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[theruiner]

You know what to do.

[theruiner]

The trailer for Prometheus has leaked. (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52085) Keep an eye out for the blatant grammatical error toward the end. Hilarious.

I can't say I'm a big fan of the Alien series, only because I don't remember them. I saw Aliens when I was little and loved it. Then I saw the third and fourth at some point a long time ago and don't remember anything about them. Never saw the first one (I know, sacrilege!) So...yeah. From an outsider's perspective, I have to say this looks pretty damn intriguing. From what I could see of it, anyway. That is the worst leak I think I've ever seen.

[allegro]

Dude, you REALLY need to rent Alien.

[Fixer808]

dude, you really need to rent alien.
this this this

Also, that was the worst quality leak I've ever seen, but I'm super-fucking excited now!!

[theruiner]

Oh, I know. It's on my list, along with Godfather 2, Apocalypse Now and any Woody Allen film.

[Fixer808]

^^ GET ON IT right NOW

[allegro]

Annie Hall !!!

[theruiner]

Next you're going to say that I need to see Blade Runner!

[Wretchedest]

Annie Hall !!!

At first, reading this from my phone, I thought you said Annie Hall 3. Didnt realize there was a trilogy.

[theruiner]

Don't give Hollywood any ideas, dude.

[theruiner]

Get ready to say "holy shit." Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52124)

[marodi]

Get ready to say "holy shit." Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52124)

Holy shit indeed. That's almost creepy!

But this comment cracked me up:
Nov 30, 2011 4:33:33 PM CST Lincoln was an Old-Trek Klingon? (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52124#)

by davidwebb

[theruiner]

Is it wrong that I am kind of excited at the prospect of this movie (http://www.slashfilm.com/line-developing-earthquake-movie-san-andreas-3d-allan-loe/)? I could really give much of a crap about 3D except when it's a gimmick. Screw James Cameron and his "oh it has to only be depth and it has to be artistic and we can't have fun with it" blah blah blah crap. I want a giant earthquake and I want buildings flying at the screen and I want all the stupid cheesy stuff that could make a movie like this a lot of fun. I'd be down for a solid B movie in super ultra 3D.

[marodi]

Starship Troopers is being remade (http://www.totalfilm.com/news/starship-troopers-up-for-the-remake-treatment)

*face/palm*

[thevoid99]

Starship Troopers is being remade (http://www.totalfilm.com/news/starship-troopers-up-for-the-remake-treatment)

*face/palm*

Why? As cheesy as it was, it was still an awesome film.

[marodi]

Why? As cheesy as it was, it was still an awesome film.

That's because I think it was an awesome film too! It's perfect in all its cheesy glory and definitely doesn't need a remake.

And why yet another remake? Is Hollywood unable to come with an original ideas anymore? They should hire me then; I have plenty of great synopsis that are awaiting being discovered. :p

[Corvus T. Cosmonaut]

Why? As cheesy as it was, it was still an awesome film.
And the cheese was intentional, and the success of the film owes much to director Paul Verhoeven. But why do we need a remake?

[theruiner]

Jonny Greenwood will once again be scoring a Paul Thomas Anderson film. (http://www.slashfilm.com/jonny-greenwood-scoring-paul-thomas-andersons-the-master/)

[october_midnight]

'24' movie hoping for April start for filming. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23524&count=0)

Peter Weller joins Star Trek 2, Benicio Del Toro drops out. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23522&count=0)

There will be a third and final 'Hangover' movie. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23525&count=0)

[october_midnight]

American Psycho remake greenlit. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23549&count=0)

Wait, what?....

[thevoid99]

American Psycho remake greenlit. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23549&count=0)

Wait, what?....

Boo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[the duder]

So, a buddy of mine has launched a kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1881865599/if-these-streets-could-talk/backers) for (hopefully what will become) his documentary called "If These Streets Could Talk...", a film aimed at raising awareness for Brazilian street children. By no means am I pandering for donations, etc. I just thought it was awesome that he decided to go for it and wanted to share.

[onthewall2983]

Men In Black III teaser. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IyaFEBI_L24)

[thevoid99]

Men In Black III teaser. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IyaFEBI_L24)

That was lame.

[theruiner]

Yeah, there was something really awkward about that trailer. The structure was obviously different than your typical trailer, but it didn't work at all. It just felt weird.

Whatever. I didn't like the first two, and I don't have any intention of seeing this one. The only thing that might drag me to the theater is the fact that I'm a sucker for time travel.

[theruiner]

Well, it's not often you find out what the worst movie of the year will be so early, but I think we have a winner. (http://tinyurl.com/89tvsfo)

Dear God. That humor doesn't hold up any more. Sorry. That's going to be a huge bomb.

[theruiner]

It's like everything I hate in movies and music all rolled into one horrible package. (http://tinyurl.com/czlyjlk)

[theruiner]

Sorry for, um...quadruple posting...but Slashfilm had a really good article up today about real IMAX theaters versus IMAX Digital theaters (i.e. "fake" IMAX theaters), including a list of real IMAX theaters. It's well worth a read. (http://www.slashfilm.com/qa-imax-theatre-real-imax-liemax/) After finding that out a couple years ago, I vowed never to go to a fake IMAX again. Total ripoff.

[wizfan]

Saul Williams stars in a new movie called Today. (http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/saul-williams-aissa-maiga-to-star-in-acclaimed-senegalese-director-alain-gomis-3rd-feature-aujourdhui) It sounds very interesting.

[Delusional]

Bored to Death cancelled (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/12/bored-to-death-creator-jonathan-ames-on-the-shows-cancellation.html)
:(

[theruiner]

The new Sacha Baron Cohen movie looks like crap. (http://www.slashfilm.com/the-dictator-trailer/)

There were a couple of funny things in the trailer, but most of it just completely fell flat.

And his beard looks ridiculously fake.

[october_midnight]

Robert Downey Jr. to play Gepetto in Tim Burton's 'Pinnochio'?? (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23746&count=0)

Frank Darabont producing new series titled 'LA Noir'. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23754&count=0)

Upcoming Star Wars tv series to be titled 'Star Wars: Underworld'. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23755&count=0)

[frankie teardrop]

And the cheese was intentional, and the success of the film owes much to director Paul Verhoeven. But why do we need a remake?

from what i understand- the film took a LOT of liberties with the book (most of which i hear were trashy and welcome), so perhaps it's a move to get closer to the source material? that's usually the only kind of remake i can stomach...

[theruiner]

The Wizard of Oz prequel will be black and white in the beginning then turn into color when they get to Oz, just like the original. (http://www.slashfilm.com/oz-great-powerful-mirror-wizard-ozs-black-white-opening/#more-119013)

That's actually pretty cool. I'm still bummed that Robert Downey Jr. dropped out, though.

[onthewall2983]

http://www.praguemonitor.cz/hal9000.jpg

Happy birthday.

[theruiner]

Yes, a sequel to Bettlejuice might actually happen, and Tim Burton says he and Michael Keaton might return. (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52642)

[october_midnight]

The Killing Season Two starts April 1st, will reveal killer in finale. The Walking Dead officially picked up for Season Three. (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/15/idUS135185530220120115)

[theruiner]

Turns out that Goosebumps movie they announced a few years ago is still in the works. (http://www.slashfilm.com/shrek-after-writer-darren-lemke-adapt-goosebumps/#more-119334)

12 year old ruiner would have been all over this.

[Torgo]

Turns out that Goosebumps movie they announced a few years ago is still in the works. (http://www.slashfilm.com/shrek-after-writer-darren-lemke-adapt-goosebumps/#more-119334)

12 year old ruiner would have been all over this.

What?! Do kids nowadays even know what Goosebumps ​is?

[Fixer808]

What?! Do kids nowadays even know what Goosebumps ​is?
Does it matter? Sure as shit no kids today knew what the Smurfs were this time last year!

[marodi]

A couple of trailers of upcoming movies I intend to see (that are not major blockbusters already being discussed)

The Woman In Black


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXXRS3Kghh4&ob=av3e

Starring Harry Potter and a very creepy house. I have high hopes for this one, actually.


Also: Wrath of the Titans, bitches!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FConqoC6uFI

It's going to be noisy, it's going to be full of plot holes and it won't make any goddamn sense. At all.

The perfect popcorn movie!

But hey, Sam Worthington is back as Perseus and I really like him. Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes are also back and I can count on them to be entertaining, at the very least. And Kronos looks badass.

ps: it's not really news but I didn't know where to put them and I didn't think they deserved their own threads either. Not yet, anyway.

