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Toy Story 3 Official Movie Trailer 3

15 hours ago | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Walt Disney Studios UK just released this official movie trailer for the upcoming animated film “Toy Story 3″ by director Lee Unkrich (Finding Nemo, Toy Story 2) and starring Tom Hanks (Cars, The Polar Express), Michael Keaton (Batman), Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, Timothy Dalton, John Ratzenberger and Wallace Shawn. “Toy Story 3″ will be in theaters everywhere June 18th, 2009. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″. Synopsis: Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news, posters and more from Pixar Animation and “Toy [...] »

- Brian Corder

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Diablo, Zombieland at Italy's Noir in Festival (and I Can't Figure out Why)

25 November 2009 9:57 AM, PST | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

Here's a head scratcher.  According to Variety, Diablo Cody's Jennifer's Body is set to make its Italian debut at the Noir in Festival, where the Woody Harrelson horror film Zombieland will join it.   I haven't seen Cody's film, but from all the trailers I did see, I can pretty much assess that it's not a noir film.  Having seen Zombieland, I can testify that it's not noir.

Noir means "black" in French, and filmmakers have used it to describe a particular type of movie, particularly those old style Humphrey Bogart detective and crime stories.  The only time I can remember having heard the fterm used in modern application was when reviewers discussed the Tim Burton Batman movies back in the late 1980s, and perhaps with the Coen Brothers' The Man Who Wasn't There. 

I certainly would not apply it to Jennifer's Body or Zombieland.  Or Avatar, which the festival is hyping with behind-the-scenes footage. »

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Will Danny Elfman Return For 'Spider-Man 4'?

23 November 2009 12:23 PM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Composer Danny Elfman has provided the distinctive musical theme for Tim Burton's "Batman" films as well as a host of other television and movie projects, so when we caught up with him at the red carpet preview of Burton's new exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, we had to ask: will he be returning to the Spidey movie team when "Spider-Man 4" comes around?

"Who knows?" smiled Elfman, who re-teamed with director Sam Raimi to compose 2007's "Spider-Man 3" theme.

"Only the great gods of the movie world could answer that question," he laughed. "Imagine a chess game, [with] the Greek gods moving us around — that's how it is in the movie world. Somebody's moving me about from one square to another, but I have no idea what square I'm headed to next."

The Tim Burton Exhibit at MoMA runs November 22 - April 26 — check the museum's official website for details. »

- Rick Marshall

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Uncanny Birthday Suits

23 November 2009 7:30 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Celebrating cinematic folk, born on this day 11/23. Get out your kazoos.

Franco, Maxwell and Harpo. Half of the fun of building these posts

is these completely nonsensical groupings!

1859 Billy the Kid, outlaw. I've always thought it a mystery as to exactly why people routinely idolize characters whom they would never want to meet in real life. Murderers, criminals, thieves, (especially gangsters)... they all get the silver screen pedestal treatment. Billy has been portrayed dozens of times and Val Kilmer, Emilio Estevez, Kris Kristofferson, Buster Crabbe and Paul Newman have all done the job.

1888 Harpo Marx I'm embarrassed to say this but I can never remember which Marx Bros is which. When I watch 30s comedies, I almost always select a screwball romance.

1892 Erté artist over whom wee Nathaniel obsessed, wanting a whole animated movie to spring forth from his theatrical illustrations of ladies in elaborate headdresses and fab gowns.

1913 Michael Gough, »

- NATHANIEL R

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'UFO' Lifting Off with Joshua Jackson

22 November 2009 9:30 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

Actor Joshua Jackson is set to hop on UFO, a feature adaptation of the 1970-71 British cult TV series.

The Vancouver-born Jackson, who currently stars in the Fox television series Fringe, will play Paul Foster, a test pilot for an organization called S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization) which defends Earth from aliens who abduct humans and harvest their body parts. Col. Paul Foster was played in the original ITV series by Michael Billington, which also starred the late Ed Bishop as Cmdr. Ed Straker, the head of S.H.A.D.O.

The UFO movie will be produced by Henri M. Kessler and Avi Haas, from a script by Ryan Gaudet and Joseph Kanarek. Matthew Gratzner, who served as visual effects supervisor on such films as Iron Man, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, and the upcoming Shutter Island, will be making his directorial debut. »

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More 'Spider-Man 4' Rumors, A 'Weird' Superman, And Chuck Norris: It's The Back-Issue Bin!

