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V Returning

2008-05-23T09:04:00.000-07:00

I just read this at Dark Horizons and its great that it all seems back on Dark Horizons wrote:

Talk of a sequel or remake of the 80's alien invasion mini-series classic "V" has long been in the works, now it seems something might be moving again. In 2004, original series creator Kenneth Johnson proposed to the networks a sequel. He was later asked to write a script for a remake instead and if successful, the remake could lead to a sequel. Two years later Johnson announced his completion of a four hour script entitled "V: The Second Generation" set 20 years after the original mini-series. Networks however showed little interest at the time. Then, last week Johnson released the manuscript in novel form in booksellers and this week revealed on his official site that there will be a major announcement soon to be announced "after the writers strike". This was followed by a short message to a DH reader saying "I really hope you enjoy the novel. Stay tuned for the film version. All the best". Ignoring events of the second mini-series "The Final Battle", 'Second Generation' has Earth still under Visitor domination and the Resistance fighting a losing battle as the majority believe that the Visitors have only helped them. It's then that the message Julie sent into space at the end of the original miniseries is finally heard and an army of aliens, the long-sought enemies of the Visitors, reinforces the Resistance in their time of need. However, all is not as it seems.

Sounds good I hope it happens now

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Deathly Hallows... Two Films?

2008-01-31T20:00:00.000-08:00

I just Read this on 'ain'titcool'

Word is that the crew of the Potter series have been told to plan for the final book, The Deathly Hallows, to be filmed and released as two movies. Apart from an obvious financial angle, this also makes a whole lot of sense considering just how dense and long the final book is. I love it and I love the idea of doing the book justice with more screen time dedicated to the adaptation, just as long as they release the movies Matrix-like within a few months of each other. I think it'd also make the release of the final chapter of this huge franchise a little more special, too... makes it more of an event.

I really like this idea too I think it could be really great

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New Indy Trailer Described

2008-01-31T19:54:00.001-08:00

I read this on ain't it cool.com and now it may not be true but it sounds good

Here is the info: The trailer starts off with the Paramount logo, then shows the idol from the start of RAIDERS. Words come across the screen and say, "He found the Ark..." Then clips from TEMPLE OF DOOM as it says, "He survived the Temple..." Then clips of the third movie and, "He saved the Grail." Then it shows a clip of a car pulling up and Indiana being thrown from the car. Then it says, "On May 22nd... he is back," and it shows him picking up his hat and the silhouette of Indiana Jones. Cue theme song. Some really fast action scenes follow, and the highlight is a car chase scene in the warehouse where RAIDERS ends. One quick shot shows a box that is labled "Roswell". The trailer shows Cate Blanchett with dark hair ordering around troops. The teaser then shows what looks to be a huge Mayan temple where the actors fall through quicksand, and the temple opens up and they start running down a long staircase where the stairs are coming out from the walls. After some more quick action scenes, the trailer ends with Shia Labeouf standing at the bottom of stairs and looking up to Harrison Ford. Shia says, "I thought you said you were a teacher?!?!" After two quick scenes where Indiana is punching a guy, it cuts back to Harrison and he replies, "Part time!" I wasn't expecting much, but I was more than surprised and pleased with what I saw.

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Oscar and Razzie Nominations announced

2008-01-31T19:44:00.000-08:00

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Bond film Named!!!!!

2008-01-31T19:31:00.000-08:00

The new James Bond film - the 22nd in the series - is called Quantum of Solace. Actor Daniel Craig is currently on set filming the movie at Pinewood Studios, west London. This will conclude in June and the movie will be released in November. Quantum of Solace will be Craig's second stint as 007 - his first was Casino Royale. The name comes from a short story in Ian Fleming's For Your Eyes Only. British newcomer Gemma Arterton, 21, fresh out of drama school, will play the role of MI6 Agent Fields. And Ukrainian model and actress Olga Kurylenko has been cast as the new Bond girl, the "dangerously alluring" Camille. Dame Judi Dench said her character "M" will be "kicking more ass" in the film

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Teken Film Coming!!

2008-01-31T19:25:00.000-08:00

Dwight Little ("Rapid Fire," "Murder at 1600") is going to direct "Tekken," a futuristic martial arts actioner based on the bestselling Japanese video game from Namco reports Variety. "The film plays out as a science fiction story set in the near future, about a rebel who rises up against the Tekken Corp. to seize freedom for his people. It's a gladiator story, but the videogame has a complicated enough storyline that it provides the template for a martial arts spectacular" says Little. Alan McElroy wrote the script. Crystal Sky Pictures is financing the film, which begins production on February 4th in Shreveport, Louisiana.

I love the Teken games so I'm looking forward to this one...I wonder will the little Japanese school girl be in it? Or the kangaroo or polar bear?? I want to see the different variations of Jack though

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Highlander Game

2008-01-31T19:20:00.000-08:00

Game publisher Eidos is developing a Xbox 360 and PS3 game based on the "Highlander" film and TV franchise for release late this year. I wonder will it be Connor McCloud or Duncan?? Or both or neither???

There Can be only One!!!!........ Well not literally....

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Gellar as McGee's Alice

2008-01-31T19:17:00.001-08:00

Sarah Michelle Gellar has confirmed that she is still attached to play Alice in a big screen adaptation of the dark "Alice in Wonderland" video game. 'American McGee's Alice' This was always a game I wanted to have a go at many years ago now but never did...this news has sort of brought these feelings back now because it got some great reviews....its like a horror Alice in Wonderland and was mean't to be very creepy Game Plot: Shortly after her second adventure, Alice's parents are killed in a fire of which she is the only survivor. Becoming catatonic she is institutionalized in Rutledge Asylum. Years later, the White Rabbit summons Alice to aid a radically altered Wonderland, now under the despotic rule of the Queen of Hearts. The Cheshire Cat in particular now looks very different from Sir John Tenniel's original illustration: he is shown here as skeletally thin and his grin looks more devious than mischievous. When he first appears in the game, Alice comments, "You've gone quite mangy, cat, but your grin's a comfort." The cat serves as Alice's constant companion throughout the game, frequently appearing to guide her or offer advice.

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The Shrek Sex Tape

2008-01-31T19:11:00.000-08:00

Yes this has just been stolen from the swamp in Far Far Away....and apparently Princess Fiona and Shrek have gone into hiding while Donkey denies everything... while Pinniochio won't comment Those of a nervous disposition do not click this link.....

http://www.weshow.com/us/p/23014/the_shrek_sex_tape

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Alcohol Can Make You Live Longer

2008-01-31T19:04:00.000-08:00

Read this on the BBC News site and I just thought I'd post it......just goes to show there is a new different research every two minutes and that we are bombarded with varied ones all the time

A little alcohol 'can be healthy'

Experts warned that over-indulgence could pose severe health risks A little alcohol combined with a healthy active lifestyle may be the best recipe for a longer life. A European Heart Journal study suggests the combination can cut the risk of heart disease. A Danish team found people who led an active lifestyle were less prone to heart disease - but the risk was cut still further if they drank moderately. However, UK experts warned people should not be encouraged to drink, as too much alcohol can be very damaging.

So lets all drink moderately to save the NHS lol

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Heath Ledger Dead

2008-01-31T18:51:00.001-08:00

Heath Ledger was found dead at his Manhattan residence Tuesday in a possible drug overdose, a New York police spokesman confirms. He was 28. Ledger was found in the bedroom of his Soho apartment around 3:30 p.m. by his housekeeper and a masseuse who had arrived for an appointment with the actor, according to the Associated Press and New York Times. Ledger, who was in bed, did not respond when they shook him, and the housekeeper called 911. He was pronounced dead at 3:45 p.m. ET. Authorities said they did not suspect foul play but that pills were found near the body. The Perth, Australia, native was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for 2005's Brokeback Mountain, on whose set he met – and began a romantic relationship with Michelle Williams and had a daughter named Matilda Rose, in New York on Oct. 28, 2005. However Ledger and Williams, who shared a brownstone together in Brooklyn, split in September 2007. Ledger began his acting career in 1996, when he was 17, in an Australian TV series called Sweat. In August 2006, Warner Bros. announced that Ledger would play the Joker in The Dark Knight, a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins....This film could be seriously delayed now too

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The Dark Knight: Joker Introduction Revealed

2007-11-17T18:23:00.000-08:00

This has been revealed lately on how the Joker is first brought into the film and I do like the idea....I hope they have the Joker much more darker and sinster than in the 89 movie....more like the DC comics would be better.....
The Dark Knight begins with the Joker robbing a huge bank (we’ve seen photos of this everywhere). The bank is where the mob and all the gangs in Gotham keep all of their money. The Joker takes this money and holds it “ransom”. The Joker then says to the mob and the gangs of Gotham, “If you help me take down Batman, you’ll get your money back. If not, I’m going to burn it all.” This is how the Joker assembles his army to take down Batman

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Champions movie

2007-11-17T18:15:00.000-08:00

Guillermo Del Toro is to write and direct a movie version of the hit 60s TV show Champions. It featured 3 government agents working for an intelligence agency called Nemesis, which was based in Geneva. The agents were played by Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo and William Gaunt. When the agents were injured in a plane crash they were given superhuman powers which they used to combat crime.

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Dallas back on but Different!!

