The Sci-Fi channel is promoting their webcast of "The Amazing Screw-On Head" this Friday with primetime ad space. Here's the commercial...

Batman Beyond - The Complete Second Season is coming on DVD on October 24th.

Starring Jim Broadbent and Colin Firth.

You Payin'?

Uh... wowsers...

Yeah, we like both of these rather a lot, as a quick search or peek in the review archives will tell you, and Magnolia Pictures has announced that both will be hitting DVD in North America September 5th. No real...

Somebody do a NOTLD- The Experience ride. . .*then* you're talking my language!

Will play the female lead as the voice of Melissa; Samuel L. Jackson to narrate.

The Eye (Movie)
Alba eyes role in Lionsgate remake.

Sally Field boards family-based ABC drama Brothers and Sisters.

Reality show The Simple Life extends to a fifth season.

The official website for Paprika, the latest by Satoshi Kon - the much acclaimed director of Millennium Actress, Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers and Paranoia Agent - is now online. At present the site is just a holding page but you...

So, I still haven't managed to get out and see this yet - perhaps a matinee on Friday - but I've just been passed another lengthy clip from Pirates of The Caribbean ... take a look at this and tell...

There have been lots of movies with and about Dracula, no question. There have been far too many films about vampires. Also no question. However, I'm really quite pressed to think of a film that really deals with the origons of Dracula. "Bram Stoker's Dracula" way back in 1992 sort of touched on his origons, but not really much.

No now Universal Studios is apparently going to do just that. An origons of Dracula movie. DRACULA BEGINS! Ok, that's not really the title. The good folks over at Cinema Confidential give us this:

The script will tell of the origins of Dracula where vampire mythology will mix with the true history of Prince Vlad the Impaler. The trade describes Dracula in the story as a "flawed hero in a tragic love story set in a dark age of magic and war, repositioning him more as a vengeful hero than the monster seen in Bram Stoker's classic novel."

I think this sounds great. I'm not 100% sold on the idea of trying to show "The Impaler" as some sort of good guy hero... but I guess every vilain has his fall at some point. But man... if they turn this into another Van Helsing I'm gonna walk out.

A live-action superhero drama starring Jason Connery and Lee Majors.

The third Sato film from Artsmagic, the third in their new 'Shocking Pink' line of releases. Already released on R1 USA DVD, the first, was Sato's 'Hard Focus' - review of that is still on the front of the page...

I wish Uwe Boll's investor would hold him to the same standards.

WWII feature gaining steam

This is just getting sad. The Halo project is in shambles right now. Remember this announcement from the studios way back in early 2005?:

Variety reports that 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures have closed their deal to make a movie based on Microsoft's hit video game Halo, with plans for a tentpole release in the summer of 2007.

Yeah... well here we are near the end of the summer of 2006. And what do we have? Nothing.

We have no cast, and most importantly we have NO DIRECTOR YET!!!!!

Don't hold your breath for a summer 2007 release date. Not having a director yet... a FULL YEAR after they announced the project is bad bad bad news no matter which way you try to spin it. It either means one of three things:

1) They can't find a decent director who will take a video game project and they're stuck in total limbo right now with nothing happening.

2) The script that they announced was "completed" last year was actually total crap and they're just working on trying to redo it into something that actually works.

or what would be even WORSE,

3) They're proceeding with the project without the guidance of the director. This means right now important film decisions are being made by the wrong people that an actual director will have to walk in and just accept.

This isn't like the M. Night Shyamalan and Harry Potter situation. I'm not saying a director needs 100% total control over a project at all. But to start working on pre-production elements without a director to guide it would show just how little Bungie knows about making movies.

Look, maybe this film will turn out to be amazing. Maybe it will win Oscars. Maybe Kings and Queens of ages past will rise from the dead just to watch this piece of cinematic history. Maybe. But right now this project is a joke. A full year after its announcement and the still don't have the first thing you need. A director. I'll be the guy in the corner not holding his breath.

You may now begin sending your hate mail.

