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Hollywood contemplates killing off the “middlebrow” movie for a better blockbuster

The box office has spoken — no longer will the public fork over their wages for derivative movies like The Wolfman or Gulliver’s Travels. But does that mean better movies in 2011? Perhaps. The New York Times has an interesting round up of this year’s best performing films, paired next to the worst. It’s pretty…

Movies Meredith Woerner

So Wait, Is This Movie In 3D In 3D In 3D?

So maybe we haven’t fully embraced 3D, societally speaking. That’s not gonna stop movie studios one bit from promoting their eye-popping, mouth-watering gimmick over and over and over and over and… well, here’s the SUPERCUT. https://gizmodo.com/survey-says-we-all-hate-3dtv-5715891 In case you lost count (or decided not to count in the first place, which is totally justifiable!), that’s…

Movies Brian Barrett

Artists redesign Darth Vader with only George Lucas’ original script as a guide

What if you redesigned Darth Vader, but you only had a few sentences of description from the script to go on? Artist Carlos Villagra (and a few others) tried. Here’s what they dreamed the Dark Lord could have looked like. Here’s the little bit of script (taken from A New Hope) that the artists had…

Movies Meredith Woerner

A first look at the Jason Stackhouse as a superhero teaser trailer

There is no denying it, Ryan Kwanten is the best part of vampire hump-hump series True Blood. And now you can watch his superhero debut in the first ever Griff the Invisible teaser. Plus, clips from Mega Python Versus Gatoroid. Griff the Invisible It should be interesting to see how Kwanten tackles the superhero role…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Tron Legacy falls 54% in its second weekend, claims 3rd place at box office

Several weeks ago, we reported that Tron Legacy would have to gross $50 million in its opening weekend to recoup its $200 million budget. This weekend wasn’t much help, as it’s on track to gross $20.1 million. https://gizmodo.com/is-tron-legacy-set-to-be-a-box-office-disappointment-5702993 Tron Legacy placed behind the roundly loathed Meet The Fockers and the Coen brothers’ latest Western outing,…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Does this local newspaper spoil the villain in Joss Whedon’s Avengers?

Joss Whedon’s The Avengers is gearing up to film in New Mexico, and Friday’s edition of The Albuquerque Journal included a major spoiler innocuously tucked away in a random paragraph. This article, which comes courtesy of AICN, reveals that the Avengers will be battling the Kree and Skrulls, two alien races who are perpetually at…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Win a role in the new D&D movie

Did you know that there’s a new D&D movie in the works? It’s called Book of Vile Darkness, and you can actually win a walk-on role. Not only that, you get to create the character you’ll play in the movie. That’s a pretty cool contest. Silver Pictures is the production house bringing this new D&D…

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Watch Neil Gaiman (in a mullet wig) play David Bowie in a home movie version of Labyrinth

Dresden Dolls singer (and Neil Gaiman inamorata) Amanda Palmer has released a cheeky low-budget reinterpretation of the 1980s cult hit Labyrinth. Palmer plays Jennifer Connelly, sock puppets replace Muppets, and Gaiman assumes David Bowie’s role as Jareth, the Goblin King. [Via Amanda Palmer’s YouTube. Thanks for the tip, Ria!]

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

5 scifi deathsports you can host in the comfort of your home

For many readers, ’tis the season to be press-ganged into dull holiday functions. Why not spice your boring social obligations up with some deathsports? Here are five deadly competitions from scifi that don’t require lightsabers or battlebots. Nothing jazzes up holiday festivities like mortal combat. A holiday deathsport is like an emotional colonic — everyone’s…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Frat Boys and Sorority Girls vs. Ancient Candy Vengeance in “Piñata: Survival Island”

When planning an island underwear scavenger hunt, make sure the island isn’t haunted by an ancient force of vengeance trapped inside a piñata. If not, enjoy the game! If so, this movie happens. 2002’s Piñata: Survival Island gathers a group of sorority and fraternity kids together for a scavenger hunt and Cinco de Mayo celebration.…

Movies John Siegel

Total Recall reboot filming in Toronto (no word on number of mutant breasts)

Even though we’re exceptionally nervous, and a little skeptical, about the Total Recall remake from Len Wiseman, it’s out of our hands. Production starts in Canada this March, possibly with Colin Farrell in Arnold’s old brain-bending role. [THR] https://gizmodo.com/total-recall-reboot-gets-a-screenwriter-let-the-judgin-5276721 https://gizmodo.com/dont-remake-these-21-movies-film-these-books-instead-5481559 https://gizmodo.com/will-colin-farrell-take-over-for-arnold-in-the-total-re-5670916

