Movies - Spoilers

Sherlock Holmes - New Trailer

2009-07-18T13:19:00.000+01:00

Iron Man 2 - More Promo Pics

2009-07-18T13:00:00.002+01:00

Iron Man 2 - More Promo Pics from EW of Robert Downey Jr., Gwyenth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, and Sam Roclwell

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Source: SlashFilm

The Box - Promotional Poster

2009-07-18T07:50:00.001+01:00

Astro Boy - New Promotional Photos

2009-07-17T21:44:00.000+01:00

Source: io9

Alice in Wonderland - New Promo Pic featuring Anne Hathaway

2009-07-17T21:13:00.001+01:00

Source: Empire

Thirst - Vampirism As Identity plus Trailer

2009-07-17T20:40:00.002+01:00

Thanks to Niles Vu for sending us the following.

Face it, vampires are everywhere, with YA entertainment being only the newest niche that they’ve invaded. The past two years have seen three projects alone with the same base plot: Girl meets guy. Guy turns out to be vampire. Cue lots of sexual tension, thinly-veiled abstinence messages… oh, and there’s probably some sort of shapeshifter/werewolf in the mix as well.

That formula will get its due in a future post, but for now I’d like to address the concept of vampirism on its own, as that’s what most fascinates me about our culture’s current vamp obsession. Because even though the players in whatever love/angst story are mostly unchanging, the place of vampires in those worlds vary to astonishing degrees.

Vampirism as a condition: seeing only the negative.

Even though people generally consider Twilight to be Bella’s story, with hyperbolic metaphors for the clumsiness and raging hormones brought on by puberty, it’s equally Edward’s tale of not fitting in. Worse, he believes that he’s ugly because he is so different: He considers his superhuman abilities abominable for their strength, thinks himself physically and emotionally terrifying. This inner struggle with conforming to society’s ideals of beauty certainly much more realistic than Bella spending pages and pages moaning about how stunning Edward and the other Cullens are.

Vampirism as a disease: searching for a cure.

In I Am Legend, Will Smith’s lone man in an abandoned Manhattan spends equal time shooting his crossbow into vampire covens and capturing subjects to bring back to his lab and attempt to cure. The condition is not irreversible, but rather, a temporary condition that is no one’s fault and that can be treated. Even 28 Days Later, which I was convinced was a zombie flick, leans more heavily toward the vampire mythos, with the usual aversion to sunlight, and the major fact of the disease spreading through a single drop of blood.

Vampirism as race: building one’s own culture.

One of my favorite elements of Alan Ball’s adaptation of Charlaine Harris’ novels into True Blood is that they tackle vampirism as a metaphor for racism. The fact that the series is set in the South only crystallizes this fact, but Ball doesn’t rely on easy conclusions; rather, he throws vampires into the spotlight and digs around inside them, and inside us as the humans suddenly assimilating with them, to explore our base prejudices about what we don’t understand. At the same time, the vampires construct their own ruling systems — some royalty, some taking the title of sheriff — and social leagues, with the intention to infiltrate Congress and demand equal rights.

Vampirism as human evolution: looking ahead.

In the upcoming Daybreakers, although vampirism also travels as an infection, the majority of the entire human race has become vampire. It’s True Blood fast-forwarded: these people still call themselves humans, and then regard the remaining non-vampires as a food source, nothing more. It’s only when their blood source begins to run out (translation: there are so few “humans” left) that Ethan Hawke’s character brings to the table the suggestion that they look to reverse what has for the become an evolutionary step. Homo sanguinis?

And here’s our newest addition to the vampire canon: Park Chan-wook’s Thirst, which entwines vampirism with medicine, faith, and the seven deadly sins. Priest Sang-hyun (Song Kang-ho, The Host) volunteers himself for a vaccine study in the hopes of eradicating a deadly virus; but the vaccine overpowers his human body and brings him to the brink of death. All that can save him is a blood transfusion, but the blood is infected… and so Sang-hyun is reborn, as a vampire. As he struggles to reconcile his life in faith with his renewed lust for life, he encounters a friend’s wife (Kim Ok-vin) who needs his help in the worst way.

