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Avatar Coverage Saturates the Web; Here’s a Recent Roundup
25 November 2009 11:43 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
The days of Avatar being a closely-guarded secret are long gone. Fox is saturating every possible corner of the media world with coverage of James Cameron's upcoming film. I'm more than a little tired of the incessant coverage at this point; I see the film in a week or so and until then have absolutely nothing new to think about it. We've already run quite a bit of coverage in the last week: the 60 Minutes piece, a 2.5-minute chase scene, the 'interactive trailer' and more. If that hasn't sent you into overload, there are a few more clips after the break. First, there's word that Avatar may premiere at Butt-Numb-a-Thon, the 24-hour film festival curated each December by Harry Knowles. More than a few high-profile films have had their debut at the geek-fest, such as There Will Be Blood two years ago. Bnat takes place Dec 12-13, just a »
- Russ Fischer
Sneak Peek Nine
24 November 2009 6:10 AM, PST | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »
Nine is the new musical feature directed by Rob "Chicago" Marshall : 1. From a screenplay by Anthony Minghella and Michael Tolkin; 2. Based on author Arthur Kopit's book for the 1982 Tony Award-winning musical of the same name; 3. Derived from an Italian play by Mario Fratti; 4.Inspired by director Federico Fellini's autobiographical film 8½. Maury Yeston composed the music and wrote the lyrics for the songs. Principal cast includes actors Daniel "There Will Be Blood" Day-Lewis, Nicole "Eyes Wide Shut" Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench, and Sophia Loren with Kate Hudson and Grammy Award winner Fergie in supporting roles. "...Having reached the age of forty, director 'Guido Contini' (Day-Lewis) is facing a midlife crisis that is stifling his creativity and leading him into a variety of complicated romantic involvements. As he struggles to complete his latest film, he is forced to balance the numerous formative women in his life, »
Out of Exile
17 November 2009 2:18 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
The first vampire film to ever win a prize at Cannes, Park Chan-wook's "Thirst" places the ethical questions of human-community parasitism front and center, as you'd expect from a man whose most famous films are slow-pig-sticking ordeals of retribution and moral poisoning. Park's resume is also notorious for its merciless pop-movie extremism, and at times (as in the still rather spectacular "Oldboy") you can't help noticing a basic conflict between his Chandleresque exploration of life-or-death moral justice and his lurid sensationalism.
Going all genre in "Thirst" has obvious advantages for Park; the built-in conflicts are both familiar and as old as the hills. Still, few vampire narratives outside of, say, John Hayes' "Grave of the Vampire" (1974) expressly take on the responsibility of the predator to the prey as Park does -- his hero (Mr. Korean new wave Song Kang-ho) is an earnest priest who volunteers for an experiment with »
- Michael Atkinson
Free Flick of the Day: The Boxer
16 November 2009 5:15 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
It has taken me a long, long time to warm up to Daniel Day-Lewis. Despite first meeting him in the tender and gentler characters he played in A Room With a View and The Age of Innocence, he was always that terrifying Method guy who sharpened knives on set and ate his own kills. I don't want to say I was scared of him, but I found him brilliantly off-putting, which is why I never saw The Boxer until this past weekend.
