Jodie Foster: The actress will reteam with her Maverick costar later this fall for a quirky comedy. Mel Gibson has been cast as depressed man who treats his beaver hand puppet like a real person. Foster will play his wife, the other real person in his life. Jodie will also helm The Beaver, her first directorial project since 1995’s Home for the Holidays.

Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:

• 12: DVD
• The Edge of Love: DVD, Blu-ray
• Explicit Ills: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Haunting in Connecticut: DVD, Blu-ray
• Horsemen: DVD
• I Still Know What You Did Last Summer: Blu-ray
• [Rec]: DVD
• The Towering Inferno: Blu-ray
• Van Wilder: Freshman Year: DVD

Make sure to also check out our TV-on-DVD options for this week.

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For what seemed like decades, Warner Bros. had been searching for the star of their latest comic book adaptation, Green Lantern. They finally announced yesterday that they would be picking The Proposal star Ryan Reynolds, who beat out The Hangover‘s Bradley Cooper, Justin Timberlake, and Jared Leto.

He also beat out my beloved Nathan Fillion, whom fans have shown support for through homemade trailers. Of course, unfortunately studios tend to pick the bigger names over those who are more capable and suitable for the role. I mean we’re talking about Ryan Reynolds, the current king of romantic comedies who somehow conned Scarlett Johansson into marrying him (and did so by asking via text message). And as such, if he’s not in a romantic comedy, he’s always playing a wise-cracking smart-ass with little or no dynamic.

I have to give credit where credit is due, and unfortunately he does get kudos for scoring roles as both Marvel and DC superheroes—he’s so far the first and only.

He’ll be playing the Silver Age version of the Green Lantern, test pilot Hal Jordan. The film is expected to hit theaters December 2010.

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Robert Pattinson is still hot; Kristen Stewart still has the sloe-eyed beauty thing down to a hilt. But is that enough to make us hold up Twilight as an icon in the vampire film genre? Let’s take a look at the five best vampire movies in Hollywood history…and see where this sequel-generating monster really falls in line.

Consider the hype over Brüno after a very funny and, dare I say (I will), brilliant Borat.  Also consider how many times you and your friends have said, “D and G.  Dolce and Gabana… Hello!”  Obviously, there are going to be lots of expectations and anticipation, which was definitely the case when I sat down in my seat, readying myself to laugh hard and be shocked because you knew it was going to happen.  Well, the laughs did come and the shock was definitely there.  It was so bad, some mother who brought her adolescent daughters actually walked out of the theater after five minutes.  But, seriously, what was she expecting?

The film follows the same cinematography of Borat with hidden cameras, an exponential amount of locations, spliced scenes within scenes, and the embarrassment of real-life people that have no idea that they are looking either very dumb, very homophobic, and/or very punked.  Sacha Baron Cohen is an unbelievable comedic actor and he sells playing his character Brüno very well.  And if you’ve seen Brüno appearing on various talk shows to promote the movie, such as David Letterman, you know this already.

From what started simply from an infantile obsession with Johnny Depp (note: still very much suffering from), I was quickly hooked to Wes Craven’s classic A Nightmare on Elm Street series for as long as I can remember. Considering horror favorites like Halloween, The Hills Have Eyes, Friday the 13th, and more recently, The Last House on the Left have all been brought to the silver screen a second time around, it was only a matter of time before Michael Bay got his hands on the Freddy Kruger films.

The man beneath Freddy’s flame-broiled façade is none other than Robert Englund, whom I last saw on a very interesting poster for Zombie Strippers! (I am so not kidding about that, either). Unfortunately, he will neither be reprising his role nor making a cameo in the upcoming remake. He did, however, speak very highly of Jackie Earle Haley portraying Freddy Kruger and his hopefulness for the reinvention of the horror that made him a household name:

“Well, they’re shooting as we speak in Chicago and it’s a real interesting cast. The actor playing Freddy, Jackie Earle Haley, I was a big fan of his as far back as a movie called, Breaking Away... I think because Jackie’s not real big, you know, I like the idea of his kind of energy and size. I always saw Freddy as kind of like an angry junkyard dog. I think there is something about Jackie’s size that will really lend itself to a kind of impishness and that kind of energy that I hope they let him bring to the role… I hope they don’t completely mirror the original. I think it would be smart of them to maybe change the wardrobe a bit. You know, modify the claw and glove a little perhaps, I think if they’re going to have the fun of remaking it.”

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Moneyball may have suffered a delay, but the game was not completely called off. Unfortunately, the project will not resume without a few changes to the lineup.

Still playing? Brad Pitt. On the disabled list? Steven Soderbergh.

Production on the sports film was halted late last month, just days before lensing was to begin. Although Columbia Pictures head Amy Pascal had been pleased with earlier versions of the script, a final version drafted by Soderbergh, the movie’s director, was considered a disappointment.

While it was unclear whether the film would go to another studio, or just be scrapped altogether, Sony decided to tap Aaron Sorkin (Sports Night) for another rewrite. Unfortunately, they’ve also chosen to go with a new director as well.

It’s hoped a script will be done by August.

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Is Michael Moore looking to broaden his audience?

Less than three months before the debut of his new project, the director has finally chosen a name. His project about the global financial crisis will now be known as Capitalism: A Love Story.

“It will be the perfect date movie. It’s got it all—lust, passion, romance, and 14,000 jobs being eliminated every day,” Michael explained in a statement. “It’s a forbidden love, one that dare not speak its name.  Heck, let’s just say it: It’s capitalism.”

