source: awardsdaily.com Yikes. OSCAR WATCH High School Musical 3 for Best Picture! The Wrestler Trailer Debut – The Real Oscar Underdog Emerges Slumdog Millionaire – Danny Boyle’s Oscar Hope? WALL-E For Best Pic? Hey If Crash Can Win… Check out our Oscar Collection.
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The inevitable Steve Guttenberg comeback begins!
November 27, 2008 
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source: moviehole.net It was shaping up to be a very quiet newsday. That is, until these two glorious pieces of Guttenberg goodness fell into our lap! Steve Guttenberg told Moviehole that he, Ted Danson and Tom Selleck are looking to make a third installment in their Three Men and a Baby saga. The Goot insists […]
Continue readingBattlestar Galactica’s final season’s trailer
November 27, 2008 0 Comments
source: youtube.comA promo for the final season of Battlestar Galactica has made it’s way online, promising the most explosive episodes yet. The upcoming episodes are officially Part 2 of Season 4. Although I don’t want to get into spoiler territory, the finale of Part 1 was absolutely devastating. I literally cannot wait to see what […]
Continue readingMichael Cera’s future indie hit Paper Heart
November 27, 2008 0 Comments
source: hollywoodreporter.com Everyone’s favourite awkward teenage heartthrob Michael Cera is set to star alongside girlfriend Charlyne Yi in Paper Heart.The semi-secret project (it doesn’t even have an IMDB page yet) is supposedly part-scripted comedy and part-documentary based around the real life relationship between Cera and Yi. According to an article in The Hollywood Reporter, festival […]
Continue readingStar Trek trailer – We’ve got your Spock right here
November 26, 2008 5 Comments
source: traileraddict.com A modified version of the Star Trek trailer released last week has landed online. What’s the difference? This one has Spock, baby. Leonard Nimoy gives his famous ‘live long and prosper’ right at the end of the clip. It’s might just be a quickie, but it’s another reason to be psyched for J.J. […]
Continue readingTerminator Salvation poster has us burning with excitement
November 26, 2008 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com An absolutely amazing internet-only poster for Terminator Salvation has landed on-line. After seeing the trailer earlier this year, and now this, it begs the question: Who ISN’T psyched to see this film?! Click the picture below to check it out. Geek out! Geek! Out! I’m pretty sure the Terminator theme music can make […]
Continue readingOh my Gods – Battlestar Galactica season 4 review
November 25, 2008 0 Comments
Battlestar Galactica – Season 4 Part 1. Starring Edward James Olmos, Mary McCormack, Tricia Helfer, Katee Sackhoff and Jamie Bamber. On DVD December 3. There are few shows on television that make you sit in awe and ask, “how the hell are they going to top that?” There are even fewer that actually do top […]
Continue readingThe baz age – Australia review
November 25, 2008 7 Comments
Australia – Directed by Baz Luhrmann. Starring Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Brandon Walters, David Wenham and Jack Thompson. Rated M for violence and coarse language. 165 mins.When you give a film an all-encompassing title like Australia, you’ve got to deliver the goods. Baz Luhrmann set that task for himself when he scribbled it atop the […]
Continue readingHeath Ledger and Christian Bale’s oscar campaign
November 25, 2008 0 Comments
source: awardsdaily.com The Dark Knight Oscar Train is gaining momentum, but will it be a Titanic-sized sweep, a Dreamgirls-esque snub, or a nomination-less FAIL. I think it’s fair to say Heath Ledger is a lock for Best Supporting Actor (unless Corbin Bleu or that guy who wears the hat in High School Musical 3 nudge […]
Continue readingAce ventura jr trailer – so it wasn’t just a horrible dream!?
November 25, 2008 0 Comments
source: trailerspy.com Part of me knew it was coming, but I guess I didn’t prepare myself emotionally or physically for the horrific onslaught of this awful little clip. The first trailer for Ace Ventura Jr has arrived, proving that this Jim Carrey-less sequel is indeed of war crime proportions. http://www.trailerspy.com/movie-trailers/videoplayer.swf Ace Ventura Jr. Trailer I […]
Continue readingHigh school musical 3 for best picture!
