Tuesday, 5 August 2008
Winged Creatures - Trailer
Some news on this little Indie movie by Rowan Woods. It is an ensemble drama and is meant to be pretty good. Got a great cast - Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Jackie Earle Haley, Kate Beckinsale and Forest Whitaker. It looks great from the trailer.
The Random
Going to whack a load of stories in the Random to cover the past few days.
Morgan Freeman, 71 has been in a bad motor crash. He has a broken arm, broken elbow and minor shoulder damage. He is expected to make a good recovery. Last year it was announced the actor would play former South African president Nelson Mandela in forthcoming film The Human Factor.
"Casualty" star Gregory Foreman will play Mick Jagger in a new film about The Rolling Stones. Foreman revealed his new role to a journalist while queueing up to see "The Dark Knight" in London.
Woody Allen's next film, starring Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood, will be entitled "Whatever Works".
Jim Hill Media explains how the clip for the Tron sequel came about.
Pierce Brosnan has confirmed that only "a sliver" of 1964's Topkapi will be used in his "Thomas Crown Affair" sequel which has the billionaire thief after a rare diamond. Angelina Jolie is in the running for the female lead.
Samuel L. Jackson is super keen to play Nick Fury in a larger role than his "Iron Man" cameo, saying that he may cameo in other upcoming Marvel films including "Iron Man 2," "Thor" and "Captain America".
Pictures are out of the various characters in Disney/Pixar's "Up" over at PixarBlog
"Dragonball" film character photos at DB The Movie
Keanu Reeves is being rumored for the lead role of Spike in the Cowboy Bebop live-action movie. The big-budget film version of the anime classic is being put on a fast track for 2010.
Judd Apatow says that Russell Brand will reprise his "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" rock star character in "Get Him to the Greek". 'Sarah Marshall' director Nicholas Stoller has written and will be directing.
Nearly a year ago The Rock pledged he'd be playing Black Adam in the upcoming "Shazam" movie, then last weekend he talked about where the movie and role stand right now.
Richard Dean Anderson talks a little bit about the possibility of a MacGyver movie. He says "I have heard something actually. I guess it might be happening."
Pixar have floated around a couple of ideas for a "Monsters, Inc." sequel
Official sites are up for Race to Witch Mountain and Friday the 13th.
Discuss in the forum.
Morgan Freeman, 71 has been in a bad motor crash. He has a broken arm, broken elbow and minor shoulder damage. He is expected to make a good recovery. Last year it was announced the actor would play former South African president Nelson Mandela in forthcoming film The Human Factor.
"Casualty" star Gregory Foreman will play Mick Jagger in a new film about The Rolling Stones. Foreman revealed his new role to a journalist while queueing up to see "The Dark Knight" in London.
Woody Allen's next film, starring Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood, will be entitled "Whatever Works".
Jim Hill Media explains how the clip for the Tron sequel came about.
Pierce Brosnan has confirmed that only "a sliver" of 1964's Topkapi will be used in his "Thomas Crown Affair" sequel which has the billionaire thief after a rare diamond. Angelina Jolie is in the running for the female lead.
Samuel L. Jackson is super keen to play Nick Fury in a larger role than his "Iron Man" cameo, saying that he may cameo in other upcoming Marvel films including "Iron Man 2," "Thor" and "Captain America".
Pictures are out of the various characters in Disney/Pixar's "Up" over at PixarBlog
"Dragonball" film character photos at DB The Movie
Keanu Reeves is being rumored for the lead role of Spike in the Cowboy Bebop live-action movie. The big-budget film version of the anime classic is being put on a fast track for 2010.
Judd Apatow says that Russell Brand will reprise his "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" rock star character in "Get Him to the Greek". 'Sarah Marshall' director Nicholas Stoller has written and will be directing.
Nearly a year ago The Rock pledged he'd be playing Black Adam in the upcoming "Shazam" movie, then last weekend he talked about where the movie and role stand right now.
Richard Dean Anderson talks a little bit about the possibility of a MacGyver movie. He says "I have heard something actually. I guess it might be happening."
Pixar have floated around a couple of ideas for a "Monsters, Inc." sequel
Official sites are up for Race to Witch Mountain and Friday the 13th.
Discuss in the forum.
Back up to speed
Morning all,
I'm back and I'll get cracking with updates throughout the day. I had a cracking time over the weekend for my birthday. Nice meals, great presents and a day up to the Lakes yesterday. Very relaxing.