You can follow the film on Facebook, but if you’re in New York or California, then head to one of these theaters:

New York
Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema (143 East Houston Street, near 2nd Avenue)

Los Angeles
Laemmle’s Sunset 5 (8000 Sunset Boulevard, at Crescent Heights)

San Francisco
Landmark’s Bridge Theatre (3010 Geary Boulevard, near Blake Street)

Source: Ology

I Love You Phillip Morris - French Trailer

2009-07-17T20:24:00.000+01:00

First Official Prince Of Persia Photo

2009-07-17T19:35:00.003+01:00

Source: Entertainment Weekly

9 - New Promo Pic

2009-07-17T12:24:00.003+01:00

9 - New Promo Pic

Kick Ass - New Promo Pic

2009-07-17T12:23:00.000+01:00

Kick Ass - New Promo Pic

2012 - New Disaster Promo Pic

2009-07-17T12:19:00.003+01:00

2012 - New Disaster Promo Pic

Zombieland - New Promo Pics

2009-07-17T12:13:00.000+01:00

Zombieland - New Promo Pics

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Alice in Wonderland - New Promo Pic

2009-07-17T12:09:00.001+01:00

Alice in Wonderland - New Promo Pic

Iron Man 2 - New Promo Pic of Tony Stark from EW

2009-07-17T12:07:00.001+01:00

Iron Man 2 - New Promo Pic of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) from EW

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Twilight: New Moon - New Still

2009-07-17T10:09:00.001+01:00

Source: LAT.com

Twilight: New Moon - Director Chris Weitz Spills Juicy Details

2009-07-17T09:42:00.003+01:00

Weitz is still developing New Moon's computer-generated effects -- including a new take on Edward Cullen's "sparkling" effect, which drew criticism in the first film -- and is just weeks away from delivering a first cut.
"I am about two weeks away from showing my director's cut to the studio," Weitz told us. "I've got some wolves with fur, and some wolves are still invisible, basically. And some wolves are kind of like...what look like Claymation versions. We are still in the late R&D phases of what Edward looks like when he's hit by sunlight, what the vampires look like when they're hit with sunlight, the diamond effect, and also the hallucinatory effect that Bella has when she hears Edward's voice and she imagines him there."

Upon Stephenie Meyer's insistence, New Moon's werewolves and vampires will be grounded in reality -- the Wolf Pack's transformations will pop, and the Volturi will remain true to Meyer's descriptions.
"Our aim was to make them look like what it says they look like in the book, and not to be too fancy about it," Weitz explained. "You know, it was very important to Stephenie that, for instance, the werewolves transform very quickly and that they look like wolves, that we not have this kind of magical, Lon Chaney-esque long transformations, and I think the reason behind that is to give a sense of their reality."

"I think that was important for the Volturi as well; they're not levitating above the ground, they're not surrounded by mystical auras, they are creatures who actually exist and they're very specific, they're very stylish, they're very elegant, they're very dangerous. Essentially, it's really faithful to the book.

Once his initial cut of New Moon is submitted, Weitz will have about three months to fine-tune his film. His due date to complete a final cut will come just weeks before New Moon is set to premiere:
"Ironically, I think it's the day before Halloween. I believe October 30 is our drop dead date when it's time to start striking the print, or we're in big trouble."

Weitz has brought aboard familiar collaborators to work on New Moon, including Oscar-nominated composer Alexandre Desplat (who scored Weitz's The Golden Compass). But will Desplat carry over the fan-favorite "Bella's Lullaby" theme composed by Twilight scorer Carter Burwell, played famously by Edward in the first film?

"Alexandre Desplat has just started working on his music for the film, and we are just starting to put together what bands are on the soundtrack, so it's kind of like keeping ten plates spinning at once," Weitz said. "But it's all good, because we've got Alexandre Desplat, who I think is one of the greatest film composers living, and because of the strength of the franchise that I inherited, a lot of bands are really interested in working on the soundtrack."