November 25, 2008 0 Comments
source: awardsdaily.com Could it actually happen? Could those perky Wildcats actually garner a nomination for Best Picture at the Academy Awards? Will we see Corbin Bleu challenging Heath Ledger‘s guaranteed Supporting Actor victory? No, of course not. It’s ridiculous. But I had to laugh when I saw this poster for High School Musical 3, inexplicably […]
Continue readingThe curious score of benjamin button
November 25, 2008 0 Comments
source: warnersbros.com David Fincher‘s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is set to land Boxing Day, but the Oscar buzz has been swirling since the film was announced (Saying that, the project has smelt like Oscar bait since F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the original short story back in 1922).Well good news for those who cannot […]
Continue readingThe bond identity – Quantum of solace review
November 23, 2008 6 Comments
Quantum of Solace – Starring Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric and Judi Dench. Directed by Marc Forster. Rated M for action violence. 106 mins. After all those months of anticipation, I wish I had walked out of the cinema with more to tell you than … ‘meh’. Anything more than that would simply be […]
Continue readingThe wrestler trailer debut – The real Oscar underdog emerges
November 21, 2008 1 Comment
source: traileraddict.com After months of hearing how amazing Darren Aronofsky‘s The Wrestler is, we’ve finally been given a trailer to confirm the hype. Mickey Rourke stars as Randy ‘Ram’ Robinson, a professional wrestler from the eighties who has fallen on tough times. When a heart attack sends him out of the game for good, he […]
Continue readingLost season 5 poster
November 21, 2008 0 Comments
source: slashfilm.com The first promotional poster for the 5th season of Lost has landed, promising the kind of ‘city meets the sea’ vibe that made Sea Change so popular. It’s a brave change of direction! The last season of Lost featured some of the best hours of television ever produced (Ben going crazy in Tunisia; […]
Continue readingNight at the museum 2 – Could it be good?
November 21, 2008 0 Comments
source: usatoday.com A whole batch of new pics from Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian have emerged, promising a much funnier installment than the original. Night at the Museum grossed a phenomenal $575 million worldwide, so a sequel was inevitable. I thought the concept of the first film was pretty interesting, but […]
Continue readingNicole Kidman might retire from acting while she’s ahead. Umm…
November 20, 2008 1 Comment
source: yahoo.news.com Nicole Kidman has revealed she is unsure about the future of her career, and might move away from acting. Kidman was promoting her Oprah-endorsed epic Australia when she announced her future plans (or should that be lack of plans). “In terms of my future as an actor and stuff, I don’t know,” she […]
Continue readingAustralian film to open Sundance
November 19, 2008 0 Comments
source: slashfilm.com Aussie Oscar winner Adam Elliot‘s latest film Mary and Max will open the 25th Sundance Film Festival. Mary and Max is a clay animation film featuring the voice talents of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Barry Humphries. The film tells the story of penpals Mary, an 8-year-old girl living in Melbourne, and […]
Continue readingSpielberg and Smith to ruin, I mean, remake Oldboy
November 19, 2008 3 Comments
source: slashfilm.com Steven Spielberg and Will Smith are in talks to remake Chan-Wook Park‘s South Korean classic Oldboy. The pair have supposedly been looking for a project to work together on for a while. Screenwriter Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend, the upcoming Thor) is being considered to adapt the film for English-speaking audience. Oldboy tells […]
Continue readingHancock 2 – Smith’s superhero is back off the wagon
November 19, 2008 1 Comment
source: latimes.com The LA Times is reporting that Sony is planning on producing a sequel to Will Smith‘s blockbuster Hancock. Since Quantum of Solace will be the last Bond film for the studio, they are now looking for their next big franchise. It seems they’ve turned to Will ‘Money-Printing’ Smith to save them. Hancock was […]
Continue readingStar trek trailer debut – trekkies just got sexy
November 19, 2008 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com The official trailer for J.J. Abrams Star Trek has finally debuted online. The trailer promises plenty of action and adventure, as well as some sexy bedroom antics. You can’t keep James Tiberius Kirk down! I only hope the film doesn’t amp up the action to the point in which the original spirit of […]
Continue readingIn cinemas this week – Bond beats up teenagers; the elderly.
