Mirrors First Three Minutes
Here is the R-Rated first three minutes of the new horror film, Mirrors.
Juicy.
Directed and written by Alexandre Aja (High tension, The Hills Have Eyes), the man many (me) call the savior of modern horror. I have high hopes for this film. Mirrors stars Kiefer Sutherland, a man whose family is being terrorized by an evil force who uses mirrors as a gateway into our world. Check out the Red Band trailer after the jump:
The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three Streamed
Browsing the news this morning, I saw an article over at Slashfilm.com in which they reported that Hulu.com is streaming The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. the 1974 film is about a New York subway being hijacked by armed men for ransom. If you have never seen it, I highly suggest you do as it is a grimy crime thriller that is criminally overlooked. It stars Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw and was directed by Joseph Sargent, the man who also gave us Jaws: The Revenge…one of the worst movies ever made…but don’t let that sway you from checking this film out. Especially with a remake coming out starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta. Barf.
Anyway, check out the film over at Hulu and click the image above for one fucking awesome movie poster.
Appaloosa Trailer
The trailer for the upcoming Western starring Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen is now online. Appaloosa is an adaptation of a 2005 novel by Robert B. Parker. It centers on two friends hired to police a town suffering under the rule of a renegade rancher.
Eli Roth Is A Bastard
I’m a Bastard
No, not because I paid to sit through Cabin Fever, but because Quentin Tarantino has him on board to play Sgt. Donnie Donowitz, a Nazi hunter who weilds a baseball bat in Tarantino’s upcoming war film, Inglorious Bastards. The film, which begins production this October in Europe for the Weinstein Co. and Universal Pictures, details a group of prisoners-turned-soldiers who fight a group of Nazis in Nazi-occupied France.
Universal Pictures Signs Gore Verbinski
Gore Verbinski, the director mostly known for Pirates of the Caribbean series as well as The Ring, has just signed a three-year first-look deal at Universal Pictures. Universal co-chairman David Linde said of this new deal in a statement:
“Gore has a innate sense of what thrills and entertains audiences around the world, an unmatched ability to navigate genres and talent that elevates any film he’s on with peerless imagination and craftsmanship. He resides among a very rare class of filmmaker and is coming to Universal at a time when every conceivable option in the industry was available to him.“
Verbinski’s first movie will be the adaptation of the Take-Two hit videogame, Bioshock. Read on for more details. Read more
Disney Picks Up Monster Attack Network
Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Disney has bought the rights to the graphic novel, Monster Attack Network. Published in 2007 and written by Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman with Nima Sorat handling the artwork, Monster Attack Network is set on a South Pacific Island named Lapauta. This island is consistently attacked by giant monsters that come from the sea. The team in charge of protecting the residents during these attacks, as well as cleaning up the mess afterwards, is the Monster Attack Network.
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Triumph at 2008 Comic Con
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog made and appearance at the 2008 Comic-Con for an episode of Late Night With Conan O’Brien. Not that it is too hard to do, but he roamed the floor cracking jokes at the attendees expense. As usual, it’s pretty funny…I especially liked the King Of The Internet Predators crack.
He was also a member of the two-hour 2008 Comic Con panel to promote the TV Funhouse DVD. Check out the video after the jump in which he introduces the panel members as well as roasts the crowd..
Winged Creatures Trailer
The trailer for new film, Winged Creatures, is now online. Directed by Rowan Woods, Winged Creatures is a film adaptation of Roy Freirich’s novel of the same name. It details how the lives of a group of people are impacted after living through a random act of violence. The film follows the survivors as they each cope with the incident and the different paths each one takes after the incident. Winged Creatures stars Guy Pearce, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hutcherson, Dakota Fanning, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Embeth Davidtz, Jennifer Hudson, Jackie Earle Haley and Marshall Allman.
Cage To Star In Carpenter’s Scared Straight
I fucking suck!
Nicholas Cage is in final negotiations to star in John Carpenter’s next film, Scared Straight. The film is about a group of school kids involved in the Scared Straight program, a program that has delinquent teens spend a little time in actual prisons in hopes of steering their life in a different direction after seeing what prison life is really like. In the film, a riot breaks out and a teen is taken hostage. Nicholas Cage is set to play an inmate serving a life sentence who attempts to help the teen…and let me guess…succeeds and receives a pardon from a crime the audience learns he didn’t actually commit. It was in fact, committed by another man in the prison who Cage will have a showdown with and win…or some dumb shit like that.
Sukiyaki Western Django Trailer
Here is the new trailer for the Takashi Miike next film, Sukiyaki Western Django. The film is an English language Western inspired by Sergio Corbucci’s Django, as well as Yojimbo and A Fistfull of Dollars.
