Hopefully, Peter’s recent post about actors and directors using social networking/blogging site Twitter opened up a whole new world for of information for you. If you’re a Twitter user, you can now keep track of the latest Repo: The Genetic Opera developments, read frustratingly cryptic ...

Over the years of 1986 and 1987 two comic stories were published that completely changed the face of the industry. These books were unlike anything that had been seen before them, they were unflinchingly dark, unashamedly adult and most importantly they both transcended their “Funny-book� origin...

Okay, at the risk of being called one of those whiny minorities for whom you can't ever do anything right, this new development in the Avatar casting issue is ... weird. And problematic. Via Derek Kirk Kim's blog, I found out that M. Night Shyamalan and Co. have booted Jesse McCartney, who was set t...

Paramount Pictures has premiered the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Super Bowl television spot on ComingSoon. I have to admit, the 30-second teaser kicked my ass, maybe because I was expecting so little. I think I’m most impressed by over-the-top action in the car chase sequence. And I’m su...

Paramount Pictures has released six new character posters for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra on MySpace. And yes, the movie still looks lame, but it seems like they’re trying really hard (may be too hard) to make it look cool. Check out all six posters after the jump. Click on the image below to ...

medical devices, Surgery, startups Wade Roush wrote: When nobody answers a company’s phones and its website turns into a big fat 404 error, it can’t be a good sign. That seems to be the situation at Innovative Spinal Technologies, a Mansfield, MA, medical device company that, according t...

All kinds of Star Trek toys have been hitting the net this week. Previews of Playmates products appeared in USA Today, which offered further hints as to some of the props, costumes, and sets. I'm really in love with the bridge playset pictured above, and wish I was six years old so I could sit every...

1. Twiddle thumbs while waiting for bidding wars to break out -- So Senator Entertainment has already landed domestic distribution for Antoine Fuqua's cop drama, Brooklyn's Finest (they'll probably do right by it and sit it on a shelf right next to All the Boys Love Mandy Lane ); now, it's just a ma...

Filed under: Documentary, Drama, Independent, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Awards, SXSW, Sundance, Slamdance, Sony Classics, Focus Features, Fox Searchlight, Cinematical Seven, Oscar Watch, Paramount Vantage 1. Twiddle thumbs while waiting for bidding wars to break out -- So Senator Entertainment has alrea...

How long have I been here at /Film, remind me?  About 25 hours I think, and already I’m onto my second Diablo Cody story.  Dangerous stuff for a man once told by his wife that he “isn’t allowed” to get a crush on the Juno scribe. This one comes from a mildly confusing Varie...