The new horror film The Invitation will take the throne at the domestic box office for the weekend, though it’s worth noting that this has been one of the slowest weekends at the movies in a long time. From director Jessica M. Thompson, The Invitation is a film about a woman who learns the dark truth about her family following her mother’s death. It stars Nathalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, and Stephanie Corneliussen....
You can relive this 1987 Best Picture in DVD and high-def this November. The Last Emperor will be released by The Criterion Collection on DVD and, for the first time, on Blu-Ray on November 18. Pricing details or cover art were not available at this time, but we’ll update this story as soon as we have more information. This Bernardo Bertolucci film stars John Lone, Peter O’Toole and Joan Chen....
Warner Bros. is set to produce a big-budget adaptation of the first book of the fantasy series by T.A. Barron, The Lost Years of Merlin. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Donald De Line (Green Lantern) is producing what is basically an origin story of the mythical wizard, Merlin, which will trace his journey from being a boy washed on the shores of Wales with no memory and no home, to him becoming a young man learning to use his powers and ultimately defender of the natural world and eventual mentor to King Arthur....
The Mandalorian can put another feather in its cap, though it’s one that Disney and Lucasfilm surely don’t want. The live-action Star Wars series has been named the most-pirated TV show of 2020. The honor, if one can call it that, had gone to HBO’s Game of Thrones for the past several years. But with the fantasy series off the air, something else had to step in and take over that top spot....
The Weinstein Company has made some changes to its fall release schedule today. The studio has moved Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master from October 12 to September 14, and Andrew Dominik’s Killing Them Softly from September 21 to October 19. The Master will now go up against Pixar’s 3D re-release of Finding Nemo and Sony’s Resident Evil: Retribution on September 14. The drama will open in limited release, before expanding to more cities September 21....
The Matrix series is a dystopian science fiction series revolving around the concept that the world we live in is just a simulation. The original trilogy, excluding The Animatrix, revolves around Neo and his journey to destroy The Matrix and set everyone free. Written and directed by The Wachowski Siblings, The Matrix franchise has been praised both critically and was a blockbuster success. The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions were all planned sequels that added to the franchise....
With streaming of both television and movies becoming ever more the norm, it’s no surprise that shows honoring those mediums would inevitably follow suit. According to a report from IndieWire, the landmark SAG Awards Ceremony has made a collaborative deal with Netflix. The show is set to transition from broadcast television to online streaming starting this year. To be more specific, SAG will live stream its 2023 awards ceremony first on Netflix’s Youtube channel as a preliminary transition to the streaming giant....
MGM is counting on Hannibal Lecter to bring in the New Year! In a story from The Digital Bits, they report that the studio will be releasing The Silence of the Lambs: Collector’s Edition on January 30. Synopsis: In this multiple Oscar-winning thriller, Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, a top student at the FBI’s training academy whose shrewd analyses of serial killers lands her a special assignment: the FBI is investigating a vicious murderer nicknamed Buffalo Bill, who kills young women and then removes the skin from their bodies....
Back in June, I was invited to the Sony Pictures Animation facility to get an early look at The Smurfs, so it’s only fitting that I came back to SPA for an event celebrating The Smurfs on three-disc Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD December 2. The three-disc Blu-ray includes the brand new animated short The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol, a smurfy version of the classic Charles Dickens story. The short centers on Grouchy (George Lopez), who is normally rather happy during Christmas, but is his usually cantankerous self this year....
Apple has unveiled the first trailer for The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, directed by Jon Turteltaub and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The epic romantic comedy adventure opens in theaters on July 16, and stars Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Monica Bellucci and Toby Kebbell. You can also take a look at three new images from the film below. In The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Alfred Molina)....
Howdy folks. Another 7 days has past and brought us another slew of movie news, box office figures, new websites for upcoming flicks and new trailers. So lets not make haste and get this kicked off with this week’s Notables. NOTABLES “Donald Petrie Helming Chasing Dinner” - Monday, November 21 I guess the holiday season must have really done something over at the Yari Film Group. Maybe they were having some turkey a little early over there, and that triptophan messed with their heads, because this sounds just retarded....
You can bring home a remake of one of Universal’s classic monster films on both DVD and Blu-ray this June. The Wolfman will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 1. We don’t have any cover art images or pricing information as of yet, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted on any updates with this title. The Blu-ray version will allow fans to stream the original 1941 film The Wolf Man right to their living room....
Movies can be captivating and awe-inspiring, loved for their ability to transport viewers to far-off lands; often, movies can even elicit a sense of escapism from the negative parts of everyday life. Modern technology and CGI have made it easier than ever for film creators to bend reality and bring elements of fantasy and science fiction to life. However, some movies, instead, play with our expectations, warping and twisting reality as we know it to bring us new stories, characters, and ways of living that would otherwise be impossible… or so we think....
MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY Tyson Fury World Boxing Council When a famous individual writes an autobiography at the age of 30, it’s usually received with a sigh and a customary roll of the eyes, and automatically dismissed as a self-indulgent vanity project. Yet, in Tyson Fury’s case, his 32 years on this planet have included several lifetimes’ supply of success, controversy, and entertainment. Raised as a traveler, Fury was amply named “Tyson,” after Mike Tyson, as his father harbored hopes for his son to go on and emulate the legendary brawler....
ABC has released images from the upcoming debut episode of The Conners, which is entitled Keep on Truckin’. Dan (John Goodman), Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), Darlene (Sara Gilbert), Becky (Lecy Goranson), and Mark (Ames McNamara) are all featured in the photos. The moods shift from joyous to solemn, but other than that, it looks like the Roseanne show, minus the star of the series. Fans are anxious to see how the remaining cast members pull together to create a show that moves without Roseanne Barr....
It’s going to be a big April for our neighbors to the north as Toshiba will make their HD-DVD players available in Canda. According to Yahoo!, Toshiba will be realeasing the HD-A1 and HD-XA1 models this month. In May, the company will release it’s “Qosmio G30 AVPC” which “will feature an HD DVD SuperMulti double layer drive.” It is believed that the release of these players is “designed to coincide with the rapid proliferation of HD TVs in Canadian households....
You can take two classic trips with Chevy Chase in high definition for the first time this August. Vacation and European Vacation will be released on Blu-ray on August 10. Each disc will be priced at $24.98 SRP and you can take a look at the cover art below. Both films star Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo as Clark and Ellen Griswold. Vacation Everything is planned, packed - and about to go hilariously wrong....
According to The Hollywood Reporter, VH1 is bringing back Behind the Music. VH1 is ordering 10 new episodes of the show that started on the station in 1997. Lil Wayne and Scott Weiland are among the first artists to attach themselves to this show’s rebirth “It felt like the time is right,” stated VH1 executive vice president of original programming Jeff Olde. “There’s all sorts of new artists on the scene who have emerged and have these great stories....
Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema announced today their acquisition of North American rights to classic Australian thriller Wake in Fright. Alongside Mad Max and Walkabout, Wake in Fright is widely acknowledged as one of the seminal films in the development of modern Australian cinema. Directed by Ted Kotcheff (First Blood), the film tells the story of a British schoolteacher’s descent into personal demoralization at the hands of drunken, deranged derelicts while stranded in a small town in outback Australia....
Wal-Mart has taken the first step in video downloads territory with an exclusive Superman Returns DVD/Download Bundle offering available today Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. today announced its first step into the video downloads market – an exclusive Superman Returns DVD bundle containing a video download option with purchase of the physical DVD, available starting today only at Wal-Mart in nationwide stores. This special physical/digital DVD bundle gives customers the flexibility to watch the highly-anticipated Warner Bros....
