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Sundance 2009 Review: Jonathan Liebesman's The Killing Room
This is the first film from Sundance this year that really has no buzz even though it turned out to be a great film. The Killing Room is a very taut thriller based on the real life MK-ULTRA top secret government psychological program in which various volunteer test subjects are put in a tense situation. In The Killing Room, four people are brought into an all white room with a table and some chairs and given a test to fill out. They are told that they'll make $250 at the end of the day and participate in numerous phases. Just as the first phase begins, the leader pulls out a gun and shoots one of them in the head. And then we're off.
⥤ Posted January 18 in Opinions, Sundance 09 | 7 Comments
Antoine Fuqua Wants Sean Penn for Scarpa Project
Director Antoine Fuqua, of films like Training Day and Shooter, talked with ComingSoon after the Sundance premiere of his latest film, Brooklyn's Finest, about another project in the very early stages of development, a biopic based on the life of Gregory Scarpa Sr. For those of you unfamiliar with the goings on of the Colombo crime family, Scarpa Sr., also known as "The Grim Reaper", was their chief enforcer during the 70s and 80s and an FBI informant for over thirty years. And it's looking like the role of Scarpa Sr. may be played by none other than Sean Penn. Fuqua says the project is called Scarpa and that "it's New York again, Brooklyn, FBI, Italian gangsters, [and] it takes place from the '60s to the '90s."
⥤ Posted January 18 in Movie News | 8 Comments
Must Watch: Marc Webb's 500 Days of Summer Teaser
Just barely after the world premiere of 500 Days of Summer at Sundance last night, our friends at Fox Searchlight have debuted a teaser trailer for the film. Before I even talk about this trailer, I saw this film just a few hours ago at its world premiere at Sundance and I loved it. It was wonderful, in every way, and is going to be a huge hit. Although this trailer does give you a good feel for the film, the voiceover with the guy saying "500 Days of Summer" over and over is a bit annoying. Ignore that part and sit back and enjoy, because when July comes around, this will definitely be the talk of the town.
⥤ Posted January 18 in To Watch, Trailers | 65 Comments
Bob $tencil Does Sundance 2009 - Day 2 Video Recap!
Bob Stencil returns tonight with a recap from Day 2 here at Sundance in Park City, Utah. Bob chats with the stars of Spring Breakdown in this video, including Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, and Parker Posey, as well as the film's writer/director Ryan Shiraki. As we mentioned last time, this is only just the tip of the iceberg. Bob has been hitting the town every night, including the Ray Ban party and the Def Jam party. There is plenty more to come over the next week and a half, so be ready for more. Tune in now to check out the latest Bob Stencil Does Sundance video and check back tomorrow for another. We hope you enjoy!
⥤ Posted January 17 in Bob $tencil, Sundance 09 | 9 Comments
Badass New Full Cast Photo from X-Men Origins: Wolverine!
In response to the recent news about X-Men Origins: Wolverine doing extensive reshoots, Hugh Jackman himself sent over a new cast photo from Wolverine to Ain't It Cool News. Seen below from left to right is Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, Taylor Kitsch as Gambit, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Liev Schreiber as Sabretooth, and Lynn Collins as Silver Fox. Still missing is Beak, Agent Zero, and The Blob, but it looks like this is the team being talked about in the trailer. In addition, Jackman says in an e-mail that the reshoots were always planned, even though I don't believe him. Check it out and click for full size.
⥤ Posted January 17 in First Look, Hype, Photos | 66 Comments
Multiple Casting Updates for Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Hold on to your bass guitars and skinny jeans. Edgar Wright's anticipated adaptation of the indie comic Scott Pilgrim that we first mentioned last year has seen a recent torrent of casting news over the last week. And let me just say, the good news keeps flowin' from this charmingly offbeat tale. As a brief intro, Scott Pilgrim is about a 23-year-old Canadian slacker and wannabe-rockstar who plays bass in the band "Sex Bob-Omb" that falls in love with an American delivery girl but must defeat her seven "evil exes" in order to win her heart. There's obviously a bit more to it, but considering Wright needs to find at least seven evil exes, that means there's a lot of roles to be filled. The latest additions are as follows.
