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2 September 2008 5:54 PM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

"...I had a good time, I would totally recommend it to kids and if you.re a parent, you.re definitely not gonna be bored-stupid by it either." JoBlo reviews "Kung Fu Panda" Joblo Note: Since my health has been pretty shitty over the past few years, I haven't been able to review the same amount of films as before, but I'll be slapping some of my more recent reviews up every now and again. Staff reviews Here.

JoBlo

2 September 2008 2:50 PM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Watch the latest Spill.com review of the latest comedy “Disaster Movie” by directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer (Scary Movie) and starring Carmen Electra (Meet The Spartans), Kimberly Kardashian (The Simple Life), Nick Steele (Epic Movie), Nicole Parker (Mad TV) and Matt Lanter (Star Wars: The Clone Wars).This film features many of the characters from the movie, such as Hellboy, The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk, Enchanted, Indiana Jones, Kung Fu Panda, Juno, Iron Man and Hancock. Plot: A group of young friends embark on a wacky, life-changing adventure. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest Disaster Movie news and stills.

Brian Corder

31 August 2008 8:59 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

I know that people have asked why we don’t have a regular podcast here at Screen Rant. I made an attempt about a year ago to do a weekly podcast before we had a great stable of writers, and I found it extremely difficult to do alone.

So what about now, you ask? Now it’s an issue of time, or rather not enough of it, plus trying to coordinate a time that most of us can get together when we are located across the country (with Niall in the UK!).

However this week Cinemablend was nice enough to invite me to join their regular weekly podcast “The Weekly Blend” and it was a lot of fun. Rafe, Margaret and Tim over there are all very cool and fun to chat with about our favorite topic: movies.

I thought it went pretty well and it actually gave me a

Vic Holtreman

31 August 2008 8:37 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

As the summer season at the movies comes to a close, Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” continues its box office dominance overseas, pulling in $19 million in 62 markets to reach a total gross of $416.7 million.

At No. 2, Universal’s musical “Mamma Mia!” delivered another strong international run, collecting $12.1 million and brining its cumulative to $258.3 million. Following in third place was DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda,” which took home $9.1 million and lifted its overseas total to $385 million.

Meanwhile, Peter Berg’s Will Smith vehicle “Hancock” climbed to No. 4, pulling in $8.9 million to reach an international total of $353 million. Pixar’s “Wall-e” and Sony’s “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” tied for fifth place with $7.7 million each.

Here are some other results from this weekend’s overseas box office: “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” scored $7.4 million to reach $40.7 million; “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” snatched $7.3 million; “Wanted

Franck Tabouring

30 August 2008 12:45 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

It’s almost September and that means that the big summer movie season of 2008 is finally over - but what a summer it’s been!

2008 delivered the kind of summer that superhero and action movie geeks dream of - this is the year that brought us three bonafide superhero movies: Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and what was that third one… oh yeah: The Dark Knight.

We also had the chance to see the long awaited Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the latest Pixar flick Wall-e, Will Smith as a superhero in Hancock, Angelina Jolie as an assassin in Wanted, Hellboy II: The Golden Army. To keep us laughing we had Tropic Thunder, The Pineapple Express (which I haven’t seen) and Get Smart.

Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight: Summer 2008 box office winner

The Dark Knight was this summer’s box office juggernaut, and

Vic Holtreman

28 August 2008 1:47 PM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

DVD Links: Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed First things first. For those of you interested and excited that Criterion is going to start releasing Blu-ray titles but worried about the cost, considering Criterion DVDs aren't exactly cheap and to spend the same kind of money on essentially the same film in high-definition need not worry so much, there is a small bit of fresh air. Of course, this isn't a solution that makes it a free upgrade, but the die-hards out there at least have an option. Criterion is offering the option that you send in your current DVD (just the disc) and $25 ($20 for the new disc and $5 for shipping) and they will send you back the corresponding Blu-ray disc. The only difference is going to be the high-definition transfer between back titles and the fact that Blu-ray editions will come in the blue case packaging. This seems

Brad Brevet

28 August 2008 12:01 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

The studio released a brand new foreign movie poster for the upcoming comedy “Disaster Movie” by directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer (Scary Movie) and starring Carmen Electra (Meet The Spartans), Kimberly Kardashian (The Simple Life), Nick Steele (Epic Movie), Nicole Parker (Mad TV) and Matt Lanter (Star Wars: The Clone Wars).This poster features many of the characters from the movie, such as Hellboy, The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk, Enchanted, Indiana Jones, Kung Fu Panda, Juno, Iron Man and Hancock. Plot: A group of young friends embark on a wacky, life-changing adventure. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest Disaster Movie news and stills.

