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Spiderman Remake in 3D?

hamadeuss — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:32:00 +0000

Well it would seem that more Spiderman Remake news is just pouring out. This go around the word is that Spiderman is going to be in 3D according to Deadline.
They are reporting that SONY will the film out in 2012 which will possibly give them time to do it in 3D. Its definitely a good gimmick for Spiderman but I still do not see the need for a Spiderman reboot so soon.
As far as directors go Michael Bay and James Camerons name have been picked around but as of right now it seems that the front wunners are Marc Webb from 500 days of Summer and Matthew Vaughn who directed KICK ASS

Moon Movie Review

hamadeuss — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:24:00 +0000

This year has seen a gourmet of movies hit the screen. Some have been fantastic and some have been rather a waste of time, so it’s wonderful when you rent a movie under no pretenses and get what is easily one of the strongest movies of the year fall into your lap. This was the case with Moon, a movie that did not get a lot of coverage in the media and proved to be a gem in filmmaking.The general plot goes; Sam Bell, an astronaut is alone on the moon manning the controls and sending resources to Earth to help the diminishment of our planet’s power problems. But deep in space, alone, something more sinister lies hidden.To give anything away would ruin the experience for anyone so the general plot is all I can give of the movie but what I can say is this.Too many movies rely on an intricate field of many actors working off eachother, interaction to gear a movie up and get the audience wanting more. The intelligence of Moon is that it’s almost completely reliant on the performance of one actor and that is Sam Rockwell. Wherever the movie was to work was down to Rockwell, if it went wrong it would not be able to recover and thankfully they chose an actor who was able to pay full attention to his character and add a depth to the script. It’s all centred on Rockwell and he does a fantastic job with the isolated surroundings he is given. Gerty equally is memorable with combined with the succinct voice of Kevin Spacey.The other two things that make Moon a triumph is the score and of course the visual effects. That musical fare merged with the slow burner of Moon is breathtaking, it’s the sort of music you can listen to on CD and be transported back to the movie. Timeless, ageless and a joy to listen to.And finally the effects. Visually effects have honed much greater in the last year and the proof of our far it has come is shown here. The entire landscape of where the movie is set is in the title itself and the magic of the effects is that it manages to look like a different world. A planet away from us, it breathes that life and makes it seem real. Visually, the movie is stunning and will keep you glued to the screen.I could applaud this movie all night long, I really could. But I will warn that those who cannot get into slow burning films with a more detailed plotline might want to skip this as it requires concentration and respect for where it goes. But for those that can respect a movie of this kind, you will love it.It seamlessly blends gorgeous visuals with a beautiful score and a remarkable performance in the guise of Rockwell. If you have yet to see it, rent it and take the time to watch it. You will not regret it.A stunning movie, my favourite of the year and a movie everyone needs to see, to appreciate what cinema can and still does. Flawless and truly one of the best movies of ‘09. See it now.

New A-Team Movie Photos

hamadeuss — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:16:00 +0000

Below you can checkout a slew of new photos for the upcoming A-Team Movie which come our way courtesy of LatinoReview. In case you missed it you can checkout the trailer for A-team which we posted earlier in the week.
The film stars MMA former Light Heavyweight champion Rampage Jackson as well as uber hottie Jessica Biel, Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper. The plot from IMDB is as follows;
A group of Iraq War veterans looks to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.

Iron Man 2 Heads to IMAX

hamadeuss — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:08:00 +0000

Paramount Pictures today announced that the highly-anticipated action-adventure Iron Man 2, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey, Jr., will be released to digital IMAX® theaters simultaneously with the film’s worldwide release on May 7, 2010. The film’s limited IMAX release will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with IMAX DMR® technology.
“The success of the first Iron Man movie catapulted the franchise from the comic books to theatre screens, and we’re excited that the IMAX format will offer fans an even more immersive way to experience the sequel,” said Tim Connors, Chief Operating Officer, Marvel Studios.
“Iron Man 2 is a fantastic addition to our growing film slate for 2010, which is filling out faster than any previous year,” said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. “The rollout of our digital projection system has enabled us to add more films to the slate, and we’re very excited to partner with Marvel and Paramount on this next installment of the incredible Iron Man franchise.”
“We’re thrilled to once again be working with Paramount and our long time friends at Marvel Entertainment as we help to bring their characters to life in IMAX,” said Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. “The combination of Marvel’s iconic Iron Man story, Jon Favreau’s brilliant vision and Paramount Pictures’ talented team coupled with IMAX will make for a wild cinematic experience.”

