Elite Squad (Tropa De Elite) film review
Elite Squad is director José Padilha’s follow-up to his widely acclaimed documentary Bus 174. The story follows Captain Nascimento (realistically played by Wagner Moura), a veteran member of BOPE, Brazil’s equivalent to S.W.A.T., only with tactics that include government-condoned violence and mayhem-creation. BOPE is a meticulously trained and widely feared super-elite Rio police squad engaged ….
Explicit new clip from Sex Drive
I just received this hilarious, and explicit, new clip from the upcoming Summit Entertainment film, Sex Drive. You’ve been warned! Sex Drive will be in theaters October 17, 2008. Check out the clip below.
Demo scene from Stephen King’s The Talisman feature
I found this great scene for a proposed film version of Stephen King and Peter Straub’s book The Talisman. Mathieu Ratthe, who directed the scene, says his main objective for creating the piece was to demonstrate his directing ability and vision to Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, who own the feature film rights to the ….
The X-Files: I Want To Believe Blu-ray to have web enhanced features
The truth is finally out there on DVD and Blu-ray! Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents The X-Files: I Want To Believe, a gripping feature film based on the global phenomenon that descends onto DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) on December 2nd. Marking the Studio’s first foray into BD-Live, The X-Files: I Want To Believe ….
Sci-fi thriller Ghouls coming to DVD
Ghouls is a sci-fi thriller, written by Brian D. Young and directed by Gary Jones, and follows a young American girl who discovers her supernatural heritage and connection to the evil spirits plaguing her ancestral town. The film follows Jennifer (Kristen Renton), a young college student who visits her grandparents’ Romanian village after the death ….
Pathology DVD and T-shirt contest
Producers of the horror film Pathology are providing me with three (3) copies to giveaway to readers. To add to that, I am going to send each winner a FREE Film Fetish Tee-shirt along with your copy of this gripping thriller. This is one of the better DVD giveaways we’ve had, so don’t miss out ….
Children of the Corn remake rounds out cast
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Sci Fi Channel is has added to the cast of its Children of the Corn remake, with David Anders, Kandyse McClure, Preston Bailey and Daniel Newman coming aboard the two-hour telefilm. Based on the Stephen King novel, the TV-film features Anders and McClure as a couple with marital problems, ….
Fun Wall-E quizzes and other movie stuff to download
Wall-E Movie Trivia Wall-E Lost and Found Challenge Wall-E Quiz What type of robot are you? A glossy modern feat of technology like Eve? Maybe a sentimental fool that sees beauty in discarded items like Wall-E? Discover your own robot identit-E, with this fun quiz.
Eight new screenshots from DC Universe Online
Sony has released eight new screenshots from the upcoming DC Universe Online massively multiplayer action game. The images include never-before-seen shots of Bizarro, Lex Luthor in his power suit and the Green Lantern. In addition, Sony announced that Geoff Johns, renowned writer behind popular DC Comics such as Green Lantern, Action Comics and Justice Society ….
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen teaser trailer
Below is a teaser trailer for the upcoming Michael bay film Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. The film hits theaters on June 26, 2009. Megan Fox, Shia LaBeouf, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Rainn Wilson, Isabel Lucas, Tyrese Gibson, Nina Dobrev, Matthew Marsden, Peter Cullen, Darius McCrary, Samantha Smith and Kevin Dunn. UPDATE: Yes, it ….
Production company setting up shop in PA to produce comic-based features
Producer Jeffrey Erb and entrepreneur Robert Robinson Jr. are launching a production company called Framelight with options already in place for several properties, including Marvel’s Dr. Deth With Kip and Muffy from G.I. Joe author Larry Hama. The company plans to produce six to eight comic-based films during the next five years, according to a ….
Kerosene Cowboys adds three to cast
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cam Gigandet (upcoming Twilight), Shane West (Red Sands) and Rachael Leigh Cook (Broken Kingdom) are in talks to star in the upcoming Mario Van Peebles (Baadasssss) action thriller Kerosene Cowboys, for Svarog-Afterburner Films. Kerosene Cowboys is based on a novel by Randy Arrington, about the hard-living pilots of an elite ….
The Changeling trailer launches
The first trailer for the Clint Eastwood thriller Changeling, has launched. Changeling tells the fact-based tale of Christine Collins (played by Angelina Jolie), a single mother living in 1920’s Los Angeles, whose young son goes missing one day. Months later, police find the boy and return him to his mother – with only one problem ….
Coca-Cola Quantum of Solace marketing campaign launches, plus Alicia Keyes singing Bond theme song
That was quick. I just read the press release about this partnership a few days ago, and there you go. Commercial done! It really looks good, too. Coca-Cola is launching a global TV campaign in conjunction with the new James Bond film Quantum of Solace, featuring music by White Stripes frontman Jack White. The TV ….
Seven Arts opens new post facility to be used for Night of the Demons remake
Seven Arts Pictures announced the opening of Seven Arts Pictures Louisiana, a production and post-production facility recently purchased in the city of New Orleans, at 807 Esplanade. The newly acquired production facility is located in the historic Faubourg Marigny District of New Orleans, immediately adjacent to the famous French Quarter. The Property was at one ….