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16 articles from 2009

Eva Mendes Says She Will "Never" Appear in Resident Evil: Afterlife

9 November 2009 4:42 AM, PST | HugAZombie | See recent HugAZombie news »

Despite rumors she might appear in Resident Evil: Afterlife as character Excella Gionne, Eva Mendes recently told WENN that she would "never" appear in the film.

When approached about her involvement, Mendes' exact words were "God, no! No, no, no! Never!"

With a career littered with bad decisions such as Ghost Rider, 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Spirit and the upcoming limited release Bad Lietuenant 2: Port of Call New Orleans, when did Mendes become picky? »

- (Fulci)

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Ladies and Gentlemen, A Word from Werner Herzog

6 November 2009 11:31 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Werner Herzog is crazy and brilliant and German. He's had a random and illustrious career which has taken him to South America, Bear Country, The End of the World and now lands him squarely in New Orleans. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans - a remake that's not a remake with a title that looks like it should either involve Martin Lawrence and John Cusack as buddy cops or be stamped on the front of a DVD in the dollar bin - already has buzz surrounding it because 1) Herzog has never seen the film his title borrows from and 2) there is some crazy shit in the trailer. I was lucky enough to see the flick last week (to the break of dawn), and while a review is forthcoming, I thought I'd share some things that the esteemed director had to say on some of the more questionable elements. Feel »

- Dr. Cole Abaius

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Latest MPAA Ratings: Bulletin No: 2094

4 November 2009 11:39 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Here are the new MPAA ratings from Bulletin No: 2094.

$5 A Day Rated PG-13 For sexual content, brief nudity and language. Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call New Orleans Rated R For drug use and language throughout, some violence and sexuality. Release Date: November 20, 2009 City Of Life And Death Rated R For wartime violence and atrocities including sexual assault, and for some sexuality and brief nudity. The Donner Party Rated R For some violence. Frozen Rated R For some disturbing images and language. Hidden Rated R For violence, disturbing images and language. The Joneses Rated R For language, some sexual content, teen drinking and drug use. Let God Be The Judge Rated PG For thematic elements, language and violence. The Lovely Bones Rated PG-13 For mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some language. Release Date: December 11, 2009 Perfect Life Rated R For drug use throughout, sexuality, violence, and pervasive language. »

- Brad Brevet

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Chriqui and Kilmer Join War Film

28 October 2009 6:36 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Here’s a recipe for … well, I’m not sure what dish this will make, but it’ll certainly be interesting: Emmanuelle Chriqui, a recurring actor on Entourage, and Val Kilmer (Tombstone) have joined forces with director Renny Harlin for the leading roles in Georgia, Harlin’s new war film.

According to THR, the film centers around “an American journalist (Kilmer) and his cameraman caught in the crossfire of  covering last year’s military conflict between Russia and Georgia … [as well as] a Georgia native (Chriqui) and doctoral student who becomes entangled with them.”

While this certainly doesn’t represent Harlin’s average action fare, I’m not entirely convinced that the man has ever made a good film in his life. When the closest you come to a good film is the lackluster Die Hard 2 or the redeemably cheesy Deep Blue Sea, you know your track record is somewhat worse for the wear. »

- John Cooper

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Nic Cage's Bad Lieutenant Is Not Going Straight To DVD

26 October 2009 6:39 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

This shouldn.t even be a story but there seems to be confusion where the release of Nic Cage.s new movie Bad Lietenant: Port of Call New Orleans is concerned. Earlier today several different blogs ran stories with headlines like .Bad Lieutenant Headed Straight To DVD!., prompting people to assume that First Look Studios was canceling plans to release it in theaters and simply shoving it out on Home Video. They assumed that because, of course, that.s what .straight to DVD. means. But that.s not the case at all, even though it makes a catchy headline. Those misleading headlines originated from a rather innocent story on Blu-Ray.com where they.ve announced that the film is coming to the Blu-Ray format in February. Here.s exactly what they said, just to erase any confusion: .First Look Studios is set to release 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New »

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30-Second Season of the Witch Teaser

22 October 2009 6:14 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Thanks to IGN.com, we have our first look at the upcoming Season of the Witch starring Nicolas Cage, albeit a very brief look. 30 seconds isn’t quite enough to differentiate one film from the rest of the crowd, but this does give a good sense of the tone of the film … and Cage’s chosen hairpiece.