James Cameron Explains AVATAR Sequel

hamadeuss — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:00:00 +0000

Avatar has its detractors but based on the reviews on our site from staff and readers alike the film is clearly loved by the masses. We have positive reviews from men, women, young and VERY old ( like senior citizen old ) and the vibe is very good. James Cameron has been talking Avatar 2 alot and in a recent interview with EW he setup the story for AVATAR 2 saying;

“I’ve had a storyline in mind from the start — there are even scenes in Avatar that I kept in because they lead to the sequel,” Cameron says. “It just makes sense to think of it as a two or three film arc, in terms of the business plan.
The CG plants and trees and creatures and the musculo-skeletal rigging of the main characters — that all takes an enormous amount of time to create. It’d be a waste not to use it again.” Sam Worthington is already signed to play Jake Sully again, and he e-mailed EW some plot suggestions for the sequel: “Jake should have abused his avatar and be fat and unfit and demand Neyteri to get him a beer.”
Avatar 3D was an experience but for me I am not sure how a sequel will pan out. Will you see it based on the first one?
AvatarTheatrical Release Date: December 18, 2009Rating: 85.42% Approval Rating Based on 59 Reviews [ Review it Yourself ] AVATAR takes us to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a newcomer from Earth embarks on an epic adventure, ultimately fighting to save the alien world he has learned to call home. James Cameron, the Oscar®-winning director of “Titanic,” first conceived of the film 1…

Book of Eli Movie Review

hamadeuss — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:44:00 +0000

Book of Eli is an old premise that has been done in a hundred different films but I will admit that Denzel Washingtons take on the premise was both entertaining and gruesome. Book of Eli is a fresh take on an old premise of a world wiped out by man with a lone wanderer on a mission to salvage society. The premise of Book of Eli is simple and effective;
In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earth–all around him, the marks of catastrophic destruction. There is no civilization here, no law. The roads belong to gangs that would murder a man for his shoes, an ounce of water…or for nothing at all. But they’re no match for this traveler.
Book of Eli is a gritty film that visually is superb and also at times extremely brutal. Denzel Washington as Eli separates no less then a dozen people from their heads in various sequences of violence as foolish ‘survivors’ attempt to prey on him and take his book. The action is intense and extremely well choreographed without being to over the top or ‘matrixy’.You really do believe throughout the film that Eli really is a complete bad ass who your best to walk away from then cross.
The film has an extremely strong religious angle and I am not sure if Denzel Washington as producer had a Christian agenda or not. It was very pro Christian but also at times showed the dark sides of religion so for me I am not sure if it was an action-thriller to bring us to god or an action-thriller with an interesting religious angle.
Mila Kunis who also stars in the film in a smaller role does a truly fantastic job showing that she is no longer just ‘Jackie from that 70’s show’. She does an outstanding job playing Eli’s only friend and proves that despite some poor film choices in the past she really can act and is not just a pretty face. The film also stars Ray Stevenson from the HBO show ROME and the abysmal Punisher Warzone. The ‘smart rogue leader’ in the film is played by Gary Oldman who really does play one hell of a great villain.
Book of Eli reminds me of Kevin Costners The Postman in some aspects and for me that is a good thing since I liked Postman. It also reminds me a little of Doomsday and Mad Max. The film is a great mix of action, thriller and brutal violence to appeal to just about any apocalyptic film fan. A must see for fans of the genre so long as you don’t mind a bit of wordiness and a clear and STRONG religious angle.

