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Public Enemies / ***1/2 (R)

by Roger Ebert "I rob banks," John Dillinger would sometimes say by way of introduction. It was the simple truth. That was what he did. For the 13 months between the day he escaped from prison and the night he lay dying in an alley, he robbed banks. It was his lifetime. Michael Mann's "Public Enemies" accepts that stark fact and refuses any temptation to soften it. Dillinger was not a nice man.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs / ***1/2 ()

by Roger Ebert "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" is the best of the three films about our friends in the inter-species herd of plucky prehistoric heroes. And it involves some of the best use of 3-D I've seen in an animated feature. It also introduces a masterstroke that essentially allows the series to take place anywhere: There is this land beneath the surface of the earth, you see...
Julia / **** (R)

"Julia" (R, 140 minutes). Tilda Swinton as an alcoholic slut who agrees to help a mother with the kidnapping of her young son. But she's also am habitual liar, and talks her way into deeper and deeper waters, in a hell of a great thriller with acting as good as it gets, and the use of seedy U.S. and Mexican locations that look real because are they ever. Strong supporting work by Saul Rubinek as her one remaining friend, and Bruno Bichir as Diego, a guy she meets in Tijuana. You want to be careful who you meet in Tijuana. Directed by Erick Zonca. Four stars.
The Girl From Monaco / *** (R)

"The Girl from Monaco" (R, 94 minutes). An attorney fro Paris, hired to defend a wealthy widow from murder charges, finds himself shadowed by an unwanted bodyguard, and pursued by an ambitious weathergirl who decides they were destined for one another. The weathergirl and the bodyguard are both from Monaco, and know each other from an earlier time. This works out in entirely unanticipated ways, in an ironic, well-oiled romantic thriller. Three stars.
I Hate Valentine's Day / *1/2 (PG-13)

"I Hate Valentine's Day" (PG-13, 98 minutes). Geneveive (Nia Vardalos) has has an unbreakable policy regarding men: Five dates, and she's out the door. she likes only the falling in love part of an affair, and not the inevitable breaking up. Genevieve is a woman beloved by all who encounter her, when in life I would be terrified of her. But not John Corbett, also her co-star in "My Big Fat Greek wedding," who agrees to the terms, in a painfully klutzy comedy that adores a character who, in my opinion, is stark staring mad. Written and directed by Vardalos. One and a half stars.

Film.com Movie Blog
Michael Jackson's Musical Movie Moments

2 Jul 2009 | 12:08 pm

Michael Jackson was first and foremost a singer and dancer, but he was also the type of performer who surpassed genres and inspired artists across all mediums. Here’s a look at some memorable movie moments that made use of Jackson’s music: 6. The Wiz and Captain EO: Jackson appeared as an actor in two films. (Of course, he sang in both.) His movie debut was as The Scarecrow in this urban re-imagining of The Wizard of Oz. But to anyone who visited Disney World’s Epcot Center in the 80s, his…
Searching for the Next '80s Toy Movie Blockbuster

2 Jul 2009 | 9:34 am

Transformers. G.I. Joe. He-Man. The Smurfs. These days Hollywood's high-concept ideas are coming from deep in the closet of Gen-X nostalgia. Here are some other long-lost toys that have been overlooked by the studios, at least so far. And yes, we are expecting a producer credit. The California Raisins Fine, they started life as an ad for the Raisin Advisory Board and spun off four albums, a Saturday morning cartoon, and everything from lunchboxes to t-shirts. But the biggest seller was the…
Eric's Bad Movies: The Care Bears Movie (1985)

2 Jul 2009 | 8:24 am

Imagine a terrifying world in which bears have the power of speech and can shoot lasers out of their chests as a punishment against those deemed "uncaring." Imagine these bears barging into your home and insisting they are your friends, even though you don't know them and have no interest in their companionship. Imagine being harassed by these ursine terrorists until you profess that OK, OK, I care about everyone, just please for the love of all things holy stop torturing me I beg of you. This,…
Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97

1 Jul 2009 | 9:27 pm

Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97. Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his family at his Brentwood home, they told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He served as the academy's president from 1989-92."Karl lived a rich, full life," Academy president Sid Ganis said. "He has the greatest and most loving family; a career that has…
Review: Public Enemies is Built to Last

1 Jul 2009 | 9:48 am

"Effectively explores our culture's fascination with outlaws ..." Public Enemies has a certain grace to it, a pacing that's all at once a bit slow (for the times we live in) and a nice throwback to how the movie magic trick used to transpire. In the hands of Michael Mann the film looks great, feels deliberate, and effectively explores our culture's fascination with outlaws. While I don't think I'd hand it an Oscar or go door-to-door to sell it to folks, I'd say it's a nice…

New York Times
Movie Review | 'Kambakkht Ishq': The Bollywood Sign

By RACHEL SALTZ

2 Jul 2009 | 3:39 pm

Bollywood casts a proprietary eye on Hollywood in “Kambakkht Ishq.”
Movie Review | 'Nollywood Babylon': Inside the Nigerian Film Industry

By NATHAN LEE

2 Jul 2009 | 3:36 pm

“Nollywood Babylon” profiles the explosive success of this truly populist cinema.
Movie Review | 'Lion’s Den': Even Behind Bars, Motherhood Can Be Liberating

By STEPHEN HOLDEN

2 Jul 2009 | 3:20 pm

“Lion’s Den” is the Argentine director Pablo Trapero’s sprawling, unpredictable drama about a woman who gives birth in prison while awaiting trial for murder.
Movie Review | 'The Girl From Monaco': Long-Range Forecast: All Hot and Bothered

By A. O. SCOTT

2 Jul 2009 | 3:13 pm

If in the end “The Girl From Monaco” is neither a cogent psychological thriller nor an effervescent sex comedy, it does at least have an interesting sense of place.
Movie Review | 'Tony Manero': Somebody in Chile Worships the Disco-Era Travolta

By STEPHEN HOLDEN

2 Jul 2009 | 3:05 pm

“Tony Manero” tells the story of a thug who dreams about a fictional fleeting success.

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The Colbert Report - s5 | e90 - Wed, Jul 1, 2009

2 Jul 2009 | 1:10 am

Journalist Nick Kristof stops by the Report for a worldly chat with Stephen.Added: July 02, 2009Air date: July 01, 2009Duration: 21:44Rating: 4.8 / 5.0
America's Got Talent - Hairo Torres's Performance

2 Jul 2009 | 1:10 am

Hairo's dance moves leaves the judges wanting more.Added: July 02, 2009Air date: July 01, 2009Duration: 02:33Rating: 4.8 / 5.0
America's Got Talent - s4 | e4 - Week 2, Night 2

2 Jul 2009 | 1:00 am

The show travels to Houston for the first time, as judges sift through the largest audition turnout in AGT history.Added: July 02, 2009Air date: July 01, 2009Duration: 42:45Rating: 4.1 / 5.0
The Philanthropist - s1 | e2 - Myanmar

2 Jul 2009 | 1:00 am

Teddy visits Myanmar on business and meets a young girl in desperate need of help.Added: July 02, 2009Air date: July 01, 2009Duration: 43:33Rating: 4.8 / 5.0
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - s14 | e90 - Wed, Jul 1, 2009

1 Jul 2009 | 11:10 pm

Justin Fox, Time business and economics columnist discusses risk, reward and Wall Street's greatest delusions with Jon.Added: July 02, 2009Air date: July 01, 2009Duration: 21:41Rating: 4.8 / 5.0

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'Public Enemies' Interview

29 Jun 2009 | 2:42 pm

Johnny Depp and Christian Bale play cops and robbers in the new film about 30's bank robber John Dillinger.
'Public Enemies' Exclusive Inside Look: Weaponry

26 Jun 2009 | 5:54 am

In this thriller directed by Michael Mann, Johnny Depp is legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger, the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the No. 1 target of J. Edgar Hoover's fledgling FBI and its top agent (Christian Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. Marion Cotillard co-stars.
'I Hate Valentine's Day' Trailer

26 Jun 2009 | 5:49 am

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" co-stars Nia Vardalos and John Corbett re-team for this romantic comedy about a carefree florist (Vardalos) who meets a charming restaurateur (Corbett), and must get past her "five-date" rule to realize she's fallen in love.
'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' Cast Interviews

25 Jun 2009 | 3:18 pm

Megan Fox on handling boys, big toys, and real explosions.
'2012' Trailer

23 Jun 2009 | 8:46 pm

Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day") directs this this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller about an academic researcher (John Cusack) who opens a portal into a parallel universe and then makes contact with his double in an effort to prevent the catastrophic prophecies of the ancient Mayan calendar. Co-stars include Chiwetel Ejiofor and Danny Glover.

On Location Vacations
Thursday Filming Locations: Get Him To The Greek, Date Night, Royal Pains, Gossip Girl, & More

Christine

2 Jul 2009 | 6:51 am

Get Him To The Greek is filming near 550 S. Flower St, Los Angeles. Date Night is filming near The Plaza tonight. Signs also spotted for tonight near Central Park West and 72-73rd St. (Thanks Debbie, Alf, Katie, Eric B & Anon!) Royal Pains is filming around Nassau Avenue in the vicinity of McGolrick Park in Greenpoint Brooklyn. (Thanks Sherry!) Re: Gossip Girl, I got a couple tips (and comments) that they are filming at the Greenwich Polo Club. I also heard that they are filming scenes at the studio (or near the studio in Queens). There are several productions filming in studio today:…
‘Gossip Girl’ Season Three, Day One: More Set Pics

Christine

1 Jul 2009 | 2:14 pm

Ora sent us these pictures with Chace Crawford, aka People’s Hottest Bachelor, on the Gossip Girl set Monday. About meeting Chace she said, “He was so nice and polite to all of his fans! He went up to all of his fans and took a picture with them!” Thanks to Ora for sharing her pictures! Gabby also sent us photos of Chace filming a scene with Ed Westwick on the street in Manhattan on Monday. Here is a look at a few of her photos, you can find more here.Thanks to Gabby too!
NYC Filming Locations for Wednesday, 7.1: A Couple of Cops, Rabbit Hole, Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Gossip Girl, Morning Glory

Christine

30 Jun 2009 | 9:12 pm

Signs were spotted for A Couple of Cops/Dickson 70th Ave btween Manse and Kessel in Forest Hills, NYC for 7.1 & 7.2, 5 am- 11 pm. (Thanks JP!) Rabbit Hole (starring Nicole Kidman) continues filming at Papazzio, 39-38 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, Queens. (Thanks Billy!) Sorcerer’s Apprentice is filming on 43rd between 3rd and Lexington, NYC. (Thanks Lili!) Morning Glory is filming at Metropolis Studios. (Thanks Sharon!) Gossip Girl is filming in Old Westbury, NY again, might be same locations as yesterday. (Thanks Anon!) The Remember Me location is here. If you have any more tips for…
‘Remember Me’ Filming Locations for Wed, July 1st and Thurs, July 2nd

Christine

30 Jun 2009 | 8:34 pm

View Larger Map We have confirmed from several sources that Remember Me is filming around Orchard Street and Broome St in Manhattan, signs show filming taking place between 6am – 7pm. (Thanks to ALL of our tipsters!!) Signs were also spotted at Orchard and Delancey & Orchard and Grand too. Here is one of the signs spotted on Orchard St: We have also received 2 tips that signs for Remember Me were spotted around Washington Square Park and NYU near W. 4th and Greene St for Thursday, July 2nd, 6 am – 4 pm. (Thanks so much to J and Anon!) Update: I’ve confirmed from several…
First Fan Photo From ‘Gossip Girl’ Season Three

Christine

30 Jun 2009 | 6:21 pm

Yesterday, Gossip Girl began filming season three near Gramercy Park in NYC. One of our readers, Ora, was there and met Leighton Meester on set! Thanks to Ora (who is on Leighton’s right) for sharing and don’t forget if you have any set pictures to share please send them to us at olv@onlocationvacations.com!

Bruno walks a horse & more LOL pics

2 Jul 2009 | 3:13 pm
'Eclipse' next entry in 'Twilight' saga

2 Jul 2009 | 3:13 pm

Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson in 'New Moon' (© Summit Entertainment)
Date set for Michael Jackson's memorial

2 Jul 2009 | 3:13 pm
Sorry, ladies, Kevin Jonas is engaged

2 Jul 2009 | 3:13 pm
Gossip: Lohan denies dissing on Timberlake

2 Jul 2009 | 3:13 pm

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The Friday Harvest: Ice Age 3, Gamer, Daybreakers, and more!

2 Jul 2009 | 12:37 pm
Total Recall: Johnny Depp's Best Movies

2 Jul 2009 | 11:47 am

He once seemed destined for nothing better or worse than simple teen idolhood, but since escaping from 21 Jump Street in 1990, Johnny Depp has proven himself to be a brave (and mostly pretty astute) chooser of scripts, building an impressive filmography that encompasses everything from black-and-white arthouse fare (Dead Man) to blockbuster Disney trilogies (Pirates of the Caribbean). This weekend, he'll gun his way into theaters as John Dillinger in Michael Mann's Public Enemies, so we thought now would be a fine time to devote an installment of Total Recall to counting down the 10…
Will The Game Play The A-Team's B.A. Baracus?

2 Jul 2009 | 9:41 am

We've read Ice Cube and Common's names being floated in connection with the role of B.A. Baracus in the upcoming "The A-Team" adaptation -- now, courtesy of Blackfilm, comes word that The Game is being "heavily considered" for the part.
Nimrod Antal Confirmed for Predators

2 Jul 2009 | 9:39 am

Confirming an earlier scoop by Latino Review, Ain't It Cool News is reporting that Nimrod Antal will direct the new "Predator" project.
Harrison Ford More Than Doubles Angelina Jolie's 2008 Earnings

2 Jul 2009 | 9:36 am

Is Hollywood sexist? That's up for debate -- but those who say it is have some new ammo, thanks to the news that last year's top-earning actor, Harrison Ford, earned more than two and a half times the top-earning actress, Angelina Jolie.

Washington Post
Theatergoers Flock to 'Transformers 2' Despite a Slew of Negative Reviews

Dan Zak

30 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm

The critics spoke last Friday. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is a Hindenberg of a movie.
Jodi Picoult: The Author Women Readers Hate to Love

Monica Hesse

28 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm

The faces of the audience members leaving "My Sister's Keeper" have gone all Monet: Their features are blurred by a dewy sheen of tears smeared over cheeks and noses, they look fuzzy and far-off, as if they may never see happiness again. Why did we ever come to this movie? Why do we DO this to ou...
Michelle Pfeiffer Has a Mature Outlook on Fame, Age, Beauty and Her Long Career

Dan Zak

27 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm

NEW YORK -- The list of things Michelle Pfeiffer doesn't want to hear includes this sentence: "The way I see it, your golden age was 1987 to 1993."
Family Filmgoer: 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,' 'My Sister's Keeper'

Jane Horwitz

25 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm

The first "Transformers" film (PG-13, 2007), based on the toys and TV series, was great fun, with vivid human characters to offset battles between the giant Autobot robotic warriors and their Decepticon enemies. Michael Bay didn't let the movie drown in techno-trivia. Well, "Transformers: Revenge...
Interview With 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' Visual Effects Supervisor

Post

20 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm

In "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," the introduction of Jetfire -- a massive, somewhat crotchety robot that previously assumed the form of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft -- is a pretty major moment. But when the cast and crew of "Transformers," which opens in theaters Wednesday, came last summ...

Hollwood.com
Watch: Agile-Looking MJ Two Days Before Death

A new video clip, released by Michael Jackson’s would-be concert promoters AEG Live and obtained by CNN, shows an agile, healthy-looking Jackson rehearsing just two days before his June 25 death.
Rowe: 'I Want My Kids'

Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe has added to the controversies surrounding the death of the pop superstar by insisting, "I want my kids."
Reports: Jackson Funeral Will Be Held at Staples Center on July 7

Media reports are claiming that a funeral service for Michael Jackson will be held on July 7 at the Staples Center in L.A.
Harris to Host the Emmys?

After his turn at emceeing the Tonys, Neil Patrick Harris is looking more and more like the go-to host du jour.
Federal Drug Department to Hunt Down Jackson Doctors

Cops investigating Michael Jackson's death have called in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in a desperate bid to track down the tragic star's former doctors.

Film School Rejects
Exclusive: Jetfire Stands Tall in Transformers 2

Neil Miller

2 Jul 2009 | 1:01 pm

It may be a bit late in the game to be pounding on our chests and touting the fact that Paramount Pictures has provided us with an exclusive image from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, but we like exclusives so we’re just going to roll with it. If there’s one thing I’ve applauded Michael Bay’s larger-than-life robosequel for, it is the fact that for the first time in the course of two movies, we finally get a real sense of scale for these giant alien robots. I first noticed it during my IMAX screening, in the forest fight scene that takes place in the middle of the…
Review: Chéri

Robert Levin

2 Jul 2009 | 12:20 pm

Like its courtesan protagonist, Chéri is a fancy, dolled up affair, a glamorous evocation of the waning days of the Belle Époque, the last period before the grim realities of the contentious 20th century set in for France and the rest of the world. From Stephen Frears and Christopher Hampton, and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, its narrative features games of the heart and bedroom, not unlike Dangerous Liaisons, their wildly successful first collaboration. Still, there’s no depth to these surface machinations, no sense that the central romance features fully formed individuals connecting on…
The Reject Report Enters Another Ice Age

John Cairns

2 Jul 2009 | 12:12 pm

Well, I’ve just dug my way out of all the hate mail that came my way after the last Reject Report, in time to preview Public Enemies and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. All I gotta say about the outpouring from my last posting is: thank you very much! I’m sure Neil is pleased with all the hits the site got, even if he didn’t like what I had to say. I expected maybe 40 or 50 rants from a few people, but as of this writing it’s up to 116 and counting! And not all of it spam either — actual comments, with some people frothing at the mouth. Man, and I thought the guy…
‘Planet 51′ Trailer Show’s the Fun Side of Alien Invasions

Neil Miller

2 Jul 2009 | 11:49 am

Another entry into the marketplace of animated films for 2009, rookie director Jorge Blanco’s Planet 51 already has a few things going against it — at least from a marketability standpoint. For one, it is not associated with either Dreamworks or Pixar, the only two studios who seem to be able to make CG-animated features into box office successes. Secondly, it is one of about 90 science fiction films coming out this year that involve humans as aggressors on an alien planet — the highest profile of which is James Cameron’s Avatar. But in fairness to Planet 51, a film…
Funny People: Get Ready to Laugh Your Dick Off

David Baxter

2 Jul 2009 | 10:53 am

Director Judd Apatow’s Funny People is nearing release, and as such, the online presence is stepping up. In this case we have a website, LaughYourDickOff.com, that is dedicated to the character Randy, portrayed by Aziz Ansari. Little is known of his character other than that he is a stand-up comedian. I’m sure at some point I read that he room’s with Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill but that could be scurillous. We do know that Aziz is hilarious and appears to be taking over my TV screen, with ‘Scrubs’ and ‘Flight of the Conchords’, alongside film…

Variety.com
The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer

2 Jul 2009 | 2:13 pm

Legit Reviews: Something seems amiss from the moment John Malkovich strides onto the stage in Michael Sturminger's unnerving "Comedy."
Japan's Gonzo to delist, downsize

2 Jul 2009 | 2:10 pm

International News: Animation co.'s debts have exceeded its assets -- Japanese toon house Gonzo will delist from the Mothers section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange on July 30.
Voiceover announcer Ken Roberts dies

2 Jul 2009 | 1:47 pm

Obituary: Veteran introduced soaps 'Love of Live,' 'Storm' -- Voiceover announcer Ken Roberts, who introduced soap operas "Love of Live" and "The Secret Storm," died June 19 of pneumonia in New York. He was 99.
Universal catches 'Asteroids'

2 Jul 2009 | 1:12 pm

Film News: Studio wins feature rights to Atari videogame -- Universal's won the bidding for feature rights to the vintage Atari vidgame "Asteroids" and set up the project with Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
Jackson memorial at Staples Center?

2 Jul 2009 | 1:04 pm

Music News: L.A. officials discussing possible Tuesday event -- Los Angeles officials are holding closed-door talks about a possible event for Michael Jackson on Tuesday at a downtown arena, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday.

