I have been stoked for the release of Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s most recent collaboration, Shutter Island, since back in October when I saw the trailer before Paranormal Activity.

While I’m a huge Leo fan and am partial to pretty much anything with him in it, the fact that Shutter Island has Scorsese and DiCaprio working together pretty much guarantees it will be a good flick. The two had success together with both The Aviator and The Departed, so I’m expecting good things from the duo again.

With the film’s release fast-approaching, my excitement has been spurred even more by seeing the trailers on TV, and now with the release of a behind-the-scenes featurette for Shutter Island.

Scorsese and DiCaprio have both frequently discussed how much they enjoy working with each other, and in the exclusive featurette about Shutter Island, the respect the actors have for Scorsese is evident. The video, while short, gives a little insight into how Scorsese goes about approaching scenes, and how the actors feel connected to their scenes due to Scorsese’s own connection to the film.

Check out the featurette below:

The suspense thriller Shutter Island follows two U.S. Marshals who go to investigate the disappearance of a woman from a mental hospital for the criminally insane. While there, Teddy Daniels, played by DiCaprio, comes to believe he has stumbled upon a twisted plot by the hospital’s doctors, which results in him doubting everything from his memory to his sanity.

Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clark, and Max von Sydow star alongside DiCaprio. Shutter Island hits theaters February 19th.

It’s possible that I’m just not enough of a girly-girl to really appreciate the upcoming romantic comedy When in Rome, or it could be that the trailers for the movie look just a bit too cheesy to pique my interest.

Walt Disney studios and MPM Digital Marketing have recently released a clip from the film, as well as a featurette, and frankly, the new video for When in Rome doesn’t do much to help the already over-the-top feel of the film’s earlier trailers.

For some reason, there is a man in a straitjacket hanging upside down from the ceiling of Kristen Bell’s apartment. Makes perfect sense, right?

From what I’ve gathered from the earlier trailers, the plot of When in Rome involves Kristen Bell’s character taking coins out of Rome’s Fountain of Love, which causes men to instantly fall in love with her.

The mummy-esque man in the new clip is one such man, attempting to perform one of Harry Houdini’s famous escapes in order to win the love of his infatuation.

Yes, it is as ridiculous as it sounds. Don’t believe me? Check it out for yourself here.

To get a closer look at the stars of When in Love, Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel, make sure to take a gander at their faux personal ad where they talk about everything from favorite food to favorite thing about each other. You can get up close and personal with the stars here.

When in Rome hits theaters January 29th.

Disney recently announced that every Wednesday from now until Alice in Wonderland is released on March 5th will be “Wonderland Wednesdays,” where the studio will reveal clips, featurettes, and concept art from the film.

The studio followed through on this, and the first Wonderland Wednesday item was a snippet of scenes featuring the Mad Hatter and (very) brief commentary from Johnny Depp.

At only 44 seconds long, the clip isn’t the most elaborate or informative bit about the movie, but it does give some pretty cool shots of Burtonesque style.

For a little more behind-the-scenes detail about the film, check out the stills gallery to read what those involved with production have to say about the design of the settings and characters.

Check out the featurette for the upcoming Transporter 3 starring our favorite badass Jason Statham. The first two films were directed by Louis Leterrier of Incredible Hulk fame.

I would probably assume that this movie is just an addition to the films rather than anything new, but it seems to me its a cross between Transporter 2 and Crank. What do you think??

The movie is scheduled to appear in theaters on November 26th 2008.

“Cloverfield”, the high-profile monster movie produced by Master of Mystery J.J. Abrahms, has been on DVD for a few months now.  And if you were one of the many who caught the film in theaters back at the beginning of the year, then more likely it’s already in your DVD library.  However, for those of you who haven’t caught it on home video yet, then here’s the rundown on how the film itself looks on the small screen and how good the extras are.

The film takes place over the course of one terrifying night, when Manhattan is abruptly attacked by an enormous creature that looks like a cross between a praying mantis and a spider.  We follow a group of twenty-somethings who happened to be throwing a “Going Away” party for their best friend Rob as they embark upon a rescue mission to save Rob’s true love, Beth.  Of course, everybody knows that the movie was filmed in a unique way, namely from the perspective of the viewfinder of an extremely jiggly video camera, one being manned by Hud.  It’s obvious that this idea was inspired by “The Blair Witch Project”, which was another revolutionary thriller during its time because it too employed the use of of the shaky cam.

There were many complaints from people who saw “Cloverfield” during its theatrical run about how the film’s constant camera movements caused uneasiness where their stomachs were concerned, but I personally didn’t have that problem, so I can’t really say if watching the movie on a regular T.V. screen makes a difference where that issue is concerned.  “Cloverfield” is presented in its original theatrical exhibition of the 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio, and the transfer is pretty well-handled.  However, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a guy who pays attention to the sharpness of a movie’s digital transfer, so suffice it to say that for the most part the picture looks good.

The extras on the disc include a feature commentary by director Matt Reeves, deleted scenes and alternate endings, multiple “making of” featurettes, and looks into how the film’s visual effects were done.  The deleted scenes aren’t really that special; just extra fluff that easily leant itself to editing.  The two alternate endings aren’t any better, as they just include the same ending in terms of what happens to the characters, but here the very last scene before the credits is changed.  However, the making of features are particularly interesting, as they show exactly how the monster was conceived and constructed, in addition to how the movie itself was filmed.  Believe it or not, the filmmakers actually let the actor portraying Hud hold the camera as they filmed everything.  Also included is a link to a website called www.cloverfieldfiles.com, which contains some extra secrets about the film.

All in all, I’d say the “Cloverfield” DVD is definitely worth buying for those who liked the movie.  It’s certainly interesting to see how such a unique monster movie was pieced together, and the glimpse of all the behind-the-scenes magic makes you appreciate just how creative this chilling film really is.

Movie Rating: 3.5 stars

DVD Rating: 3 stars

I saw this featurette on TV while watching the Disney channel with my kid the other day. Hoping it would come online and sure enough it is. Enjoy it.

Can’t wait to see this one. Review will be up Saturday.

What else can you say about Wanted? It has Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, and James McAvoy. This film has some big names but it based upon a graphic novel, better known as a comic book. And from the featurette going around the net, it seems its spot on to the novel. The action scenes look insane and least to say I am excited to see it. Angelina with guns, come on… how hot is that!

Wanted hits theaters on June 27th 2008.

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