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Jim Carrey Posters: A Christmas Carol, I Love You Phillip Morris

8 July 2009 5:53 AM, PDT | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news

Courtesy of fantastic poster database IMPawards, we have new one-sheets for not one, but two upcoming Jim Carrey films. Firstly we have the very yellow poster for I Love You Phillip Morris, which also stars Ewan McGregor. This unique story of two men falling in love in jail bowed at Sundance, and got pretty good reviews. It also marks the directorial debut of the writing duo John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, who previously penned the excellent Bad Santa. I think this will be a troubling film for many to get their head around. Bruno is showing us that gay people are still treated as horror stories in some areas. This could explain it's safe release date of February 12th. I would like to see them move this up to release date nearer to awards contention time, as then its surprise entrance wouldn't give time for dim-witted protesters. All this is by the by though, as

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A Christmas Carol in 3-D International Movie Poster 2

8 July 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Disney just released another very cool international movie poster featuring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge from the upcoming film “A Christmas Carol” by director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, The Polar Express) and starring Jim Carrey (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Colin Firth (The Meat Trade), Robin Wright Penn (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) and Cary Elwes (Saw). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from A Christmas Carol. Synopsis: Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man he [...]

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A Christmas Carol in 3-D International Poster

6 July 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Disney just released this awesome new foreign movie poster featuring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge from the upcoming film “A Christmas Carol” by director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, The Polar Express) and starring Jim Carrey (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Colin Firth (The Meat Trade), Robin Wright Penn (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) and Cary Elwes (Saw). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from A Christmas Carol. Synopsis: Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man he [...]

Brian Corder

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134 New Names Invited to Join the Academy

1 July 2009 1:08 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Yesterday came the yearly announcement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as it extended 134 invitations to several artists and executives "who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures" read the press release. Of course all of them can decline, but I wouldn't necessarily expect that to happen as all who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2009 to the Academy's roster of voting members. "These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world," said Academy President Sid Ganis. "It's this kind of talent and creativity that make up the Academy, and I welcome each of them to our ranks." The list follows below and reading around the best analysis I saw of it came from Nathaniel Rogers at The Film Experience who, among other things, pointed out the addition of longtime Darren Aronofsky's

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Gaiman defines ideal 'Sandman' director

29 June 2009 6:38 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Neil Gaiman has defined the qualities that a director would need to work on a film of his legendary Sandman comic series. After the success of recent Gaiman-related film projects including Coraline and Beowulf, fans have continued to call for a movie version of Sandman and its spinoff miniseries Death. Explaining what sort of person would be necessary to fill the role of director to Jam! Showbiz, Gaiman said: "I think it’s probably some kid who, right now, is around 26-years-old. "He may or may not have directed his first movie, but he loves Sandman and (more)

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Neil Gaiman Explains Who Should Direct ‘Sandman’ Movie

26 June 2009 7:28 AM, PDT | From MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news

A movie based on Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman” stories has long been a topic of discussion among fans — and even moreso lately, given the success of Gaiman’s recent film projects like “Coraline,” “Beowulf” and 2005’s “Mirrormask.”

While the likelihood of “Sandman” being turned into a film is largely dependent on whether rights-holder DC Comics wants it made into a film, there’s been no shortage of fans arguing that both “Sandman” and some of its various spin-off titles (most notably, “Death“) deserve the big-screen treatment. But who could get behind the camera to bring “Sandman” to (figurative) life? The popular author recently offered his own answer to that very question.

“I think it’s probably some kid who, right now, is around 26-years-old,” Gaiman said in an interview with Jam! Showbiz. “He may or may not have directed his first movie, but he loves ‘Sandman’ and he has the

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Drag Me To Hell Movie Review

26 June 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Title: Drag Me To Hell Directed by: Sam Raimi (Spider Man) Starring: Justin Long (Serious Moonlight, Live Free or Die Hard ) and Alison Lohman (Beowulf) Scores: Technical: 95, Story: 85, Acting: 80, Overall: 87 With all of the hype in the teen-aged horror community surrounding the Twilight series in recent months, it was easy to question how Ghost House Pictures’ new PG-13 release, Drag Me To Hell, would compare. Also being directed and written by Sam Raimi, famously remembered for the smash hit Spiderman trilogy starring Toby Maguire and the revolutionary ‘80s Evil Dead series, and veering away from the slasher sub-genre that has always dominated the box office, Drag Me To [...]

