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Salt Script Review

6 November 2009 10:45 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »

When Kurt Wimmer’s (Equilibrium) script for Salt was originally picked up by Columbia Pictures, Tom Cruise was attached for the lead.  However, scheduling conflicts or it’s resemblance to Mission: Impossible caused him to take a walk, leaving the role wide open for Angelina Jolie.

A few gender tweaks were all they needed to turn this Cold War thriller into an action vehicle for a strong woman.  Having read the script, audiences are in for one hell of an awesome flick in July 2010.

The trailer indicates there have been some changes since Wimmer’s draft, which received rewrites by Brian Helgeland (Oscar winning screenwriter of Mystic River).  For example, a key assassination attempt is shown as an explosion rather than the sniper operation described in the script’s quickly-turning pages.  But it’s clear from the trailer that one thing remains as the core element in the film: this »

- Jeff Leins

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MTV: Justin Chon Can't Wait To Meet New Co-stars

3 November 2009 4:56 PM, PST | twilightersanonymous.com | See recent TwilightersAnonymous news »

Larry Carroll from MTV got a chance to talk to Justin Chon recently and Justin spoke about how large the cast is and his wish to meet those costars he hasnt had the chance to talk to yet. Read more belowThe cast is so big now said Justin Chon who plays human Eric Yorkie. Seriously its like an army. You really dont get to meet everyone.The premiere is going to be wild its gonna be a zoo he laughed sounding for a minute like a superfan. I want to meet Michael Sheen!This week we interviewed Twilight veteran Billy Burke who also said he has yet to meet Sheen Dakota Fanning or Bryce Dallas Howard and is eager to do so later this month at the Los Angeles premiere.Recently I had met all the wolf pack but I finally met Tinsel Korey and Bronson Pelletier maybe two weeks ago Chon said. »

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'New Moon' Actor Justin Chon Is Dying To Meet His New Co-Stars

3 November 2009 2:26 AM, PST | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »

'I'm always in Forks,' he says of missing out on the Volturi scenes in Italy.

By Larry Carroll

Justin Chon

Photo: Michael Bezjian/ Getty Images

On November 20, millions of Twilighters will pack movie theaters worldwide, eager to see "New Moon" and meet the actors who will portray Volturi vampires, werewolves and other newcomers to the franchise. And, in a cast as huge as the "Twilight Saga," some of the actors are looking forward to those introductions as well.

"The cast is so big now," said Justin Chon, who plays "human" Eric Yorkie. "Seriously, it's like an army. You really don't get to meet everyone.

"The premiere is going to be wild; it's gonna be a zoo," he laughed, sounding for a minute like a super-fan. "I want to meet Michael Sheen!"

This week, we interviewed "Twilight" veteran Billy Burke, who also said he has yet to meet Sheen, Dakota Fanning »

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Slideshow: Hollywood Collectors Show Chicago Portraits of Tia Carrere, Mickey Rooney, Jonathan Frakes, More

28 October 2009 10:51 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – This 14-image slideshow contains our exclusive portraits from the Oct. 2009 Hollywood Collectors Show in Chicago.

You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos are credited to Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto and HollywoodChicago.com. All rights reserved.

We also have the following celebrity portraits on file from their appearances at the Oct. 2009 Hollywood Collectors Show in Chicago: Ernest Borgnine, Charles Martin Smith, Paul Le Mat, Cindy Williams, Tippi Hedren, Sally Kellerman, Candy Clark, Eddie Mekka, Barbara Luna, Bo Hopkins, Joan Severance, Elliott Gould and Sally Kellerman.

hollywoodcollectors1: Tia Carrere of “True Lies”

hollywoodcollectors2: Tia Carrere

hollywoodcollectors3: Tia Carrere (left) and HollywoodChicago.com’s Patrick McDonald

hollywoodcollectors4: Julie McCullough of “Breast Men”

hollywoodcollectors5: Julie McCullough

hollywoodcollectors6: Genie Francis of TV’s “General Hospital”

hollywoodcollectors7: Gregory Harrison of “Razorback”

hollywoodcollectors8: HollywoodChicago. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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'Avatar' Director James Cameron Has A Way With Words And People

21 October 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

James Cameron is a journalist's dream. The director actually says what's on his mind—and says it with foul-mouthed panache—rather than delivering the juiceless soundbites we're used to hearing from most folks in the entertainment biz. But the "Avatar" director can afford to be open, I suppose. He's free to speak his mind, seeing as how he's behind the biggest selling movie of all time ("Titanic") and a handful of other barrier-busting popcorn flicks ("The Abyss," "Terminator 2," etc.).

