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The Tournament (Film Review)
7 November 2009 11:05 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Every seven years, 30 of the world’s most deadly assassins take over a random city and compete for a ten million dollar prize. The rules are simple. The contestants have twenty-four hours to be the sole survivor, if not a tracking device implanted in their abdomen will detonate. Let the game begin.
If you’re a fan of action blockbusters like Transporter or Crank than The Tournament should excite you. The film is ninety minutes of explosions, slow-motion, 300-style fight sequences, and shoot-em-up action. But what really sets The Tournament apart from most films in this genre is the gratuitous gore, hence the appeal to fright fans. There are plenty of exploding heads/dismemberments and because the tournament takes place in a random city, there is no shortage of civilian casualties. The body count is high and unlike cartoonish films like Transformers, the mayhem is bloody and visceral.
But if you’re like me, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Rich Mallery)
Title Change: From Burning Bright to Ravenous
4 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Word just in from the Afm is that Carlos Brooks' Burning Bright is being sold under the new title of Ravenous . (Not to be confused with the 1999 film of the same name starring Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle and David Arquette) The film centers on Briana Evigan ( Sorority Row , Mother's Day ) and her autistic little brother both trapped in a house during a hurricane with a tiger. Last House On The Left 's Garret Dillahunt is responsible for unleashing the beast in the house to stalk Evigan. You can read our chat with writers Julie Prendiville Roux and Christine Coyle right here , as well as our brief interview with Dillahunt about the film here . More when we hear it! »
'Stargate: Universe' . Darkness
30 October 2009 9:57 PM, PDT | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »
This review may contain spoilers. There are two things that keep this episode running; the first is Robert Carlyle. As Dr. Rush, he offers a character that is so completely different from the scientific roles in the Stargate franchise. On "Stargate Sg-1," Col. Carter was backed by a sense of purpose and the need to defend the human race. On "Stargate: Atlantis," Dr. MacKay was fueled by his desire to expand scientific knowledge. Sure, his judgment may have been questionable at times, but there was always a line he would not cross. Rush though knows no such boundary. He is a cold and calculating man of science who sees numbers, equations and variables instead of people. And with the power failing on Destiny he has his work cut out for him. His rant in the middle of the control deck ... »
DVD Round Up, Oct. 30, 2009: ‘Sauna,’ ‘The Tournament,’ ‘The Butcher’
30 October 2009 5:00 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Many editions of the DVD Round-Up have featured a different genre and focus for each title within it. This week seems a little more thematically linked as we have a trio of foreign horror films and a few more independent films than usual. Of course, there has to a holiday comedy to spice things up.
Consider this column informational with synopsis, tech specs, and special features info for titles that might go otherwise unnoticed, but if you’re looking for more critical opinion, we covered “Sauna” when it played at the EU Film Fest, “Medicine For Melancholy” when it was available on IFC Direct, and “Nothing Like the Holidays” when it played in theaters.
“P” and “The Tournament” were released on October 20th, 2009
“The Butcher,” “Medicine For Melancholy,” “Nothing Like the Holidays,” and “Sauna” were released on October 27th, 2009
Photo credit: Anchor Bay
Synopsis: “John Leguizamo (Ice Age, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
'Stargate Universe' climbs to 677,000
28 October 2009 3:12 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
The latest instalment of Stargate Universe pulled in 677k (3%) during the 8pm hour for Sky1 last night, according to early viewing figures. The Robert Carlyle-fronted sci-fi series was up slightly on last week's episode, which drew 635k (2.9%) over the same period. Also on the multichannel stations, Dollhouse's latest offering managed 155k (1%) at 10pm, topping last week's season two opener, which logged a lowly 115k (0.7%). Elsewhere, Holby City won its usual 8pm slot, bringing in 5.87m (24.3%) for BBC One. Its nearest rival, BBC Two's new series James May's Toy Stories, put in 3.54m (14.6%). ITV1's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire had 3.22m (13.3%), (more) »
- By Dan French
DVD Capsule Review: The Tournament
27 October 2009 4:22 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
The Tournament Quick Thoughts: The easiest question to ask before ever watching a second of The Tournament is why would the world's top 30 assassins get involved in a tournament in which the last person alive is the winner? Of course, you could say "the money," but these people are in a rather lucrative business where only a select few are involved, which would mean their income per job can't be all that bad. On top of that, just imagine if you are the one assassin that sits out the tournament, which is held every seven years, you and whoever ends up winning are now the top dogs in the industry. You're naming your own price. Bad guys who want someone dead are have only two options. Sounds like reason enough to me to sit out of a tournament you only have a 1-in-30 chance of winning.