20 November 2009 8:42 PM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Rumors, spin-offs, cameos and behind-the-scenes art dominated this week's headlines, and the week's top stories reflected that trend. From "Spider-Man 4" and "Thor" to "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and, yes, Chuck Norris, it was a week of varied projects.

Here's how the week's most popular stories stacked up:

10. Wes Anderson gave us the behind-the-scenes info on a potential "Fantastic Mr. Fox" spin-off comic.

9. In this week's poll, we asked you which "Spider-Man 4" rumor you wished were true. Go! Vote!

8. Stan Lee told us about his "Thor" cameo and meeting with director Kenneth Branagh.

7. Chuck Norris gave is the lowdown on the Chuck Norris facts — and showed us how punch horses.

6. We asked which actress would make the best Catwoman in future Batman movies, and you voted Kate Beckinsale the top choice for the role!

5. Check out a gallery of photos from the Tim Burton exhibit at NYC's Museum of Modern Art. »

- Rick Marshall

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Michael Keaton: 'There's a price to pay for making your own choices'

19 November 2009 1:40 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

He used to be Beetlejuice and Batman. Now Michael Keaton is a first-time director and a contented man

Michael Keaton is standing in the middle of his London hotel room, transfixed by the widescreen television before him. He holds out the remote control as if he's offering a gift to the gods. The volume goes up, the volume goes down. The image freezes, then fast-forwards. The urge to wrest the handset from him and take charge is overwhelming, and lasts at least until you remember the fabled Keaton temper. ("I'm a good thrower," he once said. "And kicker.") But his doddery behaviour in the face of technology is endearing. Eventually, he hits on the scene he was hunting for. "Wait, you gotta see this," he says breathlessly. "Listen, you hear that song? Oh, man. That's the one we wanted to use but it was too expensive."

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- Ryan Gilbey

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Tim Burton Exhibit Opens at MoMa

19 November 2009 10:41 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Tim Burton is lauded as being one of the most creative forces in Hollywood. His films have a distinct style that sets them apart, and characterizes Burton as a stand out director. Now, his work is being moved from the big screen onto the walls of the Museum of Modern Art.

In an exhibit opening Sunday and running through April, MoMa will have on display film memorabilia, movie posters, and drawings by Burton– some going as far back as his childhood. The exhibit will also include a film series showing Burton’s feature and short films, along with movies that influenced him.

This is the largest exhibit MoMa has ever put on that displays a retrospective view of the works of a filmmaker. At a press conference for the exhibit, Burton thanked “everybody that raided my closets” to find the material for the exhibit, and described the process of collecting work, »

- Carly

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Price of a Movie: 11.19.09

18 November 2009 11:00 PM, PST | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »

From Batman and Burton to Hockney and Blache, this week's Price of a Movie brings you up close and peronal to super heroes, filmmakers and artists alike. David Hockney: Paintings 2006-2009 He hung out with Andy Warhol. He was a huge part of the British Pop Art Movement. His subjects range from swimming pools to Celia Birtwell, and his paintings might make you feel dizzy (in a good way.) He's David Hockney and he's back with his first exhibition of new paintings in New York in over 12 years. Featuring landscapes from his native Yorkshire, the display showcases 14 never-before-exhibited canvasses, as well as work from a recent major show in Germany. Be sure to check out both of PaceWildenstein's galleries that currently have Hockney on display. Where: PaceWildenstein Gallery, 32 East 57th Street and 534 West 25th Street When: Through December 24. Click here for gallery hours. Price: Free! Tim Burton's Batman »

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Tim Burton's Unfilmed 'Superman Lives' Movie Art Revealed In MoMA Exhibit

18 November 2009 7:51 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Yesterday, we told you about our visit to the new Tim Burton exhibit at New York's Museum of Modern Art, but just in case you haven't checked out our full photo gallery yet, you might want to do so — and this means you, comics fans. Among the many pieces of awesome art from films like "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" and "Mars Attacks!" there are also a few pieces from Burton's "Batman" films and — here's the kicker — some art from Burton's never-made "Superman Lives" movie (famously set to star Nicolas Cage).

Check out this (slightly cropped) image of Brainiac from an unfilmed "Superman Lives" scene:

Pretty great, right? Check out the full-size Brainiac image, as well as another piece of "Superman Lives" art in our Tim Burton MoMA photo gallery.