[Conan The Barbarian]

Sorry for, um...quadruple posting...but Slashfilm had a really good article up today about real IMAX theaters versus IMAX Digital theaters (i.e. "fake" IMAX theaters), including a list of real IMAX theaters. It's well worth a read. (http://www.slashfilm.com/qa-imax-theatre-real-imax-liemax/) After finding that out a couple years ago, I vowed never to go to a fake IMAX again. Total ripoff.

Shit I hate going to the ft Lauderdale museum due to the lack of leg room. But must see Batman the way Nolan intended to

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[marodi]

I have real news this time: Hammer goes Hi-Def (http://www.fearnet.com/news/b25159_hammer_goes_hi-def.html?utm_source=fearnet&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_imdb)

This may be just the thing that makes me cave in and finally go buy a Blu-Ray player.

[frankie teardrop]

awesome news, marodi! now if we could only get the other hammer to follow suit. would be great to see pumps and a bump (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1u08b_hammer-pumps-in-a-bump_music) in hi-def...

[theruiner]

Maybe it's because I like Jason Segel so much, but this looks really, really good. (http://www.slashfilm.com/jeff-who-lives-at-home-trailer/#more-113928)

[butters]

^^^ the Duplassessses' (the Duplass brothers) are seriously in need of a good movie. Baghead was decent, Puffy Chair was overrated in my opinion, and Cyrus just fell flat. This finally looks good.

[butters]

A couple of trailers of upcoming movies I intend to see (that are not major blockbusters already being discussed)

The Woman In Black
Starring Harry Potter and a very creepy house. I have high hopes for this one, actually.

One of the VERY few remakes I've been looking forward to. The UK TV movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098672/) is one of my favorite horror films. Funny you also mentioned Hammer, gotta love the vintage-style promo poster:

http://www.denofgeek.com/siteimage/scale/800/600/310914.png

[theruiner]

Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg tease that they've started work on the long-anticipated The World's End. (http://www.slashfilm.com/potd-edgar-wright-simon-pegg-tease-the-worlds-end/#more-119781)

That is EXCELLENT news.

[Fixer808]

Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg tease that they've started work on the long-anticipated The World's End. (http://www.slashfilm.com/potd-edgar-wright-simon-pegg-tease-the-worlds-end/#more-119781)

That is EXCELLENT news.
Oh FUCK yes!

[october_midnight]

The Crow reboot is back on track...with a new writer...and a new director. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23885&count=0)

[Fixer808]

The Crow reboot is back on track...with a new writer...and a new director. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23885&count=0)
"gritty reboot"? What, the original wasn't gritty enough? Fine, then let's go all out. This better be the first theatrical release featuring actual rape, the most expandable stuntmen outside of a gritty Turkish reboot of The Crow, and the intentional killing of the actor in the lead role halfway through filming.

[onthewall2983]

The first teaser trailer for a commercial ever.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuHmEo0Bx7Q&feature=player_embedded

[theruiner]

^^Wha??? Is that implying what I think it's implying?


Edit: Some people are saying it'll be an ad for Nike. Well, of course. Because if it was another Ferris Bueller movie, we would have heard about it long before now. Lame.

[Torgo]

So... the Monty Python troupe (or what's left of them) is going to reunite for a new film called 'ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING'. (http://movies.broadwayworld.com/article/MONTY-PYTHON-Troupe-to-Reunite-For-Upcoming-Film-ABSOLUTELY-ANYTHING-20120126#)

But - wait for it.... :



The movie will be made using CGI technology with the actors lending their voices to aliens who endow a group of humans with super powers, leading to misadventures.
Robin Williams (http://broadwayworld.com/people/Robin_Williams/)
will voice an intelligent speaking dog named Dennis.

[october_midnight]

The first teaser trailer for a commercial ever.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuHmEo0Bx7Q&feature=player_embedded

Ahh Mr. Broderick...the most insane actor on the face of the earth, we meet again. Uhh no...really, worked on a movie that he starred in. Out of his motherfucking mind.

[theruiner]

^^Please tell me he talked to an invisible camera at all times, a la Ferris Bueller. And then one of his handlers gathered the crew around and said something like, "Listen...I know it's weird, but Mr. Broderick really does think there's someone listening to everything he's saying. It's sad, yes, but the doctors say it would be extremely harmful and possibly dangerous to break his illusion, so please just play along." And then right as she says that, you hear him in the background as he walks by, talking to himself: "Me and Mr. Rooney have been at it for almost 30 years now. Oh, Mr. Rooney, you are a worthy adversary!"

[october_midnight]

I'm at work and doing some report shit, it's a bit to type out but I'll paraphrase the insane bullshit that went on while I was working on the set in a few minutes. It was a shitty movie with Danny DeVito called 'Deck The Halls' that was shot here...holy shit just remembering what happened is hilarious. The guy's a certifiable nut.

[october_midnight]

Alright this will be longish but worth reading for the lulz, so my friend who was a film major at a film school here (called Capilano University) in North Vancouver hooks me up with some work on the set of a Christmas movie filming around the area called Deck The Halls with Broderick and Danny DeVito. I've done extra work, etc. so I thought 'why not'. So on the 3rd day of being on set, I had yet to meet Broderick but actually met DeVito who was, and I can vouch, the NICEST DUDE EVER. He was polite, funny, and literally talked to almost everyone on set...crew, you name it. I saw him tossing cheese slices at some crew in the catering tent, a jokester. Awesome dude. Anyways, I was helping one of the crew with rounding up some camera cables on abouuuut, the 3rd-ish day on set. My friend Zack who got me on the set (he's the one who works on Fringe now, you might've seen pics I've posted from on set, that's how I get on lol) was a PA (prod. assistant, basically crap gopher work). The scene was a snowball fight between Broderick and DeVito so my friend's job was literally to stand by with a portable hair dryer, warming a roll of paper towels so he could hand them to the actors after the take (sounds weak but it was cold as hell, at night, and like 20 takes in...I can imagine your hands would be numb as hell).

So he's sitting there warming the paper towels, but lo and behold it was the Head PA's job originally, a guy who's been on movies with Broderick and a bunch of the crew before, but HE had to go do something else so he handed the shit to Zack. After the scene wraps the first take, Zack runs up, 'here you go Mr. DeVito' and I'm literally 20 ft. away. 'Thanks kid.' He runs to Broderick. 'Here you are, Mr. Broderick.' Broderick literally spins around to face him, grabs Zack by the neck of his shirt, and literally inches from his face, screams WHO THE MOTHERFUCK ARE YOU. WHO ARE YOU. My friend obviously freezes and probably shits himself as Broderick literally screamed it as loud as possible. You could hear it across town. '...uh, uh I'm Zack, I'm a PA. I'm part of the crew, uh uh...' Broderick screams again. WHO. THE. FUCK. ARE. YOU. YOU'RE FIRED. And lets him go. He was literally screaming at the top of his lungs, it was nuts. His face was red. Some of the crew rush in, including the Asst. Director and my friend's murmuring to them 'Don't fire me please! I work here! I have a staff badge. I'm a PA' etc. etc.

A few handlers help Broderick away, probably to his trailer like he's fuckin' Bono from U2 being led to his helicopter or some shit...my friend's shitting his pants. The Asst. Director tells him (again I can hear it all) 'Don't worry, that's just him. You can't look at him in the eye unless he knows you or he's worked with you on set before, you'll be fine.' My friend Zack is like 'w.t.f.' He continues to tell Zack that after Broderick made all his money, he was vacationing in Ireland and killed a lady and her mom in a head on car wreck (we had never known this up to that point, again this was like...early 2005ish? Before the times of Wikipedia or IMDB) and ever since he was sort of....off kilter so to speak.

So yeah, he might be sane NOW, but I saw this happen. He was deeply, deeply insane. For the rest of the shoot he would come off as a completely normal human, but apparently everyone, and now including my friend and I, knew that he's actually probably a lunatic. And don't get me started on Kristin Davis (from Sex and The City) who played Broderick's wife and the day she wouldn't come out of her trailer until someone brought her cotton candy. Seriously. A full grown woman who wouldn't work until someone brought her cotton candy. Cotton. Candy. Fuckssakes.

[thevoid99]

Goddamn... I guess he really must be a total insane dude to be married to that... thing.

[butters]

Alright this will be longish but worth reading for the lulz...

Crazy fucking story dude. Wow.

Interesting to see a teaser for a movie roll being reprised in a Super Bowl ad. That sentence was difficult to even write.

[Fixer808]

AAAAHAHAHAHAHA!! That was awesome! Although the best part of the story may have been DeVito throwing cheese at people. That guy is hilarious.