However, let's say you get involved in said tournament, »
- Brad Brevet
CinemaSpy's Week-End TV Recap (Oct. 24)
24 October 2009 9:00 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Our reviews for this past week are down a couple of shows, thanks primarily to baseball. Fringe was a no-show on account of the former, and Supernatural offered us a repeat of this season's premiere.
That said, we've got some new entries in the mix, which we'll be continuing as well. Blaine Kyllo chimes in with his thoughts on this past week's episodes of House, 30 Rock and Dollhouse (the latter of which returned to the airwaves after a one week absence).
With choices reduced on account of America's favorite pastime, viewers had a second look at shows they might have otherwise missed the first go-round, in their quest for something to watch, and this benefited FlashForward, which earned its best audience since its second week, picking up a 6.2 rating/10 share.
Meanwhile, according to the stats, Fringe, which has been a big ratings loser in its sophomore season, saw an uptick the week ending Oct. »
The Tournament (2009) Movie Review
21 October 2009 3:56 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Scott Mann’s “The Tournament” looks and feels like an ‘90s action movie, the kind that relies on an overly simplified premise that is supposed to pass for a storyline, but is really just an excuse for a whole lot of wanton bloodshed. Mind you, not that that’s a bad thing. In this case, it just feels a little bit overdone, and after a while all the shooting, eccentric characters, and violence dulls the senses and makes you question the meaning. Naaaaaaah. Kidding, kidding. It just gets tedious after a while, that’s all, which is something you don’t want an audience to say especially when things (and people) are blowing up every other minute in your movie. In fact, if not for Robert Carlyle as a drunkard priest, the film feels more like 90 minutes of bullet squib practice for an actual movie that hasn’t been greenlit for production yet. »
- Nix
New on DVD This Week
20 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows such as Blood: The Last Vampire, Easy Rider and the first seasons of Hawaii Five-o and Vega$. Plus, I think some movie with lots of robots, explosions and Megan Fox also came out this week as well.
Check them out.
Movies
Blood: The Last Vampire ~ Michael Byrne, Constantine Gregory, Yasuaki Kurata (DVD and Blu-ray)
Cheri ~ Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates (DVD – 2009)
Easy Rider ~ Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson (Blu-ray)
Monsoon Wedding (The Criterion Collection) ~ Lillete Dubey, Vijay Raaz (Blu-ray)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (Those Aren’t Pillows Edition) ~ Steve Martin, »
- Joe Gillis
Episode Recap: Stargate Universe - 1.01: Air: Part 1
19 October 2009 7:31 PM, PDT | TVStar | See recent TVStar news »
The opening credits of the series premiere of Stargate Universe show the vast expanse of space as a ship jumps out of Ftl and begins to glide closer to our screens. An orchestra of sounds play in the background with an almost menacing and forboding undertone. It doesn't take long before it's crystal clear that the show you are about to watch bears little resemblance to its predecessors. We're taken inside the ship where we see corridor after corridor coming to life, in much the same manner as that of the series premiere of Stargate Atlantis. As the camera pans from deck to deck, and lights spring to life, one thing becomes painfully clear: the ship is old, very old. And suddenly I have to remind myself that I'm not watching Battlestar Galactica. The music, even the look of the ship, instantly take me back there. I was prepared for this, »
- rsw@corp.popstar.com (Robert Samuel White)
The Tournament Premieres Screamfest '09
19 October 2009 4:55 PM, PDT | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »
The film that opened the Screamfest Film Festival this year The Tournament will be released on DVD beginning October 20th. A film with a plethora of big names including: Ving Rhames, Kelly Hu, and Robert Carlyle and a whole slew of action sequences means that this film will be a must have for 2009. Don't believe me? Then check out the trailer for The Tournament below and find out why this film was chosen as the premiere film at the Sff.