This week's New Yorker features an absurdly long, glowing and straight-up amazing profile of the director. The angle is of the "mad genius" variety, and after perusing its pages, I can't say I disagree with the author's assessment. Dana Goodyear's piece brims with so many remarkable quotes from Cameron and those that have worked with him that we had to gather them all together for you.

Not all of them, mind you. »

- Eric Ditzian

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The avatar of James Cameron is exposed by The New Yorker

20 October 2009 8:08 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

I had a moment wondering whether I should file this story about the man making Avatar under "film" or "celebrity" until I came to the realization that, when you're talking about the unstoppable juggernaut that is James Cameron, you file it underneath the category that he tells you to file it under.

We're two months out from the release of Cameron's Avatar, which some are calling the world's most expensive video game clip ever made. The New Yorker magazine's Dana Goodyear has published an article about the man whose creative vision is costing 20th Century Fox upwards of $300 million dollars to realize (a budget that Fox has never confirmed but that is whispered as being the minimum cost for Avatar.) And if you thought that time had mellowed the man whose legendary perfectionism on the sets of The Abyss, True Lies and Titanic have become the ghost stories whispered to »

- Patrick Sauriol

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Fan Made: Bill Paxton Pinball Machine

7 October 2009 7:32 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Oh, man. There are usually two groups of items on Fan Made: geeky-embarrassing and geeky-awesome. And my friends, this one-of-a-kind Bill Paxton pinball machine falls squarely into the latter category.

Corona's Coming Attractions steered us towards this pet project of one Benjamin J. Heckendorn, a pinball machine mod that takes its cues from Paxton's whole filmography, with references ranging from True Lies and Titanic to Apollo 13 and Aliens (and I heartily agree with the Corona-made suggestion that Paxton's Hicks Hudson better be the one saying "Game over, man!" when all is said and done).

On his own blog, Heckendorn explained that he's been cracking away at this since 2005 and hopes to have the machine done in time for the 2010 Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee, Wi. Check out his site for more photos and videos; we've included one of the latter after the jump.

(...man, he even made room for a Vertical Limit reference! »

- William Goss

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'Avatar' Producer Talks Sequel and James Cameron's Future Projects

30 September 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

It's a given that if James Cameron's "Avatar" is as big as expected then 20th Century Fox will want a sequel. Even though we won't know for a few more months if the highly anticipated 3-D sci-fi blockbuster is the hoped-for success, producer Jon Landau is already talking about the possibility of a follow-up.

Landau, who also worked with Cameron on "Titanic," told French magazine Le Film (brought to our attention and initially translated by /Film) that the world of "Avatar" is big enough that it should be explored further in subsequent films. He says "Avatar" only deals with the surface of the planet Pandora, and that a sequel could venture deeper into the interior.

After ten years developing "Avatar," Cameron should want to spend more time on Pandora too. He very likely knows the planet well beyond what we'll see of it in the first film. He could »

- Christopher Campbell

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The world's only Bill Paxton pinball machine

29 September 2009 11:18 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

I spend a lot of time every day connected to the internet and I see many things. Very few of them come as close to being as incredibly geeky and super-cool as what Benjamin J. Heckendorn is making in his off-time: the world's only and fully working pinball machine meant to honor the film career of Bill Paxton. Twister. Aliens. True Lies. Frailty. The Dark Backward. Weird Science. The Terminator. The man is worthy -- nay, Owed -- a pinball machine to his geek greatness.

Heckendorn has been working on his custom pinball machine since 2005; he is considered an expert game modder and so has a bunch of other projects on the go at any given time but now Heckendorn hopes to have his Bpp game ready for playing next year. Based on the photos and videos he's showing us, the dream will be realized on time.

Heckendorn's pinball machine »

- Patrick Sauriol

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Anderson, Cox & Sutherland Sign On For ‘Moby Dick’

29 September 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

The $25 million made-for-tv adaptation of Herman Melville’s iconic tale, Moby Dick, has added Gillian Anderson (The X-Files), Charlie Cox (Stardust) and Donald Sutherland (It’s Donald Sutherland) to their already talented cast. As we’ve previously reported, William Hurt and Ethan Hawke have already signed on to star as the obsessive Captain Ahab (Hurt) and his unruly first officer, Starbuck (Hawke).

With Moby Dick being the most expensive production to date for Tele Munchen Group (Tmg), they’re leaving nothing to chance. Nigel Williams has penned the script with Mike Barker directing. Barker is best known for directing the critically acclaimed, Sea Wolf, while Williams famously wrote the script for the award-winning 2005 miniseries, Elizabeth I. Both Sea Wolf and Elizabeth I are Tmg productions.