When asked about "Bella's Lullaby," Weitz confirmed that it would reappear -- at least, in some form. "I think yes, because like any franchise, there are certain themes that become familiar. I suspect he's going to transpose it in some manner, and most of the music will be entirely new to the franchise because his style is somewhat different from Carter Burwell's. But I think that there is some value to having some kind of familiar leitmotifs running through the entire series."

Speaking about the music in New Moon, Weitz revealed that requests have flooded in from bands who want to contribute to the soundtrack; after all, the first Twilight film helped launch alt-rock band Paramour into the pop culture stratosphere. In talks to appear on the soundtrack are none other than Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Kings of Leon.
"Fortunately, I'm not at the stage where I have to turn anybody down yet, because everything is still kind of up in the air," Weitz shared, "but I am surprised at some of the bands that have said they're interested. It's kind of great. The criterion will still always be what's right for the movie at that given moment, but Thom Yorke is interested; we might, if we're very lucky, get Kings of Leon to do something... it's exciting to be able to have access to this kind of talent."

Source: Rotten Tomatoes

Twilight: Eclipse - 'Eclipse' Has Its First New Casting

2009-07-17T09:20:00.004+01:00

Google might want to brace for a search onslaught: An unknown Australian actor named Xavier Samuel has landed the first new role in "Eclipse," the third "Twilight" pic.

Summit has hired the actor to play the role of a "newborn vampire" named Riley, a good-looking college student who joins the plot of villain Victoria to murder protagonist Bella (Kristen Stewart). Riley is corrupted by Victoria, for whom he has an inexplicable weakness.

The movie's larger plot centers on a choice Bella must make between the werewolf Jacob (Taylor Lautner) and the vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson).

Samuel, repped by Management 360, Gersh and Shanahan in Australia, has been in series of films down under, including "Newcastle," in which he played a Goth teenager amidst a group of surfers (the movie played Tribeca last year -- though you can bet Netflix will see just a small spike now), the Aussie period drama "September" and the upcoming sci-fi thriller "Road Train." This marks his first U.S. role.

Source: THR.com

Triangle - Trailer

2009-07-16T18:48:00.002+01:00

Source: Empireonline

The Back-Up Plan - Behind the Scenes Set Photos

2009-07-16T17:39:00.002+01:00

Source: Celebutopia

Iron Man 2 - EW Pics

2009-07-16T15:11:00.003+01:00

Thanks to SHH for the photos.

Emma Roberts on set of Valentines Day

2009-07-16T10:43:00.001+01:00

Source: Celebutopia

Remember Me - Several New HQ Set Pics

2009-07-16T10:21:00.002+01:00

Remember Me - Several New HQ Set Pics of Robert Pattinson and Emilie De Ravin

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The Valentines - Set Photos

2009-07-16T09:34:00.000+01:00

New Ghost Rider 2 Details

2009-07-15T00:25:00.004+01:00

Nicolas Cage Wants To ‘Do A Reconceive’ For Ghost Rider 2

Last we heard from the “Ghost Rider 2” camp, Sony and the star of the 2007 film, Nicolas Cage, were still looking for a writer and director to helm the sequel. A well-known comic book fan, Cage hasn’t been shy about sharing his thoughts on where the studio should go for the sequel and his plans to reprise his role as Johnny blaze, the human side of the Spirit of Vengeance.

While discussing his role in the upcoming CGI/live-action family film “G-Force” (Cage will voice one of the movie’s guineau pig heroes), the actor told MTV News that he’s looking less toward “sequel” and more toward “reboot” for the next “Ghost Rider” film.

“I would like to do a reconceive,” Cage told MTV News. “I would like to go in a whole other direction, and I think that’s what they’re talking about.”

According to Cage, he’s still leaning toward a “Ghost Rider” movie that brings the skull-faced Marvel Comics hero to Europe for a team-up with Catholic Church. Oh, and there will be significantly fewer galloping horses and six-shooters in the follow-up film.

“I would make it much less of a Western and more of an international story,” said Cage of the direction he’d take the character for the next film.

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

Source: MTV Splash Page

District 9 - Full Trailer 2

2009-07-14T23:45:00.001+01:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6PDlMggROA