angrydurf Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Don't worry its only a little death >.> <.< I'll be going now. Link to comment
Dr Archeville Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I saw District 9 last night. The TV Tropes page is right, it is Humans Are Bastards: The Movie. Link to comment
N/A Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I saw District 9 last night. The TV Tropes page is right, it is Humans Are Bastards: The Movie. Sounds like a ringing endorsement to me! Goddamned Humans... Link to comment
Dr Archeville Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 The effects are exquisitely done, so it's worth it just for the technical artistry. Link to comment
quotemyname Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Just got back from seeing district 9. Didn't like it that much. But then I can't put my finger on any good reasons why. So I guess its still worth seeing. There were some exciting parts but some other parts were just like, "what the hell?" Link to comment
Dr Archeville Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 'Terminator' producers file for bankruptcy, creditors include Schwarzenegger, Christian Bale, McG The producers of "Terminator Salvation" have filed for bankruptcy and their list of creditors is a veritable "who's who" of Hollywood. Just a day after the duo sued their investors for allegedly pushing them into a series of bad business decisions and placing what they claim is an illegal lien on their property, three companies belonging to Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek, owners of the "Terminator" franchise rights and the producers of May's "Terminator Salvation," filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday. Even though the movie has sold a healthy $370 million worth of tickets around the world and has yet to be released on DVD and in other post-theatrical markets, Anderson and Kubicek apparently couldn't stay afloat. As detailed in yesterday's lawsuits, they don't have the assets to pay back one of several loans made by Santa Barbara hedge fund Pacificor, which financed their $30-million purchase of the "Terminator" rights and loaned $9 million for other operating expenses. Anderson and Kubicek have had several legal disputes with former business associates in their short careers as film producers, as reported by the Times in May. The list of creditors for Anderson and Kubicek's three companies -- T Asset Acquisition Company, Dominion Group and Halcyon Holding Group -- includes four major studios and several big names involved in "Salvation," including star Christian Bale and director McG. Even California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose face is briefly seen near the end of the movie, is on the list. Those owed the most money include a number of top industry law firms such as Greenberg Traurig ($437,618.61); Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard, & Shapiro ($120,672.89) and O'Melveny & Myers ($96,565.86). They also owe $25,000 to C2 Pictures, the production company controlled by previous "Terminator" owners Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna. In addition, one British individual is owed $3.5 million. There is no reason given for any of the debts. The three companies each list estimated assets and liabilities totaling between $10 million and $50 million. The following is a partial list of creditors listed in the bankruptcy filings of Anderson and Kubicek's companies. For many of the individuals listed, the actual creditor is a company that they control. In most cases, the amount owed was not reported. [*:3qh6anca]Christian Bale (star of "Terminator Salvation") [*:3qh6anca]C2 Pictures (Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna, from whom Anderson and Kubicek bought the "Terminator" rights) [*:3qh6anca]Electric Shepherd Productions (production arm of the estate of science fiction author Philip K. Dick, with which Halcyon announced a deal to develop films in 2007) [*:3qh6anca]Franchise Tax Board (California state tax collection agency) [*:3qh6anca]Peter Graves (marketing consultant who helped facilitate the "Terminator" rights purchase) [*:3qh6anca]Greenberg Traurig (law firm) [*:3qh6anca]GRIN (developer of the "Terminator Salvation" video game) [*:3qh6anca]Paul Haggis (Oscar-winning screenwriter who did a rewrite on the "Terminator Salvation" script) [*:3qh6anca]Internal Revenue Service [*:3qh6anca]Latham & Watkins (law firm) [*:3qh6anca]Dan Lin (producer of "Terminator Salvation") [*:3qh6anca]McG (director of "Terminator Salvation") [*:3qh6anca]Mario Kassar Productions [*:3qh6anca]Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios [*:3qh6anca]Motion Picture Assn. of America [*:3qh6anca]Bahman Naraghi (former Halcyon executive, now chief operating officer at Graham King's production company) [*:3qh6anca]O'Melveny and Myers (law firm) [*:3qh6anca]Randy Paul (a former Greenberg Traurig attorney who went on to become chief operating officer of Halcyon) [*:3qh6anca]Arnold Schwarzenegger (briefly appeared in "Terminator Salvation") [*:3qh6anca]Sony Pictures Entertainment [*:3qh6anca]Sitrick and Co. (public relations firm that previously represented Halcyon) [*:3qh6anca]Universal Studios [*:3qh6anca]Warner Bros. Pictures [*:3qh6anca]Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca and Fischer (law firm) Link to comment
N/A Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 So the sequel to Terminator: Salvation may not ever happen. After the first one was such a disappointment, I'm almost relieved. Link to comment
