The original slate of sixty-six films that had initially qualified in the Academy's foreign language film category has now been pared down to nine.
Read more: Academy Names 9 Foreign Language Films for Oscar Race
Updated: to include new pic of Ian McShane as Blackbeard.
Walt Disney Pictures recently released two new photos from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides which will open in 3D, 2D, and IMAX 3D theaters on May 20. Check 'em out below.
It appears Robert Downey, Jr. has dropped out of Sam Raimi's upcoming Wizard of Oz reimagining, Oz: Great and Powerful. According to The Hollywood Reporter, studio heads are reportedly now in talks with Johnny Depp to take his place in the Emerald City.
Read more: Downey, Jr. Steps Away from OZ Project: Depp to Step in? UPDATED
And other related remake/reboot news
...or the reboot, that is. Warner Bros is FULL STEAM AHEAD on a reboot to the Lethal Weapon series. None of the original performers will return, so don't ask. The movie is being written by Will Beall. It is being produced by Joel Silver. No word on who is to direct and who is to star.
Paramount pictures announced today that Sacha Baron Cohen's next film will be based on a book by Saddam Hussein. Yes, that Saddam Hussein
Some spy footage from the downtown Los Angeles set of Sony Pictures' Spider-man has made its way to the web. The footage was filmed by a fan from the 16th floor of a downtown Los Angeles office tower.
Max Miller, a longtime member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that awards the Golden Globes, has died in an apparent suicide. A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Coroner said Max B. Miller, 73, died from a gunshot wound to the head on January 17.
Read more: Hollywood Foreign Press Member Max Miller Kills Himself
Ok, not so sure we really needed it, but get a load of this one. Seemingly yearning for a bit of a respite from his weighty dramas of late, Clint Eastwood, he of recent Hereafter and Gran Torino fame, will co-produce and direct another version of A Star is Born.
In what may classify as the most over-hyped release of movie marketing non-sense ever, we now present you with the official title treatment for Part I of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.
Read more: New TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN Title Treatment Hits the Web
Sir Anthony Hopkins is in talks to play horror filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock in a new biopic by Anvil: The Story of Anvil director, Sacha Gervasi.
Read more: Anthony Hopkins in Talks to Play Alfred Hitchcock
We'd like to congratulate author and Reel Reviews film critic Loron Hays on the publication of his next book, Either Side of the Same Street.
Read more: Reel Reviews Critic Loron Hays Publishes Next Book: EITHER SIDE OF THE SAME STREET
Warner Bros. today announced the development of a live-action digital short series based on the best-selling Mortal Kombat videogame franchise.
Read more: Warner Announces Live-Action MORTAL KOMBAT Digital Series
Kevin Smith made it official yesterday that he will retire from directing.
Updated: We don't like to broker in rumors because we've had our little movie hearts broken too many times and don't want to send you down that same path of gloom and despair (the wrist scars are quite embarrassing), but this one seems to have a little bit of meat on its realm-of-possibility bones.
Read more: Are the Wachowskis working on THE MATRIX 4 & 5 in 3D?
The Golden Raspberry Award Foundation have sifted through the cinematic rubble of last year and selected nominees for The 31st Annual RAZZIE® Awards.
Leading the pack among this year's Razzie contenders - with 9 nominations each are M. Night Shyamalan and his “re-imagined” the faux-anime TV series, last year’s 4th biggest money-maker, Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the aptly titled Twilight “parody” Vampires Suck, the bling-obsessed superslick chick flick Sex & The City 2, and the decidedly un-romantic rom-com/revenge fantasy The Bounty Hunter.
Read more: LAST AIRBENDER, VAMPIRES SUCK Pick up Razzie Nominations
The Academy has nodded. Their favorites anointed.
The 83rd annual Academy Award nominations were announced this morning at 7:30 am CST and The King's Speech is now running around the room holding up a giant number 1 foam finger. The British monarchy saga leads all comers with 12 nominations including best picture and actor honors for Colin Firth, Helen Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.
A small paragraph from an article that ran on freep.com has apparently re-opened the necronomicon and is causing quite a stir across the interwebz. In the article, Sam Raimi's long-time producer, Robert Tapert mentions that it's possible that he and Raimi will revisit their roots with the oft-rumored Evil Dead reboot. *Sigh* Here we go again.