Remake finds its way to Lionsgate

'West Wing' star gets a movie role

The "Fantastic Four" star is in negotiations for the U.S. remake of the popular Hong Kong horror film.

I doubt this version will have the infamous 'Playboy Chris' scene.

I wish Uwe Boll's investor would hold him to the same standards.

'Shopgirl' helmer tackles new drama

Trio eye adaptation of Susan Minot's novel

King adaptation drafts another

I doubt this version will have the infamous 'Playboy Chris' scene.

Have you seen American Pie: Band Camp? Trust me, if you haven't, then you really are not missing much! But apparently when it was released on DVD & VHS it shifted over two million units so the Studio have listened...

Ok, everyone around here knows how much I love Jackie Chan. I talk big about the guy all the time... so it's only fair that I mention something negatice about the dude when something like this comes up. The folks over at Yahoo News give us the follwoing:

An apparently intoxicated Jackie Chan disrupted a concert by Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jonathan Lee in Hong Kong and exchanged insults with the audience, a news report said Tuesday.

Ming Pao Daily News said Chan suddenly jumped on stage at the concert Monday night and demanded a duet with Lee. He then tried to conduct the band but stopped and restarted the music several times, Ming Pao said.

Oh my sweet goodness. Chan is usually known for being so polite and cordial. This is pretty out of charachter.

And my friends wonder why I don't drink. :P

Following up on a report from Bloody-Disgusting , BlackFilm.com has confirmed that Ving Rhames, Mena Suvari, Michael Welch, Annalynne McCord, Stark Sands and Nick Cannon have been cast in Millennium Films' Day of the Dead remake.

The continuing world of casting rumors...

Anand Tucker will direct And When Did You Last See Your Father? for Number 9 Films and FilmFour, with Jim Broadbent and Colin Firth taking the leading roles, says Variety .

Goya's Ghosts goes for a replacement.

Apparently Warner Bros. has put out the word that in order for it to green light a sequel to Superman Returns (Which I really hope they do cause I went out and bought the Supermanreturns2.com domain name and I was hoping to get 50 billion dollars for it), this film will have to pull in $200 million domestically.

It's also being said that if there is indeed a sequel, then it's budget would be cut down.  The good folks over at TMZ give us this:

Talent agency insiders, speaking on the condition of anonymity, insist that Horn (Warner Exec.) is so concerned about being burned financially by ionospheric "Superman" special effects costs that any sequel's budget would cost far less than Bryan Singer's quarter billion dollar baby: a meager $150 million. That's a whopping $35 million less than its predecessor was green lit at, and roughly $55 million less than "Superman Returns" alleged final negative cost.

Can anyone really blame him?  Right now Superman Returns is sitting about about $150 million domestically (a terrific number for any movie in 13 days, but clearly not record breaking).  Does it have the legs to make $200 million?  Actually yes it could.

Aside from POTC 2 (which everyone on the planet has seen already), there really isn't anything major that would threaten it until at least the 21st.  By then it is possible that it could crack that $200 number... but it's not a lock by a long shot.

However, I should mention here that while I LOVED Superman Returns, I've got to say that I'm not really sure where that $220 million production budget (not including marketing) went.  Yes there were some terrific special effect in Superman Returns... but nothing outrageously spectacular... and not really too much of them.  I've never been really sure why this film cost so much more to make than say... X-Men 3.

I don't think you need a PHD to know there will be a Superman Returns 2... however... I don't see why having it's budget cut would be a bad thing.  That film should have only run $150 million to make in the first place.  Bryan Singer (One of the best in the business) needs to learn how to work within a budget a little more.  Thanks to Dave for the heads up.

Farce of the Penguins , Bob Saget's irreverent spoof of wildlife adventures, has found its female lead with Christina Applegate joining Saget as the voice of Melissa, his romantic foil. Lewis Black, Mo'Nique and Tracy Morgan have the other leading roles, with Samuel L. Jackson serving as his film's narrator.

Stan Lee's LightSpeed , the latest in a series of POW! Entertainment's projects, will premiere on NBC Universal's SCI FI Channel. The live action Stan Lee Original, will air the evening of July 26 @ 9pm ET/PT.

