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Space for a Double Feature: "Fantastic Mr. Fox" & "A Christmas Carol"

15 hours ago | The Auteurs | See recent The Auteurs news »

If total artifice gave renegades like Avery, Fleischer, Jones, Oshii, a redoubt from which to craft their eccentric visions away from the plastic inadequacies of photographic realism, the post-Pixar, post-Star Wars ascendency of animation in all its forms offers new routes of total control for artists who haven't felt the biting pang of expressive urgency or the institutional need to work in supposedly sub-artistic media to get their giddy visions seen.

Witness 2009, a year where two of America's most distinctive and high-profile auteurs perfect their film worlds through the total freedom offered from removing humans from the films and focusing on manufacturing cinema.  Robert Zemeckis's 3D'd, IMAX'd, motion capture'd, CGI'd chamber piece A Christmas Carol explodes in cheery horror in a kind of Disneyland ride of an old man's nightmare, letting the digital camera define space in flowing, flying, time-warping, tunnel-vision'd fits that consistute the collective bad dreams of Jancsó, »

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Interview with Tony Dyson, the man behind Star Wars' R2-D2 – part two

26 November 2009 2:44 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

On Tuesday, we brought you part one of our exclusive interview with Tony Dyson, the man who designed and built iconic movie robot R2-D2 for Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (see Related Content, right), and now, drum roll please for we have part two (betcha didn’t see that one coming, eh?) In this, Tony fills us in on the love the Star Wars cast shared for the bot, what he considers makes a good movie robot and what others onscreen machines he rates. Click over the jump for the interview. »

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Zombieland sequel in 3D – a small rant

25 November 2009 4:20 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

With notable exceptions such as the Godfather trilogy, up until recently film series were known for their decreasing quality as each new instalment passed. Trying to capitalise on the “name” success of a brand, studios would try and quickly rush out a sequel whilst the original was still fresh in the minds of the cinema audience. A case in point would be the Planet Of The Apes series which, with each new film, saw the series regress from innovative special effects to rushed out hackery.

It was not until Spielberg and Lucas, with the Indiana Jones and Star Wars series, did the idea occur of making sequels bigger, grander than their original films. The trend grew and grew until this decade when the box office has been dominated by franchise sequels – The Lord of the Rings, The Pirates of the Caribbean, the Harry Potter films, The Dark Knight, New Moon and many, »

- Kieron

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First Look: 'Family Guy' spoofs 'Empire Strikes Back'

25 November 2009 1:27 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

After the success of Family Guy's 2007's Star Wars spoof, Blue Harvest, Seth MacFarlane and his writers decided to parody Empire Strikes Back. The result? Something, Something, Something Dark Side, an hour-long episode that will be available on DVD and Blu-ray Dec. 22. (In this photo, Stewie Griffin reprises his role as Darth Vader.) Even though MacFarlane & Co., had experience parodying the franchise, the Family Guy creator still said it was still a challenge the second time around. "It’s a lot of work, and it’s mainly because of what the movie was, and how visually impressive the movie was, »

- Kate Ward

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'Star Wars: In Concert' Is All A Fan Could Hope For

25 November 2009 12:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

I don't know if many have gotten to check it out, but "Star Wars" has been on tour in recent weeks. Really, "Star Wars": In Concert, a nationwide (plus Canada) series of concerts celebrating composer John Williams' magnificent score for the six movies in George Lucas's long-running sci-fi franchise.

