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filmpeek - April 2007

THE SALON - POSTER

April 30th 2007 21:17
Amazing! Mark Brown, the maker of Barbershop found a completely new genre and style to explore!

It's called The Salon and is about a bunch of black people in a beautyshop, where the owner fights to save it as she struggles with love. [IMDB]

Of course the title is changed, it's more of a... synonym.

But seriously, I liked Barbershop. It was fun and refreshing, with great dialogue. Therefore, this doesn't bother me. I mean, why not do what you're good at instead of forcing yourself to do things outside of your territory (like Uwe Boll who directs instead of boxing).


A nice cast is gathered this time as well - Terrence Howard, Vivica A. Fox, etc. The new poster is available and you can see it right here:

The Salon poster

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CAPTIVITY - TRAILER

April 30th 2007 20:46
Captivity

Captivity is the story about a man and a woman awaken to find themselves captured in a cellar. As their kidnapper drives them psychologically mad, the truth about their horrific abduction is revealed [IMDB].

Now the new trailer is out, and it states that it's "the film they don't want you to see". Haven't the marketing-people learned anything? This only raises the usual smart-ass phrases like "they don't want you to see it and neither do I" or "they probably refer to those with good taste".


I got one for ya: They don't want you to see it, because you already have. You'll know what will happen from the opening credits already.

BUT. If you like "those" horror flicks maybe you should, since it looks like one of the better ones. After all, Elisha Cuthbert is not that bad.



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RATATOUILLE PREVIEW

April 30th 2007 09:01
Ratatouille hunt

Ratatouille becomes greater and more beautiful with every preview we get. Disney intends to release a whole 9 minutes of it online May 1. Meantime they've already given us a shorter preview as promo for the longer preview. Re-read that last sentence in case you're confused.

Click here to see it or "save as" to download it.
Now the 9 minute preview is available, watch it here!

If you haven't yet, see the trailer here. There's also an interesting featurette available, also a must-see if you're excited about Ratatouille.

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SUPERBAD POSTER

April 30th 2007 08:45
Again, this is NOT a superbad poster, but the poster for the movie Superbad. The seemingly hilarious movie Superbad.

We saw the trailer a while back and it didn't show much but enough to realize this is gonna be funny. Superbad and Knocked Up are the two R-rated comedies to see this year.

Why? Because I said so. Or because the makers to both are the ones from 40 Year Old Virgin, the best R-rated comedy this far. You choose the reason that sounds more valid to you.

Superbad poster

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Another movie I look forward to and that's based in a comic character, is Iron Man. Some films just smell confidence.

Now a nice pic is out of Robert Downey Jr., the Iron Man himself, that I personally think looks great. Robert is way up on his career with several superb movies lately, such as A Scanner Darkly and Zodiac.

Take a look and smile. We await something great. When? In almost exactly a year from now, 30 April.

Ironman

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UNTIL NEXT WEEK

April 27th 2007 11:32
Hello dear reader.

Filmpeek.net will not be updated until Monday (30/4) again. Just thought you should know so you won't jump out the window when a couple of days pass by with no updates.

Here's a little something to keep you company during those days:


Have a good one,

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TRANSFORMERS - INTERNATIONAL POSTER

April 26th 2007 11:34
Transformers is getting closer and closer and soon it will explode into our brains with the rare wow-factor. Probably, hopefully.

Until now it has gotten nice comments by people who attended previews, so that's always something. We will have to settle with smaller previews though, like the new kick-ass poster. I must admit I didn't quite enjoy the previous ones, but this international has "see me" printed all over it.

Transformers poster


BONUS! You get the new international Fantastic Four 2 poster for the same price! See it below and... puke? I hope you realize why I avoided having Alba in previous pictures of it.

Alba in Fantastic Four 2

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Hellboy

Serial news! We get on it right away with...

... Luke Goss has signed on to be in Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Guillermo, the director, worked with him back in Blade II and it seems like they matched in a friendly way. Luke Goss said in an interview with ShockTilYouDrop:

I play 'the Prince' and in simplistic terminology he's the nemesis. The great thing about him is he's not trying to take over the world, he's a rounded character that's not just driven by greed and I think people are going to enjoy the depth Guillermo brings to him.

Hellboy 2 will certainly be good, at least like the first one. If you want to see something fun with Goss in it, watch The Man.

Another casting is made, Eric Roberts will be one of the villains in Batman 2: The Dark Knight. The guy is pretty much the "supporting" guy, but a villain in Batman is a nice step. He'll be a "mafia kingpin", whatever that is...


Avatar director James Cameron doesn't care about money it seems. Why should he? The studios should be grateful for the billions they made with Titanic. Avatar is said to have reached the 195 million mark, however Thomson on Hollywood claims it should more like 350 million. Of course Sony denies it.

One thing's for sure - Avatar is gonna be a hell of a movie. Too bad we have to wait almost two more years.

The wonderboy or The Boy With the Incredible Brain as the title of the documentary about David Tammet is, will become a movie. If you don't know anything about this guy, he's amazing. You can watch the above mentioned documentary over at Google videos. I started watching by curiosity and didn't stop until it ended.

Warner Bros. purchased the rights and let me tell you - this is the next Rainman.

That's all! Until laters,

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GOYA'S GHOSTS - POSTER

April 25th 2007 17:54
Finally we can peek at Goya's Ghosts, a movie including Natalie Portman and therefore is good. She shows some in it so that's pretty much guaranteed anyway.

This is a very limited and small movie it seems, because US will get it almost last. It's about a painter, Francisco Goya, who faces a scandal involving his muse who is labeled a heretic by a monk (IMDB).

Directed by the man who gave us Hair and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (one of my all time favorites), Milos Forman. Beside Natalie is Stellan Skarsgård, one of the greater actors in the world and definitely in Sweden.

Goyas Ghosts

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FANTASTIC FOUR 2 PICTURES

April 25th 2007 11:28
I know this doesn't have a lot of fans, at least not as many as other comic-movies, but it still is pretty amusing I must say. Not great, but entertaining in a way.

By all the previews we got so far, it looks like this will be even better. I like to think that film-makers learn from their mistakes, even thought that's not the case. Usually we get the same piece of crap or worse. And even a bit better than crap is still not good, so...

Anyway, some brand new stills are out at the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer myspace, so here ya go:

Fantastic Villain
Fantastic Four Group
Fantastic Four Grimm
Fantastic Four Grimm afro
Fantastic Four Fire


And now you're saying "what?! no Jessica Alba?". Trust me, you don't want to see any pics of her from this one.

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27.04.07: NEXT - TRAILER

April 25th 2007 11:11
Next

To continue with the weekly releases and their trailers, we're gonna look closer on Next.

