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| Inglourious Basterds | 10/10 |
| It Might Get Loud | 9/10 |
| Inglourious Basterds | 8.5/10 |
| Star Trek | 9/10 |
| Monsters vs Aliens | 5/10 |
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from FirstShowing.net!
From all of us here at FirstShowing.net, we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays! Whether you're with your family or with friends or whether it's snowing or sunny, we hope you have a wonderful day. For those that follow the tradition of seeing a movie on Christmas Day, like myself, I hope we've at the very least helped you make the right choice this year, although there are quite a few good movies to choose from. And a special thank you to every last one of our readers who have helped make this year one of our very best. We'll be back again full speed tomorrow to finish off the last six days of 2008!
Alex Quoted in The Press Democrat on Christmas Day Movies
Yesterday I did a quick phone interview with a writer for The Press Democrat, a New York Times regional newspaper based out of Sonoma County, aka California wine country. I spoke with her about the tradition of seeing movies on Christmas Day, a tradition that I've been following myself for years. The article was published this Christmas morning, for those who are curious to check it out. It's titled "Movies could attract record attendance today" and includes quotes from numerous people, including yours truly, about movies on Christmas and potential hits (I made a prediction that Marley & Me might be the top earner today).
Happy Halloween from Everyone at FS.net!
I know that Joker pumpkin has been seen everywhere by now, but it's badass and I wanted to use it again. With that being said, Happy Halloween to everyone on this glorious October 31st! Halloween is one of those holidays that actually plays an important part in film, so I thought I'd honor the holiday today by mentioning of few of my own favorite horror flicks. Whether you're out trick-or-treating for free candy, getting wasted at a costume party, or simply kicking back and enjoying a few of your own favorite horror films, from all of us here at FirstShowing.net, we hope you have one hell of a creepy Halloween evening!
New World Record: Watching 57 Movies in 123 Hours Non-Stop!
Suresh Joachim and Claudia Wavra emerged victorious earlier this week from the Netflix World Movie Watching Championships. These two watched a total of 57 movies continuously for 123 hours and 10 minutes, setting the new Guinness World Record for most consecutive hours spent watching movies. Think it's a fan's dream to be able to watch so many movies? Think again! To give you an idea of how insanely grueling this was, they spent five days straight in a plexi-glass box in the middle of Times Square in New York City watching movies non-stop. Joachim is actually an endurance world-champion who holds 32 other world records, including 100 straight hours of dancing. Damn impressive, I must say!
FS.net Looking for Writers and Video Producers
An update today for those who may be interested. We're looking for a few new writers and a video production crew based out of Los Angeles. If you're interested in contributing to FirstShowing.net, please read the information below regarding what we're looking for and send us an e-mail with your details. We're looking for a few very specific writers who would not be contributing reviews, so please don't send an e-mail if you want to write reviews. We're just looking for some of the best writers who want to join one of the biggest movie websites out there that's constantly growing. Please let us know if you're interested!
FS.net's Whirlwind Film Festival Tour Begins Today!
We're off on yet another incredible adventure! I'm currently on my way to Telluride, Colorado for the 35th Telluride Film Festival, which will kick off a 27 day worldwide film festival extravaganza. I'm traveling with Peter from SlashFilm to Telluride then the Toronto Film Festival in September and eventually the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas to wrap it all up. I'm excited but also a bit weary, considering I'm about to be on the road for a total of 27 days. Either way, we're getting ready to bring you some of the best coverage from these three fests you'll see anywhere and are putting together interviews, reviews and so much more. Don't worry, we'll be bringing you all of our regular news as well as extensive festival coverage. So if you're not excited for the Oscar season yet, you will be as we start to head into September!
FS.net's Alex is Moving to Los Angeles!
Alex is moving to Los Angeles! I thought I'd let all of our faithful readers know that I'm moving this weekend from my humble home in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Los Angeles, California! I've been looking forward to moving for over a year and will finally be driving out all weekend long. Don't worry, this won't mean any major changes are coming. If anything, this will mean we'll be bringing you even more fantastic interviews, better feature articles, and more of the content you want to see. In addition to my move this weekend, I'm already preparing to hit the road again next week for a whirlwind tour starting at the Telluride Film Festival, then the Toronto Film Festival, then the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.
Where Could The Dark Knight Go Next - Contest Winners!
Last weekend after The Dark Knight hit theaters worldwide, we decided to host a contest to see who could write the best story for a third film in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. The challenge was to write a story that would top everything that took place in The Dark Knight. We received over 200+ entries in a few days and have finally chosen the winner of an awesome Dark Knight prize pack. All story submissions were required to be around 500 words and were judged by our resident comic guru and Batman fan Roman Chavez and contributing writer Andy Adair. Not only can you find the winner's story published below, but we've included four runner-up stories as well, just because they were all so damn good. Read on to check out a few of the stories and be sure to comment with your own thoughts on our winners.
