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New On DVD This Week

2 hours ago | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.

Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows such as Michael Mann’s awesome film Heat (shown above with Robert De Nero and Val Kilmer), Logan’s Run, Up, Monsters, Inc. and the Watchmen “Ultimate” Cut. Plus, there’s the second volume of Batman: The Brave and the Bold coming out this week as well.

Check them out:

Movies

The Accidental Husband ~ Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Sam Shepard (DVD and Blu-ray)

The General (1926) (Silent) ~ Buster Keaton (Blu-ray)

Heat ~ Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer (Blu-ray)

Logan’s Run ~ Michael York »

- Joe Gillis

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Alan Moore To Write Rock Opera For 'Gorillaz' Duo

6 hours ago | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Legendary comic book writer Alan Moore is set to write the lyrics for the next opera by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the duo behind the popular “The Gorillaz" virtual band.

In an interview with Mustard Magazine, Moore stated "[Albarn and Hewlett] came down to Northampton last week because we're planning for me to do the libretto on their next opera." Albarn and Hewlett's previous “circus opera” was “Monkey: Journey to the West” which received critical acclaim in 2007 and led to a series of animated promos for the 2008 Olympics on BBC.

Moore also revealed that Albarn and Hewlett will be contributing to “Dodgem Logic”, a bi-monthly underground magazine founded by Moore that will debut later this month in the United Kingdom.

"[For the third issue] we've hopefully got [The Gorillaz] onboard," Moore said. "Being an opportunist, I asked them if they'd be prepared to contribute some pages to 'Dodgem Logic.' Rather than just doing an interview, I thought »

- Blair Marnell

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No Adaptation of Stephen King's 'Dark Tower' for J.J. Abrams

6 hours ago | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

A frequently commented article around the site is a post I wrote back in September 2008 when the idea of a seven film adaptation of Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series was floated. The total comments on the article have reached 180 and some of them are long, long, long as it is obvious there is a massive interest in this series. At the time I wrote that article I was just starting the seventh and final book and have obviously completed the whole series since then still believe there is no chance we ever see a live-action seven film series and it seems the current dream of it happening has been shot down.

Speaking with MTV, Abrams said, "The 'Dark Tower' thing is tricky. It's such an important piece of writing. The truth is that Damon and I are not looking at that right now."

As MTV's Eric Ditzian points out, »

- Brad Brevet

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Albarn enlists 'Watchmen' writer for opera

7 hours ago | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett have brought in comic book scribe Alan Moore for their next joint project. Moore, who wrote the Watchmen comics, confirmed the news during an interview with Mustardweb about his new magazine Dodgem Logic, which is due to launch in November. "They came down to Northampton last week because we're planning for me to do the libretto on their next opera (more) »

- By Oli Simpson

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J.J. Abrams Will Not Be Building His 'Dark Tower'

8 hours ago | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

It coulda been great! J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof — two of the key dudes behind "Lost" — were set to adapt Stephen King's sci-fi/fantasy opus, "The Dark Tower," for the big screen.

Such a seamless fit between material and filmmakers — it coulda be great, but it ain't gonna happen, as Abrams himself told MTV News' Josh Horowitz recently. "The 'Dark Tower' thing is tricky," he said. "It's such an important piece of writing. The truth is that Damon and I are not looking at that right now."

This only confirms what Abrams previously said to USA Today in an October interview. "You'll be hard-pressed to find a huger fan of 'The Dark Tower' than me, but that's probably the reason that I shouldn't be the one to adapt it," he revealed. "After working six years on 'Lost,' the last thing I want to do is »

- Eric Ditzian

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Carla Gugino on Sex Appeal, Women in Trouble, and Her Sucker Punch Musical Number

8 hours ago | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

Carla Gugino's had great success as an actress -- she's a geek goddess after her Sin City cameo and her turn as Sally Jupiter in Watchmen, and she won raves on Broadway this year for Desire Under the Elms -- but she's thinking of starting a second career as a porn star. Just call her Elektra Luxx, the character she plays in boyfriend Sebastian Gutierrez's new movie Women in Trouble; it's a role that Gugino enjoyed so much that she's hoping to spin Luxx into a series of additional films. A little assertive, the slightest bit daffy, and rocked by news of an impending pregnancy, Luxx is a porn star on the brink -- and that's just where Gugino likes her.

