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The Quiet Speaks Loudly On Difficult Issues (Josh's Take)

What would you do if you had a friend that would listen to everything you had to say. What if your friend would never judge you no matter what secrets you told them? Would you tell them your darkest secrets? The Quiet is able to answer all of these questions and more in one of the most disturbing but also one of the most effective films of the year.

The Wicker Man-Bear

What was possibly going through Nic Cage's head when he turned to the end of the script where it read, "And Edward Malus puts on a bear costume and prances off into the woods"? What was director Neil LaBute thinking when he was shooting and told Cage to karate punch anyone who stood in his way. Better yet, what did the studio executives say when they saw this film. My only guess would be that one leaned over to the other and said, "This was supposed to be a comedy right?" Before I continue my ponderings of what the hell happened when remaking The Wicker Man, I'll give some info on the plot.

After trying to save a mother and daughter from a horrible car wreck, Edward Malus (Nic Cage) receives a letter from his ex-fiancée. She tells him that she has moved to a scarcely populated island and that her daughter has been missing for some time. Being that Edward is a sheriff, he decides to travel to Summerisle and look for his daughter. Upon reaching the island he begins to unravel a deep plot hidden within the neo-pagan community that inhabits the island.

Beerfest Makes College Look Like The Special Olympics

Broken Lizard returns from a two-year hiatus after Club Dread. However this time around their focus isn't about a island junkie serial killer, it's a super-secret beer drinking competition in Munich. Of course all of Broken Lizard are here, as well as many cameos from some other actors that have appeared in other Broken Lizard titles. Where Beerfest succeeds is in its ability to not take itself too seriously and in return provides a genuinely fun time.

In its storyline center, Beerfest is about two brothers who must travel to Germany to deliver their grandfather's ashes to his final resting place. Upon arrival, the brothers discover a beer drinking competition where they are completely unwelcome. After returning home they decide to form their own team to compete in next year's tournament. The team consists of the two brothers, a Jewish scientist, an ex-beer tester, and, of course, a male whore.

Farce of the Penguins

This week, our official podcast will feature a discussion on the current state of comedies. While I was doing a little bit of research on some films comming out, I stumbled upon Farce of the Penguins.

Now, I will admit that satire is probably my favorite type of comedy. However after to many Scary Movie flicks, I feel that these types of satires are stretched too thin.

But the genre might be turning around with this film. Not only is it going to be written and directed by Bob Saget, but the cast of voices for the penguins feature a barrel full of comedians like: John Lovits, Dane Cook, Norm MacDonald, Jason Alexander and Gilbert Gottfried. The plot is: A mockumentary that illuminates penguin survival and mating rituals, as well as one bird's search for love while on a 70-mile trek with his hedonistic buddies.

Hopefully, if we keep our flippers crossed, this will be a good one to look forward to in the future.

Pulse Review

Here we go again with another remake of an original Japanese horror movie. Although this one doesn't feature any long haired girls or meowing little boys, it does feature an overly pale Ben Kingsley look-alike.

Pulse is about a group of friends who ban together to figure out why one of their friends committed suicide. After discovering that there is actually a virus that is spreading through almost every electronic device in the country, they must figure out a way to stop it.

The Descent Review

All of the reviews that I have read have been fairly positive, so my expectations for this film were actualy pretty high. It is unfortunate that my review is probably the least positive of the reviews many will read on The Descent. Not that I disliked the film, but I am a little dissapointed at how much better it could have been but was not.

The film is about a group of friends who decide to go spelunking in a "tourist friendly" cave. Come to find out the trusted leader Juno, takes her friends on an expedition that turns out horribly wrong when they not only become trapped inside the cave, but they also begin to be stalked by the creepy creatures who live there.

Interview with Marc Miance of Attitude Studios

While out at Comic-Con 2006 in San Diego, FirstShowing.net took a few minutes to meet up with Marc Miance of Attitude Studios to discuss his inspiration behind the visual concept of the film Renaissance and his work at Attitude Studios. Marc co-founded Attitude Studios and is credited as providing the original visual concept for the film Renaissance and helping its animation process at Attitude. He's always been fascinated with the combination of cinema and digital images and Renaissance is the first feature film (in addition to Sin City, A Scanner Darkly, and A Waking Life) of its kind to use motion-capture conversion to animation and an incredibly unique visual style. Marc is an exciting individual with an incredible vision that has opened many possibilities for the future in cinema.

Josh's Best of Comic-Con 2006 Upcoming Films

1. Spider-Man 3
Even though I wasn't able to see the footage because of unforseen issues, I am still looking forward to this movie the most. Partly because I am and have been a Spider-Man fan almost all of my life, and also because I just know how much ass this movie is going to kick. Enough said.

Ghost Rider Exclusive Press Roundtable Featuring Cage, Mendes, Johnson

The exclusive press roundtable video from Ghost Rider including director Mark Steven Johnson, and actors Nic Cage and Eva Mendes. A great Q&A session with some wonderful questions and amazing news from Nic himself. We hope you enjoy this exclusive content only at FirstShowing.net! Click onwards to watch the video!

Spider-Man 3 Exclusive Press Roundtable Featuring Tobey, Kirsten and Sam!

Even though FirstShowing.net got "really screwed" by the workers at Comic-Con, which we sincerely apologize for, we have something very special for you.

You are about to see the first of a two part roundtable discussion with the entire cast and director Sam Raimi of Spider-Man 3! This first part features Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Sam Raimi answering questions from the press. You will also see the FIRST TIME Sam reveals Venom as a villain in the film. He told all the press at these roundtables before the public Sony panel. We apologize again for the terrible misfortune that both my colleague and I had to go through, but here is our way of making it up to you. Enjoy the exclusive video from FirstShowing.net! Click onwards to watch the video!

Quick Review of Borat

Luckily we got the amazing opportunity to catch a screening of Borat tonight after seeing him during the Fox panel at Comic-Con.

As the lights went down in the auditorium I was in, a thunderous applause rang in my ears. I knew that this was going to be an experience I wouldn't forget. Borat is here, straight from Kazakhstan, and he is here to learn about our country whether you like it or not. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Borat, he is one of the three characters Sacha Baron Cohen portrays on "Da Ali G Show." He is a reporter from Kazakhstan who likes table tennis, swimming, and sex. He makes his first feature debut in this self-titled movie that is literally "balls out" humor.

Crank Official Press Conference Video from Comic-Con 2006

A bit delayed, but the video from the Crank press conference featuring some cast and the directors of the film. Check out this video featuring some exclusive questions and answers from the cast and crew of Lionsgate's upcoming movie Crank.

Featured on the press panel: Jason Statham, Efren Ramirez, and writer/directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.

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Saw III Official Press Conference Video from Comic-Con 2006

Today I was lucky enough to participate in the exclusive Saw III press panel at Comic-Con 2006. Check out this video featuring some exclusive questions and answers from the cast and crew of Saw III.

Featured on the press panel: director Darren Lynn Bousman, writer Leigh Whannell, producer Mark Burg, actress Shawnee Smith and Jigsaw himself Tobin Bell.

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Josh's Recomendations For Pirate Fans

Well Pirates is only a week away, so I thought I would recomend some of my favorite films that are related to Pirates, in case anyone is really bored and wanting to watch some old flicks.