October 2008

Kirk and Spock are Uncomfortably Close

Published on: 31st October, 2008

Empire has new pictures from J.J. Abram’s Star Trek that recreate a classic picture of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock.  Here are the two pictures also extremely close to each other.
Maybe it’s just me, but Spock look like he’s just looking up in the first one and in the second he’s whispering sweet nothings in [...]

Joaquin Phoenix Retires from Acting at 34

Published on: 31st October, 2008

Joaquin Phoenix has announced his retirement from acting to focus on a singing career.
Phoenix, nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award for 2005’s Walk the Line, and for Best Supporting Actor 2000’s Gladiator, is leaving to focus on music and his new album expected out next year.  Joaquin has a Grammy for vocal work in [...]

Angels and Demons Teaser Trailer

Published on: 30th October, 2008

The first trailer and footage is online for Angels and Demons, the follow up to The Da Vinci Code. Technically the Dan Brown novel is a prequel, but we’ll have to wait and see if that is the movie reflects the same timeline.
Ron Howard has returned to direct. Here is the official synopsis:
When [...]

Downey Jr., Cheadle, and Favreau for ‘Avengers’

Published on: 29th October, 2008

Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle have officially signed for Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, and The Avengers, Marvel’s superhero team project.
According to Variety, RDJ is locked into three Iron Man stand-alone movies as Tony Stark and will join the group of heroes in a fourth film. Iron Man will fight alongside at least [...]

‘Drag Me to Hell’ Pics are Disturbing For a Different Reason

Published on: 29th October, 2008

MTV has more pictures and details from Sam Raimi’s return to horror Drag Me to Hell, starring Alison Lohman and Justin Long.
This isn’t exactly the triumphant return to the genre that launched Raimi’s career.  Comic-Con response was mixed and that’s usually an easy crowd, especially for the director of three Spider-Man movies.
The basic premise is [...]

Nolan Still Unsure About Batman 3

Published on: 29th October, 2008

In a three part interview with the LA Times, Christopher Nolan finally opens up about what it feels like to direct the second largest movie in history, The Dark Knight.  But he also addresses the question of a third Batman movie.
He starts by saying by saying he can’t wrap his arms around that kind of [...]

WB Hires a Writer for Live-Action ‘Ninja Scroll’

Published on: 27th October, 2008

Warner Bros. has quietly acquired the rights to Ninja Scroll, a Japanese anime movie that made the successful crossover to America in the 90s.  They’ve already hired a writer; Alex Tse, the screenwriter for Watchmen.
Ninja Scroll is set in feudal Japan and revolves around a ninja for hire forced to fight an old enemy who [...]

Glover, Lee, and Elfman Are Part of Burton’s ‘Wonderland’

Published on: 27th October, 2008

Tim Burton may be an accomplished director, but there are generally no surprises when it comes to his films.  Just like every adaptation is a darker, creepier version of its former self, you can count on Burton to pack the crew with a list of his personal favorites.
Already among the stellar cast of his next [...]

Soderbergh is Making a 3-D Rock Musical About Cleopatra

Published on: 26th October, 2008

I literally just talked last week about how weird Steven Soderbergh’s career is.  He’s flopping around between shooting Oscar caliber films with A-list actors to ultra low budget direct-to-DVD projects with porn stars.
Now Soderbergh is planning a live-action, 3-D rock musical about Cleopatra, simply called Cleo.  Take a moment to let that nonsense sink in.  [...]

Saw V Review

Published on: 26th October, 2008

It’s Halloween season again, which means another fresh Saw movie to follow the familiar formula.  Like clockwork strapped to a horrific killing machine, the franchise has pumped out more torture pornography to satiate its bloodthirsty fans.  Saw V is a quick gore fix delivered to anyone who has made it this far.
I’m still at a [...]

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