[october_midnight]

Next Terminator movie will be R-rated. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23914&count=0)

[Fixer808]

Next Terminator movie will be R-rated. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23914&count=0)
Yeah, but will it not suck?

[onthewall2983]

...and here's the whole thing


http://youtu.be/VhkDdayA4iA

[Conan The Barbarian]

Next Terminator movie will be R-rated. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23914&count=0)


After reading this, I wondered on why they decide to make it pg13 in the first place. When T2 came out, me and my friends went to see it, and they toyline was everywhere.

An R rating doesnt mean anything really.

[marodi]

Matthew Vaughn to direct X-Men First Class sequel (http://collider.com/x-men-first-class-2-sequel-matthew-vaughn/141388).

I hope it's true because he did a tremendous job on First Class.

But the real question is: can my ovaries survive another round of the McAvoy/Fassbender bromance?

[Alexandros]

Alright this will be longish but worth reading for the lulz...

Reading stuff like this I always wonder...at what point do those people lose all sense of reality, of perspective? The actors that behave like dictators on the set, those who terrorise the crew, or those who come with insane demands (like a crate full of bottled water from the fountain of youth of Tlacopan and/or a pair of Hungarian ceremonial horses as their butlers or whatever) and have fits if those demands are not satisfied...I have to believe they were not like this from the start. Is there a point where they go *click* and suddenly they feel entitled to godhood? I mean, it's one thing to be an arrogant dick, I can accept that, but to go all berserk on account of ridiculous stuff (like that cotton candy example, or Broderick's insane reaction), that thing really confounds me.

[october_midnight]

The thing that blows me away, is as insane as the things I saw on that set, I bet you a billion dollars that's NOTHING compared to some of the shit that goes down on sets with the big stars. It's the Britney Spears syndrome...what I always say is that yeah like you said, a lot of people were like that to begin with. Take 1,000 people off of the street. Now give them access to shitloads of money, drugs, parties, etc. etc. and have a bunch of 'yes men' telling them how great they are. How many of that 1,000 people will just go bonkers? Probably a pretty high percentage.

I've been on a few other sets, been an extra on Caprica, been on the set of Fringe...everyone on those sets were literally the NICEST people (especially the Fringe crew/cast) but all it takes is one big star that's a maniac lol.

[Fixer808]

Matthew Vaughn to direct X-Men First Class sequel (http://collider.com/x-men-first-class-2-sequel-matthew-vaughn/141388).

I hope it's true because he did a tremendous job on First Class.
Does not compute.

[marodi]

Does not compute.

Please don't tell me you think X3 or Origins were better.

[Fixer808]

I like to think the series ended with the second one.

[Bonedwarf]

...and here's the whole thing


http://youtu.be/VhkDdayA4iA

I guess they cut the bit where they dig up John Hughes and violate his corpse from the final cut...

[theruiner]

I've been on a few other sets, been an extra on Caprica, been on the set of Fringe...everyone on those sets were literally the NICEST people (especially the Fringe crew/cast) but all it takes is one big star that's a maniac lol.Bullshit. You can't tell me Joshua Jackson wasn't parading around the set screaming at people, "I was Pacey on Dawson's Creek! Bow before Pacey!" I don't believe it. :p

[october_midnight]

Adam Sandler to star in movie adaptation of the board game 'Candy Land'; feeds off of humanity's pain. (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/idUS39840534320120131)

[thevoid99]

Can we kill Adam Sandler now?

[frankie teardrop]

Adam Sandler to star in movie adaptation of the board game 'Candy Land'; feeds off of humanity's pain. (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/idUS39840534320120131)

queen frostine better be as foxy as her animated counterpart. can we start a thread about weird cartoon crushes from ages 5-10?

[Torgo]

queen frostine better be as foxy as her animated counterpart. can we start a thread about weird cartoon crushes from ages 5-10?

I had a weird crush on Brock from the animated Pokemon series....

Yeahh....

[marodi]

The Bourne Legacy trailer is out


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVPpc4pk6RE

I can't wait to see this movie. I really enjoyed the first 3 movies; the cast of this one is solid; it can't go wrong... right?

[marodi]

Oh look at that: double post!

Space:1999 to be remade for TV as Space:2099 (http://collider.com/space-2099/144227)

I don't think I've ever been so scared in my life...

[onthewall2983]

Beyond The Black Rainbow (http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/beyondtheblackrainbow). This looks really good.

[Hazekiah]

The Bourne Legacy trailer is out


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVPpc4pk6RE

FUCK, YES.

The first three were so good I thought FOR SURE this would be complete shit, but it looks GREAT so far.

But nope, this looks excellent. Not much of a trailer, but VERY promising.

:)


P.S. If we've already got a trailer shouldn't we just go ahead and give it a thread instead?

[Fixer808]

Beyond The Black Rainbow (http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/beyondtheblackrainbow). This looks really good.
Wow! That's got a really cool Logan's Run/THX 1138/Zardoz kinda vibe around it! Early 70's sci-fi ftw!

[theruiner]

I was pretty skeptical about a documentary about the John Titor story, but I have to admit, the semi-trailer is pretty cool. (http://www.slashfilm.com/how-build-time-machine-trailer-documentary-exploring-famous-potential-time-traveller/)

[Fixer808]

the semi-trailer is pretty cool. (http://www.slashfilm.com/how-build-time-machine-trailer-documentary-exploring-famous-potential-time-traveller/)
This one is cooler.
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd107/victor-eyd/roadwarrior.jpg

[nvr_mind]

http://www.slashfilm.com/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-trailer/

[theruiner]

The first 12 minutes here (http://www.slashfilm.com/film-exclusive-watch-twelve-minutes-sound-voice/) left me a little cold, but Sound Of My Voice still seems like it has potential. As soon as I read that it was about a cult, I was in.

Speaking of movies about cults, I'm also looking forward to finally catching Martha Marcy May Marlene, which comes out on DVD next week.

[mfte]

This looks interesting

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/thesnowtownmurders/

Based on horrifying crimes discovered in Snowtown, Australia in 1999, THE SNOWTOWN MURDERS is Justin Kurzel's directorial debut, a stark journey into a brutal subculture of suspicion, addiction and violence. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes' Critics Week, the film follows Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris), a mother raising her three boys in a poor suburb. After her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic tendencies, she takes up with a new man, hoping for security but instead welcoming an even more vicious predator into her home. John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) is the moral compass of a self-appointed neighborhood watch who, fueled by cigarettes and beer, cast judgments on those living around them. Bunting enlists his crew in acts of sadistic vigilantism on those he considers deviants, and in the process takes Elizabeth's son Jamie (Lucas Pittaway) under his wing. THE SNOWTOWN MURDERS is an uncompromising film focused on the relationship between vulnerable teenager and a father figure who is revealed to be the worst kind of bully.

[butters]

^^^ let me do some creative quoting, this movie came up in the "What Are You Watching" thread:




Snowtown.

Bleak. Brutal. Worth watching. I think one of the most uncomfortable things is the way it involves the viewer. 'What would you do?'.

I loved Snowtown. I think its the mixture of high camp and pure melodrama that make it so harrowing.

this looks strikingly similar to Animal Kingdom, which i loved! on my list as well!

so i've been wondering, why can't we get these kind of high quality indie crime/social drama movies in the US? i've seen quite a few non-American movies (UK, Spain, Iceland, Australia, Denmark) with some great depth, and the closest to these kind of movies was Red State (which unfortunately kind of missed the depth train by trying too hard to be over the top. i still liked it though).

i know movies outside of the US are typically funded in part by the government, so there seems to be a lot more focus on artistry and social commentary.


Snowtown (to be released as "The Snowtown Murders" in the US. LOL) was the best film i've seen since Shame. WOW. Had to buy the soundtrack too. And i need to watch it again with subtitles. Especially loved how it respected the audience's intelligence (similar to McQueen's Hunger). The US trailer, on the other hand, explains the story. LOL

Sorry US directors, but you're sort of falling behind in the art department. Maybe you need government subsidies like all those other countries?


I actually watched this too on Sunday.... bleak and brutal are the best two words for it. I'm very unfamiliar with the real-life case, so reading up on it afterward filled in a few blanks. Very hard to recommend this film even though I appreciated it; not a movie I'd say I "enjoyed," but it had me captivated.

I'm not sure about the "high camp" comment above, but everything else said is pretty accurate.

[theruiner]

Kick Ass 2 might actually be happening. (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/53700)

I'd be shocked if it actually happened, since the first one pretty much flopped. But it was a really good movie, so I'd definitely be down for a sequel.

[Lutz]

omg COURTENEY COX'S FACE.

