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Trailer for The Invited marks the triumphant return of the evil ouija board!

19 October 2009 10:23 AM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

Why are we interested in The Invited? Well, not only does Ryan McKinney's supernatural thriller mark the triumphant return of the evil ouija board - a device I thought long since deserted by the horror genre - it also has one of the strangest cast line-ups we've seen in a while. Lou Diamond Phillips, Pam Grier and Megan Ward (who I last saw in that MTV cockroach musical thing, Joe's Apartment).

The trailer starts off kind of slowly, but amps up the tension quickly by showcasing some great sepia-toned shots of the 20s, blood soaked possessions and even quick glimpses of a monster. The last shot in particular, which is reminiscent of Poltergeist, is especially creepy.

Synopsis:

A young married couple who are pregnant with their first child moves into their turn-of-the-century home where they discover that a great evil has resided there for nearly a century, unleashed by a previous occupant. »

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First Super High-Res James Cameron's Avatar Images

1 October 2009 12:20 PM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

SpoilerTV has posted up 6 new promotional images recently sent out for James Cameron's Avatar. Unlike anything released thus far, these are being offered in super high resolution. The two most visually stunning stills are of Zoe Saldana's Neytiri character. Once you click on the smaller versions to view the high-res shots you'll see why. Jar Jar would be insanely jealous. The last shot of Sigourney Weaver on a James Cameron set throws off a huge Ellen Ripley vibe. Will Dr. Grace Augustine see some real action? »

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Toronto 2009: "Bad Lieutenant" On Duty

21 September 2009 7:14 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

The last shot of "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" has Nicolas Cage with his back against the wall of an aquarium tank, letting out a slight guffaw before the screen turns black. Werner Herzog's explanation? Clearly, it's a reference to the final self-portraits of Rembrandt and Goya, who immortalized themselves laughing at their own reflections. "It has such a mysterious chuckle at the end," Herzog told the crowd at the Elgin Theatre. "You don't know where it comes from."

There's little use in explaining most of what transpires in "Bad Lieutenant." It has little to do with Abel Ferrara's film of the same title, or good taste, or reality in general. But getting away from reality is often what the movies are all about, and in that sense, Herzog and Cage have made a film for the ages, the kind of spectacular accident that happens when »

- Stephen Saito

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A look at what's in store for Twilight studio Summit Entertainment

25 June 2009 9:22 PM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

For the past few weeks, a couple of exciting announcements have been made regarding Twilight studio Summit Entertainment's other projects (aside from The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Remember Me, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse). On June 2nd, it was announced that Summit Entertainment was bringing on Jeff Nathanson, writer of the screenplays for several popular films such as Rush Hour 2, Rush Hour 3, The Terminal, Catch Me If You Can, and director of The Last Shot and story-writer behind Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. Nathanson, will, according to The Hollywood Reporter, both "write and direct the adaptation of William Kalush and Larry Sloman's Harry Houdini biography 'Th »

- thetwilightexaminer

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Jeff Nathanson to Write and Direct Houdini Movie

3 June 2009 6:34 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Summit Entertainment has hired Jeff Nathanson to write and direct its upcoming adaptation of the controversial book The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero.

By choosing Nathanson, Summit makes clear its plans for the big-screen version of Houdini's life.  Despite directing the relatively small The Last Shot, Nathanson's best known for his writing credits on the two Rush Hour movies, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Catch Me If You Can, and The Terminal. The Houdini movie will reportedly have a heavy action-oriented focus, making use of not only Houdini's reputation as an escape artist but also the book's insinuations that he was a British spy.

It may be a little while before Nathanson gets around to writing the script, though, since he currently has his plate full writing an adaptation of the children's book series The 39 Clues »

- Rich Z Zwelling

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Jeff Nathanson Helming Summit’s Houdini

2 June 2009 9:42 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

Jeff Nathanson has signed to write and direct the adaptation of William Kalush and Larry Sloman's Harry Houdini biography The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero for Summit Entertainment, report the trades. The book, published in 2006 by Atria Books, made waves at the time for insinuating that Houdini was a spy for Britain and was asked to be an adviser to Czar Nicholas II's court in pre-revolutionary Russia. The book also portrayed the master escape artist and magician as a debunker of con artists who pretended to be spiritualists, leading to the theory that his death was caused by the spiritual movement as payback. Summit, hoping to capitalize on worldwide recognition of Houdini's name while potentially launching a franchise, is looking to take a more action-adventure tack -- akin to the one taken by the upcoming Guy Ritchie-Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock Holmes movie. »

- James Cook

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2009 | 2004

6 articles from 2009

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