Aug 27
Incredible Hulk DVD cover
Variety reports that Universal will release The Incredible Hulk on Blu-ray day-and-date internationally on October 13, 2008, which is ahead of the October 21st U.S. DVD release. This marks the first time a Universal Blu-ray release will hit store shelves day-and-date internationally.
The move is part of a push from Universal to boost……. »
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Aug 25
Watch the new trailer for Justin Lin’s Fast and Furious sequel in big-time HD, at the links below:
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Aug 25
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in Fast and Furious
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker return for Justin Lin’s Fast and Furious, along with Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster, all alumni from the original Fast and the Furious. The first trailer premiered this past weekend, while I watched Death Race (Yes, I watched it).
Fitting time for the……. »
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Aug 24
Max Payne movie poster
Firstshowing reports that director John Moore’s next project, after Max Payne’s post-production and PR wrap up, will be the comic adaptation of the comicbook Virulents, which was previously speculated, and is apparently now confirmed. Moore told MTV in an interview “There’s a touch of macabre ridiculousness to it. I think we’ve seen……. »
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Aug 22
Zhang Yimou goes from artful creation to utter destruction. Variety and the Beijing News recently reported that director Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), fresh off of his stunning Opening Ceremony achievement for the Olympic Games, and apparently prepping a spectacular follow up for this Sunday’s Closing Ceremonies, is already thinking about his next……. »
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Aug 22
For the first time the legend of Robin Hood is being updated for the era of globalization in a new epic set in post-911 America and filmed in England, France, Switzerland, Japan, Hong Kong, Hungary, Thailand, India and Canada.
Screenings for Robin Hood 2.0: A Lover & A Fighter, will take place at during the Toronto……. »
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Aug 22
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony and MGM are moving Quantum of Solace back one week to a new release date of November 14, 2008. The switch has everything to do with Warners’ pushing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from its November 21st launch spot.
Potter is now scheduled for next summer, on July 17,……. »
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Aug 22
Robert LaSardo in Death Race
You know that trailer for Death Race that ends with a dude boasting “You can burn me, you can shoot me, but you can’t kill me”? Well, the r-rated trailer for the movie shows you just what happens when you boast…And it’s funny as hell. The actor’s name is Robert LaSardo, and……. »
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Aug 22
The mixed martial arts sport of San Shou, which combines American Boxing, Chinese Kickboxing, and Mongolian Wrestling, has struggled for years to gain mainstream acceptance despite a large international following and the long-time support of MMA fighting icons such as Cung Le. Now, the sport has been given its greatest opportunity for exposure yet, the……. »
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Aug 21
Scene from Ashes of Time Redux
Romance noir genius Wong Kar Wai goes back to his roots with Ashes of Time Redux, which follows a broken-hearted hit man who moves to the desert and finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings. The auteur is re-editing and re-shaping his only martial arts film into the……. »
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