What’s new at Movie Gnome

Advance tickets to The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 are available
October 3, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
I'd be pretty remiss if I didn't remind any fans that advanced tickets to The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 are on sale. And even if you're not a fan, these rumors of the birth scene are still pretty fascinating. If you haven't seen it already, here is the teaser trailer and I've … [Read More...]

Netflix and changes at Movie Gnome
September 19, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
Hey chickadees: You may have noticed that I'm a little low on posts these days. I'm finding that the news business is pretty fast-paced and a little much for one lil person to handle on a part-time basis. So while I still plan on covering news in the niches that I know are awesome … [Read More...]

The Human Centipede 2 to be released in October
September 1, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
Tom Six's gory tale of crazy doctor gone bad, The Human Centipede, has a planned sequel entitled The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence and has a release date of October 7. You might remember that the UK Film Board banned this sequel due to really... really graphic content. They said it … [Read More...]

New trailer + poster for Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In
August 30, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
The first trailer we saw of Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) was brief and creepy as hell. A new trailer has emerged via Yahoo that is decidely less creepy and more... odd? I really want this to be good, but this particular trailer seems strangely amateurish, … [Read More...]

First teaser trailer for The Hunger Games
August 29, 2011 By Catherine 2 Comments
The MTV Video Music Awards premiered the first teaser trailer for The Hunger Games starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth. Let us know what you think about the teaser in the comments. The Hunger Games hits theaters on March 23, 2012. The Hunger Games is a … [Read More...]

Sneak peek at the VMA promo for The Hunger Games
August 26, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
MTV will be premiering the first footage from The Hunger Games this Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards, but they've given fans a little taste of what's in store. You will see the Mockingjay symbol on fire, of course, and a tiny clip of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss. And we mean tiny. … [Read More...]

Steve jobs resigns as CEO of Apple
August 24, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
Steve Jobs , in addition to changing the way we see phone and mobile technology and general usability also had a place in the movie industry that some never knew about. He served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios and is Disney’s largest individual shareholder. So he's kind … [Read More...]

The future according to films — a helpful infographic
August 23, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
We've had a lot of information gifted to us from the mighty movie gods and this really long infographic condenses this knowledge into a timeline that will help us navigate the scary and hilarious future we all will have... according to films. thanks to @TremulantDesign for the … [Read More...]

Indie Spotlight: up-and-coming crowdfunders
August 20, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
In this Indie Spotlight, we're featuring interesting film and video projects that are currently working on kickstarting their funding. Check out some of these very cool projects before they go big. Here is what Christian Santiago has to say about his indie doc and web series about … [Read More...]

Thor and Captain America kick ass in The Avengers
August 20, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
There is a lot of cool Avengers info coming from D23 Expo including these very cool super spoiler-y vids of Captain America (Chris Evans) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) kicking some major ass in The Avengers. I can't say I was ultra thrilled with either of these movies on their own, but I'm … [Read More...]

Next big fantasy franchise? Fever series by Karen Marie Moning
August 20, 2011 By Catherine 12 Comments
As the Harry Potter decade ends, we are certainly not short on wannabe replacements. There's a seemingly never-ending string of Twilight films to anticipate and of course the ultra popular young adult adaptation of The Hunger Games. But it looks like DreamWorks is banking on a five-novel … [Read More...]

Redbox may increase its price in several markets
August 19, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
The outpouring of relief for the victims of Netflixgeddon 2011 has been both touching and poignant. But the threat of cheap movie price hikes may not end there. Variety reports that el cheapo movie rental company Redbox may be raising it's rental fee a whopping 15-20% on some markets, … [Read More...]

Official synopsis for Man of Steel
August 19, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
Warner Brothers is holding open casting calls on Vancouver Island for Zack Snyder's Superman film, Man of Steel. We also got a look at the official synopsis in the press release. [ComicBookMovie] Clark Kent is young in this one, that much we knew. But it will focus on his decision … [Read More...]

Trailer for ‘The Woman in Black’ starring Daniel Radcliffe
August 18, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
We had a sneak peek of Daniel Radcliffe in The Woman in Black awhile back, and here is the new teaser trailer, chock full of creepy dolls and period horror style. I love this genre and Mr. Radcliffe, so bring it on. [Examiner] His first major role post-Potter will be as a young lawyer … [Read More...]

‘The Sitter’ red band trailer with Jonah Hill intro
August 14, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
It seems that faux interviews and personal intros are the new black when it comes to comedy trailers, and I'm kind of okay with that. The new red band trailer for the raunchy babysitting (see Adventures in) movie starring Jonah Hill includes a pretty hilarious intro starring Hill plus some … [Read More...]

Photo: Liam Hemsworth at the Reaping in ‘The Hunger Games’
August 12, 2011 By Catherine Leave a Comment
Lionsgate released, via Facebook, a new photo from the filming of The Hunger Games which stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, and Liam Hemsworth as Gale. Gale is seen standing at The Reaping in District 12. You can see a couple of Peacekeepers lurking around … [Read More...]
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The future according to films — a helpful infographic
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Watch: Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds stroke out about ‘The Change-Up’
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