I was fortunate enough to check out last weekend's show at Nassau Coliseum, on Long Island. It was a jarring day actually, as I caught a 10am screening of "New Moon" that morning -- a Packed house, I might add -- before jumping on a Long Island Railroad train out to the show. I wasn't sure what to expect, having only read that (1) a symphony orchestra was involved, (2) clips from the movies were involved and, most excitingly, (3) Anthony Daniels -- who played C-3Po in every movie -- was serving as some sort of master of ceremonies. An »

- Adam Rosenberg

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Family Guy’s Something Something Something Darkside Trailer: The Empire Strikes Back Spoof

25 November 2009 10:39 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

So here's the thing: Star Wars spoofs are basically the most obvious and dated thing imaginable, but I actually kinda liked Fanboys. Go figure. That still doesn't make me any more interested in another Family Guy Star Wars special, but I know there are a lot of people out there looking forward to this. The first Family Guy Star Wars special Blue Harvest was such a huge hit that Fox decided to push the release date for the sequel back a bit and release it on DVD before it airs on TV (a practice becoming more and more common nowadays). It's called Something Something Something Darkside, and it parodies the events from The Empire Strikes Back. A trailer has arrived on Apple.com [1], which makes it like... official, or something. I'm sure you know what you're in for. Are you a Family Guy fan? Is this something you plan on checking out? »

- Sean

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Funnier Trailer For Family Guy ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Parody

25 November 2009 7:59 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

About a week or so ago I posted a teaser trailer for “Something, Something, Something, Darkside”, which is Family Guy’s newest spoof of the Star Wars Trilogy, this time lampooning the happenings of Empire Strikes Back.

I lot of you were happy to see Family Guy doing a follow-up to their hilarious 2007 Star Wars parody, “Blue Harvest”, but thought that the teaser trailer was a bit disappointing in terms of laugh out loud moments.

 

Well I’m happy to report that there is now a full trailer for “Something, Something, Something Darkside”, and it really does bring the laughs.

What was missing from the teaser trailer that is included here are those sly, knowing little winks that Family Guy provides on just about any topic imaginable. Of course, there is plenty of raunchy humor as well (never fear, my low-brow friends), along with plenty of Family Guy inside jokes. »

- Kofi Outlaw

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Revenge of the shlockmeister: Roger Corman gets his due

25 November 2009 4:57 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Roger Corman's output through the years may not be immediately familiar, but he's been a wide conduit for emerging talent and raw creativity. That's why he's finally been given an Oscar

"Ok, so, November 14th 2009, Roger Corman receives an Oscar. People … what took you so long?" The words of Jonathan Demme in his speech before handing over the statuette to Corman on that fateful evening.

Don't worry, you've not missed the Oscar ceremony (something surprisingly easy to do since Sky swiped the TV rights). This was the inaugural Governors awards, part of the new-look Academy that will see the number of nominees greatly expanded come March, where the board issue honorary Oscars to deserving talents who they missed out or ignored over the years. It's a shame this was such a sidelined event as we were denied the opportunity to see Hollywood's brightest and best politely clapping at a »

- Phelim O'Neill

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James Earl Jones: 'I'm a redneck'

25 November 2009 2:46 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

James Earl Jones has defended the all-black casting of the current West End adaptation of Tennessee Williams's Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. The Lion King and Star Wars actor plays Big Daddy in the production, which sold out on Broadway before its transfer to London. Jones told The Guardian: "We're not doing anything to this play that a white family, or a Chinese family, wouldn't do. "I am a redneck, too. I am a Mississippi farm person. I can be foul-mouthed, I can be inarticulate. It's just that my neck doesn't (more) »

- By Mayer Nissim

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Marvel unveils new 'Shield' project

25 November 2009 1:01 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Marvel has announced its new project Shield, a miniseries written by Jonathan Hickman. On G4TV's Attack of the Show last night, host Blair Butler revealed that Hickman's (Secret Warriors, Fantastic Four) forthcoming series would delve into the past of the Marvel Universe. Shield - illustrated by Dustin Weaver (Star Wars, X-Men: Kingbreaker) - will explore how some of the greatest figures in history (more) »

- By Hugh Armitage

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Exclusive: Director James McTeigue on the Wachowskis, Superman, Edgar Allen Poe, Ninja Assassin, Magneto, and a Lot More!

24 November 2009 9:56 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

A few days ago I attended the Los Angeles press junket for director James McTeigue’s Ninja Assassin.  While I already posted my four minute video interview with McTeigue and Rain (the lead in Ninja Assassin), I was able to get some extra time with McTeigue the following day.  Since I’m a huge fan of V for Vendetta and his work with the Wachowskis on Speed Racer, I decided to use my extended interview to ask about his other projects and home video questions.