[october_midnight]

Looks like Joel Kinnaman (AMC's "The Killing") is the next Robocop. (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/02/24/joel-kinnaman-is-your-new-robocop/)

[theruiner]

My fandom of Patton Oswalt is bordering on obsession now. I'm listening to a podcast where he's the guest, and as I'm listening, I head over to AST (A Special Thing) and see this: Fox orders animated series starring Patton Oswalt. (/aspecialthing.com/forum/f42/fox-orders-animated-patton-oswalt-mike-barker-superhero-comedy-presentation-23445/)

[october_midnight]

Ghostbusters 3's future uncertain, Bill Murray definitely out. (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ghostbusters-3-bill-murray-out-dan-akroyd-295971)

[Fixer808]

I'm not going to mourn, it's probably for the best if this thing just folds up and quietly skips town.

[Findus]

They should just use a CGI Peter Venkman and have Rich Little provide the voice.

Or put this guy in the movie instead:

http://www.lookalikes-usa.com/list3.cfm?NAME=billmurray

[butters]

Honestly I agree, they should let the idea go. Bill Murray in Zombieland made us happy enough.

[thevoid99]

Ghostbusters 3 was doomed. After all, what was the last great thing Dan Aykroyd did? Plus, the expectations for a third film would not be met considering how revered the first one was. Plus, we should remember that the only reason Bill Murray even did Ghostbusters in the first place was so he can get money to fund a remake of The Razor's Edge that he was starring in while doing a favor for Dan Aykroyd since the Peter Venkman character was supposed to be played by John Belushi.

[october_midnight]

First picture of Johnny Depp as Tonto in 'The Lone Ranger' revealed. Apparently he likes crows on his head.

http://cdn.wwtdd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/the_lone_ranger_depp_tonto_1-450x392.jpg

[Vertigo]

Ghostbusters 3 was doomed. After all, what was the last great thing Dan Aykroyd did?

Or Ivan Reitman - he's become rather overshadowed by his own son recently.



First picture of Johnny Depp as Tonto in 'The Lone Ranger' revealed.

Now we know how they've managed to spend $200m on The Lone Ranger. It's the wardrobe.

[Fixer808]

First picture of Johnny Depp as Tonto in 'The Lone Ranger' revealed. Apparently he likes crows on his head.

http://cdn.wwtdd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/the_lone_ranger_depp_tonto_1-450x392.jpg
So, did they just grab him off the set of the last Pirates movie and splash paint on his face to "really, y'know, GET his look for Tonto"?

[october_midnight]

Michael 'Should Be Legal To Murder Me' Bay announces that for his new TMNT movie, they're not going to be regular turtles. Just aliens. Yes. Aliens. (http://www.themoviepool.com/movie-news/item/1932-michael-bay-manages-to-kill-my-interest-in-the-new-ninja-turtles-film.html)

This man should go die somewhere quietly.

[theburningreptile]

Michael 'Should Be Legal To Murder Me' Bay announces that for his new TMNT movie, they're not going to be regular turtles. Just aliens. Yes. Aliens. (http://www.themoviepool.com/movie-news/item/1932-michael-bay-manages-to-kill-my-interest-in-the-new-ninja-turtles-film.html)

This man should go die somewhere quietly. Wow, that sounds horrible. I grew up with TMNT, the cartoon series and the live action movies. My childhood is dead. Thanks Bay.

[thevoid99]

Wow, that sounds horrible. I grew up with TMNT, the cartoon series and the live action movies. My childhood is dead. Thanks Bay.

Great. Another moment of my childhood has been raped. I don't want to kill him. I want to torture him any way I can.

[Dra508]

I started watching Frozen Planet, but seeing a killer whale pod gracefully hunt for seals and penguins freaked me out in all it's cool crystal clearness.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

I started watching Frozen Planet, but seeing a killer whale pod gracefully hunt for seals and penguins freaked me out in all it's cool crystal clearness.

I couldn't help but laugh hysterically as my girlfriend was squee-ing over that seal. :D I'm heartless.

[butters]

^^^ my wife and I are watching that now too and neither of us could believe how those whales worked together like that. Fucking amazing.

[AgentofChaos]

Wow, that sounds horrible. I grew up with TMNT, the cartoon series and the live action movies. My childhood is dead. Thanks Bay.

While this sounds atrocious, in fairness to Bay, there are a ton of ways they could go about this.

If you remember, in the comics, as well as animated series, there were tons of space story lines. Several including Turtles in space suits, Donatello with the black mask from another timeline, Ralph had some cool spin off journeys, the Neutrinos, the list goes on and on. There were also some really cool villans introduced.

So while I'm sure its not the story we all want (something closer to the original film I'd think is the popular fan consensus), its still possible they could do something cool with it, especially if they just sort of skip the origin story element of it and get right into it. Dimension X, Krang, bringing an army to earth, etc. If anything, since Bay has his hands on it, I'd rather them go this route since at least it's his field of "expertise" (say what you want I actually liked Armageddon). He would be much better producing some kind of epic alien invasion turtle story than he would a dark, gritty, story about sewer ninjas with their own personal problems. There is at least a chance of the former being a decent summer blockbuster "event", absolutely zero if they tried to do the latter.


Also keep in mind he is presumably not directing it, so at the end of the day it's going to come down to someone else's vision, hopefully someone with more of a love for the franchise than him.

So yeah, I'm skeptical, and this certainly would not be the way I would develop the film, but will keep an open mind at least until I see a trailer. Imagine a transformers styles trailer with the technodrome just ripping up downtown New York and an invasion of Rock Soldiers laying waste to everyone? Sounds at least mildly cool, no?

Sadly I doubt we ever get the film that we deserve, in the vein of Chris Nolan's Batman or what Aronofsky's Wolverine would have been, for lack of better examples, however if Bay was to do this film this way, and it exceeded expectations box office wise, sold a lot of toys, etc. that MIGHT renew the franchise to the point where a studio could have more confidence in giving another director with some actual talent a little bit of freedom to make something much darker and grittier the next time around. OR more likely, they'd just get greedy and make a sequel like Revenge of the Fallen *sigh*

Regardless, the way out is through. If Bay ruins this, it will be the last Turtles live action film ever. So our only hope as fans is to blindly support this until further notice unfortunately. THINK POSTIVE!

[Hazekiah]

Looks like Joel Kinnaman (AMC's "The Killing") is the next Robocop. (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/02/24/joel-kinnaman-is-your-new-robocop/)

Haven't really seen anything he's in yet aside from a couple pix and a few commercials but so far I'm FULLY supportive of this casting.

Same goes for the choice of director, actually.

The original is one of my all-time favorite films and so far I'm almost shocked that they seem to be making excellent choices with the remake...although I'd still love to know what Aronofsky had in mind, too.

REALLY fucking excited about this movie.


Michael 'Should Be Legal To Murder Me' Bay announces that for his new TMNT movie, they're not going to be regular turtles. Just aliens. Yes. Aliens. (http://www.themoviepool.com/movie-news/item/1932-michael-bay-manages-to-kill-my-interest-in-the-new-ninja-turtles-film.html)

Anyone who knows anything about the original runs of the TMNT comics and even the original cartoon already knows about the origins of the Techno Cosmic Research Institute, so I'd like to think he's alluding to that same, original TCRI/ooze/TMNT origin story we should all know and love.

And even if he isn't then it should likewise be noted that the "worst-case-scenario" everyone seems to be flipping out about -- ALIEN TURTLES?!? -- isn't truly quite as much of a departure from their original origin story as Bay-haters would have you believe.

Come on, guys. Think it through.

Plus, even if Bay's not into the Dinobots so much, this already suggests excellent story potential for the Triceratons to likely be included in the reboot, so I'm all for it. That whole storyline was awesome and I loved it when they suddenly took the turtles from their grim & gritty city setting to all that fantastic sci-fi insanity.

[october_midnight]

While I share your love of TMNT and the gritty beginning of the characters, I feel you may be placing too much faith in Bay. Only because...it's Michael fricking Bay. Anyone who actually paid to see the Transformers movies should give their head a shake.

[thevoid99]

There's nothing positive about Michael Bay. The man can't even hold a camera shot still for more than 20 seconds let alone let alone have a shot be shown for more than 30 seconds.

[sentient02970]

There's nothing positive about Michael Bay. The man can't even hold a camera shot still for more than 20 seconds let alone let alone have a shot be shown for more than 30 seconds.
The only exception being when the main protagonist exits a vehicle or building in slo-motion with a low camera angle showing face backgrounded only by sky...with epic music. Those are the only breaks he gives us.

[Fixer808]

Let's give it to Tarantino.