There was a problem accessing the site on Saturday which was apparantly down to the Site Meter. I've removed that now so everything should be back to normal.
Off to see Hellboy 2 tonight (not out over here in the UK until 22nd August, but a couple of cinema's are having a super early preview).
Discuss in the forum.
I'm back and I'll get cracking with updates throughout the day. I had a cracking time over the weekend for my birthday. Nice meals, great presents and a day up to the Lakes yesterday. Very relaxing.
There was a problem accessing the site on Saturday which was apparantly down to the Site Meter. I've removed that now so everything should be back to normal.
Off to see Hellboy 2 tonight (not out over here in the UK until 22nd August, but a couple of cinema's are having a super early preview).
Discuss in the forum.
Friday, 1 August 2008
Last post from the age of 34
This is going to be my last post for the night and I probably won't be posting much tomorrow either. Bear with me though and keep checking, but everything will be back up to speed on Sunday.The reason for the slight blip in what, so far, has been a number of posts every day, is that it is my birthday tomorrow (in just less than 10 minutes actually). Therefore, I'll be out and about with my Wife and kids. Plus tomorrow night I'm off for a curry with my Mum, Dad and Wife.
In the meantime keep checking back, you may have missed something on previous visits. Leave comments on previous posts (good or bad, I don't mind) and nip over to the forum for a chat with other like minded souls (there is an ongoing script there waiting for one of you to add the next part).
Don't forget to vote on the latest Poll - What classic sci-fi movie should I watch when I have a crowd of my mates round on the 16th August? Going to be plenty much beer and chilli so should be a great night.
Well, wherever you are in the World, have a great day. If it's your birthday as well then Happy Birthday. You must also be incredibly handsome, suave, and funny as well.
Sleep easy my friends.
Are Gort, the Galactus Cloud and the Totem one and the same?
Gort is the big discussion point in The Day the Earth Stood Still remake. Will he be like the original? Will he look like a dog robot thing? Will it look like the Cylon inspired concept art that was featured a while ago on this site? Will it be a balloon like the Prisoner's Rover? (I made the last one up). The filmakers had mentioned something called Totem which would be a dog kind of thing, but then the director Scott Derrickson said they were going with the original design.
However, I put it to you gentle reader that Gort may well be the original, a dog shaped thing and the Galactus cloud that we see in the trailer. Stick with me on this one. It's late and I'm probably talking crap.
Okay, the trailer is just below for you to check these things out. In the original movie Gort was going to destroy the planet if he wasn't given the words "Klaatu Barada Nikto". Well, the trailer shows a cloud ripping up sport stadiums and the like. Now either this is a cloud that doesn't like sport or could it be a shape shifting Gort taking out the planet in order to save his master, Theodore Logan Esq? At the very end of the trailer we see a glimpse of an original looking Gort blasting fire from his visor, so that's the original look. As for the dog like alien Totem robot thing, well I'm not too sure but round about 1:11 in the trailer when the Haz Mat suited scientists are in the misty woods you see something big moving from the middle of the screen to the right. It has sticky out bits and looks nasty. It's only there for a second. Have a look.
So three separate things that could all be one and the same. Just a theory at this point, but maybe, just maybe there could be something in it. What do you think?
Discuss in the forum.
However, I put it to you gentle reader that Gort may well be the original, a dog shaped thing and the Galactus cloud that we see in the trailer. Stick with me on this one. It's late and I'm probably talking crap.
Okay, the trailer is just below for you to check these things out. In the original movie Gort was going to destroy the planet if he wasn't given the words "Klaatu Barada Nikto". Well, the trailer shows a cloud ripping up sport stadiums and the like. Now either this is a cloud that doesn't like sport or could it be a shape shifting Gort taking out the planet in order to save his master, Theodore Logan Esq? At the very end of the trailer we see a glimpse of an original looking Gort blasting fire from his visor, so that's the original look. As for the dog like alien Totem robot thing, well I'm not too sure but round about 1:11 in the trailer when the Haz Mat suited scientists are in the misty woods you see something big moving from the middle of the screen to the right. It has sticky out bits and looks nasty. It's only there for a second. Have a look.
So three separate things that could all be one and the same. Just a theory at this point, but maybe, just maybe there could be something in it. What do you think?
