Second of 3 Wolverine origin trailers (Brothers)

The second of three 60 second spots introducing X-Men Origins: Wolverine’s back story is now online. Titled Brothers, the new spot focuses on the wartime experiences of Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), leading up to a fateful meeting with Stryker (Danny Huston). A woman is also involved in the dispute between Sabretooth ….

Blindness DVD review

Miramax Films released the scary and provocative what-if thriller Blindness on DVD last week. It is a story where characters remain nameless, and is eerily set in an unidentified stark metropolis where angry commuters start their moribund day engaged in multiple acts of road rage along gridlocked and congested streets. A young man (Yusuke Iseya) ….

Miracle at St. Anna Blu-ray review

Touchstone Home Entertainment recently released Spike Lee’s acclaimed epic war film Miracle at St. Anna, which looks at the lives of four African American soldiers trapped behind enemy lines during World War II. ‘Miracle’ opens in the late 1980s, as aging New York postal clerk Hector Negron (Laz Alonso) pulls out a pistol and puts ….

Check out the live action Blood: The Last Vampire teaser trailer

The teaser trailer for Blood: The Last Vampire is online, and it looks good, although the video quality could be better. For the uninitiated, Blood: The Last Vampire follows the story of vampire and demon hunter Saya, who is part of a covert government agency in post-WWII Japan. She goes undercover in a military school ….

Mattel to create toy line for James Cameron’s Avatar – plus how amazing will the benchmark effects be?

Fox Licensing & Merchandising has selected Mattel to develop a toy line inspired by one of the most anticipated films of the year – James Cameron’s Avatar. Tapped as master toy licensee for the epic sci-fi film property, Mattel will create a line of action figures and vehicles scheduled to hit retail nationwide in October ….

Trailer online for Watchmen: Tales Of The Black Freighter

A few weeks ago, I posted details on Watchmen: Tales Of The Black Freighter HERE, which Warner Bros. is releasing on March 24, 2009, soon after the film hits theaters and IMAX. Now MTV has posted an exclusive trailer for the animated epic, which brings to animated life the novels richly layered story-within-a-story, about a ….

Dragonball: Evolution collectible figures to premiere at Toy Fair 2009

As Dragonball: Evolution hits theaters April 8, Bandai and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing will launch a new line of action figures based on the film. The new movie line is expected to be highly detailed toys styled after the stars from the film. The Bandai America line will reflect the look and feel of Dragonball: ….

EA to showcase new Hasbro-themed video games at Toy Fair

Electronic Arts today announced that it will unveil six new Hasbro-inspired video games that are in development for spring and summer ’09 releases, at the International Toy Fair in New York City. EA’s casual gaming lineup will be on display in Hasbro’s Showroom on February 15-17, 2009. Following are brief descriptions of some of the ….

Red-band trailer and new images from The Mutant Chronicles

Magnolia Pictures has released new images, along with a red-band version of the film trailer for Simon Hunter’s The Mutant Chronicles. Have Faith… The Mutant Chronicles is set in the year 2707, on an unrecognizable Earth where a war is raging between four giant corporations who control the planet as they battle over the planet’s ….

Cult action icon Sonny Chiba’s directorial debut available on DVD for the first time

For the first time ever in the U.S., the 1990 Sonny Chiba-directed thriller Yellow Fang (Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi), has been released on DVD by Cinema Epoch. Based on a true story. In 1915, a mountain village in Japan was attacked by a giant bear, dubbed “Red Spot”, who terrorized the villagers for days, murdering the ….

Three-night exclusive reveal of X-Men Origins: Wolverine story-line begins Sunday on FOX

Starting this Sunday, February 15th, viewers across the U.S. can witness the origins of one of the year’s most anticipated films, when Fox debuts an exclusive, three-part reveal of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the first chapter in the X-Men saga, on the FOX net. For this unprecedented promotional event, the studio has created three special 60-second ….

Warner Bros. releases more info on the sci-fi thriller Inception – confirms Dark Knight director’s participation

Warner Bros. has issued a press release regarding the upcoming Christopher Nolan film Inception, confirming earlier reports that the filmmaker will be working on new creative avenues – at least for the time being. But fear not Bat-fans. If he does go back the Batman franchise, he’ll probably look to out-do himself yet again, which ….

L.A. Confidential director up for action thriller Gemini Man

Director Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential, 8 Mile, Lucky You) is in negotiations to helm the long-in-development action thriller Gemini Man for Touchstone Pictures, from a script by David Benioff (The Kite Runner), according to The Hollywood Reporter. Gemini Man revolves around a brilliant, aging assassin attempting to leave the trade, whose employers dispatch a clone ….