[Vertigo]

Raphael: "Hey, Donatello. You know what they call a cheese and tomato pizza in Europe? A margherita."
Splinter: "Motherfuckers, get your asses in gear before some freaky brain shows up. *muffled* Hey Quentin which way to the Elektra 2 set?"

[Fixer808]

Now THAT I'd watch.

[theruiner]

Screenwriter says that the Beetlejuice sequel will be a true sequel, not a reboot or a remake, and will take place in modern day. (http://www.slashfilm.com/sequel-bits-seth-grahamesmith-beetlejuice-2-true-sequel-madagascar-3-taken-2-breaking-dawn-leprechaun-7/#more-123419)

[kdrcraig]

Screenwriter says that the Beetlejuice sequel will be a true sequel, not a reboot or a remake, and will take place in modern day. (http://www.slashfilm.com/sequel-bits-seth-grahamesmith-beetlejuice-2-true-sequel-madagascar-3-taken-2-breaking-dawn-leprechaun-7/#more-123419)

I'm so pumped that it looks like that is actually going to happen. Can't wait to see Michael Keaton reprise that role.

[mfte]

This looks interesting.

drama about a cult whose leader claims to be from the future

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/soundofmyvoice/

[wizfan]

Nice. Reminded me of the whole John Titor story (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Titor).

[theruiner]

I was really excited when I first read the description of Sound of My Voice. Then I watched the first 12 minutes or whatever that they posted online. My enthusiasm was pretty much gone at that point. Then the trailer, which leaves me even less excited to see it. I guess I might watch it on DVD. Maybe. Depending on how the reviews are, but the footage and trailer pretty much killed it for me.

[theruiner]

I'm just going to pretend this doesn't exist and go to my happy place.

Nineteen Eighty-Four is being turned into a movie again. (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=88278)

[Alexandros]

I'm just going to pretend this doesn't exist and go to my happy place.

Nineteen Eighty-Four is being turned into a movie again. (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=88278)

Why? Do you know anything particular that dooms it? It could be good. It's a solid story, it all depends on how it will be treated. Shirley we can hope?

[theruiner]

I can't see that book being properly adapted to a film. Maybe a mini-series. There's just too much there. I know that's what adaptations are, and the movie is never as good as the book, but still. I doubt it will even come close.

That being said, I'm not entirely pessimistic. It could be good. It'll be interesting to see an updated version.

[onthewall2983]

First look at David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis. NSFW :D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vizThj-byRU

[thevoid99]

That looks fucking cool!

[wizfan]

Whoa! Did Cronenberg make a good film with Pattinson? I mean, Goblet of Fire was okay, but it's nice to see him take on more serious roles.

[harrismonkey]

That looks much more interesting/Cronenbergery than the Sigmund Freud one from last year. Count me excited/intrigued!

[mfte]

ANyone here watch Luther starring Idris Elba?

It was recommended by a friend.

[Vertigo]

ANyone here watch Luther starring Idris Elba?

It was recommended by a friend.

Yup. In my opinion it's been hit-and-miss, but the two double-lengthers which comprised the second season were a great watch. Some of the narrative points stretch credulity, but the show's carried by its performances... well, one performance really. Idris Elba is the ideal lead, he combines a hulking, charismatic physical presence with sensitivity and a knack of absolutely nailing emotional tone. We already knew that from The Wire, but yeah, he's amazing.

Personally I found it more watchable than Sherlock, especially during the second season, in which the long-episode format suited that show nowhere near as well as Luther (largely thanks to the latter's stories being more easily followable).

[butters]

That looks much more interesting/Cronenbergery than the Sigmund Freud one from last year.

Anything was better than that one.

[thevoid99]

Anything was better than that one.

Except for M. Butterfly. That was an OK film.

[butters]

Except for M. Butterfly. That was an OK film.
I've blocked parts of that one from my brain. That movie felt like it was 3 hrs long. Still, I think I liked it more than A Dangerous Method. Looking forward to this new one though!

[Highly Psychological]

I cant fucking stand Robert Pattinson ( he is not even that good looking) but that Cronenberg film does indeed look brilliant.

[theruiner]

Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master will be released on October 12th. (http://www.slashfilm.com/paul-thomas-andersons-the-master-set-october-12-limited-release/)

[thevoid99]

Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master will be released on October 12th. (http://www.slashfilm.com/paul-thomas-andersons-the-master-set-october-12-limited-release/)

I read about that yesterday. I'm so going to see this.

[theruiner]

It looks like Anchorman 2 is officially a go. (http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/will-ferrell-returns-for-anchorman-2/)

[onthewall2983]

Sam Fuller auditioning with Al Pacino for the role of Hyman Roth for Godfather II (http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/sam_fuller_auditions_godfather_al_pacino). Interesting take on the character.

[Fixer808]

It looks like Anchorman 2 is officially a go. (http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/will-ferrell-returns-for-anchorman-2/)
Oh man, this could go sour really easy. It's hard to follow up a movie like that, especially after this long (I know, I know, it's not like its been decades). On the plus side, Paul Rudd and Steve Carrell have signed on.

[nvr_mind]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4Z-E-Mxbo

teaser for the total recall reboot

[theruiner]

Oh man, this could go sour really easy. It's hard to follow up a movie like that, especially after this long (I know, I know, it's not like its been decades). On the plus side, Paul Rudd and Steve Carrell have signed on.Yeah, I mean, I'd be happy if it were good. Not even great. If it were great, then that would be awesome, but I'm not expecting it to top the first one or anything. Just a good follow up would be nice.

And yeah, the entire cast coming back is a great thing. Especially Paul Rudd, who can do almost no wrong.

[harrismonkey]

I've blocked parts of that one from my brain. That movie felt like it was 3 hrs long. Still, I think I liked it more than A Dangerous Method. Looking forward to this new one though!

I'm not sure if I even made it through that one. I know I started it, I know I saw a chunk of it, and I know I was bored out of my mind. I have a feeling I started fast forwarding at some point.

[theruiner]

Ashton Kutcher is going to play Steve Jobs (http://www.slashfilm.com/ashton-kutcher-play-steve-jobs-jobs/)

Seriously. They've confirmed this is not an April Fools' joke.

[thevoid99]

Ashton Kutcher is going to play Steve Jobs (http://www.slashfilm.com/ashton-kutcher-play-steve-jobs-jobs/)

Seriously. They've confirmed this is not an April Fools' joke.

Oh, goddamnit! I wish it was an April Fool's joke.

[theruiner]

Dumb and Dumber 2 (I'm just going to pretend the original sequel didn't exist) begins filming in September!!! (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=88661)

[thevoid99]

Dumb and Dumber 2 (I'm just going to pretend the original sequel didn't exist) begins filming in September!!! (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=88661)

Sorry but I don't think that's a good idea. Let's be honest here, the Farrelly Brothers hasn't made a very watchable movie since Me, Myself, & Irene and The Three Stooges looks like it will be their nadir. Still, I don't know how they could top The Heartbreak Kid which was truly one of the worst movies I had ever seen.

[theruiner]

I can't say their movies are bad now only because I haven't seen them (I completely lost interest in them after Me, Myself and Irene). I honestly don't think I've seen a single one of their movies in the past twelve years or so. And nothing they've done has looked even remotely watchable (let alone good) in that time and all their movies since then have almost universally been panned, so it seems like they just suck now.

That being said...Dumb and Dumber is one of my top five favorite movies, and it holds a special place for me because I've loved it since it first came out (when I was eleven) and it's become a sort of idolized movie for my best friend and I. So I'm sure all of that is kind of clouding my judgment a bit, but I really am excited to see this. I'm hoping maybe they can pull it together for this one. I don't even expect it to be great or as good as the first one; if they can just pull off good I'll be more than happy. If they manage to pull off great then I'll be over the moon.

[Deadpool]

Dumb and Dumber 2 (I'm just going to pretend the original sequel didn't exist) begins filming in September!!! (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=88661)

This is unbelievable. I've always wanted a true Dumb and Dumber sequel. Take this however you want, but this is the only comedy sequel I would want more than Bill & Ted 3 (which does have a script apparently).

I'm with theruiner here - the original is my one of my top comedies ever (at least top 3), and despite the brothers not doing anything good a long time, it's impossible for me not to be excited about this. I think the first Dumb and Dumber is unquestionably the Farrellys' best film (which has their best character leads), so the fact that they wanted to do it, Jeff Daniels wanted to do it, and of course Jim Carrey now wants to do it, is more than enough to convince me that this will be a worthwhile venture. The interest of those 3 parties is essential, and it's there.