Directed by Jim Sheridan, The Boxer delves into the last gasp of the Troubles in Ireland. Former Ira member Danny Flynn (Day-Lewis) is released from prison on the verge of the 1998 peace treaty. He simply wants to get back to his life, resume a boxing career, and live in peace. But his former Ira allies are busy plotting last ditch efforts of violence, and they're furious at his neutrality. »
- Elisabeth Rappe
New ‘Rambo’ Film Gives Illegal Aliens A Pass, Targets Evil Canadians Instead
16 November 2009 3:01 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
A couple of months ago we reported that the plot for the upcoming Rambo sequel had taken on a sci-fi angle involving John Rambo hunting space aliens in the Pacific Northwest. The reaction here at Fsr was decidedly mixed with some of us thinking the idea was beyond ridiculous and others popping immediate chemically-enhanced boners. (Hi Fure!) Well you can forget we ever mentioned it in the first place. Sylvester Stallone has apparently dropped a line to Craig Zablo over at the Stallone Zone and he updated the direction Rambo V will be taking. He isn't abandoning the plot-line all together, but he's apparently moving it away from the Rambo franchise and into a separate stand-alone film. I’m letting you know that Rambo has changed course and the story about hunting the man/beast will be done using another character in the lead. Rambo himself will be heading over the border to a violent city where »
- Rob Hunter
Review: The Men Who Stare At Goats – Nothing much to see here…
16 November 2009 2:44 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
Loosely based on British writer Jon Ronson's book of the same name, The Men Who Stare At Goats follows Ewan McGregor - taking on Ronson's role as frustrated journalist Bob Wilton, somewhat unnecessarily rewritten in the film as an American. As a result of various farcical events and coincidences Wilton finds himself in Kuwait, anxiously hoping to make it over the border into Iraq, until he meets former solider - or 'Jedi Warrior' as he refers to himself - Lynn Cassady, suavely played (as ever) by George Clooney, who introduces Wilton to the potentially bigger story of the secret division of the army he used to belong to which researched the possibilities of psychic warfare. Photographed by Robert Elswitt who won the Oscar for There Will Be Blood, the film is definitely one of the best looking comedies in recent memory, even managing to make Middle Eastern Desert (although »
- Mark Davison
Sylvester Stallone drops sci-fi angle for ‘Rambo V’
14 November 2009 12:53 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Looks like Sylvester Stallone has terminated plans to take Rambo into science fiction.
The 63-year-old revealed this past summer that the next Rambo movie, A Savage Hunt, would feature John Rambo leading a squad into a secret military base to shut down a man-beast mutant “supersoldier” project gone wrong.
The sci-fi plot was based on the novel Hunter by James Byron Higgins. Stallone owns the rights to the book and now plans to use it as source material for another project.
“I’m letting you know that Rambo has changed course and the story about hunting the man/beast will be done using another character in the lead. ‘Rambo’ himself will be heading over the border to a violent city where many young women have vanished. There will be blood,” Stallone wrote in an email.
Rambo heading to Mexico was the first rumored story for the film.
Stallone’s next film, »
- Reel Loop News Staff
'Rambo' Follow-Up Changes Direction, Moves Away From 'Feral Beast' Sci-Fi Angle
13 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Word emerged at the end of the summer that Sylvester Stallone was once again preparing to step into the shoes of John Rambo, a follow-up to his 2008 revival in "Rambo." While it's hard to find fault with the reasoning behind bringing Rambo back again -- he does, in fact, kick a large amount of ass -- the premise of this sequel, set at the time to start shooting in the spring of 2010, left myself and many other fans confused.
"Rambo V: The Savage Hunt," as originally revealed by Stallone in early September, would pit the aging Vietnam veteran against a "feral beast... [an] amalgamation of fury and intelligence and pure, unadulterated rage," the product of a failed government experiment. So basically... "Predator," but with a mutated super-soldier in place of an alien warrior. Not exactly the most "Rambo"-esque plotline. I, for one, was not pleased.
It's hard to say exactly »
- Adam Rosenberg
Rambo 5 Loses Sci-Fi Twist
13 November 2009 6:17 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Deep down, I think we all knew it was too weird to be true. Sylvester Stallone had been talking a while back about how the fifth entry in the Rambo franchise would feature his character hunting down a genetically engineered monster. If ever there was a shark to be jumped or a fridge to be nuked, this was the grand-daddy of them all.
But now, Sylvester himself has notified the world of a slight change of plan. You’ve got to respect the guy for being extremely communicative with his fanbase in recent years. Here’s what he had to say:
I’m letting you know that Rambo has changed course and the story about hunting the man/beast will be done using another character in the lead. Rambo himself will be heading over the border to a violent city where many young women have vanished.
- John Cooper
Rambo 5 Returning to Old Plot and Its Senses
13 November 2009 2:27 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
When Rambo 5 was first announced, it contained a plot where John Rambo heads into Mexico to rescue a kidnapped girl from human traffickers and drug lords. The story was in keeping with a typical Rambo movie, but then plans changed. Sylvester Stallone announced that the newly titled Rambo 5: The Savage Hunt would instead follow Rambo fighting a "feral beast" in what sounds like Rambo vs. Predator.
