A couple days ago I noticed reoccurring graffiti of a bunny on the sidewalks around toronto. Next to the graphic is the words “Where’s Fluffy?” Later when I screened Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, I realized that it was actually viral marketing for a fictional band which is part of the film’s story. In Nick and Norah, everyone in New York City is frantically searching for the rarest show to ever happen. Fluffy is playing a secret show somewhere, just follow the bunnies. Unfortunately, the website url on the flyers, which I found around Ryerson today, only redirect you to the film’s official website.

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Box Office analysts are predicting that The Dark Knight will finish with $530-$540 million domestically, about one Forgetting Sarah Marshall away from breaking Titanic’s $600.7 million record. But I believe they are wrong - and here’s why.

I’m sure that Warner Bros will rerelease the film in theaters eventually. The film has made a record $55 million on IMAX screens alone, and IMAX Filmed Entertainment chief Greg Foster tells The Hollywood Reporter that there is “a real possibility” of an IMAX rerelease in future years. Robert Zemeckis’ The Polar Express 3-D has been rereleased in IMAX theaters every holiday season, resulting in a four year total of $70 million. “Ultimately, it’s a decision that Warner Bros. has to make, Foster says, adding: “We’d certainly support that.”

Last month, The Dark Knight overtook Star Wars to become the second highest grossing domestic film of all time. But many people forget that Star Wars spent only a fraction of the last 31 years in the top two placements. Shortly after surpassing Jaws to become the highest grossing film of all time, Star Wars was knocked off the top by E.T. Overtaken by both Jurassic Park and Forrest Gump, Star Wars dropped the #4 of all time. It wasn’t until the late 90’s rerelease of the trilogy special editions that the film reentered the top two spots.

The stage has been set, and I’m sure it will eventually happen folks. It’s just a matter of when and how. Could Warner Bros rerelease the film in a special edition with additional footage that was cut from the theatrical release? If the studio wasn’t set on releasing a DVD in time for Christmas, they probably could have attempted some kind of special edition rerelease with extra footage. But alas, home video sales will be more profitable, especially during the holiday season.

From what I understand, there were no actual scenes that were completely cut out of The Dark Knight, only trims here and there. So I’m not sure if it would be worth it. But it didn’t stop Paramount/Dreamworks, which added a couple minutes of footage for the IMAX rerelease of Michael Bay’s Transformers. I seriously doubt Warner Bros would attempt to up-convert the film to 3D as the technology just isn’t there yet. Plus the action sequences would probably make your eyes bleed. One thing is or sure, the enviable digital conversion of IMAX theater will make the distribution of such a rerelease more cost effective.

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Yesterday we talked about how Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler was creating big buzz at the Venice Film Festival. The film has now been awarded the festival’s top prize, the Golden Lion. This is bitter sweet for Aronofsky, whose 2006 film The Fountain premiered at Venice and was met with lackluster reviews. I’ll be seeing the film tomorrow night at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere, so look out for my review on Monday morning.

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A PG-13 rating can open a film up to a wider audience than an R-rating, making a big box office take just a tad more attainable. It’s not a huge mystery, then, why Max Payne director John Moore is none too pleased with the MPAA’s decision to give his upcoming film, Max Payne, an R. In a recent interview with Das Gamer, John Moore, who is apparently trying to cut the film down to qualify for a PG-13 (its original target rating) expressed some of his frustration, saying:

We’re suffering from what I call Batman blowback. The Motion Picture Association of America gave The Dark Knight a PG-13 rating and basically sucked Warner Bros. cock…The MPAA changes their rules willy-nilly and it depends on who’s seeing your actual movie at the time. It’s very difficult to get a hold on what’s acceptable. The only thing you can use is current standards. So I go and see The Dark Knight and I say, “Gee, that’s pretty gnarly for PG-13,” but I felt good about Max Payne after coming out of the theater. I thought Max wasn’t going to have a problem. And that’s not the case. They’re coming down on us pretty hard.

Moore goes on to say that the MPAA’s inconsistencies are really coming back to haunt the organization:

[The MPAA] really hung themselves with The Dark Knight. Every other filmmaker in town is knocking on their door saying, “Please sir, may I have my PG-13 rating and be as fair to my movie as you were to The Dark Knight.”

Be sure to head over to Das Gamer to read the rest of the interview.

I am very sympathetic to Mr. Moore’s plight and I couldn’t agree more about the MPAA’s horrendously inconsistent guidelines and its shameless kowtowing to big studios. But The Dark Knight? Really? The movie was certainly dark and Two-Face’s makeup/CGI job might have been a bit too intense for some of the young ones, but the movie was almost completely bloodless and very few deaths (Joker’s “magic trick” being the most notable exception) are shown on screen. This was actually one of my original complaints about the film: By not going full-bore with an R-rating, it didn’t have the flexibility to fully and visually explore the horror of some of Joker’s crimes.