2007-11-17T18:09:00.000-08:00

Apparently the movie version of Dallas is back on, albeit without most of the cast that was once supposed to be involved. Betty Thomas is supposed to be directing and while John Travolta is likely sticking around as J.R., the rest of the cast needs filled. The early script which some had thought was being turned into a parody, may have been tossed. They’re going back to making it a serious movie in the vein of the television series. They’re also supposedly tossing out the notion of big name actors in all the parts (save Travolta) James Brolin has rumoured to already have agreed to play the part of Jock Ewing...... Minka Kelly is said to be Pam Ewing,.....Diane Ladd, has been approached to play Miss Ellie and Julie Bentz as Sue Ellen.
I actually perfer the idea of it being more serious......
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Sly has a Death Wish???

2007-11-17T17:56:00.000-08:00

Sylvester Stallone is in talks to both direct and star in a remake of the Charles Bronson 1974 movie vigilante classic "Death Wish" reports the trades. Michael Ferris and John Brancato, the scribes behind "Terminator 3" and the upcoming fourth film, are penning the script in which Stallone will play an ordinary man who goes vigilante after his wife and daughter are attacked.
Oh I don't know about Sly for this role at all??? He just doesn't seem right ....though at least its not Nicholas Cage lol

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Clash of the Titans Remake

2007-11-17T17:51:00.000-08:00

Latino Review reports that Warner Bros. Pictures is interested in having director Robert Rodriguez in charge of the "Clash of the Titans" remake. Rodriguez had previous been in talks at Warner to helm either a live-action "The Jetsons" movie or a big screen version of "Land of the Lost" before being associated with "Barbarella". With the camp sci-fi remake now on hold for a while, this could be now his new project... The original 1984 classic is an adaptation of the classic Greek myth of Perseus and his quest to battle both Medusa and the Kraken monster in order to save the Princess Andromeda. Harry Hamlin, Maggie Smith, Laurence Olivier, Burgess Meredith, Ursula Andress, and a bunch of Ray Harryhausen stop motion animated creatures starred. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan and Travis Beacham ("Killing on Carnival Row") have both penned drafts of the script.

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Beowulf

2007-11-17T17:41:00.000-08:00

Just looked at the trailer there and I have to say Robert Zemeckis's film looks the amazing...he used a special technique of digitally enhanced live action. (Motion Capture) and has a cast list as long as your arm including Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, Brendan Gleeson, and Robin Wright Penn...oh and that guy from Enterprise (oh well I suppose it can't be all good... eh Cat? lol) The story is based on the epic poem, Beowulf and is about a man who comes to a town to rid it of the monstrosity known as Grendel who terrorizes it.
They also plan on using 3D projection technology on a larger scale than previous films before it Anyway check out the trailer ...here's a link!!

http://www.beowulfmovie.com/

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Ant-Man Film

2007-10-27T19:36:00.000-07:00

Synopsis: Biochemist Dr. Hank Pym uses his latest discovery, a group of subatomic particles, to create a size-altering formula. Though his first self-test goes awry, he develops an instrument that helps him communicate with and control insects.

Edgar Wright plans to direct an action-adventure film with comedic elements, insisting that Ant-Man would not be a spoof. Wright also plans to include both Henry Pym and Scott Lang as major characters, with Pym as Ant-Man in the 60's in Tales to Astonish style, and a flashforward to Lang as Ant-Man's successor in contemporary times.

In February 2007, Wright said that the project was in "a holding pattern" while the script was revised, with casting yet to begin. The director reported that he would have news for the film in a few months. He has been researching nanotechnology for the film.

I'm quite looking forward to this as a Marvel Comics fan ...But I'm actually quite surprised they went with this character particularly Henry Hank Pym (who really is Ant Man for me) but he had quite a different history than most Superheroes made into film that we see....for a start he doesn't stay Ant Man....he later becomes Giant Man, then Goliath (when he discovers new tecnologies to make himself big) and then changes to a Hero called Yellow Jacket where he can shrink anything down in size by touch and can literally carry jumbo Jets or massive rockets minaturised in his pockets. Pym is a bio and robotic genius but in the comics he also had serious mental issues which made him in the comic books a very complex and interesting character ...how they transfer this to a film is another question...should be good though.....

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Mad Max: Fury Road

2007-10-27T19:31:00.000-07:00

Moviehole says production offices for Mad Max: Road Fury have been reopened, and they are apparently checking out effects houses as a pre-cursor to production. Moviehole says Mel Gibson will not be back. We've previously heard suggestinos that the part of Max Rockatansky would be summarily recast so that the franchise can continue.....this I find disappointing in a way but alsdo intrigued at who they will get to play max now .....

So who do you all think should they get to play the role??
Remember he has to look cool, but also a bit crazy too

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The Movie Club: Week Nine

2007-10-27T19:16:00.000-07:00

The Movie Club is a section on the 'Filmflicking' forum where we all select a movie or two from the films that are shown generally at the weekend on terrestrial television...Once chosen we all watch, review and then discuss it... I myself find it a great way to watch and enjoy movies I may never have chosen to watch myself...its also fantastic for getting those movie critic juices flowing lol

This week the action film S.W.A.T. was chosen...

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The Movie Club: Week Eight

2007-10-27T19:11:00.000-07:00

The Movie Club is a section on the 'Filmflicking' forum where we all select a movie or two from the films that are shown generally at the weekend on terrestrial television...Once chosen we all watch, review and then discuss it... I myself find it a great way to watch and enjoy movies I may never have chosen to watch myself...its also fantastic for getting those movie critic juices flowing lol

This week we choose the Supernatural Thriller 'Stir of Echoes'

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Anthony Hopkins as Hitchcock

2007-10-27T19:03:00.000-07:00

Anthony Hopkins confirmed he'll be playing Alfred Hitchcock in a new movie and he gives some info and a good impression of Hitchcock here......

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/10/22/anthony-hopkins-to-play-hitchcock-and-hes-got-the-voice-ready

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DaVinci Code Prequel...erm Sequel??

2007-10-27T18:58:00.000-07:00

Actor Tom Hanks, director Ron Howard and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman are set to reunite for “Angels & Demons.” Variety says

Goldsman turned it into a sequel, even though the book is author Dan Brown's prequel to “The DaVinci Code.”

Hanks' character, a Harvard-based expert on religious symbols, this time sleuths a mystery that involves a secret society and a conspiracy that leads to Vatican City and threatens the future of the Catholic Church.
This has much more excited my sister as she preferred the Angels and Demons book to the DaVinci Code anyway and thinks the story is much more interesting.

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The Spirit

2007-10-08T19:22:00.000-07:00

The Spirit is a live-action film based on the 1940s newspaper strip The Spirit, created by Will Eisner. Frank Miller (Sin City) is set to write and Direct... Describing the main character Miller stated..... “ The character has a terrifying side to him. This is a man who’s died and come back to life. So it twists into fantasy. And of course there are tons of women in it. There have to be — it’s The Spirit. They’re all in love with him, and he’s in love with all of them. You might say he’s a bit of a slut. ” (Or a bit like me ) The film will not be an origin story, but will immediately start following the adventures of The Spirit. The film will also be more contemporary than the '40s and '50s era of the strip and also aim for a "timeless feel". The protagonist will be involved in a love triangle with Sand Saref and Ellen Dolan, the daughter of Central City's Commissioner Dolan. The controversial character Ebony White will not make an appearance in the film. (Ebony White is a Black sidekick to Denny Colt (The Spirit) and many considered him a racial steriotype....it sounds quite silly to me though)

Its got a great cast too.....
Gabriel Macht as Denny Colt / The Spirit, a rookie cop who returns from the dead to fight crime in Central City from the shadows. Miller had required actors who wanted the starring role to audition, and Macht was able to attain the role in August 2007.
Samuel L. Jackson as The Octopus, a villain who plans to wipe out all of Central City and will kill anyone unlucky enough to see his face. Jackson was Miller's first choice for the role and was cast in May 2007.
Scarlett Johansson as Silken Floss, a femme fatale secretary and accomplice to the Octopus.
Eva Mendes as Sand Saref.
Sarah Paulson as Dr. Ellen Dolan, the police commissioner's daughter.
Dan Lauria as the police commissioner.
Stana Katic as a rookie cop.
Johnny Simmons as a young Denny Colt
Louis Lombardi as Phobos, one of the Octopus's henchmen.
Jaime King as Lorelei Rox.

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Pin (1988)

2007-10-08T19:13:00.000-07:00

There may be spoilers ahead.... lalala... Well actually, it's one big spoiler!! Watched it last night and thought it was quite good, though quite an old film. It starred Terry O'Quinn of Lost fame, (looking very young) as a doctor and the lovely David Hewlett as one of his children (looking even younger!!! And thin too!!! Much prefer the cuddlier version ) Anyway, the Dr has an anatomical dummy in his office called Pin (short for Pinnochio) and he uses ventriloquism to make it talk to his kids, only DH's character actually thinks the dummy is real. His dad threatens to get rid of it when he finds his son deep in coversation with it but then, mysteriously, both his parents are killed. As time goes on he treats the dummy more and more like part of the family, freaking out his sister who thinks he's suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia. When she gets a boyfriend Pin tells him he's no good and to get rid of him, so he drugs him and bashes him over the head and when she finds out there is a scene where she raises an axe to DH? Then it cuts to a scene where she goes back to the house with her bf (cause he wasn't actually killed) and you see her talking to Pin who's sat at the window. Pin says he misses her brother and she cries and says she misses him too. Then there's a close up of Pin and it's actually DH made up to look like a dummy, so he's totally flipped out.