Friday the 13th - You can't kill me. I'm a Derek
This is the dude who will be playing hockey faced Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th remake. His name is Derek Mears and he is an actor / stuntman. Unsurprisingly he starred in The Hills Have Eyes 2 (he looks like the bald guy from the original and Weird Science. I forget his name. Had googly eyes). He has also been a stuntman in Indy 4 (but don't hold that against him). He's 6'5" so I think he'll meet the Jason requirement for scariness. In the remake Jason is going to be fast. Not the lumbering fool from previous movies.Jason's mum, Pamela Voorhees, is going to be played by Nana Visitor (Major Kira from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine). The victims include Jared Padalecki (Sam from the TV show Supernatural), Amanda Righetti, Danielle Panabaker, Travis Van Winkle (his real name apparantly) and Aaron Yoo as Chewie (not a Wookie).
Still not too sure whether to be excited about this. Warner Bros did ask me to take down some photos of Jason a while back, but I won't hold that against them. I'll keep you posted.
The film is produced by Michael Bay and directed by Marcus Nispel. He directed Pathfinder (that did well!), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (not seen it. Love the original though), and videos for Cher and Billy Joel. Make your own decision as to what that foretells. They're certainly horrific.
Discuss in the forum.
A new Daredevil? Jason Statham thinks so
Latino Review mention an interview Statham did with the LA Times. Anything would be better than The Affleck!! Daredevil is a great character and deserves a great director and actor. Statham...I don't know. Here's a snippet of the interview with Statham and Frank Miller
Could a British actor wear the red horns of the Man without Fear? Jason Statham says, "Absolutely, just give me the chance, I would love to be Daredevil."
Sitting with Statham and Miller, it was easy to get excited about the idea of another "Daredevil" movie, one that was not a remake as much as it was a new installment. Hey Miller is the man who wrote the "Born again" story arc in "Daredevil" -- there's plenty he could do with the character in a new movie. Statham said he is eager to work with Miller at some point and that he adores the Daredevil character. I made the mistake of asking Statham if might not make a better Bullseye than Matt Murdock and I thought he might hit me with his pint glass. "Forget Bullseye, I want to be Daredevil!" Miller nodded. "I think he should be Daredevil too."
Discuss in the forum.
G-Force! Gatchaman Concept Art
Gatchaman is coming and some of the concept art for the CGI movie can be found here and it looks fantastic. If the little figure looks in the bottom left of the picture above looks familiar well that is because it is based on the old 1972 anime, Gatchaman, which was taken by the west and transformed into Battle of the Planets (complete with irritating Seven-Zark-Seven). This updated version is being brought to the screen by the people who did the recent TMNT movie (which looked nice but was a bit naff - the fight scene in the rain was great though) and follows the battle of the five teenage ninjas against the evil organisation known as Galactor.Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003), Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith (2005). DVD Review
The next installment of Alan S's review of all things Star Wars.
Double Review on The Clone Wars DVD (Series One and Two) and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
Could this be an interweb/bloggy thing first? A double review on two different mediums? Here’s hoping!
As some of you, my most learned colleagues, may know, I have undergone Japanese water-torture of a sort and have decided to post my reviews based on the vast universe that George Lucas has churned out over the past three decades.
And so, after watching the car-crash that was Episode II, I took a rather unusual turn of going straight to Genndy Tartakovsky’s 2004 Emmy Award winning TV series that is The Clone Wars.
Lets get a couple of things straight here before I start in earnest. This is NOT a movie in it’s own right. It was originally split up into 20 ‘episodes’ that ran for approx three mins a time (Series One) and then later, to five 12-15 min ‘episodes’ (Series Two) and were shown on the Cartoon Network. This, in itself, should immediately consign it to the “Not worth wasting my time” bin at your local HMV.
However, watching the ‘episodes’ back to back on a DVD release produces an hour long animation film that runs as smoothly as any manga or anime film. And this is its best point.
Having received canon status by all at Skywalker Ranch, these animated shorts act to flesh out all the major players in the Clone Wars and also to give a bit more background on the one’s we don’t know that much about (Jedi’s Shaak Ti, Kit Fisto and Ki-Adi-Mundi to name but three.)
The most impressive thing though, in my eyes, was to show how the Clone Troopers acted during wartime. When we think about Storm-troopers from the Original Trilogy, we think of them as clumsy, easily manipulated and poor shots. In these shorts, though, you can see why Jedi Master Sifo Dyas approached Jango Fett to act as the clone template. These guys are badass! There is one section of action on Series One that shows the Clone Troopers infiltrating a Separtist City and not ONE word is uttered. It’s all fist clenching, finger pointing and military precision from Commander Cody and his cronies!
