Category: Movie News
Thu, Aug 20 2009 - 11:57 AM
20th Century Fox revealed the teaser trailer for director James Cameron's loooooong-awaited Avatar today, and it is nothing less than a wonder to behold. This looks and feels like a Cameron movie, and boy has it been awhile since we've seen one of those. A dozen years since Titanic, 15 since True Lies, 18 since Terminator 2 ... you get the idea.While the Apple site officially hosting the trailer crashed this morning, I have the link to the French version which is just as splendiferous. Cop a ...
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Fri, Jun 19 2009 - 13:57 PM
Now that Watchmen has come and gone (can't wait for that Ultimate Cut DVD), and Star Trek is still boldly going where no Trek film has gone before (over $350 million worldwide and climbing), I'm left here in the middle of 2009 with not much to look forward to save James Cameron's Avatar in December. Transformers 2? I'll see it, but my expectations are for more of the same. Although I must add here that the trailers for Zombieland and 2012 are, surprisingly, a wonder to behold.However, after se...
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Thu, Jun 4 2009 - 10:06 AM
At the E3 gamers expo hosted by G4, über-director James Cameron (Terminator 1 & 2, Aliens, Titanic) talked at length about his upcoming film Avatar (his first since that little boat movie in 1997). While much of his discourse covers the interrelation of the film to the simultaneously created video game, this is the most forthcoming Cameron has been regarding the plot and details of this 14-years-in-the-making film.AVATAR PRODUCTION ARTJames Cameron has always been a visionary director ...
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Mon, Jun 1 2009 - 09:44 AM
On last night's MTV Movie Awards Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner premiered the teaser trailer for (the somewhat awkwardly titled) The Twilight Saga - New Moon. If you are a Twi-hard, this is probably not exactly news to you. Some have worried that this fast-tracked (to put it mildly) sequel to last year's sleeper hit ($380 million worldwide) would suffer from hasty production. However, those familiar with the book will find that this looks pretty good for a thrown together...
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Mon, Apr 6 2009 - 10:40 AM
If you hadn't already heard ... a workprint of X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE was leaked online last week. Roger Friedman, film critic for Fox News, has recieved much (deserved) flak for posting a review. Yes, his review was positive, but those DVD ads we've all seen are correct: PIRACY IS STEALING.Having said that, I have still decided to post the movie in its entirety below. Let the debate begin. Have at it.
Wolverine ENTIRE MOVIE Leaked Online - watch more funny videos...
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Tue, Feb 17 2009 - 19:13 PM
I posted not too long ago about Sylvester Stallone's new action movie, The Expendables, that is about to start filming in Costa Rica -- you can check out that article, and a pic of Sly's new look for the film, here. Well, I've got some pretty cool news about the film ... courtesy of (who else?) Harry Knowles over at AintItCoolNews.Harry just scooped a casting coup that is bound to cause action fans to rejoice. Apparently Arnold Swarzenegger will be costarring in the film. Though Sly and Arnie...
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Sun, Jan 25 2009 - 11:09 AM
Many of you know that Sylvester Stallone is about to begin principal photography on a new action film, which he is also writing and directing, entitled The Expendables. The titular team, hired to do jobs no one else can or will, infiltrate a South American country to overthrow a ruthless despot and liberate a nation. Co-starring with Sly are Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Forest Whitaker, Randy Couture, and Mickey Roarke.This is part one of a two-picture deal Stallone has with Nu Image/...
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Wed, Jan 14 2009 - 13:11 PM
I've already written about my love for biopics. Now one of my favorite actors is getting one of his own.STEVE McQUEENSteve McQueen, whose cool, laid-back style, and devil-may-care attitude made him one of the most popular stars of the sixties and seventies, is having his life story turned into celluloid. Based on the book Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel, the film will focus on Steve's career, which started in 1956 with a little cult film called The Blob, and will also cover his "p...
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Tue, Jan 13 2009 - 12:36 PM
Remember the olden days? When a smarmy bartender from New Jersey became an overnight success on a 1980's television show by joining a pretty cover girl in what would be an homage to the romantic comedies of decades gone by? Glenn Gordon Caron hopes you do.From 1985 - 1989, Moonlighting was a smash hit ... well, it was for at least the first three seasons. Bruce Willis (with hair!) and Cybill Shepherd starred as David Addison and Maddie Hayes, detectives working for The Blue Moon Detective Age...