Dr Archeville Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Rob Zombie to remake The Blob ... with a slight change Rob Zombie put his own spin on the Halloween movies, and now he's setting his sights on sci-fi by developing a new version of the 1958 classic The Blob, which he will write, direct and produce, Variety reports. The original movie made a star of Steve McQueen, and it was previously remade in 1988 by Chuck Russell. A Blob without a ... blob? Production will begin next spring, the trade paper reports. ... wha?! Link to comment
Angel Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I don't think he's taking out the Blob, just making it more scarier. Link to comment
Dr Archeville Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 The 1988 remake was pretty scary, at least the first time I watched it. Definitely gorier than the original, which makes me wonder what Zombie'll do with this that's not a repeat of the remake. Link to comment
Geez3r Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I'm more of a fan of his music rather than his movies. Link to comment
N/A Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I'm more of a fan of his music rather than his movies. This. Link to comment
quotemyname Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I picture an up and coming episode of metalocolypse where the band tries to make a movie and it turns out to be really bad. Oh wait, they already did that... :P Link to comment
Dr Archeville Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Fox rebooting Fantastic Four Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman has been tapped to reboot the Fantastic Four movie franchise for Fox, bringing the FF into the same camp of rebooted Marvel heroes that the Punisher and the Hulk belong to, Variety reports. Goldsman will be acting as producer on the reboot. Michael Greene, veteran scripter of shows like Jack & Bobby, Smallville, Heroes and the upcoming Green Lantern movie, will write the screenplay. Fox has produced two films featuring the Fantastic Four so far, 2005's Fantastic Four and 2007's 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Both were directed by Barbershop helmer Tim Story and were noteworthy for having a fairly lighthearted tone in a superhero movie market dominated by the likes of The Dark Knight and the fairly grim X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aside for winning an Oscar for his screenplay for Ron Howard's A Beautiful Mind, Goldsman is known for producing films such as Constantine, I Am Legend and the upcoming adaptation of DC Comics' Jonah Hex. He also gained some infamy for writing the generally reviled Batman & Robin. No word yet if this reboot will bring the FF into the same movie continuity shared by Iron Man, the Hulk and Nick Fury, as has been established in the "tags" following Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. Link to comment
Dr Archeville Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is an original direct-to-video animated film adaptation of "The World's Finest" -- the opening story arc of DC Comics' Superman/Batman -- which focuses on Superman and Batman teaming up to prevent a meteoroid from striking Earth and take down Lex Luthor, who has been elected President of the United States. The film is the sixth in the line of the DC Universe Original Animated Movies line released by Warner Premiere and Warner Bros. Animation. So far, voice actors from the DCAU are set to reprise their roles, although it is not a DCAU production and is said not to be connected with that universe beyond sharing of voice actors. Voice actor --- Character Tim Daly --- Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman Kevin Conroy --- Bruce Wayne/Batman Clancy Brown --- Lex Luthor C. C. H. Pounder --- Amanda Waller Allison Mack --- Karen Starr/Power Girl John C. McGinley --- John Corben/Metallo Xander Berkeley --- Nathaniel Adam/Captain Atom Ricardo Chavira --- Clifford Zmeck/Major Force LeVar Burton --- Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning Corey Burton --- Billy Batson/Captain Marvel Andrea Romano --- Dr. Doris Zeul/Giganta Michael Gough --- Carter Hall/Hawkman (uncredited) Calvin Tran --- Hiro Okamura/Toyman Mark Jonathan Davis --- Newscaster Brian George --- Gorilla Grodd Rachael MacFarlane --- Eve Eden/Nightshade Alan Oppenheimer --- Alfred Pennyworth Jennifer Hale --- Koriand'r / Starfire Bruce Timm --- Mongul Shame they didn't get Masi Oka to voice Toyman First Look (from Geez3r) Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths come to DVD in 2010 This started life as the script for a direct to DVD episode of Justice League that was to bridge the gap between the "Starcrossed" storyline and the beginning of Justice League Unlimited. Alas, it never happened. Now, Dwayne McDuffie has retooled the script and removed JL animated references. It will now be the next DC direct to DVD feature coming in Spring of 2010. Plot Heroic Lex Luthor from an alternate universe appears to recruit the Justice League to help save his Earth from the Crime Syndicate, a gang of villainous characters with nearly identical super powers to the Justice League. What ensues is the ultimate battle of good versus evil in a war that threatens both planets and, through a devious plan launched by Owlman, puts the balance of all existence in peril Voice actor -- Character Mark Harmon -- Clark Kent/Superman James Woods -- Owlman Chris Noth -- Lex Luthor William Baldwin -- Bruce Wayne/Batman Gina Torres -- Super Woman Bruce Davison -- The President Preview Link to comment
N/A Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Fox rebooting Fantastic Four Out of the toilet and into the manure pile. Link to comment
