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Todd Phillips on School for Scoundrels, Old School Dos and More


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SFS is yet another movie we should go see together guys.  I hope they can make the Old School sequel happen.

"Heroes"


http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/
Did anyone catch the premiere last night?  I thought it seemed very promising.  The premiere airs again tonight.

Peter Jackson Interview with AICN


Topics include The Temeraire Series, The Lovely Bones, Halo, Dambusters and The Hobbit
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300


Directed by Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead).Adapted from a graphic novel by Frank Miller (of recent Sin City fame).Based on the Battle of Thermopylae.
http://300themovie.warnerbros.com/
The historical-fiction genre may be entering a new era.

Movie Review: Fido


Interesting idea.  Reminds of how Shaun of the Dead ends.
http://www.cinematical.com/2006/09/19/tiff-review-fido/
All is well in the peaceful town of Willard, where life seems permanently stuck in the 1950s. The sun is always shining, the flowers are always blooming — and zombies handle most of the more mundane tasks, thus freeing up the good citizens of Willard to […]

Two Towers Complete Recordings Coming Soon


Howard Shore’s complete Grammy-winning score for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, from the epic film trilogy “The Lord of the Rings,” will be available in a deluxe four-disc edition from Reprise/WMG Soundtracks on November 7, 2006.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=16469

Matt Damon as James T. Kirk?


http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_d4j_ezine&task=read&page=1&category=featured&article=348&Itemid=27

Narnia Sequel


As a big fan of the Narnia series (and CS Lewis in general), I was a little disappointed with LWW mostly because of the lackluster special effects in some of the scenes.  Mostly, the special effects were great, but it only takes a couple bad bits to destroy the flavor of a film.  Thankfully, the sequel, “Prince […]

Star Wars IV: What Changed?


Here’s a side-by-side screenshot comparison (122 shots) of the original 1977 version (remastered on DVD now) and the 2004 DVD.
http://www.starwars.com/episode-iv/release/video/f20060825/index.html

MGM to release "The Hobbit" within a few years


Source: Variety (via comingsoon.net): In a Variety article talking about MGM’s move back into the tentpole business, the trade mentions a few highly-anticipated projects that are in the works:
Over the next few years, MGM is planning to release half a dozen films, some in the $150 million to $200 million-plus range. Studio is ready […]