Film.com Movie Reviews
Review: Public Enemies is Built to Last

1 Jul 2009 | 9:48 am

"Effectively explores our culture's fascination with outlaws ..." Public Enemies has a certain grace to it, a pacing that's all at once a bit slow (for the times we live in) and a nice throwback to how the movie magic trick used to transpire. In the hands of Michael Mann the film looks great, feels deliberate, and effectively explores our culture's fascination with outlaws. While I don't think I'd hand it an Oscar or go door-to-door to sell it to folks, I'd say it's a nice…
Review: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs -- The Franchise Begins to Cool

1 Jul 2009 | 9:10 am

"The film serves its target audience well enough and offers a series of pleasant smiles if not a lot of gut-busting laughs." To answer the obvious question, the makers of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs are well aware that the dinosaurs came and went long before the film takes place. What happened, though, is that some of the dinosaurs survived in a huge, cavernous world underneath the ice, and in this sequel our mammalian heroes stumble across them. So it's not a "dawn of the…
Review: Woody Allen's Whatever Works, Works

26 Jun 2009 | 9:54 am

"The screenplay may be old, but it's been suitably freshened up with modern zingers." Of all the actors Woody Allen has recruited to play "the Woody Allen role" in his films, has there ever been a more inspired choice than Larry David? As a writer for Seinfeld, and now in his own Curb Your Enthusiasm, David's caustic, neurotic misanthropy fits with Allen's own nebbishy pessimism like onions fit in a knish. The only surprise in Whatever Works is that the collaboration didn't…
Review: My Sister's Keeper is a Real Weeper

26 Jun 2009 | 1:37 am

"Once the bizarre premise is established, all the movie can do is spin its wheels and wait for the story to play out." The premise of the two-hankie dying-daughter melodrama My Sister's Keeper is so preposterous that taking it seriously proves a difficult task. The gist: 11-year-old Anna Fitzgerald was conceived for the sole purpose of being a genetic match for her older sister, Kate, who has leukemia. All her life, Anna has been a donor of blood, marrow, and other necessities,…
Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen -- Heavy on Explosives, Light on Smarts

23 Jun 2009 | 2:02 pm

"Is this where we're at? Are the rest of our screenplays to be written in crayon?" When I walked out of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, I was frustrated. About five guys on Earth have access to the kind of budget Michael Bay does, yet all the man does is offer up slow-motion explosion after slow-motion explosion. OK, sure, he throws in a scantily-clad Megan Fox in for effect, too. Super. But plot? No. Logic? Negative. Any semblance of a coherent story whatsoever? Nope. But…

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Mel Brooks to Receive Special Tribute

1 Jul 2009 | 9:15 am

Comedy legend Mel Brooks will receive the tribute treatment by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and some of his favorite stars are lining up to be there! ET's own Leonard Maltin will host the evening's events on Friday, July 24, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, featuring numerous film clips and stories from Mel's artistic collaborators and friends, including scheduled guests Richard Benjamin, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner, Tracey Ullman and Lesley Ann Warren. One of only 12 individuals to have won all four major show business awards -- the…
Third 'Twilight' Movie 'Eclipse' On Way to Production

1 Jul 2009 | 7:26 am

The popular vampire movie series 'Twilight' -- starring heartthrob Robert Pattinson -- continues with the third movie installment 'Eclipse' set to begin production this summer. ET has the exact date... 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' will go into production on August 17 and David Slade will be directing the film. He also directed another vampire flick '30 Days of Night' in 2007. 'Eclipse' picks up where 'New Moon' left off, continuing the love triangle between mortal Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), the werewolf Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) and her true love Edward Cullen (Pattinson.)
Anne Hathaway and More Invited to Join AMPAS

30 Jun 2009 | 12:13 pm

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is expanding its ranks by 134, having extended invitations to Hollywood artists and executives including Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Seth Rogen and 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle. Watch the video! "These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world," says Academy President Sid Ganis. "It's this kind of talent and creativity that make up the Academy, and I welcome each of them to our ranks." Invitees from all aspects of the motion picture industry…
New Movies on DVD & Blu-ray: June 30

30 Jun 2009 | 7:01 am
Just In: Diane Keaton's On-Set Injury

29 Jun 2009 | 9:50 am

ET has the latest... ET has the latest on the injury Diane Keaton sustained today while filming her new movie. "Diane Keaton is in good health and spirits following a fall on set of 'Morning Glory' where she bumped her head," Paramount Studios said in a statement. "The actress was taken to a hospital for precautionary tests and has been cleared by doctors to return to work tomorrow." The actress is said to be doing fine.

Movies Reviews
Review for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Go - true action film

29 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

Transformer fans will like this movie, plot is only OK and has gaps in it, purest will not be totally happy, but it is still a good movie. The action really moves, so do not sit up close or go to the bar before the movie, you may get sick. Do not bring anybody under five to the movie, it will give them hearing loss if you attend the IMAX version. But still go see this ASAP.
Review for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience - Must Go! - amazing movie

29 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

This movie is one that everyone must go see. When I went to see it I thought that it was going to be a good movie, but when I was watching it my mouth just dropped. I mean the special effects were amazing. I would reccomned this movie to anyone who is a fan of sci-fi movies or action movies.
Review for The Proposal - Must Go! - This is a must see!!!

28 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

I loved this movie! I even dragged my 13 yr old son to it and he loved it, too. I cannot remember the last time I laughed so hard in a theater. All the actors were absolutely hilarious. Betty White probably stole the show, but this movie is the funniest I've ever seen Bullock. I will definitely see this again and buy it when it comes out on DVD!

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Rapper The Game to Play B.A. Baracus in 'The A-Team?'

Wilson Morales

31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm

Filed under: Gossip, Drama According to Blackfilm.com, rapper The Game is being considered for the role of B.A. Baracus in the big-screen adaptation of 'The A-Team.' The role was originated by Mr. T. Online buzz has it that another rapper-turned-actor, Common, would play Baracus, but with his recent casting opposite Queen Latifah in 'Just Right,' he may not finish filming before 'The A-Team' gets rolling in August. Other possible candidates include Ice Cube and mixed martial arts fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Distributed by 20th Century Fox , 'The A-Team' will be directed by Joe Carnahan…
What to Watch: 'Public Enemies' and Spike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing'

Wilson Morales

31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm

Filed under: What To Watch Christian Bale is on the hunt again, but instead of chasing Terminators, he's after Johnny Depp in Michael Mann's latest film, 'Public Enemies.' This is the story of legendary Depression-era outlaw and charismatic bank robber John Dillinger (Depp). No one could stop Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone, from his girlfriend, Billie Frechette (Marion Cotillard), to the American public. This made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover's fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis…
Weekly Wrap-up: The Gang's All Back for Tyler Perry's 'Married' Sequel

Wilson Morales

31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm

Filed under: Drama While Variety has confirmed that Janet Jackson is the first cast member to sign on for the sequel 'Why Did I Get Married Too,' Black Voices has learned that her other co-stars (Jill Scott, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Malik Yoba, Tyler Perry and Richard T. Jones) will be returning to the film as well. The only one not involved in the production is Denise Boutte, who played Scott's friend in the film. The movie is set for release on April 2, 2010, the start of next year's Easter weekend. The first flick, 'Why Did I Get Married?,' which was based on Perry's stage play,…
It's No War for Anthony Mackie in 'The Hurt Locker'

Wilson Morales

31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm

Filed under: Interviews Coming out this week is 'The Hurt Locker,' an extraordinary film about an elite Army bomb squad unit that must come together in Iraq, a city where everyone is a potential enemy and where every object could be a deadly bomb. The movie is directed by Kathryn Bigelow and stars Anthony Mackie, Jeremy Renner and Brian Geraghty. For Mackie, who plays bomb expert Sgt J.T. Sanborn, shooting overseas was a new experience, as was getting a new perspective on the war and the soldiers in it. The New Orleans native also has a slew of upcoming projects, including a film with Kerry…
What to Watch: 'Transformers' Sequel, 'Confessions of a Shopaholic,' 'Jazz' Documentary

Wilson Morales

31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm

Filed under: What To Watch There's no question that the only film that will capture the nation's attention this week is 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,' the sequel to 2007's blockbuster hit, 'Transformers.' Directed by Michael Bay ('Bad Boys'), the film stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White and John Turturro. Two years have passed since Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) and the Autobots saved the human race from the invading Decepticons. With the destruction of the Allspark, the Transformers' home planet of Cybertron is uninhabitable, and the Autobots…

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EXCLUSIVE: Check Out The First Poster For The Upcoming Horror Flick, ‘The Collector’

Brian Jacks

2 Jul 2009 | 1:44 pm

The folks behind the last three “Saw” films have another thriller in store for you, and it’s coming down the pike July 31. “The Collector” follows a handyman and ex-con who aims to dig up some scratch for his ex-wife by robbing his employer’s country home. Naturally, things don’t go according to plan and our anti-hero finds himself trapped by a masked “Collector” who sets a series of traps that the studio describes as “the Spanish Inquisition as imagined by Rube Goldberg,” all while trying to rescue the very family he came to…
Nimrod Antal Directing Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Predators’ Reboot

Elisabeth Rappe

2 Jul 2009 | 1:15 pm

Naturally, Robert Rodriguez’s “Predator” relaunch has been the focus of speculation ever since it was announced this past spring. With the “Grindhouse” director keeping purely to a producing role, speculation has been rampant as to who would take the director’s chair. Neil Marshall (”Doomsday”) was attached earlier this month, and the possibility that the gore-happy director would tackle the franchise was one that caused rejoicing all over the Internet. But Marshall and Predator are not to be. Instead, Ain’t It Cool News has the news…
Jonah Hill Joins ‘Puffy Chair’ Director For An ‘Obtuse Love Triangle’

Eric Ditzian

2 Jul 2009 | 12:45 pm

First Jonah Hill nearly tackled writer/director Mark Duplass at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, going on and on about how much he loved Duplass’ debut film “The Puffy Chair,” an indie fav about two brothers who go on a cross-country road trip. Then Hill went and told The New York Times that the film was one of his favorite movies of all time. By that point, Duplass figured the two of them should make some movie magic together. So they did, along with Duplass’ brother and collaborator, Jay. “The Untitled Duplass Brothers Project,” as it continues to be known after…
EXCLUSIVE: Ponzi Schemes, Octomoms And Roddy Piper On The New Season Of ‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’

Eric Ditzian

2 Jul 2009 | 11:18 am

I’ve been hurting. Probably my two favorite comedies on TV—“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”—have been on hiatus far too long, and there’s only so many times you can re-watch episodes before your neighbors, behind thin NYC apartment walls, begin to complain. But! Larry David’s “Curb” is coming back to HBO in the fall, after a two-year break. And now comes word that “Sunny,” the debaucherous comedy about four friends who run a dive bar in Philly and make one another’s lives hilariously uncomfortable, will be resurfacing on F/X on…
Hollywood’s Most Beloved ‘Public Enemies’

Elisabeth Rappe

2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am

When a film like “Public Enemies” comes out, it seems awfully good to be a gangster. Sure, you spend your life dodging the authorities, but you spend it with the fastest cars, the most stylish clothes and the sexiest women. Face it, ladies… we’re suckers for the bad boy – especially if he’s using some of those ill-gotten gains to buy expensive presents. If you’re looking for a few good gangsters to hang out after you’re done with Johnny Depp’s John Dillinger, look no further than these five. Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” “As far back as I can remember, I’ve…

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Nowrasteh's 'Stoning': A Horror All Too True To Life

2 Jul 2009 | 8:38 am

The harrowing climax in The Stoning of Soraya M. shows the graphic death of an innocent woman. The film's director and star say the scene — and the story — are tragically real.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
3-D Glasses Make A Comeback

1 Jul 2009 | 2:14 pm

The big feature at the movies this year is 3-D. Today's 3-D glasses are hard plastic, not the cardboard things of the past. Although they are built to eliminate eye strain and headaches, they still take a little getting used to.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Oscar Winner Karl Malden Dies At 97

1 Jul 2009 | 1:12 pm

The powerful, sensitive character actor with the twice-broken nose had stirring roles on the big screen — notably A Streetcar Named Desire — and was a hit on TV in The Streets of San Francisco. He later served as a pitchman for American Express.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Award-Winning Actor Karl Malden Dies

1 Jul 2009 | 1:00 pm

Academy Award- and Emmy-winning actor Karl Malden died Wednesday at the age of 97. He is best known for his roles in A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
'Public Enemies': Michael Mann's Mobster Waxworks

1 Jul 2009 | 8:36 am

This lush, good-looking crime flick doesn't really have a theme, and it never quite sparks to life. But it's got lots of incidental pleasures — Johnny Depp's spirited performance chief among them.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

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IMDb News
Actor Presnell Dies

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Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience

2 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am

Digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® through proprietary IMAX DMR® technology, "Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience" will debut concurrently with the nationwide release in conventional theaters beginning June 24, 2009. "Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience" will feature select scenes filmed with IMAX® cameras. Director Michael Bay has seamlessly integrated the IMAX footage with state-of-the-art CGI to create an... [more]
Public Enemies

2 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am

In the action-thriller Public Enemies, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award(r) winner Marion Cotillard in the story of legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger (Depp)-the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover's fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. No one could stop Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold... [more]
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D

2 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am

The sub-zero heroes from the worldwide blockbusters "Ice Age" and "Ice Age: The Meltdown" are back, on an incredible adventure...for the ages. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut (while, maybe, finding true love); Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth, Sid the sloth creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs; and Diego the saber-toothed tiger wonders if he's growing too "soft" hanging with his pals. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures... [more]
Year One

2 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am

Jack Black and Michael Cera headline Harold Ramis' Biblical comedy about a pair of misfit hunter-gatherers who embark on a wild journey through the ancient world after being banished from their primitive village. Zed ($Black) and Oh (Cera) may lack in the skills that their cheiftan is looking for, but they have plans to make it big. Zed has a gut feeling that God has "chosen" him, and so he leads his buddy on a trip through the unknown countryside in search of bigger and better things, bumping into several... [more]
The Stoning of Soraya M.

2 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am

Director Cyrus Nowrasteh teams with screenwriter Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh to illuminate the dangers of religious fundamentalism, gender apartheid, and mob rule with this fictionalized adaptation of Freidoune Sahebjam's best-selling novel centering on a true-life tragedy. The story takes place in 1986, just as Khomeini is coming into power in Iran. Undercover French journalist Freidoune Sahebjam (Jim Caviezel) is traveling though a small southwestern village when his car breaks down. Surrounded by strife but left... [more]

Coming Soon
Exclusive Surrogates One-Sheet!

2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! has your exclusive first look at the one-sheet for Touchstone Pictures' Surrogates , hitting theaters on September 25. Directed by Jonathan Mostow, the sci-fi thriller stars Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, James Francis Ginty, Boris Kodjoe and Ving Rhames. In the film, FBI agents (Willis and Mitchell) investigate the mysterious murder of a college student linked to the man who helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon that allows people to purchase unflawed robotic versions of themselves—fit, good looking remotely controlled machines that…
Predators Director Confirmed By Rodriguez

2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

Ain't it Cool News ' Harry Knowles gave a ring to Robert Rodriguez to get confirmation on who's at the helm of Predators , 20th Century Fox's next film in the franchise. And it is Nimrod Antal, the man behind the upcoming action flick Armored and who last dabbled in the thriller genre with Vacancy . You'll recall Latino Review broke Antal's potential involvement here . Rodriguez, who is shepherding the project, says the story involves "a very intense group of people stranded on a Predator planet discovering unspeakable horrors - that are not always from outside their group. So like the…
Universal Pictures to Fight Asteroids

2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

Universal has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids," says The Hollywood Reporter . Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura. In "Asteroids," initially released as an arcade game in 1979, a player controlled a triangular space ship in an asteroid field. You can play an unofficial version of the game below! Universal is also developing movies based on Hasbro board game properties such as "Battleship," "Candyland," "Ouija," "Monopoly" and "Clue."
Resident Evil 4 Arriving in Late 2010

2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

ShockTillYouDrop.com reports that Sony's Screen Gems is eyeing a September 17, 2010 release for the fourth "Resident Evil" installment, to be titled Resident Evil: Afterlife . The ending of the third film, Resident Evil: Extinction , left the door wide open for another sequel. Paul W.S. Anderson revealed late last year he was indeed writing the next film. As hinted at the end of "Extinction," the story will shift to Tokyo, Japan.
The Game to Play B.A. Baracus in The A-Team ?

2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

BlackFilm.com says that rapper The Game is a frontrunner for the role of B.A. Baracus in director Joe Carnahan's The A-Team at 20th Century Fox. The role was originally played by Mr. T on the TV show. If he lands the role, he would join Liam Neeson, who plays John "Hannibal" Smith, and Bradley Cooper, who is taking on the role of Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck. The studio is eyeing a June 11, 2010 release for the action film. The Game's acting credits include Street Kings and Waist Deep .

CineVegas
Patriotville at Springs Preserve

1 Jul 2009 | 1:00 am

The “CineVegas Under the Stars” summer outdoor screening series at the Springs Preserve will conclude on Saturday, July 11 with PATRIOTVILLE, a favorite from the 2009 CineVegas Film Festival. The screening will be held at 8:30pm in the outdoor amphitheater.
2009 Fest Videos Recap

24 Jun 2009 | 5:09 pm

We didn’t want you to miss a single second of the 2009 CineVegas Film Festival, so we captured the best moments of the fest on video for you to enjoy anytime! View red carpet highlights, director interviews, film intros and Q&A’s, parties and more!
2009 Fest Photos Recap

18 Jun 2009 | 1:00 am

CineVegas turned it up to 11 in 2009 for the most exciting, action-packed and adrenaline filled Festival yet!
Moviegoing & Margaritas

17 Jun 2009 | 1:45 pm

indieWIRE: It’s 1 p.m. on sunny Friday afternoon at the Palms hotel in Las Vegas.
Winners of 2009 CineVegas

15 Jun 2009 | 1:31 pm

The 11th Annual CineVegas Film Festival announced its jury award winners at the CineVegas Awards Reception last night, where Jon Voight, Willem Dafoe, George and Mike Kuchar, Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago were also honored.

Reel Movie News
Kellan Lutz Speaks on New Moon Shoot

2 Jul 2009 | 3:11 pm

Yes, Robert Pattinson is hot, young and talented. But let's not forget about Kellan Lutz. The actor plays Edward's brother, Emmett, in the Twilight series, the latest of which recently wrapping filming. In an interview with Social Life magazine, Luts was asked about the New Moon shoot. He said: New Moon was a very relaxed film to work on and it all starts with how easy going director Chris Wietz is. That vibe rolls down to the crew and actors. It makes it so easy when we've all worked together before. Everything was so well organized, making it easy for the actors to do our job. We had more…
The Funny People Movie Trailer

2 Jul 2009 | 2:11 pm

Though it's written and directed by Judd Apatow, Funny People isn't this filmmaker's typical, lewd comedy. It stars Adam Sandler as a dying comedian. He reasseses his life and strikes up a friendship with a fellow performer, played by Seth Rogen. The comedy opens on July 31. Check out its official trailer below; Funny People Trailer
The A-Team Casting Rumors: The Game as B.A. Baracus

2 Jul 2009 | 1:34 pm

Producers of the upcoming A-Team movie might be ready to play The Game. According to various sources, rapper The Game is a frontrunner to land the role of B.A. Baracus in director Joe Carnahan's movie, based on the 1980s TV show that starred Mr. T in this role. Liam Neeson has already agreed to portray John "Hannibal" Smith, while Bradley Cooper will likely take on the character of Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck. The studio is planned for a June 11, 2010 release date. The Game has actually acted before. He starred in Street Kings and Waist Deep. Ice Cube is also being considered for the tole of…
Coming in 2010: Resident Evil 4

2 Jul 2009 | 1:20 pm

Ready for another Resident Evil? Sony has announced a release date for the fourth film in this franchise: look for Resident Evil: Afterlife to hit theaters on September 17, 2010. Late last year, Paul W.S. Anderson revealed that he was writing the next installment. In it, the action shifts to Tokyo, Japan.
Reel Movie Reviews: Public Enemies

1 Jul 2009 | 12:13 pm

If you want car chases and explosions, there's a movie about robots that we recommend. But if you're looking for a more drawn-out, character-based film about a real-life criminal and the man assigned to bring him to justice, we recommend Public Enemies. It won't overwhelm you with action or special effects, but it's an absorbing tale. Read our complete Public Enemies review now!

