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It was ten years ago this week that Kill Bill Vol. 2 was released, completing Quentin Tarantino’s tale about a vengeful woman. The first movie came out in 2003, and was originally intended to be all in one part, but at four hours in length, the decision was made to split it in two. Any Quentin Tarantino movie has a lot of weird things going on both onscreen and offscreen, so at least some of these bits of trivia will be new to you. For instance:

3. Talk about doing Kill Bill started during Pulp Fiction. Quentin Tarantino came up with the idea of doing Kill Bill while talking with Uma Thurman on the set of Pulp Fiction. The two were discussing the types of movies they liked and he expressed his interest in ’70s kung fu movies. They then started hashing out what would become the opening scene of the beaten Bride in her wedding gown.

14. 450 gallons of blood were spilled. According to makeup effects artist Christopher Allen Nelson, over 450 gallons of fake blood were used over the course of filming both movies.

17. Many Bills were considered before going with David Carradine. Kevin Costner was considered for the part, but was busy with Open Range. Jack Nicholson, Kurt Russell, Mickey Rourke, and Burt Reynolds were also on the table as well. Tarantino was ready to sign Warren Beatty, but had second thoughts about the actor when, according to Michael Madsen, Beatty expressed that he “didn’t get what the story was about” to Tarantino.

I read all twenty bits of trivia on the list at FilmDrunk, but I am just as confused about the story as I ever was. Maybe someday I’ll actually watch the Kill Bill movies.

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John Williams has written multiple iconic scores in his time, and one of the best is getting the Mondo Vinyl treatment. Mondo just revealed they’ll release two different versions of Jurassic Park, one featuring artwork by JC Richard and another by Dan McCarthy. Both editions, limited to 500 a pieces, will cost $35 and go on sale June 11, almost exactly one year out from the release of Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World.

Below, check out the full track list and artwork from each Jurassic Park vinyl edition.

Here’s the full track list followed by galleries of both editions.

01) Opening Titles
02) Theme From Jurassic Park
03) Incident At Isla Nublar
04) Journey To The Island
05) The Raptor Attack
06) Hatching Baby Raptor
07) Welcome to Jurassic Park
08) My Friend, The Brachiosaurus
09) Dennis Steals The Embryo
10) A Tree For My Bed
11) High-Wire Stunts
12) Remembering Petticoat Lane
13) Jurassic Park Gate
14) Eye To Eye
15) T-Rex Rescue & Finale
16) End Credits

JC Richard Version

Dan McCarthy version

And here’s the full press release. Pretty awesome stuff, huh?

Mondo is excited to announce the release of John Williams’ iconic Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Jurassic Park, remastered for vinyl with gorgeous artwork for two packaging variations from artist JC Richard and a limited edition vinyl from artist Dan McCarthy (1,000 copies). The vinyl releases will be for sale only at MondoTees.com on June 11, 2014.

Jurassic Park occupies a rare place in the hearts of film fans worldwide. It’s one of the few seminal films that almost everyone can recall seeing in the theater for the first time in perfect detail. It’s a movie that fires on all cylinders – from the amazing sense of adventure, a realistic world of tomorrow, awe-inspiring special effects and of course one of the greatest scores that has ever been created. “There are few films where the experience of watching the film is matched only by experience of listening to it, and Jurassic Park is one of those rare films,” said Mondo Creative Director Justin Ishmael.

Version A
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams
Artwork by JC Richard
2XLP P pressed on 180 gram Black Vinyl, with randomly inserted Dilophosaurus variant.
$35

Version B
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams
Artwork by Dan McCarthy
Limited to 1,000 copies
2XLP pressed on 180 gram Amber vinyl.
$35

The Jurassic Park vinyl soundtrack release continues Mondo’s commitment to crafting beautiful packaging for scores they love and adds to an impressive collection that now includes Poltergeist, Oblivion, Halloween, Drive, The Omen, Coraline, Paranorman and more with several releases on the horizon for 2014.

• Mondo’s ‘Jurassic Park’ Poster Series Continues With JC Richard
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Academy Award nominee Oscar Isaac has been tapped to join the "Star Wars: Episode VII" cast. Click through to see who else scored a role in the film. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Actress Daisy Ridley, relatively new to the acting scene, has also landed a role in the upcoming film "Inbetweeners II." (Matthew Brooks)

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It’s the biggest “Star Wars” news to emerge for some time — on Tuesday morning, filmmaker J.J. Abrams announced the cast for his upcoming space adventure, confirming some of the names that had been the subject of online speculation for some time.

