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26 August 2008 12:54 PM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Aint It Cool News has announced that Danny Elfman (frequent composer on Tim Burton's films and former front-man of Oingo Boingo) will be scoring Universal's upcoming remake of The Wolf Man! (Read the entire article Here!) Here's hoping that Elfman will provide The Wolf Man with a fantastic, unique and memorable score! The new update of the classic Universal monster is being helmed by director Joe Johnston from a script by Andrew Kevin Walker (SE7EN) & David Self and stars Benicio Del Toro (Sin City), Anthony Hopkins (The Silence Of The Lambs), Emily Blunt (Wind Chill) & Hugo Weaving (V For Vendetta). It opens April 3rd, 2009! Visit the official website at: http://www.thewolfmanmovie.com

30 July 2008 7:45 PM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Ah, here's another Comic-Con video making its way on-line! I wish the studios would just release this material officially so fans can start getting excited! But alas, here's some footage from The Wolfman presentation!

The new update of the classic Universal monster is being helmed by director Joe Johnston from a script by Andrew Kevin Walker (SE7EN) & David Self and stars Benicio Del Toro (Sin City), Anthony Hopkins (The Silence Of The Lambs), Emily Blunt (Wind Chill) & Hugo Weaving (V For Vendetta). It opens April 3rd, 2009! Visit the official website at: http://www.thewolfmanmovie.com

24 July 2008 4:05 PM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Universal Studios has launched the official movie website for The Wolfman over at the following link: http://www.thewolfmanmovie.com. There's not much there yet other then a nifty flash intro, story synopsis and a few pics, but regardless it's The Wolfman! So, bookmark it now!

The new update of the classic Universal monster is being helmed by director Joe Johnston from a script by Andrew Kevin Walker (SE7EN) & David Self and stars Benicio Del Toro (Sin City), Anthony Hopkins (The Silence Of The Lambs), Emily Blunt (Wind Chill) & Hugo Weaving (V For Vendetta). It opens April 3rd, 2009!

15 July 2008 4:56 PM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Matt Singer

When adventurous treasure hunters Rick and Evelyn O'Connell return for their third film, this summer's "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," one of them will look a bit different than they had previously. That's because Evelyn was once played by Rachel Weisz, who passed on this sequel and was replaced by Maria Bello. Likewise, the relationship between Bruce Wayne and Rachel Dawes from "Batman Begins" continues in this summer's "The Dark Knight," without Katie Holmes; Maggie Gyllenhaal fills in there.

It's a busy year for actors replacing other actors in sequels . we've already had a new Hulk (Edward Norton) and this fall, we'll have a new Punisher to match (Ray Stevenson) . so it's a good time to look back at some of the most notable substitutes. Sometimes new actors in old roles can make a huge impact; Antonio Banderas broke through with American audiences with "Desperado,

Matt Singer

15 July 2008 11:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Ralph Fiennes' Lord Voldemort character in the Harry Potter films has been named the best movie villain of all time - beating Heath Ledger's The Joker into fifth place.

Ledger's performance in new Batman sequel The Dark Knight, the last movie he completed before his death in January, has been lauded by critics and tipped for an Oscar nomination.

But editors of Moviefone rank him behind Fiennes; James Earl Jones and Hayden Christensen's Darth Vader; Margaret Hamilton's Wicked Witch of the West and Sir Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter in the onscreen evil stakes.

A Moviefone editor explains the decision to crown Voldemort the most dastardly, "He is the most powerful dark wizard to ever wave a wand. What's more, he schemes to dominate the whole world. Without his slithering presence, would J.K. Rowling be the best-selling author of all time? The answer, a resounding "No."

The top ten is as follows:

1: Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter - Ralph Fiennes

2: Darth Vader, Star Wars -James Earl Jones, Hayden Christensen

3. Wicked Witch Of The West, The Wizard Of Oz - Margaret Hamilton

4. Hannibal Lecter, Silence Of The Lambs - Anthony Hopkins

5. Joker, The Dark Knight - Heath Ledger

6. Goldfinger, Goldfinger - Gert Frobe

7. Chigurh, No Country For Old Men - Javier Bardem

8. Hans Gruber, Die Hard - Alan Rickman

9: Max Cady, Cape Fear - Robert De Niro

10: Queen, Snow White And The Seven Dwarves - Lucille La Verne.

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20 June 2008 10:27 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Pulp Fiction has topped a new magazine poll to find the best film of the past 25 years.

The Quentin Tarantino cult favourite beat the Lord of The Rings trilogy and Titanic to land at the top of Entertainment Weekly's New Classics list.

The publication claims the 1994 film "opened a new universe of mainstream storytelling".

Also on the movie list is Toy Story, Saving Private Ryan, Blue Velvet and Hannah and Her Sisters.

Meanwhile, The Silence of The Lambs was named the best movie poster, The A-Team nabbed the best TV theme song and The Simpsons beat The Sopranos and Seinfeld to land the best TV show on the small screen New Classics list.

In music, Prince's Purple Rain was named the top album, ahead of Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and Achtung Baby by U2.

And J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter + The Goblet of Fire came in second on the New Classics books list, behind Cormac McCarthy's The Road.

Finally, Madonna's wedding dress-clad appearance at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards beat the opening credits of TV show Sex and The City for the top Pop Culture Moment that Rocked Fashion, and Angels In America was named the top stage show of the past 25 years.

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12 March 2008 6:27 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Jodie Foster still dreams of the simple life as a coffee shop assistant because she fears she has missed out on too much.

While many people dream of fame and fortune, The Silence Of The Lambs star dreams of life at a ski lodge Starbucks.

The 45-year-old star tells U.S. publication Parade, "Sometimes I think, 'What the hell are you doing? What's the value of all this?'

"I have fantasies about the things I might have done. I wish I'd been a ski bum or maybe had a job at a Starbucks in a ski place."

And the actress still has nightmares about her lonely childhood as a movie star: "Being a child prodigy is inherently lonely... You're different from other kids. No one else can understand.

"There's a longing to connect, a craving to say, 'Here is the deepest part of me, the part that people don't see.'"

But Foster refuses to claim her childhood was anything but normal - it was normal to her: "People ask me if I missed anything by not having a normal childhood and the truth is, if I'd been an ambassador's daughter or grown up on a farm in Missouri, I wouldn't have had a normal childhood either. I had the only childhood I knew."

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11 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

January has traditionally been a month for dumping films for which studios have little hope. This January is proving to be no exception. This weekend sees the debut of The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie. Its main characters are vegetables. Still, Gene Seymour writes in Newsday, "after the garish excessiveness of the last pair of live-action "Pirates of the Caribbean" installments, the pokey charms of The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything provides a mildly soothing tonic." Several critics remark that while children are likely to love it, parents who take them to see it may find their minds wandering. Kevin Crust in the Los Angeles Times, for example, found himself wondering, "If there was a VeggieTales version of The Silence of the Lambs -- which, arguably, is pretty unlikely -- would Hannibal Lecter be a vegetarian or would the fava beans simply become the main dish with a side of kidney?" Lou Lumenick in the New York Post writes that the film deserves praise for one thing only, it's title -- "for truth in advertising. I've seen more exciting no-smoking announcements in theaters."

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