Denzel Washington Interview, Book of Eli

hamadeuss — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:36:00 +0000

In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earth–all around him, the marks of catastrophic destruction. There is no civilization here, no law. The roads belong to gangs that would murder a man for his shoes, an ounce of water…or for nothing at all. But they’re no match for this traveler.
A warrior not by choice but necessity, Eli (Denzel Washington) seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. It’s not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future; a hope he has carried and protected for 30 years and is determined to realize. Driven by this commitment and guided by his belief in something greater than himself, Eli does what he must to survive–and continue.
Only one other man in this ruined world understands the power Eli holds, and is determined to make it his own: Carnegie (Gary Oldman), the self-appointed despot of a makeshift town of thieves and gunmen. Meanwhile, Carnegie’s adopted daughter Solara (Mila Kunis) is fascinated by Eli for another reason: the glimpse he offers of what may exist beyond her stepfather’s domain.
But neither will find it easy to deter him. Nothing–and no one–can stand in his way. Eli must keep moving to fulfill his destiny and bring help to a ravaged humanity.
MoviesOnline spoke to two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington about his new movie, “The Book of Eli,” which is directed by the Hughes Brothers from a screenplay by Gary Whitta. Here’s what he had to tell us about his character, working with Gary Oldman and Mila Kunis, and what it was like being directed by the Hughes Brothers:
Q: What was it about this that made you want to be producer as well? Could you talk a little about that choice?
DENZEL: Well I don’t know how we got to me being producer, but I knew that there was a lot of work to be done on the script and I knew that I needed to help do it. I just felt that this particular story – I can’t tell you why because I can’t really remember and say it was one thing — but I just felt like I needed to be a little more hands on with this one.
Q: How controversial do you expect it to be when people realize it’s about what could happen if the Bible gets into certain hands?
DENZEL: Why is that controversial?
Q: Well some people might wonder why you are saying religion has that much power.
DENZEL: (Laughs) Okay. And if they say that, so?
Q: When you read the script, did you not expect it to provoke some controversy in audiences?
DENZEL: That’s a word you’ve used three times now, so you run with that. I’ve never used that word actually. But, I think there’s nothing wrong with that debate, conversation, argument, whatever. Good. Imagine that — an idea, a thought, a point of view.
Q: You have the freedom to choose what projects you want to do. Did you draw from anything personally when you were developing your character?
DENZEL: Yeah, I’m sure. We did a lot of work, a lot of sessions with Allen and myself and my son and the writer. I walked through it page by page. We did a lot of rewrites. I’m sure a lot of that has to do with my own personal experiences. I couldn’t give you one off the top of my head, but coming off of directing, and I know how I work as a director, and I really want to flesh out and flush out the characters and I play all the parts. One day, in one of the sessions, I just came up with the idea of Gary’s character saying “Pray for me.” I mean, that wasn’t in the original script, but it just made sense to me that this guy, at the moment when it seems like he’s got everything and he’s the most evil or whatever you want to call him, and he says “Pray for me.” Does that make him more twisted? It just felt right. It’s like “By the way, between you and me, just put in a word. I know I’m not good.” (Laughs)
Q: Gary is wonderful in it. I know you had the thought of him playing the role of Carnegie. Can you talk a little about working with him?
DENZEL: I loved working with Gary. Gary’s one of the best. We had a lot of fun. Sometimes we would do the whole scene as these very Britisha€¦[using a British accent] “I need that book from you now.” (Laughs) “Are you going to shoot me again today?” All those kind of things. But obviously, he’s the best of hisa€¦of our generation so it was a real joy when he signed on. Yes, I was real excited about that.
Q: It’s good to know that some music survives in this a little bit – at least for him.
DENZEL: Oh yeah, Al Green. That was Allen Hughes’s call, I think. That one wasn’t mine. In fact, my son had picked Incubus. If you ever seen the movie again, my head is bopping to a different beat than the music because we were actually playing a song from Incubus – something called Aqueous Transmission.
Q: Can you talk about the Japanese sword training?
DENZEL: Jeff Amata, who is a disciple of Danny Inosanto, who was a contemporary of Bruce Lee, trained me and I worked with Danny a bit, and four, five, six months out, we started stretching and moving and doing stuff with our eyes closed and just getting into the whole vibe. Stretching, when you get older, (laughs) stretching is good. I don’t do it enough but it helps a lot. Yes, it’s good stuff.
Q: Do you still practice?
DENZEL: No, of course not. (Laughs) You know, as I rub my kneea€¦ There’s a part of me that definitely wants to continue but then there’s the actor part that also says okay, I’ve got to put that down. I’m not that guy now. I’ve got to play another guy so I haven’t even beena€¦ I think I’ve been in a hotel almost 10 months this year so I’m just glad to be here for like a week.
Q: Did you get any injuries on set while making this?
DENZEL: No, nothing major. No.
Q: As a director yourself, was it odd to work with two directors?
DENZEL: Well there was such a long process working on the material that I kind of got used to it and then you start to see how they operate. Allen is more the casting people kind of guy. Albert was in New Mexico. He’s the guy with the nine rooms of graphic designers, the geek stuff. He likes all that. He’s not the communicator. They obviously know each other pretty well so they didn’t seem to step on each other’s toes. So, once you got the rhythm of it, once you knew who was responsible for what, it was not bad at all.