Even though Cage is involved with dreadful movies, I can't help by giving him chance after chance to change that. I'm a big fan of his earlier movies and he is overall a very good actor. Too bad he has no sense when it comes to choosing the good scripts from the bad. Then again we should mainly blame his manager who lets him participate.

Jessica Biel and Julianne Moore are the female leads, both rather nice actresses, but like Nicolas Cage they're stuck in an evil routine of bad flicks.

And I hardly believe Next is the right one to fix that. It mostly seems like a braindead actionpacked wannabe-thriller, leaning on a suspenseful concept alone. Because the idea IS good. A man that can see minutes into the future IS interesting.

When it comes down to it though, it's all about the execution. The production has already made several mistakes, like the poster as one. Very boring and looks like it's made by a template used for 90s action-movies.

Another mistake is the trailer. Sure, explosions are cool, but if you have them in every other scene it gets confusing. Like where's the story?

Maybe it's the marketing-group who made this look bad while it's really very good. Hopefully, doubtfully.

Next please... (movies with titles like this deserve to get smart-assed)



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Two posters are out today, both from non-wow flicks but hopefully non-bad as well.

The first one is from Balls of Fury, the comedy with Christopher Walken (surprisingly) in it. It's all about Ping Pong and they really try hard to make it look cool, which actually works almost. I don't know about the poster though, seems a bit "over the top" and completely unnecessary. It's not even R-rated.

Balls of Fury


Next we got El Cantante, starring JLO and Marc Anthony, a real life couple. Even though I have no apparent reason to think so, this seems awful to me. I mean it's like something JLO and her husband put together to have fun. Then again, it might be good since the reviews range from negative all the way to very positive after the screening in Toronto. Here's the poster with Marc's fishy lips:

El Cantante


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THE GOLDEN AGE - TRAILER

April 23rd 2007 21:57
The Golden Age

A lot of golden stuff lately. Few months ago we had The Golden Compass with Keira Knightley and now it's time for the trailer of The Golden Age with Cate Blanchett. Two different stories but still period pieces.

If you've seen Elizabeth, this is the follow-up. If you haven't seen Elizabeth, this is the follow-up to it. See how simple it is?

In The Golden Age we explore the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I (Blanchett) and the adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen).

Like I've said before, I'm a big fan of Cate's and enjoy almost everything she does. Great actress, like few. Coincidentally I'm also a big fan of Clive Owen. Both together makes this a promising movie I will see at the first chance I get.

The trailer can be felt as a bit lame when it starts off, but becomes better with time. Cate becomes believable and powerful. I can almost guarantee that she gets the Oscar next year. Seriously, you can go out and bet your money on her already.

Won't it be fun to have the Queen of England win two times in a row? Of course Helen Mirren, the winner of this year, played Queen Elizabeth II and now we're talking about the first.



Just one thing - "you are a very great lady"? Sounds awfully wrong, in a unimaginative way.

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Pirates of the Caribbean trio

Not long ago a featurette was posted on the upcoming "threequel" of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Now it's time for another one, a new one, a better one.

We see director Gore Verbinski, Terry Rossio and Ted Elliot, two of the greatest writers currently active and of course Depp and Orlando.

If you're as excited about this as me, click here to see it on your external player.

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THE STORY OF THE JOKER PICTURES

April 23rd 2007 15:39
So what's up with all the joker pictures getting published here and there and everywhere? Why bother when ultimately nothing is fully reliable anyway?

Well, it's fun. Like the biggest breaking scoop since the first picture of Venom. So here's the whole story until today.

After Christopher Nolan made Batman into something far cooler than expected with Batman Begins, everyone started to whisper about what the sequel, The Dark Knight, will be about and what villain will be used. Well, not exactly, but anyway soon enough we found out the Joker would return. And then that he would be played by Heath Ledger. Exciting news.

The Joker is probably one of my favorite villains of all time. Jack Nicholson made him great.

More than a year until release and people are eager to get hold of a glimpse of the Joker. Any glimpse, whatever the quality is and whatever its originality is. And that's where our story begins.

WANTED: Scary smiling guy with scars all over his face, gray skin and raggedy costume.


The Joker comic

The first picture that came out was this comic picture found in one of the comics. It suits the above description very well and therefore quickly became the template of how the final joker will look like. More info can be found here.

The Joker set pic

The second picture released on the net was this very blurry shot that Superherohype got to. At least it's real and shows (tries to show, really) Heath Ledger being on the set. If you have this kind of access to the set of Batman you don't carry an old cell-camera for God's sake! So of course it wasn't good enough for all the fans...

Heath as fake Joker

Now the backstory of this pic, that AICN published, is more complicated. Either it's something a smart-ass made in photoshop or something Warner Bros. actually created as a "concept picture", a picture of Heath Ledger digitally remade to test make-ups and stuff. Both seem logical to me. Whatever the case is, it's definitely not something original and therefore should be ignored right away.


The Joker makeup

Finally we got a true but still non-official picture, again from AICN. IT'S FAKE FOLKS, AICN GOT PUNK'D THREE TIMES BY NOW. Heath is still nowhere to be found. Why? Because it's only a fake make-up test. At least it's something by Warner Bros. and therefore reliable. We can now see how the Joker's scars will be, his skin, his hair, etc. A lot to be made yet and I'm certain that the film will show the Joker much more interesting than this.

Summary: The Joker is almost found but still on the run. Be careful for all the copycats out there and if you get over a true and good picture of him, you'll be awarded with the glory of the whole wide net. If you send it to me that is.

Until then, go see Spiderman 3 and hang around for other news!

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THE SIMPSONS - TRAILER

April 22nd 2007 20:31
The Simpsons Movie

Three comedy-trailers in one day! The Gods must be laughing. First Simon Pegg's Run Fat Boy Run, then The Brothers Solomon starring Will Arnett and now...

The Simpsons Movie (if you didn't notice the title already)!

Now this doesn't really count fully, because it is released in Taiwan with Taiwanese subtitles but with English speech and that's what really matters.

One conclusion: This will be a heck of a hilarious ride! I mean, first I wasn't sure how well it could possibly be. I mean old funny Simpsons is now new plain Simpsons. I'm a huge fan, but the truth must be told.

Thankfully the makers gave their all into making this movie, so it'll return to its roots and blow our laughing stomachs out (or wherever you feel the happy pain when laughing).

Head over to Taiwanese Yahoo! to see it right away. I'll try to embed it here when it becomes available in other places (aka YouTube).

Be good,

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THE BROTHERS SOLOMON - TRAILER

April 22nd 2007 20:10
The Brothers Solomon

It's trailer-Sunday folks, and with Run, Fat Boy, Run posted in the morning, now it's time for another comedy. A comedy seemingly at least as good.

