read more

Dave Eggers' What is the What film adaptation rumored

By Matt Goodlett at 8:30 AM on February 12, 2009

Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) is interested in directing What is the What, Dave Eggers' semi-fictional memoir of Sudanese refuge Valentino Achak Deng....  read more

Johnny Depp to re-narrate Doors documentary

By Natasha Richardson at 4:33 PM on February 11, 2009

Johnny Depp sure is keeping the company of a lot of dead people lately. In addition to all the news surrounding his next starring vehicle, the Hunter S. Thompson book-to-film adaptation, The Rum Diary, Depp will lend his voice to a new documentary about The Doors....  read more