So after the jump I try and get James McTeigue to tell me what the Wachowskis are working on, his next project on Edgar Allen Poe (The Raven), the Superman and Magneto rumors, what’s on the Ninja Assassin DVD/Blu-ray, could Hugo Weaving be in his Edgar Allen Poe movie, his thoughts on Star Wars (he was second unit director on Episode Two), extended edition DVDs, »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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Family Guy’s Something… Dark Side Trailer

24 November 2009 8:33 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »

This is a post about Family Guy’s “Something, Something, Something Dark Side” trailer, but I couldn’t fit the whole title in the subject line.  I hope you’ll forgive me.

The movie is Family Guy’s humorous take on Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back after their success with Episode IV parody titled “Blue Harvest.”  By the way, the title comes from this clip in the “Barely Legal” episode (season 5) where the Emperor finds the formula for great Star Wars dialogue. The trailer is funny, but seems to be a lot of recycled jokes from previous seasons.

Official synopsis:

The saga continues as Luke (Chris), Leia (Lois), Han Solo (Peter) and Chewbacca (Brian) have evaded the dreaded Imperial Starfleet led by the cunning, conniving and curiously short evil lord Darth Vader (Stewie), setting up a new secret base on the remote ice world of Hoth. »

- Jeff Leins

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'Star Wars: The Old Republic' Jedi Consular And Sith Inquisitor Revealed

24 November 2009 3:30 PM, PST | MTV Multiplayer | See recent MTV Multiplayer news »

We already new that "Star Wars: The Old Republic" would have "sexual tension," but now we have the complete list of playable character classes as well. The Jedi Consular And Sith Inquisitor officially round off the roster of choices players will have when the game goes live.

"Fans of 'Star Wars: The Old Republic' will be in for a treat this week!" BioWare community manager Sean Dahlberg wrote in a post on Swtor.com. "Several magazines in North America and Europe will have articles that not only talk about The Old Republic but also reveal our final two classes: the Jedi Consular and the Sith Inquisitor!"

"We will be updating the HoloNet with information about both of these in December, but in the meantime, feel free to participate in discussions within the class areas for both the Jedi Consular and Sith Inquisitor."

That brings the final playable class count to eight for "The Old Republic, »

- Brian Warmoth

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Trailer for Family Guy: Something Something Something Dark Side

24 November 2009 3:14 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

If you need an example of why I no longer watch Family Guy, you need look no further than this trailer for the show’s parody of The Empire Strikes Back, Something, Something Something, Dark Side.  I used to be one of the show’s most ardent fans before it was cancelled.  I was so happy when Fox brought it back and then I discovered that the show just wanted to recycle all of its old jokes.  That’s why you’ll see the Giant Chicken as Boba Fett or an At-at grabbing its knee like Peter did in the Willy Wonka episode back in 2000.  But hey, it’s a Star Wars parody and you don’t see a lot of those so hit the jump and check out the trailer for Something, Something, Something Dark Side.  The hour-long episode will be available on DVD and Blu-ray on December 22nd. »

- Matt Goldberg

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Learn the Real Reason Darth Vader Wears a Helmet

24 November 2009 2:02 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Everyone loves the brooding, over-bearing look of Darth Vader; clad all in black, draped in a cape, wearing an almost featureless mask. We're given no glimpse of any speck of his flesh, forcing us to speculate what kind of person the embodiment of evil actually looks like, and when we're finally given a look at the man under the mask in Return of the Jedi, we understand the reason for his full-body suit: Vader is horribly disfigured, his body severely withered for reasons yet to be revealed.