Season of the Witch is directed by Dominic Sena (Whiteout, Swordfish) from a script by Bragi F. Schut, who’s a relative unknown. The film deals with a group of knights in the 14th century, who deliver a witch into a monastery in order to determine if her powers might be responsible for the devastating Black Plague. from the look of things, I’d guess they’re on to something. Also, the film co-stars Ron Perlman, who is fantastic in just about everything.

The film is scheduled for release on March 19, 2010. Get excited »

- John Cooper

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AFI Fest 2009 Line-up

21 October 2009 12:40 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

The complete lineup for the 23rd edition of the American Film Institute (AFI) Fest presented by Audi has been announced. Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” has already been announced as the opening night gala. The Weinstein Company’s “A Single Man” will have its Us premiere at the festival’s Closing Night Gala. Sony Pictures Classics’ “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus” has been selected as the Centerpiece Screening Gala presentation.

The film festival, which will debut it’s groundbreaking “See a Film on Us” initiative featuring complimentary tickets to all films including a limited number of seats at each Gala Presentation, will be headquartered at the historic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel between October 30 and November 5. AFI Fest will then move to Santa Monica for the final two days of screenings presented in association with the American Film Market (Afm).

AFI Fest 2009 will mark the return »

- Allan Ford

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New Us trailer for Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant

10 October 2009 8:55 AM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »

Undoubtedly, one of this year's craziest and weirdest films is going to be Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call, New Orleans and First Look Pictures has released a new trailer for it. The trailer seems to be a little less insane than the one we linked you to back in August (which seems to have been taken down), but it still looks nutty. And awesome. Synopsis: A rogue detective is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs -- while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves. Together they »

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New Us trailer for Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant

10 October 2009 2:55 AM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »

Undoubtedly, one of this year's craziest and weirdest films is going to be Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call, New Orleans and First Look Pictures has released a new trailer for it. The trailer seems to be a little less insane than the one we linked you to back in August (which seems to have been taken down), but it still looks nutty. And awesome. Synopsis: A rogue detective is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs -- while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves. Together they »

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Bad Lieutenant Trailer

9 October 2009 3:48 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

The new trailer for Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant : Port of Call New Orleans has been posted on Yahoo! Movies. The film, a remake of the Abel Ferrara classic Bad Lieutenant, stars Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Coolidge, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Shawn Hatosy, Denzel Whitaker, Xzibit, Shea Whigham, Katie Chonacas and Brad Dourif.

In the film, Cage plays corrupt detective, Terence McDonagh, a man whose drive to score drugs is only matched by his dedication to the job. Determined to get his way, he wields his badge and gun at every turn, while investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The highly functional addict uses his intuitive sleuth skill set to scour New Orleans for the next score and the murderers. Together with his love, a prostitute played by Eva Mendes, he descends into his own underworld, driven and tormented by desire, »

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Toronto: Some closing thoughts, and Todd Solondz’s unhappy sequel

20 September 2009 11:38 AM, PDT | EW.com - The Movie Critics | See recent EW.com - The Movie Critics news »

Here are a few last, random thoughts on the Toronto film festival, which came to a close yesterday: It Was a Very Good Year. In the week I spent there, almost everyone I talked to seemed to agree -- as did I -- on the generally exciting quality of the movies. The fact that so many of those films connected with the anxious urgency of the moment lent the programming (intentionally or not) a certain seductive coherence. At times, coming out of a movie like Collapse or Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, it was almost like attending the Whole Earth on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown film festival -- and I mean that as a compliment. Best Film I Saw. Hands down, Up in the Air. An exquisite reminder of everything that a Hollywood movie can still be, Jason Reitman’s sublime comedy about a jet-setting down-sizer »

- Owen Gleiberman

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Tiff: The Finale

19 September 2009 8:57 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Lev Lewis signing off from the Toronto International Film Festival

For ten days a year my little big city is overtaken by the masses of the film industry. Celebrities of all kinds are spotted walking casually through Yonge St.; semi-recognizable journalists with their green laniards hurry from screening to screening. A little piece of Hollywood just one streetcar ride away from me. So, it's odd to see how a city can overnight seem the centre of the world and then, just like that, retreat back to its former, seemingly dull self.