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Thu, Jan 8 2009 - 21:03 PM
I'm not quite the Robert Zemeckis fanatic that I used to be. That said, there was a time when one of his movies was nearly as much of an EVENT to me as a Spielberg film. After all, this is the visionary responsible for classic fare like, Romancing the Stone, Back To The Future I, II, and III, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, Contact, What Lies Beneath, and Cast Away.But over the past few years, Zemeckis has turned his back on live-action filmmaking and gone completely motion-capture CGI....
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Mon, Jan 5 2009 - 11:34 AM
I've just seen the funniest Michael Bay spoof ever. According to i09, a great site for sci-fi enthusiasts:Remember the disappointing heap that was Disaster Movie? For those who thought the spoofery was a bit sub-par, you're getting another chance from the supposedly clever 2012ish. Will it deliver? See for yourself below.This 25 million dollar movie, gobbled up by MGM, is being directed by Robert Moniot, who is no stranger to low-rent spoofs. In 2001 the director created Pearl Harbor II: Pe...
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Wed, Dec 31 2008 - 12:52 PM
If you don't know what Watchmen is by now, you are either A) Amish, B) an avid outdoorsman, C) someone who practices Churchianity and cannot soil your soul with such pagan pinnings as movies and comic books (in which case, what are you doing on this site?), or D) old.ABSOLUTE WATCHMEN -- highly recommendedHardback, slipcased, oversized, re-colored, with 50+ pages of bonus materials.Director Zack Snyder's (300, Dawn of the Dead) take on Watchmen, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' landmark graphic nove...
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Fri, Oct 24 2008 - 17:53 PM
It's been four years since actor/director Clint Eastwood worked in front of the camera (2004's Best Picture Million Dollar Baby, for which he was also nominated for Best Actor). It's been fifteen years since he starred in a movie that he didn't direct (1993's In The Line of Fire, directed by Wolfgang Peterson).CLINT EASTWOOD (1993) by Andy WilliamsonShameless self-promotion -- created with adhesive vinyl and Exacto bladeThe icon has two films coming out this fall. Changeling, starring Angelina...
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Wed, Oct 22 2008 - 14:07 PM
Kevin Smith has seen an early cut. A 25-minute preview is making its rounds to the media elite (Erik Davis at Cinematical has a breakdown on this). Director Zack Snyder is also wrapping up post-production on 2009's most anticipated film (it might be tied with the Star Trek reboot). And while what I've got here doesn't compare to that, this is still kinda cool.A new poster and trailer for Watchmen was released today and I'm jumping on the viral bandwagon. For more in-depth reporting from your...
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Wed, Oct 15 2008 - 17:16 PM
In a new interview conducted by CBC's The Hour, über-director James Cameron talked at length with George Stroumboulopoulos (ye gads, what a moniker!) about his past films and about the upcoming Avatar.Cameron rarely does interviews, so this is pretty interesting. Have a look.JAMES CAMERON ON THE HOUR - OCTOBER 2008
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Sun, Oct 5 2008 - 16:31 PM
The Los Angeles Times spoke with Harrison Ford this week and the actor opened up about the status of another Indy sequel. "It's crazy, but great," the 66-year-old Ford said. "George [Lucas] is in think-mode right now. ... We did well with the last one and with that having been a positive experience, it's not surprising that some people want to do it again."Regarding worry that his too-long-gone archeologist would not fit in the new millennium, Ford said:"It was never a lead-pipe cinch. It was...
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Mon, Sep 15 2008 - 18:44 PM
During last night's episode of Fringe, Fox ran a 7-minute preview of their upcoming remake of Robert Wise's 1951 sci-fi classic, The Day The Earth Stood Still. Opening December 12th, the film stars Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, an alien come to Earth with a message that will either save or destroy us.Reaction to this remake has been mixed. Unnecessary? Blasphemous? Will Gort make an appearance? Much of that concern, however, has been hushed by this extended preview. I must say, as a fan of the ori...
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Tue, Aug 5 2008 - 08:55 AM
Iconic suspense director John Carpenter -- who save for a couple of Showtime's Masters of Horror episodes hasn't directed anything in awhile -- is coming out of semi-retirement and sending Nicolas Cage to prison.The movie is called Scared Straight. According to The Hollywood Reporter it involves ... a troubled youth who's sent to prison off the Scared Straight crime-prevention program, which imprisons delinquent teens for a short period in the hopes of deterring them from a life of crime. While ...
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Fri, Aug 1 2008 - 05:59 AM
Warner Bros. has released seven new Watchmen posters online. All of which are pretty stunning and remarkably faithful to the look of the groundbreaking graphic novel.Never read it? This movie is not being released until next March ... which gives you plenty of time to seek out and read this landmark piece of work. If you can swing it, go with the Absolute edition -- hardback, slipcased, oversized, re-colored, with 50+ pages of bonus materials -- worth every penny of its asking price. Do what...