Brian Corder

28 August 2008 12:01 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Watch the latest Spill.com movie review of the latest Universal Pictures film “Death Race” remake by director Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Jason Statham ( Transporter 3, Crank 2: High Voltage ), Joan Allen and Ian McShane ( Kung Fu Panda ). Synopsis: Three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) is an expert at survival in the harsh landscape that has become our country. Just as he thinks he has turned his life around, the ex-con is framed for a gruesome murder he didn’t commit. Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein-a crowd favorite who seems impossible to kill-Ames is given an easy choice by Terminal Island’s warden (Joan Allen): suit up or rot away in a cell. [...]

Brian Corder

27 August 2008 5:43 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

You feel good for Robert Downey Jr. right about now. The talent was never in doubt, but his future sure was. And once he got back on track, Downey appeared in a lot of films that showcased his ability, if too a smaller audience than he deserved.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Zodiac, and A Scanner Darkly all feature great Downey creations, and collectively, those movies made less in their entire theatrical runs than Iron Man made on its opening day.

But then, the Summer of Downey arrived, and because of Iron Man and Tropic Thunder, he's getting the good roles in bigger movies. It's the Johnny Depp Principle.

Downey has already been cast as Sherlock Holmes in a very ambitious new treatment of the legendary detective by Guy Ritchie, and he has nodded in agreement to a live-action adaptation of the comic series Cowboys & Aliens. Iron Man 2, of course, is in the works,

Colin Boyd

27 August 2008 12:06 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Universal Pictures released another movie poster from the upcoming “Death Race” remake by director Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Jason Statham ( Transporter 3, Crank 2: High Voltage ), Joan Allen and Ian McShane ( Kung Fu Panda ). Synopsis: Three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) is an expert at survival in the harsh landscape that has become our country. Just as he thinks he has turned his life around, the ex-con is framed for a gruesome murder he didn’t commit. Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein-a crowd favorite who seems impossible to kill-Ames is given an easy choice by Terminal Island’s warden (Joan Allen): suit up or rot away in a cell. His face hidden [...]

Brian Corder

24 August 2008 7:49 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

"The Dark Knight" continued its overseas box office dominance this weekend with $34 million in 62 territories, bringing its international total to  $381.2 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Meanwhile, Universal’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” held on to its No. 2 spot, earning $12.8 million and lifting its overseas total to $222.4 million.

Following in third place with $12.5 million was Universal’s acclaimed musical “Mamma Mia!,” which reached a cumulative gross of $232.5 million. At No. 4, Adam Sandler’s comedy “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” pulled in $10.5 million to reach a total of $56.6 million

Pixar’s computer-animated adventure “Wall-e” finished in fifth place with a weekend gross of $8.7 million and an overseas total of $163 million, while “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” lifted its cumulative to $33 million thanks to this weekend’s take of $7.2 million.

Other results from the international box office: “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” earned $5 million; Universal’s “Wanted

Franck Tabouring

24 August 2008 5:19 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

With only one weekend left to consider for Summer 2008 - and considering it will only feature College, Babylon A.D., and Disaster Movie - this is the perfect time to reflect on the highs and lows of one of the biggest, if not the biggest, summer movie season ever.

Let's start by taking a look at the top ten films over the past four months, in terms of domestic box office:

1 - The Dark Knight ($500 million plus)

2 - Iron Man ($317 million)

3 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($315 million)

4 - Hancock ($226 million)

5 - Wall-e ($216 million)

6 - Kung Fu Panda ($212 million)

7 - Sex and the City ($152 million)

8 - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($141 million)

9 - The Incredible Hulk ($134 million)

10- Wanted ($133 million)

The dollars might shift a little bit, but outside of Wanted and Hulk, no movies are poised to change positions at this point, and no other

Colin Boyd

24 August 2008 12:01 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Universal Pictures just released a foreign movie poster from the upcoming “Death Race” remake by director Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Jason Statham (Transporter 3, Crank 2), Joan Allen and Ian McShane (Kung Fu Panda). Synopsis: Three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) is an expert at survival in the harsh landscape that has become our country. Just as he thinks he has turned his life around, the ex-con is framed for a gruesome murder he didn’t commit. Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein-a crowd favorite who seems impossible to kill-Ames is given an easy choice by Terminal Island’s warden (Joan Allen): suit up or rot away in a cell. His face hidden by a metallic mask, [...]