Luckily, it looks like Stallone has come to his senses. Stallone wrote to Stallonezone that Rambo 5 was returning to its original plotline and that the "feral beast" plot would be used in a separate, presumably worse movie.
To all the loyal SZoners out there,
I'm letting you know that Rambo has changed course and the story about hunting the man/beast will be done using another character in the lead. Rambo himself will be heading over the border to a violent city where »
- Ryan Gowland
Rambo 5, Monsters 0
13 November 2009 1:42 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
If you were amongst the people rendered giddy by the news a few weeks back that Sylvester Stallone was readying a fifth Rambo movie that would have him on a savage hunt in search of a genetically engineered predatory monster (story here), Stallone still intends to tackle that monster but no longer with the character of John Rambo.
Stallone contacted his fan site StalloneZone and relayed to them the following message regarding the new direction of Rambo V:
I’m letting you know that Rambo has changed course and the story about hunting the man/beast will be done using another character in the lead. Rambo himself will be heading over the border to a violent city where many young women have vanished.
Rambo battling a Mexican drug cartel was originally the way things were shaping up before the surprise announcement of the story change involving »
- Foywonder
Nfs Adds Ciarán Hinds to Lecture Series Lineup
12 November 2009 11:29 PM, PST | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »
The National Film School has announced actor Ciarán Hinds (The Eclipse, There will be Blood, Munich) will host the 3rd Nfs Lecture at the Iadt campus in Dun Laoghaire. Current visiting fellow John Canemaker will also host an industry event in Dublin's Lighthouse cinema. Hinds will be interviewed by Rebecca Roper on Tuesday 17 November. The Ifta winning actor will discuss his career paying particular emphasis on acting for the screen (TV and cinema) and the professional life of a freelance actor, such as agents, reading scripts, career choices, and working with first-time directors. »
Stallone Changes his Mind on Rambo 5’s Plot
12 November 2009 9:22 PM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Well color me fancy and smack my booty. Now this is what I’m talking about. Remember two months ago when Stallone himself seemed to confirm that “Rambo 5″ wouldn’t be taking Rambo to the Mexico-u.S. border to take on some bad dudes as we had heard, but would instead go all sci-fi on us by taking Rambo up north to hunt some Government creature, the result of an experiment gone bad? Well apparently Stallone has changed his mind. He emailed this message to the boys at StalloneZone: Hi Craig, This is from Sly to your followers: To all the loyal SZoners out there, I’m letting you know that Rambo has changed course and the story about hunting the man/beast will be done using another character in the lead. Rambo himself will be heading over the border to a violent city where many young women have vanished . There will be blood. »
- Nix
Is Rambo 5 Heading Back To Mexico?
12 November 2009 12:57 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
By now you Rambo fans know about Sylvester Stallone’s plans for Rambo 5, which up until now has been tentatively titled The Savage Hunt. Basically, Rambo was going to be sent out to bring down a super-solider turned savage killing machine by a government experiment gone wrong. The official synopsis for the film revealed that this somewhat surprising choice of storyline was actually based on the novel Hunter by author James Byron Huggins.
We here at Screen Rant heard this development and pretty much had the same reaction “Weird… But Cool!” The thought of John Rambo denying life to a “half-human, half-abomination” super-creature seemed like a logical step – after watching bad guys get blown to bloody chunks in Rambo 4, it was obvious that mere humans could no longer stand against the godly might of Rambo.
So color us slightly disappointed as we now are getting a rumor whispered in our ear, »
- Kofi Outlaw
Rambo V: A Savage Hunt Changes Direction
12 November 2009 8:20 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
A few months ago, Sylvester Stallone revealed some story details for his upcoming action sequel, and now it seems the story has changed a bit. Sylvester Stallone reached out to Stallone Zone (via AICN) and he gave some updates on the story of Rambo V: A Savage Hunt.
I'm letting you know that Rambo has changed course and the story about hunting the man/beast will be done using another character in the lead. Rambo himself will be heading over the border to a violent city where many young women have vanished
Best,
Sly Stallone
The original update from September revealed that Stallone would be hunting down said "man/beasts" that were genetically created in a lab in the Pacific Northwest, not too far from where the original First Blood took place, but it seems that another character will take over those duties. We'll be sure »
Is Avatar One of the Top 100 Movies of the Decade?
