Brett Ratner Might Not Direct Conan After All

Beverly Hills Cop 4 will come first apparently, and he still hasn’t signed on the dotted line.

Free Advance Screenings of Slumdog Millionaire

Fox Searchlight are doing free advance screenings for Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire! Check out the listings to see if it’s playing anywhere near you.

Roger Ebert’s Rules for Film Critics

To summarize: real film critics have a good memory and no friends. Either way, a fun read that is only partially tongue-in-cheek.

Film Junk Adds Gravatar Support!

Hey folks, we have finally added support for Gravatars in our comments! All you have to do is sign up at Gravatar.com and associate an image with your e-mail address, and it will show up whenever you post on Film Junk. Enjoy!

National Treasure 3 Officially in Development

Seems like Disney just can’t get enough sequels in production right now. This one will supposedly have something to do with Atlantis. Yawn.

Michael Moore’s Slacker Uprising Now Available For Free Online

But only available within U.S. and Canada unfortunately. If you do watch it, let us know what you think!

Hari Puttar Lawsuit Dismissed in Court

Judge: Harry Potter fans are “a different class of consumer who will not confuse Harry Potter with Hari Puttar”.

Uwe Boll’s Tunnel Rats Spawns Video Game

Even his movies that aren’t based on video games, are now based on video games!

Charlie Kaufman Interview and Profile in Wired Magazine

Five part audio interview and lots of stuff to read. I found this quote particularly illuminating with regards to Synecdoche, New York:

“Adaptation or Eternal Sunshine ultimately have a safety valve — a clever conceit that you come to understand… There isn’t anything like that in this movie, which is more like life. Things flying off and becoming unhinged and being incomprehensible seem to be the process of existence. That’s what I set out to explore. I don’t know. Maybe it isn’t a good idea for a movie.”

IFC Picks Up Steven Soderbergh’s Che

Pretty much guarantees that it will only play in a few select theatres, but I guess with a movie this long, on-demand and DVD are probably the best ways to watch anyway.