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Jet Li's Warlords Trailer
6 hours ago
I.m not sure how many of these ancient Chinese war movies we need, but here.s another one. I suppose it.s no worse than America.s superhero fascination. We like men in tights, they like dudes in wicker armor. This time it.s Jet Li leading China.s heroic army in a fairly vague .crusade of justice.. The movie.s called The Warlords and the trailer never really gets more specific than that. Who.s justice? What.s justice to one man might be unfair to another. I guess it.s justice for whoever gets the swelling musical score whenever he steps on screen. So there.s swords and screaming and the usual generic shots of tons of arrows flying through the air and guys circling on horses. Check The Warlords trailer out in HD on Apple or watch it below. It.s no worse than animated aliens »
The Movie Home Alone As Told By Twitter
12 hours ago
What would Home Alone be like if every character had a Twitter account? Now you can stop wondering and find out because The Home Alone Twitter project (via Slash Film) takes you through the entire film in real time through 23 Twitter accounts. Just a few minutes ago, Kate McCallister (@KateMcCal) was tweeting back and forth with Gus Polinski (@Gus_Polinski) trying to arrange a ride home to Chicago. Now, the Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv (@TallnCurly and @Harry_Lyme), are plotting their invasion into Kevin.s (@KevinMcCal) house. When you think about it, there.s really no point to the whole thing, but if you.ve got some time on your hands, it.s pretty amusing to see the movie play out on Twitter. Some of the tweets even have pictures and videos. You can follow all 21 characters, the Illinois Police Depart and Little Nero.s Pizza or just check »
Things Get Violent In The Book Of Eli Featurette
13 hours ago
The Book of Eli looks okay, but it.s hard to get excited for something that looks like any old post-apocalyptic film featuring batches of overly violent men in desperate need of a shower. I was hoping this new featurette from Yahoo! Movies would be the item to make me think otherwise, but all it does is enhance my original sentiment. It focuses on the stunts in the film, particularly Denzel Washington.s superhuman ability to learn the choreography. Director Allen Hughes points out that shooting the fight scenes are far more complicated than landing a single punch. Washington had to keep swinging for a full minute. Um, is this something new? The battle scenes do look impressive, but no more spectacular than anything else we.ve seen. Hopefully Warner Bros. can cram in another featurette or a fresh trailer before the January 15th release. »
Second Prince Of Persia Featurette: Behold The Power Of The Dagger
13 hours ago
Last week Yahoo! Movies gave us a brief introduction to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time followed by an intense looks at all of the behind-the-scenes action, which, of course, features an unbelievably ripped Jake Gyllenhaal. Walt Disney Pictures (via Coming Soon) has just released a second featurette that still has some eye candy (Gyllenhaal for the ladies, battles for the men), but pays more attention to explaining some of the details of the plot, particularly the legendary dagger. The Prince of Persia trailer didn.t thrill me. It wasn.t terrible, but I figured Clash of the Titans will be enough epic adventure for me. But, the more I see from Prince of Persia and the more I learn about what.s actually going on, the better it looks. Who knows? By May 28th, 2010 I might actually have seen and enjoyed two fantasy battle-heavy films. I hope that »
Interview: Terry Gilliiam
14 hours ago
Whatever it is you think is going wrong with your pet project or however difficult you think the circumstances are, believe that Terry Gilliam has been through worse. The filmmaker is as famous for his wild fantasies like Brazil and The Adventures of Baron von Muchhausen as the trying circumstances that it took to make them, and his new film The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is no exception. The fantasy about a traveling sideshow and a magical mirror that makes peoples imaginations come true was humming along in production until January 22, 2008, when star Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose in New York City. Gilliam considered scrapping the project entirely, but was encouraged by his cast and crew to soldier on, and eventually he recruited Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell to step in for Ledger in scenes behind the magic mirror. He now says he considered giving Ledger »
Kevin Smith Explains Why A Couple Of Dicks Is Now Cop Out