November 17, 2008 0 Comments
Bond is back to shake up the Australian box office this week, and no major film is brave enough to challenge it. Instead, a couple of smaller films will be fighting for very different audiences. MUST SEE THIS WEEK QUANTUM OF SOLACE Look, does anything else really have to be said. 2006’s Casino Royale was […]
Continue readingQuantum of Solace Hilariously Challenges Nights in Rodanthe For Top Spot At Box Office
November 17, 2008 0 Comments
source: reuters.com The latest Bond flick Quantum of Solace has surprised no one by being an absolute smash at the box office. The flick picked up $70.4 million over the 3-day-weekend in the U.S, well above Casino Royale’s $40.8 million opening. Daniel Craig‘s second outing as Bond has opened in 73 markets over the last […]
Continue readingHappy Feet 2 On The Way
November 17, 2008 0 Comments
source: theage.com The Age is reporting that a sequel to George Miller‘s Oscar-winning film Happy Feet is in the works. The NSW Government is funding a new digital production facility in Sydney which is expected to provide a significant boost to the flagging local film industry. The first film to be developed by the new […]
Continue readingNew Watchmen Trailer Replaces Moon Landing As ‘Most Important Piece of Footage Ever’
November 14, 2008 0 Comments
source: movies.yahoo.com OK, it’s official. Waiting until next March to see Watchmen is not possible. I am currently searching for a team of super-intelligent physicists who will assist me in the creation of a time-machine that will help us skip through the next 4 months. I’m finding it harder and harder to make more hyperbolic […]
Continue readingApatow Gives Us The First Taste of Upcoming ‘Funny People’
November 14, 2008 0 Comments
source: slashfilm.com A teaser poster for Judd Apatow‘s latest directorial project Funny People has debuted, even though the film only recently started production. The film stars Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen as stand-up comics of varying degrees of success. Apatow has stated the film will be a slightly more serious affair than Knocked Up and […]
Continue readingQuickflix’s 50 Favourite Movies
November 13, 2008 12 Comments
We asked our loyal Quickflix readers to help build a definitive list of favourite movies. You all responded in force, giving us over 400 films to choose from! After tirelessly slaving away in a small padded cell for the last 7 days straight, we have added up the votes and ranked the hundreds of films […]
Continue readingNew Harrison Ford Movie Reminds Us Why We Don’t Look Forward to Harrison Ford Movies
November 13, 2008 1 Comment
source: traileraddict.com The trailer for Harrison Ford‘s latest film Crossing Over has debuted, reminding us that before reprising ol’ Indy, he mostly spent his time making forgettable pap like this. Crossing Over looks at the intersecting lives of immigrants and Americans in modern day Las Angeles. Wait, I think we’ve seen this before. And it […]
Continue readingArrested Development Movie is Go! … Maybe
November 13, 2008 0 Comments
source: collider.com UPDATE: Ron Howard has told comingsoon.net that the project is not quite ‘a go’ just yet. However, he claims they are closer than ever to getting the film made. Arrested Development star Jeffrey Tambor has said to collider.com that the beloved television show is finally heading to cinemas. While at an event promoting […]
Continue readingBatman Begins … The Dark Knight Oscar Campaign
November 12, 2008 0 Comments
source: warnerbros2008.warnerbros.com Warner Bros has set up a fancy new website promoting their great Oscar hopes, Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino, and more importantly, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. Most movie studios will set up similar sites over the next month, as the Oscar season begins the expensive campaigning normally reserved for presidential elections. However, not […]
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