Adam Driver, best known for his role in HBO’s “Girls,” and Oscar Isaac, who won considerable acclaim for his turn in the Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis,” will appear alongside Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson, performance capture expert Andy Serkis and venerable Swedish thespian Max von Sydow. Also in the mix are John Boyega, known for his work in the fan favorite film “Attack the Block,” and newcomer Daisy Ridley.

Additionally, the principal actors from Lucas’ original saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker, are set for director J.J. Abrams’ new film, reprising their iconic roles.

In a statement released on StarWars.com, Abrams said, “It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again. We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud.”

PHOTOS: ‘Star Wars’ at the box office

Of course, details about precisely which characters the new actors will portray remain closely guarded, as does the plot of the movie, which is being scripted by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan.

The lack of diversity among the new cast has been noted by many, however, and some have expressed concern about being disappointed by the film when it opens in theaters Dec. 18, 2015.

One comedian has even tried to start a movement named for arguably the most maligned character created by George Lucas, with a #istandwithjarjar hashtag.

Below are a few of the more signature responses to today’s big news — click through the gallery above for a detailed look at the “Episode VII” cast.

I don't even have any wisecracks or snarky in-jokes to make about Star Wars today. The news is just that exciting and positive for once.—
Philip (@ShadowFedora) April 29, 2014

Watching the new STAR WARS cast announced is like watching a bunch of wolves coo over a baby they're going to eat later.—
Linda Holmes (@nprmonkeysee) April 29, 2014

Oscar Isaac and Domhnall Gleeson in the new Star Wars film actually makes me want to watch it—
Hannah Bambridge (@tttyg) April 29, 2014

The cast for the new Star Wars has been announced. In other news, there are still people that care about Star Wars apparently.—
Red Letter Media (@redlettermedia) April 29, 2014

Adam Driver is going to be in the new Star Wars! *swooning**turling and throwing flowers*—
Jennifer Ferron (@JenniferEFerron) April 29, 2014

The makers of new Star Wars should hold a charity auction to claim the role of "first Stormtrooper off of the transport that gets shot."—
skullsinthestars (@drskyskull) April 29, 2014

Star Wars is like love cuz I want to believe in it but I've been hurt so many times but I can't stop needing it but I don't know anymore.—
Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) April 29, 2014

Excited Oscar Isaac will be part of the 'Star Wars: Episode VII' cast. Brilliant actor & undercover Latino! Can't wait to learn more #latism—
Nina Terrero (@Nina_Terrero) April 29, 2014

The new Star Wars movie looks great until you realize the J's in J.J. Abrams's name stand for Jar Jar.—
CC:Indecision (@indecision) April 29, 2014

The fact that Star Wars Episode VII is going to have the original cast members makes me feel all warm inside 👌—
Jaime Zonneveld (@JaimeeLyn) April 29, 2014

I'm so excited for the first new Star Wars films since 1983.—
Stephen Toulouse (@Stepto) April 29, 2014

I hope to live in a world where one day we will see WoC in Star Wars. #HopeNChange #YesWeCan—
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The Ping Pong Summer trailer is here. Writer/director Michael Tully‘s charming love letter to the Eighties, coming of age films and summer vacation premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival to solid reviews. It was picked up for distribution soon after. It’ll finally hit theaters and VOD on June 6 and now you can check out the full trailer below.

Apple.com has the official HD version of the Ping Pong Summer trailer. Here’s an embed.

Having seen Ping Pong Summer, I’ll honestly say the trailer doesn’t really represent the film correctly. It’s not goofy about the Eighties. The family stuff is very much secondary to the ping pong stuff. The “stars” all play very peripheral characters. Plus, the movie has more energy and heart. On the other hand, it does show lots of the smart choices Tully makes throughout, such as the awkward pauses and hilarious dialogue. The trailer is not bad, but the movie is much better.

I reviewed the film at Sundance and liked it very much. Here’s a quick excerpt:

Ping Pong Summer has several moments of true bliss, mostly resulting from great sequences with Eighties music or perfectly authentic period nostalgia. The film never jokes about its time and setting. Instead, it embraces all the trappings of the time, letting the audience decide if they want to laugh at the decade, or just roll with it.

