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/Film Previews 18-Minutes Of James Cameron’s Titanic 3D And Why You’ll NEED To See It In IMAX [Video Blog] This morning, I traveled to the Paramount Pictures lot to view footage fromJames Cameron’s 3D conversion ofTitanic. Regular readers probably know that while I’m a 3D advocate, I absolutely hate post converted 3D. Disney has recently proven to me (and many others) that a well done post conversion can look great in the medium of animation....

/Film’s Alternative Summer Movie Guide: What To Watch At Home Alongside The Big Blockbusters We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Summer time and the living’s easy. It’s already May, so there’s a decent chance you’ve sifted through an assortment of seasonal preview pieces, letting you know exactly which tentpoles are hitting when, and why you should be excited to experience their whizzbang delights in a theater near you....

A Christmas Carol Japanese Trailer, With New Footage And A Ghost Story Tone There’s a new Japanese trailer forA Christmas Carol, directed byRobert Zemeckisand starringJim Carrey. But this clip, which uses quite a bit of new footage, is wildly different from the US trailers. Notably, it appears to be advertising a movie I might actually want to see. Essentially, this trailer downplays the slapstick elements that are highlighted in thelast full US trailer....

After ‘Atomic Blonde’ And ‘Girls Trip,’ It’s Time To Redefine ‘Chick Flick’ (Welcome toWhat Women Watch, a series exploring what modern women are watching, and loving, on the big and small screens. In this edition, we examine how the films being made for women are changing for the better, as seen in movies likeAtomic BlondeandGirls Trip.) Last week, I went to seeAtomic Blondeand I left that theater feeling like a badass....

Best Documentary Oscar Shortlist Includes Films About Political Upheaval, Apes, Global Warming, And Fish, It’s Awards Season™! Time for filmmakers, performers and more across the land to clear some room in their trophy cases, or perhaps go home empty handed. As 2017 winds down and blossoms into 2018, get ready for an avalanche of awards. The Oscars are the granddaddy of them all, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just narrowed down their shortlist for Documentary Feature Oscar nominations....

Bob Odenkirk Prepping New Comedy Featuring ‘Mr. Show’ Co-Star David Cross Long before HBO was known for shows about organized crime, polygamy, cougars and Hollywood, it was known for cutting edge comedy. At the center of that was the cult sketch comedy showMr. Show, co-created byBob OdenkirkandDavid Cross. During its three-year run, the show excelled in irreverent, offensive but hilarious sketches. However, since it ended in 1998, with the exception of theMr....

Bob Odenkirk, Glenn Howerton, Oliver Platt, And More Join FX’s ‘Fargo’ After spending four seasons ofBreaking Badtrying to evade law enforcement,Bob Odenkirkwill switch sides for FX’sFargo. The comedian has boarded the ten-part limited series in a supporting role, along withGlenn Howerton(It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia),Kate Walsh(Private Practice),Joey King(The Conjuring),Adam Goldberg,Oliver Platt, and more. Hit the jump to find out which characters the new stars will be playing. According toTHR, Odenkirk will play Deputy Bill Olson, who has seniority over his younger, smarter, more ambitious colleague Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman)....

Charlie Hunnam Is King Arthur In Upcoming Guy Ritchie Film Guy Ritchieis getting ready to start a new franchise and he’s just picked the main player.Charlie Hunnam, he ofPacific RimandSons of Anarchyfame, will play King Arthur in theKnights of the Roundtable: King Arthur, currently scheduled for release August 22, 2025. He’ll likely be joined by thepreviously announcedIdris Elba, playing a mentor role.Elizabeth Olsenis the top choice for the female lead, but has not yet committed....

Comic-Con ‘Person Of Interest’ Review: ‘The Dark Knight’ Meets ‘The Conversation’ Meets ‘24’ What if Batman was a former CIA operative who had the ability to predict crimes before they happened, and had no qualms about kneecapping baddies? That’s the basic premise ofPerson of Interest, the newJonathan NolanandJ.J. Abramswritten/produced CBS series that will be hitting this fall. After getting an early glimpse of the pilot last night at Comic-Con, I’m pleased to say that the show more than lives up to our lofty expectations....

Cool Stuff: Tether Yourself To Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Vinyl Soundtrack And Enamel Pins From Waxwork Records Because every month feels like an entire year these days, you might find it hard to believe thatJordan Peele’s provocative thrillerUscame out earlier this year. We’re bound to be reminded when awards season starts heating up, but until then, Waxwork Records is here to deliver theUsvinyl soundtrack that comes in some incredible artwork on the cover and gatefold, and has two different colored vinyl discs that are perfect representations of The Tethered....

Disney To Close Robert Zemeckis' Mo-Cap Studio ImageMovers Digital In 2011 Very unexpected news from the Disney camp today: the studio has just issued a press release saying that, after production finishes onMars Needs Moms, theRobert ZemeckisstudioImageMovers Digitalwill be closed in 2011. We don’t have a lot of details on the closing right now, but a statement from Walt Disney Studios president Alan Bergman says it all: Bob and the entire IMD team successfully built a state of the art studio and produced an amazing film,A Christmas Carol, at a time when the dynamics of the industry are rapidly changing....

Disney’s Tangled International Movie Poster Revealed Walt Disney Animation Studios has released a new international (French) movie poster for their upcoming computer animated filmTangled. It’s a lot better and more vibrant looking thanthe American teaser poster released last month. Check out the full one-sheet, after the jump. The French Movie Poster (via:IMPA): The American Teaser Poster: Previously: Directed byByron Howard&Nathan Greno(the co-director and head of story onBoltrespectively), this new telling of the classic fairy taleRapunzel(the original title of the film), will transport audiences “to a stunning CG fantasy world complete with the iconic tower, an evil witch, a gallant hero and, of course, the mysterious girl with the long golden tresses....

Duncan Jones Reveals Story Points And New Concept Art For ‘Warcraft’ Duncan Jones(Moon,Source Code) is hard at work on the pre-production stage ofWarcraft, his film adaptation of the game world seen in Blizzard video gamesWarcraftandWorld of Warcraft. The film doesn’t shoot until early 2014, but a lot of work has already gone into the project. Jones and his producers appeared at Blizzcon over the weekend, and sat in on a panel talking about the film....