May 19, 2009
Cannes 2009: Carrey and co. Present A Christmas Carol
Big, fat flakes of white snow suddenly began tumbling down in the roasting afternoon heat of the Cannes Film Festival yesterday. It wasn't global warming. It was just Cannes. Because here, you can do that. The festival is its own Field Of Dreams:... More...

May 06, 2008
2008 MTV Movie Award Nominations Announced
It's almost time to hand out some golden popcorn -- the nominations for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards have been announced! More...

February 25, 2008
RT on DVD: Beowulf, The Darjeeling Limited, Justice League Charge Onto DVD
He...is...Beowulf! Robert Zemeckis' latest CGI hero leads the charge among this week's new releases - get those pause buttons ready for Angelina's nude scene, fellas! - but we've also got the latest from Wes Anderson (The Darjeeling Limited), a... More...

January 13, 2008
Beowulf (2007): Exclusive interstitials
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December 06, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Golden Compass Sets Course For #1 Debut
New Line hopes to breathe some life into the North American box office with the launch of its pricey adventure film The Golden Compass which stands as the frame's only new wide release. Directed by Chris Weitz (About a Boy), the PG-13 film aims to... More...

November 29, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Mr. Skywalker and Ms. Storm in New Thriller
Only one new film ventures into wide release. Studios typically avoid opening worthwhile pics during the weekend after the Thanksgiving frame since moviegoing subsides and holiday shopping becomes a bigger national priority. Overall ticket sales... More...

November 21, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Enchanted Leads Packed Holiday Weekend
This weekend For the first time this decade, a new release seems set to take over the number one spot during the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend at the North American box office. Studios are cramming a six-pack of new titles into multiplexes... More...

November 18, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Beowulf Rules As Overall Box Office Stalls
Paramount reigned supreme at the North American box office as its animated adventure tale Beowulf seized the number one spot in its opening weekend while the studio's other toon Bee Movie finished in second place in its third frame. More...

November 15, 2007
Critical Consensus: Beowulf is Certified Fresh; Magorium Short on Magic; Cholera is Under the Weather
This week at the movies, we've got epic poems come to life (Beowulf, starring Ray Winstone and Angelina Jolie), a magical toy shop (Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, starring Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman), and romance in the midst of... More...

November 15, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Beowulf Set To Conquer Multiplexes
One animated film will bump another from the number one spot at the North American box office. But the new warrior Beowulf is no B movie but an A-list production from an Oscar-winning director offering action audiences something new. Also opening... More...

November 14, 2007
Total Recall: Beowulf and Ye Olde Tradition of Animation
These are heady times for live-action/animation hybrids. This week, Robert Zemeckis updates the Old English poem Beowulf. Next week, Enchanted adds a heavy dose of animation to its fantasy world. With these flicks in mind, it's a good time to take... More...

November 14, 2007
The actors must feel mighty pleased, in particular stocky Winstone with his body buffed and face-lifted animated Beowulf persona flexing his superhero synthetic biceps as he runs amok nude on screen.
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November 09, 2007
Twelve Features Competing for Animated Feature Film Oscar
The nominations for the 80th Academy Awards won't be announced until January 22, but the names of the films being submitted for consideration are starting to trickle in. More...

November 01, 2007
Abrams' Monster Movie Trailer Already Seen (and Spoiled)
Ah, it seems like just yesterday that we discussed the debut of the new trailer and title for J.J. Abrams' super-hyped monster movie -- you know, how it's debuting November 16, ahead of Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf? Oh, wait -- that was yesterday. And... More...

October 14, 2007
click for trailer and trailer review
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October 10, 2007
Director Robert Zemeckis has employed the same CGI process that he used to create a creepy, unblinking zombie Tom Hanks in The Polar Express in Beowulf . . .
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September 20, 2007
Trailer Bulletin: Beowulf Second Trailer!
Jonesing for a peek at some more Beowulf footage? Apple Trailers has what you're looking for. More...

August 23, 2007
Why not just hire the actors to act?
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August 23, 2007
One Justice League of America Rumor Cleared Up, Another Started
Forget The Dark Knight and Iron Man -- the big comic-book adaptation everyone's talking about this week is Justice League of America, the superhero extravaganza that's supposedly starting production in a matter of weeks. More...

August 17, 2007
Set Pics of Angelina Jolie in Wanted Action
It's been somewhat lost among 2008's bumper crop of high-profile comic-book adaptations, but filming of Universal's Wanted is going full-speed in Chicago this week, and Just Jared has pictures -- twelve, to be exact -- of star Angelina Jolie in... More...

August 13, 2007
Scorsese's Rolling Stones Doc Pushed Back to Spring
Rolling Stones fans, your fall movie season just took a turn for the worse: Variety is reporting that Martin Scorsese's Stones documentary, Shine a Light, is being pushed from its September 21 release date, and won't reach theaters until the spring. More...

August 04, 2007
Trailer & Poster review
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July 31, 2007
Sony Planning Three More Motion Capture Flicks
You know that fancy "motion capture animation" technique that's been employed in The Polar Express, Monster House, and the upcoming Beowulf? Looks like Sony Imageworks is planning no less than three more projects using the technology. Some of 'em... More...

July 26, 2007
Comic-Con Packs it in for Preview Night
The unofficial start of the four-day nerd-off that is Comic-Con International really began Wednesday evening, when doors opened to packed crowds at 6pm and filled the monstrous exhibition hall with the usual shoulder-to-shoulder traffic -- and the... More...

July 20, 2007
Silent Hill 2 Loses Director and Writer
If (like me) you were actually a fan of Christophe Gans' "Silent Hill," then this might come as disappointing news: Not only does it look like the director's no longer interested in the sequel biz, but now the writer's bailing out, too. More...

July 06, 2007
Robert Zemeckis and Jim Carrey Team Up for "A Christmas Carol"
We haven't had a major (or good) adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" for a while now. Specifically, it's been 15 years since "The Muppet Christmas Carol." Well, good things come to boys and girls who wait: Empire reports Robert... More...

May 23, 2007
"Iron Man," "Beowulf," "Knight" & "Indy" at the Big Comic Con!
You probably already know by now if you'll be attending the big San Diego Comic Con in July. (Lucky jerks!!) And now we're just getting word on a few of the movies that'll get some hype at the event. More...

March 28, 2007
"Indy 4" Casts Winstone as New Sidekick
Increasingly busy character actor Ray Winstone has joined the cast of the fourth "Indiana Jones" installment, due in theaters May 2008. More...

December 20, 2006
John Malkovich On Robert Zemeckis' "Beowulf" Process
John Malkovich sure isn't shying away from the high-end special effects movies these days. While doing some press for his recent "Eragon," the veteran actor spilled a few beans regarding his work on Robert Zemeckis' adaptation of... More...

October 26, 2006
Angelina Jolie to go 3-D in Robert Zemeckis' "Beowulf"?
By now you've no doubt heard about Robert Zemeckis' animated "Beowulf" project that stars Angelina Jolie and Anthony Hopkins and was written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary. The flick doesn't open until next November, but here's some... More...