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Another Alice in Wonderland Image: Tweedledee and Tweedledum

22 June 2009 11:06 AM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news

I was quite happy with last night's reveal of three character posters for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. As it turns out there is a fourth. Movies.ie has published an additional character poster of Matt Lucas playing the rotund duo Tweedledee & Tweedledum. This poster joins those of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter has the Red Queen, and Anne Hathaway as the White Queen. Burton completed a 40-day live action shoot late last year and has been working through post production ever since. The extensive digital effects work is expected to continue through 2009 and into 2010 when the film is set to be released in March. Alice's return to Wonderland as a 17-year old 10 years after her first visit also stars veteran Christopher Lee as the Jabberwock, Stephen Fry as The Cheshire Cat, mo-capped Beowulf himself Crispin Glover as The Knave of Hearts, and Alan Rickman as the Caterpillar.

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'A Christmas Carol' Video Game Due Out This Fall

10 June 2009 3:00 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

We've only seen a bit of Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol, but in those few seconds we witnessed the promise of all this motion capture stuff. Still haven't perfected the eyes, and I have a feeling they never will. But this looks much better than Beowulf and Polar Express.

But being an annual holiday tradition like Polar Express isn't enough. There's actually going to be a Christmas Carol video game. Game Focus describes it as "an innovative puzzle-adventure game celebrating the spirit of the holidays with a Scrooge twist."

I remember when I was a kid and my parents sprung for an Atari 2600. It cost about as much as a Wii does today, oddly enough. Even though we got the Atari and it came with Combat and we had a copy of Space Invaders, the entire family was a little depressed that there wasn't a Charles Dickens video game.

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Twitter-Wood: A ‘Harry Potter’ Star Visits The Louvre and Fred Durst Gushes About ‘Iron Man 2′

9 June 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

Today on Twitter, Jon Favreau and Russell Brand both dropped some notes about films that they’re currently making, while Fred Durst and Larry King mentioned some movies that they’ve been excited about recently.

Durst isn’t the only one excited about “Iron Man 2,” though. Favreau showed he has a sense of humor about the tightened security surrounding his movie’s production and detail leaks with a little re-tweeted — or Rt’ed, to use the Twitter vernacular — picture humor. All that and more today in your Twitter-Wood feed for Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

@Jon_Favreau Rt @dsgrimace: @Jon_Favreau just thought you should know that another photo leaked from Iron Man set. http://yfrog.com/0p559puaj

-Jon Favreau, Director/Actor (”Iron Man 2,” “Elf”)

@freddurst @Jon_Favreau so excited to see Rourke and Downey together.

-Fred Durst, Musician/Director (”The Longshots,” “The Education of Charlie Banks”)

@TomFelton

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Killer New Drag Me To Hell Wallpaper

1 June 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Here’s a kick ass new desktop wallpaper for the horror film “Drag Me to Hell” by director Sam Raimi (Spider Man). The film is director Sam Raimi’s return to the horror genre under the Ghost House Pictures label. The film stars Justin Long (Serious Moonlight, Live Free or Die Hard ) and Alison Lohman (Beowulf). Sam Raimi will also direct the upcoming remake of “The Evil Dead” co produced by b-movie legend Bruce Campbell. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Drag Me To Hell. Synopsis: Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, Evil Dead series) returns to the horror genre with Drag Me to Hell, an original tale of [...]

Brian Corder

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Drag Me To Hell (Review)

27 May 2009 10:49 PM, PDT | From SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news

Drag Me to Hell Directed by Sam Raimi Where other horror pioneers' attempts to return to the cinematic styles that earned them their reputations have generally ranged from middling (George Romero's Land and Diary of the Dead) to embarrassing (Dario Argento's Mother of Tears), Sam Raimi effortlessly slips back into "spook-a-blast" mode with the outrageously fun Drag Me to Hell. Viewers worried about Raimi's long absence from the genre need not worry about his directorial touch, nor the PG-13 rating; Raimi has kept many of his trademark flourishes handy in the Spider-Man series anyway (first-person perspectives, Dutch angles), and his Evil Dead films were more about manic entertainment than conspicuous bloodletting. Hell seemed to be headed for trouble when initial star Ellen Page dropped out due to scheduling issues, but replacement Alison Lohman (Matchstick Men, Beowulf) more than ably fills her shoes as Christine Brown, a loan officer

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Drag Me To Hell Movie Clip Haunted

25 May 2009 8:52 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Lionsgate UK released another cool clip “Haunted” from the upcoming horror film “Drag Me to Hell” by director Sam Raimi (Spider Man). The film is director Sam Raimi’s return to the horror genre under the Ghost House Pictures label. The film stars Justin Long (Serious Moonlight, Live Free or Die Hard ) and Alison Lohman (Beowulf). Sam Raimi will also direct the upcoming remake of “The Evil Dead” co produced by b-movie legend Bruce Campbell. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Drag Me To Hell. Synopsis: Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, Evil Dead series) returns to the horror genre with Drag Me to Hell, an original tale [...]

