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The little horror film that could hits theaters today, and if the trailer didn’t sell you on it or if you’re wary of any horror that comes out, here are a few solid reasons why you should give The Collector the time of day.

Director Jon Favreau is talking, Tony Stark is communicating with the world via a cocktail napkin. They are men of different worlds — one of reality, the other of fiction — but they are saying essentially the same thing: you should be excited for the future of the Iron Man franchise.

The Venice Film Festival has announced it’s 2009 line-up this week, showing off the films that will make-up it’s 66th annual fest.

Disney may have found a new director for their next Pirates of the Caribbean movie in Rob Marshall, whose previous work includes Chicago.

Earlier this week, we heard rumblings coming out of Comic-Con about director James Cameron talking about bringing Titanic to the big screen in 3D. Turns out, it’s happening.

Kevin Carr breaks down the week’s releases, looking at Funny People, Aliens in the Attic, and The Collector.

Our man on the scene Kevin Kelly reports in with his Funny People junket report, including interviews with Judd Apatow, Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and more.

If you haven’t seen the blood-tastic trailer for the upcoming Starz original series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, you need to do so. In fact, you can do it right here.

Last night we had a chance to catch up with the Mad Men cast at a cocktail party in Los Angeles, and in true Mad Men fashion we drank Scotch on the rocks while bumming Lucky Strikes from nearby smokers.

The documentary ‘The Cove,’ which works as a thriller and a morality play, tells the harrowing story of the mass slaughter of dolphins by the fishermen of Taiji, Japan.

It’s another edition of the Reject Report and we have some big wide releases on tap this weekend, including the family adventure Alone in the Attic and the Judd Apatow laughfest Funny People, starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen.

It’s been rumored for a little while, but now it’s official… Ridley Scott is attached to direct a prequel to his classic franchise-starter, Alien. Am I the only one who doesn’t see the upside here?

Kevin and Neil reunite in the Magical Studio in the Sky after Neil’s stint at the big house (or rather the little house; it was Pahrump, Nevada after all). They contemplate how funny Funny People is and whether anyone knows that Aliens in the Attic is coming out.

Deeper than most comedies, funnier than most dramas, and Judd Apatow’s most mature film. Gird your loins Rejects, as Funny People has arrived. Come inside to see what we think about it.

In the world of nearly non-news today comes a brand new production photo of James Cameron on the set of his latest film, the sci-fi epic Avatar.

Somehow, even though his part appears to be quite small and he’s only doing voice, Jason Schwartzman steals the show in this new trailer.

Good horror comedy is hard to come by, but it looks like we might have a winner here with I Sell The Dead. At least by the looks of the little boy eating a raw rabbit in the trailer, we do.

We love all things Mike Judge. He’s a great guy, makes funny cartoons and films, and gave us an excuse to beat the hell out of that fax machine. So when this short Comic-Con interview showed up over at TV Squad, we thought we’d ask you to check it out.

Are Pumas the new cougars? Is Jennifer Aniston old? Is Wayne McClammy anyone you’ve ever heard of?

While reading this article, you may notice that Robert Ludlum titled all of his novels by staring with “The,” adding an enigmatic adjective like “Parsifal,” and ending it with a nonsensical noun like “mosaic.” You may also notice that Ron Howard will be directing a movie based off of “The Parsifal Mosaic.”

Way I see it, the one upside to the US endlessly perpetuating the drug war is hot people making movies about the US endlessly perpetuating the drug war.

The folks at Summit Entertainment have engaged in an all-out publicity war with Rachelle Lefevre, the actress who was recently dropped from the cast of their upcoming film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

According to those snoops at Variety, Russell Crowe has signed onto a new project with writer/director Paul Haggis called The Next Three Days.

Jeremy Renner will be joining Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm, and Rebecca Hall for The Town, and he’ll probably be donning a Boston accent. How d’ya like dem apples?

Even though his feature debut Tron Legacy won’t be in theaters until late 2010, director Joseph Kosinski is already plotting out his next venture.

The Coen Brothers forthcoming film, A Serious Man, just got a trailer that you need to watch. Yes, it is as odd as you’d expect it to be. But at least the frustration is set to a crunchy beat.

Variety is reporting that Steven Spielberg is “seriously considering” directing a movie about the fictional secret agent known as Matt Helm, created by Donald Hamilton.

Who doesn’t love a good con movie? Robert Redford and Paul Newman partner to make one of the best ever made – all while creating a movie that won Best Picture, can be re-watched infinitely and has popcorn appeal.

Armando Iannucci talks to us about his whip smart political satire and the challenges of finding the humor in a scary story.

Earlier today, Walt Disney Pictures confirmed via Twitter today that the rumors are true, Michael Sheen will have a role in Tron Legacy.