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 ….
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 ….
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 ….
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 ….
Breakfast With Scot trailer and film details
Eric (Tom Cavanagh) lives for all things hockey. Now in his thirties, he’s managed to turn his stint as an ex-professional hockey player with the Toronto Maple Leaf into a full-time gig as commentator for sports TV. He’s living the dream! But when Eric’s boyfriend, Sam (Ben Shenkman), announces they’re to become temporary guardians of ….
Video of Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino hosting David Letterman’s Top 10
Below is video of Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino hosting the Top 10 list on Late Night With David Letterman. The topic was “Top 10 Reasons I Like Being an Actor, which included my personal favorite, “You get to read well-crafted dialogue, like ‘Get the f*ck outta here’”. The Jon Avnet-directed action thriller Righteous Kill, ….
Ridley Scott discusses his directing career during Searchlab
Below is the second part of director Ridley Scott’s Searchlab Lecture. Presented in three parts, Scott talks about his career, technique, and inspirations among many other insightful anecdotes from the past thirty years. Academy Award Nominee Ridley Scott has directed some of the most influential and popular films in the past three decades, including Alien, ….
25th Anniversary Edition Risky Business out next week
The cult classic comedy Risky Business is coming to DVD next week, in a special 25th Anniversary collector’s item not to be missed, from Warner Home Video. Tom Cruise plays a high school senior tired of being Mr. All-American and facing such traumatic decisions as which Ivy League college to attend. His life gets turned ….
Pacino and DeNiro talk Righteous Kill, 9/11 and more
Check out Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro’s interview with Brian Williams from the Today Show this morning. They cover a range of topics from 9/11 to politics, growing up in NYC, acting together, and of course their upcoming movie, Righteous Kill, which hits theaters tomorrow, 9/12.
New online video site for those seeking inspiration
SpiritClips, a unique online collection of original films, announced its public launch, featuring short films that impart compassion, hope, courage and strength. Viewers worldwide can watch and share an exclusive collection of motion picture-quality films created specifically for online viewing. Created by Academy Award-winning producer Rob Fried (Rudy, Collateral, So I Married an Axe Murderer), ….
Spike Lee talks Miracle at St. Anna
Spike Lee recently sat down with Jamaal Finkley of Blacktree TV, and discussed his new project, Miracle at St. Anna, along with his thoughts on the upcoming presidential election and his issues with Clint Eastwood’s Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. I also happened to read a story on WENN News website ….
Brand new clip and pics from Sex Drive
Promoters of the new teen comedy Sex Drive, have forwarded me an “explicit” clip from the film, which opens on October 17, 2008. I also have two new photos from the movie, which follows the antics of a high school senior named Ian (Josh Zuckerman) and his two best friends, who drive cross-country so that he ….