Come June 6, definitely seek out Ping Pong Summer. It stars Susan Sarandon, Lea Thompson, John Hannah, Amy Sedaris and Marcello Conte. Here’s the official, and awesome, plot description:

The year is 1985. Rad Miracle is a shy 13-year-old white kid who’s obsessed with two things: ping pong and hip hop. During his family’s annual summer vacation to Ocean City, Maryland, Rad makes a new best friend, experiences his first real crush, becomes the target of rich local bullies, and finds an unexpected mentor in his outcast next-door neighbor. Ping Pong Summer is about that time in your life when you’re treated like an alien by everyone around you, even though you know deep down you’re as funky fresh as it gets.

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The badasses of action are back in not one, not two, but sixteen character posters for this summer’s The Expendables 3. Everyone’s here, including the returning cast (Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Randy Couture), the new young team (Kellen Lutz, Ronda Roussey, Victor Ortiz, Glen Powell) and some new iconic additions (Harrison Ford, Kelsey Grammer, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson). Directed by Patrick Hughes, the star-studded action film opens August 15. Check out sixteen Expendables 3 posters below.

Thanks to IGN, JoBlo, Collider and Coming Soon for these posters.

Those posters all look good but, wow, are they overwhelming when you look at them as a whole. With each Expendables movie the cast has become more and more impressive. This one is, by far, the biggest and best yet. If you told me in the early Nineties I’d get a movie with Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Snipes, Gibson, Ford together, that would have made me crazy. Add in El Mariachi, Frasier, and Ivan Drago and it’s almost unfathomable.

Here’s the official synopsis for the film, which opens August 15.

In The Expendables 3, Barney (Sylvester Stallone), Christmas (Jason Statham) and the rest of the team come face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables – but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet.

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Sometimes all it takes to sell a product is a clever name, a likeable mascot or an eye-catching package design.

Consumers often decide to purchase products they don't normally buy based on how good the packaging looks, and when every little bit counts towards making your product a success in a highly competitive market the packaging is a good place to start.

Please enjoy an eye pleasing selection of 25 Creative Packaging Designs That Practically Sell Themselves, it's like shopping with your eyeballs and it won't cost you a dime!

The four-city, 70-plus artist Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary art show kicks off this Saturday April 19 in New York City. Gallery 1988 is curating the event and they’ve slowly been releasing more and more looks at the show. Now it’s our turn.

/Film is proud to exclusively debut five brand new pieces from the show: Pieces by Mark Englert, Dan Mumford, Cuddly Rigor Mortis plus two super limited variants. That’s right. In addition to the commemorative series of screenprints that’ll be available in store and online, each one of those posters (by the likes of Tom Whalen, Mike Mitchell, Phantom City Creative and others) will have extra special variants that will only be sold in super limited quantities at each event. Below, you’ll get your first glimpse at two of those variants, the slimed editions of the previously revealed Anthony Petrie and Joshua Budich pieces.

After the jump, see all of that and find out when the Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary art show rolls into New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Diego.

First up, here are the three new pieces we’re debuting from the show: Mark Englert’s “The Flowers Are Still Standing,” Dan Mumford’s “Are You A God?” and Cuddly Rigor Mortis “There’s Something You Don’t See.”

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Bennett Miller has directed two movies and both have been nominated for Best Picture. He’ll go for the three-peat this year with Foxcatcher. The true story starring Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo and Steve Carell was originally scheduled for release last December, but was delayed. Now Sony Pictures Classic and Annapurna have set the film for a November 14 release following a world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. 

Here’s the full press release on the Foxcatcher release date.

Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will release Bennett Miller’s FOXCATCHER in the United States on November 14.  The film will premiere in the In Competition Section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

Directed by Bennett Miller (MONEYBALL, COPOTE), FOXCATCHER tells the gripping, true story of Olympic Wrestling Champion brothers Mark Schultz (Tatum) and Dave Schultz (Ruffalo) and their relationship with the eccentric John du Pont (Carell), heir to the du Pont Chemical fortune that led to murder.

