Hey guys, it's me again. I'm sure you've all watched (and loved) our first NYCC video recap, and here we are again with our second (and possibly final?) attempt at talking coherently into a camera. Today, Hubert, Sean,... more
So, you know, we're at the New York Comic Con and stuff, and it's pretty cool. But you know what's better than reading about what we thought? Seeing and hearing what we thought. That's right, for the first time (probably) ev... more
I've been following the trials and tribulations of the film adaptation of The Goon for quite some time. While Hollywood has passed on this film several times it seems, The Goon just won't die. Now, the filmmakers have turned ... more
Now that I've got a better look a Sean Penn's nose thing, I'm thinking I'm going to love Gangster Squad. It's got attractive people doing attractive things (Did you see how hot Josh Brolin is? MY GOD), and it looks like it's... more
You may remember that Joe Carnahan released two sizzle reels for Daredevil. They provided a sense of the tone and mood he'd want if he tackled the Man Without Fear. A new sizzle reel from Carnahan has hit the web. It's for a... more
Attention New Yorkers and Oregonians: today is your last chance to catch Don Hertzfeldt's It's Such a Beautiful Day on the big screen. The film is showing at The IFC Center in NYC and the Bijou in Eugene. You may remember It'... more
You may not be aware of this, but Frank Oz's film version of Little Shop of Horrors used to have a downer ending where everybody died. Not just the main characters, but everybody in the world. Test audiences in San Jose didn... more
New trailer for Django Unchained. It still comes out Christmas. We still want to see it bad. 'Nuff said. (Get well soon, Stan Lee.) [Via First Showing] more
As we hinted at last month, the casting decisions for the upcoming Justice League film will only affect the JL-specific films, i.e. any direct JL sequels. Rumors have toilet swirled across the internet that The Social Ne... more
There's a very keen happening in New York City for fans of documentaries and non-fiction film. The Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV) is going to build its own 73-seat theater that will screen first-run documentaries... more
Some very cool news for fans of film and television scores. Aleph Records is set to release a four-disc box set of Lalo Schifrin's work. Lalo Schifrin: My Life in Music will feature 73 selected pieces from Schifrin's long bod... more
Tony Jaa's comeback movie Tom Yum Goong 2 (aka The Protector 2) is back on track after a lot of delays. The film, which also stars Dan Chupong and female badass JeeJa Yanin, is now slated to come out May 2013. They were origi... more
This week, Titan Books released a paperback edition of Jaws: Memories from Martha's Vineyard by Matt Taylor, a beautiful coffee table book about the making of Jaws. I'd intended to write about it earlier, but it took me a whi... more
When Marvel presented its wealth of Phase Two plans during the last Comic Con, the unlucky jerks like me who weren't able to attend unfortunately had to hear about Edgar Wright's awesome awesome test reel for his upcoming An... more
Titan Books just released The Art and Making of Hotel Transylvania by Tracey Miller-Zarneke earlier this week in anticipation of the upcoming film's release this Friday. Since I've got my hands on a copy, I'd figured I go ove... more
Talk about ambitious. The London-based Whole Hog Theater company is adapting Princess Mononoke into a stage play, which will be performed next year. The show will run from April 2nd to April 6th at the New Diorama Theater. Ti... more
Behold, the official re-release trailer for Miami Connection, the Citizen Kane of Taekwondo new wave band movies. The trailer was edited by Hobo with a Shotgun director Jason Eisener, and it makes great use of the song "Agai... more
Well-regarded in its native Australia but virtually unseen in the United States, Ted Kotcheff's Wake in Fright is getting a special stateside rerelease to celebrate it's 40th anniversary. The film has been likened to Deliver... more
[For the next month, we will be covering the 50th New York Film Festival. Keep coming back to Flixist for news, features, and reviews of some of the most anticipated films on the festival circuit in 2012. Check out all of our... more
This tip comes with an entire shaker of salt, as the source of this news comes from a Batman site, but rumor has it that Warner Bros. and DC Comics might be plotting their Justice League film as a standalone entity. Wipe thos... more
It's been only a month and a half since we wrapped our absolutely massive coverage of the New York Asian and Japan Cuts film festivals, but it's time for us to return to the good ol' Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center for... more
This is absolutely astonishing. The National Media Museum in Bradford, England has discovered the world's very first color film, dating back to 1902. The film is made from a process developed by Edward Raymond Turner in 1899... more
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