Q: This character seems like a departure from what you’ve done before. Was that something that attracted you to the character?
DENZEL: Maybe in a more obvious way but most of the characters I play, a lot of them, there’s been some kind of spiritual evolution. You look at them, even Malcolm X, who went from hatred to a whole completely different doctrine, or Hurricane Carter or even something as dark as Training Day, I’ve always tried toa€¦ The first thing I wrote on my script was “The wages of sin is death.” In the original version of Training Day, they didn’t evena€¦they had him dying in the smallest way. You heard about it on TV. I said “No, I can’t.” In order for me to justify living in the worst way, I had to die in the worst way. So, there was still in my mind a lesson to be learned there, or an evolution in this case. Same thing with Man on Fire, a very dark man meets this young angel who awakens him and he gives his life for her. So I guess there’s a somewhat similar theme here in that he has this mission and this mission has turned him into this violent killing machine and it’s no coincidence that at the moment he’s about to chop whoever with this hatchet, this axe, this young girls says “Stop!” I mean, why was he sent through this town right before he makes it to where he was supposed to go? He could have gone around and it would have been a whole different story. But, in his spiritual evolution, this was a part of the process. He had to go down through the valley of the shadow of death.
Q: Did you look at other post apocalyptic survival movies and were there things you wanted to do differently?
DENZEL: No, I didn’t. You know, I usually take that approach – not to look at them – so that whatever I come up with, at least in my mind, I know I came up with on my own. I don’t want to start looking at other films and go “Oh, I can’t do that.” I don’t want to be hemmed in by the possibility of doing exactly what somebody else did. So, maybe I have, but I don’t know because I didn’t look.
Q: You know like those movies where Clint (Eastwood) comes into town and he’s the stranger?
DENZEL: Oh yeah. Where was the one where he got whipped and he’s hiding undera€¦Pale Rider? High Plains Drifter? One of those. You know there is a Western vibe to this. The writer definitely said that. In fact, earlier on, there was the saloon. We sort of de-Westernized it a bit, but it is the basic ‘loner comes to town’ story. He walks in a saloon, kicks some butt, takes a name.
Q: Were there other things that you insisted that your character have?
DENZEL: We went through a million, gazillion glasses. I went to these Harley stores and we’d buy goggles. We had what we came up with that were called the sun rules, because at first he was one of the only ones wearing glasses. I said, “That’s not going to work.” So, we came up with the sun rules — that too much sun will burn your eyes so everybody’s got to wear them so we could take the smell off of him. Why is he walking around inside and outside?
Q: He does comment on the smell of the apocalypse which is a great touch to have in this movie because you can smell the bad guys coming. What did it really smell like on set? With all these people, did it smell?
DENZEL: (Laughs) No, it didn’t. There was a lot of wind blowing. There was a trippy thing that happened and it’s actually used in the movie. When I stick that sword into the first guy whose arm I cut off, I stuck the sword into him real easy, almost like a sacrifice, and the wind started blowing, and the sand blew right over us and kept going right through the tunnel and it was like death or something. And I kept on going and thinking “Ooooh, this is strange.” It just kind of blew through and then it stopped and we cut. Everybody was like, “Mana€¦.” And I said, “I think we’re on the right track here.” (Laughs)
Q: How fun was doing the great fight scenes and watching yourself on screen kicking butt?
DENZEL: It was great kicking butt. I was just like “Make sure they know it’s me. There’s no stuntmen. Make surea€¦” And he said, “Well we’re going to silhouettea€¦” “Silhouette?! Hard as I’m working, you’re not even going to show me after all of that?!” I’m like “Get closer or something! You know, it’s me. Make sure they know it’s me.” It is me.
Q: That’s all you?
DENZEL: That’s me. You know, what I learned from these masters like Danny Inosanto is he lets that energy come towards him and he goes through it. He’s like 70 some odd years old and he’s so fluid and a great fighter. I said I didn’t want to be like Karate Man. I didn’t want to finish like “Aaaaah!” I didn’t want to do any of that, but just moving through people.
Q: Do you care what people take away from your movies or do you just put them out there and let them get whatever they get from it?
DENZEL: I always say what people take away depends on what they bring to it. It’s not for me to say. That’s the way I look at it. I don’t overanalyze it or “I want them to get this” because it shouldn’t be so narrow. That’s just the way I think. You know, I know what my character wants from seeing the scene or whatever, but if I start thinking in result terms – “I want you to get this from it” – then I might start showing you something so I’ll get the result I want and maybe I’m not right.
Q: Could you talk about working with Mila Kunis?
DENZEL: She’s a sweetheart.
Q: Does she approach things differently?
DENZEL: Well, you’d have to ask her. I don’t know. I hope we do but obviously we still have the same fundamental task at hand – to play the role.
Q: I know you shot chronologically which is very unusual for a film.
DENZEL: Close to it.
Q: How important was it to you to play this chronologically?
DENZEL: That’s always nice. You know, it’s not usually the case. It’s no more important for this one. I don’t know who came up with that. Maybe the Hughes Brothers did, and they wanted to, but that’s great. I’m glad we did and were able to.
“The Book of Eli” opens in theaters on January 15th.