Kicked Out of Comic-Con by Twilight Fans? This is Crazy!
This is odd! My third year here and in attempt to attend the 20th Century Fox panel in Hall H at Comic-Con, I end up getting kicked out of my seats! There is something very wrong with the way Comic-Con works. After heading in to hold my seats for the rest of our writers who were on the way in, a Twilight fan (the lady in the middle with the short spiky hair) confronted a security guard because she had been waiting and "really wanted my seats." I was then yelled at by the programming rep in Hall H and was immediately told to leave. As far as I know (and you can confirm here), seat saving is allowed but "limited". And by limited, I would imagine my writers and staff who are working with me should be included in that limit, right? Wow, there's a reason why people don't like dealing with Comic-Con!
Catch an Early Screening of Mutant Chronciles at Comic-Con
We're waiting for the full schedule for the San Diego Comic-Con to be officially released before we start listing off what's in store for this year. But we've got something we can already throw out there just in case we're not the only ones (out of the 120,000+ fans) that will be attending. Thomas Jane and Ron Perlman are presenting an exclusive screening of Mutant Chronicles, the futuristic sci-fi action film directed by Simon Hunter. We've shown you the impressive first teaser and a badass Russian trailer for the film already. I'm going to do my best to catch this screening myself, as I'm a big sci-fi nut and really want to see this. And if anyone else wants to catch it, here are the details for the Saturday night screening.
Happy 4th of July - Enjoy the Summer!
From all of us here at FirstShowing.net, we hope you have a wonderful 4th of July! If you're not from the US, then enjoy the day anyway! We're nearly halfway through the entire year and halfway through the summer. Not only is this a perfect time to reflect on the great films we've seen so far, but it's also exciting to look forward to the many more great films yet to come. And as is always the case, this time of the summer always puts me in the mood for summer classics like Independence Day, The Sandlot, Jaws, and Men in Black. Not much has changed since we ran our Best 4th of July Openings retrospective last year, since Hancock is the latest addition to that list. We certainly hope you enjoy the long weekend!
Go See Theater Hopper's Tom Brazelton at Wizard World Chicago!
You might have noticed that there wasn't a new Theater Hopper comic yesterday, and that's because the comic's creator Tom Brazelton is in attendance at Wizard World Chicago all this weekend manning his table. If you happen to be in Chicago at Wizard World as well, make sure to stop by and meet the man behind Theater Hopper! He's at table #4308 in Artist's Alley and will be there all weekend. Tom is unfortunately too busy with all mayhem of the convention out there in Chicago, so both Wednesday's and Friday's comics this week have been postponed. Theater Hopper will resume normal operation again on Monday. If you're out in Chicago at Wizard World, make sure you stop by Tom's table if you can!
FS.net Makes PC Mag's Best Web Sites for Movie Fans!
Every once in a while we've got to take a breather and pat ourselves on the back. Today is one of those days. Last year we were honored by PC Mag as one of the Top 100 Undiscovered Websites. This year we've moved up in status. PC Mag just released their list titled The Best Web Sites for Movie Fans and we're #5 on it! "Get ready for summer blockbuster season with these 15 movie sites and blogs, offering a daily fix of news, reviews, spoilers, and more." We're ranked #5 because we fall into the Movie News category, which comes after the first three sites that are part of the Movie Reviews category. You can find out direct listing in the article here. Thanks for all the support PC Mag, we truly appreciate it!
The Legendary Stan Winston Has Died!
The legendary visual effects maestro Stan Winston passed away last night. The news hasn't hit the mainstream sources yet, but Quint over at AICN confirmed it with a close friend of Winston. He was only 62 years old. Winston won the Oscar four times for his work on Aliens, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, and AI and most recently worked on the brilliant visual effects in Iron Man. Winston was easily one of the greatest special effects visionaries to ever work in Hollywood and has created some of the most memorable special effects in cinematic history. This is truly a great loss and an incredibly sad day for Hollywood.
Indiana Jones 4 Event Recap and Scavenger Hunt!
It was the evening of May 21st, just hours before Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was set to hit theaters. We had spent weeks preparing for one of the most incredible events in FirstShowing.net history and it was all about to go down. Although it's a few weeks late, we finally have the complete event recap with photos and videos from one of the greatest events we have ever hosted. You may have seen details on our Iron Man event previously, but now it's time to focus our attention on Indiana Jones and the unforgettable evening. If you can, eliminate all bad thoughts about Kingdom of the Crystal Skull from your mind and take yourself back to the day before it came out. With that mindset, you will truly understand how exciting all of this was to experience firsthand.