Toronto '08 Lineup Announced
249 movies are waiting for attendees of the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, and they're all laid out in the official lineup, now available at indieWIRE!
2008-08-19 11:28:00

Del Toro Talks Hobbit Effects, Watchmen Opportunity
In a recent interview with IGN, Guillermo del Toro promised fans that the special effects in his upcoming Hobbit films will be a blend of CGI and old-fashioned techniques -- and he also mentioned that he passed on the opportunity to direct Watchmen.
2008-08-19 07:12:00

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Fox's Watchmen Lawsuit
The lawsuit between 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. -- in which Fox is alleging the rights to Watchmen and seeking to prevent Warners from going ahead with the movie -- will move forward after a judge refused Warners' motion to dismiss Fox's claim.
2008-08-19 02:28:00

Coens Cast Duo for A Serious Man
We're still waiting for Burn After Reading, but the Coen brothers are already setting up their next project, A Serious Man, and have lined up Michael Stuhlbarg and Richard Kind as their leads.
2008-08-19 02:24:00

James Franco Rumored for New Jack Ryan Movie
Is James Franco in the running for the role of Jack Ryan in Paramount's upcoming reboot of the Tom Clancy-inspired series?
2008-08-19 02:21:00

Cruise Could Be Raimi's Sleeper
Continuing the flurry of new Cruise news, Tom Cruise has been announced as "loosely attached" to a Sam Raimi-produced adaptation of the Ed Brubaker/Sean Phillips comic Sleeper.
2008-08-19 02:17:00

Superman Still in Limbo at Warners
According to Variety's Anne Thompson, the eventual sequel to Superman Returns remains in a state of flux, without writers attached -- and with Bryan Singer's involvement in question.
2008-08-19 02:14:00

Russell Crowe Contemplates Bill Hicks Biopic
With Nottingham off the table until next year, Russell Crowe is free to concentrate on a number of other projects -- including a biopic about the late comedian Bill Hicks.
2008-08-19 02:12:00

New Sukiyaki Western Django Clip Posted
A new clip from Takashi Miike's Sukiyaki Western Django is online, and ComingSoon's got it!
2008-08-19 02:09:00

The Battle of the Harry Potter and Twilight Bands
Maybe you waited in line at midnight to get your Harry Potter fix, but compared to Paul DeGeorge and other "wizard rockers" -- not to mention the folks starting bands inspired by Twilight -- you really aren't much of a fan at all.
2008-08-19 02:04:00

Arab Censors Mess With The Zohan
In a move that will leave some American filmgoers seething with jealousy, censors in Egypt, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates have banned Adam Sandler's You Don't Mess With the Zohan from playing in their countries.
2008-08-19 01:57:00

Rosario Dawson's Gemini Division Arrives Online
You don't need to head to the theater to see Rosario Dawson's latest project, Gemini Division -- the sci-fi thriller is made up of 50 three-minute webisodes, and the first two are online now.
2008-08-19 01:54:00

EW Puts Fall Releases in the Steel Cage
Think you know which fall movies are going to beat out the competition? Put your box office prediction skills to the test over at Entertainment Weekly, where they've set up a steel cage match for every weekend through the end of the year!
2008-08-19 01:50:00

Tyrese Gibson Says "Yes Sir" to A-Team
It appears that Tyrese Gibson is confirmed for the upcoming A-Team movie -- and not necessarily as B.A. Baracus.
2008-08-19 01:44:00

Hollywood Preps Pilgrimage to Democratic National Convention
Spotting celebrities in L.A. will get a little more difficult next week, when the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Denver; according to The Hollywood Reporter, this year's gathering will "rival if not surpass the star power of the 1960 and 1992 conventions."
2008-08-19 01:40:00

F. Gary Gray Hails Caesar
The growing list of Oni Press titles getting theatrical adaptations has expanded again: F. Gary Gray will direct a film version of Julius, the Antony Johnston/Brett Weldele graphic novel giving a "contemporary urban crime adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar.'"
2008-08-19 01:34:00

RT on DVD: Watch Terminator, Scorpion King 2 Exclusive Clips!
It's a monster week for DVD lovers, as we'll see tons of new movies, television shows, and direct-to-video flicks hit shelves. Read on for the week's highs (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Gossip Girl Season One) and lows (poker drama Deal, a new Crispin Glover creep-out) and check out great...
2008-08-18 17:01:00

Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer Sued for Cribbing Swing Vote Script
Former Bush assistant and political pundit Bradley A. Blakeman claims the political comedy, in theaters now, was lifted from a script he spent eight years writing.
2008-08-18 13:28:00

Film Critic Manny Farber, 1917-2008
Manny Farber, painter, brilliant writer, indelible critic and all-round original whom some aped and few grazed, died in his sleep last night at the age of 91.
2008-08-18 12:46:00

RT Counts Down the Best-Reviewed Theater Movies of all Time!
Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats: the countdown is about to begin. We at RT have raised the curtain on "The Play's the Thing," a list of the 25 best-reviewed films about life in and around the theater!
2008-08-18 12:01:00

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