Series Two is more there to explain Anakin’s rise to power and fame as a Jedi Knight; his exploits making him a hero to all he fights for. He loves the power and adulation he gets from the million of beings he has saved. Series Two also acts as the springboard to launch General Grievous into our consciousness.
The animation in both series is of a very high standard with lots of mute colours, to signify the oppression of war and the only flashes of real colour come from the heroes’ and villains’ lightsabers. I mentioned Manga before and these series come across as Manga’s younger brother, who’s trying to impress.
The voice acting, on the other hand, is in need of improvement and does kind of stall your enjoyment of it.
One of the reason’s I have decided to do a double review on these is that the two mediums (animation and live action film) is that the end of Series Two immediately preceeds the opening scrawl of Episode III.
When you are plunged into the sumptiousness of the battle taking place high above Courascant, you are instantly reminded of why you are a Star Wars fan. The explosions, the crazy manoeuvres on both sides of the battle, the sheer attention to detail just blow you away.
Granted, Episode III is a bit like its other bedfellows of Ep I and II. It’s all pomp, but no ceremony. Yes, the CGI is amazing, yes the battles between Jedi and Sith are as good as we will ever see, but, again, it fails to spark the imagination as the Original Trilogy did.
Some of the characters are weak. General Grievous, for example, is a wheezing coward who does not seem to add anything to the struggle (although in the Clone Wars series, he kick’s everyone’s butt from here to Dantooine!) Even Emperor Palpatine loses some of his nastiness after his Force lightning metamorphosis. Before his transformation, he is the ultimate puppet master, working everything from behind the scenes. McDairmid plays that part to a tee. Portman was another one who just didn’t come to the party.
As we all know, the good guy has to go bad and the lightsaber fight on Mustafar does not disappoint. It’s dark, moody, there is shouting and consternation between Vader and Kenobi and how the being that we came to fear is created, is finally played out before our eyes.
In a strange quirk of fate, there are some who say that the Clone Wars is a better story with more flesh to it that it’s live action counterpart. I say that there cannot be one without the other. Episode III makes more sense after you have watched the Clone Wars immediately before it. For example, you find out why Grievous has that annoying cough. Tartakovsky can be proud of his addition to the SW Universe
And so, dear friends, I have reached the end of the journey that is Prequel Land. Stay tuned as I go into the realms that is Original Trilogy land and rejoice as we, once again, walk with Wookies, princess’, farm boys and scruffy looking Nerf-herders.
Clone Wars: 8/10
Episode III: 7/10 – purley because you get the chill up your spine when you hear Vader breathe for the first time!
Discuss in the forum.
Could this be an interweb/bloggy thing first? A double review on two different mediums? Here’s hoping!
As some of you, my most learned colleagues, may know, I have undergone Japanese water-torture of a sort and have decided to post my reviews based on the vast universe that George Lucas has churned out over the past three decades.
And so, after watching the car-crash that was Episode II, I took a rather unusual turn of going straight to Genndy Tartakovsky’s 2004 Emmy Award winning TV series that is The Clone Wars.
Lets get a couple of things straight here before I start in earnest. This is NOT a movie in it’s own right. It was originally split up into 20 ‘episodes’ that ran for approx three mins a time (Series One) and then later, to five 12-15 min ‘episodes’ (Series Two) and were shown on the Cartoon Network. This, in itself, should immediately consign it to the “Not worth wasting my time” bin at your local HMV.
However, watching the ‘episodes’ back to back on a DVD release produces an hour long animation film that runs as smoothly as any manga or anime film. And this is its best point.
Having received canon status by all at Skywalker Ranch, these animated shorts act to flesh out all the major players in the Clone Wars and also to give a bit more background on the one’s we don’t know that much about (Jedi’s Shaak Ti, Kit Fisto and Ki-Adi-Mundi to name but three.)
The most impressive thing though, in my eyes, was to show how the Clone Troopers acted during wartime. When we think about Storm-troopers from the Original Trilogy, we think of them as clumsy, easily manipulated and poor shots. In these shorts, though, you can see why Jedi Master Sifo Dyas approached Jango Fett to act as the clone template. These guys are badass! There is one section of action on Series One that shows the Clone Troopers infiltrating a Separtist City and not ONE word is uttered. It’s all fist clenching, finger pointing and military precision from Commander Cody and his cronies!
