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Bruno Blu-Ray Breakdown And Video Commentary Clips Available from November 17th in the US, but this Monday November the 9th here in the UK, are the DVD and Blu-ray special editions ofBruno. Iabsolutely loved the film, and still consider it amongst my few favourite films of the year. This is what I want from the crossover between documentary and fiction, not silly pranks likeParanormal Activity. I’m just through with theBrunoBlu-ray disc and, frankly, have been floored by the special features it contains....

Cool Stuff: Get ‘The Iron Giant’ As A Cel-Shaded Maquette From Sideshow Collectibles The Iron Giantsoared into theaters nearly 20 years ago. Even though it may not have been a runaway hit at the box office, it’s found quite a loyal fanbase in the years since then, and it serves as a crowning achievement inBrad Bird’s filmography. Sadly, being able to bringThe Iron Gianthome hasn’t been so easy, but Sideshow Collectibles has introduced a new, albeit limited edition, way to bring the giant robot to your shelf in the form of a new cel-shaded maquette....

David Lynch Launches $500 Million Mental Health And Meditation Initiative For College Students While our hearts collectively shattered after learning that David Lynch, will, in fact,not be premiering a film at Cannesthis May, he certainly is busy with other (non-film-related) projects. According toIndieWire, Lynch has launched a $500 million mental health program under his David Lynch Foundation, which aims to provide training for Transcendental Meditation for 30,000 college students. The aim of this initiative is to help the target audience “become advanced peace-creating meditation experts and build a legacy of lasting global peace”....

First Green Hornet Set Photos [No photo]The Green Hornetstarted principal photography last week, and thanks to various sources we’ve got photos of starsSeth Rogen,Cameron Diaz,Jay Chouand directorMichel Gondryon set, as well as a first look at Jay Chou’s stunt double in character as the Hornet’s sidekick Kato. The photos come fromCrazyCritics.com,SuperHero Hypeand JustJared. The first set looks to be pulled from a behind the scenes video, showing Gondry, a dapper Rogen and Diaz hamming it up....

First Look: Chuck Palahniuk’s Choke David Fincher’s big screen adaptation ofFight Clubis one of my favorite films of all time. The book and author behind the book are even better than that. I’ve been waiting for years forChuckPalahniuk’sSurvivorto become a film. If there were a top 10 list of unadapted novels, Survivor would probably be in the top five, somewhere close toCatcher in the Rye. The film rights to Palahniuk’sFight Clubfollow-up were sold quickly, but the film will likely never be produced....

Game Of Thrones Prequel Tales Of Dunk And Egg Lands A Writer The “Game of Thrones” watch might have ended, but what is dead may never die. Or something like that. Extremely nerdy and egregiously mixed metaphors aside, fans of author George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series of novels have no shortage of live-action adaptations to look forward to these days. In their ongoing quest to fill the giant “Game of Thrones”-shaped hole at the center of their programming since the hit show’s conclusion in 2019, HBO has moved forward with multiple spin-offs of the wildly popular property....

How To Watch Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ On A Game Boy Advance, As God Intended Last year,Christopher Nolan’s time-bending action filmTenetbecame – fairly or not – the film that would theoretically save theatrical moviegoing in America. After enduring multiple release date delays which served to build hype to practically unprecedented levels, the film was finally released last July…and – surprise, surprise – it was not able to live up to the impossible expectations with which it was saddled....

Jackass 4.5 Crashes Onto Netflix Next Month, Watch The First Clip Here If you felt yourself mourning the end of “Jackass” following the completion of “Jackass Forever,” don’t waste your tears because this ain’t the end of the line for our favorite group of doofuses. Just as “Jackass 2” and “Jackass 3D” ended up with enough footage and ridiculous stunts to constitute another feature-length film each, there was plenty of goodness left out of “Jackass Forever” that Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Wee Man, Preston Lacy, Dave England, Danger Ehren, and the rest of the team couldn’t in good faith leave on the cutting room floor....

Johnny Depp Talks Tonto’s Look In ‘The Lone Ranger’ Even if you aren’t familiar with the original look of Tonto on TV’sThe Lone Ranger, it’s pretty obviousJohnny Depp’sreinterpretation of itis totally out of left field. Depp is currently sporting this look on the set ofThe Lone Rangerwith directorGore Verbinski, producerJerry BruckheimerandArmie Hammeras the title character and in a new interview, he revealed the surprising inspiration behind the striking look. Read his quotes below....

Kristen Wiig’s ‘Welcome To Me’ Gets Tim Robbins, Linda Cardellini And Jennifer Jason Leigh Produced byWill FerrellandAdam McKay,Welcome to MefeaturesKristen Wiigas a lady with multiple personalities. She then wins the lottery and spends the money on a TV show that’s about herself. It’s written byEliot Laurence, directed byShira Pivenand starts production in August. Three actors were just added to the group, all of which add to the layered feel of the comedic drama....

New Eternals TV Spot Highlights Its Sense Of Humor The days are ticking down until “Eternals” releases in theaters, which inevitably means new TV spots are landing on social media on a near-daily basis. Most tend to recycle previously-released footage with one or two new shots briefly thrown into the mix. But every now and then, one stands out from the crowd — likethis most recent one for “Eternals"spotlighting Marvel’s first gay couple....

One Of The Scariest Scenes In The Visit Goes Bump In The Night (Welcome toScariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Matt turns a camera on some innocent-looking grandparents in “The Visit” and Ariel can’t stand the silence.) The found-footage movement was birthed by filmmakers with tight budgets and minimal resources who defied the odds to popularize home video horrors....

Pixar And Luxo Settle Cute Lamp Dispute Two months after Norwegian lamp manufacturers Luxo ASthreatened surprise legal action, it seems that they and Pixar have settled their dispute over the hop-happy anglepoise mascot. Details are of course shrouded in the expected fog of corporate secrecy but, thankfully, there’s no longer going to be any need to get the courts involved. If there was some kind of payment agreed, there’s not any indication of how much....