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Sun, Jul 20 2008 - 13:31 PM
Never heard of Watchmen? You will.The groundbreaking comic, written by Alan Moore, illustrated by Dave Gibbons, was originally published by DC Comics in a 12-issue arc from 1986 - 87. It was later collected in a trade paperback, which helped popularize the graphic novel format. The Hugo award winning Watchmen also made Time magazine's 2005 list of the 100 greatest novels of the 20th century - it's that good.ABSOLUTE edition of WATCHMEN (highly recommended)Watchmen takes place in an alternate u...
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Mon, Jun 30 2008 - 09:19 AM
I assume most of you saw 2006's reboot of the James Bond franchise, Casino Royale. Wow, has that only been a year and a half ago? Not only was it one of the best films of the entire series, it introduced us to arguably the best 007 since Sean Connery - some have argued he is THE best, period.Well, here it is summer 2008, and we have that film's direct sequel, Quantum of Solace, coming out in November. The first teaser trailer was released online today, and I've got it for you right here. This...
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Fri, May 16 2008 - 12:53 PM
M. Night Shyamalan - arguably the cinematic equivalent of George W. Bush. And by that, I mean, no other film director in recent memory has so thoroughly divided audiences. Love him or hate him ... he's not going away.Shyamalan (or Shamalamadingdong as he often referred to affectionately) has been trying to duplicate the gargantuan success of The Sixth Sense since 1999. Some argue that he peaked with that picture. While that "instant classic" was certainly a tough act to follow, I've really e...
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Sun, May 4 2008 - 10:47 AM
The shiny new theatrical trailer for The Dark Knight has gone live, and you can watch it in high def by clicking riiiiiiiiiiiight ... here. As great as Batman Begins was (and it was), this one looks to surpass it on a number of levels.We see much more of Heath Ledger as the Joker here, and he is just flat out creepy. This is also our first glimpse of Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent - is it just me or do we briefly see the Joker about to burn half of Harvey's face off, thereby creating Two Face? ...
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Wed, Apr 30 2008 - 09:41 AM
The new theatrical trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has been released online and to theaters. Bon appétit.If you prefer glorious QuickTime high def, click one of the following:high definition trailer - mediumhigh definition trailer - largeINDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL(new theatrical trailer)
Here is a bonus video for you ... just because I care.INDY 4 LOOKS BACK AT THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY - part 1 of 2(cool new documentary)
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Sun, Apr 27 2008 - 19:58 PM
A second TV teaser for Indy 4 just appeared online. New to this spot are dialogue from Cate Blanchett as Irina Spalko, a pitch perfect Indy retort, a motorcycle escape with Indy and Mutt, and brief snippets of bigger, badder set pieces. No word when we'll be getting the real theatrical trailer (gotta be soon, Memorial Day is around the corner), but until then ... here you go.
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Fri, Apr 25 2008 - 09:31 AM
New photos, new interview, the countdown to Memorial Day continues. We should also be only days away from a new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull trailer and a HARD marketing push. Makes me feel like a kid again. (Thanks to Empire Magazine for the pics.)KAREN ALLEN AS MARION RAVENWOOD - AGELESSHARRISON FORD AS INDIANA JONES - NOT SO AGELESSSHIA LeBEOUF AS MUTT WILLIAMS? INDY AND MARION'S SON?GEORGE LUCAS AND STEVEN SPIELBERG“George, are you really sure Shia will look c...
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Wed, Apr 23 2008 - 09:01 AM
A sparkly new trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian went online today, and I must say ... if this film can live up to the promise of this preview, it will be a vast improvement over The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. As much as I loved the books by C. S. Lewis, I was underwhelmed by the last film. Despite its ginormous box office, it seemed like warmed over Lord of the Rings to me. I know there are others who agree.The new trailer, which is heavy on action and spectacle, ca...
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Mon, Apr 21 2008 - 09:47 AM
Thirty days.Thirty days away from the worldwide release of Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
I've said all I can say about this in previous posts, and while I've found some verrrrrrrrrry interesting spoilers on the web, some of them were just a little too spoilery - better for us all to be surprised.However, I do have some new photos to whet your appetite.Sing it with me ... Bum ba duh dummmmm, bum ba dummmmm!...
