Peter Towe

A graduate of UMASS Boston, Pete now lives in Chicago where he does the movie thing. This mostly consists of watching copious amounts of movies and attempting to craft his own.

Scott Cooper’s Next Film is Granite Mountain Hotshots

Scott Cooper’s (Out of the Furnace, Crazy Heart) next film will be Granite Mountain Hotshots.  The film will tell the true story of nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a chapter of the Prescott Fire Department, who lost their lives battling a 2,00 acre fire in Arizona on June 30, …

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Trailer #2

The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is less than two months away, and the anticipation has been well, not as enthusiastic as a studio could hope for (to say the least).  From the start, Michael Bay’s Turtle reboot has been climbing an uphill battle and is faced with almost unbeatable …

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Rian Johnson to helm ‘Star Wars: Ep. 8’

The Star Wars movie universe is bringing in some fantastic directors, as news has broke that Rian Johnson (Looper) will be taking over the Star Wars franchise after J.J. Abrams’ Episode 7.  If rumors are true, Johnson is set to direct Star Wars: Episode 8, and write the treatment for episode …

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‘Better Call Saul’ Pushed to 2015; Season 2 Ordered

Filming is currently underway in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the upcoming Breaking Bad spin-off, Better Call Saul.  While everything seems to be shooting on schedule, AMC has announced that they are pushing its release date to 2015.  That’s the bad news.  The good news is that a second 13-episode season …

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Final ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Trailer

20th Century Fox has unleashed their final trailer for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.  The film looks visually stunning with Andy Serkis sure to turn in one great performance as Caesar. Here’s the official synopsis below A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened …

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Rumor Recap: Future DC Movie Plans Revealed?

Warner Bros. to unveil DC schedule at San Diego Comic Con. Newly launched website NikkiFinke.com enveiled some surprising and insanely intriguing news this week.  According to the site, Warner Bros. will be revealing their upcoming DC movie lineup, which if turns out to be true, is incredibly ambitious.  Finke (who …

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‘Birdman’ Trailer: Keaton as a washed up Superhero

From director Alejandro González Iñárritu (21 Grams, Babel, Biutiful) comes his newest film Birdman, starring Michael Keaton as washed up actor Riggan Thomson, who is famous for portraying the superhero Birdman.  Thomsom is now on Broadway, and in the days leading up to the show, he struggles with his former alter …

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