“Terminator Salvation” Trailer Provides Some
The second theatrical trailer for Terminator Salvation can now be seen below. This trailer makes me want to see Terminator Salvation just a bit more.
Category: Movies
Terminator Salvation Posters
IMPAwards.com scored several “Terminator Salvation” posters which you can see in a much bigger size here.
Big, Really Big, Watchmen
And while we’re on the subject of posters, here’s a cool new one for “Watchmen.” You can click here to see an IMAXED sized version at IMPAwards.com.
Three Inglorious Ones
Three new posters for Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Basterds” made their premiere today. My favorite is pictured above, but you can see all three at ScreenRant.com by clicking here.
Big Year for Aliens & Predator
Chris Warner has been at Dark Horse Comics since their very first issue over twenty years ago. His Black Cross character was featured in their premiere title. Warner went on to work on other Dark Horse properties like The American, Predator, Barb Wire and many others. Occasionally he would even come up with a new Black Cross story. [It’s way past time for another Black Cross mini-series!]
Eventually Warner moved into an editorial position where he suggested the first Aliens vs Predator mini-series [years before the movie came about]. Chris Warner is now the editor in charge of both the Alien and Predator properties for Dark Horse and boy, does he have plans for them this year! He tells Newsarama [and you] all about it [if you click here].
“The Descent” Rises to the Occassion
The Pitch: “Charlie‘s Angels” [times two without the comedy] meets “The Cave.”
The Overview: Six women friends on an adventurous weekend of deep cave exploration find themselves in a life or death struggle to find a way out after a cave-in. Unfortunately the cave-in is the least of their worries… the creatures hunting them plan to feast.
The Good: The feeling of claustrophobia. The creatures. There some legitimate scares [and some cheap ones as well]. Juno [Natalie Jackson Mendoza] and Sarah [Shauna Macdonald].
The Bad: Trapped over a mile below the surface, with dwindling food and water, few supplies and no sure way out… and that’s not the worst of it!
The Ugly: The creatures.
The Summary: I wasn’t expecting “The Descent” to be as good as it was. And while it isn’t a classic, it is a solid horror movie that manages to come up with new creatures and situations in a sub-genre of horror that could have been very routine. “The Descent” is worth a look.
Z-View: “The Wrestler” is a Winner
The Pitch: “Rocky” meets Professional Wrestling.
The Overview: Randy “The Ram” Robinson is a washed up professional wrestler hoping for one last shot at the big time, a romance with an aging stripper and a reconciliation with his college-age daughter.
The Good: Mickey Rourke. Maresia Tomei. Both received well-deserved Oscar nominations. And let’s not forget writer Robert Siegel and director Darren Aronofsky. The behind-the-scenes before and after the matches stuff. The movie feels real. There is no sugar-coating motivations or easily resolved situations. Did I mention how good Rourke and Tomei are?
The Bad: The “hardcore” match. Robinson’s relationship with his daughter. Getting old.
The Ugly: Did I mention the “hardcore” match?
The Summary: I went in to see “The Wrestler” expecting a lot. I wasn’t disappointed. It deserves all the honors it is getting thanks to the efforts of Rourke, Tomei, Siegel and Aronofsky. I look forward to watching this again when it’s in my collection.
“Fast & Furious” – New Poster, New Movie, Same Name
Coming Soon.net scored a first look at the new poster for the “Fast and Furious” which opens April 3rd. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster return for the sequel to the 2001 hit of the same name. Although this poster doesn’t do much to get my motor running, I am looking forward to the movie for a bit of mindless fun.
Anyone On Board Pelham 123?
Some folks are not going to give this one a chance because it’s “another tired Hollywood re-make.” If you ask me [and no, nobody did], any time you combine Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini and put them in a film by Tony Scott it’s worth a look.
And the trailer ain’t bad either.
The Apocalypse is Coming!
I’m a big fan of Victor Gischler’s Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse. Yesterday at his blog Victor announced:
I’m happy to report that producer Brad Wyman — the dude responsible for some pretty cool films — has optioned my novel Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse. Mr. Wyman is eager to make the film version as close to the novel as possible, and I’m thrilled as hell.
Me too, Victor, me too.
Tarantino’s Trailer
The first teaser for Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterd” is finally here. I’m looking forward to the movie and can’t wait to see more.
Cranky About “Cranked: High Voltage”
I thought “Crank’ was okay and am not expecting much from “Crank: High Voltage.” In fact I’d be willing to bet that I’ll like this poster better than the sequel.
Reading The Watchmen
So many ZONErs are eagerly anticipating “The Watchmen” movie that I’d be shot if I didn’t mention that there will be an Art of the Film Watchmen book. CBR.com has a few exclusive photos. In addition to the Art of the Film Watchmen book, there will also be The Watchmen: The Official Companion and Watchmen Portraits… not to mention the original graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Oh, and that reminds me that Dave Gibbons has a book coming out called Watching the Watchmen: The Definitive Companion to the Ultimate Graphic Novel.
Whew! After we read all those books perhaps the movie will be out.
This Could Be The Favorite
It’s only January, but it wouldn’t surprise me if in December, this was still one of my favorite posters of the year.
Take Me Back to “Babylon A.D.”
The Pitch: “The 5th Element” meets “Blade Runner” with a little bit of “Children of Men” in the mix.
The Overview: Set about 30 years in the future, Toorop [Vin Diesel] is a mercenary hired to deliver a woman [Melanie Thierry] from Russia to the US. Since border crossings are no longer easy, and Toorop is considered a terrorist in the US, it ain’t gonna be easy. Of course if it were easy, we wouldn’t have much of a movie, would we?
The Good: The sense of time and place is excellent… from poor battle-torn slums in Russia to a frozen sea crossing to the bright lights of NYC. The unexpected stuff that seems expected to the characters in the movie — the helicopter/car ride, the submarine rising from the ice to transport refugees, paper maps that work like computers, etc. Toorop keeping his word when he is first brought in. That technology is everywhere. The cast. Diesel in a cage fight. Melanie Thierry is believable as Aurora.
The Bad: The advertising for “Babylon A.D.” — and the fact that the director complained that he wasn’t able to achieve his full vision. The ending is somewhat quick, but totally works with everything given.
The Ugly: The slums of Russia. What happens to Gorsky.
The Summary: “Babylon A.D.” was so much better than I thought it would be. I watched the unrated version [it and the theatrical version are on the dvd] and totally enjoyed it. It’s not a great film, but one that I believe will grow better with each viewing. I look forward to it joining my dvd library.