Filmmaker David Lynch recently revealed in a radio interview that his team is prepping the trippy 1986 mystery film, Blue Velvet for an upcoming blu-ray treatment.
Read more: Lynch Preparing BLUE VELVET for Blu-ray - With Newly Found Deleted Scenes
The 1970s classic (and this author's fave film), Papillon, starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman will get a blu-ray release on May 24 of this year, says Warner Home Video.
The news surrounding Clint Eastwood's forthcoming biopic on J. Edgar Hoover continues to swirl with word that Naomi Watts will portray Helen Gandy, Hoover's loyal secretary of 54 years.
Read more: Naomi Watts Joins Eastwood's J. Edgar Hoover Biopic
Columbia Pictures recently released a publicity statement confirming that Overbrook Entertainment - owned by James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz and Jada Pinkett and Will Smith - is teaming up with Jay-Z's Roc Nation record label to produce a remimagination of the classic Broadway musical, Annie as a venue to showcase the talents of Smith progeny, Willow.
Many Netflix pundits, critics and long-time subscribers have been waiting with baited breath for the results of the movie/TV content provider's fourth quarter earnings report. Not because we're geeky bean-counters looking to analyze the net income EPS as weighed against previous years' key metrics, but rather because many long-time subscribers are concerned with the recent direction the company has taken.
Read more: Netflix Results Show Members Prefer Instant Movie/TV Content
We became disgusted at this little bit of news that crossed our desk yesterday. The L.A. Times reports that Weinstein may re-edit The King's Speech. Yes, the King's Speech that just picked up 12 Oscar nominations.
Studio bankruptcy, labor disputes, and casting problems apparently weren't bad-ass enough to to stand in the way of finally getting production of The Hobbit underway. But looks like an ulcer is.
An unnamed source has suggested that True Blood's own werewolf, Joe Manganiello, is currently being considered for the coveted role of Superman in the Christopher Nolan-produced reboot to be directed by Zack Snyder.
Read more: Ladies & Gentlemen, Have We Found Our Man of Steel?!
TMZ.com is reporting that actor Charlie Sheen was rushed to the hospital early this morning with what a hospital official deemed a "serious" condition.
Read more: Charlie Sheen Rushed to Hospital; Condition "Serious" - UPDATED
The New York Post is reporting - ok, it's the Page Six gossip column of The New York Post, but still - that NBC is attempting to get Mark Zuckerberg to make a cameo appearance on its live late night television sketch comedy show, Saturday Night Live alongside, get this, Jesse Eisenberg who portrayed the Facebook founder in the oscar-nominated film, The Social Network.
Read more: Will Zuckerberg Appear on SNL... With Jesse Eisenberg? UPDATED
Buzz has been brewing lately about who will don the red cape and soar to the skies as The Man of Steel in Zack Snyder's upcoming reboot of the Superman franchise. Well, we can finally put the rumor mill to rest with word coming down today via Deadline that Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures have named British actor Henry Cavill as Clark Kent and Superman.
No surprise from L.A.'s Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland last night as Tom Hooper was honored with the DGA's Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The King's Speech.
Read more: Tom Hooper Wins Director's Guild Top Prize for KING'S SPEECH
Looks like Javier Bardem's bad-to-the-bone depiction of Anton Chagur in 2007's No Country for Old Men was evil enough to get the attention of MGM execs as it's now being reported by Deadline that the Spanish actor's badass'ness' is wanted as the villain in the upcoming, as-of-yet-unnamed James Bond #23 film recently set for a November 9, 2012 release.
Read more: Javier Bardem Selected as Villain in Next Bond Film?
The King's Speech was bestowed with honor at last night's presentation of the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild awards held at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.
Read more: "Speech" is King at 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards
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- Colorado Street Suicide Bridge
- Death of a Princess - The Story of Grace Kelly's Fatal Car Crash
- Joaquin Phoenix 911 Call - River Phoenix - Viper Room
- Screen Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79
- Suicide and the Hollywood Sign - The Girl Who Jumped from the Hollywood Sign
- The Amityville Horror House
- The Black Dahlia Murder - The Death of Elizabeth Short
- The Death of Actress Jane Russell
- The Death of Brandon Lee
- The Death of Chris Farley
- The Death of Dominique Dunne
- The Death of George Reeves - the Original Superman