N/A Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 It's always great to see Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly returning to the roles they were born for. And I'm always a fan of casting John McGinley in anything. Link to comment
N/A Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Well, Batman/Superman: Public Enemies sucked, big time. The animation was lower quality than what you'd expect if you were a fan of Justice League Unlimited, the plot itself had A.D.D., and if you know anything about the B-list and C-list characters of the DCU, your eyes will bleed when you see who the writers chose to be a part of Luthor's Thunderbolts-style "hunt down the heroes who won't register" team. Link to comment
N/A Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Avatar is not the best movie you'll ever see. It is, in fact, one of the most cliche-ridden and predictable stories you will ever see. There are absolutely no surprises, narratively speaking. But you won't care. You won't care because it is the most immersive, overwhelming cinema experience of all time. James Cameron has officially conquered the Uncanny Valley. Real actors share the screen with CG characters, and it is seamless. The Navi look more real than the humans do. What's going on around you in the theatre will feel less real than what's going on up on the screen. If you don't go to see this movie on the big screen while you still can, in digital 3-D, I reserve the right to laugh at you for the rest of our lives. Because Avatar was the coolest thing I have ever seen. Also, for being 60 years old, let's just say that Sigourney Weaver has aged really well... Link to comment
MBCE Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Avatar is not the best movie you'll ever see. It is, in fact, one of the most cliche-ridden and predictable stories you will ever see. There are absolutely no surprises, narratively speaking. But you won't care. You won't care because it is the most immersive, overwhelming cinema experience of all time. James Cameron has officially conquered the Uncanny Valley. Real actors share the screen with CG characters, and it is seamless. The Navi look more real than the humans do. What's going on around you in the theatre will feel less real than what's going on up on the screen. If you don't go to see this movie on the big screen while you still can, in digital 3-D, I reserve the right to laugh at you for the rest of our lives. Because Avatar was the coolest thing I have ever seen. Also, for being 60 years old, let's just say that Sigourney Weaver has aged really well... I have to agreed with you 100% on this one. I had the pleasure of seeing the IMAX 3D version here in Nagoya. It was well worth the higher price. The sound was wonderful and I couldn't tell where the CG stopped and real footage began. The Nav'i moved so realistic, unlike the CG movements of Spiderman or Harry Potter, that it shows just how far the movie magic has progressed. Here's to hoping that story writing can catch up to the leaps and bounds the visual effects have made. Maybe Hollywood should start looking here for ideas. The threads here have a lot more to them than what's been playing on the big screen! :clap: Link to comment
Dr Archeville Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Also, for being 60 years old, let's just say that Sigourney Weaver has aged really well... Old Age fears -- rightfully so -- that she'd kick its ass if it ever came near her. Link to comment
quotemyname Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 The Book of Eli - Wonderful movie. I recommend it highly. Don't let the possible biblical themes scare you away. It's really not a movie about religion. Link to comment
Dr Archeville Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Restored 'Metropolis' to stream live BY ROGER EBERT / February 11, 2010 This eagerly awaited restored version of Fritz Lang's silent classic uses what it said to be nearly an hour of footage long thought to be lost.This is one of the the most important film archival discoveries in history, as surprising as if the missing ending of "The Magnificent Ambersons" were found. If you're American, viewing the restored version of "Metropolis" today (Feb. 12) may not be as easy as it seemed. The French and German sites I listed earlier do not have streaming rights here, I've learned. The sites will work in Europe, and may work in other nations. Around the world, Zatto.tv is the best way to watch the live feed from Berlin. However, Zattoo also does not have U.S. streaming rights. The Zattoo software is a free download. Wherever you are, you can try. The stream begins at 8:15 p.m. Berlin time on Feb. 12 -- an hour earlier (7:15pm) in the UK and Ireland, six hours earlier (2:15pm) in New York, seven hours earlier (1:15pm) in Chicago, and so on. This eagerly awaited restored version of Fritz Lang's silent classic uses what it said to be nearly an hour of footage long thought to be lost.This is one of the the most important film archival discoveries in history, as surprising as if the missing ending of "The Magnificent Ambersons" were found. Here is the French link from which the movie will stream: http://j.mp/9SS92S The German link: http://j.mp/dhktCR A gallery of photos: http://j.mp/aYTgWY It is not clear what languages the film will be seen in. Since the general story is familiar and Lang worked so powerfully with images, it hardly matters. Here is my Great Movie review of the version seen around the world until now: http://j.mp/ckaxfK Link to comment
Heritage Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Hopefully this restored version will come out on DVD soon; Lang is one of the greats! Link to comment
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