Link: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10011582-TRON_legacy/trailers/11115804/

Thanks Osh!

Link: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Updated-With-HD-Pirates-4-s-Comic-Con-Teaser-Trailer-Leaks-Online-19777.html

While not a full trailer this was shown at comic con and now is available for everyone.

Link: http://heatvision.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/07/peter-jackson-meeting-with-actors-for-the-hobbit.html

It seems he is taking on the directors role and going ahead with casting despite the fact that the studio has not officially greenlighted him yet.

"The Hobbit" still has not been officially greenlighted, but director Peter Jackson is in Los Angeles this week quietly meeting with actors. The casting trip, which also included stops in New York and the U.K., underscores the progress being made on a complex series of deals to bring J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novel to the big screen.

Sources say Jackson's pact with Warner Bros. to direct the two-part "Hobbit" adaptation is close to done, but the sticking point continues to be the dire financial situation at MGM, which holds half the rights to the property.

Link: http://m.nbcconnecticut.com/m/device/article.php?summaries=yes&mid=1&CALL_URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcconnecticut.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftelevision%2FJambi-Grants-a-Wish-New-Pee-wee-Movie-on-the-Way-97557459.html

It's been a long time since Pee Wee had his adventures. The good news is that a new movie is in the works!

The 1980s cult-TV star played by Paul Reubens will make his way back to the big screen via a collaboration with Judd Apatow, the director/producer behind comedy successes "Knocked Up" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," according to Daily Variety .

"Let's face it, the world needs more Pee-wee Herman,"

Link: http://io9.com/5576076/m-night-shyamalan-finally-made-a-comedy

This is the first review I read for Airbender, and if it's true it does not bode well for the movie.

You giggled at The Happening. You snorted at The Village. But now, for the first time ever, former indie auteur M. Night Shyamalan has set out to make a gonzo comedy on purpose, with The Last Airbender. Spoilers ahead!

Link: http://geeksofdoom.com/2010/06/25/ray-bradburys-the-martian-chronicles-heading-to-the-big-screen/

Finally, something I can totally agree with - I remember this from a made for TV series years ago and it should make one heck of a great movie.

The basic premise of the book is that Earth is well on its way to becoming all but uninhabitable, and the human species has come to the conclusion that they must colonize Mars. When they arrive many complications arise, including trying to make the red planet a new Earth, a worldwide nuclear war looming back on their home planet, and the differences between them and Mars’ native inhabitants.

Short teaser for the next installment - no word on planned release date.

Link: http://www.mugglenet.com/trailer.php

Coming out this November - here's the latest bit of goodness from this series.

Link: http://scifiwire.com/2010/06/sam-raimi-to-head-down-th.php

Disney is tring to reboot the series - with the first movie to be a prequel....

Sam Raimi has signed to direct Oz, the Great and Powerful for Disney, according to Deadline. The 3-D prequel to the original Wizard of Oz (it's kind of hard to write that, actually) will start with the character in his pre-wizarding days, when he's just a circus performer who suddenly gets whisked away in a hot air balloon by a tornado to the land of Oz and ... well, you can figure out the rest, right?

Link: http://movies.ign.com/articles/109/1096751p1.html

Leave it to Gandalf to make things better.

The only Knight we know of to have a Twitter account, McKellen recently Twitter'd that "Hobbit sets are ready, script ready and movie is casting this month. Fans are not to worry."

The actor then added that he believes shooting will start at the end of 2010. If any of this pans out, fans could presumably see the first half of The Hobbit saga in 2011, or at the latest 2012.

Link: http://www.hulu.com/watch/153580/the-three-stooges#http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Ffeed%2Frecent%2Fmovies%3Frd%3D0

We all love the three stooges - but do you know how they got their start? How the film company cheated them? How it all played out? This movie has the goods.

A biography of the Three Stooges depicts their careers and rise to fame as seen through the eyes of their leader, Moe.

Link: http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/del-toro-leaves-the-hobbit-and-evidently-peter-jackson-wont-be-next/

Oh boy, talk about a cursed production. Del Toro is leaving as Director because of the length of time it's taking to make this film. 6 years living in New Zealand apparently does not work for him. In a strange twist - Peter Jackson is not taking it either - leaving the directors chair currently empty.

"We feel very sad to see Guillermo leave The Hobbit, but he has kept us fully in the loop and we understand how the protracted development time on these two films, due to reasons beyond anyone's control, has compromised his commitment to other long term projects. The bottom line is that Guillermo just didn't feel he could commit six years to living in New Zealand, exclusively making these films, when his original commitment was for three years... New Line and Warner Bros will sit down with us this week, to ensure a smooth and uneventful transition, as we secure a new director for The Hobbit. We do not anticipate any delay or disruption to ongoing pre-production work."