The synopsis for The Tournament here:
"Every seven years, thirty of the world's most deadly assassins face off against one another for an outrageous cash prize. There's only one rule: kill or die. As dozens of wealthy gamblers watch via closed-circuit TV, a city is overrun by brutal assassins - all aiming to be the last one standing. Starring Ving Rhames, Kelly Hu and Robert Carlyle, The Tournament is an explosive, »
- Michael Ross Allen
Tournament fight clip
19 October 2009 7:07 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
The Tournament may turn out to be one of the best action films of the year, and practically no one has heard of it. The title refers to a competition that has the world's best assassins pitted against each other in a random city, with the last man (or woman) standing the victor. It’s a very cool concept, and thanks to actor and martial artist Scott Adkins' fan page, we have this fight scene, between Adkins and Kelly Hu, the latter of which is protecting a priest (Robert Carlyle)... »
- Paul Tassi
Fight Scene From ‘The Tournament’ Kicks Ass For The Lord
18 October 2009 5:06 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
The Tournament is one of the year's best action movies. Yup, I said it. It releases on Tuesday, and I'll have a full review up on the same day, but for now trust me when I say this is one very cool and bloody romp. Unbelievable and highly implausible sure, but filled with fantastic fights, gunplay, and bloody squib-filled bodies. Every seven years thirty of the best assassins in the world descend on a small town where they proceed to fight to the death for a giant cash prize. Each player is surgically embedded with a tracker and given a handheld Gps so they can see the other assassins. The town is wired with closed-circuit cameras, the phone lines are rerouted to prevent pesky interference from law enforcement, and a room filled with wealthy gamblers watches the whole thing on CCTV and places their bets on who will win this year's contest. It's »
- Rob Hunter
‘The Tournament’ Has Two New Video Clips of Bad-Assery
18 October 2009 2:19 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Screen Rant has been tracking the Scott Mann-directed action thriller The Tournament for a few months. The independent film by the UK director has been shopping for a distributor for awhile now and even opened L.A. Scream Fest recently in hopes of getting picked up for Us distribution. It would appear the struggling Weinstein Company has done just that but unfortunately it will be for DVD release only and it comes out this Tuesday, October 20th.
The Tournament stars Ving Rhames (Mission Impossible), Kelly Hu (X-Men 2), Ian Somerhalder (Lost), and Scott Adkins (The Bourne Ultimatum) as a group of elite assassins that converge on an unsuspecting town to compete in a deadly game of King of the Mountain where the last man standing wins $10 million dollars and the title of the world’s greatest assassin. Robert Carlyle (Stargate Universe) is a priest that gets unwittingly dragged into the »
- Paul Young
Scream Fest 09: Review of The Tournament
18 October 2009 11:56 AM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
Year: 2009
Directors: Scott Mann
Writers: Jonathan Frank / Nick Rowntree / Gary Young
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Hal MacDermot
Rating: 7.4 out of 10
Once every seven years, thirty of the world’s most deadly assassins gather together and fight for the grand prize of ten million dollars – there can be only one winner, only one survivor.