I talked to the 38-year-old actress yesterday about Luxx's appeal, onscreen sex, and her much-anticipated reteaming with Watchmen director Zack Snyder on Sucker Punch, which Gugino was eager to discuss. »

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Drinking Game Double Feature: Up and Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut

10 hours ago | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

We at Fsr love to drink. And we know that many of you love to drink, as well. This shared love has led us to a brand new (though not exactly new) feature here at Fsr: The Weekly DVD Drinking Game. Every week we will chose a DVD release (or in this case, two releases) and give you a few simple steps toward drunken stupidity (or cinematic tolerance). This week... Up (2009, Pete Docter) Well, Pixar has done it again with another hit, one of the best animated films of 2009. Now, it’s available to enjoy at home on DVD and Blu-ray, and that means you don’t have to look like a weirdo sneaking booze into a theater filled with families to enjoy the Up drinking game. And now, to cover our butts… This game is only for people over the age of 21. Please drink responsibly, and don’t wait until retirement to follow your dreams. Take »

- Kevin Carr

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Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 11/10

10 hours ago | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Up

If there is one disc sure to fly off shelves this week, it's this one. The Pixar film made instant fans out of most viewers, and agonizingly ripped the rest of our hearts out with the love story opening. In her review, Jette Kernion said Up is "a very good movie that defies demographic categorization." By now, your minds are probably made, but if not: Buy it. Also on Blu-ray.

Add to Netflix queue | Buy at Amazon

The Ugly Truth

How do you follow up comments about Knocked Up being a little bit sexist? By producing and starring in a film that teaches a smart and successful woman the "ugly truth" of life from a notorious chauvinist, naturally. In his review, Jeffrey M. Anderson wrote that this romcom "actually knows next to nothing about dating advice, the behaviors of men and women, or much of anything else romantically human. »

- Monika Bartyzel

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DVD Playhouse--November 2009

23 hours ago | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

DVD Playhouse—November 2009

By

Allen Gardner

Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »

- The Hollywood Interview.com

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Tom Ford’s ‘A Single Man’ Gets A Beautiful Trailer

8 November 2009 5:59 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Tom Ford is a stylish man who's been around a lot more naked women than I have. I'd cry foul, but he's also been around a lot more naked men so instead I'll just call it even. He's been near the top of the fashion world for years, but now he looks to be expanding his resume by directing and co-writing a film. A Single Man has already received quite a bit of acclaim from showings at various festivals and has finally had it's first trailer released. The film stars Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode (Watchmen, The Lookout), Ginnifer Goodwin ("Big Love", "Ed"), and Nicholas Hoult (About a Boy, "Skins"). Check it out below. The trailer doesn't give away much (or anything really) about the plot, but it looks absolutely stunning doesn't it? It shouldn't come as a surprise since Ford's other career involves his keen eye for fashion and beauty, but »

- Rob Hunter

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Daniel Craig joins cast for psychological thriller ‘Dream House’

8 November 2009 1:43 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Daniel Craig, best known as the reigning James Bond, will join the cast of the upcoming psychological thriller Dream House.

The 41-year-old Craig will play a father who moves his family into a quaint new house in a small town, only to find out that the place is haunted by the former inhabitants that were murdered there.

Producers will have their work cut out for them since this seems to be the plot of every haunted house thriller.

Dream House will be directed by Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father) with a script from Daniel Bobker (The Brothers Grimm).

Filming will begin in January and will run through April in Toronto.

Craig’s next project is The Adventures of Tintin set for a release in 2011.

Related posts:Karl Urban cast in horror thriller ‘Priest’Laura Dern joins the cast of ‘Little Fockers’‘A-Team’ van pic discovered and ‘Watchmen »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut DVD Review

7 November 2009 9:57 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

This Tuesday, Warner Bros. is releasing the “ultimate cut” of “Watchmen,” a 5-disc box set intended to do the graphic novel justice–something that writer Alan Moore would be (but still isn’t) proud of.  The feature included is an hour longer than the theatrical release, and there are plenty of bonuses to be seen.  Go through it all with me, one disc at a time, after the jump.

Disc One: The “Ultimate” Cut

I’m among the select group of people who loved both the graphic novel and Zack Snyder’s film “Watchmen” when it released in March.  And though I agree the book trumps the film, I am a tremendous fan of both for different reasons.

Thus as expected, this “ultimate cut” of the film is pretty special for a fanboy like myself. It’s the director’s cut of the film with all the side stories thrown »

- Michael Sullivan

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‘Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut’ In Stores November 10th

6 November 2009 9:54 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Ever since Watchmen came out we’ve heard tale of an “ultimate cut” that would offer fans the Total Watchmen experience, including the full-length director’s cut of the movie, with the added bonus of having animated segments from the Tales of the Black Freighter tie-in film spliced in with the live-action footage, much in the same vein as was done in the original Watchmen graphic novel.

Back in July we gave you some early details about the extras Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut would offer, but now you can find out for yourself as this super-special edition is slated to hit stores everywhere next week!

 

Amazon is pre-selling both the DVD and Blu-ray versions of Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut for around $30. You can take advantage of that low price by going Here. As for what special features the new edition(s) will offer, check out this break down: »

- Kofi Outlaw

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Terry Gilliam on Zack Snyder's Watchmen: 'It Needed a Kick in the Ass'

4 November 2009 8:20 AM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

I spoke to director Terry Gilliam yesterday, and while our interview will run much closer to the Christmas Day release date of his newest film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, I couldn't help but ask him about Watchmen. Gilliam twice attempted to mount Watchmen for the screen (even going so far as to pitch it as a television miniseries) but could never make it work, so I was curious what he thought of Zack Snyder's theatrical adaptation of the graphic novel, which came out earlier this year. »

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Post Halloween Special Part 3: Freddy Krueger vs Me

3 November 2009 12:29 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

It’s a bit late but to finally end my Halloween champion Slasher report on who is the king out of Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger,  I have watched the entire back catalogue of their films and given a run down on each characters franchise story and best kills.

