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Mar 8, 2012
Woody Allen to star in new film by John Tuturro
Mar 6, 2012
New image from "Prometheus"
The viral campaign for Ridley Scott's upcoming return to sci-fi is in full swing with tweets being bandied about and a full viral website up and running. The website features Guy Pearce as the founder of the Weyland Corporation which will of course by the time of "Alien" have become the Weyland-Yutani Corp ("Building Better Worlds" and all that).
Now another piece of the viral campaign has been exposed; it's the below image. The image clearly depicts the cockpit where the "space jockey" sits albeit before his command chair rises from the center as shown in the "Prometheus" trailer. What does the image mean? At this point your guess is as good as mine but its a stunner.
Now another piece of the viral campaign has been exposed; it's the below image. The image clearly depicts the cockpit where the "space jockey" sits albeit before his command chair rises from the center as shown in the "Prometheus" trailer. What does the image mean? At this point your guess is as good as mine but its a stunner.
"Date with a Chicken" A short film by Pierre Ayotte
Though the title just about says it all I'm going to add that this short film is both tres bizarre and NSFW. (Probably not for the kiddies as well.) While there's no nudity per se the young man does take his amorous feelings for this particular piece of poultry to their logical extreme.
You have been warned. Take it away Poulette!
You have been warned. Take it away Poulette!
The top 10 movies for the weekend of March 2 - March 4, 2012
| 1) Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $70.2 Million |
| 2) Project X | $21 Million |
| 3) Act of Valor | $13.5 Million |
| 4) Safe House | $7.3 Million |
| 5) Good Deeds | $7 Million |
| 6) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $6.5 Million |
| 7) The Vow | $6 Million |
| 8) This Means War | $5.5 Million |
| 9) Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $4.5 Million |
| 10) Wanderlust | $3.8 Million |
The number one movie a year ago this week was Paramount's "Rango" which debuted in the top spot with $38 million.
Mar 5, 2012
New "Men in Black 3" trailer
I don't know about the aliens but I'm psyched to see Josh Brolin as a young Tommy Lee Jones.
Mar 3, 2012
Trailer for Tim Burton's full length "Frankenweenie"
Tim Burton's remake of his own short film from his pre-Batman days arrives in theaters October 12th. The film is slated for release in IMAX 3D and will be the first ever stop-motion film released in that format.
Mar 2, 2012
"The Grey" - 2012 - movie review
"The Grey" is not a date movie. Ostensibly it's a survival tale set in the wilds of Alaska but not too far beneath the surface is an allegorical tale about getting older, losing your health, your idealism, your friends and loved ones and yet somehow still finding the strength to soldier on with your head held high.
Liam Neeson is a professional hunter hired by an oil company to protect pipeline workers against the area's predators. He's deeply depressed over losing his love (though the story doesn't tell you how she 'left him' until nearly the end) and soon after the film begins he's kneeling in the snow with his rifle in his mouth. He decides against shooting himself for the time being and the next day is on a flight with other oil workers for some R&R in Anchorage. The plane crashes in the remote Alaskan wilderness and the wounded, freezing, unarmed and lost survivors of the crash are left to fend for themselves against the fierce elements that include a pack of wolves whose territory they've had the bad fortune of landing in.
The plane crash itself can be seen as a metaphor for birth. Neeson and his compatriots are dropped unceremoniously into a hostile world they didn't ask to be dropped into. Like everyone born into the paradox that is life they each deal with it in different ways. After getting hold of themselves to a degree they set out through the cold cruel world seeking that place of refuge or that rescuer that will deliver them from their plight with the hungry indifferent pursuers ever on their trail. Everywhere they go in their attempt to elude the wolves they find only more wolves. Nesson's character, on the verge of suicide the day before the flight, now clings furiously to life, unwilling to give it up even though he has no idea why. He's buttressed in his struggle to stay alive by his memory of love. He also carries with him what amounts to a suicide note he'd written before the plane crash and each time he pulls it out during his ordeal it seems to have less and less relevance to him. He's alive now. That's all the matters
The story doesn't get sullied up by injecting super-villains or implausible situations. When people get hurt they aren't rarin' to go in the next scene. There's no rail car full of situation specific uber-tech waiting beyond that line of trees. They're on their own against a nature that doesn't give a rat's ass about their dreams, their ambitions, their triumphs, their sorrows or their opinion of it.
Director Joe Carnahan elevates his game for this outing. Formerly a light-weight with heavyweight ambitions he makes the leap up in weight classification here. The film is occassionally gripping with certain scenes conjuring memories of Bergman's "The New Land" (1972). Credit also must go to cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi - known mainly to this point for his work in short films. He too seems poised to me to make a big leap forward after this. The landscapes are often breathtaking; and not just the mountain vistas. Takayanagi treats the landscape of the face with the same care and precision he treats the peaks and valleys of British Columbia, where the film was shot.