I know Will Arnett has a lot of fans, some claim his voice is awesome and some actually see his acting qualities instead. When I just look at him, he really seems like a serious guy. The lawyer type. However, if you've seen any of his movies you know he's nowhere near a serious guy. Unless incredibly funny is serious, cause then yea, he is very serious.

But a funny character doesn't make a fun movie. Let's go to Prison had its moments but they were too few, almost none. That was disappointing after his success in Arrested Development.

Blades of Glory broke that disappointed though, with great box-office results and reviews. However Will Arnett wasn't in the main role, which he now plays in the upcoming The Brothers Solomon, that will probably continue his comedic rise.

Cause the trailer sure is fun!



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Run Fat Pegg Run

If you've see Shaun of the Dead you know this guy is the real deal. If you've seen Hot Fuzz, you know this dude is hilarious! Who?

Simon Pegg of course. Best UK comedian, I think.

His new movie, Run Fat Boy Run just released a trailer. Doesn't say much, but still fun. This movie is about a chunky, clueless guy that leaves his fiancée on their wedding day only to discover, 10 years later, that she is his one true love... (IMDB)

Hopefully this will be yet another great comedy in the row of great comedies.



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Alec Baldwin
This vid has created some buzz all over the net, to say the least, so why not have it here too? You know, like off topic but still on topic since actors and movies have stuff in common.

Alec Baldwin, the cooler brother in his family, left a very angry message to his young daughter. Only 11 or 12 years old (he doesn't know exactly himself) and he's acting like she's the worst grown up woman in the world. What did she do?

Paris Hilton should really be thankful for not having Alec as her father. Now that would be a whole different message, probably more "adult".

Anyway, if you've been somewhere in a cave these last few days, here ya go.



However, Baldwin went quickly out with a public apology. I feel him. Who knows his condition at that moment and after all, it's really wrong to share that message with the media, no matter how stupid it was. He can't help his daughter is "a rude, thoughtless little pig". Or is she?

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Harry Potter kisses
Harry, NO magic powers to make girls kiss you! That's unfair...

I know a lot of people await this movie, like nothing else. Harry Potter has gained (almost) as many fans as the Star Wars and the Order of the Phoenix more interest than The Return of the King.

I have, like some of you may know, seen zero Potter.

However, I don't blame those who enjoy it. Seems like a decent flick with lots of well done special effects. And a story that obviously is solid considering the book-sales.

A teaser was released a while back, and now we get a peek of the international trailer. I don't know the backstory or much about Harry Potter and company, but the trailer looks cool.



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SPIDERMAN BROADWAY MUSICAL?

April 20th 2007 17:13
Spiderman dances
Ok look. I like musicals a lot, but this is just more than even I can handle. A Spiderman musical? That's incredibly stupid and awful. Or is it? Yes, it is.

The Hollywood Reporter reports it's true though:

Marvel Studios is putting the pieces together for a musical on the Great White Way starring the popular superhero, which will be directed by Tony winner Julie Taymor, with U2's Bono and the Edge creating new music and lyrics for the project.

What's next? Superman dancing around in those red panties? Oh, wait, that's already happened back in the 60s.

Man, the entertainment world is really desperate...

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3:10 TO YUMA - PICTURES

April 20th 2007 11:40
3:10 to Yuma promises to be good. Great, almost perfect, cast and the story isn't bad either. I'm not a fan of western flicks, but this seems to be more than that. Interesting.

Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster are some of the stars in 3:10 to Yuma. I must say, that's like my dream-team right there. The movie is about a small-time rancher that agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher. (IMDB)

Until the trailer or poster, we have to settle with some nice pictures. My film-radar says "appealing".

3.10 to Yuma 1
3.10 to Yuma 2

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Arnold and Quentin

Isn't it lovely when old clips circulate the net for us to watch and laugh at how embarrassing today's stars where? Like that David vs Lily clip that became quite popular?

This time it's about Quentin Tarantino and Arnold, both getting angry for different reasons. Let's start with Tarantino:



I mean the way Tarantino fires up at the "critic" is hilarious. I don't think neither of them where 100% right, but if you're a movie-critic you're not supposed to do that. Kill Bill was pretty artful and anyone who claims him/herself movie-lover ought to at least appreciate it. Well well, at least we got a laugh out of it.


Next we have Schwarzenegger (it took me exactly 1 hour to get that name right). This is a clip from one of his first movies, where all you have to do is look at him to laugh. Even the woman in the clip itself cracks up because of that. It's a bit long, but the last 30 second sure make up for it.



Until laterz,

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News after news after news. This time some action flicks are on the tabloid.

First off we got a new poster for Ocean's 13, which I personally think is rather awful. I mean, no excitement, no coolness and very plain. Ok, maybe the whole card-idea is smart, but that's poorly executed as well. Hopefully the movie will be better.

Ocean's 13 poster



Next Wolfman is going forward in production, with Benicio Del Toro, but now Anthony says he might participate as well.

There’s also a chance I may play the Wolfman in London in a movie with Benicio Del Toro. My agent says it’s a great script but he hasn’t sent it to me yet. He said he just wants to make sure that the deal is all in but I play the Wolfman’s father in Paris. A wonderful part.


As for Batman: The Dark Knight there are some pictures available over at Superhero Hype! Not a lot of action in them, but at least I like the idea that a new Batman is on its way to take over my brain and blow it up, just like its predecessor.

Have a nice one folks!

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CANNES 2007 - OFFICIAL SCHEDULE

April 19th 2007 20:05
Cannes 2007

Cannes is a lovely place to be during the festival. It's on my to-do list, even though it's more like a dream. Some day. Some day.

Anyhow, until then I'll have to drool from a distance. The official schedule of film showings was released the other day and there are two movies I recognize and look forward too, but I'm sure there might be greater ones amongst the foreign ones.

Death Proof is the first but Zodiac is higher up my personal list.

Here's the schedule. Anyone that can recommend any of the other movies, feel free to speak (or write). Click to enlarge the list:

Cannes 2007 movies

Ah, France... Lovely.

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LICENSE TO WED - POSTER

April 19th 2007 09:13
Robin Williams' new romantic comedy, License to Wed, has a new poster out.

As a fan of The Office, I can't really see John Krasinski, aka Jim, in another role. It seems weird. Hopefully his perfomance will be different, in another style, but I doubt that. His expression in this poster shows clearly he's not ready for something this big. Fake.

Anyway, thankfully Mandy Moore is in it as well, and her I can see in everything. Or nothing, if you catch my drift.