Part 1 was on Jason, Part 2 was Michael Myers and finally Part 3 is on the killing Dream Demon Freddy Krueger.

Set on Elm Street, Freddy is the reason I struggled to sleep through the late 80’s due to being terrified of him visiting me in my dreams.

Beware pictures of blood, a lot of gushing blood and other violent deaths.

And so a little rhyme to begin this story:

One, two, Freddy’s coming for you.

Three, Four, Better Lock your door.

Five, Six, grab your Crucifix.

Seven, Eight, Gonna stay up late.

Nine, Ten, Never sleep again.

The brilliant »

- Gary Phillips

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Owen Wilson to voice Marmaduke in upcoming animated movie

3 November 2009 8:14 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Owen Wilson will voice the big lummox of a dog, Marmaduke, in the new animated film based on the classic comic-strip dog for 20th Century Fox. Wilson joins Fergie, the lovely Emma Stone, George Lopez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Coogan, Damon and Marlon Wayans.

Marmaduke will follow the Winslow who family who moves from Kansas to beautiful Orange County, CA with their jerk of dog that constantly gets into trouble. Our favorite dog lands in the middle of a turf-war between the Mutts and the Pedigrees who attempt to woo the idiot to their respective side.

The story was penned by License to Wed writing team, Tim Rasmussen and Vince Di Meglio and directed by Tom Dey (Shanghai Noon).

This isn’t the first voice-work Wilson has signed on to. He also provided the voice for Disney Pixar’s Lightning McQueen in Cars.

Marmaduke will hit theaters during the summer of »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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Warren Ellis' 'Black Summer' Optioned By Vigilante

2 November 2009 6:03 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Comics legend Warren Ellis is all over Hollywood these days. He has Red in development at Summit, Gravel was just recently optioned by the top-notch crew at Legendary Pictures, and Ocean is in the works with Hollywood Gang, for whom Ellis is also penning a King Arthur script. Now Variety reports that Ellis' miniseries Black Summer has been optioned by the fledgling banner Vigilante Entertainment. Ryne Pearson is set to adapt it for the big screen.

Black Summer kicked off in 2007, and walks some familiar Watchmen ground as it examines the darker implications of vigilante heroes. It centers around a superhero team called the Seven Guns, a group of ordinary humans who have willingly undergone severe surgery to become superhuman vigilantes. They take to the streets of a West Coast city to battle a corrupt city government, its equally sleazy police force, and greedy private security forces. But by the time we meet them, »

- Elisabeth Rappe

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Haley promises "deeper" 'Elm Street'

31 October 2009 10:50 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Jackie Earle Haley has promised a "deeper" version of the reboot of A Nightmare On Elm Street. The Watchmen star, who has signed up to play iconic villain Freddy Krueger in the remake to Wes Craven's 1984 classic, has said that the forthcoming movie will pay homage to the horror franchise. Haley told MTV: "I think the glove is pretty familiar. It's really important for us, I think, as we're re-imagining this, that there is a good, strong sense of new and fresh - yet there's some recognisability, you know? "A lot of what was in that first movie is also in this movie, as far as the structure of it and how it (more) »

- By Marcell Minaya

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Halloween Special: The Scariest Comic Books We've Ever Read

31 October 2009 9:01 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Halloween Week is drawing to a close around Splash Page HQ, but that doesn't mean we're finished with the scary stuff. All week we've brought you lists of our favorite fright-friendly characters from the world of comics, as well as the easiest Halloween costumes to create and the nigh-impossible comic book characters to dress up as this year.

However, the scariest characters in any comic book universe still wouldn't be truly frightening without a good story behind them. That's why your Splash Page team has put together this long list of some of the most terrifying tales they've ever read. Editor Rick Marshall and writers Brian Warmoth, Caleb Goellner and Josh Wigler have each assembled a list of the scariest comics that have stuck with them through the years and skulked in the dark recesses of their comic book memory.

From supernatural threats and viral terrors to alien invasions and sadistic supervillains, »

- Splash Page Team

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Haley Talks Playing The New Freddy Krueger

31 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

MTV recently sat down and had a brief chat with Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen, Little Children) about tackling the iconic role of Freddy Krueger for Platinum Dunes upcoming remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street . (Due in theaters April 30th, 2010) The actor was surprised and thankful for the on-line support from fans when it came to casting and it paid off as this reporter claims he was Platinum Dunes only choice. As far as the new approach to this Nightmare ? "I think where [director] Sam [Bayer] is coming from is a darker, more serious place," he says. "It's still fun, but I think it's going to be a little darker, and a little more serious." Watch the rest of the interview for yourself embedded below: Movie Trailers - Movies Blog Jackie... »

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