Told you there were spoilers - LOL! It was quite a good film and of course DH played the part brilliantly!!!

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Virgin 1 Opens

2007-10-05T09:27:00.000-07:00

Virgin 1 is the flagship television channel from the Virgin Media Television broadcast. The channel was launched on 1 October 2007 (last night) at 9pm on Freeview, Virgin TV and Sky Digital UK, replacing Ftn. The channel is intended to be Virgin Media's attempt to create a rival to Sky One with the advantage of having a wider reach of viewers. The channel will intially have a £40 million budget as well as being funded through advertising revenue. Some good shows coming too ....not to mention Star Trek, TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise DS9 is been shown daily!!! Yoo Hoo

Here's oither shows featuring.... Beach Patrol Blade: The Series, Boston Legal, Bullseye, Classic Who Wants to Be a Millionare?, Cops On Camera, Crime Invasion: Britain's New Underworld, Criminal Minds, Dog the Bounty Hunter, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Great British: Penis Envy, Help Me Help You, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Justice, Knight Rider, The Leo Houlding Project, Moonlight, Nothing To Declare, The Real Exorcist, The Riches, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Seinfeld, Sexcetera, Street Crime UK Uncut, Takeshi's Castle, Take It Or Leave It, That '70s Show, My Wife and Kids, Ultimate Poker Challenge, The Unit, Viva Laughlin, World Cup Poker

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Knight Rider Returning

2007-10-05T09:22:00.000-07:00

NBC is bringing back "Knight Rider," The Peacock is planning to remake classic 1980s series "Knight Rider" and has hired director Doug Liman ("The Bourne Identity," "Mr. and Mrs. Smith") to helm a two-hour backdoor pilot that could be ready for broadcast by the end of this season. Dave Andron ("Raines") is writing the pilot script and will serve as supervising producer alongside exec producers Liman and Dave Bartis ("The O.C.," "Heist") for Universal Media Studios and Dutch Oven Prods. Success of "Transformers" had a role in inspiring NBC Entertainment chief Ben Silverman's decision to revive "Knight." The thinking is that smallscreen f/x have advanced to the point where it'd be feasible to have a weekly series in which cars shift shapes. It's also likely the new show will explore the idea of "evil" cars to offset the heroic talking K.I.T.T. car of the original skein, which starred David Hasselhoff. That said, skein is expected to essentially remain focused on the story of a single man fighting for justice with the help of his superadvanced car. There's also huge potential for advertiser integration. General Motors was all over "Transformers," and it's easy to see NBC striking a rich deal with a single automaker to serve as the exclusive auto brand for the new "Knight." It's understood preliminary talks have already begun. Peacock is also veering from current conventional wisdom by moving forward with a telepic/backdoor pilot for "Knight." Nets rarely produce telepics with an eye on turning them into series anymore, in part because the telepic has essentially disappeared from the broadcast network scene.
But NBC execs no doubt feel "Knight Rider" is enough of a pre-sold brand to lure an audience. What's more, the telepic could serve as a good replacement for repeats come spring, perhaps replacing an encore of "Heroes" or "Bionic Woman."

I wonder will the original Knight David Hasselhoff be in it too Glen Larson (who created it originally)will be Executive Producer similar to his role in the new Battlestar Galactica which he also created in the 70's

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Karl Urban for new ST film?

2007-10-05T08:53:00.000-07:00

According to reports Karl Urban is under consideration to join the cast of Star Trek X1.......first reports said he was due to be the Romulan bad guy but a source close to the production said Urban won't be the villain or Kirk..........he's 35 so possibly McCoy?

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New Kirk and Scotty found?

2007-10-05T08:37:00.000-07:00

Check out the link for the full story http://www.cinematical.com/2007/09/27/star-trek-xi-close-to-signing-kirk-and-scotty

Mike Vogel could be set for Kirk???

Paul McGillion as Scotty??

I'm hoping Paul passed the audition cause I've always said that either he or James McAvoy should get the part.

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More news on Terminator 4 and Vin Diesel???

2007-10-05T08:32:00.000-07:00

I just read some interesting news about the new T4 film "Charlie's Angels" director McG is in talks to helm the fourth "Terminator" movie which is being rushed to be ready pre-strike.(I don't like the idea of it being rushed though)
A script just got turned in last week to The Halcyon Company who are pushing this into a pre-production start right away. Set after the apocalypse, this story has John Connor organizing the surviving humans to resist Skynet's army of robots.(I love this idea)
Meanwhile another report states that despite being attached to a fourth "Fast and the Furious", actor Vin Diesel is also in talks to be a part of this project - taking the role of the killer robot this time (yes. ... I hope this true...he'd be good)

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New Incredible Hulk Script features....Spoilers!!

2007-10-05T08:22:00.000-07:00

SPOILER'S AHEAD!!!....Don't read if you don't want to know about the new film's story Script:

The Arctic. A MAN wearing disembarks from a tug boat and heads off into the remote wilderness. As he wanders through the ice, memories flash: a woman on the ground, flames – fuzzy and fleeting. At last he stops and removes his parka revealing a gun at his waist. His heart races as takes it in his hands and pulls the hammer back. A slight GREEN envelopes him. A gunshot. The man falls forward, but his arms rush out to catch him: huge, muscled, green arms. The hands reach up the man’s head and come down, holding a bullet, totally flattened. We pull back and a roar echoes through the arctic wilderness.

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Sweeney Todd New Trailer

2007-10-05T08:06:00.000-07:00

Tim Burton's new film Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street trailer starring Johnny Depp in the lead role have released a new trailer where you can even hear Depp sing.....

It's looking brilliant!!

Here's the Link....Check it out!

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809834155/video/4367764

Sweeney is Coming!!

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Justice League Spoilers

2007-10-01T10:32:00.000-07:00

The characters of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash and Martian Manhunter comprise the League. Aquaman however may be left out Story elements from the screenplay have been adapted directly from the DC’s comic book series. The man wearing the Green Lantern ring in the film is John Stewart and not Hal Jordan (Earth’s first Green Lantern) or Kyle Rayner (who followed after Stewart’s run in the comic book continuity.) In the Justice League cartoon series John Stewart is the Green Lantern too. The Flash is the youngest member of the League and has a crush on Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman is portrayed as the member that acts as defacto humanitarian and face for the League. Unbeknownst to the League Batman has a piece of technology that he developed called the “Redeye”, a cool piece of hardware that he can use to spy unbeknownst on the other League members. . Want to find out what can cripple or kill each League member, their Achilles heel? It’s a snap with the Redeye. Batman files away the knowledge in case the day might ever come when he will need to use it to take down a member of the League that goes rogue or becomes a villain. The Redeye is paramount to the events that transpire in the movie. A villain (Don't know which yet) will gain control of the Redeye. Instead of serving as a means of protecting the planet’s populace from the threat of a superhuman out of control, this creation of Batman’s will come back to haunt him, threaten the lives of the League and the safety of everyone on the entire planet. During the course of the movie the day that Batman feared would come happens: a member of the League will, “go bad.”

Sounds cool don't it??

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The Dirty Dozen Remake

2007-10-01T09:30:00.001-07:00

I was reading an article lately about the new Dirty Dozen remake and apparently its a modern day take on the material. An Al Qaeda-like group called The Sword Of Crescent have risen up to fill the hole left by America kicking Al Qaeda back on to their heels. The president is now black, but apparently not Barack Obama. The script starts with a kidnapping of an American woman and apparrently a journalist - a hot 22 year old Callie Peck - who happens to be the daughter of a supermarket magnate that was a key backer responsible to get the President elected. Basically this Sword of Crescent group is so mean and bad that it scares the normal crack Force types and they suggest sending in military prisoners with "everything to gain" to get this girl. There's lots of cussing and doom projecting about their chances - and the dialogue is said to be absolutely dreadful awful.

Why in the name of God is not set during WW 2 surely that would make more sense???

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Will Smith's son for Karate Kid remake?

2007-10-01T09:19:00.000-07:00

Sony Pictures have been in talks to make a modern version of the hit 80s movie The Karate Kid. Jaden Christopher Syre, Will Smith's son, has reportedly been lined up to play Daniel Larusso, the part made famous by Ralph Macchio.

No word yet on who'll play Mr Miyagi!

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The Movie Club: Week Seven

2007-10-01T09:10:00.000-07:00

The Movie Club is a section on the 'Filmflicking' forum where we all select a movie or two from the films that are shown generally at the weekend on terrestrial television...Once chosen we all watch, review and then discuss it...
I myself find it a great way to watch and enjoy movies I may never have chosen to watch myself...its also fantastic for getting those movie critic juices flowing lol

This week the comic book action film Hellboy was chosen

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The Movie Club: Week Six

2007-09-26T10:35:00.001-07:00

The Movie Club is a section on the 'Filmflicking' forum where we all select a movie or two from the films that are shown generally at the weekend on terrestrial television...Once chosen we all watch, review and then discuss it...
I myself find it a great way to watch and enjoy movies I may never have chosen to watch myself...its also fantastic for getting those movie critic juices flowing lol

The film chosen this week was the road movie American Perfekt

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Tron: The Next Chapter

2007-09-19T08:53:00.000-07:00

Director Joseph Kosinski is in negotiations to helm Tron, described as "the next chapter" of the 1982 film. The new Tron project will scripted by Lost writers Adam Horowitz and Eddie Kitsis and, interestingly, will be produced by original film co-scribe & director Stephen Lisberger.