24 December 2009 1:48 AM, PST
A few hours ago we brought you the first ever trailer for the next Kevin Smith directed movie Cop Out (watch it here). You may know it better by its previous title, A Couple of Dicks. The new name is intentionally ironic but also, well they.re kind of asking for bad puns from critics who don.t like it, aren.t they? Maybe not the wisest title choice but tonight Smith has finally stepped up and explained why they had to ditch the old, somewhat perfect Dicks title. The problem, is quite simply, Zack and Miri. Everything Smith has done in the past year has been colored by the less than stellar performance of his previous movie. Like A Couple of Dicks, Zack and Miri Make a Porno had a challenging, adults only title. You.d think that.s a good move since, of course, the movie was R-rated »
Trailer: Kevin Smith's Cop Out
23 December 2009 11:03 PM, PST
Kevin Smith has emphasized over and over again that Cop Out--or A Couple of Dicks, if you're traditional-- is not his movie, but a movie written by someone else that he was hired to direct. And now that the first trailer has hit Apple.com, it's pretty clear why-- there's not much about this movie that resembles what you'd see from Kevin Smith, from the simple fact that it's a cop movie to most of the jokes. Not that it's bad-- even though most of the jokes in the trailer feel pretty standard, there's a lot of potential in putting Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis together as cop partners. But Smith's diehard fans might not find much reason to see this except for devotion to their fearless leader, even if regular moviegoers might enjoy themselves having no idea who the director is. Following the box office failure of Zack »
Kick-Ass Is Just A Movie, But These Superheroes Are Real
23 December 2009 7:31 PM, PST
Has the Kick-Ass trailer inspired you to suit up and make a difference? Well, you.re not the only one. RealLifeSuperheroes.org is a community packed with normal people trying to make a difference while in a superhero identity. Citizen Prime, Crimson Fist and Green Scorpion may dress like our favorite masked avengers, but don.t expect them to go Rorschach on any transgressors. The group takes the concept of the big screen superhero, strips them of their vigilantism and encourages them to make the world a better place through charity work, hospital visits, civic activities and more. Real Life Superheroes doesn.t condone illegal activities or violence but does promote crime fighting through research and effort. One section of the site provides tons of resources like an America.s Most Wanted widget, link to the Amber Alert Feed and material that can teach you about state laws. Without checking »
Brittany Murphy's Movie Deadline Is Too Much Too Soon
23 December 2009 4:29 PM, PST
Amidst all of the sadness surrounding the untimely passing of Brittany Murphy, of course, is controversy. I.m not talking about cause-of-death speculation, but a DVD box art image that displays the late actress in an eerie situation far too soon. The film in question is Deadline and DVD rental company Redbox has decided to yank the box art from their kiosks nationwide. The image feature.s Murphy.s character lying lifeless in a bathtub. Coincidentally Murphy collapsed in her bathroom, where paramedics desperately tried to revive her. In the straight-to-dvd horror film, Murphy plays Alice, a writer who travels to a remote Victorian house to finish up a script before deadline. Strange noises lead her to the attic where she discovers videotapes of a couple (Thora Birch and Marc Blucas), hurling her into endless eerie and horrifying mind games. As reported by E! Online, Laura Dihel, a Redbox spokeswoman, »
Battle: Los Angeles Set Photos Reveal A Rugged Aaron Eckhart
23 December 2009 3:36 PM, PST
After Love Happens, I.m thrilled to see Aaron Eckhart looking rough and tough again. Jonathan Hoffon (via Slash Film) snapped an awesome close-up of Eckhart on the set of Jonathan Liebesman.s Battle: Los Angeles. Eckhart plays a marine staff sergeant who leads his platoon into battle against alien forces. The story is told in real-time from the perspective of the Marines. To get a taste of what they.re up against, check out the second photo posted by manwithscaryspouse spotted by i09. The photographer describes the scene as .Mushroom cloud of fire caused when production company explodes bus.. The image was captured back in September just before the shoot relocated to a set in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Unless someone gets some more set photos, don.t look for much more material from Battle: Los Angeles for a while; the film isn.t expected to hit theaters until early »