The film is produced by Megan Ellison under her company Annapurna Pictures, as well as, Miller, Jon Kilik, and Anthony Bregman. Miller’s prestigious cast includes Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller, and Anthony Michael Hall. The film was written by E. Max Frye (SOMETHING WILD, AMOS & ANDREW) and Dan Futterman (CAPOTE), the Cinematographer is Greig Fraser (ZERO DARK THIRTY), and the Production Designer is Jess Gonchor (NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, MONEYBALL, TRUE GRIT, CAPOTE).

Here’s the trailer for Foxcatcher, which will surely get a nice big push at Cannes and then again come November when it’ll be positioned squarely for multiple Oscars.

November 14 will also see the release of the David Ayer Brad Pitt film Fury and the Farrelly Brothers’ Dumb and Dumber To. The former has awards potential but you’d assume Foxcatcher will be opening limited. That means it’ll go for the per-screen title while Dumb and Dumber To goes for the overall weeek.

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The Simpsons are set to go full-LEGO next month with the announcement of a LEGO episode titled "Brick Like Me" that will air on May the 4th.

In the episode the characters will begin in the world of LEGO thinking that it's normal, when Homer gets the feeling that something isn't right and begins trying to figure out what's going on.

You can read more about the episode and see the first image of Homer in LEGO form from the episode below. [...]

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Channing Tatum has made no secret of the fact he’d love to play Gambit in the X-Men movies. The card-throwing, womanizing Cajun has long been a fan favorite, but so far has only been seen on screen once, briefly, in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Now, with Bryan Singer teasing he’d love to bring Gambit into the next X-Men film, X-Men: Apocalypse, Tatum has revealed the possibility has taken another step forward toward reality. He’s met with X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner about possibly playing the role and is already working on an accent.

Tatum revealed this in an interview at the MTV Movie Awards, where he received a Trailblazer Award. The Channing Tatum Gambit stuff starts at 4:23.

And here’s the full quote after being asked if we’d ever see him as the mutant?

I met with Lauren Shuler Donner. And I would love it. Gambit is really the only X-Man I’ve ever loved. I mean I’ve loved them all, they’re all great, but I guess from being down south – my dad’s from Louisiana, I’m from Mississippi, Alabama, Florida – I don’t know. I just related to him. He’s just kind of suave… He’s the most un X-Men X-Man that’s ever been in X-Men. Other than maybe Wolverine, who’s like the anti-hero. He’s a thief. He’s not even a hero. He’s kind of walking the line of grey…He loves women and drinking and smoking and stuff so he’s just a cool guy who happens to have a moral center….I hope it [comes together]. You never know it’s a weird industry. If the stars align, I would die to play it. I’m already working on the accent. It’s crappy at the moment.

Along with Tatum, Shuler Donner has also made it very clear she’d love to make a Gambit movie with Tatum, but we didn’t know it had gotten this  far.

If Tatum were to appear as Gambit in X-Men Apocalypse, it would give Fox a huge opportunity to have another major star as a fan-favorite character. With Hugh Jackman likely on his way out in the coming years, Fox must like that idea. Even non-X-Men fans would turn out to see Tatum star in a superhero movie, so this feels like something that has a good chance of happening.

What do you think about Channing Tatum as Gambit?

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IT’S FUCKING SATURDAY. DID YOU KNOW MAO ZEDONG KILLED 45 MILLION PEOPLE IN FOUR YEARS TIME?

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MOTHERFUCKER DEVELOPED THE FIRST TELEPHONE. more»

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LEARN CHARISMA FROM THE FUCKING MASTERS. more»

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After some intense promos and clips (and a couple of truly WTF Carl’s Jr. commercials), Fox has released one final X-Men: Days of Future Past trailer.

As usual, the video has mutant heroes battling mean humans, terrifying Sentinels, and their own inner angst across two different timelines. What’s different is that this particular trailer plays up Wolverine’s role in the whole thing. Though he doesn’t tend to be much of a team player, desperate times call for desperate measures, so this one has him running around the ’70s trying to get the gang together.

Watch the new X-Men Days of Future Past trailer, which includes tons of new footage, after the jump.

Fox posted the X-Men: Days of Future Past trailer on YouTube.

The time-jumping nature of the X-Men: Days of Future Past plotline allows the First Class characters to face their own inner trilogy counterparts. So we’ve got two Magnetos (Michael Fassbender and Ian McKellen) and two Professor Xes (James McAvoy and Patrick Stewart) — although there’s still only one Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), because that guy never ages.