I love the idea of seeing a Tron film I can't deny it... I do have concerns however on whether it can truly look better or have an equal impact as the original did?

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Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

2007-09-19T08:48:00.000-07:00

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem directors Greg and Colin Strause spoke to MTV News they apparently distanced themselves from the original AVP saying "The studio knew that, although the last movie made a lot of money, it didn't really resonate solidly with the fans. To get the same people back into the theater a second time, it was gonna be a bit of an uphill battle." They also never met with AVP director Paul Anderson citing "I don't think anyone wanted us to talk to him. This movie works even if you didn't see [Anderson's]... We really have to prove to the fans that this movie's gonna be very different from the last one." The pair also speak of the R-rating, confirming a kid painfully and graphically dies onscreen via a chest burster alien. The Predalien hybrid kills a lot of Predators early in the film, and essentially serves as the 'Alien Queen' in this entry. "I'd like to do another one (A Sequel) but I'd like to do it in space. The next one either has to be more of the bridge after this and before 'Alien,' or you could do something after 'Aliens. We have a pretty finite ending to this, but we have a cliffhanger per se; it's a setup" says Greg.
This I have to admit has me a little intrigued to see what they do with it

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Terminator 4 Weisz or Sevigny as Killer Cyborgs???

2007-09-19T08:43:00.001-07:00

Rachel Weisz and Chloe Sevigny are reportedly battling it out to play a killer cyborg in the new 'Terminator' film. The Hollywood beauties both tried to impress the producers of the much-anticipated sequel during a Dazed and Confused magazine party at New York nightclub Weisz, 36, and 32-year-old Sevigny are said to have wasted no time in approaching Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek, both big hitters at Halycon Company who own the rights to the movie. A source told the New York Daily News newspaper: "Chloe and Rachel personally inquired to Anderson and Kubicek about the role at the party." The cast for the film is yet to be named, but it is believed a high profile "hunk" has already been cast as the male lead. However, Weisz may struggle to fit any new projects into her already busy schedule. She is already signed up to star in director Peter Jackson's 'Lovely Bones' and next year will start shooting 'Sin City 2' with filmmaker Robert Rodriquez. Meanwhile, Sevigny has low-profile German romance 'Peter and Catherine' on her current filming schedule So would any of you like to see either of the beauties in T4?

I honestly thought the female cyborg was done now...I didn't think we would have a repeat performance of it in this new film?? I thought they would have went for something completely different again like a super advanced kick ass cyborg child perhaps???

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Hindenberg

2007-09-19T08:34:00.000-07:00

It's on Channel 4 on Monday 17th September at 9pm.

A docu-drama commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the crash of the German airship. Told from the perspectives of its inventor, Hugo Eckener, and of passengers on the doomed flight, the programme examines how the disaster unfolded.

It's a fascinating story....

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Wolverine Movie

2007-09-19T08:28:00.000-07:00

The X Men movie spin off 'Wolverine' set for release in 2009 and which will feature Hugh Jackman rerprising his role is also planning to debut some of the most beloved mutants from the X-Universe in the film.
No other info has been said and they seem to be keeping it very much on the quiet which mutants will appear.... So which Mutants or X Men would you like to see that haven't been seen previously??

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The Condemned

2007-09-19T08:09:00.000-07:00

"The Condemned" tells the story of Joe Conrad (Stone Cold Steve Austin), who is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor. Written by Outlaw97 An adrenalin-charged action thriller, "The Condemned" tells the story of Jack Conrad (Stone Cold Steve Austin), who is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor. cast . Steve Austin ... Jack Conrad Vinnie Jones ... Ewan McStarley Rick Hoffman ... Goldman Robert Mammone ... Ian Breckel Tory Mussett ... Julie Christopher Baker ... Eddie Sam Healy ... Bella Madeleine West ... Sarah Luke Pegler ... Baxter Masa Yamaguchi ... Saiga Emelia Burns ... Rio Manu Bennett ... Paco Dasi Ruz ... Rosa Marcus Johnson ... K.C. Mack Nathan Jones ... The Russian Andy McPhee ... Nazi Rai Fazio ... La Bouche Sullivan Stapleton ... Wilkins Grant Piro ... Moyer Neil Pigot ... Meranto Jacy Lewis ... Assistant Angie Milliken ... Donna Sereno Jared Robinsen ... Mike Andrew Buchanan ... Lyle Brad Haynes ... Farland Martin Challis ... Burdick Annie Jones ... Karen Trent Sullivan ... Michael Joey Massey ... Scotty

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FEAR

2007-09-18T08:22:00.000-07:00

My brother played this on the PS3 , and almost crapped himself. lol

F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon is a first-person shooter for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3

The game's story revolves around a supernatural phenomenon, which F.E.A.R.—a fictional special forces team—is called to contain. The player assumes the role of F.E.A.R.'s Point Man, who possesses superhuman reflexes and combats an army of cloned soldiers, and at the same time uncovers the secrets of a paranormal menace in the form of a little girl.

F.E.A.R. was well-received by critics

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Paddington Bear Movie

2007-09-18T08:13:00.000-07:00

Harry Potter producer David Heyman has attained the rights to Michael Bond’s books for Warners and hired Mr Bean’s Holiday scribe Hamish McColl to pen a script based on the stories.
It’ll feature Paddington’s origin – his trip from Peru wearing his iconic duffle coat, his marmalade fetish, his adoption by the Brown family and the scrapes he gets into thanks to his well-meaning but clumsy nature. "Paddington Bear is a universally loved character, and I have wanted to bring him to screen for some years,” blabbed Heyman to Variety. “Michael Bond's Paddington books have such wit, wonder and charm. Essentially, Paddington's story is that of an immigrant arriving in London and trying to find a home and a family. Above all, I love Paddington's unique style of comedy."

Could be good so get those pots of marmalade ready! lol

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The Movie Club: Week Five

2007-09-13T17:04:00.000-07:00

This week we selected the movies Dog Soldiers and Chicken Run

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Indiana Jones - New Title Announced

2007-09-12T17:54:00.000-07:00

Shia LaBoeuf let slip the title at the recent MTV Music Awards....
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
It's a mouthful but it sounds good if you say it a few times

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The Justice League

2007-09-12T17:41:00.000-07:00

Some interesting news in the new Justice League movie from George Miller. He will be shooting it in Australia.
The real bit of interesting news, though, is that Barrie Osborne, producer of The Matrix and The Lord of the Rings trilogy is onboard as producer for this flick. This project could be absolutely amazing. Doing a superhero movie with Motion Capture could lead to something fantastic if Miller goes for a more stylized flick and keeps away from the photo-real. Even the photo-real could be great. It sounds like it could be spectacular.

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The Incredible Hulk

2007-09-12T17:33:00.000-07:00

I have to say I'm looking forward to this film...they were right to start a fresh again after the disaster of the first one.....Ed Norton doing the screenplay and starring also adds to my enthusiasm. They have also changed the look of the big green guy and made him much darker and much more monstrous....more like the comics actually ....but check out this small trailer and see him for yourselves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15YeV8QNPFM&NR=1

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Beowulf

2007-09-12T17:25:00.000-07:00

Just looked at the trailer there and I have to say Robert Zemeckis's film looks the amazing...he used a special technique of digitally enhanced live action. (Motion Capture) and has a cast list as long as your arm including Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, Brendan Gleeson, and Robin Wright Penn...oh and that guy from Enterprise (oh well I suppose it can't be all good lol) The story is based on the epic poem, Beowulf and is about a man who comes to a town to rid it of the monstrosity known as Grendel who terrorizes it. The also plan on using 3D projection technology on a larger scale than previous films before it Anyway check out the trailer ...here's a link!!

http://www.beowulfmovie.com/

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9/11: Ground Zero Underworld

2007-09-06T17:20:00.001-07:00

This documentary is on Next Tuesday on Channel 4 and looks really interesting and has unseen footage of the ground zero itself

Synopsis:
The stories of those from the emergency services and members of the public who attempted to find loved ones on Ground Zero following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The documentary reveals how the people battled through tonnes of debris and suffered emotional torment along the way.

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Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity not Necessarily Linked??