Ridley Scott Wants Robin Hood In 3D
23 December 2009 3:09 PM, PST
Avatar is on its way toward becoming a giant hit, and a major reason for all that cash is the 3D factor, allowing theater owners to charge more for tickets and offering a pretty strong reason for catching the movie in theaters rather than on DVD. So once again, for what seems like the 10th time in the last 3 years, the 3D craze is on. According to The Wrap, Ridley Scott is pushing Universal to make a 3D version of his upcoming Robin Hood, despite the fact that the movie wasn't shot for 3D (though that would be a better explanation for all the shots of Robin pointing an arrow at the screen in the trailer). There's also talks about re-releasing Terminator 2 in 3D, and of course Jackass 3D is on its way. Basically there's no reason not to put a movie in 3D, at least until they make an »
Movie Montage Lets You Relive All The Movies Of 2009
23 December 2009 2:49 PM, PST
Want to relive some of the highlights of the movies released this year without rewatching them all? Kees van Dijkhuizen recently posted a montage of clips from films that hit theaters in 2009 and it.s bound to give you chills. The pacing is impeccable, the soundtrack riveting and the clip selection striking, especially considering the massive amount of material that must have been sorted through. Of course not every film of 2009 gets its time to shine in the seven-minute montage, but a massive amount is featured, including some of the greats and no-so-greats of the year. There are blockbusters like Star Trek, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Inglourious Basterds and even some lesser celebrated films like Phoebe in Wonderland, The Burning Plain, Sunshine Cleaning and, my personal favorite to see so well-represented, Whip It. To a scary movie fan, the most glaring omission is the entire horror genre. No need to »
Repo Men Trailer: Jude Law Tries Jason Statham On For Size
23 December 2009 12:29 PM, PST
Ever since I saw Sherlock Holmes I've been excited all over again about Jude Law, an actor who was so amazing 10 years ago-- The Talented Mr. Ripley! A.I.!-- but has lately been stuck in a long series of unimaginative roles. And while Sherlock may mean a creative resurgence for Law on the screen, first we're stuck with another role he seems to have taken for the money-- Repo Men. The film's trailer debuted today at MySpace, and you can watch it embedded below behind an age gate. It's set in a future in which you can buy expensive replacement organs, but if you can't pay the bills, repo men like Law's characters will come cut it right out of your body. Of course at one point he's forced to consider the consequences of his job and go on the run from the authority, and this is the kind »
Exclusive Interview: Sherlock Holmes Villain Mark Strong
23 December 2009 12:09 PM, PST
If you've noticed Mark Strong in the movies lately, it's probably because you've been scared of him. From Stardust to Body of Lies to this Christmas's Sherlock Holmes, the experienced British theater actor is making a name for himself as a reliable villain, despite the fact that when I interviewed him over the phone last week, he was probably one of the nicest people I've ever spoken to. In Holmes, on the other hand, he's the ruthless Lord Blackwood, a power-hungry and secretive guy who's convincing the most powerful people in London that he has magical powers-- everyone, of course, except the ever-skeptical Sherlock Holmes. Strong will be seen in some of the most anticipated movies of the next year, as a villain in both Ridley Scott's Robin Hood and Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass. I've excerpted our conversation about those films, including fighting a 10-year-old girl and massacring monks, »
New Inception Poster Doesn't Give Us Much
23 December 2009 11:52 AM, PST
Unless the marketing people over at Warner Bros. are doing a really bad job promoting it, Christopher Nolan's Inception promises to be a complete mind-fuck in cinema form. Will still have barely any clue as to what exactly the film is about, even with the international trailer that was released and then unreleased early this morning (in fairness, that could be attributed to the fact that I don't speak French). We only got the first poster a little over a week ago, thanks to someone brilliant enough to figure out the viral game, but with the first feature trailer to debut with Sherlock Holmes this Friday, we are now getting another look as to how they are going to promote the film on paper. Playing off the same effect used at the end of the teaser trailer, the new art doesn't really give us anything new, other than displaying »