Watchmen Character Posters
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Warner Brothers has released hi-res versions of Zack Snyder’s Watchmen character posters used at this year’s Comic Con. Check out the other 6 after the jump.
Beowulf (2007)
After creeping me out with the dead-eyed characters of Polar Express, Robert Zemeckis takes another stab at a film populated entirely by CGI. This time, he tackles the Old English epic poem, Beowulf. While the film does contain fair amount of the source material, writers Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary made some changes to get it to the big screen. Paramount released the Blu-Ray today, so let’s check out the trailer and then after the jump, check out my review of Beowulf.
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Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)
Well, as much as they tried, the sequel to Joel Schumacher’s 1987 hit, The Lost Boys, did not make it into theaters but ended up going direct to DVD. Not a big shocker to anyone, I’m sure, but I finally got a chance to watch the film. Check out the trailer and then after the jump, check out my thoughts on Lost Boys: The Tribe, a film that really didn’t warrant as many words as I gave it.
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Jack Brooks Monster Slayer Trailer
A couple sites are now showing the new Jack Brooks Monster Slayer trailer, and instead of leeching of of them and re-hosting the video, I am in a lazy mood and I’m just gonna embed JoBlo’s.
I would delve into the plot, but hopefully you just watched the trailer. I’ve been looking forward to this film ever since people started talking about it when it made the festival circuits last year. It looks like a fun film.
The Return of Ellen Ripley?
It’s possible. Sigourney Weaver told OK Magazine that she wouldn’t mind bringing her character back to the big screen. With the comeback of other notable film icons such as Rambo, Rocky, Indiana Jones and John McClain, Mrs. Weaver may be looking for something similar.
“I would definitely do another if I had a director like Ridley Scott and we had a good idea,” she says of the classic sci-fi movie franchise. “Ridley is enthusiastic about it.”
This poses a small problem as fans of the Alien series may remember, Ellen Ripley is dead. I have been reading some comments in regards to this latest interview and was reminded that it was Mrs. Weaver herself who asked to have the character killed off so that she would no longer have to play her. Careful what you wish for, I guess.
Even so, I still think they could do this, and give the Alien franchise the movie fans wanted after seeing the sequel. That is, Ripley, Newt, Bishop and Hicks alive and well…well, maybe not so well. I read a post over at CinemaBlend.com about a script that had the gang floating in hyperspace, much like the way Ripley was doing between the first and second film, for 300 years. This would explain the aging. They mention that the final two movies were just dreams being had by Ripley while in suspended animation. I’ve heard worse ideas get made into movies…I mean, anyone go see Hancock? Yeah, like I said.
The Two Corey’s Are Still Douches
I saw this over at slashfilm.com and just had to post it. For those of you who may not be aware, a sequel to Lost Boys is on the way…straight to video…and it brings back both Corey Feldman and Corey Haim reprising their roles in the first film. Anyway, who gives a shit, right? I don’t either. Not a fan of the original, and I loathe both Corey’s. On the obviously scripted A&E reality show, The Two Corey’s, I got some morning amusement watching a supposed “meltdown” of Corey Haim during the filming of the movie. Check it out:
Now, if it is real or scripted makes no difference to me, as Corey Feldman still looks like a goddamn idiot, and Haim just ends up looking douchey no matter if the entire video was one big act or not.
The Dark Knight – First 5 Minutes
Sherlockornucopia
Sherlock Holmes seems to be a character Hollywood is looking towards with two news reports in regards to high profile actors\directors looking to adapt him for the big screen once again. Both Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros both offering completely different takes on the super detective. I am a Sherlock Holmes fan and while I do think there is a lot that can be done with this character and his universe, am not overly excited about either of the two upcoming films.
Quantum Of Solace Teaser Trailer
The trailer for the upcoming 007 flick, Quantum Of Solace, is now up. Looks to be just as action-packed as the last one as well. Lot’s of hand-to-hand combat, car stunts, motorcycles, hot chicks and airplanes. Yup…that’s about all this action movie fan needed to know. Continue on to watch the trailer. Read more
Visioneers Info and Trailer
I am just doing my part to promote a movie that I am praying is as good as it seems. The film stars Zach Galifianakis and is deemed a high-concept comedy even though it treads some familiar ground. This is the first film by brothers Jared and Brandon Drake, but the buzz at the film-fests about this film is heavy, and the reviews already coming out from people who have already seen it are glowing. Check out the trailer after the jump.
That looks like one of the dumbest movies of all time!! That trailer puts it in at... - 
I must admit I’m not to sure about this casting bit, Downey seems... - 
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