I've dreamt of this day. Jim Carrey has changed so much since the first one that it's hard to remember how fucking brilliant he is in it. On par with his performance in Eternal Sunshine. Daniels is no slouch either obviously, especially considering how great a dramatic actor he is. Those 2 together again, as Harry and Lloyd, is just amazing... to say the least.

[onthewall2983]

In other Jeff Daniels-related news, here's the first peek at The Newsroom, Aaron Sorkin's first project with HBO


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC8ovJYAU3U

[imail724]

saw that before Game of Thrones yesterday. Looks really good.

[fillow]

Aaron Sorkin and HBO? Consider me very fukken interested

[october_midnight]

Michael 'Should Be Legal To Murder Me' Bay announces that for his new TMNT movie, they're not going to be regular turtles. Just aliens. Yes. Aliens. (http://www.themoviepool.com/movie-news/item/1932-michael-bay-manages-to-kill-my-interest-in-the-new-ninja-turtles-film.html)

This man should go die somewhere quietly.

Thought this was pretty funny.

http://i.imgur.com/7DUBn.jpg

[sentient02970]

Looks like a great new HBO show but feels like I'm watching an idea built around the OReilly "fuck it we'll do it live!" Inside Edition tantrum

[frankie teardrop]

Why? Do you know anything particular that dooms it? It could be good. It's a solid story, it all depends on how it will be treated. Shirley we can hope?

so unnecessary... the original film version pretty much nailed it perfectly, and is one of the more faithful adaptations i've ever seen. why fuck with it?

[theruiner]

FINALLY someone is going to reboot The Mummy again. It's about time. (http://www.avclub.com/articles/universal-to-rereboot-the-mummy,71982/)

[Hazekiah]

Never liked any of the recent movies or the spin-offs but I've always enjoyed the Karloff film.

Obviously it'll probably hew closer to what they've done recently considering how much money those films have made, but considering they're rebooting it instead of just continuing with lame sequels and spin-offs I think it has a lot of potential.

Especially with one of the writers of Prometheus attached.

I'll remain cautiously optimistic and hopeful about this one for now.

[theruiner]

So...who's ready for a reboot of the American Office? (http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-office-might-get-a-reboot-next-season,72373/)

[Fixer808]

Oh fuck me... does everything good need to be restarted and turned into a shadow of its former self? What's next, Arrested Development: The Next Generation?

[Goldfoot]

What's next, Arrested Development: The Next Generation?

Isn't that almost already happening?

[theruiner]

Aronofsky's eyeing a film about George Washington. (http://www.slashfilm.com/darren-aronofsky-shopping-george-washington-biopic-the-general/#more-125357http://www.slashfilm.com/darren-aronofsky-shopping-george-washington-biopic-the-general/#more-125357)

[october_midnight]

Cannot fucking wait.

http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/headlines/temp/temp3336.jpg

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

Scrolling from the bottom of the page, I was like "...Snatch....Fucking Snatch 2 or something???...No...WHAT???" That looks awesome.

[Frozen Beach]

Too bad Dennis Hopper isn't alive. If he was, I totally have a feeling he'd be in it.

[Corvus T. Cosmonaut]

Tucked into a story at The Economist about James Cameron working with China on his Avatar sequels, there's this:

From the article: (http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2012/04/international-film-industry)
Mr Cameron suggests that by the time “Avatar 3” is released later this decade, China may well rival America as the top movie market. That may be a stretch, but then just wait till “Avatar 4”; Mr Cameron calls it a possibility. He says he has stopped producing non-Avatar films or even considering non-Avatar scripts. “I’m in the Avatar business. Period, that’s it. I’m making ‘Avatar 2’, ‘Avatar 3’, maybe ‘Avatar 4’,” he says. “I think that within the Avatar landscape, I can say everything I need to say that I think needs to be said, in terms of the state of the world and what we should be doing about it.”

...which I think is kind of weaksauce, but okay, I can see where he's coming from, and while I didn't like Avatar the guy's at least doing something very near and dear to his heart trying to make this a better world, somehow, and as long as he's pumping money into cool expensive things like private space ventures (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57419801/asteroid-mining-venture-backed-by-james-cameron-google-ceo-larry-page/), I don't even mind his treatment of the artform as shiny commercial product for the generation of huge amounts of wealth. But I hope that if he's serious about the "state of the world and what we should be doing about it" stuff he'll at least try plotting the sequels in something stronger than primitive and shallow caricatures.

[Goldfoot]

First picture of Johnny Depp as Tonto in 'The Lone Ranger' revealed. Apparently he likes crows on his head.
http://www.chud.com/90903/oh-so-thats-the-deal-with-johnny-depps-lone-ranger-look/
http://www.chud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Kirby-Sattler-Art_510.jpg
“I’d actually seen a painting by an artist named Kirby Sattler, and looked at the face of this warrior and thought: That’s it… The stripes down the face and across the eyes … it seemed to me like you could almost see the separate sections of the individual, if you know what I mean… There’s this very wise quarter, a very tortured and hurt section, an angry and rageful section, and a very understanding and unique side. I saw these parts, almost like dissecting a brain, these slivers of the individual… It just so happened Sattler had painted a bird flying directly behind the warrior’s head. It looked to me like it was sitting on top. I thought: Tonto’s got a bird on his head. It’s his spirit guide in a way. It’s dead to others, but it’s not dead to him. It’s very much alive.”

[october_midnight]

Tim Burton says Beetlejuice 2 script is being written, and that he has no plans to ever return to the world of Batman. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=24646&count=0)

[onthewall2983]

May the 4th be with you


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Sv5iEK-IEzw

[ambergris]

Tucked into a story at The Economist about James Cameron working with China on his Avatar sequels, there's this:


...which I think is kind of weaksauce, but okay, I can see where he's coming from, and while I didn't like Avatar the guy's at least doing something very near and dear to his heart trying to make this a better world, somehow, and as long as he's pumping money into cool expensive things like private space ventures (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57419801/asteroid-mining-venture-backed-by-james-cameron-google-ceo-larry-page/), I don't even mind his treatment of the artform as shiny commercial product for the generation of huge amounts of wealth. But I hope that if he's serious about the "state of the world and what we should be doing about it" stuff he'll at least try plotting the sequels in something stronger than primitive and shallow caricatures.


My chinese teacher told me that Avatar was such a big hit in China because people could identify with the Na'vi because of the forced relocation aspect.

In other news (http://www.imdb.com/news/ni27648696/), The Avengers has the biggest US opening weekend ever, it surpasses Harry Potter by more than $30 million.

[marodi]

In other news (http://www.imdb.com/news/ni27648696/), The Avengers has the biggest US opening weekend ever, it surpasses Harry Potter by more than $30 million.

I just saw this bit of news. What I find scary about this is that I remember the time not long ago (in the 90s) when having an opening weekend of 40-50 millions was huge and when breaking the $100 millions in the USA alone was considered a big hit.

This is madness.

[theruiner]

I remember when the second Pirates movie came out (I think it was the second one) and it made about 130 million on its opening weekend, which was the record at the time, if I'm not mistaken. And I remember being just completely blown away by that. That was unheard of. Then The Dark Knight came out and just smashed that record, and now here we are at 200 million. That's unbelievable.

[Torgo]

That's unbelievable.

You know what's also unbelievable? Ticket prices. Holy shit.

[onthewall2983]

I'll go you one better. If candy prices used movie theaters as the standard, there wouldn't be an obesity epidemic in America today.

[Goldfoot]

Theaters use the high markup on their food to stay open.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

Official spoiler rules - from College Humor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8IAhI-B6UU&feature=g-all-u

[theruiner]

The official total is now 207.4 million. (http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3438&p=.htm)

[Fixer808]

Official spoiler rules - from College Humor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8IAhI-B6UU&feature=g-all-u
This needs to be spread far and wide. I'm also going to cross-post it in the spoilers thread at the top!

[marodi]

First trailer for Argo, the new Ben Affleck movie:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxiLZ24gPDA

It's about how the Canadians helped getting 6 U.S. diplomats out of Iran in 1980, right in the middle of the hostage crisis. I can't wait to see this movie for the following reasons:

1) It's based on a true story and I really like those.
2) Because I'm very old, I actually remember when this happened. I remember how proud it made me feel about being Canadian because they were saying on the news that we did something that was really extremely badass.
3) I can't wait to see if Affleck and his writers/producers have spin this as being "the CIA did all the work and oh yeah, the Canadians did a couple of things here and there too". The highly cynical part of my brain is convinced that's how the movie will go.

We'll see!

[onthewall2983]

Jesus this looks awesome


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yc3Ab52uqM8

[theruiner]

The World's End starts filming in September; plot details revealed (http://www.slashfilm.com/edgar-wright-start-filming-the-worlds-end-september-plot-details-revealed/)

!!!!!!!!!

