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Watch: Intense, New Full-Length Trailer for 'The Lincoln Lawyer'
"I don't know Mick, this kid feels wrong to me." Lionsgate has just debuted a second new theatrical trailer on Apple for Brad Furman's The Lincoln Lawyer adaptation and damn does it look intense. I wasn't sure if this was half-comedy at first, but it looks like full-on suspense thriller. Matthew McConaughey stars as the "Lincoln Lawyer" and is joined by a cast including Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, Bryan Cranston, Josh Lucas and John Leguizamo. Though I've got to say, I think the best part is seeing William H. Macy in the long hair with that rad mustache. We featured the first "teaser" trailer for this just last month. Watch below!
⥤ Posted December 22 in Opinions, To Watch, Trailers | 21 Comments
Review: Christian Bale Makes 'The Fighter' a Battle Worth Fighting
From the very first shot of David O. Russell's The Fighter, you understand the dynamic between the two leads. Shot with an actual HBO camera crew, Christian Bale as Dicky Eklund - gaunt and jittery - sits and addresses the camera. Dicky is charismatic, jovial, and almost loud in the way he speaks about himself and the boxing career he once had and aims to have once again. His brother, 'Irish' Micky Ward, played by Mark Wahlberg, sits next to him. Micky on the other hand is quiet, demure, almost uncomfortable in the presence of his older brother. That star of this program, of this family, is Dicky. Any fame Micky aspires to achieve
⥤ Posted December 22 in Opinions, Reviews | 6 Comments
Review: Joseph Kosinski's 'Tron Legacy' Sequel is All 0's & No 1's
To be fair, you can't take the special effects away from Disney's Tron Legacy (playing in 3D in theaters now), and you wouldn't want to. It seems to be the only thing the film has going for it, and the new digital age the sequel 28 years in the making finds itself in seems to be the perfect one on which to unleash itself. The world of CG has grown tremendously in the past three decades. So, too, have the worlds of screenwriting, plot pacing, and film making as a whole though you wouldn't know that judging from this colorful and digitized monorail wreck.
⥤ Posted December 22 in Opinions, Reviews | 73 Comments
Watch: First Trailer for Tom Shadyac's Self-Discovery Doc 'I Am'
Back in October, we heard about the first venture into documentaries from director Tom Shadyac (Bruce Almighty, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective) in the form of I Am, a film chronicling his midlife crisis turned self discovery. After a cycling accident resulted in a concussion lasting for months, the disorientation/recovery gave Shadyac some time to reflect on his life. After his time out of the spotlight, Shadyac decided to sell his house, move into a trailer park and reboot his life (rather than a film franchise). Now we have our first look at the doc (via /Film) that seems somewhat cheesy, but looks to make a difference in the world's view on life.
⥤ Posted December 22 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 11 Comments
Watch: Full Green Band Trailer for Stoner Comedy Your Highness
"This quest sucks!" We've already seen an awesome red band trailer for David Gordon Green's new medieval stoner comedy Your Highness, but this still looks funny, despite being edited down quite a bit. Universal just debuted a new green band trailer for Your Highness over on Apple. Natalie Portman has CGI panties over her thong from last time, there's no foul language or great quotes like "magic... motherf**cker!" But it still looks funny, damn funny, and I really can't wait to see it. This also stars James Franco, Danny McBride, Zooey Deschanel, Toby Jones and Justin Theroux as the evil wizard Leezar. It just looks so epic, yet so fun!
⥤ Posted December 21 in Hype, To Watch, Trailers | 21 Comments
Must Watch: Kees van Dijkhuizen's Retrospective of Cinema 2010
Since we've already featured two stunning retrospectives looking back at cinema throughout the yer 2010, we were going to wait until the last week of December to feature anymore fond memories of movies passed. But now Kees van Dijkhuizen is back with Cinema 2010. The man delivered his own 2009 retrospective last year and was then commissioned to make a similar video for 15 Years of Fox Searchlight. Again showing his amazing editing skills, van Dijkhuizen looks back at 2010 with clips from films like Let Me In, Buried, and The Town, complete with a soundtrack featuring some familiar music from this year's movie trailers.