Let us know what you think in the comment section or on Twitter! »

- Rick Marshall

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Photo Gallery: Tim Burton Exhibit At The Museum Of Modern Art

17 November 2009 3:11 PM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Think about the career of Tim Burton for a little while, and it makes a lot of sense for his work to receive a special exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art. From "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" and "Batman" to "The Nightmare Before Christmas," Burton's projects have always had a certain flair — and it's that unique element of his work that's receiving the spotlight in this new exhibit.

You can get an early peek at some highlights from the Tim Burton exhibit at MoMA (including some great, behind-the-scenes art from "Batman") by clicking on the photo below:

For more on the exhibit, be sure to head over to MTV.com for our interview with Tim Burton at MoMA. »

- Rick Marshall

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Full Alice in Wonderland Triptych Poster Finally Unveiled

16 November 2009 5:21 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Last week, Disney kicked off a small viral with The Mad Hatter on Facebook who was leading us to some "treasure." As we quickly found out, his treasure was a series of three posters for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland that when put together would give us a good look at all the characters from the movie. The complete reveal took a lot longer than Disney expected, and although they didn't even reach their final goal, they just said to hell with it and put out the final poster anyway. So here it is, the complete triptych poster for Alice in Wonderland for your viewing pleasure. Click the photo or head to Flickr to see it in high res. Alice in Wonderland is directed by visionary filmmaker Tim Burton, of everything from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure to Beetlejuice to Batman to Edward Scissorhands to Mars Attacks to Sleepy Hollow to »

- Alex Billington

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Bill Belichick's Fourth Quarter Colts Vs Patriots Fumble An Old Story In Hollywood

16 November 2009 8:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Everybody makes mistakes, even a three-time Super Bowl winning football coach like Bill Belichick. If a man like Belichick can cause a series of fatal game-changing events due to one bad coaching call — as he did during the fourth quarter of last night's game pitting his New England Patriots against the Indianapolis Colts — then you shouldn't feel too bad about breaking your mother's favorite vase or skipping out on "Drag Me To Hell" while it was in theaters. Alright, maybe you should feel bad about that last one.

But the Patriots head coach isn't alone in his ability to turn a single blunder into a catastrophic calamity — it's a storm that comes into port quite often in the hills of Hollywood. In fact, the following five film franchises have all seen similar collapses due to a fourth quarter fumble.

Batman & Robin

In 1997, the superhero movie genre almost died a dastardly death due to "Batman & Robin, »

- Josh Wigler

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Elfman Replaced On "The Wolfman"

14 November 2009 11:49 AM, PST | www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news »

Famed "Batman", "Spider-man", "Men In Black" and "Wanted" composer Danny Elfman has been given the boot from the upcoming big budget "The Wolfman" remake according to Cinemusic.net and The Playlist. What's strange is Elfman had apparently already written an entire score for the new horror movie said to be similar to Wojciech Kilar's haunting work in "Bram Stocker's Dracula", however the film's constantly shifting release dates mean that Elfman simply doesn't have the time to stay with the project and finish his work. Instead, Paul Haslinger ("Underworld", "Shoot 'Em Up") has been brought onboard to do the film's soundtrack and no doubt give it a more grungy, rock-based sound. In a strange bit of similitude, Haslinger was a member of Tangerine Dream - the influential 80's electronic... »

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Gold Derby nuggets: 411 on 'Nine' | Two perspectives on 'Avatar' | Four toons top 50 Oscars snubs

13 November 2009 3:04 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

• Tony-winning composer Maury Yeston talked in great detail to Harry Haun about the journey of "Nine" from screen (as "8 1/2") to stage and back to screen. "There are only two ways to approach Broadway shows becoming movies," Yeston says. "One of them is to be an over-controlling fuddy-duddy and not let anybody change anything. The other is to step back and go with the new medium." For Yeston, "The adaptation back into film was a very organic one that made a tremendous amount of sense. It was a great opportunity to allow this piece -- which had been so cinematic to begin with -- to find again its place in the grammar of cinema. That means things like dissolves, edits, close-ups, lighting effects -- things film can do for exposition to get inside the mind." Playbill

• Steve Pond delivers more scoop on Saturday's inaugural Governors Awards at Hollywood and Highland's Grand »

- tomoneil

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Tim Burton's Severed Head And An Alien Invader In Today's Daily TwitPic

13 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

New Yorkers get a lucky break in two weeks. Starting November 22 and continuing through to the end of April 2010, a career retrospecting Tim Burton exhibit will live at New York's Museum of Modern Art. The exhibit will consist of sketches, paintings, storyboards, puppets, props, costumes and moving image galleries from Burton projects known and unknown. Fans won't want to miss such a rare opportunity to look closely at the legendary filmmaker's process as brings his out-of-this-world ideas together.

