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Thanks to Tapley at InContention for the heads up!

I was going to write a very long in depth thoughtful post about the effects of a soundtrack but you are getting this instead.
The soundtrack is a powerful element to a movie. The use of the right song or instrumental in a scene can totally make it or break it. It is not [...]

It appears that after a few poorly received films, Shamhammer will finally bring us the sequel that we have wanted for some time. We get his and Samuel L Jackson’s thoughts on the follow up film to Unbreakable thanks to investigation from Latino Review:
“I tell you I get asked about it all the time, [...]

For those of you interested in checking out Michael Moore’s Slacker Uprising - you may download it for free from michaelmoore.com

We have obtained news about the Sims movie plot. We get the following scoop from Producer John Davis himself thanks to our friends over at moviesonline:
“The Sims, as you know, you can control your imaginary world, right? And our movie, a young man, a 16 year old kid of a 14 year old kid [...]

We have news today that Scarlett Johansson And Matthew McConaughey may be teaming up in an adventure film. The scoop was spilled by co-star Michael Caine’s mouth via an interview with MTV:
“I have ‘Harry Brown,’” the actor said of his elderly vigilante film. “Then I’ll probably do a film with Scarlett Johansson. I forget [...]

Queen Latifa has spilled the beans, and is suggesting that a Hairspray sequel may be coming down the pipe. We get the scoop from our friends at MTV:
“I got a secret e-mail about that recently,” the Queen has revealed to us, insisting that her character of Motormouth Maybelle is in for a comeback alongside [...]

We are made aware of the trailer for Notorious thanks to our friend Mr. Tapley over at In Contention.

I am now going to listen to B.I.G’s epic track Big Booty Hoes in celebration of this upcoming bio pic.

Ladies and Gentlemen, it appears the Mr. Bruce Willis will be strapping himself behind a camera and direct his very own film. We get wind of this news from our friends at comingsoon:
It looks like “Die Hard” star Bruce Willis will be moving behind the camera, making his directorial debut with the indie psychological [...]

I’m keeping a little video journal as a non-filmmaker, of my experience trying to get my first little movie made. A guy who has no bloody idea of what he’s doing. Maybe it’ll give you some inspiration for doing a film yourself (”well if this idiot can make one, so can I” sort of inspiration), [...]

Lethal Weapon scribe Shane Black has decided to sit behind the camera once again with Cold Warrior. We get the scoop thanks to the professionals at Variety:
Shane Black will direct Universal Pictures’ “Cold Warrior.”
Based on a script by Chuck Mondry, pic revolves around a spy from the Cold War era who comes out of [...]

This image has been swirling round the web, and the word is that it’s the new look of Megatron in Transformers 2. We get the pic thanks to our friends at moviesonline:

I don’t think this has been verified to date - but we will be on the look out for confirmation. I cant [...]

I am not sure if you guys have seen this pic yet, or how long it has been out; but I just found this on Rotten Tomatoes and needed to share it.

Yep. This is the type of stuff I want to see in a film called Ninja Assassin. This photo rules, and I [...]

SJP’s Spinning Like Butter has been picked up and is getting ready for release. We get the details thanks to our friends at the movieweb:

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Screen Media Films has picked up Parker’s Spinning Like Butter, which she starred in and produced for North American distribution. The story revolves around [...]

We get wind today that Kiera Knightly is set to star in the 1920’s period drama The Beautiful and the Damned. We get the skinny from our friends at the movieweb:
Nick Cassavetes is set to direct The Beautiful and the Damned, a period love story about F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayme for the [...]

Fresh off of the adaptation of Wanted, director Timur Bekmambetov has decided to tackle a whale of a project (hardy har har) in Moby Dick. We get the following scoop from our friends at slashfilm:
In what the trades are dryly referring to as a “reimagining” and “splashy,” Universal Pictures has hired Timur Bekmambetov to [...]

We have some new shots from Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince for you to check out today. We get wind of these pictures thanks to snitchseeker via moviesonline:

We learned yesterday that much IMAX action was going to bookend this film, and this excites me. I have become quite fond of [...]

We’ve talked a lot on The Movie Blog about how much we loved the latest James Bond incarnation “Casino Royale”. That movie just bloody rocked, and Daniel Craig instantly become my favorite Bond of all time (and that’s saying something considering I liked all of them up to this point). So despite the [...]

For those that care, a big announcement was just made about the upcoming Astro Boy movie. Apparently an official release date has been set. That date is October 23rd 2009. Seems the studio honchos are pretty pumped about their little movie. Our friends over at IESB give us the following:
Produced by Imagi Studios, [...]

Last week’s correct answer was the stumper AMY ADAMS!
And now the game continues with the fourteenth installment of NAME THAT TORSO!

The answer will be revealed next Monday. The winner will have bragging rights and garner international respect!
****RULE #1 **** If you find the picture online, please don’t post the link and ruin the [...]