2007-09-06T17:03:00.000-07:00

Type 2 Diabetes is the disease most often publicly associated with obesity...... Health product Organisations, medical crowds and Government use the health care costs and death toll from this condition to inflate statistics (they do this all the time with diseases associated loosely with Obesity and then add up all the costs which are all brought to bear on the obese/overweight) For years, they have claimed rising rates of obesity will fuel Type 2 Diabetes, producing the first generation of children with a shorter life expectancy than their parents ......But guess what?... Rates of Type 2 Diabetes in children are not skyrocketing. And now even many of the researchers who announced that steadily rising rates of life expectancy will suddenly drop admitted that their dire predictions were based on "collective judgment" rather than scientific evidence. In fact, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that Type 2 Diabetes among children is "still relatively infrequent." And the accompanying editorial called it rare. I think there should be a law against people releasing certain statistics or facts without real solid scientific evidence to prove their case cause even with that scientific evidence I'm dubious because not only do I think it can be biased due to the health companies funding a hell of a lot of them but its also only fact as we know it now....Trans-fat and the fat gene spring to mind.... Anyway back to Diabetes....It's no coincidence that over the last 20 years rates of Type 2 Diabetes haven't changed significantly, but the prevalence of eating disorders has exploded. Experts warn that over-the-top campaigns against childhood obesity are backfiring, causing kids to binge, diet, and develop eating disorders. I also think it creates a form of prejudice against the overweight too

On a final note ....Why is it that you never hear about this kind of thing on the news? Its always the other side of the coin putting blame on the fat!!

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Pavarotti Dies

2007-09-06T09:48:00.000-07:00

World renowned tenor Luciano Pavarotti has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 71

As far as I was concerned he was the best Opera singer and tenor ever.

A big man a big character and even larger voice!!

Rest in Peace Luciano

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The Movie Club: Week Four

2007-09-06T09:38:00.000-07:00

The Movie Club is a section on the 'Filmflicking' forum where we all select a movie or two from the films that are shown generally at the weekend on terrestrial television...Once chosen we all watch, review and then discuss it... I myself find it a great way to watch and enjoy movies I may never have chosen to watch myself...its also fantastic for getting those movie critic juices flowing lol

This week we chose the Thriller/Mystery The Bone Collector

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Potential Plot for New Trek Film Revealed

2007-09-06T09:09:00.000-07:00

Okay this is both intriguing, shocking and I reckon may annoy some Trek fans but apparently there is a very strong rumour which is looking like it could be true..... It states that the reason Nimoy's Spock is being billed as the main star/character is because of this..... The theory has it that a group of Romulans are thrown back into the past, figuring out where they are and then decide to take advantage by planning to kill James T. Kirk's father, to erase Kirk from the timeline before he even exists ...Now the question is .....If Spock were in a position to change that incident back, and then in a position to guard that timeline and make sure things happen the way they’re supposed to, it creates...an alternate timeline, essentially rebooting the entire franchise without erasing or ignoring canon. This story concept could change everything we know about Trek....do we know who was the first Captain of the Enterprise during the first five year mission? Was it Pike? or was it Kirk in this new alternate Timeline??..... Its very like the Marvel comics series 'Ultimates' which played with the same ideas to reboot series and characters I love it personally.... I think we need big changes to relaunch Trek and you won't get bigger than that!!!

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Righteous Kill

2007-09-05T09:21:00.000-07:00

I was just reading about this and it sounds like it could be exellent.... The story centres around a series of vigilante killings in New York City which are being investigated by long time police detectives Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. It has a great cast too with John Leguizamo playing a cop in the NYPD who butts heads with Pacino and De Niro as they search for the serial killer. Dan Futterman and Trilby Glover both play attorneys and professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek plays a kid who crosses paths with the detectives during their investigations... Brian Dennehy who is in talks to star too takes on the role of the detective's Captain

Carla Gugino and Donnie Wahlberg also star. Its set to be released next year

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Goonies 2 be Animated???

2007-09-05T09:09:00.000-07:00

The long-rumored sequel to 80's teen classic "The Goonies" may be a cartoon according to one of its stars. "Right now they are talking about the idea of doing it as an animated series," Corey Feldman recently revealed to MTV News. Feldman is not holding much faith in it though...."It’s a film Spielberg very badly wanted to make, Richard Donner very badly wanted to make. All of the cast really, really wanted to do it. Then Unfortunately the ball got dropped when it came to the script... For whatever reason, Warner Bros. doesn’t see it as a profitable venture. It’s a very sad, unfortunate story." One script "at one point had me working in Vegas as a lounge guy, a Vegas shyster guy. Then there was another one where I was a trial lawyer...The one that I heard that worked the best was all of us were now grown up, and have kids of our own. And the children get into some trouble and end up stumbling across some link to our past. They discover who we really are and what we went through. And, simultaneously, the Fratelli brothers find out that the kids have found out – so they’re out to get the kids and the kids are out to save their lives and their families" says Feldman.
I'm not pushed at all at the idea that it may be an animated thing ....whats the point in that??
Damned Warner Brothers.....this could have been great!!!!

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Shoot Em Up

2007-09-05T08:58:00.001-07:00

This film looks a laugh and supposedly extremely clever, it has apparently way over the top action scenes involving mainly loads of great gun fights including a skydiving gunfight, another in an arms factory, a delivery of a baby occurs during one too and of what I hear the umbilical cord is cut by a bullet lol and a sex / fight combo scene...lol...which you can check out on this link below.... its funny and Monica Bellucci as always is hooooooooottttt!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OeJFBTfcY8

Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti star in this too and Michael Davis directed...It is set for release on the 14th of Sept.

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Rob Zombie's Halloween

2007-09-05T08:53:00.000-07:00

I seen the new Halloween movie and I have to say I really enjoyed it....in particular the first 40 -45 minutes of it which is basically about a young Michael Myers....after this it does sort of go back on track to the original slasher of Carpenter's though it does have its differences. The little actor 'Daeg Faerch' that stars as Michael is really fantastic... and there is some great scenes where he has to portray some violent horrific scenes and he does it with a real creepiness and coldness.....I was impressed with him as he doesn't have the look I thought would have been chosen for the future Boogie Man but I think it definitely brings that bit more realism to the role and film. This flick is far less about creating or telling a story about a super killing maniac such as the 70's Myers or Jason or even Freddy but much more about telling a back story of a psychotic killer and what drove him to it or what wasn't done to prevent it. I also believe Zombie plays with us (the audience) a bit in the sense that most slasher movies introduce the characters,.. the good guys... the people we know generally are being lined up for the slaughter save one or two (the likeable leads) who fight back perhaps and survive. We know this is going to happen and we go into a cinema expecting it and revel at their stupidity as they walk in oblivious to whats awaiting them however in this new reworking I felt we were the ones been swiped at..as all the people that Michael kills throughout are just awful horrible people that your almost at a stage where your thinking they deserve it. Michael's home life is dreadful...his Father (or stepfather?) who is a cripple is just awful and constantly mentally abuses the kids but focuses mainly on Michael, his Mother is a stripper and seems more interested in fighting with her husband and being jealous of her daughter then on her son's obvious problems....even when it is pointed out at school to her that he has a fixation on dead animals she doesn't want to listen...Malcolm McDowell's Dr Loomis is introduced here and manages to get her to do so.....but by this stage it really is too late and Michael has gone past the point of no return. Myers is also bullied at school and one of my favourite scenes in the film is when he follows the main bully kid and kills him....its a very well done sequence...... The film does show too Michael's time in the Asylum being spoken to on a daily basis with Loomis and his eventual progression into the silent maniac we all know. I think it is here were the move alters and we are transportered to a much more idylic suburban environment where Michael's sister who was only a baby when Michael was commited is now enjoying her teen life except unlike Carpenter's classic you don't get real likeable teens such as Jamie Lee Curtis though this could be due to Zombie not really devoting much of the screen time on their developments in fact the only one that we are really most in touch with is Michael himself which I felt was part of the film's charm.... The killing's are typical Rob Zombie too which basically means people struggle and don't just die instantly.... you see people being dragged by their legs back, ....repeatedly stabbed.. while screaming and kicking futilly as they struggle to escape their doom...its also quite bloody!! I won't give away endings....I say endings because there is more than one on the go...the one I seen and the one thats been changed for the cinema showings...of what I have heard of the latter I think the one I seen is better!! The Director's wife Sheri Moon Zombie stars as Michael's Mother and I think she does a good job,... she even does a dance routine McDowell also plays his role well too but his part I believe was much more about his feelings of guilt that he let Michael down then about looking like a crazed obsessed doctor though he is that too Yes this movie is not up there with the Carpenter masterpiece but it is an exellent effort at re-imagining the idea and giving a different view I also think it questions the audience perceptions of a slasher movie and the idolisation of a maniac like Freddy or Jason by making his Michael Myers much more human than ever before......

This film is intense, gruesome and ultimately entertaining and well worth a look....

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Cage as Magnum

2007-09-05T08:34:00.000-07:00

Reports are circulating everywhere that Nicholas Cage is considering playing Thomas Magnum, a role originated by Tom Selleck on TV, in the Universal movie. According to The Daily Express, "Nicolas likes the mix of comedy and crime-solving in the script." It also says that the project fell apart 18 months ago when Ricky Gervais rejected the notion of playing Higgins to George Clooney's Magnum. Apparrently should Cage sign on, casting will then commence for the role of Higgins, Magnum's Brit boss. The film would reportedly be due out in 2009.