Normally this genre of Battle Royale-esque movie is set on an exotic island, or a mystic m’larkey temple, and here’s why I knew I was in for something different right from the start, The Tournament is set in no-m’larkey-at-all working class Middleborough, in the rainy North of England. Scott Mann’s action packed debut feature stars Robert Carlyle as a drunken priest mistaken for a hitman, and the beautiful Kelly Hu as a real hit woman. For a $12 million budget, you get a good bang for your buck. There are a »
The Tournament - Trailer
18 October 2009 4:03 AM, PDT | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »
The Tournament is a high octane, blood-bathed, British action thriller starring Ving Rhames, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Hu, Ian Sommerhalder, Liam Cunningham, Scott Adkins and Sebastien Foucan.
Scott Mann directs a screeplay by Jonathan Frank, Nick Rowntree and Gary Young.
Every 7 years in an unsuspecting town, The Tournament takes place. A battle royale between 30 of the world’s deadliest assassins. The last man standing receiving the $10,000,000 cash prize and the title of Worlds No 1 (which itself carries the legendary million dollar a bullet price tag). The Tournament is set up by a group of sick high stake billionaires who watch the mayhem unfold via CCTV and bet on its outcome.
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- Leigh
CinemaSpy's Week-End TV Recap
17 October 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
We've been a bit neglectful so far this fall season with our television coverage, particularly when it comes to analyses of episodes week to week. So we're going to do our darnedest to correct that oversight, starting right here, right now, with a look back at last week.
After careful consideration, we began to realize that detailed reviews of every episode of every major series, every week, was just too unwieldy—we haven't the manpower, and we doubt you have the patience to sift through long deliberations about the lives of your favorite characters on your favorite shows. We'll still do more detailed reviews every once in a while, but expect analyses of partial seasons more often than individual episodes.
So what's the alternative? Mini recaps/reviews. Think of them as Bk Burger Shots for your pop culture soul.
Ok, that's a wee bit disgusting. Think of them as "reviews you can use, »
Latest 'Stargate Universe' draws 765,000
14 October 2009 1:57 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Stargate Universe continued to perform well for Sky1 last night, according to early viewing figures. The third episode of the Robert Carlyle-fronted sci-fi series, which aired during the 8pm hour, logged an impressive 765k (3.6%), making it the most-watched programme on the multichannel stations. Over on BBC One, Holby City logged a respectable 5.75m (25%) at 8pm, then 4.18m (18.9%) tuned in at 9pm to watch Around The World In 80 Days, a special celebrity-based Children In Need trek. MasterChef: The Professionals attracted 2.99m (12.8%) to BBC Two between 8.15pm and 9pm, then a new series of Horizon managed 1.83m (8.3%) during the 9pm hour. ITV1's Who Wants To (more) »
- By Dan French
Video: Robert Carlyle Describes New Stargate: "It's Darker"
8 October 2009 1:59 PM, PDT | TVGuide.com - Features | See recent TVGuide - Features news »
In the new SyFy series Stargate Universe, (Fridays at 9/8c), Robert Carlyle stars as Dr. Nicholas Rush, an enigmatic scientist who is responsible for a ragtag band of soldiers, scientists and civilians who are locked on a ship on an unknown course to the edge of the universe.
Watch the two-hour Stargate Universe premiere
TVGuide.com caught up with Carlyle to find out how this Stargate compares to its predecessors, why his character is "not to be trusted by anyone" and his thoughts on how fans of the Atlantis and Sg-1will react to the new series.
Watch the video after the jump.
Read More > »
- Gina DiNunno
Video: Robert Carlyle Describes New Stargate: "It's Darker"
8 October 2009 1:59 PM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
In the new SyFy series Stargate Universe, (Fridays at 9/8c), Robert Carlyle stars as Dr. Nicholas Rush, an enigmatic scientist who is responsible for a ragtag band of soldiers, scientists and civilians who are locked on a ship on an unknown course to the edge of the universe.
Watch the two-hour Stargate Universe premiere
TVGuide.com caught up with Carlyle to find out how this Stargate compares to its predecessors, why his character is "not to be trusted by anyone" and his thoughts on how fans of the Atlantis and Sg-1will react to the new series.
Watch the video after the jump.
Read More > »
- Gina DiNunno
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