There’s been a slight amount of backlash regarding the latest James Bond film, due out in November. Not only is its title, The Quantum of Solace, unappealing to the ear (and rather confusing), but the official Bond song has not lived up to expectations. Entitled Another Way to Die, it was written and performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys. Some fans aren’t quite happy with the results, and I can understand why. White and Keys don’t seem to mix well, and the duo seems like a deliberate marketing strategy to capitalise on both the rockers and the pop fans, but diluting the qualities of each, and pleasing few.

So, for your consdieration, here are two alternatives. Above is Adam Buxtun’s theme tune, concerning itself with Bond’s interest in just a quantum, and no more, of solace. Below is Joe Cornish’s response, which seems like an apt summary of the reinvented Bond. Adam and Joe used to present the amusing late night UK sketch show The Adam and Joe Show, and now host their own show for the UK’s BBC Radio 6, which is well worth checking out.

We are in for a treat this Sunday at TCM.  In Honor of Paul Newman, who died on September 26, TCM will air a tribute to the actor on Sunday, October 12th, replacing the current scheduled programming. TCM scheduled Paul Newman movies.  Take the time to watch Newman’s work. He plays anti-heroes brilliantly.

The long in-development Green Lantern movie will soon start shooting, according to producer Donald De Line. This comes from FirstShowing.net, who caught up with the producer who is developing the film.

“A new draft of the script came in,” he had revealed. “[We’re] gearing up to start shooting early spring."

The DC Comics project at Warner Bros. is expected to be out sometime late 2009 or 2010. It is based on the popular comic series created back in the ‘40s by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell.

Director Sam Raimi and lead protagonist Tobey Maguire are in for both Spider-Man 4 and 5, but Kirsten Dunst, the spider’s squeeze, was to be confirmed. Mark her off the unconfirmed list, as Dunst told MTV that she’s in as Mary Jane Watson.

"I’m in," she said as a matter of fact. However, she would not offer any details.

Spider-Man 4 is expected to be released May 2011.

Extending their partnership, Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios have announced an agreement under which the former will distribute Marvel’s next five self-produced films on a worldwide basis.

This deal includes theatrical distributions in foreign territories and will see Paramount handling Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers movies. Apparently, a second sequel to Iron Man is also included.

Marvel has hit gold with its recent films which have been doing very brisk business both locally and abroad. This year saw the release of Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, both of which were well received.

Following the trend set by The Dark Knight, the next Michael Bay film will see at least three action setpieces filmed using IMAX cameras.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will continue the story from the original, featuring even more action and ridiculously awesome robot action next Summer.

Various other directors have expressed interest in shooting IMAX scenes, including Jon Favreau (Iron Man 2) and D.J. Caruso (Y: The Last Man).

Shacknews reports that John Moore, director of Max Payne, has secured a PG-13 rating for the upcoming film adaptation of the action game. The film was initially rated R by the MPAA, which Moore strongly criticized in a rather vocal interview. He then had to “trim frames for the sake of trimming frames”, which helped the film get the audience-friendly PG-13 rating.

However, Moore also revealed that he is planning a “Gamer Dedicated Cut” of the film, which he notes will be a “little slower and a little more atmospheric.”

"There are some rougher edges on it, but it’s not going to be a bloodfest,” he revealed. “I want this to be the Max Payne that I set out to shoot. It’s not that I wanted to release one version in the theaters and make a cheap buck by following up with a blood-drenched DVD version.”

Moore adds that the theatrical and DVD cuts will be the same “intense” experience, with the latter having some features for people “who really adore the game.”

Iron Man Extended Scene - Fun on the Plane

Iron Man Deleted Scene - Tony Comes Home

Iron Man is being released on DVD and Blu-ray today. I thought you’d like to see these deleted scenes.

Iron Man Deleted Scene - Pepper and Tony in Dubai

Even in these snippets of clips, Robert Downey, Jr. talent shines through .

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Top 5, Turtle and the Arcade staff put together a list of the top 5 selections in a given category.  These lists have ranged from “Top 5 Zombie Games” to “Top 5 Metal Gear Character”, but in this episode Turtle explores the Top 5 films that are just brimming with over-the-top brand integrations. It’s interesting to watch these clips because you realize how much films actually to brand integrations.

Showtime’s drama pilot “Possible Side Effects,” nabbed Ellen Burstyn has joined the cast. The plot is set inside the world of the pharmaceutical industry.

Burstyn is set to play the matriarch of the Hunt family, a powerful but dysfunctional brood that runs a drug company that gets into a heap of trouble - must be straight from the headlines. Josh Lucas is already attached to star, as is Tim Blake Nelson.

Tim Robbins is writing and directing “Possible Side Effects.”