Until Max Payne comes out, we wish Mr. Moore the best in his battle to get his film the rating he thinks it deserves. But in the meantime, what do you guys think of Moore’s remarks?

Discuss: Should “The Dark Knight” have been rated R? Or did the MPAA really fellate Warner Brothers, as Moore describes?

via Kotaku

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Speaking at the Toronto Film Festival to promote Miracle at St. Anna, Spike Lee has confirmed that plans for a sequel to his 2006 film Inside Man are in motion, with Terry George in negotiations to write the script. Lee plans on returning to direct the sequel, tentatively and creatively titled Inside Man 2. Inside Man was scriptwriter Russell Gerwitz’s first-ever feature-length script, and I thought he and Lee did a damn good job at crafting a gripping bank caper (the next movie you may see featuring Gerwitz’s work is Righteous Kill). Terry George has written critically acclaimed films such as In the Name of the Father and Hotel Rwanda. Undoubtedly, a collaboration between George and Lee for Inside Man 2 will continue to lend the heist film genre some more credibility and (hopefully) some more commercial success, just as the first film did.

According to Lee, the movie may feature the same characters from Inside Man, with Denzel Washington and Clive Owen reportedly interested in reprising their roles. The new film would develop their relationship further, but in a different standoff-like situation.

Source: THR

Discuss: What robbery/heist scenario can you imagine that would top the first film?

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Fight Club and Choke author Chuck Palahniuk tells MTV that DC Comics approached him about doing a comic book miniseries. Nothing has come of the talks, but Palahniuk says he would love to create a ghost/monster series like the Tales from the Crypt comics he read as a kid.

I would love to see what Palahniuk could bring to the world of paneled storytelling. I’m sure it would be something unlike we’ve ever seen before. DC’s Vertigo label needs to ink a deal with him right now. Am I wrong?

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Hey there folks! This is your 320th installment of The Movie Blog: Uncut, originally recorded Friday September 5th 2008. Doug and I are happy to be joining you on this glorious day. Listen in as we discuss:

1) The new film Bangkok Dangerous

2) Robert De Niro off movie that already started filming

3) The Dark Knight breaks Imax records

4) Ghost Busters 3 rumors

5) Michael Moore’s new film going straight to internet for free

6) TMNT Live action movie not happening?

7) A special announcement

You can WATCH the show here:

You can listen to or download the audio only version here:

Subscribe to the podcast feed with this link

Or subscribe to the podcast via iTunes

Hey there folks! This is your 320th installment of The Movie Blog: Uncut, originally recorded Friday September 5th 2008. Doug and I are happy to be joining you on this glorious day. Listen in as we discuss:

1) The new film Bangkok Dangerous

2) Robert De Niro off movie that already started filming

3) The Dark Knight breaks Imax records

4) Ghost Busters 3 rumors

5) Michael Moore’s new film going straight to internet for free

6) TMNT Live action movie not happening?

7) A special announcement

You can WATCH the show here:

You can listen to or download the audio only version here:

Subscribe to the podcast feed with this link

Or subscribe to the podcast via iTunes

Hey guys! It’s the weekend and posting is usually slow, so I thought I’d tell you about this. As some of you may know, in October I start shooting my first feature comedy that I wrote and will be directing (and somehow got money for). I’m very pumped about it. More on that later.

Right now it looks like one of the leads in the upcoming movie “Bitch Slap“, miss Julia Voth, is going to be taking one of the lead roles in my little movie too (we’re just trying to work out scheduling issues right now).

Anyway, if you’d like to help us out a little, you can help vote her “Babe of the Week” over at IGN Stars. Just head over here to vote for her.

Not convinced you should go rate her? Take a look at these (by the way, the second picture was taken in my kitchen after the plumbing burst and the poor girl slipped on the floor):

Keep an eye open. We’ll be launching “The Anniversary” blog soon.

Hey guys! It’s the weekend and posting is usually slow, so I thought I’d tell you about this. As some of you may know, in October I start shooting my first feature comedy that I wrote and will be directing (and somehow got money for). I’m very pumped about it. More on that later.

Right now it looks like one of the leads in the upcoming movie “Bitch Slap“, miss Julia Voth, is going to be taking one of the lead roles in my little movie too (we’re just trying to work out scheduling issues right now).

Anyway, if you’d like to help us out a little, you can help vote her “Babe of the Week” over at IGN Stars. Just head over here to vote for her.

Not convinced you should go rate her? Take a look at these (by the way, the second picture was taken in my kitchen after the plumbing burst and the poor girl slipped on the floor):

Keep an eye open. We’ll be launching “The Anniversary” blog soon.