⥤ Posted December 21 in Cool Stuff, Opinions | 20 Comments
Oscars Disqualify Clint Mansell's Score for 'Black Swan' & Others
While it does seem like quite an injustice, the ruling isn't all that surprising. Award Central is reporting that several motion picture scores have been disqualified from being considered for the Oscar for Best Original Score. In all cases, it's not a lack of quality, but rather an abundance of unoriginal music. The four films that will not be getting an Oscar love include Clint Mansell's haunting yet beautiful score for Black Swan, Carter Burwell's compositions for True Grit and the less prominent scores for both The Fighter and The Kids Are All Right. For details on why these scores have been disqualified from awards contention, keep reading below.
⥤ Posted December 21 in Awards News, Opinions | 25 Comments
Electronic Arts Developing a Movie Based on the 'Madden Curse'
Video game fans like already know what this headline is all about, but for the rest of you, it's time for a pop culture history lesson. There exists an infamous jinx known as the Madden Curse. This has nothing to do with the iconic sports commentator doing black magic from ACE Hardware corporate headquarters but rather an ill fate that seems to manifest itself after a professional football player appears on the cover of Electronic Arts' popular Madden video game series every single year. Now The Wrap reports the video game company is looking to develop a sports comedy using the supposed curse as a prominent plot device.
⥤ Posted December 21 in Movie News, Opinions | 7 Comments
'Karate Kid' Remake Director to Adapt 'Bakugan Battle Brawlers'
As someone whose never really been a big fan of anime, that means that my childhood was void of any interest in cartoon/toy/card game crossovers like Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokémon. Therefore, I can't say that I have much interest in this new project that sounds all too similar to those aforementioned imports. The Wrap reports Harald Zwart, who most recently helmed the remake of The Karate Kid, is attached to direct an adaptation of the strategic card game turned anime Bakugan Battle Brawlers. Going simply by the title Bakugan, the story utilizes a card game mixed with battles between monsters for a worldwide tournament.
⥤ Posted December 21 in Movie News, Opinions | 12 Comments
Watch: First Trailer for Joe Wright's 'Hanna' with Saoirse Ronan!
It's assassin time. Focus Features has finally debuted an official trailer on Yahoo for Joe Wright's Hanna, the new action-thriller starring Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, City of Ember, The Lovely Bones) as a highly skilled 14-year-old assassin, trained by her father, played by Eric Bana. We've seen a first look photo and some footage at NY Comic-Con, but this is our first look at the trailer and it's actually awesome, or at least I think so. The cast includes: Cate Blanchett, Olivia Williams and Tom Hollander. The best part about this is that I think we're hearing some of the new Chemical Brothers music that they made for the film. Enjoy!
⥤ Posted December 20 in Hype, To Watch, Trailers | 44 Comments
Check Out Mondo's Rattlesnake Poster for the Coen Bros' True Grit
The Alamo Drafthouse's t-shirt company Mondo Tees has been knocking it out of the park recently with amazing limited edition custom made posters, from Tron (old and new) to Star Wars to Guillermo del Toro. Of course, that's not all, as Mondo also has a new poster they've made for the Coen Brothers' True Grit, which as you hopefully haven't forgotten, hits theaters Wednesday this week! The poster, featuring a gnarly rattlesnake (it's a part of the movie for those who don't know) and some old-time lettering, was debuted on Yahoo and goes on sale this Wednesday. There are two alternate versions, both of which can be seen below.
⥤ Posted December 20 in Cool Stuff, Hype, Opinions, Posters | 2 Comments
Rumor: Harrison Ford Aims to Kill Off Indiana Jones in Next Film
Take this with a huge grain of salt as plenty of Indiana Jones sequel rumors that we haven't highlighted have come and gone just as quickly, but this new rumor does seem like a viable path for the franchise. Showbiz Spy, whose reliability is in question simply because they're a gossip site, is reporting Harrison Ford has told creator George Lucas and series director Steven Spielberg that he would like the iconic adventurer to meet his end in the fifth adventure. Furthermore, as the end of the fourth installment seemed to hint at, the fedora and whip would be picked up by Shia LaBeouf's character and Indiana Jones' offspring Mutt Williams. Uh-oh!
⥤ Posted December 20 in Movie News, Opinions, Rumors | 52 Comments
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