Will this further delay the film? I've no doubt.

Link: http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=245981&format=html

Yup, I thought this might be the case....

Shrek spends the rest of the film trying to break the contract by getting a kiss from Fiona (even in a fake-ish fairy tale, it's the only way to get out of a sticky situation).

Rumple tries to keep them apart, but like too many idiot villains, he thinks separating them by walls and chains in the same room is better than making one of them just go away.

Eventually it just gets to the point where you want them to kiss not because you're rooting for Shrek but because it's painful to watch the movie drag out the suspense.

"Shrek Forever After" is an odd way to end the franchise because the story starts out one way and then the battle is to get things back to the way they were, with no progression.

Sounds like it's watchable but not very enjoyable -

Link: http://www.hulu.com/the-bounty

This remake (1984), starred Anthony Hopkins as William Bligh and Mel Gibson as Fletcher Christian. This film is generally considered the most historically accurate with some of the scenes reenacted directly from William Bligh's own log.

Awesome flick - and free to watch on Hulu.

Wait for it ..........

Link: http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/17131/-men-in-black-3-set-for-may-2012/

I loved the first one, the second movie wasn't that great - lets hope the third regains some of the originals appeal.

Sony Pictures have just announced a May 25th 2012 release date for a third "Men in Black" reports The Wrap.

Will Smith has signed on to return as Agent Jay and Tommy Lee Jones is in advanced negotiations to return as Agent Kay in the film which Sony confirmed will be in 3D. Josh Brolin is also in talks to play the younger version of Kay.

Link: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7b2c50df9c8f86ff250c4662c340c3a1

Another value added service from the MPAA is that we are all being force fed more and more trailers - so that movie that starts at 2:00 is really starting around 2:30

the half dozen or more trailers played -- often after seven or eight consumer-product commercials -- now precede the feature presentation.

The butt-numbing situation presents a related question of whether such "pre-show" presentations poison moviegoers' mood. The conundrum keeps movie producers awake at night, for the same producers would have to nag studio marketing execs if their films failed to open well.

Link: http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/stephen-kings-dark-tower-set-for-film-trilogy-tv-series-by-beautiful-mind-trio/

I can't begin to imagine how they will fit all that content even into 3 movies. But, if they can pull this off it will be an awesome movie series.

In a whopping deal coming together quickly, Stephen King, Imagine Entertainment and Weed Road are in discussions to make a screen trilogy and TV series out of King's epic novel series The Dark Tower. Akiva Goldsman will write the script, Ron Howard will direct it, and his Imagine Entertainment partner Brian Grazer will produce with Goldsman and King.

Link: http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/04/24/ridley-scott-confirms-both-alien-prequels-will-be-shot-in-3d/

You might think that the Alien series had been beaten into the ground - but no, it is now going to be re-beaten in 3D - twice.....

confirmed that there are indeed two prequels they're developing. Why only two and not a trilogy (as rumored)? Well, it seems like that's the story arc they came up with. "It'll be two. It'll be prequel one and two. Then Alien 1." So believe it or not, Scott's very next project will indeed be the Alien prequel.

Link: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/04/avatar-sequel-will-plumb-planet-pandoras-ocean-depths/

The next movie will focus around the oceans of Pandora - get your 3D scuba tanks ready.

The seas of Pandora “will be equally rich and diverse and crazy and imaginative, but it just won’t be a rain forest,” the filmmaker said. “I’m not saying we won’t see what we’ve already seen; we’ll see more of that as well.”

and in other Avatar news - if you'd like to spend another arm and leg to see it again with a whole 6 minutes of extra footage...

Cameron also confirmed plans to bring Avatar back to theaters in August in an expanded version that includes six extra minutes of footage.

Link: http://www.kino.com/metropolis/

When it was first screened in Berlin on January 10, 1927, the sci-fi epic ran an estimated 153 minutes. After its premiere engagement, in an effort to maximize the film's commercial potential, the film's distributors (Ufa in Germany, Paramount in the U.S.) drastically shortened METROPOLIS. By the time it debuted in the states, the film ran approximately 90 minutes

Thanks Osh, I've never seen this - think I'll fix that now.

Link: http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/04/16/peter-jackson-the-hobbit-rumors-screenplay/

It's tough covering this one because everyone and their brother wants it to be done yesterday and the rumors are flying - but in this article we get some details straight from Peter Jackson.

As it turns out, the only sure things about 'The Hobbit' are that it's being directed by Guillermo del Toro and executive-produced by 'LOTR' guru Peter Jackson -- and that they've just finished writing the script for the project's two films. As for the rest of the rumors? Well, as Jackson told us while promoting the 'Lovely Bones' DVD, don't believe everything you read on the Interwebs.

