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March 23, 2011

Minecraft: The Movie? Opens in new window

Want see a "Minecraft" movie? Here's your chance to help a filmmaker finish his documentary about the popular game. More...

December 30, 2010

Billy Mitchell Reflects on The King of Kong Opens in new window

Years after coming off as the bad guy in "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters," arcade legend Billy Mitchell discusses his experiences making the film. More...

May 3, 2010

Seth Gordon Gives an Update on King of Kong Opens in new window

It's been awhile since we've heard any news about the non-documentary remake of the "The King of Kong," but according to Seth Gordon, the project is still very much alive. More...

November 17, 2008

Seth Gordon Talks King of Kong Remake Opens in new window

"King of Kong" director Seth Gordon has moved into the big time with "Four Christmases" -- but, as he tells Collider, he isn't done with "Kong" just yet. More...

August 7, 2008

Further Reading: Celebrating the Brilliance of The King of Kong Opens in new window

One documentary from the US last year spoke to avid videogamers more than any other, and in the process told a brilliantly human story about good, evil and Donkey Kong. In this week's Further Reading, Kim Newman celebrates The King of Kong. More...

January 28, 2008

RT on DVD: King of Kong, The Invasion Top Week's New Releases Opens in new window

There's a veritable buffet of new releases for the discerning cinematic connoisseur this week, ranging from a highly acclaimed battle for joystick supremacy (The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters) to a not-so-highly acclaimed science fiction return of body snatchers (The Invasion). More...

December 19, 2007

No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood Top Critics' Lists in Toronto, San Diego, Austin Opens in new window

The parade of critics' year-end best-of lists continued yesterday, with panels in Toronto, San Diego, and Austin weighing in on their favorite films of 2007. More...

August 22, 2007

RTIndie: IFC Beefs Up On-Demand Opens in new window

This week at RTIndie: IFC brings indies to the people; Seth Gordon capitalizes on the success of The King of Kong; anime classic Grave of the Fireflies gets the remake treatment; and a Certified Fresh Mumblecore classic is our DVD Pick of the Week. More...

August 20, 2007

Johnny Depp to Grab a Fistful of Quarters? Opens in new window

Even for the age of unlikely remakes and strange adaptations, this one is sort of a doozy, but see if you can follow along: The recently released documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters -- which looks at the bewilderingly intense real-life rivalry between the two men battling over the scoring record for Donkey Kong -- has already been established as one of the summer's most pleasant critical surprises, shooting up to 97 percent on the Tomatometer. And now the filmmakers want to follow it up with...a King of Kong dramatization? More...

August 16, 2007

Critical Consensus: Superbad is Certified Fresh; The Invasion Crash-Lands Opens in new window

This week at the movies, we've got some McLovin (Superbad, starring Michael Cera and Jonah Hill), pod people (The Invasion, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig), and swordplay (The Last Legion, starring Ben Kingsley and Colin Firth). What do the critics have to say? More...

January 22, 2007

Sundance/Slamdance News: Vid Game Doc "Kong" Purchased for Theatrical, Remake Rights Opens in new window

With Sundance sales slow this year, buyers went across town to Slamdance looking for films; Sunday night Picturehouse secured rights to "The King of Kong," a documentary about arcade video gamers battling for dominance in a Donkey Kong championship. More...