Playing Peek-A Boo in 'Super 8'
ILM goes time warping for J.J. Abrams' latest sci-fi tribute to Spielberg and his own adolescence.
Category: Films
Idris Elba to Lead Del Toro's Pacific Rim
Guillermo del Toro has selected Idris Elba (THOR) to play the lead character in PACIFIC RIM, reports Deadline.com.
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Five More Dwarves Heigh-Ho to Snow White
Universal has picked three more actors to round out the dwarves in SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, reports Heat Vision.
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Continuum Comic Transports to Big Screen
Benderspink is set to adapt Arcana Comics' CONTINUUM to a feature film, reports Variety.
Snakes on a Plane Writer Sells Sci-Fi Script to Paramount
John Heffernan (SNAKES ON A PLANE) has sold an untitled sci-fi script to Paramount, reports Variety.
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Patric Partners with Powers TV Series
Jason Patric (THE LOSERS) has been picked as the male lead in FX's pilot POWERS, based on Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming's graphic novel, reports Deadline.com.
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FX Flies Home Green Lantern, Mr. Popper's
In its continuing campaign to pick up every box office champ, FX has acquired the basic cable rights to GREEN LANTERN, as well as MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
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'Green Lantern' Will Power
Jim Berney of Sony Imageworks discusses going green beyond envy.
Mystery Pixar Film Date Set
Disney and Pixar have picked a release date for their feature following MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, which arrives June 21, 2013.
McShane is The First Dwarf in Snow White and Huntsman
Universal has hired Ian McShane (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES) to play one of seven dwarves in SNOW WHITE AND HUNTSMAN, reports Heat Vision.
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Jeff Barnes to Head Digital Domain's 3-D Conversion Biz
Digital production company Digital Domain announced today that Jeff Barnes, co-founder and former CEO of The Computer Café Group, has joined the company to lead its In-Three stereo conversion business.
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Snow White Writer Finds The Passage
Jason Keller (Relativity's untitled Snow White project) has been tapped to adapt Justin Cronin's novel THE PASSAGE, writes Heat Vision.
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AMC/Regal's Open Road to Release Meyer's The Host Adaptation
Open Road, the distribution firm formed by theater chains AMC and Regal, have picked up the rights to Andrew Niccol's adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's book THE HOST, reports Deadline.com.
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Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Arrives on Blu-ray/DVD
Greg Heffley is about to discover that there is something worse than middle school – his own family! Based on the 2011 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award for Best Book Series, the original film cast returns in DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES, available on Blu-ray and DVD on June 21st.
Unknown Comes To Blu-Ray, DVD, Download & On Demand
Join the race for answers when “Unknown” arrives onto Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, for Download and On Demand on June 21st from Warner Home Entertainment Group.
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Mardock Scramble
Sentai Filmworks today announced the licensing of MARDOCK SCRAMBLE, a spectacular new trilogy of animated features based on the original novel by Tow Ubukata (Le Chevalier D’Eon.)
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Fantastic Flying Books Wins SIGGRAPH 2011
SIGGRAPH announces the Computer Animation Festival's Best in Show, Jury Award, and Best Student Project recipients for SIGGRAPH 2011 in Vancouver, 7-11 August 2011.
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Green Lantern Flies to Top of U.S. Box Office
Warner Bros.'s GREEN LANTERN landed at the top of the U.S. box office in its debut weekend June 17-19, 2011.
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Nick Celebrates OddParents’ 10th Anniversary With Live-Action TV Movie
Nickelodeon celebrates 10 years of The Fairly OddParents’ Timmy Turner and his wand-wielding fairies with the network’s first-ever, live-action and CG-animated TV movie, A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!, Saturday, July 9, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).
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Wedding Crashers Director Makes Bank on King Arthur Spec
David Dobkin, the director of WEDDING CRASHERS and the upcoming THE CHANGE-UP, has sold his spec script ARTHUR & LANCELOT to Warner Bros. for $2 million, reports Deadline.com.
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Academy Invites 13 Animators, 12 VFX Artists to Membership
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 178 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.
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Lost Star, Dame Edna Headed to The Hobbit
Peter Jackson posted on Facebook that Evangeline Lilly (TV's LOST) and Barry Humphries (Dame Edna) have joined the cast of THE HOBBIT.
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Halo: Reach Writer Sights Thriller for Warner Bros.
Peter O’Brien, the writer of the HALO: REACH videogame, has been tapped by Warner Bros. to rewrite the script for thriller LINE OF SIGHT, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
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DIARY OF THE WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES (2011) (***)
Jeff Kinney, the author of the books that make up these films, prides himself in making the books lesson free. That doesn’t work very well in feature films. At least not emotionally satisfying ones. The first film found a way to take Kinney’s comic vignettes and made a pretty compelling coming of age story that dealt with the pressures of going to middle school and being loyal to a friend. This film also finds a compelling premise to build its story around. The unique relationship of brothers.
Blu-ray: DIARY OF THE WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES (2011)
This family comedy comes to Blu-ray in a MPEG-4 AVC 1080p transfer. The true to source transfer retains the film grain, which does dampen some of the crispness and detail of the picture. The color is pretty natural and consistent throughout. Black levels are solid. I only noticed in one scene in Greg’s bedroom where the skin tones seems a tad too yellow. Digital anomalies like banding, aliasing or artifacting are not a problem.