DVD Spin Doctor
DVD review: 'My Dinner With Andre'

Glenn Abel

28 Jun 2009 | 3:36 am

Three decades on, "My Dinner With Andre" remains a succulent piece of filmmaking.The ultimate talkie has lost none of the charm, mystery and wisdom that turned it into an indie hit back in 1981.Somehow, the film about two intellectuals talking in a New York restaurant became a cultural sensation -- this in the time of "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark."Success came in part because the new breed of celebrity movie critics sang the praises of "My Dinner With Andre," transforming it from arthouse fare to a popcorn movie for smart people. Everyone knew the title,…
Paramount polishes 'Braveheart,' 'Gladiator'

Glenn Abel

22 Jun 2009 | 6:57 pm

Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" and Ridley Scott's "Gladiator" finally enter the Blu-ray arena, as the inaugural titles in Paramount Home Entertainment's new Blu-ray "Sapphire Series."The tricked-out high def movies arrive Sept. 1, with "Forrest Gump," another Paramount mainstay, hoofing it toward a Nov. 3 release.The series continues Paramount's recent push to upgrade its classic films. The ongoing Centennial Series has right by some of the studio's older legacy titles such as "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," "Sabrina" and "To Catch a Thief." Those titles have best-possible audio and video,…
DVD review: 'Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'

Glenn Abel

14 Jun 2009 | 4:40 am

Imagine you're a studio executive and it's 1961. The pitch comes in: How about a western directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart. Sound pretty good? Nah.Incredibly,"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" was a black-sheep project, made only because of Wayne's clout. Paramount declined to green-light the movie, even with its great stars.John Ford, the argument went, was a tired old western director. The "Liberty Valance" story of a tenderfoot lawyer who mans up and faces down the West's meanest outlaw sounded like another lukewarm popcorn movie. Westerns were on the way out,…
David Carradine on DVD: 6 touchstones

Glenn Abel

6 Jun 2009 | 4:56 am

The sad and awful death of cool-guy David Carradine comes with a bit of irony.Throughout his career, Carradine played wise and disciplined men who'd learned the ways of life and transcended them. This dates back, of course, to his early days of fame as "Kung Fu's" Kwai Chang Caine, a seeker and purveyor of knowledge from spiritual planes. That 1970s TV series steered many a baby boomer toward the martial arts and Eastern philosophy.Carradine said he felt his career was "like a mission. A holy one." His next film job had him playing a priest.This week we learned that Carradine was plenty…
DVD review: Fritz Lang's 'Man Hunt'

Glenn Abel

27 May 2009 | 5:45 am

The filmmaker Fritz Lang found his way to Hollywood in the mid-1930s, having just fled Nazi Germany. After helming a few crime movies and westerns for Fox and MGM, he struck back at the Nazis with “Man Hunt,” a 1941 thriller/film noir that opens with Adolph Hitler in the crosshairs of a rifle. “Man Hunt” flirted with violations of the U.S. Neutrality Act, portraying Nazis as thugs and warmongers. (In fact, a Senate panel was probing Hollywood’s violations of the Act right up to Pearl Harbor.) Walter Pidgeon plays English big-game hunter Alan Thorndike, who decided to pursue Hitler…

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Mission: Impossible

Stephen Snart

2 Jul 2009 | 10:02 am

The Action Movie – As Mission: Impossible marked Tom Cruise’s first movie as producer and was created at the height of his popularity, having just come off three $100 million movies in a row, one would expect his personality to have commandeered the production. If you look at the surface of Mission: Impossible it may be tempting to write it off as a star vanity project, but if you look deeper you can see just how much of the film is resolutely a Brian De Palma production.
Thief

Jenny Jediny

1 Jul 2009 | 10:27 am

The Action Movie – Bookended by bursts of adrenaline – the first, a nearly silent Melville-inspired jewel heist, and the second a vengeful massacre – the greater part of Thief is conversation. Fraught with hope for a better future, these words are later replaced with furious acceptance for what cannot be.
The Lost Son of Havana

Victoria Large

1 Jul 2009 | 7:39 am

IFFB coverage – The Lost Son of Havana, which chronicles retired Red Sox pitching star and Cuban exile Luis Tiant’s emotional return to his native country after a forty-six year absence, was easily one of IFFB’s big ticket films, with queues forming early and snaking around the block prior to every screening. It was also the only time at this year’s festival that the experience of attending a screening has threatened to overwhelm my recollections of the film itself.
Do or Die

David Carter

30 Jun 2009 | 7:43 am

The Action Movie – This equation between female nudity and strength – not sex – is a key theme of the Sidaris/Speir series of films. Do or Die shows Sidaris making the first moves towards a more pure sexploitation style with the inclusion of Pandora Peaks, however, and later entries into his canon will see a lessened focus on female empowerment in favor of comedy and titillation.
The Room

Rumsey Taylor

29 Jun 2009 | 3:37 pm

The aftermath of seeing Tommy Wiseau’s curious masterpiece with a near-capacity audience is one strewn in a mess of plastic spoons, trampled rose petals, and hangovers. Previously / Tom’s thoughts

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Sneek Peak: Tim Burton’s Remake of Alice in Wonderland

Muhammad Karim

25 Jun 2009 | 2:55 am

Another one of my ‘most awaited’ remakes of all time. I remember growing up with Alice in Wonderland as a story and no doubt later recalling how that particular story had shaped my perception and shaped my life. I felt the same way when I first saw the Matrix. It had the effect of a crow-bar prying open my mind to new possibilities and opportunities. I loved it. And here it is again… so far only a few pics of the movie have been released and the cast looks brilliant, with a few staples from the Tim Burton toolbox. Namely, Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham…
Transformers 2: Revenge of The Fallen

Reese Young

25 Jun 2009 | 2:34 am

[Rating=7.8-10] Okay you don’t have to tell me I know that isn’t the real title I’m simply trying to inform anyone who reads this that this is in fact the second one and they haven’t missed any of the ” Transformers Trilogy”. First off I would like to ask a question why does Michael Bay of all directors have to be the one making these movies?! WHY?! And second I had been hoping the editor of this site was going to beat me on putting a review up for this movie before me but oh well. Transformers, have actually been around since 1984 when the Japan toy…
Battlestar Galactica: “Let’s get this Genocide Started!”

Muhammad Karim

22 Jun 2009 | 3:36 pm

The trailer for the new TV movie - ‘Battlestar Galactica: The Plan’ chronicling the battle between the Humans and the Cylons, this time from the viewpoint of the Cylons. I assume it would be summarised seeing as the human side was told across five seasons and this new movie is only two hours long. But check out the Trailer below… it looks AWESOME. Technorati Tags: Battlestar Galactica, Movie
Trailer: Inglorious Basterds - Another Tarantino Jewel

Muhammad Karim

22 Jun 2009 | 12:45 pm

Can’t wait for this one to come out! Tarantino is back in the habit with this long-awaited World War II flick about a group of soldiers who’s only business is “Killin’ Nazi’s”. The trailer already makes it look pretty damn cool. “We’re in the Bid’ness of Killin’ Nazi’s, and baby… Bid’ness izza Boomin’!” - Brad Pitt Here’s more insight from Amanda Palmer from “The Fabulous Picture Show” on Al Jazeera talking live from Cannes. and the original trailer… Technorati Tags: Movie,…
Land of the Lost

Reese Young

21 Jun 2009 | 10:51 pm

[Rating=6.3 of 10] Hey so this is my first actual film review over one paragraph long so if you are reading this and are getting bored please don’t give up on me I’m simply an aspiring critc so give my reviews a chance. So, Land of the Lost (2009), I would have to say I actually expected worst things out of this film. The trailer actually fouled up the movie and I almost didn’t go to it, and I can watch movies for free! Another factor that nearly made me turn away from Will Ferrel’s newest movie was when I heard the movie is based off anold 70’s TV show. But I…

MovieSet Behind the Scenes blog
The MovieSet Ultimate Review of ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’

qbender

2 Jul 2009 | 2:46 pm

The third Ice Age installment, Dawn of the Dinosaurs, hits theaters in 3D, July 1st. Ice Age 3 storyline exceeds expectations, rivals parts One and Two By Phillip Nakov movieset.com The sub-zero heroes from the previous two Ice Age pics are back in full form as they embark on an incredible adventure beneath the ice, discovering a world of dinosaurs in the center of the earth! Stars: (The voice talents of) Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, and Queen Latifah. Written by: Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman, Mike Reiss, Yoni Brenner and story by Jason Carter Eaton. Directed by:…
Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs’, ‘Bruno’ and ‘The Irishman’ - Behind The Scenes #55

Kyle

2 Jul 2009 | 11:44 am

Welcome to another episode of The Behind The Scenes Show with Eric Fell and Shaun Stewart. This web-i-sode we check out the new 3D animation ‘ Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs‘, Sascha Baron Cohen’s ‘Bruno‘ and ‘The Irishman‘. Enjoy! The sub-zero heroes from the worldwide blockbusters “Ice Age” and “Ice Age: The Meldown” are back, on an incredible adventure…for the ages. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut (while, maybe, finding true love); Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth, Sid the sloth…
In a game of seduction, never fall in love - “Cheri” gets a closer look

daveo

1 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am

It is turn of the century in 1920 Paris and a scandalous romp is underfoot in Cheri - a period piece with Kathy Bates alongside the trio who made Dangerous Liaisons - in theaters now. In this seductive and sensational tale, Michelle Pfeiffer stars as a ravishing Parisian courtesan who takes a naive young man half her age – rising British star Rupert Friend - into her boudoir to teach him a thing or two about women. The Cheri Synopsis continues … But of course, he learns all too well and turns out to be her perfect match. He doesn’t want to grow up and she doesn’t want to grow old…
Trailer Park Boys - Complete Police Dossier

daveo

1 Jul 2009 | 4:20 am

To celebrate Canada Day - and the Trailer Park Boys Countdown to Liquor Day Sweepstakes - here’s a reference compendium of Trailer Park Boys stuff on the web plus some handy guides to educate you about their unique culture stemming from Sunnyvale, Nova Scotia. First off - Mug Shots Documented By ‘Gendarme’ Robert Scales Bubbles (Mike Smith) Rickey (Rob Wells) Julian (John Paul Tremblay) Book ‘em - Official Record The Trailer Park Boys Movie - Countdown to Liquor Day Trailer Park Boys - Sunnyvale Facebook Trailer Park Boys - Official Telefilm Canada - Trailer Park Boys…
Star Trek Sweepstakes - Win memorabilia signed by JJ Abrams

grip

30 Jun 2009 | 5:12 pm

Star Trek ‘Director’s Cut’ Sweepstakes No doubt you saw the new Star Trek movie - in fact you probably saw it twice because you are a true fan of the Star Trek universe. In honor of this exciting installment of the Star Trek story, MovieSet assembled a prize-pack worthy of a hardcore fan including a press backgrounder signed by Director JJ Abrams who brought this dynamic installment of Star Trek to life, plus a pair of numbered and framed Star Trek film cell art pieces to display on your own bridge, den or bedroom. Be sure to explore the collection of behind the scenes Star…

CNN
Jackson seen active in rehearsal video

2 Jul 2009 | 3:25 pm

Michael Jackson appeared healthy in a video clip of his rehearsal two nights before he died. AEG, promoter of Jackson's planned London shows, released the short video of Jackson rehearsing on a stage in the Staples Center on June 23.
Jackson's chimp Bubbles enjoying retirement

2 Jul 2009 | 2:06 pm

Bubbles gained fame over two decades ago as Michael Jackson's simian companion. Now at age 26, Bubbles has retired to the Center for Great Apes outside Wauchula, Florida.
Jackson memorial to be at Staples Center

2 Jul 2009 | 12:01 pm

Michael Jackson's memorial service will take place Tuesday morning in the Staples Center, the 20,000-seat coliseum in downtown Los Angeles where Jackson rehearsed his show the night before he died.
Depp channels outlaw in 'Enemies'

2 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am

He's been a homicidal singing barber in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," and an drunken swashbuckler in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."
Actor Karl Malden dead at 97

2 Jul 2009 | 10:06 am

Actor Karl Malden died Wednesday at age 97, his manager said.

Coffee and Celluloid
Cinematography – Biblio Film School

Joey

23 Jun 2009 | 12:02 pm

A while back I started a book recommendation series where I’d recommend what I thought were the best books in each area of filmmaking. Today we’re continuing with cinematography books. Unlike the first category of screenwriting, I’ve read a lot of cinematography books so I feel more confident in which ones are good and useful, and which ones suck. All of these are in the good category, and they’re listed in order of usefulness. Cinematography If you only read one book, read this one. Cinematography covers all the basics in an easy to understand yet thorough way.
A Figment of My Reality

Joey

13 Jun 2009 | 5:12 am

This past week I’ve been in New York, catching up with a bunch of long, lost Film School peeps and making the rounds to the museums, hitting up the Model as Muse exhibit at the Met, Richard Avedon’s Fashion Photography at ICP, and the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition for the 50th Anniversary at the Guggenheim (they’re all great). And while I’ve been having tons of fun, the reason that prompted this trip is I have some photos from Haiti displayed at Figment, an art festival. It’s a free festival on Governor’s Island (that takes a free ferry to get to). It runs…
Desdra, Haiti

Joey

4 Jun 2009 | 2:34 pm

By far the place that interested me the most when I went to Haiti was Desdra. Desdra is a remote village right on the shore, surrounded by mountains and lush trees. The village was described as something you’d find in National Geographic, and it wasn’t too far off. It takes a rough jeep ride to get out there, on a road that’s flooded for part of the year, cutting the village off from receiving supplies. While the locale is beautiful, trash litters the beach. The people are willing to work, the only problem is there is no work. One man hand builds fishing boats, designed for…
Mr. Newspaper, You Let Me Down (But Thanks for Mentioning Me)

Joey

29 May 2009 | 2:27 pm

In the last post I mentioned all the exciting hubub about Typewriter taking off, and how I was (incorrectly) quoted and mentioned in The Observer (part of The Guardian). Well originally I thought the article was for one of their little online only blogs, some sort of ‘hot thing of the day’ to fill up web space. No. It was actually in print, in the hard copy of the weekly Observer distributed internationally. While that’s very exciting and surprising, it kind of makes me sad. I’m a big fan of newspapers, and of course their future is a big mystery, one that isn’t…
Sunburned and Going Viral

Joey

24 May 2009 | 4:58 am

I’m in Sarasota right now, on what I believe is my first paying video job. It’s operating a HI-POD, basically a 30 foot pole with a camera on top, for filming a soccer tournament. I’ve seen more soccer matches in that past two days than I’ve seen in my life, and there’s still two more to go. The weather hasn’t been too friendly. Friday we were shut down due to lightning (because, you know, with a 30 foot pole you kind of turn into a lightning rod), so we packed everything up, hung out under cover as the storm skated by without a drop falling on a field, and…

FirstShowing.net
A Full Rundown and Update: The Last Airbender Trilogy

Brandon Lee Tenney

2 Jul 2009 | 3:36 pm

Exactly one year from today, M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender will hit theaters. Today, however, we've got a rundown for you covering all-things-Airbender — everything we know up until this point about Shyamalan's feature film adaptation of the hugely popular, critically lauded, award winning Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Here's what you need to know: Avatar aired from February of 2005 to July of 2008 and spanned three seasons. While on air, the series won 2 Pulcinella Awards, 5 Annie Awards, 1 Emmy, a Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award, and a Peabody. So, to say the…
Check This Out: Creepy Poster for Marcus Dunstan's The Collector

Alex Billington

2 Jul 2009 | 2:57 pm

There are plenty of horror movies out there that we never hear much about. Take this one, The Collector, that MTV debuted a poster for today. I'd never even heard about it until recently, but now I'm interested in checking it out. Apparently it's a "hyper-violent, giallo-esque" home invasion thriller. That "snake parts" jar above is just a still from the movie. Producer Mickey Liddell explains: "Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton have come up with a unique twist on the home invasion thriller that we think will have people gripping their seats," says Liddell. "With its stylized blend of action…
Sony Slates Another Resident Evil: Afterlife Sequel for 2010

Alex Billington

2 Jul 2009 | 12:32 pm

Wait, what? Didn't this franchise come to an end with Resident Evil: Extinction in 2007? Or have we just entered the era where trilogies are no longer the "in" thing? ShockTillYouDrop is reporting that a new live-action Resident Evil sequel called Resident Evil: Afterlife is in development for a September 2010 release. They've actually gotten confirmation from Sony that it is indeed happening. And that Paul W.S. Anderson is at least writing the script and that Capcom is on-board. As for other details, well, no one knows, but at least it's confirmed that the CG Resident Evil: Degeneration…
Official Trailer for Ashton Kutcher's Indie Comedy 'Spread'

Alex Billington

2 Jul 2009 | 4:42 am

Anchor Bay Films has debuted a trailer for the Ashton Kutcher indie comedy Spread. I know that quite a few people hate Kutcher, but even so, I hope they'll give this indie a chance. Spread premiere at Sundance in January which is where I first got to see it. Let me to tell you, this movie has lots of sex, I mean a lot of sex in it. After seeing it, I wasn't sure what to think, and I wasn't sure if I even liked it. But as time has gone on, I've found myself thinking about it more, not just for the sex, but for the iconic Hollywood story that it tells. It also seems like a story about Kutcher's…
Rodriguez Confirms Nimrod Antal is Directing Predators

Alex Billington

2 Jul 2009 | 4:03 am

Finally some confirmation! A few weeks ago, a rumor hit that The Descent director Neil Marshall would be directing Robert Rodriguez' Predators reboot. The very next day Rodriguez told everyone (through Harry Knowles) that the news wasn't true because he hadn't actually chosen the director yet (but had narrowed down the list). After some weeks of silence, we now have confirmation from Robert Rodriguez (via Ain't It Cool News) that Nimród Antal, of Kontroll and Vacancy, is set to direct Predators for Troublemaker Studios and 20th Century Fox. Don't worry, Rodriguez is making sure this is a…

/Film
The Universe Doesn’t Hate Us: No Heathers Sequel

orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)

2 Jul 2009 | 3:30 pm

Every time Winona Ryder does something that interests the movie press (something that doesn’t involve getting arrested) she talks about a Heathers sequel. Listening to Ryder, you’d think there was a packaged project all ready to go, waiting in a studio exective’s office with a white sheet thrown over it, just waiting to be revealed like a classy sculpture. Not so, said original director Michael Lehmann when interviewed by Movieline. In fact, Lehmann seems totally confused about Ryder’s assertion that a sequel is really, truly, honestly happening. What about her claim…
Kristen Bell Doesn’t Think a Veronica Mars Movie Will Ever Happen

orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)

2 Jul 2009 | 1:00 pm

In March, show creator Rob Thomas gave an update on the developing Veronica Mars movie, stating that “while the pitch went well and I don’t think the movie’s dead, right now it’s looking depressing.” We haven’t heard anything since, and assumed that it’s fallen into the deep dark depths of development heck. Ad now the star of the series, Kristen Bell, is finally conceding that a film will probably never happen. Bell tells EW at the Saturn Awards: I don’t think it will ever happen, and here’s why: Rob Thomas and I had a powwow, and we…
Spike Jonze-Directed Softbank Commercial Starring Brad Pitt

orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)

2 Jul 2009 | 12:59 pm

Spike Jonze has directed a new commercial for the Japanese company Softbank, starring Brad Pitt as the personal assistant of a Sumo wrestler. From what I recall, the spot was shot in the Sirius/XM building in New York City. The tv advertisement won’t be airing in America, but you can watch the international television spot embedded after the jump. photo above thanks to popsugar Maybe The Last Moneyball Update For A While: Soderbergh Is Off The Project, MLB Approval Still Pending Warner Brothers, Paramount Pass On Soderbergh’s Moneyball David Cross Creates UK Television Comedy With…
Resident Evil 4 Confirmed, Shooting Later This Year?

orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)

2 Jul 2009 | 11:24 am

Shock Till You Drop has some exclusive bad news: Screen Gems and Sony are racing to get another Resident Evil film in the can for release on September 17, 2010. Given the end of the third film, participation of Milla Jovovich is likely, and we know that Paul W.S. Anderson (director of the first film, writer and producer of all three previous movies) is writing this one, and will likely produce but not direct. What more is there to say? A little bit, actually, and it’s after the jump. Plans for Resident Evil 4 have been rumored for almost a year. Sure, some of the talent involved said…
Live-Action Star Wars Series In Pre-Production In Australia?

orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)

2 Jul 2009 | 10:44 am

Remember the time when rumors that a live-action Star Wars television series was in pre-production would have ignited swirls of fan frenzy? How things have changed. Now SciFiWire’s report that writers are being assembled down under is just another line item in a crowded RSS feed. The show has long had a planned start date of late ‘09, so this report goes along with what we’ve already known. Assuming we do see a Star Wars series premiering next year, what will it actually be? Goerge Lucas, who will be relatively hands-off as an Executive Producer, has said several times that…

IGN Movies
Couples Retreat Pics

1 Jul 2009 | 10:19 am

New images from the upcoming all-star comedy.
Timberlake and Dolls

1 Jul 2009 | 8:28 am

Justin Timberlake could be set to collaborate with director Guy Ritchie on a forthcoming musical, if The Sun is to be believed.
Twilight Movie-Within-Movie

1 Jul 2009 | 6:42 am

Actor Michael Welch has been spilling the beans regarding the 'movie-within-a-movie' in forthcoming sequel The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
Goonie News

1 Jul 2009 | 4:59 am

There's cause for Goonies fans to celebrate this week, as it looks like that long-mooted sequel could soon become a reality.
G-Force Pics

1 Jul 2009 | 4:16 am

Bollywood Mantra
[Pictures] Ice Age 3 Movie Premiere

2 Jul 2009 | 1:16 pm
[Pictures] Puro Restaurant Launch

2 Jul 2009 | 8:09 am
[Pictures] Shahid Kapur Promote Kaminay on Red FM

2 Jul 2009 | 8:09 am
[Pictures] Ritesh Deshmukh Discuss IIFA Awards

2 Jul 2009 | 8:09 am
[Pictures] Kambaqt Ishq Press Meet

2 Jul 2009 | 7:52 am

Bollywood Buzz
Song Video: Jee Le from Luck (Imran Khan, Shruti Haasan)

Ravi

1 Jul 2009 | 4:51 pm

Post from: Bollywood Buzz Song Video: Jee Le from Luck (Imran Khan, Shruti Haasan) Share It! Related posts:Trailer Video: Luck (Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Imran Khan, Shruti Haasan)Song Video: Luck Aazma from Luck (Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Shruti Haasan)Imran Khan talks about Kidnap and future projectsPhoto Shoots: Shruti Haasan (Kamal Haasan’s daughter) for Verve magazineSpotted! Imran Khan at Mumbai airportPhoto Shoots: Imran Khan & Kangana Ranaut for People (India) magazine
New York – Movie Review

Ravi

30 Jun 2009 | 8:29 am

Apun Ka Choice: A star-spangled film that starts off well, builds the plot nicely, but goes completely hay wire in the second half. New York is long, tiresome, but well intentioned. Director Kabir Khan tries to delineate the insidious process of the making of a terrorist. It all boils down to a climax so shoddily imagined and executed, that you cease to relate to any of the characters. Saddled with a plot-holed script and poor performances from half of its star cast, New York falls short of expectations. Watch it if you have three hours to kill. Bollywood Hungama: New York, helmed by Kabir…
Snapshots: Salman Khan-Dharmendra-Sunny Deol on 10 Ka Dum TV Show

Ravi

30 Jun 2009 | 7:10 am

10 Ka Dum Images via Bollywood Hungama Post from: Bollywood Buzz Snapshots: Salman Khan-Dharmendra-Sunny Deol on 10 Ka Dum TV Show Share It! Related posts:Sunny Deol in Deepak Tijori’s FoxSnapshots: Salman Khan with Slumdog Millionaire’s AzharuddinSnapshots: Salman Khan campaigning for Vinod Khanna in Pathankot, PunjabSalman Khan to host a TV show on Sony Entertainment ChannelRare Snapshots: Dharmendra weds Hema Malini in 1980Salman Khan takes off his shirt on a television show!
Snapshots: Freida Pinto-Dev Patel in Philadelphia, USA

Ravi

29 Jun 2009 | 11:02 pm

Freida Pinto visited Dev Patel in Philadelphia, where he is shooting for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender. She will start filming her new movie with Woody Allen in London next month. Here’s a video of them at a shopping mall in Philadelphia, where someone gave them The Sleep Wells CD. Post from: Bollywood Buzz Snapshots: Freida Pinto-Dev Patel in Philadelphia, USA Share It! Related posts:Freida Pinto confesses her love for Dev PatelFreida Pinto spotted kissing Dev Patel in Israel!Photo Shoots: Freida Pinto for Cosmopolitan magazinePhoto Shoots: Freida Pinto for Maxim…
Snapshots: Hrithik Roshan@Salsa practice for Kites