Brian Corder

23 August 2008 9:13 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

On September 19th, we'll get our next animated family movie when Igor hits theaters. It's been an up and down couple of months for animated film, with Wall-e and Kung Fu Panda soaring to great heights and Space Chimps and Fly Me to the Moon never exactly taking off (pun intended).

Igor (John Cusack) is an assistant to a mad scientist who has his own aspirations of winning the annual Evil Science Fair, only Igor's not really evil at all. These new computer animated spins on classic genres can work or they can backfire. For example, Hoodwinked was good fun, but Happily N'Ever After is one of the worst cartoons I've ever endured.

Based on the trailers, Igor looks fun, and it's written by Chris McKenna, who previously gained some experience writing for American Dad, so we'll continue to hold out hope for it. And based on a series

Colin Boyd

22 August 2008 11:54 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Universal sent us a few brand new movie stills from the “Death Race” remake by director Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Jason Statham (Transporter 3, Crank 2), Joan Allen and Ian McShane (Kung Fu Panda). Synopsis: Three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) is an expert at survival in the harsh landscape that has become our country. Just as he thinks he has turned his life around, the ex-con is framed for a gruesome murder he didn’t commit. Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein-a crowd favorite who seems impossible to kill-Ames is given an easy choice by Terminal Island’s warden (Joan Allen): suit up or rot away in a cell. His face hidden by a metallic mask, [...]

Brian Corder

21 August 2008 12:06 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Most years I wait until the end of December to begin taking a look at Oscar Contenders, but this year I am going to try and keep up with them as the year goes on as the RopeofSilicon Oscar Contenders section is will be getting a drastic overhaul in the coming weeks. Instead of the simple structure you see now it will be customized based on picture and will continue to update as we get closer and closer to the big day. Hopefully this will not only keep the site (and myself) up to date on what films to keep an eye on, but I hope it also gives you another reason to look at films that aren't based on comic books and superheroes. Of course I can't do this all on my own and I don't intend to. Being the scavenger I am I am going to keep a

Brad Brevet

17 August 2008 7:26 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

“The Dark Knight” jumped back on top of the international box office with a weekend gross of $42.4 million in ticket sales, lifting its foreign total to $328.6 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Last week’s winner “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” slipped to No. 2, collecting $32.6 million in 56 markets. Rob Cohen’s third installment in the popular “Mummy” series lifted its overseas total to $196.6 million.

Moving up a spot from No. 4 to No. 3 was Universal’s musical “Mamma Mia!,” which pulled in $16.8 million and reached a cumulative gross of $204.6 million. Following in fourth place was Pixar’s “Wall-e,” which grabbed $13.8 million to lifted its overseas total to $146.2 million.

Meanwhile, Adam Sandler’s comedy “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” ranked in fifth this weekend, taking home $11.2 million in 42 markets and bringing its total gross to $40.8 million. DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda” reached $363.5 million thanks to a weekend gross of $6.3 million.

Franck Tabouring

14 August 2008 3:41 PM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said that there'll be at least one more "Madagascar" sequel lined up.

The executive said this on Wednesday during a preview of "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the successfully funny first film.

In earlier news, the studio took aim at making a "Kung Fu Panda" sequel - read it here!

About 30 minutes of "Escape 2 Africa" were shown at the preview. The first film generated  $193.5 million domestically and a whopping $339 million in overseas numbers.

The sequel looks set for another great run at the box office.

Missed the first film? Here's what it's about:

14 August 2008 5:01 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Movie bosses have begun negotiations to bring hit animated film Kung Fu Panda back to the big screen for a second time.

Officials at Dreamworks pictures have confirmed that talks are underway for a sequel to the hit movie, which has become one of this summer's biggest blockbusters.

The light-hearted tale of a clumsy panda was voiced by stars including Angelina Jolie, Jack Black and Lucy Liu and has so far taken $560 million (GBP280 million) in global ticket sales - making it Dreamworks' most successful movie ever.

And Dreamworks chief executive, Jeffrey Katzenberg, insists an announcement about a sequel could be made within two months.

He says, "We've started conversations about it, and I think in the next 30 or 60 days, we'll be able to talk completely about that.

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14 August 2008 1:11 AM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

Yesterday, while screening a portion of footage from Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, DreamWorks Animation guru Jeffrey Katzenberg says he sees more sequels in his studio's future. He envisions Madagascar as the "second chapter" in one larger story and that ultimately the audience needs to see the animals make it back to New York. In addition, Dwa is also in talks for a sequel to Kung Fu Panda, which has already grossed over $210 million and is neck-and-neck with Wall-e for the...

Mike Sampson

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