For shame if you don't know who Burton is. He's behind an incredible number of bona fide modern classics: "Edward Scissorhands," "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure," "Beetlejuice," "Batman" & "Batman Returns"... a lot of noteworthy stuff. Today's Daily TwitPic actually comes from MoMA's Twitter feed. They posted an image yesterday, a sneak peek at a few of the items which will be incorporated into the exhibit. Check it out after the jump.

Remember to check »

- Adam Rosenberg

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Elfman Out of 'The Wolf Man'

9 November 2009 9:25 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

More behind-the-scenes trouble with The Wolf Man, Universal’s much-delayed horror project starring Benicio del Toro? Sure sounds like it.

According to Cinemusic, Danny Elfman, known for the operatic scores of films like Batman, is out as composer of The Wolf Man. He has been replaced by Paul Halsinger, who was part of the 80’s synth-rock group Tangerine Dream. Halsinger composed the scores for the films Underworld, Crank, and Death Race.

It sounds like the latest setback for the project, which has been pushed back four times since its original November 12, 2008 release date. Universal shifted The Wolf Man to February 12, 2009, then April 3, 2009, followed by a move to November 6, 2009. Now it’s due to come out on February 12, 2010, hopefully taking advantage of a good weekend for horror films in recent years.

Joe Johnston, director of The Wolf Man, had been enthusiastic about potentially hiring Elfman as his composer. In a 2008 interview, »

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Composer Paul Haslinger Replacing Danny Elfman on Wolfman

9 November 2009 4:23 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Today Cinemusic, which follows everything regarding film soundtracks and scores, nabbed a disappointing scoop that composer Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Milk) will no longer be composing the score for Joe Johnston's The Wolfman, and he will be replaced by Paul Haslinger (Death Race, Prom Night, Crank). While Cinemusic cites scheduling conflicts and even a rumor of problems with the film, our own inside source told us that not only has Elfman composed a finished score already, but that he's done at least a few different versions and that the studio doesn't like his score and wants to use another one instead. Word on the street is Elfman composed "a traditional, grandly gothic effort a la Kilar’s Bram Stoker's Dracula," but apparently it wasn't good enough. So as not to create an insecurity as to the quality of the film, however, there seems to be a certain amount »

- Ethan Anderton

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Danny Elfman Out As Wolfman Composer

9 November 2009 3:18 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Very few film composers have a fan following all their own, but Danny Elfman is definitely one of them-- his work with Tim Burton on Batman and Nightmare Before Christmas is justly iconic, and then sometimes he turns around and gives us something completely different and beautiful, like last year's score for Milk. Who knows what kind of Elfman work we would have been getting on the upcoming The Wolfman, because, according to Cinemusic.net (via The Playlist), Elfman is being replaced as the film's composer. Paul Haslinger, who has mostly scored random schlock like Turistas and the Death Race remake, will be taking over from here. The reason given is scheduling conflicts, thanks to the film's mulitple delays, but given that Elfman had an entire score prepared already, it seems something less happy is the actual cause. The most recent trailer, embedded below, featured utterly un-Elfman-like modern rock type »

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The Reincarnation Of David Fincher

8 November 2009 11:04 PM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

David Fincher's next gig, following Facebook app The Social Network which he's just started shooting, looks set to be The Reincarnation of Peter Proud. It'll re-team the director with Seven's writer Andrew Kevin Walker, who will adapt the novel by Max Ehrlich.The 35-year-old supernatural thriller involves a university lecturer's attempts to prove he's the reincarnation of somebody who died shortly before he was born, and to solve the mystery of his murder, for which the killer was never caught. It was filmed once before: a 1975 Bing Crosby production by J Lee Thompson, starring Margot Kidder and Michael Sarrazin, and adapted by Ehrlich himself. We all know David Fincher's stellar trajectory from Alien 3 to Benjamin Button, but Walker's path has been rockier. He followed Seven with the dodgy 8mm (heavily rewritten by Joel Schumacher) and Tim Burton's awesome Sleepy Hollow, but then, through uncredited rewrites »

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