Ravi

29 Jun 2009 | 12:44 pm

Images via Pink Villa Post from: Bollywood Buzz Snapshots: Hrithik Roshan@Salsa practice for Kites Share It! Related posts:Snapshots: Hrithik Roshan arrives@Mumbai airport after attending IIFA Awards 2009 in Macau, ChinaHrithik Roshan is Salsa instructor in KitesSnapshots: Hrithik Roshan@IIFA Awards 2009Snapshots: Hrithik Roshan departs for Macau, China to attend IIFA Awards 2009Video/Poster: Kites (Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori)Snapshots: Hrithik Roshan & Suzanne@Lakmé Fashion Week 2009

Video Store Blues
Skateboarding and Tech

sirjorge

2 Jul 2009 | 1:54 pm

Just when you thought you couldn’t get more tech, I saw this on the Tumyeto website. That’s the dream…and look, it’s a PC! Another reason why PC is better than mac! They grind better! ZIING!
The Quitter by Harvey Pekar Review

sirjorge

1 Jul 2009 | 3:56 pm

The Quitter by Harvey Pekar is an interesting hardcover book that was easy to read and full of life. The Quitter is a biography of Harvey Pekar’s life, from early life through to the current life he leads. While it’s not as biographical as the movie, and doesn’t really focus on the aspects of his day to day life in the present, it really moves along a nice story of his birth and childhood through adulthood. The Quitter is quite good, and features a lot of similarities to my life and many others. While Pekar wasn’t a straight immigrant here, his parents were and he…
Amazon Dvd Mega Sale Round 2 Dvd Clearance

sirjorge

1 Jul 2009 | 8:51 am

I’ve been holding out on buying dvd’s and books right now. Honestly, I’ve been using the library way more than ever in my life. I find it easier to get things and test them out before I buy them. Since I don’t believe in filesharing or downloading music, I try things out via the library and if I like them that much I buy them. If not, then I don’t have to lose. However, I got an email from Amazon and I couldn’t resist picking up some serious dvd’s. These prices aren’t going to stay for long, so I decided to scope out what Amazon has in terms of…
Californication Season 1 Review

sirjorge

30 Jun 2009 | 11:13 am

David Duchovny really shook his whole FBI thing with this hit Showtime series. Californication Season 1 revolves around a writer, with writers block, and his experiences in living in Los Angeles. To complicate things, he is in love with his ex-wife, but are still friends, and is having relationship problems. With any good series, conflict is presented at every turn, and in this series his ex finds a man that turns into the main characters boss. It also doesn’t help that he sleeps with his 16 year old daughter…ouch. The show is ok, the first few episodes were really heavy on the…
Robert Crumb Sex Obsessions Rare

sirjorge

29 Jun 2009 | 9:38 pm

I like R. Crumb. I loved his work on American Splendor and really enjoy his alternative comics. I recently ran into this cool book, in hardcover form, of a limited edition hardcover book of Sex Obsessions from Robert Crumbs personal artistry of off beat cultural sexuality. Sure, first thing you are thinking is that this is deviant artistry,but I beseech you to take a closer look. These fetishes are not just pornographic images or scribbles on a bathroom wall, these are carefully plotted adult cartoons that are not really meant for arousal but rather appreciation. That’s at least how I…

Filming In Brooklyn
What’s Filming Thursday?

Amy

2 Jul 2009 | 8:43 am

Please note: location listings are based on on tips, permits, and no parking signs, and are generally unconfirmed. Weather, schedule changes, and many other factors could affect the timing and locations of the shoots listed. If you can confirm any of the info listed below, please shoot me an email or leave a comment so [...]
What’s Filming Wednesday?

Amy

1 Jul 2009 | 8:58 am

Please note: location listings are based on on tips, permits, and no parking signs, and are generally unconfirmed. Weather, schedule changes, and many other factors could affect the timing and locations of the shoots listed. If you can confirm any of the info listed below, please shoot me an email or leave a comment so [...]
Very late filming notice

Amy

30 Jun 2009 | 8:01 pm

OK, since this site relies so heavily on reader tips, I get really pissed at myself when someone takes the trouble to send me a tip - with several pictures no less - and I forget to post about it. But due to a day of travel and a last-minute laptop switch, I forgot to [...]
What’s Filming Tuesday?

Amy

29 Jun 2009 | 9:36 pm

Please note: location listings are based on on tips, permits, and no parking signs, and are generally unconfirmed. Weather, schedule changes, and many other factors could affect the timing and locations of the shoots listed. If you can confirm any of the info listed below, please shoot me an email or leave a comment so [...]
What’s Filming Monday?

Amy

29 Jun 2009 | 10:01 am

Please note: location listings are based on on tips, permits, and no parking signs, and are generally unconfirmed. Weather, schedule changes, and many other factors could affect the timing and locations of the shoots listed. If you can confirm any of the info listed below, please shoot me an email or leave a comment so [...]

Kung Fu Cult Cinema
New Poster For Metallic Attraction Kungfu Cyborg

2 Jul 2009 | 6:03 am

New poster is up for Jeff Lau's upcoming Metallic Attraction Kungfu Cyborg dropping the 13th of this month. Wu Jing, Hu Jun, Sun Li, Alex Fong, and Ronald Cheng star in the upcoming sci-fi/action/comedy.Official thread in the KFCCinema forum: HERE Movie News & AsianMovieTrailers.net: Your Source For Up To Date Movie News & Trailers: HERE
Main Trailer Up For Ski Jump( Jump Broadly)

2 Jul 2009 | 5:38 am

Ski Jump ( Jump Broadly) stars Ha Jung-woo, Kim Ji Suk, Kim Dong-wuk, and Lee Jae-eung with a release set for July 30th.Trailer: HERE Trailer: HERE Official Site: HERE Official thread in the KFCCinema forum: HERE Previous Coverage On Ski Jump (Jump Boradly)HEREMovie News & AsianMovieTrailers.net: Your Source For Up To Date Movie News & Trailers: HERE
Reviews Up For Bronze Medalist & Five Senses of Eros

2 Jul 2009 | 4:49 am

5 Directors Explore Sensuality in 'Eros'HERE Trailer: HERE Official Site: HERE 'Bronze Medalist' Has Charms of Sports DramaHERE Trailer: HERE Official Site: HERE Official thread in the KFCCinema forum: Five Senses of Eros Official thread in the KFCCinema forum: Bronze Medalist Previous Updates On Bronze Medalist & Five Senses of Eros HERE Movie News & AsianMovieTrailers.net: Your Source For Up To Date Movie News & Trailers: HERE

Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
Death in the Land of Melancholia: Lav Diaz Retrospective in Thailand begins July 31

WiseKwai

1 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pm

A pioneer and inspiration for the current independent film movement in the Philippines, Lav Diaz is scheduled to come to Bangkok at the end of the month to help kick off a three-month-long series of screenings of his films in Bangkok and Phuket. The title really captures the spirit of it all: Death in the Land of Melancholia: Lav Diaz Retrospective in Thailand.Diaz broke away from commercial
Review: Nymph (Nang Mai)

WiseKwai

30 Jun 2009 | 4:00 pm

Directed by Pen-ek RatanaruangStarring Wanida Terthanaporn, Nopachai Jayanama, Chamanan Wanwinwet, Pornthip PapanaiReleased in Thai cinemas on July 1, 2009Rating: 4/5Lace up your hiking boots, set up your tent and roll out your sleeping bag. It’s time to go camping with director Pen-ek Ratanaruang and his latest movie, Nang Mai (นางไม้, English title: Nymph).A romantic drama, ghost story and
Aditya Assarat picks George Washington for Berlinale Forum celebration

WiseKwai

30 Jun 2009 | 4:00 am

The Berlin Film Festival's Forum program is 40 years old this year, and to celebrate, a birthday party is being held at the Kino Arsenal from July 1 to 5.For the symposium celebration, "Dialogues with Films: 4 Decades of the International Forum of New Cinema" has 12 directors selecting films they really like and explaining why they really like them.Among the directors having to explain
Venue and program set for Samui Film Festival

WiseKwai

29 Jun 2009 | 10:00 pm

The first Samui Film Festival, set for August 14 to 16, will be held at the Imperial Boat House, located on Choeng Mon Beach.The lineup is a shorter version of program from this year's Phangan Film Festival, which is put together by the same folks. It's a collection of documentaries and shorts on the themes of "Nature" and "Spirit". Check the website for details.Meanwhile, next year's Phangan
Asian Film Festival of Dallas has Thai spirits

WiseKwai

28 Jun 2009 | 10:00 pm

Two Thai ghost films -- GTH's four-segment horror omnibus 4Bia and Five Star's thriller The Screen at Kamchanod -- are the Thai entries for the 8th Asian Film Festival of Dallas, which is set for July 17 to 23.And those aren't the only Thai spirits. The festival is sponsored by Beer Chang and Mekhong whisky -- both pretty lethal poisons, from what I've heard. Never sampled them myself. Don't want

The Hollywood Reporter
'Ice Age' sequel beats 'Transformers'

2 Jul 2009 | 9:36 am

Prehistoric toons outdrew space-age robots in the first round of a five-day holiday duel at the North American boxoffice on Wednesday.
Maya, Blockbuster team for Latin Cinema series

2 Jul 2009 | 8:56 am

From July 17 to Sept. 18, Maya Entertainment and Blockbuster will release a slate of eight, Latin-themed films theatrically in eight U.S. cities, and the films will become available for rental at Blockbuster in September as part of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Dark Sky Films to release 'Deadgirl'

2 Jul 2009 | 8:49 am

Dark Sky Films will release Gadi Harel and Marcel Sarminto's horror film "Deadgirl" as a one-weekend, midnight only, roadshow-style theatrical event in at least nine major markets nationwide on July 24 and 25.
Mel Brooks tribute set by Academy

2 Jul 2009 | 8:44 am

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a tribute to Mel Brooks on July 24 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Lincoln Center to fete actor Toni Servillo

2 Jul 2009 | 8:37 am

The Film Society of Lincoln Center will celebrate the work of Italian actor Toni Servillo with "Fire and Ice: Toni Servillo On Screen and In Person," a four-film retrospective running from July 27 through July 29.

Tim Ryan's Reel Hawaii
EXCLUSIVE! SOUL SURFER BEGINS FILMING IN AUGUST

Tim Ryan

21 Jun 2009 | 6:32 pm

(Soul Surfer executives at Turtle By Resort): (L-R) Debbie Schwartz, co writer; Doug Schwartz, producer/co writer; Sean McNamara, director/producer/co writer; Tiffany Hofstetter, consultant for Bethany Hamilton; and Dutch Hofstetter, producer. The long-awaited feature film Soul Surfer begins eight weeks of filming in August, primarily on Oahu, two days on Kauai, and a day in San Clemente, [...]
DAVID LA CHAPPELLE TO DIRECT INDIA ARIE MUSIC VID ON MAUI

Tim Ryan

27 May 2009 | 6:14 pm

Star photog/artist Dave La Chappelle (above) will direct a music video in Hana, Maui next month featuring the artist India Arie. Filming is scheduled June 1-3 wrapping on June 4. The production company is Hana Productions. The production is looking for key players for the shoot,including a 1st AC, 2nd AC, BB Electric, Grips, VTR, Playback, PA’s and 12-15 dark complected model/dancer types. For [...]
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES!

Tim Ryan

21 May 2009 | 8:33 pm

The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) is accepting entries for its Fall 2009 showcase. Films in any genre, including feature films, documentaries, short films, Hawai‘i-themed films, music videos, and student films are being accepted. Films must have been completed after January 1, 2008. Work that has had commercial, theatrical, or television play in the U.S., and [...]
HONOLULU TO GET “COOLER” WITH A&E/BRUCKHEIMER PILOT

Tim Ryan

12 May 2009 | 10:53 pm

MAY 18 UPDATE: Believe it! Cooler Kings, the police procedural pilot by producer Jerry Bruckheimer, plans to shoot on Oahu in late July. If that’s picked up as a series for A&E, then filming will begin in March or April, said sources in Los Angeles…Current discussions about Cooler Kings’ first season likely will be eight, hourlong episodes… The series [...]
REALITY SHOW TO FILM ON BIG ISLAND; HBO’S ENTOURAGE MAY FILM ON OAHU IN AUGUST

Tim Ryan

9 May 2009 | 7:16 pm

LMNO Productions, Inc., one of the leading producers of programming for the premier American cable networks, next week will begin filming for about two days an as yet unnamed reality show on the Big Island with a 10-person crew while based at the Hilton Waikoloa Resort. Filming will take place at the resort and off property. Some Big [...]

Twitch
No Dynamite, Just BLACK *UPDATE*

Todd Brown

2 Jul 2009 | 2:54 pm

[Udated with fresh trailers] It aint just America making throwbacks to the blaxploitation era right now, a point well made by French effort Black, a more modern spin on the genre that we’ve been covering here for quite some time. Starring French musician MC Jean Gab’1 - also featured prominently in Banlieue 13 Ultimatum - as a Senegalese-French thief travelling to Africa for a heist where he’ll not only have to deal with local law enforcement but also Russian mercenaries and a flamboyant arms dealer who seems to be slowly turning into a snake, Black had its premiere at…
NYAFF 09 Review: VACATION

Todd Brown

2 Jul 2009 | 1:46 pm

[Our thanks to Christopher Bourne for the following review.] Hajime Kadoi’s contemplative second feature Vacation explores the relationship between Toru (Kaoru Kobayashi), a prison guard at a high-security facility, and Kaneda (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a condemned prisoner soon to be executed for murder, who has spent most of his years in prison appealing to the authorities for clemency. The “vacation” of the title is granted to Toru for volunteering for the traumatic task of assisting in Kaneda’s execution by leading him to the death chamber and holding his legs as he is…
NYAFF 09 Interview: ROUGH CUT’s So Ji-Sub

Todd Brown

2 Jul 2009 | 1:40 pm

[Our thanks to Dustin Chang for conducting the following interview.] Actor So So Ji-Sub plays a gangster with movie star aspirations in Rough Cut, a metaphysical contemplation on acting and real life, directed by newcomer Jang Hoon and written by Kim Ki-Duk. It was a surprise hit in Korea last fall. I was quite intimidated by the thought of meeting him, having just seen the movie where he plays a ruthless criminal. He was tall, humble and soft-spoken, not unlike his character Gangpae (“gangster” in Korean) - sans the violence, of course. His thoughtful responses and unassuming nature soon…
[REC]2 To Open Sitges 2009!

Todd Brown

2 Jul 2009 | 12:18 pm

To the surprise of pretty much nobody [REC]2 - the sequel to the Spanish zombie hit that spawned Quarantine as an English language remake - has just been announced as the opening night film for the 2009 edition of Sitges. Sitges was the launching site for the original so expectations have always been that the sequel would take its bow there as well but just because a piece of news is expected doesn’t mean it’s not good. Check the trailer and clips from [REC]2 below the break!
Shane Meadows gives the skinny on ‘Beware the Devil’

Andrew Mack

2 Jul 2009 | 8:06 am

It is obvious to any Twitchfilm reader who has been around long enough that we are big fans of English director Shane Meadows and his films A Room For Romeo Brass, Dead Man’s Shoes and This Is England. His latest film Le Donk & Scoz-ayz-ee just premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival but he gave Empire the skinny on his next big film, a horror film, and one we’ve known about for a while now, Beware the Devil... “It’s based on a book of the same name, based on the life of a guy who, by getting involved with Ouija boards and the occult by trying to disprove it, trying…

Are You Screening?
Green Lantern: First Flight Connecting On Facebook And Offering Great Prizes!

Marc Eastman

1 Jul 2009 | 5:18 pm

From June 30 – August 11, 2009, Green Lantern Fans Can Enter to Win a PlayStation 3, 40″ LCD HDTV, a Copy of Green Lantern: First Flight on Blu-ray and Much More To promote the Blu-ray and DVD release of Green Lantern: First Flight on July 28, a sweepstakes has been created to get fans involved and give them a chance to win cool prizes. Green Lantern fans can enter the sweepstakes and learn more about the fifth entry in the popular DVD series of DC Universe Animated Originals through a Facebook Power Ring widget. Once the Facebook Power Ring Widget has been added…
Big Brother 11 Exclusive “Get To Know” Feature At TV.com

Marc Eastman

1 Jul 2009 | 3:37 pm

It’s that time again, Big Brother is back. What group did you fit into in high school? That is the question 12 strangers will face on the season premiere of BIG BROTHER, Thursday, July 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. 12 strangers will move into the Big Brother house and learn that they will be ‘kickin it old school’ this summer, high school to be exact. The House Guests will be shocked to learn that they will be playing the game in one of four familiar high school cliques – popular, athletes, brainiacs and off beats. They will compete for…
Web Therapy – Lisa Kudrow’s Webshow Now Available At iTunes – Win The First Season Here!

Marc Eastman

1 Jul 2009 | 2:19 pm

Lisa Kudrow’s quirky webshow comedy about a misguided therapist is available now on iTunes, so I thought it was about time I visited the show here. The show stars Kudrow as Fiona Wallice, a therapist who has had just about enough of patients who go on and on at her about themselves and all their little problems. The theory behind things is that Fiona has decided to cut to the chase by providing therapy via three-minute video chat sessions. Unfortunately for her clients, she can hardly manage to track a conversation, much less provide any helpful counseling. Easily bored,…
Royal Pains – TV Review

Marc Eastman

1 Jul 2009 | 10:19 am

USA’s newest series focusing on a brilliant doctor and his run-in with the Hamptons is slow to get moving, and it seems that might be mainly a result of having no clear destination in mind. Like an ever-expanding list of other recent shows, the general affair seems better suited to something that would become a mildly entertaining movie rather than something that must theoretically go on forever. USA p/c Justin Stephens The recent trend seems to be to come up with a vaguely amusing situation and then decide if there is somewhere that situation might ultimately lead. If yes,…
Waking The Dead – Movie Review

Marc Eastman

30 Jun 2009 | 5:36 am

Waking the Dead opens with Fielding Pierce (Billy Crudup) watching a newscast in which he learns that the love of his life has been killed in a car-bombing that targeted Chilean activists (she was with them). We flash to a few years earlier when he met his love, Sarah Williams (Jennifer Connelly), for the first time. We soon see that perhaps things are not quite all fun and games for our young lovers. She, the idealist, lefter-than-left, wanna-be activist. He, the man in the uniform, who wants to be a politician. The movie jumps us back and forth between their fairly rocky relationship of the…

Daily Film Dose
Humpday: Interview with Lynn Shelton

Alan Bacchus

2 Jul 2009 | 7:25 am

One of the best films at Sundance this year was Lynn Shelton’s “Humpday” – a marvellous low budget comedy about two best friends who, despite being straight, make a bet to try and have gay sex as a test of their friendship (Click HERE for my review). Sounds absurd and ridiculous, yet Shelton and his actors manage to establish a rock solid foundation of realism that we can’t help put ourselves in
Public Enemies

Alan Bacchus

1 Jul 2009 | 6:15 am

Public Enemies (2009) dir. Michael MannStarring: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Stephen Dorff, Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup***Nobody plays cops and robbers better than Michael Mann, and his new opus allows the director to venture back to the golden era of sensationalized crime — the Depression Era of John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson et al. But after the disaster of Miami Vice,
La Haine (Hate)

Alan Bacchus

30 Jun 2009 | 5:24 am

La Haine (Hate) (1995) dir. Mathieu KassovitzStarring: Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui****Although "La Haine" feels so thoroughly relevant and modern, the film is almost 15 years old, made at the time of “Boyz in the Hood” and “Menace II Society”. “La Haine” is less a time capsule of the era, like those urban American films, and more a grand artistic statement comparable to the
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Alan Bacchus

29 Jun 2009 | 4:47 am

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) dir. Michael BayStarring: Shia Lebeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson**Even by Michael Bay standards, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is a mess. I admit being a fan of the first film and even most of Michael Bay’s lesser regarded films (ie. “The Island” and “Bad Boys 2”) so I'm more than predisposed to enjoy this movie, yet it's still
South Pacific

Alan Bacchus

28 Jun 2009 | 5:30 am

South Pacific (1958) dir. Joshua LoganStarring: Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, John Kerr, Tom Laughlin, France Nuyen****Guest Review By Greg Klymkiw“South Pacific” is a great movie musical. Its detractors will have you believe it’s clunky, theatrical to a fault, hampered by poor casting choices and a waste of actual locations on the Hawaiian island of Kauai because of

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Shane Meadows' horror film

2 Jul 2009 | 4:17 pm

After watching Le Donk at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009 it surprised me to remember that he's been talking about doing a horror film. So after films link Le Donk, Dead Man’s Shoes and This Is England, he's still talking about making a horror film, Beware the Devil, a film that's going to be one of his “bigger ones”....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.
Planet 51 trailer online

2 Jul 2009 | 3:34 pm

The first full trailer for Planet 51 has arrived online, it had a very distinct feel then and looked fantastic. Now the trailer changes the focus somewhat and it goes from something a little quirky to a little more stock, but don't write it off, it's looking really good and a lot of fun. Planet 51 tells the story of an astronaut from Earth who heads off on a mission to investigate a far off planet. When he gets there he finds that the planet is inhabited with what he would class as green aliens, but they're living in the...Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect…
Asteroids the film!