Capitalism will open in theaters on October 2nd. You can watch a teaser trailer here.

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Still on the fence about whether to see Brüno tonight? Wondering whether it can hold up to Borat?

If you want to know why the comedy is the week’s must-see movie, the Austrian fashionista has laid it all out for you. On last night’s Late Show, actor Sacha Baron Cohen listed his Top 10 “Reasons to See the New Movie Brüno.”

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Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

• Bruno (R): starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Clifford Banagale (directed by Dan Mazer)
• I Love You, Beth Cooper (PG-13): starring Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter (directed by Chris Cooper)

The script for the fourth film in the Spider-Man franchise is being rewritten…again. Originally penned by James Vanderbilt and then rewritten by David Lindsay-Abaire, the pages are now in the hands of Gary Ross.

In his career, Ross has directed Seabiscuit and Pleasantville. Both films, interestingly, starred Tobey Maguire, who plays the title role in the Spidey movies.

The fourth film is scheduled to go into production early next year…provided, of course, there’s a finished script by that time.

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If you like seeing Megan Fox run away from killer robots, it might also excite you to see the beauty as a killer herself.

In Jennifer’s Body, the actress stars as a possessed cheerleader who likes to tear apart high school boys. Mamma Mia‘s Amanda Seyfriend plays Needy Lesnicky, Jennifer Check’s best friend, while Adam Brody (The O.C.) sports eyeliner as the lead singer of a rock band.

The dark comedy, written by Juno‘s Diablo Cody, opens on September 18.

Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:

Jason Sudeikis: The Saturday Night Live star may be on board for Going the Distance, a romantic comedy starring (exes?) Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. Sudeikis is in talks to play Box, a friend who thinks Justin’s long-distance relationship with Drew is a mistake. (Don’t we all?) Nanette Burstein (American Teen) has been tapped to direct the New Line movie.

This was one heated battle that left Ice Age out in the cold.

Only 24 hours ago, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and the animated comedy were estimated to finish in a possible tie. But when the final numbers were computed, last Monday’s champ managed to keep its spot for another round. In just two weeks, the Paramount feature has managed to earn just under $300 million.

But Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs had nothing to complain about. Even though it missed the #1 spot by less than $1 million, the threequel had the best per screen average of any entry in the Top Ten. In total, the movie earned $66.7 million over five days, just shy of what 2006’s Ice Age: The Meltdown grossed over only three days.

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ET Online provides the first look at the trailer for Brothers, a love-triangle drama starring Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, and Jake Gyllenhaal.

The film, a remake of 2004’s Brødre, chronicles the story of Grace Cahill’s (Portman) developing relationship with her brother-in-law Tommy Cahill (Gyllenhaal) after her husband (Maguire) is believed to be dead. Sure enough, her husband makes a miraculous return to her, only to be suspicious of the relationship she has with his brother.

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Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:

• Beau Geste: DVD
• The Deep: Blu-ray
• Grumpy Old Men: Blu-ray
• Iron Maiden: Flight 666: Blu-ray
• Knowing: DVD, Blu-ray
• Lonely are the Brave: DVD
• Night Train: DVD, Blu-ray
• Nursery University: DVD
• Push: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Trail of the Lonesome Pine: DVD
• The Unborn: DVD, Blu-ray

Click here to see the TV-on-DVD options for this week.

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As you were busy previewing HBO’s behind-the-scenes look at Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, others were gathering their thoughts about the entire film.

The Warner Bros. film debuts on July 15. Here are some of the early reviews for the series’ sixth installment:

Variety:  “Dazzlingly well made and perhaps deliberately less fanciful than the previous entries, this one is played in a mode closer to palpable life-or-death drama than any of the others and is quite effective as such.”

We’re nearly a week away from the theatrical release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! Companies, including HBO, everywhere are cashing in on our want insatiable need for sneek peaks, and boy do we thank them for that avarice!

In the two-part behind-the-scenes look (catch the second video after the jump) of the sixth Harry Potter installment, we get a glimpse into the main plot as well as the relationships revolving around our three heroes.

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What better holiday weekend cinematic fare than having guns, explosions, and the incredible acting skill of Johnny Depp?  Right?  Well, you’ll get all of the aforementioned in Public Enemies, however, all three do not make this movie as great as you would like. Public Enemies is a story about notorious bank robber, John DIllinger (Depp) and his love for Billie Frechette played by Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard and the impossibility of that love, all things considered.  Dillinger was Public Enemy number one to the United States, but also other crime syndicates, considering the heat his actions brought to the forefront.

Overall, the movie is only okay, but at times it seemed a bit too slow and if you’re the type that gets nauseous with shaky camera scenes, be forewarned.  Understand, this is a Michael Mann-directed film, so there will be a lot of pore-revealing close-ups, which actually humanizes the actors, and handheld type shots.  The acting is good, particularly from Depp, Cotillard, and Christian Bale, who does a way better job than he did in The Dark Knight.  In any case, the problem with the movie is that it didn’t strike a good mix between the love story and the bad deeds of Dillinger or establish certain characters and why we should care for them.

Later this fall, Matt Damon will take the lead in yet another Steven Soderbergh project.

In The Informant!, the Ocean’s Eleven actor plays Mark Whitacre, a real-life tipster for the FBI. Whitacre’s price-fixing information about Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), an agri-industry giant, made him the highest-ranked whistleblower in US history.

The dark comedy - also starring Scott Bakula and Joel McHale - opens in September.

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