Not that I'm complaining. As exciting as the last ten days have been, a respite from line-ups and writing and, yes, even films, will be most welcome. 18 films in ten days isn't an exorbitant amount but it's more than enough for me. I'll leave you with a write-up on the best films I saw at the festival.

Now for the movies! »

- Lev Lewis

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Nicolas Cage Explains Green Hornet Decision

17 September 2009 4:43 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

A press release came out last week which confirmed that Nicolas Cage was in negotiations to play the gangster villain for the upcoming Michael Gondry and Seth Rogen adaptation of Green Hornet.

Quick thereafter, news broke that Nic Cage had turned down the role and left the project to instead work as the lead in two other films. Production was just starting so some were worried about them finding a worthy replacement quick. They sure as hell did though in bringing in to-be-Oscar-nominated Inglourious Basterds star, Christoph Waltz.

As to why Cage turned down the role, we now have the reason…

 

While promoting his film, Bad Lieutenant, Port of Call: New Orleans at Tiff, Cage answered questions on the topic of Green Hornet explaining that his decision stemmed from creative differences (he’s not the first to leave for that reason, looking back on Stephen Chow who was set »

- Rob Keyes

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Nicolas Cage Reveals Why He Left 'The Green Hornet'

16 September 2009 9:29 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Nicolas Cage's departure from "The Green Hornet" created quite a bit of buzz last week, but it was followed up by unconfirmed reports this week that "Inglourious Basterds" actor Christoph Waltz was in talks to replace Cage as the film's villain.

While promoting his upcoming film "Bad Lieutenant, Port of Call: New Orleans" at the Toronto International Film Festival, Cage opened up about the reasons he made such an abrupt exit from Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry's film.

"'The Green Hornet' was something that I wanted to do, I think Michel Gondry is very talented and I had hoped it would work but I think Seth Rogen and Michel had a different take on the character," Cage told The Canadian Press.

"I had to have some humanity and to try to give it something where you could understand why the character was the way he »

- Rick Marshall

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Directors Ferrara, Herzog Battle Over Movie Title

10 September 2009 2:45 PM, PDT | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

U.S. director Abel Ferrara has expressed outrage over German director Werner Herzog's apparent decision to lift the title of Ferrara's 1992 classic Bad Lieutenant for Herzog's latest film, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. The movie, starring Nicolas Cage, is screening currently at the Venice Film Festival. Herzog had previously said that he had never seen Ferrara's film, which starred Harvey Keitel. But in an interview with Reuters in Venice, Ferrara, upon learning about the title of Herzog's film, exploded, saying, "I wish these people would die in hell." Herzog later clarified his remark, saying that his beef is not with Ferrara or Cage but with the movie's producers. Earlier, Herzog had acknowledged that he was pressured by one of the producers of his movie to use the title in order to turn it into "some sort of a franchise." He said he had insisted on adding the words Port of Call New Orleans to the title in order to avoid any confusion with Ferrara's movie. The words, however, do not appear in early promotional material for the movie. »

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New Poster For Bad Lieutenant

4 September 2009 2:11 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Empire is about to make your weekend before it has even started, because there is a brand new poster online for movie mouthful Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans!Cage is said Bad Lieutenant, a druggie detective in love with a prostitute (Mendes), who reigns over battered post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans.We know it is hard to contain the excitement for Werner Herzog's coked-up cop drama, starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, and Alvin 'X to the Z Xzibit' Joiner, but hold it in, because the film isn't out until November 20.But to satisfy your need for a Port Of Call, check out the brand new poster from the movie below - or read our Damo's wise words from the first screening of the movie at the Venice Film Festival right this way.Click the image above for a hi-res version on ComingSoon.net »

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