2 Jul 2009 | 9:17 am

I firmly believe that video games can provide great material to make superb films just as books do. The problem is that either poor original material is chosen, just like with books, or that the adaptation process is rubbish, just like any other source material. However that argument holds no water when you hear of Hollywood spending millions to get the names of video games like Asteroids to adapt for film. Yes Asteroids, I mean what is there in that game to make into a film?...Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.
Closing Credits: Karl Malden

2 Jul 2009 | 3:08 am

Karl Malden, aged ninety seven has died in his sleep, at home on Wednesday night. Although he doesn't have a rolling list of credits to his name, his face and distinctive voice will make you remember him immediately, and if you were ever a fan of the television show The Streets of San Francisco, then you'll definitely remember him. However there's much more to him than leading that television series for some one hundred and twenty episodes from 1972 to 1977....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.
Resident Evil 4 the final chapter confirmed

2 Jul 2009 | 1:35 am

We already heard that plans were afoot for a fourth (or fifth if you count the CGI film Resident Evil: Degeneration) and where the film will take place, that special effects teams have been hired and the script is being written, but nothing concrete. Today more rumours are out suggesting that the film might be hitting cinemas at the end of next year, and that the fourth, or fifth, film in the series has a title, Resident Evil: Afterlife....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

Burbanked
The end is coming…and HELL’S COMING WITH IT.

Burbanked

10 Jun 2009 | 6:45 pm

Apologies, readers and other friends of Burbanked. I haven’t been around these parts much lately. Let me explain why. Several months ago, my boss and I had a discussion about the company, the economy, and the overall outlook for the future. The bottom line was that my position was going to be eliminated. I’ve been given [...]
For Michael Bay, today is a totally great day to be Michael Bay.

Burbanked

15 Apr 2009 | 5:58 am

SHOCKING news: As reported by Michael Bay, a recent screening of the new Michael Bay movie which included Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay went great! Not only did the director of Crystal Skull find Michael Bay’s movie to be “awesome”, but in Michael Bay’s opinion, Spielberg might even feel that the movie is perhaps Michael [...]
Who’s watching the Wall-E?

Burbanked

25 Mar 2009 | 11:14 am

Oh I do so love this mash-up.As the swell folks at Film School Rejects wisely point out, it’s a far better effort than simply matching audio from Movie A to the trailer of Movie B. The creator here truly puts feeling and meaning to this, draws parallels between the movies’ themes, is drawing a compelling [...]
Day One: The Impossible Truth Behind Snake Plissken’s Eye Patch.

Burbanked

24 Mar 2009 | 9:16 pm

It was an entire week ago – that’s just short of “forever” in blog-years – that my ever-lovin’ pal Piper at Lazy Eye Theatre meme’d me up but good with the following assignment: Explain to the world The Impossible Truth Behind Snake Plissken’s Eye-Patch. Could be a one word sentence or could be a seven page [...]
Sam Mendes is trying to wear me down.

Burbanked

17 Mar 2009 | 9:13 pm

Sam Mendes has all the makings of a director I should love – but somehow I just don’t. Road to Perdition is one of those movies that I always “mean” to watch, yet never quite get there. I truly couldn’t stand American Beauty and Revolutionary Road looked good, but then negative buzz about the movie [...]

Movie Poster Addict
Another Step Forward For Motion Posters

Larking

1 Jul 2009 | 6:26 pm

Both the static and the motion poster for I Can Do Bad All by Myself follow in the tradition set by many teaser posters for Tyler Perry movies. Sober designs, often using darker tones, that showcase a clear sentimentality in a straightforward but not over the top or cheesy way. It’s quite beautiful and memorable. And the motion version adds to all of these without seeming too gimmicky. Unfortunately Tyler Perry’s track record with final posters hasn’t been all that great. But at least we got a good teaser.
Vampires!

Larking

26 Jun 2009 | 8:06 pm

Let me hit you with a summary: Two-time Academy Award nominee® (Two Times!) Ethan Hawke plays Edward Dalton, a researcher in the year 2019, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world’s population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a covert group of vampires makes a remarkable discovery, one which has the power to save the human race. Doesn’t sound that promising, or original, does it? Not that you couldn’t start from that and make a…
Thirst: Now With 30% Less Sex

Larking

26 Jun 2009 | 8:06 pm

First… Later… Sang-hyun (played by top Korean star Song Kang-ho, of The Host) is a priest who cherishes life; so much so, that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project meant to eradicate a deadly virus. But the virus takes the priest, and a blood transfusion is urgently ordered up for him. The blood he receives is infected, so Sang-hyun lives – but now exists as a vampire. Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood, Sang-hyun’s faith is further strained when a childhood friend’s wife, Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin), comes to him asking for his help in…
Guns Blazing: The Movie

Larking

22 Jun 2009 | 7:54 pm

BANG! BANG BANG! RATATATATATATATATATA! RATATATATATATATATATA! AGAIN! Ahmmm… snikit? Talk about bringing a knife to a gun fight. Seriously white ninja dude, even black ninja dude is shooting a gun, get with the program. (Via IMPAwards)
More Nines

Larking

16 Jun 2009 | 8:32 pm

The above is the recently released domestic poster for the animation 9. It’s a bit darker than the Russian poster, and has more of a sci-fi/action vibe to it. I mean, “When our world ended, their mission began”?, what is this, Terminator? The visual style still shines clearly, but I think some of the whimsy that made the last poster so attractive is gone. Not sure I love it. And since we are talking about nines, a reader points out in comments this poster: This is for the Thai horror 9. Also in comments Glenn reminds us of this film from late last year. Must be something in…

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So Long Mr. Malden...

John Farr

2 Jul 2009 | 6:38 am

It's sad and scary both to say goodbye to you, because you represented the last man standing from a period in film-making whose like we won't see again. As we celebrate the Fourth, we should think of you, since you represented all the best possibilities of being American : a young immigrant, full of promise, who found identity and success in the new world. In your 97 well-lived years, you were a veteran, were married over seventy years to one lady. You were a family man, a dedicated worker, a lover of your craft. You gave back to your industry on-screen, making Brando and Kazan look good...
For July 4th, Ten Movies that Scream America

John Farr

1 Jul 2009 | 1:21 pm

As we head into Independence Day weekend, for those who'd like to move beyond the evergreen "Yankee Doodle Dandy", I want to suggest some classic titles scattered over the decades that each in their way evoke our country's unique character- to paraphrase a favorite movie title, encompassing the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly... If you haven't seen any of these for a while, well now's the time. Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936)- Simple country boy Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper) inherits an immense fortune from a distant relative he doesn't even know, and must then navigate a sea of handlers and…
Meditations on a Remake: "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3"

John Farr

29 Jun 2009 | 11:16 am

I have to admit it: the new "Taking Of Pelham 123" wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. (It's somewhat scary though when this reaction seems like the best you can hope for.) Incidentally, I have a theory about remakes: in very few instances do they outshine the originals. Indie producer/ director Roger Corman once told me why: think of all the moving parts and variables on a film production...all the things that can go wrong, all the areas where a movie can somehow fall short. In Corman's view, with hits (and for recognition value, remakes tend to be made off past hits), the all-important…
Celebrating Streep at Sixty

John Farr

22 Jun 2009 | 5:38 am

With the start of her film career and eventual stardom all occurring during my pivotal college years, the work of actress Meryl Streep is so embedded in my consciousness that it feels as if I should measure my own milestones by hers. This week, our most distinguished screen actress turns sixty, and looking back on her legacy, we find one of those rare, happy stories of a person with blazing talent setting a high but worthy goal for herself, and fulfilling it. That goal was to create a body of work whose quality would stand (she unquestionably has), without resorting to roles designed to…
In Advance of Father's Day, Ten Cinematic Takes on Being a Dad

John Farr

8 Jun 2009 | 2:34 pm

Prior to saluting fathers far and wide later this month, why not pop in some first-rate DVD titles that examine the distinct challenges of fatherhood, and how various dads rise to the occasion or, for a host of reasons, fall short. I lead with one of the most heartbreaking foreign films on record: Vittorio de Sica's neo-realist masterpiece, "Bicycle Thieves" (1948). Here a man who depends on his bicycle for his living sees it stolen out from under him, and with his adoring son in tow, scours Rome to retrieve it. Finally, he resorts to the theft of another bike to put bread on his table.

MovieJuice
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

28 Jun 2009 | 9:48 am

It's one of the biggest hits of the year and the only one I've seen where I could literally feel the IQ points drip out of my skull as I watched it. And as anyone who knows me will tell you, I can't afford much dripping. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is two-and-a-half-hours long, two hours of which are spent watching cars and trucks transform into robots. These robots come from another planet where there's evidently some evolutionary advantage to driving on the right side of the road. If you're going to send me a hero, I always say make it one with a built-in cup-holder, Michelins as…
Drag Me to Hell

6 Jun 2009 | 2:55 pm

Am I the only person who expects Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson to be above the title when that title is "Drag Me To Hell"? Imagine my surprise then when I discovered a horror movie! And one with a fractured twist of humor oh so characteristic of director/writer Sam Raimi, even if the marketing geniuses at Universal don't seem to know it. Yes, Universal knows how to market anything with a roman numeral, but give them a subversively comic horror flick with no franchise precedent and you've got an orphan even Angelina Jolie wouldn't adopt. Well, maybe she would. Along with my orphan socks.
MovieJuice's silly interview with Irene in Time star Tanna Frederick

6 Jun 2009 | 2:50 pm

Fresh from the new Henry Jaglom movie Irene in Time, star Tanna Frederick meets MovieJuice for a second interview, meaning that I didn't humiliate myself enough in the first one. Hear Tanna chase her stuff down the street, explain what - if anything - is lurking under Henry Jaglom's trademark hat, and whether or not Tanna knows that Karen Black can pilot a 747 with a hole in the cockpit. And check out Tanna's new movie, Irene in Time, coming to a theater near you. MP3 File
Terminator: Salvation

25 May 2009 | 12:35 pm

Christian Bale faces off with a Terminator T-600... "We have destroyed your world!" said the Terminator. "Ohhhhh, goooood for you. And how was it? I hope it was f**king good, because it's useless now, isn't it?" The Terminator - like most machines who aren't relatives or employees of Christian Bale - was so stunned, the skull-shaped grin was wiped off its spit-shine polished face. "Aren't saviors supposed to be more even-tempered?" the T-600 anxiously asked, shooting a glance for support towards director McG. "I want you off the f**king set you prick!" And so rages the war against the…
MovieJuice meets True Blood and Blade Runner star William Sanderson

21 May 2009 | 1:20 pm

William Sanderson is a star of HBO's True Blood, and is also known for his featured turn on Deadwood. But he's most famous as the replicant-maker Sebastian in Ridley Scott's classic Blade Runner. Listen in as Bill discusses whether or not he knew Sean Young was crazy when they were making Blade Runner. Marvel as he discloses a Blade Runner-era scoop: Daryl Hannah taking a shower in Rutger Hauer's dressing room (what?). Hey, I'm sure it was the closest available shower. And by all means check out True Blood on DVD and on HBO. One of my favorite shows, for sure. MP3 File

Stephanie Zacharek
"Terminator Salvation"

By Stephanie Zacharek

1 Jul 2009 | 3:07 am

As resistance fighter John Connor, Christian Bale struggles to save mankind -- and this iconic sci-fi franchise
"I Hate Valentine's Day"

By Stephanie Zacharek

1 Jul 2009 | 3:07 am

Nia Vardalos' big fat romantic stinker shows what happens when an actress overwhelms her own movie
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine"

By Stephanie Zacharek

1 Jul 2009 | 3:07 am

Hugh Jackman bares his claws, and his buff chest, as a mutant superhero in the first of the big summer action films.
"The Hurt Locker"

By Stephanie Zacharek

1 Jul 2009 | 3:07 am

Could an Iraq war movie actually be good? Kathryn Bigelow's unsettling film is more than explosions and gore
Inventing a family

By Stephanie Zacharek

1 Jul 2009 | 3:07 am

French director Olivier Assayas talks about the temporary intimacy of filmmaking and his new movie, "Summer Hours."

Box Office Mojo - Top Stories
'Revenge of the Fallen' Rises with Optimal Debut

29 Jun 2009 | 3:10 pm

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen landed with an enormous $109 million over the weekend, marking the first monster opening of the year and the biggest June debut ever...
Friday Report: 'Transformers' Sequel Dominates

27 Jun 2009 | 1:12 pm
Big Thursday for 'Transformers' Sequel

26 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm
'Transformers' Sequel Blasts Off on First Day

25 Jun 2009 | 4:25 pm
Weekend Report: 'Proposal' Pops to the Top, 'Year One' Lacks Stones

21 Jun 2009 | 1:37 pm

SF Gate
Movie review: Depp is dead-on as Dillinger

1 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

Public Enemies RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Drama. Starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard. Directed by Michael Mann. (R. 140 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) If "Public Enemies" lacks anything, it's something audiences can't legitimately...
Movie review: 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'

1 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Animated comedy-adventure. Starring the voices of Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary. Directed by Carlos Saldanha. (PG. 94 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) If you're a paleontologist,...
Review: 'Three Monkeys' gorgeous if a little slow

26 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

Three Monkeys RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Drama. Co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. With Yavuz Bingöl, Hatice Aslan and Ahmet Rifat Sungar. In Turkish with English subtitles. (Not rated. 109 minutes. Presented by the San Francisco Film Society at the...
Review: 'My Sister's Keeper'

26 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

My Sister's Keeper RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) Drama. Starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva and Jason Patric. Directed by Nick Cassavetes. (PG-13. 109 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) "My Sister's Keeper" has a gutsy premise, but no guts. At...
Review: 'Whatever Works' will do for now

26 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

Whatever Works RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Comedy. Starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood and Patricia Clarkson. Directed by Woody Allen. (PG-13. 92 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Woody Allen had a nice winning streak going for him, and then he brought in his...

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'Heathers' Sequel is All in Winona's Head!

Monika Bartyzel

2 Jul 2009 | 4:10 pm

There's a million reasons not to have a sequel to Heathers, but maybe if they made the whole production a little closer to real life, it'd have some possibilities -- because Veronica Sawyer has gone batsh*t insane! Remember how Winona Ryder was, once again, talking about a Heathers sequel last month? And how she swore up and down that it was in the works this time? And that Christian Slater would be back in an Obi-Wan-type role?Well, it's ALL in her head. Movieline talked with director Michael Lehmann, and he said: "Winona's been talking about this for years -- she brings it up every once in…
Insert Caption: The Hurt Locker

Erik Davis

2 Jul 2009 | 3:02 pm

Welcome back to another edition of Insert Caption -- the game that moves itself to Thursday when the next day happens to be a holiday! Last week we finished our back-to-back Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen caption contests asking you to give us your best piece of funny for a photo of Megan Fox from the box office blockbuster. Our three winners all took home a copy of the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen video game, with each winner representing a different gaming system. Congrats to you all! 1. "I think you're overreacting Megan, second place on Maxim's Hot 100 really isn't THAT bad."…
The Game to Play B.A. Baracus in 'A-Team'?

Peter Martin

2 Jul 2009 | 2:02 pm

Set the bar low enough, and it can only be exceeded. That's how I feel about the upcoming big-screen version of The A-Team, a 80s television series entirely beholden to the staid formula of the day and ripe for reinvention. I didn't hate the series so much as I found it routinely mediocre. My colleague Monika Bartyzel loved the series as a kid, yet still questioned the casting choices that were being entertained: Liam Neeson as Hannibal? Bradley Cooper as Face? Adding fuel to the fire, rapper The Game is being considered to play the role of B.A. Baracus, according to blackfilm.com, which…
First Look: Stewart, Fanning and More Are 'The Runaways'

Erik Davis

2 Jul 2009 | 1:10 pm

Above: Is this our first good look at The Runaways?Though neither girl was alive during the 1970s or 1980s (both were born in the '90s), that's not stopping Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning from losing themselves in the time period and doing some serious rocking out for their upcoming flick The Runaways, which is a biopic about the women who breezed in and out of the famous band -- including Joan Jett (Stewart), Cherie Currie (Fanning), Lita Ford (Scout Taylor-Compton) and Sandy West (Stella Maeve), among others. Just Jared nabbed a few photos from the set that show both Stewart and Fanning…
Olympia Dukakis Grabs a Lesbian 'Thelma and Louise'

Monika Bartyzel

2 Jul 2009 | 12:33 pm

Same-sex love is most definitely in the air. I already wrote about Julianne Moore and Annette Bening were coupling up for a new film today, but they're not the only ones. In a Thelma and Louise meets The Bucket List move, The Hollywood Reporter posts that Oscar winners Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker will star in a new road trip comedy from Thom Fitzgerald called Cloudburst. Dukakis and Fricker will play a couple who have been together for 30 years. Itching for a little adventure, the two "break out of a nursing home and head to Canada to get married, picking up a young, male hitchhiker…

Supehero Hype
Exclusive Surrogates One-Sheet!

2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! has your exclusive first look at the one-sheet for Touchstone Pictures' Surrogates , hitting theaters on September 25. Directed by Jonathan Mostow, the sci-fi thriller stars Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, James Francis Ginty, Boris Kodjoe and Ving Rhames. In the film, FBI agents (Willis and Mitchell) investigate the mysterious murder of a college student linked to the man who helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon that allows people to purchase unflawed robotic versions of themselves—fit, good looking remotely controlled machines that…
The Green Hornet Gets Pushed Two Weeks

1 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

Columbia Pictures has moved director Michel Gondry's comic book adaptation The Green Hornet back two weeks from June 25, 2010 to July 9, 2010. It was a move to make room for the studio's all-star comedy Grown Ups , which was moved from March 12 to June 25, 2010. While no other film is scheduled for June 25th at this moment, Toy Story 3 is opening the week before and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse just five days later. Opening the same week as "Hornet" are Robert Rodriguez's Predators and the animated Despicable Me .
Transformers Up to $448.4 Million Worldwide

1 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

Paramount and DreamWorks' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is close to becoming the highest-grossing film of the year at the worldwide box office in less than two weeks in release. Through Tuesday, the film's global take was $448.4 million, says Variety . The current No. 1 title, Angels & Demons , which opened in mid-May, has grossed $469 million. At the domestic box office, the Transformers sequel grossed $14.9 million Monday and $13.5 million Tuesday for a total of $228.4 million. Overseas, Monday's grosses clocked in at $14 million, while Tuesday came in at $16 million for a foreign…
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Hometown Screening Contest

1 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

Paramount Pictures has announced a "G.I. Joe Hometown Hero Recruitment Screening Contest" for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra . Here are the details: G.I. JOE HOMETOWN HERO RECRUITMENT SCREENING CONTEST We're looking for a few good Heroes! Do you know someone who fights for the good guys? Tell us in one hundred words or less why your hometown hero deserves recognition for their selfless and awesome actions. One lucky operative will receive their very own V.I.P hometown screening of G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra for their hero and friends! Heroes are an elite few, do you know one? Enlist today! Email…
Kick-Ass Footage to Premiere at Comic-Con

1 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! has learned that world premiere footage from director Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass will be presented at Comic-Con in San Diego on Thursday, July 23 toward the end of the day. We'll have more on who will be there from the film soon. You won't want to miss the chance to be the first to experience this gritty, brash and funny actioner! The film is based on the Marvel Comics' Icon imprint written by Mark Millar and drawn by John Romita Jr. The book centers on a high school dweeb named Dave Lizewski who decides to become a superhero even though he has no athletic…

Film.com Movie Blog
Michael Jackson's Musical Movie Moments

2 Jul 2009 | 12:08 pm

Michael Jackson was first and foremost a singer and dancer, but he was also the type of performer who surpassed genres and inspired artists across all mediums. Here’s a look at some memorable movie moments that made use of Jackson’s music: 6. The Wiz and Captain EO: Jackson appeared as an actor in two films. (Of course, he sang in both.) His movie debut was as The Scarecrow in this urban re-imagining of The Wizard of Oz. But to anyone who visited Disney World’s Epcot Center in the 80s, his…
Searching for the Next '80s Toy Movie Blockbuster

2 Jul 2009 | 9:34 am

Transformers. G.I. Joe. He-Man. The Smurfs. These days Hollywood's high-concept ideas are coming from deep in the closet of Gen-X nostalgia. Here are some other long-lost toys that have been overlooked by the studios, at least so far. And yes, we are expecting a producer credit. The California Raisins Fine, they started life as an ad for the Raisin Advisory Board and spun off four albums, a Saturday morning cartoon, and everything from lunchboxes to t-shirts. But the biggest seller was the…
Eric's Bad Movies: The Care Bears Movie (1985)

2 Jul 2009 | 8:24 am

Imagine a terrifying world in which bears have the power of speech and can shoot lasers out of their chests as a punishment against those deemed "uncaring." Imagine these bears barging into your home and insisting they are your friends, even though you don't know them and have no interest in their companionship. Imagine being harassed by these ursine terrorists until you profess that OK, OK, I care about everyone, just please for the love of all things holy stop torturing me I beg of you. This,…
Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97

By BETH HARRIS Associated Press Writer

1 Jul 2009 | 9:27 pm

Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97. Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his family at his Brentwood home, they told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He served as the academy's president from 1989-92."Karl lived a rich, full life," Academy president Sid Ganis said. "He has the greatest and most loving family; a career that has…
Review: Public Enemies is Built to Last

1 Jul 2009 | 9:48 am

"Effectively explores our culture's fascination with outlaws ..." Public Enemies has a certain grace to it, a pacing that's all at once a bit slow (for the times we live in) and a nice throwback to how the movie magic trick used to transpire. In the hands of Michael Mann the film looks great, feels deliberate, and effectively explores our culture's fascination with outlaws. While I don't think I'd hand it an Oscar or go door-to-door to sell it to folks, I'd say it's a nice…

Movie Marketing Madness
Filmspotting on WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight”

Chris

2 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Adam and Matty from Filmspotting appeared on WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” the other day. Great appearance, guys. Did you like this post? Read all the Movie Marketing Madness columns here. Or you can view what I consider to be the best of the rest. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed to get updates as they're published. Finally, read all about me and find out how to contact me here. Related posts:Two Chicago social media events worth checking out If youTwitter Updates for 2009-06-24 Kicking oHousekeeping Notes Just a qui Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related…
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-01

Chris

1 Jul 2009 | 8:00 pm

@cc_chapman: Which makes you either Steve Winwood or REO Speedwagon. I'm alright with the former but the latter…that's just disturbing. in reply to cc_chapman # RT @TheOnion: Modern-Day Martin Luther Nails 95 Comment Cards To IHOP Door http://bit.ly/M3MvG # Feeling light, feeling nimble, feeling like stirring up some trouble. # We call dads who stay home "Mr. Mom" but we don't call moms who work "Mrs. Dad." What up with that. # RT @annechun: Happy birthday to new mom and good friend @ornapickens! # @scott_tobias: Probably not. More probable it's them…
Movie Marketing Madness: Public Enemies

Chris

1 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am

Chicago – and Chicagoans – has always had a tough time dealing with its violent, mobster-speckled past. On the one hand it’s reality. It’s also good for tourism since lots of people want to come see the streets and locations where Al Capone and his cronies traded in booze and violence for so many years. On the other hand Chicago has done a lot of other things over the years and many people – especially the current mayor – are eager to put that sort of perception of the city behind us as they seek to define its future. There’s no denying, though, that…
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30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

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Best Picture winners/losers

Chris

29 Jun 2009 | 12:24 pm

I haven’t weighed in on the move by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to expand the Best Picture nominees from five to 10 has been the subject of a lot of commentary and speculation. It seems like everyone is more or less reading their own agenda into it, saying it’s going to be good for animated films/good for genre films/bad for studios/good for ratings or whatever else. So allow me to do the same. No, studios probably weren’t lobbying for this change since it means they’re now on the hook for a ton more “For Your Consideration” ads for…

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Second "Cloudy" Trailer Online!

