Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category

EXCLUSIVE: Jim Sturgess Talks ‘Spider-Man 4′ and Spider-Man: The Musical!

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Filed under: Action, Music & Musicals, Casting, RumorMonger, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/GeekJust got back from the Sony offices here in New York, where Cinematical managed to sit down with Jim Sturgess (star of 21), as well as Ben Mezrich (author of Bringing Down the House, the book 21 is based on) and ...

Julie Benz Gets Sawed

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Filed under: Horror, CastingJust in case dating a serial killer and hanging out with Rambo wasn't enough horror for Julie Benz, The Hollywood Reporter posts that she's got herself a starring role in the next Saw movie -- Saw V. The film, which is currently filming in Toronto, is being ...

Discuss: Iraq War Movies and Their Box-Office Deaths

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Filed under: New Releases, Universal, Box Office, Politics, WarThis weekend sees the release of Kimberly Peirce's Stop-Loss, about a soldier who returns from a grueling tour of duty in Iraq only to learn that he's being sent back for another one. The movie's not bad: very passionate, very angry, a ...

Shekhar Kapur Takes Over Minghella’s ‘New York, I Love You’ Piece

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Filed under: Deals, Shorts, ScriptsJust over a week ago, Anthony Minghella passed away suddenly at the age of 54. One of the unfinished projects that he left was his installment in the upcoming anthology New York, I Love You, which includes the talents of Scarlet Johansson, Natalie Portman, Woody Allen, ...

Mahalo Lists Some of Filmdom’s Best Evil Robots

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fandom, ListsIsaac Asimov had his three rules of robotics -- they can't hurt humans, they must obey humans, they must act to protect themselves except when it would violate the first two rules -- but we all know that robots are a lot more interesting ...

If You Think Movie Tickets are Pricey Now…

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Filed under: Exhibition, NewsstandMy New Yorker friends take every opportunity to complain about the ticket prices that Manhattan movie theaters charge every hour of the day -- I think it's now up to $11.50. Here in Philadelphia the standard seems to be $9 or $10, though one "luxury" theater -- ...

EXCLUSIVE: New Stills From ‘The Fall’!

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Filed under: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Movie Marketing, ImagesCinematical has just scored these exclusive stills from Tarsem Singh's upcoming film, The Fall. It's no wonder that David Fincher and Spike Jonze are presenting this feature, which will hit theaters on May 9. Set in the 1920s, a young girl (Catinca ...