Here is the trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. This one is currently at the top of my “Want-to-see” list.

A drama centered on retired professional wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson as he makes his way through the independent circuit, trying to get back in the game for one final showdown with his former rival.

Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood

Release Date: January 19, 2009

Here is the new teaser for Astroboy.

Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving man’s expectations, our hero embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who had rejected him.

Director: David Bowers (Flushed Away).
Voices: Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy and Eugene Levy

Release date: October 23, 2009

Here is the trailer for Henry Selick’s upcoming animated movie, Coraline. Henry Selick is the director who brought us The Nightmare Before Christmas (Amazon | Amazon UK) and James and the Giant Peach (Amazon | Amazon UK). Corline is based on Neil Gaiman’s book of the same name (Amazon | Amazon UK)

A young girl (Dakota Fanning) walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better. But when her adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents (including Other Mother [Hatcher]) try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home – and save her family.

Director: Henry Selick
Voices: Dakota Fanning, Ian McShane, Teri Hatcher, Keith David, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, John Hodgman

Release date: February 6, 2009

What was supposed to be a Konami.com exclusive doesn’t appear to be very exclusive. If you’ve been lusting after the Limited Edition Kojima Silver PlayStation 3 with Metal Gear Solid 4, but thought it was too limited for you to have a chance at, or just too expensive for you, think again. The gunmetal gray PlayStation 3 has popped up on several other retailers’ sites for just under $400. See below for links.

Buy:
Walmart | Amazon

ASUSTek released the latest addition to their Eee line-up — the ASUS Eee Top. The Eee Top is an all-in-one desktop computer with a 15.9-inch touch screen. There are two models — the ET1603 and the ET1602. The ET1602 features a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 160GB hard disk drive, 1GB of DRAM, wireless Internet capability via Wi-Fi 802.11n, a 1.3-megapixel Web cam, two 4-watt speakers and USB and three audio ports. The ET1603 is the higher end model which includes all the features of the ET1602 in addition to a better graphics card and a battery.

Apple released update 2.3 for the Apple TV. The notable features include the ability to stream music wirelessly from AirTunes, and support for third-party remotes. Note that running an update will erase third-party software such as Boxee.

AirTunes Streaming from Apple TV
Music can be streamed via AirTunes to Airport Express speakers or other Apple TVs in your house.
Third-party Remote Controls
Apple TV can now learn other remote controls and use them in addition to the Apple Remote.
Playlists
Playlists in iTunes that contain Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, and Music Videos can now be seen on Apple TV.
Music Volume Control
Support for volume control in Music.

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Bloody-Disgusting.com has provided some stills for the upcoming film by Duncan Jones — Moon. Moon stars Sam Rockwell as lunar miner Sam Bell and Kevin Spacey provides the voice of the robot.

Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is nearing the end of his contract with Lunar. He’s been a faithful employee for 3 long years. His home has been Selene, a moon base where he has spent his days alone, mining Helium 3. The precious gas holds the key to reversing the Earth’s energy crisis.

Isolated, determined and steadfast, Sam has followed the rulebook obediently and his time on the moon has been enlightening, but uneventful. The solitude has given him time to reflect on the mistakes of his past and work on his raging temper. He does his job mechanically, and spends most of his available time dreaming of his imminent return to Earth, to his wife, young daughter and an early retirement.

But 2 weeks shy of his departure from Selene, Sam starts seeing things, hearing things and feeling strange. And when a routine extraction goes horribly wrong, he discovers that Lunar have their own plans for replacing him and the new recruit is eerily familiar.

Before he can return to Earth, Sam has to confront himself and the discovery that the life he has created, may not be his own. It’s more than his contract that is set to expire.

Moon should arrive in theaters May 25, 2009.

Visit Bloody-Disgusting.com to see more stills from Moon.

Psystar filed a countersuit against Apple back in August of 2008 claiming that Apple was engaging in monopolistic and anti-competitive practices by tying the sale of one product (operating system) to the sale of another product (computer).

Judge William Alsup ruled Apple’s products don’t constitute a market to dominate. As a consequence, Apple then can’t be considered a monopolist.

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Ain’t It Cool News has an interview with Where the Wild Things Are director Spike Jonze. Where the Wild Things Are is based on the children’s book by Maurice Sendak.

Read the full interview with Spike Jonze

Voiced by: Forest Whitaker, Catherine Keener, Paul Dano, James Gandolfini, Catherine O’Hara

Release date: October 16, 2009

Buy the book:
Amazon | Amazon UK