2 Jul 2009 | 11:38 am

Michael here. Take a look at this new 2-and-a-half minute Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs trailer - this one is narrated by protagonist Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader), and shows a lot of cool stuff... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Avatar Taking Over San Diego! Comic-Con Banner Unveiled!

2 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am

**UPDATE - July 2, 2009: Further info about differences between Na'vi and Avatars! Jim here again. Here is what my source has to say: "There is major difference between the Na’vi and the avatars. It... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Alexandre Aja Talks PIRANHA 3D - Will be Converted in Post

1 Jul 2009 | 11:11 am

Michael here. ShockTillYouDrop.com visited the set of Piranha 3D and came back with an in-depth interview with director Alexandre Aja.It's a very good read. Among other things, Aja discusses his... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A World First - How About A Some 3D Gaming Before That 3D Movie!

30 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm

Jim here. Thanks to Matt in the UK for sending me another great story - this time Register Hardware has the goods on a new 3D Gaming System being set up for use before 3D movies are shown in 20 UK... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Want To Learn To Shoot 3D Movies? 3D Workshop In NYC

30 Jun 2009 | 7:30 am

Jim here. This post is for anyone in the business or who wants to be, to learn more about 3D movie making. StudentFilmMakers.com is putting on a special 3D Workshop in New York City on July 11, 2009.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Riddle Me That, Riddle Me This…: The Solution

Rebecca

2 Jul 2009 | 9:41 am

Gordon Thompson is Professor of Music at Skidmore College. His book, Please Please Me: Sixties British Pop, Inside Out, offers an insider’s view of the British pop-music recording industry. Yesterday he puzzled us all with a masterful riddle, below he explains the answer. Riddle me that, riddle me this; can you tell me what it is? Was not born in Leicester Square; nevertheless, the square was there. Did not start out as a star; still a nocturnal sun is tougher by far. Not that parent’s parent, but very mean; Fred came off as very clean. Did not need to take a tram; a Welsh transplant…
Riddle Me That, Riddle Me This…

Rebecca

1 Jul 2009 | 8:44 am

Gordon Thompson is Professor of Music at Skidmore College. His book, Please Please Me: Sixties British Pop, Inside Out, offers an insider’s view of the British pop-music recording industry. Below is a hint to a musical riddle. His introduction is below and be sure to check back tomorrow for the answer. Feel free to guess the answer in the comments. Day One: The Riddle British pop music resounded around the globe in the sixties, expanding American consciousness of the musical world outside of its borders and providing adolescents with a vehicle by which they could define an identity…
Set Phasers on Tweet: A Star Trek Snowclone Blizzard on Twitter

Cassie

25 Jun 2009 | 8:22 am

by Cassie, Publicity Mark Peters, a language columnist for Good and Visual Thesaurus, as well as the blogger behind The Pancake Proverbs, The Rosa Parks of Blogs, and Wordlustitude is our guest blogger this week. In this post, he looks at all the Star Trek “set phasers to X” snowclones that can be found on Twitter. Right now, I kind of feel like I’m cheating on my wife…with my wife. Or at least her twin sister. You see, I should be re-re-revising a project on TV words, a project that seems to have more lives than a zombie-vampire cat. That is the project I should certainly be…
Star Trek: Terminology Rebooted

Cassie

20 May 2009 | 8:48 am

Cassie Ammerman, Publicity I don’t usually go to movies on opening weekend. It takes a very special movie for me to brave the crowds, wait in line, and be up that late (I think I got home around 4:30 am). But Star Trek definitely qualified. I saw it Friday night with a group of friends at an Imax in New York. And if you haven’t seen it yet, I would definitely recommend seeing it at the Imax—the already explosive action is truly amazing. A little while ago, I wrote a post on the OUPblog about my favorite terminology from Star Trek. I promised to do a follow up with how, if at…
Antimatter and ‘Angels and Demons’: A fiction thought to be fact

Kirsty

19 May 2009 | 12:02 am

Frank Close, OBE is Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College. He was formerly vice president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (now the British Science Association), Head of the Theoretical Physics Division at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and Head of Communications and Public Education at CERN. His most recent book examines one of the oddest discoveries in physics - antimatter. In the post below, Frank Close reveals the fallacies concerning antimatter in the Dan Brown novel (and now major cinema release) Angels and Demons. He has…

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Will Neil Patrick Harris host the Emmy Awards?

2 Jul 2009 | 9:25 am

He's already hosted the Tonys, the TV Land Awards and the Creative Emmys.
Our forum posters predict Emmy nominations

2 Jul 2009 | 9:23 am

There is a spirited debate over which will be the biggest surprise on nomination day.
Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97

1 Jul 2009 | 2:48 pm

He appeared in more than 50 films over his long career.
Could 'Public Enemies' be on Oscars' hit list?

1 Jul 2009 | 9:53 am

Biopics have long been a favorite of the various groups that fete filmmakers.
'Ice Age' could be frozen out of Oscars

1 Jul 2009 | 9:40 am

The children's movie failed to thaw the cold-hearted critics.

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Happy Independence Day!

Jim Emerson

1 Jul 2009 | 11:43 pm

As we celebrate the Declaration of Independence, here's a fun exercise in critical thinking and visual interpretation. This photo of Sarah Palin, taken by Brian Adams for a spread in Runner's World magazine, represents a veritable firecracker-explosion of patriotic and political symbolism. (Likewise the use of familiar props in this photo and this one.) Given Palin's views and background, how would you interpret it? Click on photo to enlarge.
"Oh yeah? Well, I criticize you back!"

Jim Emerson

29 Jun 2009 | 10:19 pm

If critics have become irrelevant, it has little to do with how many people say they pay attention to them or how many movies get press screened before they open. No, I submit it's because so many people don't even know what criticism is. They think it means "saying something bad." Listen to the way they reason argue with one another. Watch the talking heads on TV. Listen to the little kids on the playground, or the couple in the bar having a marital spat. News reporting or blog commenting. It's all the same. Critical thinking is not a value prized by our culture. "I criticize something!" "I…
Michael Jackson, transformer

Jim Emerson

25 Jun 2009 | 10:53 pm

I saw "The Wiz" (1978) and I saw "Captain EO" (1986) and I never saw Michael Jackson the movie star. For the longest time, it seemed, he was supposed to grow up to become one, but it didn't happen that way. Not long after 1982's Thriller he began transforming into something almost unrecognizable, unphotographable -- something that allegedly had to do with Diana Ross, hyperbaric chambers and, perhaps, the Elephant Man's bones. Whether an illness or a form of self-mutilation, it was a shame. The appealingly handsome young man on the cover of Off the Wall and Thriller morphed (as in the famous…
The toy that does all the playing for/at you

Jim Emerson

24 Jun 2009 | 10:59 pm

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (aka "ROTFL" to those who are rolling on the floor laughing about it) reportedly cost somewhere between $200 and $300 million to make, and the only special effects the critics are talking about are the ones of humping dogs. Or maybe they're humping dog-bots. Anyway, there's nothing like an Uwe Boll movie to bring on the critical invective. Did I say "Uwe Boll"? I mean Michael Bay, of course. How did I get those two confused? What I mean to say is that critics who hate this movie don't just hate this movie, they find it anti-movie. Why? It's just a summer…
Beware of all jokes requiring punch lines

Jim Emerson

22 Jun 2009 | 6:57 pm

U.S. Senate apologizes for slavery and segregation: http://bit.ly/G46Cu. Bob Byrd breaks down on Senate floor. "Too soon. Too soon." I think that's a funny joke. Normally, I find set-up/punch-line jokes the lowest form of humor (far below puns and slapstick in their paucity of imagination), and I regard them warily, not unlike the way Thoreau viewed "all enterprises that require new clothes." But I cracked up when I saw this tweet from Robert A. George. To find it funny, I guess you'd have to know that Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) is very, very old, and that he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan…

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Cinema in the world’s happiest place

bordwellblog

2 Jul 2009 | 8:43 am

Bust of Carl Theodor Dreyer in the Dagmar Bio, the film theatre he once managed. DB here: Denmark was the first foreign country I ever visited. Having never been to Canada or Mexico, I took off in the early summer of 1970. Technically, I touched down in Reykjavik first because I was flying Icelandic Airlines, the Ryanair of its day. You flew Icelandic to get to Europe as cheaply as possible. Although a few people got off at Reykjavik, most of us sat patiently on the tarmac before heading off to Copenhagen. Ever since that summer, when blinding light invaded my basement room at 4:00 AM,…
Rights to revert to author

bordwellblog

24 Jun 2009 | 1:06 pm

In the Mood for Love. DB here: “They never tell you that.” My neighbor Jim Cortada is a polymath. He joined IBM in the 1970s, when history Ph.D.s faced bleak prospects for academic jobs. Since then Jim has done everything from selling mainframes to leading seminars on quality management. As a business guru, he writes books on management strategy and tactics. He also writes both popular and academic books on the history of information technology. He finds time as well to write books on his grad-school specialty, Spanish diplomatic history. Jim’s Amazon listing consists of fifty titles.
Who will watch the movie watchers?

bordwellblog

16 Jun 2009 | 10:06 am

DB here: Today, I offer more on cognitive film studies, the activities of the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image, and why both matter. For background, visit the previous post and here and here. Throughout, I’ll harken back to the issue of convergent audience responses: How can viewers from different cultures grasp certain appeals that films provide? This research tradition seeks to answer questions about moving-image media, especially questions of an artistic nature. The researchers examine filmmaking with the assistance of findings and theoretical frameworks that have…
Invasion of the Brainiacs II

bordwellblog

10 Jun 2009 | 7:26 am

DB here: What gives movies the power to arouse emotions in audiences? How is it that films can convey abstract meanings, or trigger visceral responses? How is it that viewers can follow even fairly complex stories on the screen? General questions like this fall into the domain of film theory. It’s an area of inquiry that divides people. Some filmmakers consider it beside the point, or simply an intellectual game, or a destructive urge to dissect what is best left mysterious. Many readers consider it academic bluffing, another proof of Shaw’s aphorism that all professions are conspiracies…
La main droite de M. Hulot

bordwellblog

5 Jun 2009 | 7:33 am

Jacques Lagrange and Jacques Tati, with artworks by the former in the background Kristin here– David and I have occasionally mentioned the listserve of students and faculty, past and present, of the film studies area here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Apart from job listings and inquiries for information about obscure films, the listserve offers a chance to discuss information and ideas-some of which have inspired blog entries for us. Back in March, dissertator Charles Michael informed us that he had inherited a 1953 French painting by Jacques Lagrange (Les jardiniers, below).

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Welcome to the future. This month on Technology Update we go inside sciences $US 10 billion dream. The world awaits the dawn of a new age of discovery. We tell you where it came from, where it will take us and how Russia has had its own role in bringing it to life. What will happen when mankind creates his own little BIG bang? Find out this month on Technology Update. Weve got the future covered.
The Sputnik Moment: The Year America Changed its Schools

If you are an educator, have children or want to support your local schools, please buy this DVD for school or personal use at https://www.createspace.com/256957 . I made the 2008 feature documentary, Sputnik Mania. Critics and allies told me that I had to tell the story of what happened to American education during that period, how we changed ourselves so radically in science, engineering, and math -- our complete education system really. With the help of one wonderful collector of old footage, I made this story for schools, teachers, educational leaders. It shows what happens, and the…
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All Hail Humongoid Japanese Giant Robot Replica Moving Things!! They're Really BIG!!

Merrick

2 Jul 2009 | 9:16 am
A List Of Some Of The Added/Reworked Scenes You'll See In The WATCHMEN Director's Cut...

Merrick

2 Jul 2009 | 8:24 am
Here Comes A New RESIDENT EVIL Film!!

Merrick

2 Jul 2009 | 8:05 am
Bill Nighy (Not The Science Guy) In HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS!!

Merrick

2 Jul 2009 | 7:21 am
Get ready for this! ASTEROIDS: THE MOVIE coming soon to a theater near you!

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2 Jul 2009 | 2:57 am

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Two Clips and DVD Trailer For [REC]

2 Jul 2009 | 1:00 pm

Arriving on DVD July 14th from Sony Home Entertainment is the highly anticipated REC (review) from Spanish directors Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza. Beyond the break you'll find two clips and the official DVD trailer for the film following a young TV reporter and her cameraman cover the night shift at the local fire station. Receiving a call from an old lady trapped in her house, they reach her building to hear horrifying screams - which begins a long nightmare and a uniquely dramatic TV report.
Final Official One Sheet For 'Sorority Row'

2 Jul 2009 | 11:42 am

Not much different than the poster we debuted a few months ago, today Summit Entertainment released the official one sheet for Sorority Row that features six sexy sorority sisters sworn in for life... and death. Opening on September 11, the film stars Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Audrina Patridge, Carrie Fisher and more. Directed by Stewart Hendler, when five sorority girls inadvertently cause the murder of one of their sisters in a prank gone wrong, they agree to keep the matter to themselves and never speak of it again, so they can get on with their lives. This…
OFFICIAL Trailer and Website for 'Carriers'

2 Jul 2009 | 10:14 am

The official website has been launched for Paramount Vantage's Carriers that features a high quality look (check it out inside) at the final official trailer for the film arriving in theaters September 4th. Here's the crazy bummer is the film is now rated PG-13 for "for violence, disturbing content and language." YAWN. The long-delayed pic stars Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo and Emily VanCamp as four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus.
First Footage From Pulido's 'The Graves'

2 Jul 2009 | 10:04 am

The first footage from the upcoming horror film, The Graves can be seen in the all-new video by horror-punk icons Calabrese posted below. The Graves is about sisters Megan and Abby whose visit to Skull City Mine turns into a mind bending fight for survival against menaces both human, and supernatural. "We'll launch The Graves official trailer on July 20th, right before Comicon International, but we wanted to give everyone a sneak peek," says writer/director Brian Pulido. "We feature Calabrese early on in The Graves and this video is a natural extension of that scene." In the coming weeks,…
Sweet 'The Collector' Motion Poster!

2 Jul 2009 | 9:46 am

Beyond the break you can check out our exclusive look at Freestyle Releasing's motion poster for The Collector, which arrives in theaters July 31 from Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton (Feast-III, Saw IV-VI). The slasher follows the story of handyman and ex-con Arkin, who aims to repay a debt to his ex-wife by robbing his new employers country home. Unfortunately for Arkin, a far worse enemy has already laid claim to the property and the family. As the seconds tick down to midnight, Arkin becomes a reluctant hero trapped by a masked Collector in a maze of lethal invention the Spanish…

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This Weekend’s Film Festival - Real-Life Cops & Criminals

ricksflickspicks

1 Jul 2009 | 8:05 pm

With Michael Mann’s PUBLIC ENEMIES arriving in theaters this week, This Weekend’s Film Festival takes a look at other cinematic tales of real-life cops and robbers. There’s a tale of Ness and Capone. A story of two different undercover cops. The tragedy of a gangster turned rat. And the sexiest bank robbers ever to hit the screen. Join the crew and enjoy the ride. Brian DePalma’s THE UNTOUCHABLES tells the tale of Elliot Ness’s crusade to put notorious criminal Al Capone behind bars. As I said in my original review, “This film is a gritty crime drama, which…
GOODFELLAS (1990) (****)

ricksflickspicks

1 Jul 2009 | 1:01 am

Check Out the TrailerIn 1972, Francis Ford Coppola perfected the gangster genre with THE GODFATHER. Martin Scorsese twisted that image in MEAN STREETS a year later. When Scorsese would return to the gangster genre in 1990 with GOODFELLAS, he showed us the wealth of stories that could be told in the genre. THE GODFATHER was epic, while GOODFELLAS was personal and dirty. It showed the glamour and the brutality of the lifestyle like it had never been seen before. Based on Nicholas Pileggi’s true crime novel WISEGUY, the story follows Henry Hill from when he was kid. He started parking cars…
PUBLIC ENEMIES (2009) (***1/2)

ricksflickspicks

30 Jun 2009 | 1:01 am

Check Out the TrailerMichael Mann’s story of notorious bank robber John Dillinger is not just about criminals, but also cops. Johnny Depp plays Dillinger and Christian Bale plays Melvin Purvis the FBI agent on his trail. The Great Depression was the age of bank robberies. Dillinger was one of the most daring. He carefully managed his public image so he could to hide among them. He was always one step ahead of the cops, until the cops learned to dance as well. The story begins with the first of Dillinger’s brash jailbreaks. With the assistance of his right hand man John…
BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967) (****)

ricksflickspicks

29 Jun 2009 | 9:26 pm

Check Out the TrailerArthur Penn’s BONNIE AND CLYDE was like a shotgun blast to cinema. Of course, the violence was more graphic than in any mainstream movie before, but it also dealt with other adult topics untouched by Hollywood previously. It put two anti-heroes in the limelight, which connected with the counter culture of its day. And yet the film feels as fresh today as it probably felt when it opened. Why is it so? Because the youthful longing that it captures is as true today as it was then. Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty, REDS) strolls into the small town where Bonnie Parker (Faye…
Getting Buzzed - The Best & Worst of the Year So Far

ricksflickspicks

27 Jun 2009 | 11:17 pm

Well, 2009 is approaching the half way mark and I’m taking the time to look back over the best and worst films I’ve seen this year thus far. By no means do I get to see all the great films that come out each year, so who knows what else might make my end of the year list after having seen films like THE HURT LOCKER or GOMORRAH or GOODBYE SOLO or SIN NOMBRE or SITA SINGS THE BLUES or DEPARTURES or dozens of other films that hit theaters between January and June. But here is a solid list of films that I encourage everyone to see (and avoid depending on what list you are reading).