Though the cast consists mainly of TV vets they all manage to do a creditable job here in support of Nesson who gives perhaps his most heartfelt performance ever. His character Ottway is multifaceted and believable and Neeson seems to reach deep down into himself in his quest to portray a man simultaneously on the verge of life and death.
Those who are offended by the fact that the agents of the void here are wolves (who don't have a long history of unprovoked attacks on humans) are missing the bigger picture. The Grey has far more in common with King Lear than NatGeo Wild.
After the film seems to end with an abrupt cut to black there is a second ending of sorts after the credits. It's only a few seconds long and seems the kind of thing the studio must have insisted be tacked on in order to prevent audiences from despairing. It's the one obviously weak element in an otherwise strong production.
Liam Neeson is a professional hunter hired by an oil company to protect pipeline workers against the area's predators. He's deeply depressed over losing his love (though the story doesn't tell you how she 'left him' until nearly the end) and soon after the film begins he's kneeling in the snow with his rifle in his mouth. He decides against shooting himself for the time being and the next day is on a flight with other oil workers for some R&R in Anchorage. The plane crashes in the remote Alaskan wilderness and the wounded, freezing, unarmed and lost survivors of the crash are left to fend for themselves against the fierce elements that include a pack of wolves whose territory they've had the bad fortune of landing in.
The plane crash itself can be seen as a metaphor for birth. Neeson and his compatriots are dropped unceremoniously into a hostile world they didn't ask to be dropped into. Like everyone born into the paradox that is life they each deal with it in different ways. After getting hold of themselves to a degree they set out through the cold cruel world seeking that place of refuge or that rescuer that will deliver them from their plight with the hungry indifferent pursuers ever on their trail. Everywhere they go in their attempt to elude the wolves they find only more wolves. Nesson's character, on the verge of suicide the day before the flight, now clings furiously to life, unwilling to give it up even though he has no idea why. He's buttressed in his struggle to stay alive by his memory of love. He also carries with him what amounts to a suicide note he'd written before the plane crash and each time he pulls it out during his ordeal it seems to have less and less relevance to him. He's alive now. That's all the matters
The story doesn't get sullied up by injecting super-villains or implausible situations. When people get hurt they aren't rarin' to go in the next scene. There's no rail car full of situation specific uber-tech waiting beyond that line of trees. They're on their own against a nature that doesn't give a rat's ass about their dreams, their ambitions, their triumphs, their sorrows or their opinion of it.
Director Joe Carnahan elevates his game for this outing. Formerly a light-weight with heavyweight ambitions he makes the leap up in weight classification here. The film is occassionally gripping with certain scenes conjuring memories of Bergman's "The New Land" (1972). Credit also must go to cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi - known mainly to this point for his work in short films. He too seems poised to me to make a big leap forward after this. The landscapes are often breathtaking; and not just the mountain vistas. Takayanagi treats the landscape of the face with the same care and precision he treats the peaks and valleys of British Columbia, where the film was shot.
Though the cast consists mainly of TV vets they all manage to do a creditable job here in support of Nesson who gives perhaps his most heartfelt performance ever. His character Ottway is multifaceted and believable and Neeson seems to reach deep down into himself in his quest to portray a man simultaneously on the verge of life and death.
Those who are offended by the fact that the agents of the void here are wolves (who don't have a long history of unprovoked attacks on humans) are missing the bigger picture. The Grey has far more in common with King Lear than NatGeo Wild.
After the film seems to end with an abrupt cut to black there is a second ending of sorts after the credits. It's only a few seconds long and seems the kind of thing the studio must have insisted be tacked on in order to prevent audiences from despairing. It's the one obviously weak element in an otherwise strong production.
New video blog post from "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
In this video Peter Jackson and Co talk about taking their enormous production on the road in New Zealand for location shooting.
The Hobbit part 1 hits theaters this December.
The Hobbit part 1 hits theaters this December.
New "Avengers" trailer
Here's the second trailer for Marvel Studio's " The Avengers". Nick Fury enlists all of earth's superhero refugees to mount the defense against Thor's brother Loki who apparently has decided to take out earth for harboring his bro. Or something like that. I only have one question: Jeremy Renner?
"The Avengers" hits theaters May 4th.
"The Avengers" hits theaters May 4th.
Mar 1, 2012
"Piranha 3DD" trailer - Yup, that's "DD"
What do you get when you mix Ving Rhames, Christopher Lloyd and David Hasselhoff with flesh eating fish and copious amounts of silicone? Why "Piranha 3DD" of course.
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