However, protecting his crippled frame is not the real reason behind Darth Vader's helmet and breathing mask. The following may be common knowledge for die hard Star Wars trivia masters, but for those of us casually in love with the original trilogy, it should come as an amusing bit of insight into the design of one of cinemas most iconic characters. Sci-fi Wire recently interviewed Ralph McQuarrie, »

- Peter Hall

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Cool Stuff: Batman’s Direct Line T-Shirt

24 November 2009 1:00 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

GLENNZTees has a new Batman parody t-shirt called "Direct Line". The two priority phone lines were at opposite ends of the building, so it made good sense to have them combined. But user beware – the bat cave does not take kindly to calls for pizza orders. Direct Line was a favorite as soon as it went up for voting, so it was a definite for print. Available for $19.95, printed on American Apparel Cranberry-colored t-shirt. We've features a lot of Glennz's designs previously on the site, including the Ghostbusters mini-vac, Darth Vader's Self Maintenance, Called For Help, Star Wars Football and E.T. Calling Home. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com. »

- Peter Sciretta

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Blu-ray review: Kevin Smith 3-Movie Collection (Clerks, Chasing Amy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back)

24 November 2009 12:48 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

The newly released Kevin Smith three-movie box set contains the popular director’s three most popular films in beautiful Blu-ray quality. Containing his debut Clerks, along with Chasing Amy and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Smith’s new box set captures a lot of crap you missed the first time around.

Kevin Smith is usually a big hit with internet writers thanks in part to his humble origin, legendary (or hyped, depending on who you ask) beginnings and his rather soft physique. He also represents the film/comic book/video game subculture, which has made serious strides to becoming a mainstream, high covered phenomenon on the verge of losing its trademark and sarcasm.

Or he just makes funny movies.

The legend of Kevin Smith is a classic American success story. A film school reject, Smith decided to break away from schools, books and teacher’s dirty looks and make his »

- Erik Buckman

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Check Out The Wolf Pack – New Moon Stills

24 November 2009 11:57 AM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

For those of you who have yet to see this year’s most talked about film – The Twilight Saga: New Moon, how about a few new film stills to beat those Winter blues? Courtesy of MTV, the new images feature a much closer look at Taylor Lautner and the rest of The Wolf Pack in canine form.

As well as the new VFX shots below, MTV were also lucky enough to talk to the man responsible for our furry friends, along with some of the industry’s most groundbreaking films including “Star Wars” and “Jurassic Park,” visual-effects maestro Phil Tippett:

MTV: You worked on Chris Weitz’s “The Golden Compass.” So, did he just call you up and ask you to do “New Moon” as well?

Tippett: No, actually we didn’t deal with Chris that much. We were involved in “The Golden Compass,” then everything came our way »

- Craig Sharp

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Trailer for Family Guy's 'Something, Something, Something Dark Side'

24 November 2009 11:07 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

An extended trailer for the next Family Guy Star Wars special has arrived online over at Apple and iTunes (watch it after the jump). Titled Something, Something, Something Dark Side, this time the animated sitcom is aiming their lightsabers at Empire Strikes Back. Featuring large camel robots who hurt their knees, annoying high-pitched princesses and a giant chicken dressed as Boba Fett, fans should expect the same sorta hilarious shtick that came out of Family Guy's first Star Wars spoof, Blue Harvest (though some feel the Robot Chicken Star Wars episodes one-upped them considerably, but that's a topic for a different day).

Because of the popularity of the first special, 20th Century Fox is pimping out the follow-up pretty hard. It's due to hit DVD and Blu-ray on December 22nd, and I imagine they'll actually air it on television at some point in 2010. A spoof of Return of the Jedi, »

- Erik Davis

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24 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 49 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Lunchtime during the filming of the original Star Wars. [tdw] Mini-lol: Heroin baggies, featuring a cartoon Robert Pattinson and the text "Twilight", were recently seized in West Hempstead, Long Island, but TMZ is reporting that the Twiligh-themed drugs have been gaining popularity all across the east coast. Uma Thurman has signed to star opposite Robert Pattinson in an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Bel Ami. [THR] In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, Swedish Chef attempts to cook a Turkey from an old episode of The Muppet Show. This Usb Alien with illuminated tongue actually exists, and you can buy it. »

- Peter Sciretta

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