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Review: Public Enemies is Built to Last

1 Jul 2009 | 9:48 am

"Effectively explores our culture's fascination with outlaws ..." Public Enemies has a certain grace to it, a pacing that's all at once a bit slow (for the times we live in) and a nice throwback to how the movie magic trick used to transpire. In the hands of Michael Mann the film looks great, feels deliberate, and effectively explores our culture's fascination with outlaws. While I don't think I'd hand it an Oscar or go door-to-door to sell it to folks, I'd say it's a nice…
Big Hitter: Transformers Reaction, Public Enemies, and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

29 Jun 2009 | 2:22 pm

What I'm Seeing This WeekThe PR folk have taken the week off due to the holiday. What I Saw Last WeekBoth Public Enemies and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs had screenings. I'm giving Public Enemies a solid grade, it's well paced and an homage of sorts, harkening back to old school cinema. As I tweeted on Saturday morning, I managed to catch Ice Age 3 with a couple hundred kids. I liked that one too, so far as kids' movies go. My bud Brad mentioned on the way out how it's interesting that only…
Ten Things About Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen That Didn't Make Any Sense

28 Jun 2009 | 3:40 pm

Warning: This article contains heavy Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen spoilers. If you're still planning on seeing the film then you should transform right on out of here. We don't want to ruin what is certain to be an interesting experience for you.OK?Has everybody left seen the movie?Solid. Here we go.Admittedly, finding logic flaws in a summer blockbuster is fairly easy. But I think we've got to scuttle this "big, dumb, fun" notion once and for all. The Dark Knight was a smart and…
Big Hitter: Thoughts on The New Academy Award Best Picture Rules

24 Jun 2009 | 11:17 am

Let's just call this what it is: The Reader rule. Everyone, their mother, their dog, and their cousin knows that The Dark Knight deserved a Best Picture nomination. But the nomination process was so convoluted that it allowed lobbying to skew the nominees. Yep, The Weinstein Company pretty much jobbed the vote. No, they didn't cheat, and it wasn't fraud, but it wasn't justice either. Enough people took their advice and put The Reader on the initial nomination ballot -- and that was enough for it…
Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen -- Heavy on Explosives, Light on Smarts

23 Jun 2009 | 2:02 pm

"Is this where we're at? Are the rest of our screenplays to be written in crayon?" When I walked out of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, I was frustrated. About five guys on Earth have access to the kind of budget Michael Bay does, yet all the man does is offer up slow-motion explosion after slow-motion explosion. OK, sure, he throws in a scantily-clad Megan Fox in for effect, too. Super. But plot? No. Logic? Negative. Any semblance of a coherent story whatsoever? Nope. But…

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DVD Review: Two Lovers -- Joaquin Phoenix's Final Role Finally Hits DVD

1 Jul 2009 | 12:45 pm

Touted as Joaquin Phoenix's final film performance (whether or not it actually is, of course, remains to be seen), Two Lovers finally makes its way onto DVD after a limited theater run. Directed by James Gray (who worked with Phoenix twice before in The Yards and We Own The Night), this is a dark, Dostoyevski-inspired drama about a very broken man trying to get over the love of his life when two distinctly different loves enter simultaneously. Gwyneth Paltrow is the equally damaged, drug-abusing…
DVD Review: Apollo 11 an Uninteresting Flashback

30 Jun 2009 | 9:46 am

Apollo 11: A Night to Remember is a DVD I hope to soon forget. As a lifelong nerd and astronomy lover, I have long dreamed about the stars and the mysteries they hold. The key to unlocking those mysteries lies in exploration -- by man as well as machine. Ever since I was little I have found myself watching the launches -- and the tragedies -- on television. So when this DVD chronicling the BBC's coverage of the Apollo 11 mission came my way, I got very excited. My only memories of Apollo 11 are…
DVD Review: Number 10 a Worthy Historical Find

30 Jun 2009 | 9:40 am

There is nothing more intimidating on a DVD pile than the thick box set of a 27-year-old British television series chronicling a moment in time for seven different foreign heads of state. 351 minutes of staged teleplay about prime ministers ranging from the Napoleonic Era to the Roaring '20s (which were not so roaring in Merry Old England.) Doesn't that just get your blood pumping? Doesn't that get the synapses firing? I mean, it sure sounds to me like watching Michael Bay cranked to 11 on a…
DVD Review: Killshot Wastes Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, and Our Time

29 Jun 2009 | 9:35 am

In January, a movie starring two Oscar nominees adapted from a novel by Elmore Leonard, who wrote the books that became Get Shorty, Jackie Brown, and Out of Sight, opened in Arizona. In five theaters. And played for two weeks, bringing in a domestic total gross of $18,643. Just four months later Killshot is out on DVD, and the question has to be: Is it really that bad? Pretend-it-never-happened bad? Bury-it-in-Flagstaff bad? Mickey Rourke plays a half-Native American hit man for the Toronto…
Blu-Ray Review: Gran Torino

26 Jun 2009 | 1:45 pm

Considered by many to be Clint Eastwood's acting and directorial masterpiece (so far), as well as both the extension and final evolution of his Dirty Harry and Wild West gunslinger personas, Gran Torino is a brilliant, bad-ass Eastwood ride. It's the true-grit tale of a politically incorrect old coot coping with changing times who discovers kinship amongst his displaced yet resilient Hmong neighbors, as well as a haunting reflection on the American Dream in decline. (Read our full-length film…

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Exclusive Photo: Jetfire From Transformers Revenge of the Fallen

Krystal Clark

2 Jul 2009 | 3:30 pm

If the numbers prove anything, it’s that within the past week a LOT of people went out to see Transformers Revenge of the Fallen. All of the buzz hasn’t exactly been positive, but if there’s one thing we can all agree on it’s the robotic stars of the film. Some familiar faces return for the sequel, and a few new ones make their debut including the old school, Jetfire (above). If you’ve heard rumors of a geriatric transformer, who uses a cane and speaks with a British-Australian accent here he is! Check out the full sized photo of Jetfire after the jump. I love…
Theatrical Trailer for Planet 51

Mali Elfman

2 Jul 2009 | 1:58 pm

So far, Planet 51 looks like a hit. The more they show us, the better it gets. The premise of us being the aliens for once opens up the door for many interesting comparisons and possibly funny moments. Directed by newcomers Jorge Blanco and co-directors Javier Abad and Marcos Martinez comes a story about a US astronaut who arrives up Planet 51, only to find he has disrupted their normal, 50’s lifestyle. Just like us, the inhabitants of Planet 51 live in fear of alien invasion, so an astronaut arrives from Earth the imagine the worst. The cast includes voice work from Dwayne “The…
Release Date Set for Resident Evil: Afterlife

Kara

2 Jul 2009 | 1:34 pm

Are there any Resident Evil fans out there? Well here is a bit of news that might make you happy; the popular video game/movie franchise is getting another addition! Writer, Paul W.S. Anderson, revealed last year that he was, in fact, working on a script for the movie and there is a tentative release date. The fourth installation, titled Resident Evil: Afterlife, is set for September 17, 2010. There isn’t much information on what will happen, other than it will be set in Tokyo, Japan. Normally, I am not a huge fan of either video game or zombie movies, but the Resident Evil movies are…
Branson Interview: Brent Meeske and Jackson Cash

Mali Elfman

2 Jul 2009 | 12:37 pm

There’s more to Branson than meets the eye. Although it’s not the first place to come to mind when you think of singing, dancing, and performing, it’s a place where passionate performers go to try and make their dreams some true. What made this film was the amazing true life story of Jackson Cash (featured above) a Johnny Cash impersonator whose life is not unlike the real Cash’s, only less successful (in some ways) and the keen eye of Director Brent Meeske. This film was probably one of the most fascinating to come out of the LA Film Festival and the interview was…
Universal Buys Film Rights to Atari Game Asteroids

Kara

2 Jul 2009 | 12:21 pm

I don’t know if studios are running out of ideas, but it seems like they are turning to unlikely ideas for movies. Monopoly, Clue, and Battleship are all turning into movies, and now the Atari video game “Asteriod” is going to appear on the big screen. Universal just outbid three other studios for the film rights to the game. The script is to be written by Matthew Lopez and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura. This is craziness. It is hard to imagine a group of studio execs fighting over the film right to this game. Do they have the most amazing story to go along with the…

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Movie Review: Transformers 2

Valerie Atherton's Playground and Intellectual Department

23 Jun 2009 | 5:11 pm

Everyone knows, summer wouldn’t be summer without an action-packed blockbuster that kicks butt. Well, you don’t have to worry anymore because this summer is now officially a real summer thanks to Shia LaBeouf’s new movie blockbuster, Transformers 2. Transformers 2 is actually a trilogy to the movie Transformers that came out in 2007. What I like [...]
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Valerie Atherton's Playground and Intellectual Department

9 Jun 2009 | 11:52 pm

Summer is fast approaching and I, for one, am super excited. No matter where you live, summer means one thing: going to the beach. Some of my friends (hi, Dianne B!) actually go to the beach and surf, but I’m not that bold or that cool. I prefer to lie in the sun, read a [...]
Movie Review: Terminator Salvation

Valerie Atherton's Playground and Intellectual Department

26 May 2009 | 7:40 pm

To some, California is the Golden State. To others, it’s the state that is cool and has famous people. To the robots and people of Terminator Salvation, though, it’s a gigantic battlefield. Terminator Salvation takes place in California in the near distant future. Before anyone gets excited about seeing the beaches or the tans of the [...]
Movie Review: Star Trek

Valerie Atherton's Playground and Intellectual Department

19 May 2009 | 5:38 pm

All across the internet, all of the online movie sites have been buzzing about the release of the blockbustered movie Star Trek. Personally, I didn’t have a ton of interest. I thought, “Oh, a space movie. I don’t have a ton of interest in that.” Everyone said it would be an adventure, but I pointed out that [...]
Movie Review: Xman – Wolverine

Valerie Atherton's Playground and Intellectual Department

5 May 2009 | 12:05 pm

I would like to introduce you to a man, but he is no ordinary man… He has claws in his fist (like a cat), the ability to heal (like Jesus) and he has a beard that doesn’t grow all the way (kind of like Christian Bale). He is Xman and is the title character of the [...]

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TWO LOVERS on DVD

Karina Longworth

2 Jul 2009 | 5:27 am

T his review was originally published in February. Two Lovers is out on DVD this week. Rarely has movie love been handled with both the dreamy indulgence and the cynicism that James Grey pulls off in Two Lovers. It’s a pity that the film, which premiered nine months ago at Cannes and is now rolling out on VOD and in theaters via Magnolia, has been pegged in time as the allegedly final film of star Joaquin Phoenix. In this meditation on class passing and infinite adolescence, set mainly in Brighton Beach with a few giddy sojourns to Manhattan, Grey creates a mood pocket, as it were, that’s…
10 Most Clever Bank Robberies in Movies

Christopher Campbell

1 Jul 2009 | 6:00 pm

Before seeing Johnny Depp as John Dillinger in Michael Mann’s new crime film Public Enemies, we decided to check out an earlier portrayal of the infamous bank robber, Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger. The 1945 picture is a bit disappointing in terms of bank jobs, which are mostly shown in quick succession during a montage. There is one interesting robbery, but technically it’s an armored truck heist (also, having been shot by Fritz Lang for an earlier film, the scene doesn’t quite fit the rest of the movie). From what we hear, the robberies in Public Enemies aren’t that much more…
Remembering Karl Malden. Today in Film Bloggery 07/01/09

Christopher Campbell

1 Jul 2009 | 3:57 pm

The celebrity deaths keep on happening, which makes me hope that Death takes a holiday at least over the 4th of July weekend. Yesterday we lost actor and baritone singer Harve Presnell, who is best remembered nowadays for playing William H. Macy’s father-in-law in Fargo, and now today we say goodbye to Karl Malden, who won a supporting actor Oscar for A Streetcar Named Desire, which was one of his four collaborations with director Elia Kazan. He was also Oscar-nominated for his performance in Kazan’s On the Waterfront. Other memorable film appearances include roles in Gypsy,…
LOW AND BEHOLD at Anthology Film Archives

Karina Longworth

1 Jul 2009 | 5:19 am

Zack Godshall’s Low and Behold, which has been somewhat missing in action since premiering at Sundance 2007, screens tonight at Anthology Film Archives in New York before coming to DVD via Carnivalesque in November. Starring eventual Alexander the Last dreamboat Barlow Jacobs, who also co-wrote and produced, it’s a drama/documentary hybrid feature set in just-post-Katrina New Orleans that doesn’t always hold up in terms of narrative, but is always interesting in the frission between fact and embellishment. As I wrote when I saw it at Sundance: Director Zach Godshall and…
Chipmunks 2 Trailer Stops Just Short of Rodent Erections. Today in Film Bloggery 06/30/09

Christopher Campbell

30 Jun 2009 | 4:54 pm

Yeah, it’s that kind of day where the teaser trailer for Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is the most interesting thing to talk about. Well, honestly, it’s not the most interesting thing I’d like to talk about (though I realize I should have included the first movie in our “Creepiest Kids’ Movies” list), but not enough blogs are commenting on the latest racism evident in Disney’s upcoming 2D-animated film The Princess and the Frog (heck, hardly enough blogs are commenting on this). So instead of a discussion of racism in a kids’ movie,…

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TRANSFORMERS 2 REVIEW: It was... good? Unexpected.

27 Jun 2009 | 8:48 am

Michael Bay stunned us. Not only was Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen an entertaining enough film to keep Nat's attention for 150-long minutes, but Matt, (who RAILED against the 2007 film as a classic G1 80's Transformer fan) actually enjoyed this one, too! The wounds from Bay's painful reimagining of the Transformers have healed in the last two years, and a Mute, Camaro Bumblebee doesn't offend us quite as much as it used to. Maybe that's what helped make this sequel SUCH an improved experience over the original!~Matt + Nat
TRANSFORMERS 2 PREVIEW: Revenge, Anyone?

23 Jun 2009 | 11:51 am

If you go back to our 2007 review on http://YourGeekNews.com, Matt was on a bit of a tirade about how terrible of an adaptation Michael Bay’s first Transformers film was. Now that all the wounds have healed, Bumblebee is a Camaro, Jazz is dead and Optimus has flames on his trailerless tractor trailer, it’s time to see if this re-imagined Transformerverse has a good story to tell in it. We’ve got three scenes to share with you that give you an idea of what to expect from the T2… wait, that acronym is already taken. Either way, we hope you enjoy our take on almost 5…
Drag Me To Hell Review + Scenes and Interviews

30 May 2009 | 1:34 pm

We managed to check out Drag Me To Hell back at SXSW in March, and we LOVED it. Watching Sam Raimi return to the genre that he started in was magnificent, with all the jumps and laughs and wit that you'd expect from a classic Raimi horror film. Since we've already seen this one, for a change this episode will bring you a review along with exclusive scenes from the movie and interviews behind-the-scenes of Drag Me To Hell!~Matt + Nat
T4 REVIEW: Terminator Salvageable? Satisfactory? Sub-par?

27 May 2009 | 10:32 pm

We both loved parts and hated parts; we both thought parts were bad ass and other parts had no balls at all... only problem is, we're not totally in agreement on which was which. This isn't exaclty a film series that prides itself on continuity, but still, as Terminator fans, but after 25 years of Terminators, we have a certain minimum expectation. What did you think? Hit up http://YourGeekNews.com to give us your thoughts on McG's attempt to bring the Terminator franchise a new direction!~Matt + Nat
T4 PREVIEW: Does McG Spell Salvation for the Terminator Franchise?

18 May 2009 | 4:40 am

After an atrocious T3, it looked like the Terminator film series was suffering from classic franchise fatigue (seriously, THREE movies about the same exact plot?). But with the arrival of McG in the director's chair, we’ve got a movie about the coolest part of the Terminator universe: the dystopian future that all these wacky killing machines are from. Not to be confused with three hot babes who work for a talking speaker.With a killer film look, some great actors, and a NEW idea for once, Terminator looks like it’s relevant again, and ready to rock this summer's blockbuster…

WHAT WOULD TOTO WATCH?
‘Public Enemies’ - Mann-made precision

cftoto

2 Jul 2009 | 8:29 am

When is a smart, sophisticated summer movie brimming with history and gravitas a letdown? When it stars Johnny Depp and Christian Bale and the man behind the camera is Michael Mann. “Public Enemies” should satiate mature minded movie goers looking for salvation against the tide of mindless blockbusters. It’s a beautifully constructed film, one with seemingly every element locked in for a modern movie classic. But while Mann (”Heat,” “Collateral”) remains a technical maestro, he still has trouble getting under the skin of his characters. Who else could…
WWTW Bookshelf: ‘The Reel Truth’

cftoto

1 Jul 2009 | 3:37 pm

Think getting an independent film greenlit - and shot - and distributed - sounds hard? Just leaf through the pages of Reed Martin’s new book, “The Reel Truth,” and you’ll see it’s a minor miracle every time an art-house picture hits the big screen. Martin, a freelance film reporter and movie marketing professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business, delivers the ultimate warning for everyone who ever dreamed of a life in cinema. The just released book, subtitled, “Everything You Didn’t Know You Need to Know About Making an Independent Film,” gives…
Remembering Karl Malden

cftoto

1 Jul 2009 | 3:24 pm

The cable channel TCM is remembering Oscar-winner Karl Malden, who passed away today at the age of 97, in the most fitting way possible. The channel scrapped its existing July 10 prime-time programming to feature a film tribute to the late actor. The night begins at 8 p.m. EST with “On the Waterfront,” continues at 10 p.m. with “A Streetcar Named Desire” and wraps at 12:15 a.m. with “Birdman of Alcatraz.” Related posts:Little Known Facts: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’With a name like Toto …A ‘Song’ worth remembering
Coming soon to WWTW

cftoto

1 Jul 2009 | 8:45 am

Reviews of “Public Enemies” and “Whatever Works,” the new comedy from Woody Allen WWTW Bookshelf: A review of the new indie-themed book “The Reel Truth” Related posts:Coming soon to WWTWComing soon to WWTWWWTW Bookshelf: ‘The Reel Truth’
WWTW Rewind: ‘Lonely Are the Brave’

cftoto

30 Jun 2009 | 8:59 am

Kirk Douglas etched an indelible portrait of the rugged, no-nonsense man in the 1962 drama “Lonely Are the Brave.” Douglas, whose mug alone made him one of Hollywood’s most masculine leading men, plays a cowboy born a half century too late in the move that only now is heading to DVD (July 7). The film opens with Douglas on horseback trying to navigate a busy New Mexico highway. It’s the perfect setup for what’s to come. Douglas stars as Jack, an itinerant cowboy looking to reunite with an old pal. But his friend is in jail for trying to help some illegal…

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Brand Name Properties Here to Stay

ZackRoth

13 Jun 2009 | 4:27 pm

At this point it’s pretty evident that the Studios are focusing primarily on culturally known properties — sequels, old films, TV shows, video games — basically anything that already has a built in audience. It kind of sucks, cause original ideas are becoming less and less frequent, but I understand the plight of the studio being [...]
First “Produced By” Conference a Success

Dennis Stratton

8 Jun 2009 | 12:15 pm

The first annual “Produced By” Conference brought together many Producers, both large and small, to the Sony lot to discuss amongst other things, the Producing profession, how to finance and distribute your indy films and, most popularly, hilarious and entertaining stories on being a Producer in the film industry. Some of my favorite panels were Jim [...]
LA - LIVE COMEDY - Week of 6/1

Dennis Stratton

1 Jun 2009 | 5:34 pm

7th ANNUAL LA IMPROV COMEDY FESTIVAL June 1st — June 6th // iO West // 6366 Hollywood Blvd. Up and coming improvisers + Cast members of Reno 911!, Sarah Silverman Program, Broken Lizard, The Office, etc. HUEBEL & SCHEER PRESENT: CRASH TEST MON, JUNE 1 // 11PM // $5 // UCB Theatre // 5919 Franklin Rob Huebel, Howard Kremer, Sean [...]
LA - LIVE COMEDY - Week of 5/26

Dennis Stratton

26 May 2009 | 10:52 am

COMEDY DEATH RAY + CDR SCKETCH TUE, MAY 26 // 8:30PM + 11PM // $5 // UCB Theatre // 5919 Franklin CDR: Sarah Silverman, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Marc Maron, Nick Kroll, Josh Fadem, Hosted by Brett Gelman CDR Sketch (11PM): Nick Kroll, John Reynolds, Anne Rieman, more! I HEAR JON DALY’S PRETTY GREAT! + GARFUNKEL & OATS! WED, MAY 27 [...]
LOS ANGELES - LIVE COMEDY HIGHLIGHTS

Dennis Stratton

12 May 2009 | 9:35 am

Going forward, we hope to post Comedy Shows in the LA area on a weekly basis. These shows come by suggestion from Mike Rosenstein, whom you will more than likely see should you decide to attend: COMEDY DEATH RAY + CDR SCKETCH TUE, MAY 12 // 8:30PM // $5 // UCB Theatre // 5919 Franklin 8:30 PM - [...]

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Hilary Swank and Jeffrey Dean Morgan on the set of The Resident

Jane Boursaw

1 Jul 2009 | 8:58 pm

Actors Hilary Swank and Jeffrey Dean Morgan are currently filming "The Resident" in New York City, and I’ve got a couple of on-set images below. The thriller follows a young doctor (Swank) who suspects she may not be alone in her new Brooklyn loft. She soon learns that her landlord is obsessed with her. Scheduled for a 2010 release, the movie is directed by Antti J. Jokinen and also stars Christopher Lee. Hey, it’s nice to see Jeffrey Dean Morgan playing something besides a dead guy, and Swank is great with the dramatic roles. Should be a good pairing. Image:…
G-Force – Watch the ‘Jump’ Music Video by Flo Rida

Jane Boursaw

1 Jul 2009 | 8:45 pm

I’m such a sucker for Disney movies with cute talking animals. I hope "G-Force" is as cute as it looks. From producer Jerry Bruckheimer, it’s a 3-D comedy adventure about a covert government program that trains animals for espionage work. Armed with the latest high-tech spy gear, these highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws! Sam Rockwell, Tracy Morgan, Penelope Cruz, and Nicolas Cage provide voices. The movie also stars Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, and Steve Buscemi, and hits theaters July 25, 2009. Watch the trailer here, and check…
Stars gather for Farrah Fawcett’s funeral

Jane Boursaw

1 Jul 2009 | 8:40 pm

Even though her health issues have been in the news for months, it’s still hard to believe that Farrah Fawcett is gone. She’s always been "there," whether it was "Charlie’s Angels" in the early years or her later career in movies and TV. Her friends and family, including partner Ryan O’Neal, their son Redmond, and her best friend Alana Stewart, are just a few of the mourners who attended Farrah’s funeral at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Post from: Film Gecko
Rob Pattinson: Watching myself on screen makes me feel sick!

Jane Boursaw

1 Jul 2009 | 12:04 pm

Much of the population might think that vampire Edward Cullen and his human alter-ego Robert Pattinson is cuter than cute. But he doesn’t share that feeling, and says that not only did he almost back out of auditioning for the role, but seeing himself on screen makes him sick! For the rest of us, we’ll get to see Pattinson as the sultry vampire again on Nov. 20, 2009, when "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" hits theaters. Post from: Film Gecko
In Theaters Today – Public Enemies, Ice Age

Jane Boursaw

1 Jul 2009 | 11:13 am

I love it when studios release movies on Wednesday, because it helps to break things up and gives us a chance to see lots of new movies in the same week! In Theaters Today: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (PG). Released in regular and 3D formats, this third movie in the franchise finds Scrat still on the hunt for that elusive acorn (and possibly finding love with a female sabre-toothed squirrel); Manny and Ellie expecting a baby; Diego pondering his place in the world; and Sid wishing for a family of his own. Rated PG for some mild rude humor and peril. [Trailer] [Poster] [Official Site]…

Fandango.com Top 10 Box Office Movies
1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $112.0M

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How Hermione and Ron Spend (and Don't Spend) Their 'Potter' Fortunes

2 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am

How Hermione and Ron Spend (and Don't Spend) Their 'Potter' Fortunes
Couples News: Justin Gives Biel the Bum's Gush, Jessica & Tony Are Normal, Non-Crazy

2 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am

Couples News: Justin Gives Biel the Bum's Gush, Jessica & Tony Are Normal, Non-Crazy
Jen Who? Bradley Cooper Steps Out With Renee Zellweger

2 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am

Jen Who? Bradley Cooper Steps Out With Renee Zellweger
Tiff Tidbits: Chris Brown vs. Jay-Z, Kristen Stewart vs. Joan Jett

2 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am

Tiff Tidbits: Chris Brown vs. Jay-Z, Kristen Stewart vs. Joan Jett
Quickies: Simon's Rumored 'Idol' Raise, Winehouse Goes to the Dogs

2 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am

Quickies: Simon's Rumored 'Idol' Raise, Winehouse Goes to the Dogs

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Netflix Ratings Update

Roi

2 Jul 2009 | 12:33 pm

As an update to our previous post, we’ve now spoken further with Netflix and have a better understanding of the issues at hand. The team at Netflix tells us they are working now on adding ratings history access to the API. Although this is a complex process, they are working hard to make this available as soon as they can, in order to provide the best experience for importing ratings. We appreciate the good will and initiative from Netflix in providing an API that is of great value for developers and services like Jinni. Technorati Tags: Netflix, Netflix API, OAuth
What Can We Expect from the First Michael Jackson Biopic?