So what we've got here is another plain comedy in addition to Robin Williams latest plain collection. Still, the concept sounds amusing: A marriage counselor puts one couple through a series of relationship challenges during the most grueling marriage preparation course ever (IMDB).

License to Wed
click to enlarge

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HAIRSPRAY - TRAILER

April 18th 2007 20:27
Hairspray poster

Yes, this is the movie where John Travolta is a tranny. And everyone else also look like trannys to me. It's called Hairspray and is a re-make of a film with the same title from 1988.

Basically this is a movie with lots of BIG women and lots of glowy hair.

Summary: I really look forward to it. Seriously. Sorry Horrorphile. I like music and love musicals. They get me in a good mood. If you ever want to borrow money, watch a musical with me first.

Anyway, I'm sure all the girls in the ages 0-22 will go see this just because of Zac Efron. But I mean this must be good right? Why else would someone like Travolta dress like a girl? Oh wait, I think I know why, but never mind.

Thank god for Christopher Walken.




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NIICHOLAS CAGEY JAPANESE PR

April 18th 2007 19:29
Ever seen Nicholas Cage in a Japanese TV-show? Ever seen Cage in a Japanese cooking talk-show?

I'm sure you always wanted to, so here's your chance. Nicholas Cage appears in Japanese TV promoting Ghostrider (don't tell the Japanese that America hates it). It's really not anything special, other than the funny pronunciation and colorful subtitles.

So gay. As in "happy" of course.

If you watch more than 2 minutes you have no life or know Japanese, since nothing exiting happens after that.



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20.04.07: FRACTURE - TRAILER

April 17th 2007 20:41
Fracture

To continue with this weeks releases, today we're gonna take a look at Fracture. Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling playing the main roles in this thriller.

When you see Anthony Hopkins in a role, you can be certain of one thing - the character he's playing is interesting and well executed. Guaranteed. For instance, Hannibal Lecter is one of the best examples of how a character should be written and executed. And this is not a one time thing. In every Hopkins-movie, the characters are valuable.

As for Ryan Gosling, with the nomination for Half Nelson (a movie I personally don't recommend to the general mass), he's only getting bigger. The Notebook was when I first realized this guy was gonna go far. I mean, who would've thought that young Hercules would grow up this quick?

The trailer of Fracture does make me curious to see it and that's good, but not on the big screen. Something tells me it'll be one of those movies where they will run around banging their heads on the wall to solve the mystery only to suddenly understand everything during the last five minutes. In other words, I'm concerned it'll just be another mystery-thriller, a one night stand.

Watch the trailer and judge by yourselves. Doesn't Hopkins look younger or something?



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Spiderman Tokyo

The best movies seem to be the ones created by comics these days. Especially with some 300 mixed in there.

Very soon Spiderman 3 has its premiere worldwide, but in Tokyo it's already begun. Therefore, we can also read some reviews by the people that have seen it over there. Let me tell you, now I REALLY want to see it. And I am, so maybe my review will be posted 5th of May... Read my review of Spiderman 3 right away!

About Batman, we can get an idea of the Joker already. First of all, the Joker will be played by Heath Ledger, a very smart move if you ask me. He might not be "that kind of guy", but he's a talented actor and talented actors are always "that kind of guys".

Sources say the Joker won't be very happy-looking, since he will have "gray skin with lots of scarring". Also there won't be a purple suit but more of a random collection of clothes, you know, to look more weird and scary. Maybe he'll look something like this, from Batman #663 (through Cinematical):

The Joker

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Time for some more serial news everyone! Oh, I know you love it! Maybe. Not really. This time it's about some big movies and some big directors. Let's start out with Sam Raimi...

Japanese Spiderman Billboard

Sam Raimi is, as you know, the director of Spiderman. However, other than the above Japanese billboard of Spiderman, this post is not about it.

Sam Raimi has been in talks for the Hobbit movie for quite some time by now, as we talked a while ago. Nothing official though. Now Sam has spoken about this rumor to the public for the first time, saying:

Peter Jackson might be the best filmmaker on the planet right now. But, um, I don't know what's going to happen next for me right now. First and foremost, those are Peter Jackson and Bob Shaye's films. If Peter didn't want to do it, and Bob wanted me to do it — and they were both okay with me picking up the reins — that would be great. I love the book. It's maybe a more kid-friendly story than the others.

It seems to me like Sam really wants to do this and I can't see why Peter Jackson or Bob wouldn't. I think we'll slowly gonna get to the point where BOOM... Sam is officially gonna direct the Hobbit! Maybe. Not really. But still, sources say Sam won't be returning for the next Spiderman, in which case he would be free for something like this.

Now over to Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End. It seems like this installment, probably the final one, will be almost 3 hours long. If we look at the pattern, that's not unbelievable, with the first being 140 min, the second 150 min and now the third 170 min. That's very long, so it better not be boring or dragged without any real purpose.

Prince of Persia

For you that don't know that a movie of the popular game Prince of Persia is coming out, a movie of the popular game Prince of Persia is coming out. The prince is already attached and will be played by actor Charlie Clausen. Very unknown but hopefully good. At least he fits the character facially.

Now also the director is set. Jerry Bruckheimer, the producer of POC and most other good movies, has found his old pal Michael Bay. Michael is soon releasing Transformers, another huge bad-ass movie. The game came towards the end of the 80s and beginning of 90s, but became very popular few years ago again whit the modern versions for the modern players. Very exited about this flick, very exited.

On a small note on Grindhouse, after all experiments by splitting and re-releasing the movie to the theaters, the Weinsteins (the producers) have seen no changes and therefore will probably keep it together. At least in the US because the larger part of the other world will be less lucky.

Nine

Talking about the Weinsteins, it seems like they have high hopes about their screen adaptation of Nine, a popular Broadway musical. Sources say they got a too dreamy dream cast, with Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Hathaway, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger and on the male side Johnny Depp, George Clooney, Javier Bardem or Antonio Banderas. However, they seem to understand the problem they're facing:

How will we pay their salaries? We'll figure it out. There are roles for six women in the movie who have to be beautiful and sing and dance. It's a terrible assignment to cast this.

In other words, there's no way they'll get close to even the half of the above stars. On the other hand, Chicago which was also produced by them became quite a hit so you never know...


That's "all" folks. Give me all you got,

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20.04.07: VACANCY -TRAILER

April 16th 2007 22:06
Vacancy

I thought I would do this a habit, to post the trailers of each week's releases. I mean, it sounds like something I would want to read/see, so why not?

Today I'm gonna it's all about Vacancy, the thriller with Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale. Is it just me or is Luke just NOT right for anything else than comedies. How can I be scared when I see him and get all these comedic memories on my mind, especially from his latest Idiocracy? I don't know...