A show from the creator of MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch.

Today's question is for all of you mutants out there...and be sure to click on the following links...

Al Gough wants fans to be able to see the WB pilot that never aired.

Mageina Tovah returns as Peter Parker's shy, cute neighbor.

Don't make him angry. Buy this DVD. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

Looks like we all got caught with our pants down on this one! As Dave reported yesterday, Ving Rhames has been cast in the remake of Day Of The Dead, but the information we heard that Mira Sorvino was also...

Rosario Dawson was slated to shoot 'Sin City 2' next, but new cast-mate Angelina Jolie's pregnancy put production on a temporary halt. 'Sin City 2' does not yet have a start date. "I don't know," says Dawson. "I think, I'm doing 'Death Proof' in August and September and I know that just finally, Angelina [Jolie] just finished having her baby..." More...

The Standard Lite will turn into The Daily Planet on Thursday to coincide with the premiere of Warner Bros new movie 'Superman Returns' in Leicester Square. The Daily Planet is the newspaper where Superman's alter ego Clark Kent works as a reporter in the film, which stars Brandon Routh as the hero, Kevin Spacey as villain Lex Luthor and Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane. The Standard Lite's entire print run, approximately 79,000 copies, will be wrapped in a spoof cover. The front will be The Daily Planet and the back will be 'Superman Returns' artwork. More...

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's butter! This year, the Iowa State Fair's new butter sculptor Sarah Pratt, a 29-year-old schoolteacher from Norwalk, will create a figure of Iowa native and "Superman Returns" star Brandon Routh as Superman for the annual display. More...

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Two shots from Clint Eastwood's latest!

ComingSoon.net has had a chance to talk to Michael Clarke Duncan about his involvement in both Sin City 2 and Transformers. When asked if he was going to be involved with the Sin City sequel he said: "I would love...

Featuring Five Episodes from the Popular Cartoon Network TV Series for Preschoolers Available on DVD October 24 Armed with over a half century of crime-fighting experience on TV, Krypto, Superman's dog, is ready to fight crime for the second time around on DVD. Krypto the Superdog Volume 2, based on the popular Cartoon Network TV series, will be available on DVD October 24, 2006 from Warner Home Video (WHV). The DVD will be cross-trailered on all WHV Superman releases in 2006. The five-episode compilation will be priced to own at $14.97 SRP with order due date September 19. More...

The sixth and final chapter of the online comic "The Hunt for Lex Luthor" is available to read/watch at Pepsi's "Superman Returns" website.

EA Games and Nettwerk have released the soundtrack to 'Superman Returns: The Videogame'.

Talent agency insiders with ties to "Superman Returns" have been told that Warner Bros. Pictures president and COO Alan Horn has informed agents that a sequel hinges on whether grosses of "Superman Returns" can crest the $200 million mark in the U.S.

Check out the new 'Transformers' Holloman Air Force Base Set Video

Check out the new 'Transformers' video from the set of the movie, originally presented by E!

Flags of Our Fathers (Movie)
Two shots from Clint Eastwood's latest!

"Gwen Stacy? She's a pretty famous comic book character," said Bryce Dallas Howard who plays the character in 'Spider-Man 3'. "She's one of Peter Parker's first loves. In this film it's a love triangle between Mary Jane and Peter Parker and herself. She is young and she's kind of sexy. I don't want to reveal too much." More...

KryptonSite has posted spoilers for "Sneeze," the second episode of Smallville's upcoming sixth season.

Intermedia has optioned Adam Alleca's sci-fi action-thriller spec 'The Drowning Man.' Based on Hideshi Hino's manga 'Living Corpse,' the story centers on a man who wakes up without a pulse and soon discovers that he is at the center of a macabre government experiment.

Sure, his "Uncle Ben" character had died in the first film. But Cliff Robertson reminds Army Archerd he came back in the second film. He was sworn to secrecy as to how he returns in the third. [Rob, unsure how newsy this is for you. I know its been rumoured but I don't think its been officially confirmed.]