Ami

2 Jul 2009 | 3:10 am

Death of an American Idol Michael Jackson. King of Pop. American icon. One minute he’s about to make what was supposed to be one of the biggest comebacks in music, the next minute he’s gone. Cinema loves stories of cultural icons, especially if they are controversial or die young. (And it seems that great talent attracts sickness, addiction, and untimely death…) So I guess we can start the countdown to a movie about the rise and fall of MJ. What can we expect? Here’s a look at ten other outsize musical lives and deaths, as captured on the big screen. July 4th is the perfect time…
You Can’t Take It With You (Netflix Ratings)

Phoebe

30 Jun 2009 | 6:46 am

Since March, we’ve offered an option to connect your Netflix account with Jinni. Until now, an optional feature has been importing ratings, so Jinni can quickly learn about your taste and recommend only movies you haven’t seen. Unfortunately, Netflix has demanded that we remove the import ratings feature. If you already imported your ratings, they will stay on Jinni. We, and many other developers and users, have been asking Netflix to open the ratings data for a while, to give you the choice to import your Netflix ratings as you wish. We’re working with Netflix now to…
Jinni Is a Nominee in Techcrunch’s The Europas

Phoebe

25 Jun 2009 | 12:35 am

Please vote for Jinni here! We’re proud to be a nominee in The Europas, Techcrunch’s technology innovation awards for European (EMEA) tech companies. The list is a testament to the impressive level of innovation in the EMEA region. The event is held on July 9 in London. Technorati Tags: Techcrunch, technology award
Based on Books, Comics, Games… Which Movies Are Best?

May

24 Jun 2009 | 8:06 am

Originality is rare these days. Just look at this week’s new releases: My Sister’s Keeper is based on a novel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a sequel based on a children’s TV series, and Cheri is based on a novel and a play. (As We Are Movie Geeks notes, even monsters aren’t safe.) IMDb’s top 100 titles (in the Top 250 list) echoes this: 42 (!) titles are based on books, 6 on short stories, 3 on plays, 2 on comics, TV series or true stories, and 1 on an article. That leaves only 42 movies with original scripts. So we wondered: Which “based on”…

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Cold Souls - Trailer

Leigh

2 Jul 2009 | 2:49 pm

Trailer for dark comedy drama Cold Souls directed by Sophie Barthes and stars Paul Giamatti along with David Strathairn, Dina Korzun and Emily WatsonCold Souls - Posterwww.coldsoulsthemovie.com Read More tags: comedy, drama, paul giamatti, trailer
"A Look Back The At 'No Retreat, No Surrender' Trilogy"

Chris

2 Jul 2009 | 11:28 am

In the mid-eighties Ng See Yuen’s ‘Seasonal Films’ company decided it might be a good idea to try their hand at making films with more international appeal, initially inspired by the success of a certain Hollywood martial arts movie.But unlike previous attempts at international productions by the likes of Golden Harvest and other studios, where the main goal was to introduce a home grown star to the west, Seasonal’s aim was to make movies with a combination of American actors in front of the camera, with a mostly Asian crew working behind the scenes, putting together…
Nick Love's - The Firm - Poster

Leigh

2 Jul 2009 | 10:41 am

Poster for Nick Love's - The Firm which stars Daniel Mays as Yeti, Calum McNab as Dom and Paul Anderson as Bex the role played by Gary Oldman in Clarkes film. (You can grab a larger version of the Quad poster here)Nick Love's - The Firm - Trailerwww.thefirm84.com Read More tags: football, nick love, poster, soccer, uk
Cold Souls - Poster

Leigh

1 Jul 2009 | 3:18 am

Poster for dark comedy drama Cold Souls directed by Sophie Barthes.Is your soul weighing you down? Paul Giamatti has found a solution! In the surreal comedy Cold Souls, Paul Giamatti plays an actor named… Paul Giamatti. Stumbling upon an article in The New Yorker about a high-tech company that extracts, deep-freezes and stores people’s souls, Paul very well might have found the key to happiness for which he’s been searching. But, complications arise when he is the unfortunate victim of "soul-trafficking." Giamatti’s journey…
Vanishing Point

Leigh

1 Jul 2009 | 2:34 am

In case your wondering I'm talking about the 1971 classic and Viggo Mortensen made for TV re-make which I have not seen and pretty much have no interest in seeing either. Having just watched Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (A film which I like), it was time to throw on Vanishing Point (A film I love). Vanishing Point is another film with a simple premise, but one which is given a near perfect execution. Barry Newman (City on Fire, The Limey) stars as "Kowalski" (No first name is ever used). Kowalski is a man who has had a varied career from military service in Vietnam, a cop, a speedway…

HOLLYWOOD ACTOR PREP BLOG
Joe The Actor…Poised To Be A Household Name

Dana Kaminski

1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 pm

This actor's full name: Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I saw him in '500 Days Of Summer' at the LA Film Fest. My iPhone photo of the actor, with Zooey Deschanel, his romantic interest......In the movie that is poised to be this summer's big love movie...The freshest summer love movie yet. [Trailer + his own... [[...Just a partial post. If interested in seeing the entire post, & media...CLICK on the TITLE.]]
There Was An Actor Prize At The LA Film Fest

Dana Kaminski

30 Jun 2009 | 8:44 pm

Congratulations to actor Shayne Topp, for getting the prize for outstanding performance in a narrative, at the LA Film Festival 2009. And for getting a prize for acting...and, for shining in a chick flick, that is deeper and more individual than your usual chick flick. It's cool of you too,... [[...Just a partial post. If interested in seeing the entire post, & media...CLICK on the TITLE.]]
Winning Films :: The LA Film Festival 2009

Dana Kaminski

28 Jun 2009 | 9:40 pm

The L.A. Film Festival Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature went to Cyrus Nowrasteh's 'The Stoning of Soraya M.' It was a beautiful film, and brutal...I set up interviews with some of the actors, and the director, so stay posted for that... [view trailer] [[...Just a partial post. If interested in seeing the entire post, & media...CLICK on the TITLE.]]
Reminder :: An Actor Is A Dignified Thing To Be

Dana Kaminski

24 Jun 2009 | 10:43 am

I thought that I would be able to blog throughout the LAFF, I do apologize. …Just isn’t time. I have quite a few informative posts, nearly ready to pub online; so next week should be a good time to look at Hollywood Actor Prep often. That’s a heads up. For actors, the problems... [[...Just a partial post. If interested in seeing the entire post, & media...CLICK on the TITLE.]]
Sunday At The Los Angeles Film Fest

Dana Kaminski

21 Jun 2009 | 9:47 pm

A Directors Panel, An Actors Panel, And A Screenwriters Panel At LAFF This has been quite a full, action-packed event, and perhaps the three most notable descriptors that I can use, off the top of my head, are: Brilliant Current Creative. Can't go wrong wit dat, not for me, anyway. And, have I... [[...Just a partial post. If interested in seeing the entire post, & media...CLICK on the TITLE.]]

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VOTD: Bar Refaeli Nude Video

filmbook

2 Jul 2009 | 12:06 pm

Bar Refaeli is currently appearing in a naked black and white video. Technically she is not naked as she always finds a way to cover herself up. I do not know what Bar Refaeli is promoting or selling but I can see fans of her past work, ahem, appreciating this video. Check out the video below. There is also a second version, much funnier, spliced with footage from The Aviator. A funnier version with spliced with Leonardo Dicaprio from The Aviator If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to us by Email or Full RSS Feed to be informed when we post new ones. ShareThis
TV Review: Hung: Season 1, Ep. 1: Pilot

filmbook

2 Jul 2009 | 4:13 am

I took a gander at the first episode of Thomas Jane’s new HBO series Hung and much like the first episode of the now deceased Rome; it was not as good as I had hoped. Its purpose was to lay the groundwork for the show’s premise and futures episodes. The pilot episode of Hung accomplishes that goal. I did find the first episodes of Gossip Girl, Madmen, and Ugly Betty, amongst others, to be vastly superior though. Jane’s well-endowed, hapless hero, Ray Drecker, reminds me of Tommy Gavin from Rescue Me, except he does not have the same witty dialogue. I hope during the next few…
The Horror continues in the [REC] 2 Teaser Trailer

filmbook

1 Jul 2009 | 8:38 am

The [REC] 2 Teaser Trailer picks up right where [REC] left off. “Just hours after the first film, the Barcelona Police Department sends a SWAT team to commence a sweep of the building. What they are unprepared for is the amount of bloodthirsty infected that descends upon them as they find clues as to the nature of the virus.” I recently watched and reviewed [REC] and must say I was impressed that they were able to sustain the suspense and tension as long as they did. I am looking forward to seeing the story continued. Check out the trailer below and leave your thoughts on it.
Film Review: Taking Chance

filmbook

30 Jun 2009 | 3:40 am

With an approach to the war in Iraq like the latter half of Home of the Brave, Taking Chance emphasizes the effect of the war on the people in the home front. Taking Chance is the story of one soldier that decided to go off to war and another that decided to stay home and serve in a different capacity. When Taking Chance begins, Private First Class Chance Phelps has died and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobh (Kevin Bacon) notices his name and where lives on a list of the recently decreased while at home early one morning. When Lt. Col. Strobh requests to take PFC Chance home for burial,…
Box Office: June 26 – 28, 2009

filmbook

29 Jun 2009 | 5:08 am

Was there any doubt. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was Number One at the Box Office this weekend with $112 Million for a total of $201.2 Million so far. The Proposal was Second with $18.4 Million. The Hangover was Third with $17.2 for $183.2 Million so far. Up was Fourth with $13 Million for a total of $250.2 Million so far. My Sister’s Keeper premiered this weekend in Fifth Place with $12 Million. Year One, The Taking of Pelham 123, Star Trek, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Away We Go rounded out the top ten respectively. Source: Box Office Mojo If you…

Daily Actor
Update

Lance

2 Jul 2009 | 8:04 am

Hi everyone, I’m still in Maryland on vacation. Well, can you call it a vacation when you’re visiting family? This may be the last time I come back home. As soon as I get on a plane, Farrah dies. I get off the plane and Michael Jackson...
TV Shows Currently Shooting - Updated

Lance

28 Jun 2009 | 6:22 pm

Here is a list of television shows currently in production. 24 90210 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE BIG LOVE BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE BREAKING BAD BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL BURN NOTICE CALIFORNICATION CAPRICA CLEANER THE...
Daily Actor Update

Lance

25 Jun 2009 | 11:02 am

Hey everyone, I’m going back home for the next week to visit family so I just wanted to let you know that there will be sporadic updates while I’m there. Keep checking back though. And don’t forget, I have some cool new features...
Clips from ‘Public Enemy’

Lance

24 Jun 2009 | 12:03 pm

I can’t wait to see this movie. Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Michael Mann? It’s got to be fantastic. I’m not sure of the order of these clips in relation to the movie.. but watch and love. Related Posts 7 Clips from...
First Look: Alice in Wonderland

Lance

22 Jun 2009 | 9:44 am

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp together again. How could you go wrong? Courtesy of Slashfilm Related Posts Pictures from the SAG Warners Brothers rally Pictures from the Screen Actors Guild Awards Post from: Daily Actor: Daily Actor: Self Promotion...

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‘Stepfather’ Cast Talk Crazy

1 Jul 2009 | 9:05 pm

Sure, David Harris wants to slaughter his new stepfamily. But according to Dylan Walsh, the actor who plays the murderous psycho in the upcoming remake of The Stepfather, Harris is not that bad a guy. He’s just…got issues."He's stiff, and I imagine he's had these different families, and he's tried different things," Walsh said in an interview with SCI FI Wire. "There's a repertoire of tricks, and they hadn't worked before, and he's trying to make this one work. That's what his flaw is: He's caught up in this old-fashioned way.
'Avatar' Banner Appears at Comic-Con

30 Jun 2009 | 9:15 pm

As most of you already know, James Cameron screened 24 minutes of his highly-anticipated 3-D film Avatar at the Cinema Expo in Amsterdam back on June 23. Cameron was joined by Avatar cast members Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana and Stephen Lang, as well as producer Jon Landau and Fox chairman Jim Gianopulus. Naturally, early reactions to the footage leaked out onto the web, and the consensus seemed to be overwhelmingly positive. ComingSoon.net posted reactions which you can read here.Meanwhile, no trailer has yet been released for the film, and enthusiasts are chomping at the…
'Green Hornet' Bumped Back Two Weeks

30 Jun 2009 | 9:10 pm

Whether or not this is just the latest setback in a production that appears fraught with difficulties is open to debate, however, ErcBoxOffice is reporting that Sony has moved back Seth Rogen's The Green Hornet release date by two weeks, to July 9, 2010.Even though The Green Hornet was the only film scheduled for June 25, 2010, the studio made the call, though the reasons are as yet unknown. What IS known is that this will put Rogen's film in direct competition with Steve Carell's animated film Despicable Me and Robert Rodriguez's Predators reboot. Meanwhile, the old Green…
Nick Fury Denied Action in 'Iron Man 2'

30 Jun 2009 | 9:05 pm

Samuel L. Jackson may be revealing that he won't see any action scenes in Iron Man 2, but after signing a deal with Marvel to appear as Nick Fury in nine of the studio's upcoming films, including Iron Man 2, Captain America, Thor and The Avengers, there'll be plenty of time to get to the action, he recently revealed to MTV.The actor indicated that he has already finished filming his segments, which mostly included scenes with Robert Downey Jr and Scarlett Johannson's sexy superspy Black Widow.When asked specifically if he will be involved in action sequences, Jackson replied:…
John Turturro Talks 'Big Lebowski' Spin-Off

30 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm

Joel and Ethan Coen's film The Big Lebowski (1998) may not have been a box-office champ, but it certainly went on to become a cult champion, and as a result, talk of a sequel has been circulating about the Interwebs for a while now...even though there was never really anything happening with such a project.That may all be about to change, however.MTV recently asked John Turturro whether we'll ever see a spin-off based on his Jesus Quintana character, who was a pedophile/master bowler in the original film."We have a sketch idea," Turturro said. "[Joel and Ethan…

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Best Movie Hackers

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1 Jul 2009 | 5:34 am

I was watching “Live Free or Die Hard” and its plot revolved around a hacker taking down the entire united states. It got me thinking: Where does Thomas Gabriel rank among the greatest hacker Hollywood has ever produced? So I sat down and made a list and ranked all the hackers that appeared in a Motion Picture. My criteria was not believability but ability. I did not judge the realism of the hacking scene, I simply judged each hacker on what he/she could or could not do. For example #5 on the list ranks higher then #6 because #5 can hack government security and #6 only hacked a…
12 Funniest TV Show-Inspired Tattoos

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30 Jun 2009 | 2:15 pm

Here is list of the 12 Funniest TV-Show Inspired Tattoos. If you see anything you like, print this out and tote it to the parlor for reference. Anything we can do to help contribute to our readers’ unfortunate, permanent decisions. 12. The Golden Girls Here’s a tip for the ladies: A photo-realistic portrait of the Golden Girls splayed across your thighs is always a turn-on for guys. GAY guys. (Cue laugh track, eat some cheesecake, Stan arrives and asks Dorothy for money.) 11. Joy Of Painting Host Bob Ross Ironically, whoever designed this tattoo is a much better artist than Bob…
List of movies that use the F-word most frequently

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22 Jun 2009 | 8:15 am

The obvious winner is a documentary film entitled “F**k” about the origin and use of the word. The film has a “f**k count” of 824! That’s like 8 or 9 f**ks per minute. I was expecting Superbad to be at the top but surprisingly is at the end of the list. Here’s the list of films with how many “F**ks” you can hear in each: F**k (2005) - 824 Nil by Mouth (1997) - 428 Casino (1995) - 398 Alpha Dog (2007) - 367 Twin Town (1997) - 318 Summer of Sam (1999) - 315 Running Scared (2006) - 315 Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002) - 311 Menace II Society (1993) - 300 Goodfellas (1990) -…
6 Super Heroes We Can’t Live Without

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18 Jun 2009 | 3:46 pm

For every lame super hero that we’ve quickly forgotten over the years, the bad-ass favorites have filled the void with their larger than life abilities. Since super heroes became popular way back in the early decades of 20th century, few have stood the test of time to be considered necessary heroes. Since the super hero universe is becoming an expanding sea of super goodness, with new heroes cropping up all over the place, there are only a select few the world can’t live without. From purely a character standpoint, the super hero world, and metaphoric real world, is a much better…
Top 10 Pixar Characters

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3 Jun 2009 | 2:32 am

The movie-making geniuses at Pixar Animation Studios have established themselves as leaders in animation not only with their technical prowess, but also by bringing formidable story-telling ability to bear. At the core of each of the studio’s beloved films are fantastic characters. Pixar movies consistently feature some of the most endearing, entertaining characters in the animated genre. As the release of Up, which drops on May 29, approaches, we thought we’d take a look back at studio’s past films and highlight their greatest character creations. Here’s our list of…

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Review: "The Andromeda Strain"

Dave Taylor

2 Jul 2009 | 9:40 am

Almost from the very dawn of cinema, movies have been wrestling with the question of what life from other planets might be like. Go back to 1902 and one of the very first films made -- Le Voyage dans la Lune, by George Melies -- portrays inhabitants of the moon, Selenites, as evil, dangerous creatures, all in its short 14 minutes running time. The entire alien invasion theme was driven to new heights when our fear of communism peaked in the 1950s and spawned more sci-fi horror films than I can name, both good and bad. Examples? Invasion of the Body Snatchers, War of the…
Review: "Public Enemies"

Dave Taylor

30 Jun 2009 | 11:00 pm

Biopics are an unusual challenge for a filmmaker because the storyline is already set, whether it makes sense and whether we can understand the motivations of the characters or not. As I watched the lush, but violent Public Enemies, I kept thinking that the reason there was no story, no backstory on the characters, and no depth to the film was just this reason: we were being presented with the sequence of events as they happened, rather than a fictionalized retelling that would have dug into character motivations and explained what was going on.From the first scene, the visual style of Public…
Review: "Rear Window"

Dave Taylor

29 Jun 2009 | 9:27 am

There are many films that have been written about Hollywood, but none have done a better job of exploring the relationship between the film viewer and the film than the absolutely brilliant 1954 Rear Window.The story has James Stewart (playing L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies) as a photo-journalist with his entire left leg in a cast, toe to hip, stuck for two months in his Greenwich Village apartment during a hot summer. Day by day he sits, bored, watching his neighbors through his window with binoculars, from the barely-clad ballet dancer Miss Torso to the sad Miss Lonelyhearts, to the songwriter…
Review: "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"

Dave Taylor

23 Jun 2009 | 11:05 pm

Michael Bay is one of those film directors that people seem to either love or hate. I know of many film aficionados who cringe when they hear that Bay is involved in a project. His signature style is certainly big, loud, flashy, with big, big special effects and, too often, a weak or completely incoherent story line.My relationship with Michael Bay is a bit more complex because I really do like some of his films while others are just ghastly. I really like both The Island, and especially the thrilling The Rock, and mostly like the blockbuster Pearl Harbor and Bad Boys. I think…
Mini-Review: "Sunset Boulevard"

Dave Taylor

17 Jun 2009 | 9:02 am

What the heck? What am I doing reviewing a film that was released before I was born, and, probably, before you were born? Sunset Boulevard was released in 1950 and, directed by the great Billy Wilder, ranks as one of the very best films made, particularly if you're interested in the self-referentialism of films about the movie industry like I am.Sunset Boulevard is all about lost dreams, about the inevitable march of progress and of those who are left behind. It's about the world we all see ourselves as inhabiting versus the harsh light of reality, of the extraordinary lengths…

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Inside ( À l'intérieur ) (3/4 Stars)

Who'd have thought that nearly a decade into the new millennium France would be the main producer of quality gore movies? While Hollywood blindly stumbles on, churning out dull remakes and pointless...
Public Enemies (3/4 Stars)

Even though most of Mr. Mann's movies are crime dramas, he manages to make them all seem different and unique. The same goes for this film. Action= real-to-life gunfights, Characters= all great and J...
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The (1.5/4 Stars)

A pretty bad film. The more I think about it, the angrier I get. It comes off sounding like they have a new spin, but it is insulting to think we should be trivialized to sit through this movie. Also...
Proposal, The (3/4 Stars)

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds were truly a delight to watch in this film. Ryan Reynolds has incredible and very underrated comedic talent. He had me falling out of my seat at various moments in th...
AVP: Alien Vs. Predator (2.5/4 Stars)

Meh, what did you really expect? There's the Aliens... that part of the movie is pretty predictable. The Predator... again, pretty much what you'd expect. Then there are the humans... a bit too mu...

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