The plot: A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and finds hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film. (IMDB)

Now that's low budget! A movie entirely made in a room. On the other hand, those seem to be the thriller/horrors that become popular. And I mean sure, it can be good (Panic Room, Saw), but unfortunately often isn't (Cube, Unknown).

Anyway, see the trailer and judge by yourself. If you want to see a thriller this week however, this should be your choice.



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RUSH HOUR 3 CLIP AND TRAILER

April 16th 2007 15:40
Rush Hour 3

Man, isn't this over yet? Someone would think two movies with an arrogant black cop and an Chinese getting-in-the-middle-all-the -time cop is enough. But noo, Hollywood seems to think there's something lucky about number three. We must get three of everything.

On the other hand, the two first Rush Hours weren't awful, as in good and ok. If this one is ok as well maybe it isn't a bad idea after all. Lots of humor and kick-ass fights. The kind of movie you watch to get an entertaining time and "never touch a black man's radio"-quotes.

Anyway, a new clip is available at Yahoo now, and you can find it here. It shows Chris Tucker getting into trouble, again, and Jackie Chan goes in to save them (that last part isn't shown exactly, but I guarantee it).

The plot? While in Paris, Lee and Carter inadvertently get mixed up with the Chinese Triad crew. (IMDB)

Haven't seen the teaser-trailer yet? Do it now:



That's all for now folks, tune in constantly for more.

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Pirates Of The Caribbean - Johnny Depp
Oh, yes, more POC 3! I know you love it, so come and get it.

There's a fresh clip out, more as a featurette as there are some behind the scenes talk as well. Johnny is also sharing his point of view with his normal voice and style, the one I almost forgot existed.

Click here to see it in your external player.

It looks good actually, I still have my hesitations but they get fewer for every clip I watch. I mean, you got to see this franchise in the way it is supposed to be seen. Not a dark adventure movie, but a comedic adventure for most ages. A good one though.

So, almost a month till release, May 23!

Be good,

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LaBEOUF IS READY FOR INDIANA JONES

April 15th 2007 15:50
Shia LaBeouf

This guy, Shia LaBeouf, is probably not someone many know about. He's a pretty young actor, with not a very long resume. However, what he has done is impressive.

Lots of TV to begin with and then some great movies in a supporting role. Few years ago he got the main role in Holes, a good movie with Jon Voight and Sigourney Weavermade in it as well.

Later on he starred in quite nice movie by Disney, The Greatest Game Ever Played. This is where I saw him for the first time (in a feature at least) and I thought he did a professional job. I couldn't imagine what would come next though.

Today he's the hero in several popular movies, one of which premiered not long ago. Disturbia. It's a thriller that hasn't gotten the best reviews but not the worse either. Sounds a good concept to me though and I will probably check it out when I get around to it.

Something A LOT bigger - Transformers. Cibbuano attended a preview and it seems like he's doing a great performance there as well. Now, when you got a part in Tranformers, you know you're good. If you get a STARRING role in Transformers, you know you got a bright future ahead of you.

Shia LaBeouf is also voicing the penguin in animated Surf's Up. The hero penguin, of course.

Now something as good as Transformers, if not better, is set for LaBeouf - the next Indiana Jones. This is what I'm talking about! Spielberg said:

We are excited about bringing Shia into our Indy family, his talent has impressed not only his audiences throughout his young career but the directors, producers and fellow actors who have worked with him in his television career and now his film career.

Look out for this guy, because he'll be the actor your children will see as the next Tom Cruise. Or Sean Penn. Or everyone with a similar nose for that matter (no offense to these noses, I got one myself I think).

Let's just wait for more info on the upcoming Indiana Jones now, unless Harrison Ford is retired by the time it'll be shot. Just joking, the dates are already set and it's supposed to have a release late spring next year.

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FUNNY WILL FERRELL

April 14th 2007 21:14
Hey, today there are no news that I find exciting and therefore don't believe you'll find it exciting either. You know why? Because I'm perfect and have the best taste in the world on things. Yes, even better than Orble-David that all girls try to catch.

Anyway, there's a really fun clip I found over at Funny or Die that you should check out. It's basically Ferrell and his own tiny daughter being VERY AMUSING.



I want a girl like that! I could send her to go pick up the money everyone owe me...

Cheers,

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28 WEEKS LATER - NEW POSTER

April 13th 2007 15:39
Since the post about the trailer for 28 Weeks Later has become quite popular I understand this movie got a lot of fans awaiting it.

And personally I feel it's going to be better than its prequel 28 Days Later. Not great, but better.

A new poster is available, with a lot of dead people and two saints in the middle. Or at least they look like saints with that ugly gradient around them. Other than that I think it's a successful attempt at marketing this. It looks like big budget and all. Click to make it really big:

28 Weeks Later poster

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ATONEMENT - TRAILER

April 13th 2007 08:51
Keira in Atonement

Keira Knightley. Do I need to say more?

Yes I do, because Keira is not much to me. Atonement is a dramatic movie based on Ian McEwan's novel with the same title.

In short, a 13 year old girl wrongly accuses Robbie of a terrible crime and the only person who doesn't believe her is her older sister Cecilia (Keira), which ultimately changes their lives forever. (IMDB)

Personally I don't know about this. I didn't like Pride and Prejudice either. But I know a lot of people who did, so a lot of people will like this as well. Especially if you're a novel-reading woman... or something.



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It's time for some more serial news! I've had some technical problems with the blog and in order to catch up this is the only way out. Let's begin with...

... Grindhouse. It has been a lot of talk about it getting split up, how it'll be released in DVDs, the sad box-office results and whether it deserves better or not. I have not yet seen it but judging by people who have seen it, it does sound very positive. Something else that's positive is that it will be released as a double-feature in UK. That's great news for those living there since the rest of Europe won't be as lucky.

Halle Berry

Halle Berry really understands the market and how to promote a movie. Perfect Stranger opens up tomorrow and she has already been in "light clothing" in order to get drooling males to go see it. There's also a report on her about Cat Woman, as a part of Justice League (or Injustice League, the villains). To Cinematical she said:

You guys didn't like Catwoman the first time, and I'm not a masochist. I love it, but my ego is in check, and I'm not just gonna do it for the sake of, you know, doing it for myself. I make movies for people, and if people don't really want to see that, then I wouldn't make the same mistake twice, obviously. I wouldn't choose to do that.

Lastly but not leastly (there's no such word), yet another Spiderman 3 trailer is released. Should we add it to the millions we already seen? One good thing about it is Venom, which this trailer is concentrated on. Venom is a very cool villain, I fully understand the buzz around him. If you're not afraid of "spoiler-trailers" check it out below.