Reshoots Scheduled For Nightmare On Elm Street Reboot
23 December 2009 11:00 AM, PST
As far as we know, the new Nightmare on Elm Street starring Jackie Earle Haley is well on track for an April 30 release next year. But Reelz Channel has discovered that some extra shooting for the film is scheduled to take place well after photography had completed, filming a funeral scene and requiring a few extras to fill in as mourners. The scene doesn't sound like a major one, and it's as likely as anything that it's the kind of reshoot scheduled when the filmmakers realize they need an extra bit or two of a scene for the sake of pacing. I'm not going to ring the bell on this as a "troubled production," but if rumors of the kind start popping up, you'll know not to be surprised. »
Attend The Tea Party In The New Alice In Wonderland Image
23 December 2009 10:46 AM, PST
Last night on my way into Avatar, my family and I passed a giant cardboard cutout ad for Alice in Wonderland, prompting my sister to first ask the name of the weird guy directing it-- Tim Burton-- and then if she knew anyone in the cast. She pegged Anne Hathaway pretty quickly, and my mom got Helena Bonham Carter, but that weird guy in the middle with the orange contacts stumped 'em all. It's Johnny Depp, of course, for those of us who have been watching the marketing closely. But if you're curious about the image that fascinated my family so much, JoBlo has snagged it as a good old-fashioned jpeg file. It's basically all of the main characters attending the tea party, with the caterpillar hanging out creepily in the background. Obviously the image you see below isn't as wide as it gets, so click on it for »
Peter Jackson Adapting Sci-Fi Series Mortal Engines
23 December 2009 10:39 AM, PST
At this point, what does it even mean when Peter Jackson options the rights to something new? The guy is involved in so many different projects as director and producer that it's unclear what he'll even manage to get made at this point. But if you follow his every move and are confident that he can keep making films for the next 50 years, you may be interested to hear that Jackson has apparently optioned the rights to Mortal Engines, the series of fantasy novels set in a futuristic world where cities are mobile and must destroy each other to survive. The news comes from Stuff.co.nz, where they called a Jackson rep who didn't deny the news, which is pretty close to confirming it. Work on adapting the first of the four books is apparently underway, with Weta Workshops, obviously, being tapped to design the cities. It sounds like »
Robin Hood International Poster: Robin Holds An Arrow
23 December 2009 10:06 AM, PST
What's the one image you know for certain will be part of any given Robin Hood movie? No, it's not the long flowing locks of whichever male star has been tapped to play the lead-- it's Robin holding a friggin' bow and arrow, an image that has been part of the character since King John. So if Ridley Scott is trying to revamp the character with his new movie, shouldn't he try to change up the imagery a bit as well? Apparently not, as the first international poster for the film has debuted over at Hey U Guys, and it's precisely the stern look and taut arrow you've come to expect. I'm not asking that they show off Maid Marian in armor or Robin sitting around the campfire or anything, but even a spark of originality wouldn't be a bad thing. Check out the poster below, and keep your fingers »
Waltz, Fassbender And Knightley Join Cronenberg's The Talking Cure
23 December 2009 8:56 AM, PST
When Tarantino first burst on to the scene, he quickly became renowned as a director who could reinvigorate a career. It began with John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, then there was Robert Forester in Jackie Brown, and, briefly, David Carradine in Kill Bill. Now following the release and incredible success of Inglourious Basterds, Tarantino isn't exactly reinventing careers, but he's giving them a hell of a boost. By way of their Facebook account (kind of an esoteric place to post an announcement like this), Hopscotch Films has announced that they will be distributing David Cronenberg's next film, The Talking Cure, and that it has lined up its three stars: Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender and Keira Knightley. Based on the play of the same name by Christopher Hampton, the story centers on the birth of psychoanalysis and the relationship between Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud and Jung's young Russian patient whom »
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