[thevoid99]

The World's End starts filming in September; plot details revealed (http://www.slashfilm.com/edgar-wright-start-filming-the-worlds-end-september-plot-details-revealed/)

!!!!!!!!!

About fuckin' time!

[october_midnight]

YES PLEASE.

http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/headlines/temp/temp3374.jpg

[thevoid99]

Please, let this be good. Frank Miller needs to redeem himself after the debacle that was The Spirit. One of the worst films I had ever seen.

[october_midnight]

Dude, don't mention The Spirit, it was soooo bad! It's like Beetlejuice...you can't say it three times or some serious shit will go down.

[kdrcraig]

Oh god The Spirit, I can't even believe that movie exists. I'm kind of surprised they're actually making a Sin City sequel, hopefully it kicks all kinds of ass.

[october_midnight]

Brace yourself.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/5/16/11/enhanced-buzz-849-1337181830-0.jpg

[butters]

there seem to be legs missing from that pic - Brick's? Champ's? Brian Fantana's?

[october_midnight]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Mu7oPLGnI

[october_midnight]

Blade Runner 2 lead protagonist will be female. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=24885&count=0)

[Fixer808]

Blade Runner 2 lead protagonist will be female. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=24885&count=0)
So they're going the American Psycho 2 route...

[october_midnight]

Jackie Chan retires from action movies. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=24902&count=0)

[onthewall2983]

http://www.awardsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads//2012/05/Killing-Them-Softly.jpg

[Minpin]

^ hell yeah! Between this and Lawless it's gunna be an awesome year for australian associated movies. Can't wait!

[Findus]

Joaquin Phoenix
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Paul Thomas Anderson
Jonny Greenwood

http://youtu.be/1WTM8eO1Oec

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_(2012_film)

[RocketScience]

Was just going to post that. Looks quite good and Greenwood's score seems fairly interesting.

[theruiner]

Um...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OULhlaX6JY4&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OULhlaX6JY4&feature=player_embedded)

[october_midnight]

Director picked for movie based on video game 'Shadow of The Colossus. (http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/chronicle-helmer-josh-trank-takes-on-shadow-of-the-colossus-for-sony-pictures/)

DO NOT FUCK THIS UP. The game is too damn awesome.

[Goldfoot]

Heh, GI Joe 2 had been pushed back to March, apparently for post-conversion to 3D.
http://www.chud.com/94326/g-i-joe-2-to-retaliate-in-march-of-2013-instead/

[theruiner]

Pauly Shore's In The Army Now FINALLY getting the sequel everyone was clamoring for. (http://www.avclub.com/articles/billionaire-gives-world-the-in-the-army-now-sequel,75635/)

[marodi]

Pauly Shore's In The Army Now FINALLY getting the sequel everyone was clamoring for. (http://www.avclub.com/articles/billionaire-gives-world-the-in-the-army-now-sequel,75635/)

This is one WHAT.THE.FUCK. news indeed but I do believe I an even better one:

The Exorcist to be remade as a 10 episode TV series (http://www.vulture.com/2012/05/the-exorcist-tv-sean-durkin-martha-marcy-may-marlene.html?mid=rss)

Allow me to shout this again: DA FUCK????

[theruiner]

Well, at least it's being made by the guy who made Martha Marcy May Marlene, so we know it'll have a horrible ending.

[october_midnight]

Pauly Shore's In The Army Now FINALLY getting the sequel everyone was clamoring for. (http://www.avclub.com/articles/billionaire-gives-world-the-in-the-army-now-sequel,75635/)

I fully blame the guy willing to fund this over anyone else obviously. Someone should smack this guy and get him to fund something people actually want. Like Will Smith in Oldboy. KIDDING.

[Goldfoot]

And now, the rest of the story...
The GI Joe delay is for reshoots. Apparently test audiences didn't like how the movie went (Channings character dies early and they wanted more of his great acting skill) so, in true Hollywood fashion, they're gonna take the safe route and change the movie. This means its going to be forced and probably worse than it already was. The director seems to not even have been consulted on it.

Also, CHUD claims the ITAN sequel is just a publicity stunt to bring attention to that guys internet TV network.

[Fixer808]

And now, the rest of the story...
The GI Joe delay is for reshoots. Apparently test audiences didn't like how the movie went (it sucked shit)
Fixed up that spoiler for you.

[marodi]

I do have a lot of hope for this one; they'd better not have messed it up!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euV3w-PIvAY

[Goldfoot]

I do have a lot of hope for this one; they'd better not have messed it up!

I was very skeptical about this for a long time, and actually slightly against them even continuing without Damon. After seeing the first trailer, however, I decided it might actually be an ok movie. Then I saw on CHUD (which is the only movie site I trust) that Legacy seems to do a nice job of tying the story to the previous installments, while having a story of its own. After seeing this second trailer, now, I'm still skeptical about it. I just watched him grind a motorcycle down a handrail. I can't decide if that is badass or them just not having anything else unique enough to include after the thrill ride of the last three. I'm going to see it, but I don't expect it to blow me away.

[Corvus T. Cosmonaut]

There's nothing about Bourne Legacy that doesn't scream out 'CASH-IN!' There trailers are so saturated in eager studio product fulfillment it's oozing from every frame and every apparent narrative hook.


(movie based on video game 'Shadow of The Colossus.)
DO NOT FUCK THIS UP. The game is too damn awesome.
There is a 99% chance this won't be any good.

[october_midnight]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-13Ic19WUs&feature=player_embedded

[wizfan]

Fake, goddamnit. But well-made.

[october_midnight]

Shit, is it? I guess something about it was a bit off...my bad.

[october_midnight]

Must....see.....now....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btB8tb8fLYM

[thevoid99]

The Star Trek 2 teaser... what the hell was that? The Wreck-It-Ralph trailer, looks like it'll be good although... why in the fucking hell did they pick that godawful music?

[Findus]

Hopefully the video game adaptation of Wreck-It Ralph also includes the original 8-bit game.

[Conrad Lienert]

Director picked for movie based on video game 'Shadow of The Colossus. (http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/chronicle-helmer-josh-trank-takes-on-shadow-of-the-colossus-for-sony-pictures/)

DO NOT FUCK THIS UP. The game is too damn awesome.

I completely agree! I loved this game and have always wanted to see a movie adaption.

[Frozen Beach]

I don't think it'll work since the story is very vague and lacks dialog.

[october_midnight]

Arnold Schwarzenegger to begin filming 'T5' in 2013; will follow Salvation's storyline. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=25091&count=0)

[theruiner]

^^Fuck that franchise.

[Goldfoot]

I don't think it'll work since the story is very vague and lacks dialog.

Notables examples that come to mind are Eraserhead and Valhalla Rising.

[Lutz]

Old news but new confirmation. Cronenberg, Mortensen and Cassel all returning for Eastern Promises sequel (to start filming soon).

[Lutz]

Also Brian De Palma and Noomi Rapace with a Pino Donaggio score and Almodovar's cinematographer Jose Luis Alcaine in PASSION.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/d_g_m/passion_depalma_rapace.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/d_g_m/passion_depalma_mask.jpg

To me De Palma's train wreck films are more enjoyable and interesting than a lot of other films that get released.

[Frozen Beach]

Notables examples that come to mind are Eraserhead
I haven't seen the other film, but with Eraserhead, you at least have the abstractness and creepy atmosphere, where in SOTC you have riding a horse.... lots and lots of riding a horse....

[Goldfoot]

I haven't seen the other film, but with Eraserhead, you at least have the abstractness and creepy atmosphere, where in SOTC you have riding a horse.... lots and lots of riding a horse....

Fair enough; I'm not really familiar with SOTC. I watched my friend do one boss battle, and that's the most I've ever seen from the game.

[aggroculture]

Arnold Schwarzenegger to begin filming 'T5' in 2013; will follow Salvation's storyline. (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=25091&count=0)

Salvation was horrible, not worthy of the franchise. Neither was T3.

[Conrad Lienert]

I haven't seen the other film, but with Eraserhead, you at least have the abstractness and creepy atmosphere, where in SOTC you have riding a horse.... lots and lots of riding a horse....

Don't forget all the huge fuck-off monsters. There was something always unsettling about riding alongside a beast that was the size of a tall building.