Meanwhile, it also opens the door to a whole host of new characters. Fan favorites from the comic who’ll be making their first appearances here include Bishop (Omar Sy), Quicksilver (Evan Peters), Blink (Fan Bingbing), Warpath (Booboo Stewart), and Sunspot (Adan Canto). Classic villain Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage) gets caught up in the action, too.

That’s a lot of characters to keep track of, and as excited as we are to see old friends and make new ones, we can’t help but worry that the film will feel overstuffed. On the bright side, though, the huge cast doesn’t seem to be slowing down the action or the drama. The trailer hint at plenty of big moments and lots of heart.

X-Men: Days of Future Past arrives in theaters May 23. Because all the actors named above still aren’t enough, the film also stars Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Ellen Page, Halle Berry, Shawn Ashmore, Daniel Cudmore, Lucas Till, and Josh Helman. Also returning from the original trilogy is director Bryan Singer.

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original “X-Men” film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from “X-Men: First Class,” in an epic battle that must change the past — to save our future.

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The first stop for the Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary art show is this weekend and Gallery 1988 has just released more posters and information. More than 70 artists are part of the traveling exhibit but the majority of their work will only ever been available to purchase in person at one of the four stops. There will, however, be a set of screenprints available both at the shows, and online, and those are by Mike Mitchell, Phantom City Creative, Anthony Petrie, Tom Whalen, Tara McPherson, Dan Mumford, Dave Perillo, Lora Zombie, Godmachine, Rich Kelly, Mark Englert, DKNG and Joshua Budich.

We’ve already seen a few of those pieces and now more have been revealed. Below, check out additional images for the Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary art show which hits New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and July over the next few months.

UPDATED: We’ve added more new art below.

The first images from the Ghostbusters 30th anniversary art show were revealed here. Below are three new posters by Mike Mitchell, DKNG and Nicole Gustafsson. (UPDATE – as well as Tom Whalen, Glen Brogan, Julian Callos and Lora Zombie)

On the Gallery 1988 Tumblr, there are some new details on the show and what pieces will be on sale where, etc. Here’s a small excerpt:

A majority of the artwork will ONLY BE AVAILABLE by attending one of the galleries in-person. A very small allotment of prints has been set aside for each city, with a smaller selection at our final Comic Con stop. This is the ONLY way to purchase this artwork. There will be small surprises at each stop as well.

A commemorative series of special 30th Anniversary screenprints WILL BE AVAILABLE in limited amounts ONLINE, in addition to in-store, at ghostbusters30th.com. These will be released sporadically over the next month. 

These posters, and many more, will first go on sale this Saturday, April 19 in New York. Go to www.ghostbusters30th.com for the full info and artist list. Here’s the breakdown of the shows.

Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Art Show: New York

April 19 – 26
69 Leonard Street (between Church & Broadway), New York, NY 10013
Opening reception: April 19 7-10 p.m.

Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Art Show: Los Angeles

May 17 – June 1st
Gallery 1988 (West), 7308 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Opening reception: May 17 7-10 p.m.

It’ll then be in Chicago on June 20-22 and, finally, San Diego Comic-Con July 23-27. We’ll have more art later this week as the first show gets closer.

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"If they win the pennant this year, I'll sit naked with you at the World Series."

The Brooklyn Cyclones announced today that the team will host a Seinfeld Night on July 5 this year to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the legendary show's television debut. The first 2,500 fans in attendance for the game will receive a Keith Hernandez magic loogie bobblehead.

From the Cyclones' website, here's what else the team has in store:

• MCU Park will known as Vandelay Industries Park for one night only.
• Mailmen in uniform get to throw out a ceremonial first pitch ("Hello Newman!")
• Anyone who has a business card indicating that they are in fact a "Latex Salesman" will also receive a free ticket to the game.  If we call the number and it's some apartment on the Upper East Side, you won't qualify for the freebie.
• Fans can visit the information table for an "airing of grievances."
• Closest to the pin / whale's blow hole competition ("Is that a Titleist?")
• The foul poles will be known as Festivus Poles.
• Elaine Dancing Contest
• Everyone Runs the Bases Post-game...but anyone named Jerry gets a head start (Take that Duncan Meyer).
• Game of "Risk" on the Concourse
• Cereal eating contests
• Anyone named George Costanza will be allowed to join our radio broadcast as a color analyst for an inning
• Players in puffy shirts for batting practice.