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‘Hook’ Star Dante Basco To Develop Prequel About The Character Rufio (Yes, Really)

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:07AM - By

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Actor Dante Basco is all set to revisit his classic Neverland memories, this time as producer for a Hook prequel, based on the character he once played, Rufio.  36-year-old Basco will not be reprising his role as the young, mohawked rebel – we don’t know who will be cast yet – but has already set his sights on the spell-check defying Rpin Suwannath to direct.

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‘Jaws’ Hits Blu-ray in Spectacular Presentation

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:35AM - By

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Steven Spielberg‘s Jaws – one of the greatest films of all time – is hitting Blu-ray and DVD on August 14. And as a part of Universal’s 100 years restoration program, it’s got all the bells and whistles, including all the previous supplements on top of the feature-length fan-made documentary The Shark is Still Working. All that and a brand new restoration and audio mix. Check out the full specs below…

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Blu-ray and DVD Picks For April 3 – 9

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 9:00AM - By

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With tax season upon us, it appears that studios are taking a break on collectors by not offering too much this week. That said, there’s a good Steven Spielberg film, and Roman Polanski‘s Chinatown – which is in the running for the best film of the 1970′s. There’s also Cameron Crowe‘s latest, and a Madonna concert film are among the notables, check it out…

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Jurassic Park to be Post Converted To 3D For 20th Anniversary

Friday, March 16, 2012 12:08PM - By

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Jurassic Park is one of the most important films of all time. Though James Cameron‘s Terminator 2 suggested that Computer Generated Imagery would be the way of the blockbuster future, it was Steven Spielberg who took it to the next level, and now it’s commonplace in every major big budget release. For its twentieth anniversary in 2013, Universal is post-converting Jurassic Park for a July 19 release.

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News Roundup: Scarlett Johansson To Play Golden Age Star, Steven Spielberg Watches 1976 Oscars And More

Friday, March 2, 2012 5:36PM - By

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It’s time to catch up on this week’s news. First off, the role of young Carrie Bradshaw has been cast for the upcoming CW series “The Carrie Diaries”. It’s not Miley Cyrus, as some may have thought, but an up-and-coming young actress famous for a role she played in a Tim Burton movie. Also, Scarlett Johansson has been cast to play an iconic role in Sacha Gervasi‘s upcoming film. We’ve also got a neat clip of a young Steven Spielberg. All that and more below.

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All Indiana Jones Films Headed to Blu-ray

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:46PM - By

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It’s true that with every new format, there comes a wait for some catalog favorites. Studios like to dish out their crown jewels during high sales periods so people buy them as holiday presents. For those hoping to spend some quality time with Dr. Indiana Jones in 1080p, the wait is almost over. This fall we will get a box set of all four Indiana Jones films. For Steven Spielberg fans this is a banner year for Blu-ray as it will be joining his longed-for Jaws, which also is hitting Blu later this year.

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Steven Spielberg Says Tintin 2 is a Go

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 1:18PM - By

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Steven Spielberg‘s The Adventures of Tintin has made $76 Million in America, which – for a production that cost at least a hundred million – would not seem to be enough to generate a sequel. But that’s not the whole story, as globally the film has made nearly $400 Million. And so it appears that a sequel will move forward with Peter Jackson taking over the directorial reigns, according to Spielberg himself (via Total Film).

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The Adventures of Tintin – Movie Review

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 2:00PM - By

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With The Adventures of Tintin, Steven Spielberg has finally decided to play with some of the newest toys of cinema, and in his first motion capture film, he revolutionizes the format. Moreso than Avatar, here Spielberg is let loose to play with the camera as he sees fit, and you can see an invigorated director who’s able to stage sequences in ways that would be unimaginable in live action. And that’s enough to make it a must-see.

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Photo: Daniel Day Lewis In Costume On The Set Of ‘Lincoln’

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:19PM - By

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Curious as to what, exactly, Daniel Day Lewis will look like as our nation’s 16th president in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming Abraham Lincoln biopic (the cleverly-titled Lincoln)?  The first picture from the set has been released and, well, perhaps unsurprisingly, the famously method actor looks a lot like Lincoln.

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