 

Being a fan of the HBO series, Elizabeth I, and I’m interested in seeing what Williams will do with Melville’s novel. While I »

- Anthony Ocasio

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Local News Airs Set Explosion From Tom Cruise's 'Wichita'

27 September 2009 9:15 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

The last time Tom Cruise romanced Cameron Diaz on screen, some serious Fatal Attraction kind of s*** went down. So count us among those curious to see how their next pairing will turn out, especially considering this week's news that Paul Dano has joined the cast of their spy comedy-romance-thriller, Wichita. But while a handful of tame set photos have emerged from the Boston set, we can get a glimpse of what level action to expect thanks to one enterprising local news station that broadcast footage of an expensive-looking set piece filmed this weekend.

As Cinematical's Peter Martin reported earlier this year, the Diaz-Cruise starrer is being directed by James Mangold, who also did a script polish with Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island). Will it be anything like Mangold's only other romance-tinged film, Kate & Leopold? Let's hope not. Set for release in July 2010, Wichita joins a crowded 20th Century Fox summer »

- Jen Yamato

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the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Animated Kids Bible: Towering Pride and True Lies’

22 September 2009 8:13 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

I love how the sales copy makes it sound like the worst miniseries ever: Long after the flood, Noah's family spreads out into new nations, and the become arrogant and powerful. They decide to challenge God by building a towering ciy that will reach to the heavens. God teaches them a lesson by causing everyone to speak an unknown language. Chaos erupts, and the Tower of Barbel in abandoned. Centuries pass, and Abraham is instructed by God to leave his father as he is destined to found a great nation. Abraham travels to Egypt, and is treated well by the Pharaoh at first, because Abraham tells the Pharaoh that his wife is his sister. But wehn Pharaoh learns that Abraham has deceived him about his wife, he banishes them. I totally see Lorenzo Lamas as Abraham and Jane Seymour as his wife. Know what the real sin is here? $14.95 for a 40-minute DVD. »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Cameron’s Underwater ‘Sanctum’ Set for 2010 Release

16 September 2009 7:05 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

One of the biggest names in all of moviedom can’t seem to get enough of the water.  James Cameron is producing Sanctum, an underwater thriller directed by Alister Grierson and penned by Andrew Wight and John Garvin.

According to our friends over at First Showing, Sanctum is based on Wight’s personal experience deep sea diving into a network of caves, only to have a freak storm manage to close the entryway, forcing the group to search (I suspect to frantic classical music) for another exit.  The threat of drowning could provide more suspense than I’ve seen in a long time, especially since it’s based on a true story.  Course, a Survivor wrote the piece… so…

 

Cameron’s been all over the news lately in connection with his widely-publicized upcoming film, Avatar, which is set to hit theaters December 18th.  It’s his first feature since 1997’s über-popular Titantic. »

- Scott Miller

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James Cameron's Battle Angel Sounds Awesome

15 September 2009 6:00 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

"Battle Angel" has been on James Cameron's to-do list for quite a while. But since he's working on "Avatar," a film that has a very good chance of being successful, 20th Century Fox may want him to make a few sequels rather than focus his attention on something else. Now comes news directly from Cameron's camp (via MarketSaw) that "Battle Angel" is being talked about and only "Avatar 2" could derail it. In addition, Cameron's people also offered a few words about "Angel." Q: What is happening right now with "Angel"? A: he tests are "Beautiful" and "Complex" beyond your wildest dreams. Stunningly beautiful, considering the fact that some are old(ish). Imagine this for a second. A cyborg chick "the Angel of Death" taking out "a lot" of other part man, part machine type "people." Q: What do those tests contain? A: Now picture the "Angel of Death" looking like a child. »

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'True Blood''s Pam, Kristin Bauer, talks meeting her maker (and Alexander Skarsgard)

11 September 2009 10:55 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Spoiler Alert! Pam will not get to avenge those great Betsey Johnson pumps she ruined tracking the creature that turned out to be meanad Maryann in Sunday night's season finale of True Blood (HBO, 9 p.m. Et). Pam won't even be in the episode because apparently, vampires don't know how to close a bar for the night. It's a wrong that can only be righted by Kristin Bauer, the scene-stealer who plays the loyal business partner, henchman, and hair stylist to Alexander Skarsgard's Eric, receiving serious screen time in Season 3 — and, of course, doing a marathon interview with EW in which she answers most of the 96 questions our glamoured PopWatch readers recently submitted for her. Here, Bauer — who TV devotees might also remember as Man Hands on Seinfeld, the woman still nursing her 8-year-old at work on Desperate Housewives, the woman who sued her plastic surgeon for injecting his own »

- Mandi Bierly

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Street Trash (DVD Review)

10 September 2009 9:24 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

I’m letting you in on a secret I’m not proud to admit. I'd never seen Street Trash.  Why the shame?  Well, if you’ve read the required horror viewing list, you’d know that Street Trash is near the top of that list.  I have no excuse for not seeing it, but hopefully this review will rectify this huge oversight.