Series Two is more there to explain Anakin’s rise to power and fame as a Jedi Knight; his exploits making him a hero to all he fights for. He loves the power and adulation he gets from the million of beings he has saved. Series Two also acts as the springboard to launch General Grievous into our consciousness.
The animation in both series is of a very high standard with lots of mute colours, to signify the oppression of war and the only flashes of real colour come from the heroes’ and villains’ lightsabers. I mentioned Manga before and these series come across as Manga’s younger brother, who’s trying to impress.
The voice acting, on the other hand, is in need of improvement and does kind of stall your enjoyment of it.
One of the reason’s I have decided to do a double review on these is that the two mediums (animation and live action film) is that the end of Series Two immediately preceeds the opening scrawl of Episode III.
When you are plunged into the sumptiousness of the battle taking place high above Courascant, you are instantly reminded of why you are a Star Wars fan. The explosions, the crazy manoeuvres on both sides of the battle, the sheer attention to detail just blow you away.
Granted, Episode III is a bit like its other bedfellows of Ep I and II. It’s all pomp, but no ceremony. Yes, the CGI is amazing, yes the battles between Jedi and Sith are as good as we will ever see, but, again, it fails to spark the imagination as the Original Trilogy did.
Some of the characters are weak. General Grievous, for example, is a wheezing coward who does not seem to add anything to the struggle (although in the Clone Wars series, he kick’s everyone’s butt from here to Dantooine!) Even Emperor Palpatine loses some of his nastiness after his Force lightning metamorphosis. Before his transformation, he is the ultimate puppet master, working everything from behind the scenes. McDairmid plays that part to a tee. Portman was another one who just didn’t come to the party.
As we all know, the good guy has to go bad and the lightsaber fight on Mustafar does not disappoint. It’s dark, moody, there is shouting and consternation between Vader and Kenobi and how the being that we came to fear is created, is finally played out before our eyes.
In a strange quirk of fate, there are some who say that the Clone Wars is a better story with more flesh to it that it’s live action counterpart. I say that there cannot be one without the other. Episode III makes more sense after you have watched the Clone Wars immediately before it. For example, you find out why Grievous has that annoying cough. Tartakovsky can be proud of his addition to the SW Universe
And so, dear friends, I have reached the end of the journey that is Prequel Land. Stay tuned as I go into the realms that is Original Trilogy land and rejoice as we, once again, walk with Wookies, princess’, farm boys and scruffy looking Nerf-herders.
Clone Wars: 8/10
Episode III: 7/10 – purley because you get the chill up your spine when you hear Vader breathe for the first time!
Discuss in the forum.
Chad Vader sings Chocolate Rain
A cover of the Tay Zonday internet classic. This one goes out to Wayne (ex-Vagabond)
Discuss in the forum.
Discuss in the forum.
John Carpenter to direct Nicholas Cage in Prison Movie.
The Hollywood Reporter have news of this Carpenter Cage team up called Scared Straight. Hopefully, it will be Carpenter gold like The Thing or Halloween.
"Straight" follows a troubled youth who's sent to prison off the Scared Straight crime-prevention program, which imprisons delinquent teens for a short period in the hopes of deterring them from a life of crime. While the teen is there, a riot breaks out and the prisoners take him hostage. A lifer, played by Cage, is forced to help the young man out.Discuss in the forum.
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - Trailer & Poster
From Slash Film. Directed by Peter Sollett (Raising Victor Vargas), and based on the novel by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, Michael Cera (SuperBad) and Kat Dennings (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) star. “It all starts when Nick asks Norah to be his girlfriend for five minutes, to avoid his ex-girlfriend, who’s just walked in to his band’s show. And then, with one kiss, Nick and Norah are off on an adventure set against the backdrop of New York City-and smack in the middle of all the joy, anxiety, confusion, and excitement of a first date. This is the story about one date over one very long night, with two teenagers, both recovering from broken hearts, who are just trying to figure out who they want to be-and where the next great band is playing.”
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist will hit theaters on October 3rd, after premiering at the Toronto Film Festival in September.
Discuss in the forum.
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist will hit theaters on October 3rd, after premiering at the Toronto Film Festival in September.
Discuss in the forum.
High Res Watchmen Character Posters Released
These are high resolution versions of the ones from earlier in the week. Lots of details in the background of each poster for the eagle eyed viewer. Also the time on the Doomsday clock appears to be different for each character. I think the Veidt with Bubastis one is my favourite.
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