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UWE BOLL'S POSTAL CLIP

April 12th 2007 16:55
Uwe Boll
I'm one of those people not really caring about Uwe Boll. I don't think his movies are worse than most stuff out there or that he deserves all the hatred currently surrounding him. The only reason people are so against him is because he ruins the video-games. If the movies he made were based on original ideas, I don't think he would be in this spot.

Video-games already have a fan-base, an almost fanatic one. You can't make a flick where the fans have that kinda expectations unless you're suicidal. What I don't understand is why studios keep giving him these assignments.
Anyhow, the new movie, Postal, is also based on a game. However, this time it's not a horror or vampire-game, but more comedic/action game. If you've played it, let us know more through the comments.

There's a clip of the beginning currently circulating the net, which I think is just a sad attempt by Uwe to be funny. There's a guy cleaning the windows in one of the WTC towers when the plane hits it. Ha-ha..


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PERFECT STRANGER - TRAILER

April 11th 2007 20:32
Perfect Stranger - yummy kiss

This isn't something new, but I thought it would be a good idea to post since it opens up this week at the theaters.

It's called Perfect Stranger and I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking about the TV-show like 15 years ago. However, this has nothing to do with it.

Bruce Willis and Halle Berry are in this one; personally I think they're both great performers. They've done plenty of good movies before, but have slightly lowered themselves lately. Bruce Willis seems to always play the same role - cool, angry dude.

And Halle Berry, well, I couldn't stop laughing at this trailer even though I'm not supposed to. I mean, there's a computer telling her to take her rob off! C'mon, that's hilarious...

Yes, I'm sure there's some serious purpose to it, but my sad brain wanders off sometimes.

Judging by the trailer, I don't recommend anyone to go see this as a smart thriller, but more of another suspenseful time. Here, judge by yourselves as well:



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POSTER WITH CHUCK AND LARRY

April 10th 2007 21:07
Finally at the end of the day there are some genuinely interesting news. As in not very interesting but better than rumors alone.

We talked about I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry a while back, and even had a look at the trailer, so now it's time to take a look at the poster.

Actually I like it; there's a clean wedding-look about it which also is the theme of the movie. However, Adam Sandler looks too bored. Yes, I know that he is supposed to, but still. He seems disgusted by the whole thing - by the movie, by Kevin James, by everything.

Maybe he tries to secretly warn us about the flick. Whatever the case is, I will certainly give I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry a shot at me. What can I say, sometimes it's relaxing not to think and just smile.

Isn't it?

Chuck and Larry poster

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ORLANDO BLOOM TO JOIN SUPERMAN?

April 10th 2007 18:45
Orlando Bloom
Some days there just aren't any interesting news. I hate those days. I'm forced to write about these half-assed rumors. I hate half-assed rumors. Unless they end up being whole-assed rumors.

I hope this one doesn't though, because I personally feel it's a disaster. I feel about Orlando the way I felt about DiCaprio 10 years ago. But DiCaprio evolved and Bloom just doesn't want to.

Orlando Bloom has been spotted talking a role in the coming Superman with director Bryan Singer and the Peters-producers. Obviously it's not Clark Kent, since Brandon Routh has that spot contracted for two more movies.

Maybe a villain? I don't know much about Supes and what villains there are, but I can't see Orlando being a villain. He's just too soft for it. Too small and too thin and too baby-face.

Anyway, that's the rumor and it may very well be true. If it is, we'll know in a couple of months probably.

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FANTASTIC FOUR - FINAL POSTER

April 10th 2007 00:33
I've said a lot about this movie over here and here, so there's not much to add. Actually you can even find the "older" posters here.

This seems to be the final poster for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. It doesn't look too exciting, more mediocre and usual. Whatever the case, it's one of the bigger movies this year and I'll certainly see it. With the low expectations I have, I might even like it.

It's released June 15. Here ya go:

Fantastic Four poster
Alba still looks weird. (click to enlarge)

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SUPERBAD TRAILER

April 9th 2007 22:11
Superbad picture

I like the post-title *creepy smile*. You think the trailer is superbad, while in reality the movie is called Superbad. Ok, geek alert, I know.

Superbad is made by the people behind Talladega Nights and 40 Year Old Virgin. If you've seen them, you'll know what to expect. The humor-level is very low, in a good way. I like to call it random comedy, where you never know what is to come. Anything and everything can happen, which is why it works so well.

I must admit I laughed my brains out with both the above mentioned movies. Good pure comedies are hard to come by, so it was a nice refreshing experience. Also, this is R-rated. When a comedy is R-rated it pretty much means guaranteed laugh these days.

The trailer to Superbad has been out for a few days, but hasn't been easy to access. You had to go to Sony's website, mark your birth even though the trailer is approved for all ages, and so on and so on. Now you can see it embedded right here.



I especially like the part with the cops in the store, and the whole Jew-African thing. Superbad is released mid-August.

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DiCaprio

First of all, I got to share my point of view on DiCaprio. He's a decent actor, sometimes more than that. There was a period when I didn't like him at all, when I thought he was a wannabe only playing with his looks.

Now he's all mature and getting bigger, harder, roles. I like him now, actually think he's one of the best in current Hollywood. Sure, some might say his acting seems a bit plain, but not many can do the same "plain" performance as he does. Makes any sense?

He goes on and on with Scorsese and Spielberg, which is not a bad thing but it still feels like those directors are just too big, too "studio". They don't explore his talent fully. In comparison, Blood Diamond (directed by Edward Zwick) had a whole different level from The Departed, at least for DiCaprio. A level of higher caliber.

But because DiCaprio plays along so well with the big director's cameras, now it's Ridley Scott's turn. They're actually gonna adapt David Ignatius' novel Body of Lies. The plot is basically about Ferris, a young CIA agent, that is made station chief for Jordan, and decides to employ a ruse to stop Al Qaeda.

Yes, DiCaprio will be the agent.

Ridley has made some of my favorite adventure movies, Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven. If you haven't seen them, do that. Lately I was a bit disappointed with his drama A Good Year, but it was still cute and stuff.

Meanwhile, look after American Gangster, probably one of the best this year (released November 2).

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DANNY BOYLE'S GREAT NEXT PROJECT

April 8th 2007 23:46
Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle is the man behind Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, the first much better than the second. This guy can make movies. His newly released film, Sunshine, has gotten positive reviews and looks pretty cool.

Now we know what his next project will be, and let me tell ya, it sound REALLY great. It's titled Slum Dog Millionaire. In an interview with Time Out, this is what he said about the plot:

It's about a kid from the slums of Mumbai, who has nothing - he's ill educated, he's illiterate - and he goes on the Hindi version of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' and wins it. And they can't believe that he's done it. They think he's cheated. They think he's getting signals from embedded chips in his body, or that there are people coughing in the audience, but he won it.

