I spent the weekend poring over the new edition of Robert Zemeckis' "Beowulf" on DVD and let me tell you, it's well worth your time. Quibble if you must with the film (I'm still a strong believer in it) but I'll be shocked if you aren't fascinated by the main documentary included. Sure we all know Zemeckis used his crazy motion capture technology to make Ray Winstone into a kick-ass hero but until you see Ray and Hopkins and company play dress up like this, you're denying yourself. Read more...

Who can forget the classic story of "A Christmas Carol," with characters so iconic they've become veritable archetypes: Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim...Santa Claus.

Wait, what? "You don't remember Santa Claus?" 12-year-old actress Sammi Hanratty squealed when we caught up with her at a recent red carpet. "It was in the movie; you have to watch it again!"

The world at my fingertips and, for the life of me, I can't find a single adaptation of Dickens' classic novel that includes any mention of ole St. Nick. But that's all gonna change when Robert Zemeckis brings his interpretation to the big-screen next year, Hanratty insisted. Read more...

We've already established that I love dragons, so naturally I'm pretty excited for "Beowulf," Robert Zemeckis' take on the classic tale starring Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Crispin Glover (!), and a million others. Below, check out an exciting early look at a wet-and-wild fight scene from the animated fantasy flick, which hits theaters on November 16.

The story's been around for nearly 1,300 years and is familiar to almost anyone who had to read it in high school or college English class, but put "Beowulf" into the hands of Robert Zemeckis and it suddenly becomes "all kinds of strange," Alison Lohman chuckled. "I didn't know what I was getting into!"

Lohman's anxiety doesn't come from the story itself, obviously, but from the revolutionary techniques Zemeckis is pioneering to bring it to the big screen, a motion-capture process the Oscar-winning director first utilized on "The Polar Express."

There's a method to his madness, but also some madness in the method, Lohman revealed.

"It's kind of a foreign idea to most actors to put dots on your face and wear a bodysuit and pretend that you have a beautiful gown on," she said of the motion-capture process, which uses the dots as reference points for animation. "I have many scenes with Robin Wright Penn. We're in a black-box studio kind of sound stage, acting with real actors and real horses. But they all have dots on them! It's kind of strange." Read more...

Nothing says the holiday season like a bloody technological marvel of a flick like "Beowulf." Ever since the project was announced I have been psyched. Yes, I'll admit that director Robert Zemeckis did freak me out a bit with those dead-eyed motion capture characters in "The Polar Express."

But this is a full-throttle action tale. And nobody -- but nobody -- can push the envelope like Zemeckis. Throw in Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins (the long-awaited "Alexander" reunion!) plus Ray Winstone, John Malkovich , and Crispin Glover, and the deal is done. Take my money. I'm there.

As if you needed more proof of how cool this one is going to be, check out an awesome new photo exclusive to MTV News right here. It's Beowulf himself, bloody and battle-ready.

Want some more? Check out the brand new TV spot for the flick after the jump. Read more...

Something tells me that "Stardust" will ultimately be remembered much like "Moulin Rouge" or "Mulholland Drive" - everyone will either love, love, love it, or despise it to its very core.

Nevertheless, it's hard to dispute the genius of Neil Gaiman, who recently unveiled twenty minutes of footage from his upcoming flick "Bewoulf" - and said that its groundbreaking mix of CGI, motion-capture and 3D might just convince Robert Zemeckis that the time is finally right for "The Fermata."

"I hope very, very much that 'The Fermata' is going to come back to life," Gaiman said of his adaptation of Nicholson Baker's sci-fi novel about a dark-intentioned man who can stop time. "I was very proud of it. It's a very strange script - very extreme. Very odd." Read more...

As the holiday ends and the week wraps up, more tidbits from Hollywood's A-listers, including Michael Bay, Brad Pitt, Peter Jackson and more.

- Michael Bay is up for "Transformers" sequel. (EW)

- After "Beowulf," Robert Zemeckis will tackle "Christmas Carol" with Jim Carrey. (Empire Online)

- We reported it a month ago, but "Sex and the City" movie is officially a go. (Variety)

- Keith David will voice the villain in Disney's first black-led princess cartoon. (Hollywood Reporter)

- Brad Pitt to remake Steve McQueen's "Bullitt"? (M&C)

- Jason Lee-fronted "Alvin and The Chipmunks" gets a (fill in the blank here) poster. (Slash Film)

- Peter Jackson and Edgar Wright say goodbye to the famed Alamo Drafthouse in a very amusing video. (Matt Dentler)