Link: http://blog.starcostumes.com/70s-sci-fi-movies.html

The best of the best - and I have to agree with the list, just seeing it reminded me of a few movies my lad hasn't seen yet.

The 1970s were a goldmine for sci-fi movie fans. For decades, many a haunting storyline was undermined by less-than-stellar special effects. In the ’70s, however, those decades of creativity were finally met by technology that brought ideas to life in a way that had never been seen before, ushering in the next generation of sci-fi. Here, then, are 14 sci-fi movies that defined the decade.

Link: http://www.fuzzywindows.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=718:sneak-peek-pixars-toy-story-3-a-very-big-winner&catid=71:movies&Itemid=415

A small writeup from someone who saw an advanced screening.

Oh, Pixar, Pixar, Pixar. You've done it again.

Let me just say it now: "Toy Story 3" is fantastic. I saw an advanced screening Thursday night, and going back over the notes I took in the dark theater at Pixar's headquarters here, I find this that I wrote about a third of the way into the film: "I already know it's a BIG hit."

Link: http://www.reelmovienews.com/2010/03/the-neverending-story-of-remakes/

Ugh, here we go again... another childhood favorite potentially ruined by the movie industry.

Producing team Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Leonardo DiCaprio's company Appian Way are in negotiations with Warner Bros. about reviving the the franchise with a modern spin. The studio recently acquired the remake rights to the property, allowing them the go ahead.

Btw - anyone see Clash of the Titans? How is it?

Link: http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/03/31/1241246/Will-Smith-in-for-Independence-Day-2-amp-3?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29

Needing a Will Smith fix? Well, he's in for the next two sequels of Independence Day.... yes, I did say two.

Link: http://movies.ign.com/articles/108/1080387p1.html

Grrr, according to sources the film is now threatened by delay due to financial worries from it's parent company.

UK, March 29, 2010 - It looks like we'll have to wait a little longer for the film version of The Hobbit, with all the evidence currently pointing to a delay in principal photography.

Writing on his own official site, Sir Ian McKellen -- a.k.a. Gandalf -- recently intimated that the films (director Guillermo del Toro is splitting the book in two) would shoot in New Zealand this June.

Link: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/03/new-godzilla-movie/

Godzilla is coming back. Legendary Pictures, which partnered with Warner Bros. on The Dark Knight, 300 and The Hangover, announced Monday that it will produce yet another monster movie based on Japan’s famous mutant.

It's been way too long since the big guy has smashed Tokyo - I'll be looking forward to this in a big way.

Link: http://www.bnwmovies.com/

From the 1920's to the 1970's there were many many awesome movies released in Black and White - and this site has a pile of 'em for you to view and enjoy.

Sit back, grab some coffee and take a trip back to yesteryear where special effects were drawn on the film frames by hand. Very cool.

Link: http://instantwatcher.com/titles/72048

I've got a great movie for you today! - If you like Japanime and have Netflix, just follow the link to a multi part extravaganza of goodness. Seriously, this is a Saturday special.

Sayo Otanashi is determined to destroy the shape-shifting bloodsuckers that have plagued Japan for centuries, but to do so, she'll have to recover her memory. Blending computer-generated and hand-drawn animation with a gorgeous musical score from Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer, the 25 episodes included here feature action, horror and suspense aplenty.

Here's Ep 1 Part 1 for a teaser.

Link: http://www.geek.com/articles/news/james-cameron-says-titanic-will-be-re-released-as-3d-film-in-2012-20100317/

Seeing no one has yet seen a 2D movie converted to 3D this kind of sparks my interest ... I wonder just how well you can 3D something shot with only one camera?

According to Mr. Cameron in a recent USA Today interview, the Oscar
winning, 1997 movie will be released again in the spring of 2012. But, to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the legendary ship, Cameron’s vision of Titanic will be re-released in 3D.

There is no doubt that 3D is making a reemergence in theaters, and with the major success of Avatar along with several other movies like Alice in Wonderland and Clash of the Titans getting the 3D treatment, Cameron sees this as a very good thing for theaters:

Link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/18/hobbit_update/

I just threw up a little into my own mouth in excitement.

Filming on the two Lord of the Rings prequels will kick off in July, according to Sir Ian McKellen, with helmsman Guillermo del Toro already in New Zealand while the script "proceeds".

The first film will be an adaptation of The Hobbit, the second an "original story" bridging the 60-year gap between Tolkien's first Middle Earth outing and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Peter Jackson is producing, while McKellen reprises his role as Gandalf.

Link: http://gizmodo.com/5487994/tron-legacy-trailer-leaks-leaves-us-wanting-more

I dunno who leaked it or why, but it made me even more psyched to see the movie.

Link: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118015967.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1

This has just gone too far - I mean, I like the series... and yes no one but us old timers remembers it. But why murder another memory. Let it rest.

Doop! little buddy!