I really hope this isn't true... I could think of no worse actor for the role of Magnum

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Oliver Stone's Pinkville

2007-09-05T08:28:00.000-07:00

According to the trades, Oliver Stone is in final negotiations with United Artists to finance Pinkville, a mystery drama he plans to direct about the infamous 1968 My Lai massacre that ended up being a key turning point in the Vietnam War. Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum are set to star in the picture, which will have an estimated budget of $40 million and be distributed through MGM. Willis will play Army General William R. Peers, the man who oversaw the investigation into the horrendous slaughter of 350 to 500 Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops in the village of My Lai. Most of the victims were defenseless women, children and elderly, and the incident and a subsequent cover-up by the military helped galvanize opposition to American intervention in southeast Asia. Tatum, (who I haven't really heard that much about) will play Hugh Thompson, the courageous helicopter pilot who managed to halt the carnage by putting his chopper down between the attackers and the few remaining villagers still alive. After subsequently reporting the incident to his superiors, Thompson was reprimanded for his actions.
Sounds good!!!

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Star Wars

2007-08-30T18:41:00.001-07:00

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Star Trek

2007-08-30T18:33:00.000-07:00

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Babylon 5

2007-08-30T18:16:00.000-07:00

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Doctor Who

2007-08-30T18:05:00.000-07:00

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GTA 4

2007-08-30T17:54:00.000-07:00

Okay it looks like we are back in Liberty City (The GTA 3 location) only its a completely different and new place...they seem to have used New York as a template as it looks extremely like the Big Apple The trailer reveals beautifully rendered time-lapse shots of what looks like Manhattan, Coney Island and Brooklyn, all filled with familiar landmarks. The Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Times Square, the Flatiron Building and Grand Central Station....but all this is part of Liberty City. Here's a link to the teaser trailer...
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Sex and the City Movie

2007-08-30T17:44:00.000-07:00

My goodness you ladies are going to love this but I was watching The Friday Night Project there and Kim Cattrall confirmed that there is a Sex and the City movie coming.....Its set for a 2008 release and is going to be directed by Michael Patrick King who incidently directed and wrote a load of the episodes and was also Executive Producer on the majority of them. The usual suspects are set to star like Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon and Chris Noth (Mr Big) I have to question what else is there to be done with characters and how many more sexual positions or things can Samantha do........what am I saying. ...Lets see it!!! LOL

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The Movie Club: Week Three

2007-08-30T17:29:00.001-07:00

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This week's choice was the 1997 Horror/Thriller movie 'The Relic'

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The Famous Five Return...erm.... Twice

2007-08-29T09:51:00.000-07:00

Yes the popular sleuth quintet created by Enid Blyton is set to be "reimagined" as middle-aged grown-ups in a new TV drama for adults. Julian, Dick, Anne, George - with a descendant of the original Timmy the dog - will be reunited 30 years after their original exploits. In the television series, the characters will be in their forties and drawn together to solve complex contemporary mysteries. What can you do but laugh and secretly look forward to it I used to always have to watch the old tv show due to my sisters though I did always like their torches at the time which were like chunky contempory pieces for the boys and little dinky ones for the girls....yes we had little to amuse us back then....

But alas will the good news never end for a new Famous Five animated TV series, chronicling the Kirrin Island kids in a 21st century setting, is also currently in co-production with Disney. It is set to be broadcast on Disney Channel in the UK in the spring of 2008. I have to say I'm looking forward to both.,..yes I admit it...but more to the first one I just so know George ended up a lesbian and Dick could have serious issues as a direct result of his past traumas lol
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Fahey to get Lost

2007-08-29T09:39:00.000-07:00

The Star of the film Lawnmower Man Jeff Fahey is set to join the Cast of Lost for the 4th season Entertainment Weekly reports that 'Fahey joins fellow newcomers Lance Reddick, Jeremy Davies, Ken Leung and Rebecca Mader in the series.' They are currently shooting the first episode of the fouth season now and it is set to be shown in the US in February. I wonder who he will be now?

I just hope he's not connected up to any virtual reality programs lol

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Lightsabre Goes into Space

2007-08-29T09:14:00.000-07:00

The crew of Space Shuttle Discovery will blast off to the International Space Station in October - armed with Luke Skywalker's lightsaber.

NASA agreed to take the original Star Wars prop to mark the 1977 film's 30th Anniversary. Film character Chewbacca handed it to officials yesterday.

I love how NASA agree to do things like this!

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The X Factor

2007-08-27T18:36:00.000-07:00

Yes its back on our screens and ready to be discussed....
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Owen Wilson Suicide Attempt??

2007-08-27T18:25:00.001-07:00

Actor Owen Wilson was taken to a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., Sunday, according to a story Drudge Report linked to on Sunday.It was reported that the star of "Wedding Crashers" and "Starsky & Hutch" had cut his left wrist and taken an undetermined amount of pills. He was apparently found by a family member who called for help.

I really like Owen in stuff...what made him do that if indeed it is what they say?? I guess you have an image of someone and perhaps its very different in reality.......Wilson to me always comes across happy go lucky.....particularly as he is mates with Ben Stiller too
He's just after finishing filming another film with Stiller who is also in the director's seat called Tropic Thunder...... it looks good

Here's hoping he's alright now!

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1408

2007-08-27T18:09:00.000-07:00

I'm not a huge fan of John Cusack but I have to say that I thought he was exellent in this....he plays a small time cult writer Mike Enslin who spends much of his time staying in various hotels or places that are rumoured to be haunted in order to make reference to them in his books...his previous books are basically studies on the haunted premise of the buildings and he writes with pure scepticism on the paranormal...advertising the locations...yes... but also debunking their ghostly claims too. Enslin speaks throughout on his tape recorder, and early on you can see he is obsessed with his work so when he gets a strange postcard amongst other haunted Hotel invites saying 'Don't enter room 1408' he just can't resist. Cue the appearance of Samuel L Jackson the manager of the hotel who goes to great extent to persuade Cusack not to stay in the room but to no avail and he enters.........Jackson although billed as a major actor even joining Cusack on the cover of posters, covers, etc really has a very small part in the movie, granted its a good one though.... The film builds up extremely well while you follow Enslin's analytical mind deduce early on that the room is just like any other he has stayed at..... that is until of course things start happening that his logic seems unable to reason with...It is after this that we get much more of an insight into the character's past along with watching his assured self control dwindle away......... You can tell immediately that it is a Stephen King short and as a fan of King I love the way he builds up an atmosphere and also his character developments...I actually noticed alot of different subtle referrences to other stories of his in this one......The fact its in a hotel automatically points to The Shining.......one of the first victims of the room was named Grady ......Grady was a character in "The Shining, ..Enslin also has the superstitious habits of a writer reminiscent of Paul Sheldon in Misery (Of course I'm also aware that King could be using himself as a template when creating characters that are writers and thats where the similarity lies) and there is a scene very similar to that end sequence in Misery where Paul thinks he sees Annie Wilkes serving at the restaurant. The movie gives its fair amount of shocks too and there is a real claustrobic feel as soon as he enters 1408, I think part of the reason I liked the movie is because I could identify somewhat with the Enslin character or at least his scepticism although he was a bit more extreme in that regard than me and the first sign of trouble and I would have been out of there....no truthfully after Jackson's warnings I would never have even entered it in the first place . Mikael Hafstrom does a good directing job too constantly keeping the intensity up moving to each notch pushing us the audience with it revealing more of the character's story...which is very much what the movie is all about...

Anyway a good entertaining Horror, not King's best by a long shot but still very much an enjoyable creepy ride...

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Young Footballer killed

2007-08-25T17:00:00.000-07:00

QPR's teenage striker Ray Jones has died in a car accident. The Championship club postponed Saturday's match at Burnley following the death of the young forward. A statement said: "QPR is in mourning following the tragic news that striker Ray Jones died in a motor accident in the early hours of Saturday morning." The 18-year-old England youth international was involved in an accident in East Ham and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Police confirmed Jones was one of three people to have been killed in the collision between a black Volkswagen Golf and a double-decker bus. Its always a shame when you read something like this.... a bright young player with a great future ahead of him (He had even attracted interest from Premier League Clubs) cut tragically short like that......Your heart goes out to his family.

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Lust, Caution (Se jie)

2007-08-25T16:51:00.000-07:00

The latest film from Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee - Lust, Caution - has been given an NC-17 rating in the US. The rarely awarded rating means the Chinese-language war film cannot be seen by anyone under the age of 17. It is thought the ruling by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) was made because of graphic sex scenes, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Some US cinemas refuse to show films with an NC-17 rating, thereby reducing the number of potential viewers. However, distributor Focus Features said it would not contest the ruling. "When we screened the final cut of this film, we knew we weren't going to change a frame," said Focus Features' James Schamus, who co-wrote the screenplay. "As with so many of his previous films, Oscar-winning director Ang Lee has crafted a masterpiece about and for grown-ups," added Schamus, who worked with Lee on Brokeback Mountain. Its been released soon in the states but for some reason the UK are getting it in January 2008
As for the film .....You've read the title ........need I say more??? lol

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Magic, Murder & Monsters: The Story of British Horror & Fantasy

2007-08-25T08:19:00.000-07:00

The history of the best horror and fantasy films produced in the UK, including classics such as Dracula, The Curse of Frankenstein and The Wicker Man. Among those interviewed are John Landis, Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Terry Gilliam and Harry Potter star Rupert Grint, along with Hammer favourites Ingrid Pitt and Barbara Shelley This documentary should be good and I I think I will give the Boy band one a miss and catch this instead
Its on 9.15pm BBC 2 Saturday 25th Aug.