Comic-Con Pitch continues with a look at Aaron Sowd's Ninja Monkey. (But can you really look at a ninja?)

Some of the Love Island contestants baffle the others with their odd beauty regimes.

Bianca Gascoigne, the youngest contestant on Love Island, discusses her age concerns.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O sheds light on the motivation for her latest look.

The Love Island contestants get emotional during a heart to heart whilst eating together.

Glamour model Alicia Douvall becomes the first contestant up for eviction on Love Island.

Love Island contestants Sophie Anderton and Shane Lynch are voted into the "Love Shack".

Don't hang about, click here to visit dtheatre.com and see a Spy pic of the new look Optimus Prime in vehicle mode, from Michael Bay's forthcoming Transformers. So is this real? Well, something to consider is that this image first...

Sometimes there are DVD releases that don't get obvious reviews, sometimes there are slightly early reviews too. They do turn up online though, hidden away, hard to spot, and you're probably left wondering why we didn't get to hear about...

The controversial Scientology show originally banned after the first airing.

CS Indie has a rare and exclusive chat with actor William H. Macy, talking about his part in the drama Edmond , based on the David Mamet stageplay.

Best news in a long time

The Stephen King film adaptation also starring Samuel L. Jackson and John Cusack.

While Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest set another record on Monday, grossing $18.1 million to beat the previous nonholiday Monday benchmark of $14.4 million set by Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith , Disney is tightening its belt.

Raven Symone ( That's So Raven ) is attached to star in the Walt Disney Pictures remake of Adventures in Babysitting , says The Hollywood Reporter .

Lionsgate picks up the thriller remake from Paramount.

A remake of George A. Romero's classic film gets a digital update.

Flags of Our Fathers (Movie)
Two shots from Clint Eastwood's latest!

E! Entertainment Television is set to take a comedic look at pop culture events through claymation re-enactments in a new half-hour series from the creator of MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch , says The Hollywood Reporter .

Former The West Wing star Bradley Whitford has joined the cast of An American Crime , a gritty true-crime drama being directed by Tommy O'Haver, says The Hollywood Reporter .

The Hollywood Reporter says that Claire Danes, Vanessa Redgrave and Toni Collette are in talks to star in Evening , Focus Features' screen adaptation of Susan Minot's bestselling novel.

Intoxicating British comedy an entertaining diversion

Intriguing start to russian trilogy a blood-xoaked must

Flags of Our Fathers (Movie)
Two shots from Clint Eastwood's latest!

Lionsgate is picking up Cruise/Wagner-produced remake The Eye out of turnaround from Paramount and is in talks with Jessica Alba to star and French helmers David Moreau and Xavier Palud to direct. Variety says the film will shoot this winter.

The romantic drama starring Ashley Judd.

The West Wing actor is joining the cast of the crime drama.

Newly launched distributor Midnight Movies Entertainment will roll out on 1,500 screens in November a 3-D update of the George A. Romero classic Night of the Living Dead , called Night of the Living Dead 3-D .

Grey's Anatomy star Kate Walsh has signed on to star opposite John Cusack in Dimension Films' big screen Stephen King adaptation 1408 , reports Variety .

Jeff Goldblum will star in writer-director Paul Schrader's Holocaust drama Adam Resurrected , based on the novel by Israeli author Yoram Kaniuk, reports Variety .

The trio to star in the adaptation of Susan Minot's best-selling novel.

The remake of the 1980's cult classic, directed by Chris Columbus.

Comedy Central has scheduled a July 19 airdate for "Trapped in the Closet," the South Park episode that lampoons Scientology and Tom Cruise, reports Variety . The segment, nominated for an Emmy, was removed from the repeat schedule in May.

The WWII Holocaust drama based on the Yoram Kaniuk novel.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today invited 83 countries to submit films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 79th Academy Awards©.

Racial issues will dominate in the twelfth story of the Trial & Retribution series.

Nolan brings magic to the trailer for his next movie.

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Bay finds the worst Prime design possible.

Ben Affleck is the new Superman.

The actor has signed on to take the title role in this World War II Holocaust film.