What's clever about the film is that the structure shows you how he knows the answers. Certain things have happened to him in his life and they happen to ask questions about those things. But the real reason he's on the show is to get in touch with the girl he loves but has lost in the chaos of Mumbai, and all he knows is that she watches the show religiously. So he's not even there to win the money, but that's when you win I suppose, when you're not even trying.

If it's nearly as good as it sounds, I want to see it. Now. If someone can do it, it's Danny Boyle and that also gives me every reason to have high expectations. I know you're probably gonna tell me how much you hated 28 Days or Sunshine, but let's face it: If there's a good script, he will make a great movie. If there's only a so-so script, he'll only make a good movie. Either way, it's better than most directors succeed today.

That's all. I guess we'll have to wait a month or two for the next update on Slum Dog Millionaire.

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Brad Bird

Ratatouille is probably one of my most expected movies to come this year. A lot of people don't enjoy animated films, but I find them very fun and entertaining, especially if made by Pixar. In these days we live animation is not only for the kids, like before, but many jokes are actually only understood by adults.

Brad Bird is a genius within the animation genre and some of his movies include The Iron Giant and The Incredibles. Now these are two movies you really should check out if you're remotely amused by animation.

A featurette of Ratatouille is now available and it shows some new stuff but most importantly a bit about Brad himself and shortly about the process. It's amazing how animated movies are made, I don't think I would have the patience needed!



Click here to see the trailer.

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TRENDIO - TRADE WORDS

April 6th 2007 18:19
Disclaimer: This is completely off topic. I'm not paid to do this either.

trendio

Where would I find a better place than Orble to recommend a service where you actually trade words?

Trendio.com is a marketplace where you buy words, and their value depends on how much it's used in the media online. For instance if I buy Anna Nicole Smith and media suddenly start writing about her baby, the word's value becomes high and I get more "points".

There's absolutely nothing to gain from this, other than a nice way to stay on top of what's popular and to procrastinate in a pretty good way. You must think and learn what the next breaking news will be.

There are also contests where you get a budget to manage in a limited time within a certain category (ie news, entertainment, business, technology, etc). Competition is nice, when you win.

Why do I even write about this in a filmblog? I don't know, I guess I find it fun and you might too. If you'll register to try it out, do it through the link below, since I also gain points that way. Don't I deserve it?


Let me know your usernames if you wish so I can be extra competitive against you.

Have a good one,

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ALBA IN GOOD LUCK CHUCK - TRAILER

April 6th 2007 15:46
Jessica Alba panties

Yes, sometimes Jessica Alba can be hot like the Sun and sometimes hot like the Ice. Luckily this time she's sun-hot.

The movie is Good Luck Chuck (I bet the makers thought this was a very smart title) and it's an (judging by the trailer) R-rated comedy. That's not necessarily a bad thing since 40 Year Old Virgin.

However, the fact that Dane Cook stars in it is a major turn-off. Not even sun-hot Jessica can change that. Like I've said before, since the frikkin' when is Dane Cook considered as an actor?

The plot? A guy who breaks up with his longtime lady is shocked to hear that she gets engaged to her next boyfriend. He finds himself repeating this pattern. Until he meets Ms. Right and there's where the obstacle comes in - if he has sex with her she will go on and marry the next guy she finds attractive. Wow, scary right? Yes, Hollywood is out of ideas.

Anyway, there's a new trailer out, with Jessica Alba's penguin-panties in it. That's the only way people will go and see it. Yes, Hollywood is desperate.



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THE MISSING REEL OF DEATH PROOF

April 6th 2007 12:49
For you that have seen Grindhouse already, this will be a bit more interesting than the rest of us. We don't know the context of the well known missing reel in Death Proof, part of Grindhouse by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.

If you haven't seen it, it might still be interesting, otherwise go see it and come back. I promise this post won't go anywhere.

Unfortunately this isn't a clip of the reel, but only the script excerpt is available which makes me wonder how the final execution is. But for that we'll have to wait some more.

Grindhouse missing reel 1
Grindhouse missing reel 2


The reel will probably be re-instated due to Cannes. I hope I'll be able to write like that some day...

Source.

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SHOOT 'EM UP - PICTURES

April 5th 2007 21:17
Shoot 'Em Up is about a man named Mr. Smith (Owen) that delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen (IMDB).

Not much to say: Promising movie, lots of action, good cast. Here are some brand new pics:


Source.

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THE EX POSTER

April 5th 2007 10:06
The title might be a bit misleading - we'll talk about the poster to The Ex, not some ex poster.

Okay, I like Zach Braff a lot and he has done some of the better movies lately. He knows a good script when he sees it and chooses his parts carefully. The fact that Jason Bateman is in it too makes it even better.

Not a fan of Amanda Peet though.

Anyway, like mentioned, the movie is The Ex, and a slacker (Braff) is forced to work for his father-in-law after his pregnant wife (Peet) steps away from her high-paying job (IMDB).

A new poster is out, simple, sweet and tanned.

The Ex

Released May 11.

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LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD - TRAILER

April 4th 2007 21:07
Die Hard 4

Nothing is better than a nice exciting trailer. What could be more appropriate than the fresh trailer of Live Free or Die Hard?

The title is pretty fun, because all I can think of is 50 cent's movie Get Rich or Die Tryin'. I think it's similar anyway... I prefer the other title, Die Hard 4.0.

So what does this new trailer offer us? Oh, wait, there are TWO trailers. One "universal" and one from Fox, and they're different ones as well. Weird huh? I'm mostly gonna talk about the first one here though, since it's the cooler one.

What does it deliver? A lot of action for sure, and very cool special effects. However, Bruce Willis is shown like a happy retard that all he can say is "kill, kill, kill, kill...".

I must admit I'm a big fan of the Die Hard franchise. Yes, it's more unbelievable and impossible than Mission Impossible and Bourne together, but they're very entertaining. Now watch the trailer that made my evening:



Don't you just love the supporting actors Justin Long and Kevin Smith? I do.

If you want to see the other trailer, by Fox, follow this link. Admittedly, it has more insight on the plot. Not that you see this movie for the plot's sake but still...

Let me know what you think.

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METAL MEN AND DARJEELING

April 4th 2007 20:25
Now on to two quickies.

Tin Man

Metal Men is currently set up as a project for Warner Bros. Pictures. Just when I thought we had enough of team-hero-movies like Fantastic Four, X-Men, Justice League and Watchmen we get one more. I personally haven't heard much about Metal Men, but it seems like there are different characters with abilities represented by different metals. Oh and they're robots.