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A Healthy Eating Cartoon Urrrghhhhhh

2007-08-24T17:17:00.000-07:00

TV chef Jamie Oliver is to be transformed into a cartoon by Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman Animations. As little j, a 10-year-old cartoon version of himself, he will search for the secret of how to become a great chef in 52 11-minute cartoons. The series is aimed at seven to 11-year-olds and is being made in collaboration with Aardman Animations and Oliver's production company Fresh One Productions. AdvertisementSpeaking about the project, the chef said: "I can't tell you how passionate I am about kids and food." "I really want to pass on a little knowledge in a fun way, to really connect to the younger kids, so teaming up with the incredible Aardman Animations to produce little j was an absolute must."

Will this guy just ever go away and die already? If only I could smash my fist down on his clay animated ass and squeeze him into oblivion.....grrrrrr the guy irritates me..... Him and Ian Wright who I see is back on telly doing Kelloggs ads and spouting some dubious fact that those who eat breakfast are more likely to be slim and this he says is why he is backing Kelloggs.......yeah right dipshit its nothing to do with you getting paid by Kelloggs Who do these people think they are fooling???

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Sweeney Todd

2007-08-24T09:30:00.001-07:00

This poster has just been released and I have to say I love it...its cool!!!

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton join forces again in a big-screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning musical thriller Sweeney Todd. Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who “shaved the heads of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard from again.” Joining Depp is Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney’s amorous accomplice, who creates diabolical meat pies. The
cast also includes Alan Rickman, who portrays the evil Judge Turpin, who sends Sweeney to prison and Timothy Spall as the Judge’s wicked associate Beadle Bamford and Sacha Baron Cohen is a rival barber, the flamboyant Signor Adolfo Pirelli.
This film looks great....

Sweeney Todd opens to theaters on December 21st.

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Anton Yelchin to play Chekhov in new Trek

2007-08-24T09:07:00.000-07:00

Apparently, Anton Yelchin is in negotiations to play the Enterprise navigator Pavel Chekov in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek prequel.. I've never heard of him before but I think it's a good idea to get someone unknown to play the role instead of a famous name.

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James McAvoy is Scotty in New Trek

2007-08-24T08:55:00.000-07:00

Scots film star James McAvoy will play Scotty in a new Star Trek film, it has been reported. The 28-year-old from Glasgow has won the role of the Starship Enterprise's famously dour chief engineer, according to the Scottish Sunday Mirror. Scotty was played in the iconic TV series by Canadian James Doohan and was immortalised in Captain Kirk's phrase "Beam Me Up, Scotty". McAvoy, star of the Oscar-winning The Last King of Scotland and the forthcoming Atonement, will appear in the 11th film of the hit Sci-Fi series, the paper said. The movie reportedly takes the crew back to Starfleet Academy. A film insider told the paper: "McAvoy had to go through a full casting process - and was up against famous names and total unknowns. "He was called back a couple of times before getting the phone call from one of the producers to say he had won the role." I do think he is a good choice....they really did need someone who was Scottish and young looking enough to suit too.....

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Ironman Trailer

2007-08-24T08:37:00.000-07:00

Well I finally got a link to it....its not great quality but I have to say the film looks great particularly the last piece of it where you see him flying between two jet fighters and just speeding away from them.... Looks the business!!!

Anyway Check it out...
http://www.worstpreviews.com/trailer.php?id=327&item=1

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Breach

2007-08-24T08:30:00.000-07:00

On Feb 18th 2001 Special Agent Robert Hanssen was arrested by fellow FBI operatives, accused of espionage and betraying the country he vowed to serve and protect. He was charged with selling classified, top secret documents to the Russians, jeopardising well-placed double agents in the KGB hierarchy, who were spying on behalf of America. Billy Ray's thriller recreates the surveillance operation to bring down devoutly religious family man Hanssen (Chris Cooper) and to expose him as a traitor. Special Agents Dean Plesac and Kate Burroughs lead the internal probe and they approach 26 year old Eric O'Neill (Ryan Phillippe) to spy on Hanssen - his new boss - gathering evidence of any wrongdoing.
It's released on the 31st august and looks good!

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September Dawn

2007-08-24T08:17:00.000-07:00

A story set against the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the film is based upon the tragedy which occurred in Utah in 1857. ironically on the 11th of September A group of settlers, traveling on wagons, was murdered by the native Mormons. All together, about 140 souls of men, women and children, were taken. Amidst this, two young lovers-to-be, one a Mormon and the other one of the doomed settlers from Arkansas, develop a relationship in an atmosphere of suspicion and rancor. This movie has an epic feel by the look of it and has a great cast which includes Jon Voight, Trent Ford, Lolita Davidovich, Dean Cain and Terence Stamp.... its also causing alot of controversy in certain corners most notably with the Mormon crowd as it represents the view that Brigham Young had a direct role in the massacre, while the LDS Church (Mormon) maintains that "the weight of historical evidence shows that Brigham Young did not authorize the massacre".
To also add to its appeal Christopher Cain directed...he also directed that other great western 'Young Guns' Its released today the 24th of August
Sounds good to me then again I like historical films.

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The Movie Club: Week Two

2007-08-23T17:59:00.000-07:00

The Movie Club is a section on the 'Filmflicking' forum where we all select a movie or two from the films that are shown generally at the weekend on terrestrial television...Once chosen we all watch, review and then discuss it... I myself find it a great way to watch and enjoy movies I may never have chosen to watch myself...its also fantastic for getting those movie critic juices flowing lol

This week we chose the comedy film 'Mystery Men'

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The Movie Club: Week One

2007-08-23T17:38:00.000-07:00

The Movie Club is a section on the 'Filmflicking' forum where we all select a movie or two from the films that are shown generally at the weekend on terrestrial television...Once chosen we all watch, review and then discuss it... I myself find it a great way to watch and enjoy movies I may never have chosen to watch myself...its also fantastic for getting those 'movie critic' juices flowing lol

This week we chose the films 'From Dusk Til Dawn' and 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider The Cradle of Life'

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The Love Guru

2007-08-23T17:27:00.000-07:00

In the Love Guru Mike Myers plays Pitka, an American who as a child was left at the gates of an ashram in India and raised by gurus. He returns to the U.S., where he specializes in self-help and spirituality counseling for couples with intimacy problems. But the plot thickens when a star professional hockey player and his estranged wife come for counseling, only to see the wife seek revenge by dating a star player from a rival team. That plunges her husband into a major professional skid, to the horror of the team's owner. The cast include Romany Malco, who starred in Will Ferrell's hit comedy "Blades of Glory," and Verne (Mini-Me) Troyer, who plays the team's coach. "The Love Guru" marks the first original character Myers has played since Austin Powers. The film is scheduled to open June 20, 2008. Also lately it was announced that actress Jessica Alba is joining the cast of this new comedy which is scheduled to begin production in September in Toronto, according to Paramount Pictures.

A quick add on to this now is that Justin Timberlake has joined the cast of this Mike Myers project...they must have got on well during the voice recordings of Shrek the Third... I guess this will appeal to the ladies...

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Star Wars Couple voted Most Unconvincing

2007-08-22T09:59:00.000-07:00

Star Wars duo Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen have been voted the movie couple with the most unconvincing on-screen chemistry.
Their romance in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, tops a poll which features movie pairings like Kate Beckinsale and Ben Affleck, and Andie MacDowell and Hugh Grant.

I'm really not surprised I found their scenes in particular very difficult to watch however I do think its wrong to blame the actors alone......the writing for me was the main culprit....I think any actors would have had trouble to bring meaning or warmth to those words.......

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Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy to play Spock

2007-08-22T09:48:00.000-07:00

Director and executive producer J.J. Abrams has announced that Zachary Quinto - one of the stars of Heroes - will play Spock in his upcoming eleventh Star Trek film, and confirmed that Leonard Nimoy will play the older Spock as well!!
As for Kirk's role its still not cast l Abrams introduced Quinto as the new Spock and confirmed William Shatner's statements that Leonard Nimoy would appear in the film as Spock in later years. The writers still want Shatner to appear as well as the original Kirk, but have not yet worked out a way for to bring in the character as an older man.
I was surprised to hear that Nimoy and now perhaps also Shatner will return as their characters... I had no doubts they would appear only I was under the impression it would be a walk on part as maybe another character.... Like as their Dads or something

To me....It sort of goes against the vision originally spouted of a completely new imagining of Trek if these people are going to feature as themselves again.... then again maybe they will just be in the beginning and then thats it.....

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The Brave One

2007-08-22T08:48:00.000-07:00

Jodie Foster plays a PBS radio personality who does sound poems of life in New York City. She walks the city celebrating the people and sounds of the city. While walking their dog in central park they are attacked by a gang of hoods. Three weeks later Foster awakes to find her fiancé buried and her life in tatters.The police seem to have forgotten her case and she has trouble leaving her apartment....she then discovers her inner strength and seeks revenge on her attackers as well as other ruthless thugs who prey on innocent New Yorkers using unusual means of vigilante justice.

Its kind of like Death Wish female style lol
Should be good though

This is released in the UK on 21st September.

