http://movies.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Movies en Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2717722 unknown@Digg.com X-Files: I Want To Believe opens this very weekend, and it currently has the kind of pre-opening excitement around it that?s usually reserved only for should-have-been direct-to-DVD movies. It?s a shocking state of affairs for a franchise that a mere decade ago completely ruled the geek world. Why are things going wrong? Where?s the interest? Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2717722Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2716992 unknown@Digg.com Wired.com got on the phone with Carter to find out about the surveillance cameras he installed on the movie set, his five-year hiatus from show business and the key to bringing stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson back together for X Files: I Want to Believe. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2716992Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2716832 unknown@Digg.com The legend surrounding Heath Ledger?s Joker is already growing at a staggering rate, with some even calling it the best villain of all-time. But given Ledger?s untimely demise earlier this year, could it possibly be the last we?ll see of the Joker on the big-screen for a long, long time? Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:30:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2716832Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2716736 unknown@Digg.com Besides Heath Ledger, Tupac and Marilyn Monroe... Many other famous actors and actresses have died before actually having a chance of seeing their last work... Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:30:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2716736Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2716518 unknown@Digg.com Today on Boing Boing tv, Boing Boing Gadgets editor Joel Johnson visits the studio of artist and futurist Syd Mead, who designed the film's dystopian look and feel. We learn about the "erotic machine" he dreamed for the replicant Zhora, a breast-shaped dreampod was cut from the script when director Ridley Scott ran out of dough. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:10:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2716518Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2716472 unknown@Digg.com Find out where 'Dark Knight' was filmed with this cool map of many of the shooting locations in and around Chicago. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:30:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2716472Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2715511 unknown@Digg.com The Dark Knight is so awesome, we´re starting to feel like every movie could benefit from adding 100 percent more Batman. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:00:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2715511Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2715293 unknown@Digg.com 20th Century Fox have provided Latino Review with a look at two cool ass onesheets for Max Payne starring Mark Wahlberg, Chris O'Donnell, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Mila Kunis, Donal Logue, and Amaury Nolasco. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:50:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2715293Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2714928 unknown@Digg.com The "Sandman" authors names the greatest new classic movie monsters. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:40:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2714928Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2714880 unknown@Digg.com According to Box Office Mojo, The Dark Knight grossed $24.5 million on Monday and set yet another record: biggest non-holiday Monday of all time. On Tuesday, the film grossed $20+ million, coming in second place for Top Tuesday behind Transformers, bringing it to $204 million domestically. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2714880Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2714859 unknown@Digg.com While some actors spend their final days doing bad voice-over work or Japanese TV spots, others go out in a blaze of glory. Here are some of the more memorable final bows. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:50:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2714859Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2714863 unknown@Digg.com One thing I look for when I go to the cinema or watch a TV program is a nicely designed title and/or credit sequence. It's not absolutely necessary, but if it's there, and done right, it adds a new level of enjoyment to the film or show. I feel like there has been a bunch of great sequences lately so I thought I'd post a few that I liked. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:30:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2714863Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2714614 unknown@Digg.com Corporations have time, money, and power on their side. All Bob Kearns had was the truth.Based on a true story, starring Greg Kinnear and Lauren Graham, revolves around a college professor and how his innovative idea is stolen by a big corporation without giving him compensation for it and how he fights back. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:00:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2714614Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2714575 unknown@Digg.com With The Dark Knight set to break box-office records, a sequel is almost certainly in the works. With Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhardt's masterful performances as The Joker and Two-Face, respectively, finding another villain or two to ably face off against the caped crusader, while staying true to Christopher Nolan's darker tone won't be easy. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:50:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2714575Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2714527 unknown@Digg.com Not surprisingly, The Dark Knight has done sublimely well at the box office. We knew it was going to happen, but maybe we didn?t know just how well it was going to do. Given the way the world works, however, this means that there will almost definitely be a third movie in Christopher Nolan?s reinvention of the Batman franchise.. ***SPOILER ALERT*** Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:30:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2714527Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2714051 unknown@Digg.com Across the Atlantic, The Sun tabloid has decided to blow on the sails of the Internet and report Top Gun 2 is in the works. Apparently, a script-outline is out to Tom Cruise and if he approves by recreating the image above, get ready to rock like it?s 1986. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:00:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2714051Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2714002 unknown@Digg.com From the start, Batman was unlike other heroes. His rivals, Superman and Spider-Man, are festooned in the primary colours of the American flag, whereas Batman dresses in dark blues and blacks. And no other superhero has a story quite as bleak Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:40:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2714002Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2714003 unknown@Digg.com We don't need our future-scope to know what the future of mass entertainment holds: more sequels. Every hit movie has to spawn more movies with colons or numbers in their titles. Every awesome book has to become a series. And every great TV show has to go on and on. And on. There's no stopping the deluge of continuations. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:30:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2714003Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2713725 unknown@Digg.com The one with antlers is my favorite. What is yours? Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:00:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2713725Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2713275 unknown@Digg.com No description for this story Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:40:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2713275Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2713218 unknown@Digg.com Being a rude boy off screen can seriously hurt your shot at winning an Oscar, however brilliant. Academy Awards are all about bestowing hugs, of course, and nobody wants to embrace a thug. Consider the backlash against Russell Crowe who hasn't been nominated since he attacked a hotel clerk with a telephone. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:20:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2713218Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2713057 unknown@Digg.com Will our favorite super heroes eventually become as cliched to a new generation as Schwarzenegger, Stallone, and Van Damme? After the recent box-office success of Iron Man and The Dark Knight, and with so many comic book properties in development, those questions keep rolling over in my mind like my own imaginary trailer for Iron Man 2. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:10:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2713057Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2713005 unknown@Digg.com It was looking like too Marvel-ous a summer for the liking of D.C. Comics. Iron Man was an unprecedented cinematic hit across the globe -- a well-reviewed smash with critics and a pop culture craze with fans. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:50:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2713005Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2712911 unknown@Digg.com Jim Carrey stars as Carl Allen, a man who signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything...and anything. At first, unleashing the power of ?yes? transforms Carl?s life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that opening up his life to endless possibilities can have its drawbacks. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2712911Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2712859 unknown@Digg.com Check out the International trailer for the new comedy "Pineapple Express" starring Seth Rogen, and James Franco Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:50:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2712859Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2712684 unknown@Digg.com Kevin Smith joins the slashfilmcast to geek out about the new Watchmen and Terminator trailers, and Kevin offers some reflections on the old Tim Burton Batman films. We also review The Dark Knight (SPOILERS INCLUDED). Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:40:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2712684Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2711952 unknown@Digg.com Heath Ledger, whose performance as as the Joker in the summer blockbuster "The Dark Knight" earned rave reviews, died months before the film hit theaters. He is hardly the first movie star to die before release of a final film. But there were more... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:30:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2711952Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2711818 unknown@Digg.com It wasn?t long before the Joker hijacked the show: ?Why so serious?? (the only line voiced by Heath Ledger?s Joker in the ride). The Dark Knight has six 180-degree turns and produces more Gs in certain directions than the Kingda Ka ?coaster. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:00:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2711818Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2711702 unknown@Digg.com Trigger Street Productions and The Weinstein Company announced today that the highly anticipated film ?Fanboys? will have an exclusive screening of the film during this year?s Comic-Con International Convention. THANK YOU JESUS!!! Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:20:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2711702Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2711635 unknown@Digg.com "... new lightwights tape off the air or on the go Go-anywhere machines have convenience features that make recording easy... " Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:50:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2711635Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2711399 unknown@Digg.com In the final battle the Joker has rigged two ferries carrying people out of Manhattan to explode. One ferry carries mostly civilians with a substantial National Guard presence. The other ferry contains large numbers of prison inmates and some guards. The Joker has rigged both two explode, and he has given the crew on each boat the detonators -- onl Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:30:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2711399Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2711378 unknown@Digg.com The Dark Knight concept art from legendary comics artist Bill Sienkiewicz shows Heath Ledger's Joker looking more crazed than ever. Sienkiewicz was the go-to guy for TDK, and it's no wonder. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:00:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2711378Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2711316 unknown@Digg.com It's a deceptively simple story: High schooler David Lightman (played by 21-year-old Matthew Broderick) is a digitally proficient goofball who wants to play an unreleased computer game ? and impress a pretty girl (Ally Sheedy). Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:30:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2711316Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2711196 unknown@Digg.com What is it about one of the world?s darkest and most evil professions that makes it seem so sexy and appealing on the big screen? Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:50:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2711196Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2710852 unknown@Digg.com Journey to the Center of the Earth may be generating only lukewarm box office, but don?t count 3D out just yet?or IMAX, after Batman rocked opening weekend. With James Cameron?s Avatar on the way, and theater owners scrambling to install the technology, 3D cinema could be on the verge of explosive growth. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:20:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2710852Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2710750 unknown@Digg.com You probably walked out of the theater thinking that was a damned good movie. But I wouldn?t be me if I weren?t two things: handsome and critical. So instead of posting a bunch of pictures of myself, I?m going to give you 10 things I liked about this Batman flick and 5, yes, 5, things that I didn?t. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2710750Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2710695 unknown@Digg.com Which games recaptured the magic of their cinematic inspirations, and which ones rightfully made their way to the bargain bins? Let?s take a look. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:50:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2710695Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2710597 unknown@Digg.com "I think the big challenge really in doing a sequel is to build on what you've done in the first film, but not abandon the characters, the logic, the tone of the world that you created for the first film," explained Nolan. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:30:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2710597Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2709751 unknown@Digg.com 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine,' 'Terminator 4' and Heath Ledger's final film also have us excited for next year. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:10:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2709751Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2709690 unknown@Digg.com 64% of Dark Knight moviegoers say they plan to see the movie again in the theater, according to a poll conducted this weekend by fandango. Sixty-two percent of those respondents said that Heath Ledger?s incredible performance is the factor that makes them want to see it a second time. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:30:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2709690Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2709497 unknown@Digg.com The Dark Knight cost an estimated $180 million dollars to make, and so hasn't broken even yet - by comparison, Burton's Batman only cost $35 million, meaning that it made its cost back more than seven times. In order to beat that record, The Dark Knight would need to gross somewhere in the region of $1285 million dollars before leaving theaters. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:50:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2709497Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2709245 unknown@Digg.com After being forced to watch The Love Guru recently, I was appalled at the dreadful depths to which onscreen entertainment has fallen. The trashiness that saturates the programs offered for our viewing makes me feel physically ill?and secretly intrigued. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:10:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2709245Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2709183 unknown@Digg.com How does the teaser compare to the comic book? Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:41:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2709183Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2709111 unknown@Digg.com The Dark Knight is an exceptional movie because the people who created it thought completely outside of the box. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:30:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2709111Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2708968 unknown@Digg.com If it?s hot where you live, and you?re tired of the summer Sun?s ?warm glowing warming glow?, but you?re one of those people who still feels they haven?t got all they can out of summer and it?s relentless, unforgiving, soul-crushing heat, here are ten movies you can watch that?ll help keep you indoors. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:30:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2708968Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2708202 unknown@Digg.com It?s been a while since Troy Duffy seemingly announced that Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day was indeed coming afterall (see Saints Rise Again with ?Boondock? Sequel). Check out this new production video diary as well as an audio interview with Troy Duffy about his Boondock Saints sequel. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:20:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2708202Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2708205 unknown@Digg.com The following is not a review. I will not be discussing Heath Ledger?s tremendous performance, nor Nolan?s directorial choices, nor my problems with the film (yes, I did have some). It?s an attempt at coming to grips with some of the themes in the movie, a cathartic but not exhaustive brain dump. So here we go. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:00:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2708205Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2708114 unknown@Digg.com Religulous Trailer in HD. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:50:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2708114Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2707874 unknown@Digg.com In the nine years The X-Files was on the air, Chris Carter and co. gave us 202 hour-long episodes and a feature film. If you haven't been a diehard fan since the beginning, how are you supposed to catch up on all that before I Want to Believe comes out next week? Take heart, because there are those who share your concerns - even the BBC has an X-Fi Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:40:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2707874Movies http://web2announcer.com/go/2707634 unknown@Digg.com Christopher Nolan's film, "The Dark Knight," certainly doesn't give us any clues. But though the character has many versions of his origin in the fictional world, his actual history is a multimedia mash-up of drawing.But to understand where Ledger came from in his acting, you have to go back to see the characters development over the last 68 years. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:50:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2707634Movies