11 November 2009 6:23 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
The end of the decade is almost upon us, which means that over the next month or so you can expect to see all kinds of lists counting down the "Best Of" the previous 10 years in just about everything. One of the first publications out of the gate with their Best Movies of the Decade list is London's Telegraph [1], who count down their top 100 movies from 2000 to 2009. There are some interesting choices and some predictable ones, along with a few movies I've never even heard of. One thing that has a few people raising an eyebrow, however, is the fact that they've included James Cameron's Avatar on their list, based solely on the 15-minute IMAX preview! Isn't that a little presumptuous? To be fair, they did tack it on at the end of the list at #100, but it still feels like they're going mainly based on hype rather than anything concrete. »
- Sean
'Up in the Air' Songs Pulled from Oscar Race
9 November 2009 5:45 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Well, it's November, which means the awards contenders are steadily coming out of the woodwork, and just as we have the Academy Awards to look forward to, we also have their fine print to tolerate. The first of this year's disqualifications naturally come from the music end of things, the same category that didn't see fit to honor the tremendous original scores composed for The Dark Knight last year and There Will Be Blood the year before that.
According to Kris Tapley over at In Contention, both "Up in the Air" and "Help Yourself" from Jason Reitman's Up in the Air have been pulled out of the Best Original Song race. The former was written by Kevin Renick before he met Reitman (the song is presented in the film as it was presented to the filmmaker, with homemade introduction and all), not to mention that it comes halfway into »
- William Goss
Fiona Apple Gets Wordy: Wake-Up Video
9 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
With Lilith Fair returning next year, perhaps it's time for Fiona Apple to make a comeback. The feisty singer-songwriter whose debut album became a smash on the back of big singles "Criminal," "Sleep to Dream" and "Shadowboxer" proved that young women didn't have to be overly sexy or buttoned-down to make it big in pop music. Tidal sold over three million copies in this country, an astounding number for any album but especially incredible considering the content of the album. Apple's combination of jazzbo grooves, edgy art rock and openly hostile persona made her a favorite both among fans and media. On this day in 1999 (that's a decade ago, homes), Apple dropped her second album, which at the time contained the longest title in the history of pop music. Known commonly as When the Pawn, the actual full name of the record is (deep breath): When the pawn hits »
- Kyle Anderson
The Men Who Stare At Goats Review
5 November 2009 11:14 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
The Men Who Stare At Goats Directed by: Grant Heslov Written by: Peter Straughan (screenplay), Jon Ronson (book) Starring: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges Since the dawn of modern warfare, people have fantasized about the concept of super soldiers, enhanced human beings that could defend their homeland and give them the edge over their enemies. At this point, we're not just talking about fictional characters like Captain America, either; today's soldiers really are trained to push their body beyond its physical and mental limits, and outfitted with bleeding edge technological advancements. Military interests drive scientific research like few other fields, leading to all kinds of wacky pills and biological experiments. But would it surprise you to learn that U.S. military has delved into even stranger realms in the past, and may still be doing so today? In his 2004 book, The Men Who Stare At Goats, Welsh »
- Sean
Clooney's 'Men Who Stare at Goats' Fun But Forgettable
5 November 2009 9:25 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
At times, The Men Who Stare at Goats seems like it could be a minor entry in the Coen brothers’ filmography. Quirky dialogue and a few Coens alumni—George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, and Stephen Root—populate the film, and it certainly veers toward the surreal. Though the movie gets a few laughs with its absurdist humor and winks at the audience, it never reaches the inspired lunacy of the Coens’ previous work, or even approaches the heights of similar war satires such as Three Kings and Catch-22.
Despite elements that make it seem more science fiction than non-fiction, the debut from actor/writer Grant Heslov is based on Jon Ronson’s factual book. Ewan McGregor employs a slightly distracting American accent to play Bob Wilton, an Ann Arbor journalist. In investigating a routine story, he interviews Gus Lacey (Root). At first, Lacey's stories about life as a psychic spy seem crazy, »
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