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The Day The Earth Stood Still - First Look At Amazing Trailer
AT THE MOVIES
Thursday, July 10
by Captain
One of the most shocking announcements in recent Sci Fi movie history was that Keanu Reeves was appearing in a remake of one of the greatest Sci Fi films of all time, The Day The Earth Stood Still.
First off it was dismissed as a joke, then as a bad Hollywood joke, and then as a symptom of the remake-itis that has never really slowed down and will never ever stop.
But wait. The trailer is here. And it looks pretty good! Hang on - really good!
Alongside Reeves, TDESS (as we'll shorten it to) stars Jennifer Connelly, and Kathy Bates, who are both Oscar-winners. And, given its heavy 'end of the world' images, it has the bonus of not being directed by Roland Emmerich!
Batman Gotham Knight And Appleseed 2 - On Now At The Movies
AT THE MOVIES
Thursday, July 10
by Captain
Just a reminder from an earlier post - if you're a bit of a Manga fan, you don't want to miss out on the big screen screening of Batman: Gotham Knight and some other monster anime that's getting shown on Dendy screens right this very minute, including the sequel to the iconic CGI masterpiece, Appleseed.
If you're a bit of a Batfan, what better way to prepare for The Dark Knight, coming out July 17 (review of which will be posted very soon!) than to see the 'bridging' stories of Batman: Gotham Knight? Whilst not exactly A to B, Gotham Knight's six separate stories add real depth to the Dark Knight film experience - really giving one of the film's final twists some extra emotional oomph.
November 27 seems like a long way away, and it is. That's why getting a hold of the steaming hot new Bond Trailer makes perfect sense. By the time you've pored over it, drooled over it and dissected it for pertinent plot points, you'll still be several months away from the release date, and by the time the thing comes out it'll be a complete and utter surprise (sort of).
The film's plot outline is doing the rounds already, however, with the action of the second Daniel Craig film, Quantum of Solace, picking up straight after the end of the first one - in fact, the final scene is the first scene of the next one.
The upcoming Batman film, The Dark Knight, may have already have won 2008's 'war of the superhero/comic book blockbusters' without firing a shot. And that's even with Wanted's suprisingly excellent reviews and Hancock's crowd-pleasing take on the genre. And WALL-E's wall to wall positive reviews and G-powered box-office in its first week of release.
The first industry preview of The Dark Knight in Los Angeles - and the word on the street is - 'something special'.
Garth Franklin, editor of the Internet's premiere 'coming up' website, Dark Horizons, has stated that it's "not a comic book movie at all - very much like Michael Mann's "Heat".
Released July 3
Starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman
Director Peter Berg
Rated M
Do not drink whiskey whilst sitting on my toilet!
If you don't have a thorough and familiar knowledge of Greek mythology, you may consider Hancock as nothing more than a wham bam popcorn movie about a superhero who's lost his self-respect. If you do however, then you'll be pleasantly surprised - because underneath the throwaway humour and dry cynicsim, the collateral damage and high octane carnage, there's a profound investigation of the human condition. Although you really do have to know what you're looking for. If you don't never mind, Will Smith and Charlize Theron supply the star power, but Jason Bateman supplies the glue for a film that takes the superhero genre away from brute strength and supervillains and into the mind and heart.
A Movie Called Zombie Strippers Exists - And It's Coming To Sydney!
AT THE MOVIES
Saturday, June 28
by Captain
We live in a world where anything is possible. Bearded men will soon be taking us into orbit. We can drink cola that is both caffeine and sugar free. Women have shiny lips, and men have hair that looks like a rooster's comb. But nowhere in the world is anything more possible than in the world of filmed entertainment.
If you can think it, it can be. And somewhere, someone has thought of putting together 'strippers' and 'zombies' - although of course, sex workers and the undead have often gone hand in hand - just go and see Frankenhooker!
In what looks to be the surprise blockbuster of the year, Hancock provides quality superhero action with a twist. That the super strong can also be the super drunk. And the super smelly. The film combines wry humour and large scale property damage in a pleasing manner - and seems to have really piqued the public's interest.
The phenomenal response in our Forum and in SPECTRUM has meant that we've had to bow to overwhelming demand and put up some completely awesome behind the scenes interviews and more from the film on SPECTRUM. Just go to the TRAILERS section, click on HANCOCK, and all the new clips will be there.
After previously posting some cool pics from the upcoming Clone Wars, we thought we'd add to the joy and post some more.
For those who don't have their ear to the ground re: everything Star Wars, The Clone Wars will be released theatrically in Oz in August, and will be a CG animated adventure set during, wait for it, the Clone Wars, so, in the Star Wars mythology, in between the second and third films of the prequel trilogy.
Creator George Lucas has sited Gerry Anderson and The Thunderbirds as his inspiration for the design of the new animated series, which looks to be an evolution from the highly stylized 2D Samurai Jack style of the earlier Clone War TV series. It still looks pretty funky though - Beowulf it ain't.
Principal photography is well under way on Terminator Salvation. And in the tradition of the modern digitally-savvy Hollywood director, McG is letting everyone know about it on the internet with his very own blog. Which is awesome.
But what would you expect from someone known from childhood as McGinty?
This is the place (the only place, probably) on the internet where you can be assured of getting the info on the down-low. From the McG.
This is an official artwork from the film - depicting the post-apocalyptic world that John Connor must save from the robot hellspawn of Skynet.
Okay spaceketeers, here's a genuine scoop!
For all the gigantic blockbuster Sci Fi and Super Hero movies raining down on us this 2008, there are a couple that haven't been given the same hullaballoo as your Iron Mans and your Dark Knights. One such film is Babylon AD, featuring the return of Vin Diesel to Sci Fi - and we've got the piping hot fresh trailer up and running in SPECTRUM.
B.A.D. (as we're going to call it, 'cause we're like that, and that's the way it is) looks to be a hyper-kinetic update on something akin to Children of Men, although there's not much to base that on in the trailer other than 'guy helps girl escape through dystopian landscape'. The plot sees hard man Toorop (Diesel) try to smuggle a girl from Russia to the US, who just happens to be carrying the secret to a genetically modified Messiah inside her. Hilarity (and carnage) ensue.
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