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Thu, Apr 17 2008 - 09:14 AM
Disney/Pixar put up a new 4 minute featurette about their upcoming animated film, WALL-E. I don't know where these guys come up with their ideas, but it seems there is a bottomless well of inspiration feeding their imaginations. This one looks like another winner - hip, funny, and unbearably cute.(By the by, Toy Story 3 was recently announced, telling the story of what happens to Andy's toys after he goes off to college. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen will reprise their roles as Woody and Buzz.)WALL-...
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Mon, Apr 14 2008 - 18:52 PM
Universal Pictures and Marvel Studios released a new poster today for the reboot of The Incredible Hulk. Looks pretty bad-ass to me. I like the Bixbyesque denim on Norton.The trailers for this film have sharply divided fans of the series, and many worry this one will fail to live up to expectations like the last one did. This movie's 'sister' release, Iron Man, is receiving much better buzz.Here's hoping HULK SMASH these concerns....
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Fri, Apr 11 2008 - 09:18 AM
... AND THE FUTURE OF 3-D FILMMAKINGIf you don't already know, über-director James Cameron is finally making another movie. It has been more than 11 years since Titanic swept the world, the record books, and the Oscars, and by the time his new film comes out, it will be closer to 13 years. Yet buzz about the 3-D sci-fi epic (like every other Cameron film) has been ginormous.JAMES CAMERON ON TITANIC SETSet for a December 2009 release, Avatar stars Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldaña (...
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Sun, Apr 6 2008 - 16:36 PM
I'm not sure if the video posted below can be categorized as a new theatrical trailer, but ... it is playing in theaters. I think it's a much better look at the forthcoming The Incredible Hulk than either the teaser or the official trailer. The fact that the director is embracing the lonely man on the run aspect of the beloved TV series is a HUGE step in the right direction.Edward Norton, who not only plays Bruce Banner but also wrote the script, seems to have a very personal and passionate in...
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Fri, Apr 4 2008 - 10:24 AM
I don't know how many of you saw Guillermo Del Toro's Hellboy in 2004, but it was - to my mind - one of the best comic book movies I've ever seen. Packed with enough imagination for TWO movies. After the worldwide praise heaped on the Mexican director for last year's Pan's Labyrinth - one of the most visually stunning movies ever made - perhaps this is not so shocking.A new trailer was posted online today, for the sequel to that Dark Horse Comics adaptation, called Hellboy II - The Golden Army...
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Mon, Mar 31 2008 - 19:24 PM
Not very much to report here ... save for the fact that a new TV spot for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull premiered this morning. It's really only a shorter version of the teaser released on Valentine's Day, with the exception of a few seconds of new Indy and Mutt banter at the very beginning. Not really newsworthy, I know, but ...What is kinda cool is the Indy Widget that Paramount and LucasFilm Marketing e-mailed me. It's got all kinds of bells and whistles on it, includi...
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Thu, Mar 20 2008 - 09:37 AM
Former art director, Joe Johnston, made his directorial debut nearly 20 years ago with the sleeper hit, Honey, I Shrunk The Kids. He's only made a handful of films since, including cult faves like The Rocketeer, Jumanji, and Jurassic Park III. He is currently directing a new version of the 1941 Lon Chaney Jr. classic, The Wolf Man. In a brilliant bit of casting, Benicio DelToro (The Usual Suspects, Traffic) stars as hapless Larry Talbot who is bitten by a werewolf, and thereafter cursed. The fi...
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Thu, Mar 13 2008 - 10:18 AM
In a summer already packed with high profile action movies, two of the biggest are both based on Marvel Comics - and more specifically - Stan Lee creations.First up, on May 2nd, is Iron Man, directed by Jon Favreau, and starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow. While I originally rolled my eyes at the news of this production, two very cool trailers have caused me to change my mind. Favreau (writer/star of Swingers, and the director of Elf) looks like he has created the perfect balance be...
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Thu, Feb 14 2008 - 09:40 AM
Looks like we've got a pretty cool Valentine's present from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. The first teaser trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was posted online today, and ... man, if my appetite wasn't whetted before, now I'm really drooling.STEVEN SPIELBERG AND CAST ~ INDY 4As rumored, the Ark of the Covenant from Raiders will play a part in this film - we don't see the Ark in the clip, just Indy swinging by his whip through that infamous warehouse (previously ...
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Mon, Dec 31 2007 - 15:59 PM
It only took 19 years, but Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is finally in the can. After countless scripts came and went (by such respected scribes as M. Night Shyamalan and Frank Darabont), George Lucas finally found a winner with David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, War of the Worlds). With Spielberg at the helm, and Harrison Ford once again donning his famous fedora, the new Indy will hit screens on Memorial Day 2008. Also starring are Cate Blanchett (rumored to be the ...
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