Tekken Movie Trailer = Dear Lord Make it Stop

hamadeuss — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:28:00 +0000

Seriously whoever thought this movie was a good idea is about 15 years to late. Since when was turning fighting games into movies a good idea? Mortal Kombat admittedly was some fun but everyone since has just been following in its luke warm shadow.
Below you can checkout the new trailer for the TEKKEN movie which features cliche characters, badly executed fight choreography and some horrible audio work. Enjoy kids.. or not.

Spiderman 4 Dead… Reboot of Franchise Coming

hamadeuss — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:20:00 +0000

SONY has put out a press release which comes to us via ComicBookMovie making it clear.. Spiderman 4 is dead and the whole franchise is being rebooted. Oh… and without Sam Raimi. WTF? Peter Parker is going back to high school when the next Spider-Man hits theaters in the summer of 2012. Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios announced today they are moving forward with a film based on a script by James Vanderbilt that focuses on a teenager grappling with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises. The new chapter in the Spider-Man franchise produced by Columbia, Marvel Studios and Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin, will have a new cast and filmmaking team. Spider-Man 4 was to have been released in 2011, but had not yet gone into production. “A decade ago we set out on this journey with Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire and together we made three Spider-Man films that set a new bar for the genre. When we began, no one ever imagined that we would make history at the box-office and now we have a rare opportunity to make history once again with this franchise. Peter Parker as an ordinary young adult grappling with extraordinary powers has always been the foundation that has made this character so timeless and compelling for generations of fans. We’re very excited about the creative possibilities that come from returning to Peter’s roots and we look forward to working once again with Marvel Studios, Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin on this new beginning,” said Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment. “Working on the Spider-Man movies was the experience of a lifetime for me. While we were looking forward to doing a fourth one together, the studio and Marvel have a unique opportunity to take the franchise in a new direction, and I know they will do a terrific job,” said Sam Raimi. “We have had a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration and friendship with Sam and Tobey and they have given us their best for the better part of the last decade.This is a bittersweet moment for us because while it is hard to imagine Spider-Man in anyone else’s hands, I know that this was a day that was inevitable,” said Matt Tolmach, president of Columbia Pictures, who has served as the studio’s chief production executive since the beginning of the franchise. “Now everything begins anew, and that’s got us all tremendously excited about what comes next. Under the continuing supervision of Avi and Laura, we have a clear vision for the future of Spider-Man and can’t wait to share this exciting new direction with audiences in 2012.” “Spider-Man will always be an important franchise for Sony Pictures and a fresh start like this is a responsibility that we all take very seriously,” said Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures. “We have always believed that story comes first and story guides the direction of these films and as we move onto the next chapter, we will stay true to that principle and will do so with the highest respect for the source material and the fans and moviegoers who deserve nothing but the best when it comes to bringing these stories and characters to life on the big screen.”

Sexy Amanda Seyfried NSFW (Nudity) Trailer for Chloe

hamadeuss — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:04:00 +0000

Leave it to the French to put out a trailer for Chloe that has likely garnered the film alot of interest with film fans who would not typically watch a film within this genre. The new trailer features Amanda Seyfried in a whole lot of nudity proving once again why Amanda was way hotter then Megan Fox in Jennifers Body. Dressed or un-dressed as is the case in this trailer.
The dramatic thrilllers synopsis from IMDB goes as follows; Catherine and David, she a doctor, he a professor, are at first glance the perfect couple. Happily married with a talented teenage son, they appear to have an idyllic life. But when David misses a flight and his surprise birthday party, Catherine’s long simmering suspicions rise to the surface. Suspecting infidelity, she decides to hire an escort to seduce her husband and test his loyalty. Catherine finds herself ‘directing’ Chloe’s encounters with David, and Chloe’s end of the bargain is to report back, the descriptions becoming increasingly graphic as the meetings multiply.