⥤ Posted January 17 in Casting, Movie News | 4 Comments
Must Watch: Awesome Trailer for Viking Sci-Fi Film Outlander
Although we've seen a few trailers for Outlander previously, none of them have looked this good until now. IGN has debuted the latest trailer for Outlander to promote its last-minute January 23rd release. I haven't exactly heard great things about it, but watching this trailer makes me question why it doesn't have more buzz. This looks pretty awesome, even being set in the time of the Vikings. James Caviezel looks like a badass, as always, and both Ron Perlman and John Hurt also look pretty intense. If its playing near you (meaning probably only in New York or Los Angeles) in a few weeks, I'd suggest trying to catch it.
⥤ Posted January 17 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 55 Comments
Sundance 2009 Day 2: It Was Too Good to Be True!
I knew it was too good to be true! I had seen four films and almost all of them had been good. But it was inevitable - I had to eventually see a bad one. Tonight it was Toe to Toe, a high school drama set in Washington D.C. about one very determined black girl and one very promiscuous white girl. It was one of those films that's so bad, you want to just leave halfway through. Unfortunately there wasn't much going on elsewhere, so I decided to sit through it. And it didn't end up going anywhere and took forever to get to the end. Although there are always plenty of great films here at Sundance, there are also plenty of bad ones.
⥤ Posted January 17 in Editorials, Sundance 09 | 3 Comments
Sundance 2009 Review: Lynn Shelton's Humpday
Thought it couldn't get any gayer than Milk? Guess again. Well, that's not entirely true, but the concept of Humpday may throw some audiences for a loop, but I promise it's worth it in the end. In short, when an old college buddy unexpectedly shows up late one night, his arrival causes his friend's happily married life to take a wild spin. The two male buddies decide, while inebriated and in the company of other gays, to shoot a gay porn together just to prove their love for one each other. Don't worry, it's rather light-hearted and tremendously funny and should please audiences in a way they've never been pleased before.
⥤ Posted January 17 in Opinions, Sundance 09 | 18 Comments
First Look: The Where the Wild Things Are Monsters
Despite all the supposed troubles that Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are had with Warner Brothers, the movie is still being referred to by many as one of their most anticipated of this year. We haven't seen a trailer or a poster yet, though we have seen a few photos, all featuring Max and the Wild Thing. SlashFilm has found some new photos revealing nearly all of the monsters - but they come from the oddest place. Apparently Spike Jonze owns a skateboarding shop and is planning to put out of line of skateboards featuring the monsters on it. Yep, that's what these are, and yep, these are real. Take a look!
⥤ Posted January 16 in Cool Stuff, Hype, Photos | 35 Comments
Sundance 2009 Review: Duncan Jones' Moon
It's very nerveracking having my third film into this festival be the one that I'm most excited to see. What if it's not that great? Will everything else here at Sundance look bleak afterwards? Thankfully that's not how it turned out, as I saw Moon today and thoroughly enjoyed it. My mind is a bit numb from the whole experience, which isn't actually a bad thing, primarily because the plot was so grueling yet engaging anyway. Moon is one of the few sci-fi features showing at Sundance this year and is a very intimate, low budget, yet fascinating film to watch. Not only does it look wonderful, but Sam Rockwell is flawless yet again.
⥤ Posted January 16 in Opinions, Sundance 09 | 29 Comments
Must Watch: Hilarious Red Band Trailer for I Love You, Man
Take a break from indie films for a moment for a bit of Hollywood humor. Paramount has debuted a red band trailer for Paul Rudd's upcoming comedy I Love You, Man that hits theaters in a few more months. This trailer is essentially a more vulgar version of the same trailer we ran back in December, but it's worth watching in order to get a sense of the kind of humor that's in the film, and also to check out Jon Favreau's character - which is one of the funniest. I've already seen it and it's definitely still as good as it looks (read my feedback here), so make sure you put I Love You, Man on your calendar this spring. It'll be worth it!
⥤ Posted January 16 in To Watch, Trailers | 23 Comments
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