A low budget indie horror, 1987’s Street Trash is a hilarious Technicolor gorefest.  Set against a pre-gentrified Brooklyn, Street Trash is what would happen if Abel Ferrara did a comedy.  Filmed on the Brooklyn-Queens border, where apparently no completed buildings existed, Street Trash is an extremely bleak and disturbing slapstick comedy. 

The film centers on a junkyard inhabited by alcoholics, runaways, crazies, and deviants.  The chorus is kept in check by deranged Vietnam vet, Bronson (Vic Noto), who strangely resembles Zach Galifianakis.  When a local liquor store unearths »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (David McKendry)

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What Would James Cameron's Classic Characters Look Like In 'Avatar'? Let's Find Out!

27 August 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Not everyone is digging the look of the Na'vi in "Avatar," and frankly, neither was I -- until a picture of Sigourney Weaver as a Na'vi popped up online, that is. In an upcoming issue of Empire, the "Aliens" heroine -- who plays a scientist in the James Cameron-directed film -- is revealed in all of her blue-skinned, yellow-eyed glory... and holy heck if she doesn't look exactly like an aliened-up Ellen Ripley!

The transformation of Weaver got me wondering about other Cameron-directed characters who'd benefit from the "Avatar" treatment -- and it got our crack team of designers wondering, too! The result is our very own visual interpretation of five classic Cameron characters as Na'vi warriors!

Editor's note: The thumbnails below are just a small sampling. Head over to our "Avatar"-ized image gallery to see the full images in all their glory or click each individual thumb »

- Josh Wigler

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'Avatar' Reactions And Christopher Mintz-Plasse On 'Kick-Ass' And 'Julie And Julia' In Today's Twitter-Wood

20 August 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

"Avatar," James Cameron's big-money and hotly hyped new film finally saw its first full trailer hit the Internet today, and the Twitter-Wood feed was full of reactions -- both good and bad -- to his new race of blue-skinned humanoids.

Meanwhile, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Chloe Moretz chose to discuss two other films, exchanging expectations about their upcoming release "Kick-Ass" the already-released and "Julie and Julia." The feed had all manner of commentary today, both biting and excited, so check it all out, along with Pamela Anderson's camping destination and Elizabeth Banks' frustrations. But first check out a shot of Arnold Schwarzenegger's unusual pile of autographs. It's stacked up below in the Twitter-Wood report for August 20, 2009.

Twitter Pic of the Day:

@Schwarzenegger http://twitpic.com/em43g - I look forward to selling these signed cars and making some $ for California.

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Actor ("Total Recall, »

- Brian Warmoth

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Which was the best year for movies: 1977, 1994, or 1999?

5 August 2009 5:00 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Last week, we posted a story about how 1984 was the best movie year ever when it comes to films you actually want to watch on a rainy day playing hooky from work. Movies like Ghostbusters, Bachelor Party, This is Spinal Tap, Footloose, and The Terminator. Movies that were the exact opposite of the highfalutin' offerings from 1939 -- the year critics always cite as the greatest Hollywood vintage of all time. Don't get us wrong, there were some decent high-brow movies from 25 years ago, too, like Amadeus and The Killing Fields. But mostly we were talking about movies that were, you know, fun. And while some of you agreed with us about 1984's greatness, others were outraged. Apoplectic. Even concerned for our sanity. Some even made cases for other "greatest years". And we listened. That's what we do. So now, we've tallied up your nominees and narrowed it down to your »

- Chris Nashawaty

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Which was the best year for movies: 1977, 1994, or 1999?

5 August 2009 5:00 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Last week, we posted a story about how 1984 was the best movie year ever when it comes to films you actually want to watch on a rainy day playing hooky from work. Movies like Ghostbusters, Bachelor Party, This is Spinal Tap, Footloose, and The Terminator. Movies that were the exact opposite of the highfalutin’ offerings from 1939 — the year critics always cite as the greatest Hollywood vintage of all time. Don’t get us wrong, there were some decent high-brow movies from 25 years ago, too, like Amadeus and The Killing Fields. But mostly we were talking about movies that were, you know, fun.

And while some of you agreed with us about 1984’s greatness, others were outraged. Apoplectic. Even concerned for our sanity. Some even made cases for other “greatest years”. And we listened. That’s what we do. So now, we’ve tallied up your nominees and narrowed it down »

- Chris Nashawaty

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