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Transformers

2007-08-17T10:31:00.000-07:00

As a fan of the old cartoon and haven seen some early cgi I was really looking forward to this film......and it must be said Bay and Spielberg do a great job...the special effects are fantastic....when they transform throughout the movie it looks amazing but for me it truly stands out when Autobot fight Decepticon..... its mouth gaping destruction on a massive scale and I loved every minute of it! I was also vastly impressed with Shia LaBeouf who I had only seen before in that old kids show Even Stevens....he plays his role very well and looks the business which of course I'm sure will attract female attention but also eases my fear of him being the son in the new Indiana Jones movie.. I think he may be good now!! Megan Fox does the love interest adequately aswell and I do think she is a pretty girl...apparently though she was told to put on a bit of weight for this film as they thought she was getting too thin.... She did what she was told and put on a further ten pounds.... I still didn't see a pick on her!! They also got the voice talent of Peter Cullen back and as soon as you hear him speak at the beginning of the movie as Optimus Prime your immediately brought back to the old 80's animation...he just has one of those voices....not that he was ever limited to Optimus he had a lot of voice work in his career in many cartoons such as Venger from Dungeons and Dragons, Cindar in Visionaries and various characters in Ducktails, Gummi Bears, Winnie the Pooh, GI Joe, Johnny Quest, the real Ghostbusters, etc the list is as long as your arm...Its funny though because Cullen used to voice another Autobot called 'Ironhide' too ..but they got another guy in for that part in the film ..Strange?....Anyway.I personally feel nobody else but Cullen could voice Prime and I'm delighted they got him!! Its also really neat all the different nods and trivia to the early animation in this movie amongst other things.......... but my favourite is When Bumblebee introduces himself to Sam and Mikaela, speaking through the radio, he plays the sound bite, "Across the immense gulf of space"; the voice is that of Orson Welles from his infamous 1939 radio broadcast "The War of the Worlds." Wells provided the voice of the planet devouring transformer named Unicron in Transformers: The Movie (1986) which was Welles' final film performance. I thought that was great!! Of course it did have its bad points too for a start Optimus's mouth just didn't look right (yep I'm scraping the barrel I know ) but aswell as that Megatron isn't in it near enough either...he's frozen throughout and only freed near the end... I think I would have preferred to have seen much more scenes of him with his Decepticons together much like the way it was in the old animation....... If you like all action....or a special effects extravaganza...or just want to be brought back a tiny bit to your childhood .....then go see it... you won't be disappointed!!
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Enter the Dragon Remake

2007-08-17T10:11:00.001-07:00

It's down for a 2009 release so it's not exactly coming soon.......but here are the details!

Warner Bros is planning to remake the classic 1973 Bruce Lee movie 'Enter the Dragon.' The remake will be directed by Kurt Sutter and will be called Awaken the Dragon. The storyline is about an FBI agent who investigates a Shaolin monk and underground kung fu fight clubs.

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Originally drafted by Catnapper

Ashes to Ashes

2007-08-16T20:03:00.000-07:00

Philip Glenister's character detective Gene Hunt will make a comeback in the UK in spin-off series to Life on Mars called Ashes to Ashes, which sees the action move forward to the 1980s. But Simm's character will be replaced by a female detective from the 21st Century,the sexy, intelligent, DCI Alex Drake played by Keeley Hawes, (yes the one better known as Zoe in Spooks or as the lesbian lover of Rachel Stirling in Tipping the Velvet) she is a single mother to daughter Molly, and has rapidly risen through the ranks of the Met and, in the modern world of 2008, skilfully uses psychological profiling to capture suspects. But when Alex and her daughter are kidnapped she makes a daring attempt at escape, resulting in a horrific accident and she wakes up finding herself in 1981 interacting with familiar characters, not just from her own life-time, but also from the detailed reports logged by none other than Sam Tyler, which Alex has previously spent months pouring over. After being used to her current world of sexual equality and respect in 2008 she finds herself opposite an arrogant fellow DCI (Hunt) in New Romantic Eighties London with a soundtrack of Adam Ant, Roxy Music and The Human League ringing in her ears. The makers are saying.... "It's a touch of Moonlighting teamed with a measure of Miami Vice." Also returning are Ray Carling (Dean Andrews) and Chris Skelton (Marshall Lancaster) who have remained loyal to Gene Hunt and are still part of his team in London Now a technological whizz-kid in the squad's surveillance team, DC Chris Skelton has clearly moved with the times, along with a tight-permed DS Ray Carling who's keen to experience London's nightlife. The new show is due to be screened on BBC One next year This will be great!!!!!

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Life on Mars: US. Drama

2007-08-16T19:54:00.000-07:00

Irish actors Jason O'Mara and Colm Meaney have been lined up to play the lead roles in the US version of hit BBC drama Life on Mars. O'Mara will take John Simm's role as time-travelling police officer Sam Tyler in the ABC network's pilot. While Meaney is reported to be in talks to star as detective Gene Hunt, played by Philip Glenister in the BBC version. The US remake will see Tyler transported back to the 1970s after his girlfriend is abducted and be on the trail of a serial killer which may have some link with the abduction.... I can understand Meaney but I don't understand O'Mara's casting...maybe they just wanted a relative unknown It will be interesting to see what the Americans do with it though......

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Batman: Dark Knight

2007-08-16T19:41:00.000-07:00

This should be great too Cristian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman all return while Maggie Gyllenhall is taken over the Rachel role from Katie Holmes Heath Ledger is the Joker.... Eric Robert plays Salvatore Maroni a gangster head and of course Aaron Eckhart is Harvey Dent (The future Two Face)

I see aswell Anthony Michael Hall is credited to be in the movie aswell.... he's one of the lads that was in Weird Science and he now stars in The Dead Zone the series... I wonder could he be a future villain being introduced for the third installment like The Riddler???

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Straightheads

2007-08-16T19:33:00.001-07:00

This is a dark British thriller that I'm looking forward to seeing starring Gillian Anderson and Danny Dyer as a middle-class couple who after surviving a gang attack, embark on a violent spree. It may sound tame but its not really as Anderson gets gang raped too and then becomes quite sexually abusive to men later in the movie.....humiliating them, etc Its not the kind of film I would have ever associated with Gillian Anderson which is part of the reason I'm curious of her in it... and yes we apparently get to see what Mulder didn't!

Its released on DVD on 24-9-2007

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Indiana Jones 4

2007-08-16T19:09:00.000-07:00

It looks like the new Indy movie will link back to the love interest that featured in Raiders of the Lost Ark as Karen Allen is reprising her role as Marion Ravenwood....I'm guessing that Shia Le Beouf will be her son that Indiana knows nothing about...But not only this... John Hurt is going to be playing Marion's Father and Jones's mentor Abner Ravenwood who was presumed dead by Marion in the first film...remember she says to Indy That her Father thought 'he was the most gifted bum he had ever trained' so it is either going to be a think back scene with Abner or he isn't dead and will be helping our hero.... I'm also curious on whether they will kill off the late Denholm Elliot's character 'Marcus Brody' or is that the role Jim Broadbent is getting? I think he could do that role very well and Brody was a character I really liked....

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Wonder Woman

2007-08-16T18:59:00.000-07:00

Katie Holmes is in talks to play Wonder Woman in the new Hollywood Superhero Blockbuster Katie reckons this is the kind of role which could bring her back on a massive scale I think she may be a good casting for this...we all know she has the ...erm.... assets for the job Though for me there is still only one Wonder Woman.... the great Linda Carter!!

Synposis: The Amazonian princess-warrior Diana left her lush tropical island to dwell in our urban cityscapes of glass and steel. Tutored in the ways of the Greek warriors, and outfitted with incredible gifts the Goddess bestowed upon her people, she becomes Paradise Island's emissary to civilization.

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

2007-08-16T18:47:00.000-07:00

I just read about this ....the second sequel will unwrap a new mummy and feature a character who is the grown son of Rick and Evie (played in the previous films by Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz). It's aiming to shoot this summer under director Rob Cohen for a 2008 release. Apparently it will have a different concept to the others too as it is been written by two different writers to the first two. In the Far East, trouble-seeking father-and-son duo Rick (Fraser) and Alex O'Connell (Luke Ford) unearth the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin..... a shape-shifting entity who was cursed by a wizard centuries ago. It looks like Jet Li is to play the Mummy and that Michele Yeoh is the Wizard who curses him John Hannah reprises his role as the cowardly bumbling brother of Evie but this time round Rachel Weisz is not returning and actress Mario Bello is stepping in. Should be good!!

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Ironman

2007-08-16T18:07:00.000-07:00

As an old marvel fan Ironman is another movie that looks amazing and I'm so looking forward to seeing it has Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark/Ironman, Jon Favreau is in the Director's chair (I really like Favreau I think he's a funny character) there is also a great cast with Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes (who will be the Future War Machine) Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger, Samuel L. Jackson is Nick Fury, Hilary Swank, and Gwyneth Paltrow Synopsis: When Tony Stark is forced to create a life support suit to keep him alive after an accident he decides to use the technology in his suit to fight crime. Set for release in May 2008 I'm in the process of trying to get a trailer that everyone has raved about on comic con but since it has been removed from Youtube and everywhere else Here's a few pics and I have to say it looks cool!!!!

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