[Ryan]

This is one WHAT.THE.FUCK. news indeed but I do believe I an even better one:

The Exorcist to be remade as a 10 episode TV series (http://www.vulture.com/2012/05/the-exorcist-tv-sean-durkin-martha-marcy-may-marlene.html?mid=rss)

Allow me to shout this again: DA FUCK????


http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/stephen-kings-it-to-be-made-into-two-films

A few days ago we reported that Morgan Creek and Roy Lee were planning to produce a TV series remake of The Exorcist, written and directed by Martha Marcy May Marlene‘s Sean Durkin. Since the story broke on Vulture it’s unclear what the original source was, but we’ve just received a message from William Peter Blatty, who wrote the original novel and screenplay, assuring us that the rumours are “utterly false”. According to Blatty, it would be impossible for Morgan Creek to produce the show as the rights still belong to Blatty himself.

Interestingly, it seems that Blatty and The Exorcist director William Friedkin are planning to do something with those rights, which means that we might still see an Exorcist TV show with the original creators behind it. In the same message, Blatty states that the 2009 announcement of a miniseries written and directed by himself is still a potential plan, though not one that has come to fruition yet.

Friedkin and I have a new miniseries remake script that we hope will one day be picked up.

Either the Durkin miniseries was just a false story, or it’s a real plan and we’re about to see the beginning of a rights dispute. Personally I’m rooting for Blatty and Friedkin’s version to get made, and for Blatty to once again cast Brad Dourif in a villain role. You can never have enough Dourif.

[Vertigo]

Salvation was horrible, not worthy of the franchise. Neither was T3.

Tempting to say they need Cameron helming the ship to keep it away from icebergs, but personally I thought the Sarah Connor Chronicles series was amazing while it lasted. One thing's for sure, having Schwarzenegger isn't going to make one iota of difference, aside from grabbing a little more attention. Summer Glau did a better job of the guardian robot in my humble opinion.

Interesting note though: "It does follow 'Salvation' - although some of the producers and franchise owner were not too happy about the job McG did with it, but they felt it was good enough to continue on and they want the fifth and sixth installments to be the closing of the franchise." Quoted from Arnie, apparently.

[Ryan]

http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/stephen-kings-it-to-be-made-into-two-films

Stephen King's 'It' to be made into Two Films Jane Eyre's Cary Fukunaga to direct

[Frozen Beach]

Don't forget all the huge fuck-off monsters. There was something always unsettling about riding alongside a beast that was the size of a tall building.
Of course I won't, but the thing is, how are you going to make the riding sections to the colossi entertaining to mainstream audience?

[Highly Psychological]

Salvation was horrible, not worthy of the franchise. Neither was T3.

Terminator 3 in my opinion has always been severely underrated. Its nowhere near as good as the first two, but compared to Rise of the Machines.....
Something really melancholic and sparse and eerie about it. Its like this dark journey into the abyss.....The action sequences were stunning, i really liked Nick Stahl and Clare Danes too.
Only problem was the female terminator, she didnt feel or look right. The whole project had this sort of depressed vibe like the producers knew it hadnt really come together.....but they were giving it the best shot anyway.
And under the circumstances they diid a rather good job....i would give it a 7.5/10......

Hated what McG did on Rise of the Machines with a passion, almost as bad as Transformers 2 .Harry Knowles review summed it.
That scene were Sam Worthington plays the Alice in Chains song Rooster, my Jaw was on the floor 'what the fuck were they doing'!
I felt some of the critics were not scathing enough at the time... it deserves more hate.
It was one of the worst Blockbusters i have ever seen.

[thevoid99]

Anything McG does as a filmmaker is shit. Terminator: Salvation is truly one of the worst films ever.

[Conrad Lienert]

Of course I won't, but the thing is, how are you going to make the riding sections to the colossi entertaining to mainstream audience?

I'd imagine they'd have to tie in some sort of character, that educates the Hero about the certain Colossi that he is about to face.

Other than that, always go for a RIDING MONTAGE!!!

[Lutz]

The only post T2 Terminator that is any good is The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

FACT.

[october_midnight]

Didn't know where else to stick this, but thought it'd fit here.

20 on set photos from movies that will change the way you see them. (http://www.buzzfeed.com/theangryluddite/20-set-photos-that-will-change-how-you-see-these-f-5dn9)

[Findus]

Hopefully the video game adaptation of Wreck-It Ralph also includes the original 8-bit game.

Well, heck..... here it is:

http://disney.go.com/wreck-it-ralph/#/fixitfelix

[theruiner]

Well, there goes one of the most anticipated movies of my life.

Jim Carey's a spoiled asshole and Dumb and Dumber 2 is probably dead. (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=91695)

[SeeOhDeeWhy]

^^^ That fucking sucks.

Not really sure if this is exactly news but here's the first picture of Angelina Jolie as Maleficent. (http://www.comingsoon.net/imageGallery/Maleficent/large/hr_Maleficent_1.jpg) I'm curious about this movie now.

[Deadpool]

Well, there goes one of the most anticipated movies of my life.

Jim Carey's a spoiled asshole and Dumb and Dumber 2 is probably dead. (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=91695)

Words cannot express my disappointment. This probably won't sink in until a few days from now when I'll burst into tears and die of sadness.

That Bill & Ted sequel better fucking happen now. It's the only thing that could come close to filling the hole in my heart.

[theruiner]

Yeah, it's a huge bummer.

I have read some speculation that Carrey is bluffing in order to get more money out of WB. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that that's all it is and the movie will still happen. I'm cautiously optimistic.

[hellospaceboy]

The first trailer for Dredd is out:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TztlWa8a2ik

A little bit on the boring side if I might say...

[Findus]

It would have been great if Clint Eastwood was cast as Dredd Sr.
Either that, or have a family photo of Clint somewhere in Dredd's apartment/house. Maybe a scene where Dredd picks up the photo and starts talking to it, searching for direction from his father.

[Torgo]

That trailer has no substance in it. Disappointing.

However, it's interesting to see Lena Headey (or Cersei Lannister from 'Game of Thrones') as a villain in this.

[thevoid99]

It was good to see Olivia Thirlby do some ass-kicking but I don't know. She needs to go back to indies. Fortunately, I am writing a project for her.

[Findus]

Maybe someday, many years from now, Duncan Jones will finally make his version of Judge Dredd:

http://gordonandthewhale.com/judge-dredd-could-have-had-duncan-jones-as-its-director/

[october_midnight]

Yeah, it's a huge bummer.

I have read some speculation that Carrey is bluffing in order to get more money out of WB. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that that's all it is and the movie will still happen. I'm cautiously optimistic.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ghjr5tC9pU&feature=player_embedded

[Deadpool]

Watching that TMZ clip depressed the shit out of me... for multiple reasons.

[theruiner]

But wait! There's more...

Jeff Daniels says he still has hope that Dumb and Dumber To will get back on track (http://www.slashfilm.com/sequel-bits-anchorman-2-how-train-dragon-2-iron-man-3-dumb-dumber-2/#more-130085)

[Frozen Beach]

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-david-lynch-has-no-ideas-for-a-new-film-20120622,0,3728502.story

David Lynch still doesn't have any ideas for a film...

[Deadpool]

Is there an online petition to show support for Dumb and Dumber 2? We're too close for it to just be dead in the water so quickly.


In other news, much like Machete, Machete Kills seems to be compiling an absolutely absurd cast (http://www.totalfilm.com/news/charlie-sheen-joins-machete-kills) that includes Charlie Sheen as the President of the United States, and Mel Gibson as a drug lord, not to mention unspecified roles for Zoe Saldana and Edward James Olmos. Good lord.

[RocketScience]

Clint Mansell replaces Philip Glass for Park Chan Wook's English language debut Stoker.

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2012/06/02/clint-mansell-scoring-park-chan-wooks-stoker/

Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit...

[thevoid99]

Clint Mansell replaces Philip Glass for Park Chan Wook's English language debut Stoker.

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2012/06/02/clint-mansell-scoring-park-chan-wooks-stoker/

Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit...

Indeed!!!!

[theruiner]

Remember that news story that came out awhile back about these people posing as cops who called a fast food place and had the manager strip search one of the employees? Really scary how people can be manipulated.

Well, they made a movie inspired by that story, and I have to say, it looks like it might be really good. Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WdONydDX44I)

[Goldfoot]

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-david-lynch-has-no-ideas-for-a-new-film-20120622,0,3728502.story

David Lynch still doesn't have any ideas for a film...

I wouldn't say he explicitly had an idea for Inland Empire, either. Didn't he film that fucker without a script? Just random ideas that he got during the process and assembled them together into a non-narrative is how I thought that went. Oh wait, he did the idea for the plot of "a woman in trouble," which is about as vague as you can possible get.

[orestes]

Sailor Moon returning next year! (http://io9.com/5924149/sailor-moon-returns-to-tv-next-summer-with-a-new-anime-series)