Movies Meredith Woerner

8 Superhero Movies That Broke The Mold (Please Copy Them!)

Kick-Ass wasn’t a box-office sensation, but it may have helped superhero films break out of their same old boring mold, the Guardian suggests. Here are eight other superhero films that Hollywood can study, which helped avoid the same old cliches. One reason why some people may dread the upcoming flood of capes-and-fights movies is the…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

New X-Men: First Class set pics reveal a few new mutant sneak peeks

You’ve seen the arial shots of the nasty carnage happening on set of Matthew Vaughan’s mutant origins movie X-Men: First Class. Now get a closer look inside the production, and check out a few young mutants. https://gizmodo.com/total-mutant-catastrophe-the-latest-x-men-set-pics-5710429 Comic Book Movie has rounded up another collection of X-Men: First Class images. And from what we can…

Movies Meredith Woerner

In Praise of the 3D B-Movie

You know what’s great about 3D B-movies? Everything! Big schlocky horrorfests have always been where 3D thrives, and for good reason. Here’s why, and why it matters. [Giz] https://gizmodo.com/in-praise-of-the-3d-b-movie-5617841

Movies Brian Barrett

First Look at the Uncanny Smurf Valley

Stare into the face of pure horror. Yogi Bear wasn’t enough — the Smurfs are coming next summer, and here’s your first look at Brainy, Smurfette and the other little terrors. [via HitFix]

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How to survive a zombie apocalypse during the holidays: A video instructional

It’s good to be prepared for all contingencies — so here’s a holiday zombie survival guide! From the great minds at Team Unicorn.

Movies Meredith Woerner

Why Most 3D Movies Suck Right Now

Wanna know why most 3D movies are pretty crappy right now? A top CG supervisor from a big visual effects studio risks his job to explain it all—from the piss-poor tech of fake 3D to the greed. [Gizmodo] https://gizmodo.com/the-movie-studios-big-3d-scam-5493832 P.S. You can buy this anti-3D shirt right here. P.P.S. Anyone else look at that guy…

Movies Matt Buchanan

How Gary Ross beat out Sam Mendes and David Slade to direct Hunger Games

Scoring the director’s chair in the live-action movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ wildly popular Hunger Games series was no easy task. But Gary Ross knew exactly what to show the studio to beat out all the other Hollywood contenders. The Hunger Games is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth where every year the governing “Capitol” holds…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Possibly the most nightmare-inducing vampire nudity ever [NSFW]

In the annals of questions you didn’t really need answered, we shall now include the following, from Brit comedy Lesbian Vampire Killers: What happens to breast implants inside an exploding vampire? The flick is a genuinely funny grossout comedy, with an exceedingly grave Paul McGann playing a vampire-hunting vicar in a town living under an…

Movies Annalee Newitz

TRON Guy Forbidden From Wearing His Costume in a Movie Theater

Jay Maynard, better known as TRON Guy, intended on wearing his famous light-up costume to a showing of TRON: Legacy recently, but his local movie theater refused to admit him. What on earth do they have against awkward costumes? Basically Maynard called a Minnesota theater in advance to let them know that he was going…

Movies Rosa Golijan

Hollywood contemplates killing off the “middlebrow” movie for a better blockbuster

So Wait, Is This Movie In 3D In 3D In 3D?

Artists redesign Darth Vader with only George Lucas’ original script as a guide

A first look at the Jason Stackhouse as a superhero teaser trailer

Tron Legacy falls 54% in its second weekend, claims 3rd place at box office

Does this local newspaper spoil the villain in Joss Whedon’s Avengers?

Win a role in the new D&D movie

Watch Neil Gaiman (in a mullet wig) play David Bowie in a home movie version of Labyrinth

5 scifi deathsports you can host in the comfort of your home

Frat Boys and Sorority Girls vs. Ancient Candy Vengeance in “Piñata: Survival Island”

Total Recall reboot filming in Toronto (no word on number of mutant breasts)

8 Superhero Movies That Broke The Mold (Please Copy Them!)

New X-Men: First Class set pics reveal a few new mutant sneak peeks

In Praise of the 3D B-Movie

First Look at the Uncanny Smurf Valley

How to survive a zombie apocalypse during the holidays: A video instructional

Why Most 3D Movies Suck Right Now

How Gary Ross beat out Sam Mendes and David Slade to direct Hunger Games

Possibly the most nightmare-inducing vampire nudity ever [NSFW]

TRON Guy Forbidden From Wearing His Costume in a Movie Theater

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