Brian Corder

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Drag Me To Hell Movie Clip Car Fight

24 May 2009 12:02 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Lionsgate UK recently released this killer new clip “Car Fight” from the upcoming horror film “Drag Me to Hell” by director Sam Raimi (Spider Man). The film is director Sam Raimi’s return to the horror genre under the Ghost House Pictures label. The film stars Justin Long (Serious Moonlight, Live Free or Die Hard ) and Alison Lohman (Beowulf). Sam Raimi will also direct the upcoming remake of “The Evil Dead” co produced by b-movie legend Bruce Campbell. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Drag Me To Hell. Synopsis: Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, Evil Dead series) returns to the horror genre with Drag Me to Hell, [...]

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Flies Buzz in This Clip from Drag Me To Hell

23 May 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Lionsgate UK released another cool new clip “Flies” from the upcoming horror film “Drag Me to Hell” by director Sam Raimi (Spider Man). The film is director Sam Raimi’s return to the horror genre under the Ghost House Pictures label. The film stars Justin Long (Serious Moonlight, Live Free or Die Hard ) and Alison Lohman (Beowulf). Sam Raimi will also direct the upcoming remake of “The Evil Dead” co produced by b-movie legend Bruce Campbell. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Drag Me To Hell. Synopsis: Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, Evil Dead series) returns to the horror genre with Drag Me to Hell, an original [...]

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Jim Carrey and Robert Zemeckis Launch Disney's a Christmas Carol Train Tour

21 May 2009 2:05 PM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

Robert Zemeckis is a leading force in cinematic innovation, and its evolution as an art form. With each new film he continues to push the boundaries of the medium. And that is certainly true with his upcoming holiday film Disney's a Christmas Carol, a high-tech 3D retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel that utilizes the latest in motion capture technology. Starring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge, as well as all three ghosts that came to visit him on that fateful Christmas Eve so long ago, this new take on the age old morality tale will fully delve into the darker depths of the source material, offering us a unique, never before seen perspective on screen. The film doesn't hit theaters until November 6th, but those eager to get a taste of this upcoming holiday treat are in luck.

In an unprecedented move, Disney is bringing Christmas home a little early this year.

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Disney's A Christmas Carol Featurette

20 May 2009 1:34 PM, PDT | From www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news

The updates continue to arrive for Disney's A Christmas Carol. The weekend started off with a new clip and photo from the film and now we've been alerted to the first featurette.

Disney's A Christmas Carol Featurette

Using similar technology that was used on Polar Express and Beowulf (where the tech was much improved), Disney.s A Christmas Carol uses a mixture of CG animation and "performance capture." Think motion capture, but swap out the first word with "performance" and you pretty much have the same thing.

In the featurette we get to see director Robert Zemeckis and Jim Carreydiscuss the technology while showing some temp footage from the film. The coolest part, however, was all the different ages of Scrooge. Check it out below (via TrailerAddict).

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Drag Me To Hell UK Trailer

19 May 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Lionsgate UK just released another new high quality movie trailer from the upcoming horror film “Drag Me to Hell” by director Sam Raimi (Spider Man). The film is director Sam Raimi’s return to the horror genre under the Ghost House Pictures label. The film stars Justin Long (Serious Moonlight, Live Free or Die Hard ) and Alison Lohman (Beowulf). Sam Raimi will also direct the upcoming remake of “The Evil Dead” co produced by b-movie legend Bruce Campbell. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Drag Me To Hell. Synopsis: Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, Evil Dead series) returns to the horror genre with Drag Me to Hell, [...]

Brian Corder

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A Christmas Carol in 3-D Movie Still

19 May 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Disney just released this new movie still featuring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge from the upcoming film “A Christmas Carol” by director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, The Polar Express) and starring Jim Carrey (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Colin Firth (The Meat Trade), Robin Wright Penn (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) and Cary Elwes (Saw). Synopsis: Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man he used to be, the hard truth of what the world is today, and [...]

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Jim Carrey's A Christmas Carol Footage

18 May 2009 5:00 PM, PDT | From WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news

The first clip from the upcoming "A Christmas Carol," starring Jim Carrey, has appeared online. The 3-D film is using motion-capture technology and is directed by Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, The Polar Express). Plot: Ebenezer Scrooge (Carrey) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gary Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late. "A Christmas Carol" is scheduled to appear at IMAX and conventional theaters on November 6th. Click here to read more about "A Christmas Carol."

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