At least it's gonna be written by Eric Champnella, the man who turned a very boring concept to a rather attractive movie, called Mr. 3000. This can become good.

Then we have a new poster that has seen the light. As a big fan of Wes Anderson and Natalie Portman, this is really exciting. The movie is The Darjeeling Limited (don't ask me how it's pronounced) and seems like something I will certainly love. Other peeps in it are Owen Wilson (so-so), Adrien Brody (nice) and Jason Schwartzman (interesting).

It's about three brothers, probably played by the above male actors, that go on a journey through India when their father dies. Biographical adventures have never disappointed and I don't think this will either. In matter of fact this will probably be better than most.

The poster is very original and reminds me of a classic book cover. Only thing is the woman in it doesn't look like Natalie Portman and I guess that's what it's supposed to do.

The Darjeeling poster

Source of Tin Man comic.

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THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM - POSTER

April 3rd 2007 22:46
Not long ago we had a first look at The Bourne Ultimatum trailer. We all agreed it wasn't especially insightful nor good. But we also agreed that the Bourne films are entertaining, even though they can't be considered as history-worthy.

They'll always remain somewhere between good and bad. Still a pretty nice spot, considering the majority of movies in the bad-section.

Anyway, a one-sheet or poster is now out for us to criticize. Not that anyone would care what we have to say about it, but what is life without a constant nagging? I personally don't understand why we must see Bourne's back. It's boring enough with all the posters showing a close up of the hero's front, now we're gonna see their back?

If you're detail oriented you will notice that all Bourne movies are represented by the same nuance of blue. That same boring faded out blue color, as if it was printed in a bad machine.

Bourne Ultimatum poster

UPDATE: That's a bad haircut too!

Now it's your turn to be a pessimist.

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GRINDHOUSE TO SPLIT IN DVDs

April 3rd 2007 22:16
grindhouse poster
Different sources came over different information, and through an examination there's some final conclusions that can be made. Some sad ones if you ask me.

First of all, there are gonna be two different DVDs with the two movies in Grindhouse, Death Proof and Planet Terror. Why in the world would they want to split a movie with two parts that are supposed to be connected to each other? Oh, money.

Secondly, the initial versions won't have anything amazing. Planet Terror will contain only the film itself from beginning until the end of that film's credits and Death Proof from that point, through the half-time trailers and to the end.

Then several months later the special editions will be released, containing the missing reels, no flicker effects and "correct" color. In other words no Grindhouse-style anymore. Why in the world would they want to do that? Oh, money.

Finally Machete might also come out as a feature straight to DVD. Its trailer is included in Grindhouse. Why? Oh, more money.

Anyway, I guess I don't REALLY care, just a bit. I don't have high expectations. After all, Quentin did the same with Kill Bill. Volume 1 & 2? C'mon!

What are your thoughts?

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Mr. Brooks is not a movie that many have heard about, even though the cast is pretty amazing. Kevin Costner, Demi Moore and William Hurt. I would say Dane Cook too, but since when is he considered an actor? It's a shame, it really is.

The story sounds interesting (IMDB) - A psychological thriller about a man (Costner) who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego (Hurt).

I'm very happy that Costner doesn't make another one of those romantic, dramatic, slow flicks this time. A killer, that's the real sh*t.

But not only the story is interesting, so is the poster below. Very nice and it delivers the feeling of the movie perfectly. I love it. If you want to see the trailer, head over to the official site.

Mr. Brooks poster

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Hey peeps! Some more serial-news I've collected here. Let's start off with the Transformers:

transformers fight
transformers run

These are found at Yahoo and I personally think they're really cool. Unreleased movies are like a trade-market. Their value can increase or decrease from day to day. These pictures increased their value and my expectations considerably. Few but good.

Then some more pics on the sequel to Fantastic Four, titled Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Now the value of the movie through these pics decreased. I mean don't you think Jessica Alba looks like a transvestite and the Thing just fake?

Fantastic Four Gang
Silver Surfer

Even the usually cool Silver Surfer looks bad and plain. It's like what we've seen in the Spider-Man movies a thousand times already. Well well, the movie is probably still amusing.

And now something REALLY fun. You know all the buzz about the video-clip of David O. Russell going nuts on Lily Tomlin? Well, it made Michael Showalter and Paul Rudd, both great comedians, re-enact that clip. It's pretty much faithful to the original dialogue, but still fun that they make fun of it.

You can see it over here.

That's all for now. Stay around for more soon.

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JustJared has some new pictures of Nicolas Cage and CO while shooting National Treasure 2 at the White House.

I got to say, Nicolas looks a bit... crazy and weird. Maybe he was transforming into Ghostrider when these pictures were taken.

National Treasure 2 is a sure look by me and I recommend that you also give it a shot with your whole family. It's suspenseful, adventurous, amusing and educating at the same time. I know some of you think of it as too much kids-movie, but it's really not. Think of it as a nice pause from all the blood and harsh violence.

Anyway, here are some of the pics, head over to JustJared for more:

nicolas cage, national treasure 2


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AARDMAN JOINS SONY

April 2nd 2007 17:55

Aarman is mostly known for Wallace and Gromit, two very likable characters. It hasn't been long since Aarman ended their relationship with Dreamworks and they already made a 3-year "first-look" deal with Sony.

This is great news since Aardman's COO, Stephen Moore, has said that Dreamworks wanted to control them too much. Aardman became popular because of their original material and it would be a shame to take that away from them, so now Sony is going to give them more space. So they say anyway.

The goal for Sony is to release two animated features per year, until now they only had one out. The goal for Aardman is to release one feature per 18 months.

I'm one of those people that watch almost every single animated film that comes out and if you have seen Open Season, made by Sony, you'll agree with me it really didn't deliver any pleasure at all. Hopefully they'll begin to create better stuff from now on.

Stay tuned for more news on Aardman's next projects as they come.

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FBI CLOSES FILM PEEK

April 1st 2007 20:58
This is some sad news, but two days ago I got a message through Jon that FBI wants to close filmpeek.net and that we have 5 days to do it. They claim that the trailers and clips are illegaly published here, without owner's approval.

I won't go into what I think of this, but it's something like BS. Here's an excerpt from their message:

Because of the site's participation in illegal activities and content "..." we have decided to prevent further damage by shutting filmpeek.net down. This case is investigated throughly and nothing can be said against it.

I, filmpeeker, have had a great time writing over here and hopefully will be able to start something similar somewhere else in the near future. Take care!


Okay, this is a lame and pretty late April Fool's day joke, but it amused me in a similar version I saw at another site and hopefully did the same to you. I understand I lost like all my readers by now, but I'll try to gain them back. Please come back!!

Have a good day.

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