Tartan Asia Extreme is turning things up in May. In a story from Myspace.com and Bloody-Disgusting, they report that the company will be releasing Arang on May 8 and Dorm on May 22. There isn’t much in the way of disc information but we did manage to procure a synopsis of each film. Arang: A veteran female detective, So-Young, and her rookie assistant are investigating a recent series of bizarre and horrifying murders....
We chat with the director about corralling his touring group of comedians and getting them ready for the big time In 2005, Vince Vaughn gathered together four of his stand-up comedy pals and put them on a bus for thirty consecutive days and nights. The ensemble became a traveling variety act that consisted of skits and live comedy. Participants included Vaughn, comedians Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo, Bret Ernst, and Sebastian Maniscalco....
According to ERC Box Office, Avatar has earned an estimated $27 million on its opening day in various formats including 3D IMAX. At this rate, the film is poised to become the third highest grossing film in history for the month of December. Avatar is estimated to take in $74 million over the course of its first three days in release. That wouldn’t quite have it breaking the best December opening weekend, which is currently held by I Am Legend....
Political thrillers are a maxim of the thriller genre. These films find ways to navigate a country’s power apparatus in corrupt forces of power, governing bodies, and political parties mixed with dirty money or conglomerates seizing on the free-wheeling nature of a capitalist structure. Political thrillers offer insight and are plagued by a weight of paranoia that questions the free will of an individual. Many of these films made headway in Hollywood in the 1970s when a changing of the guard was happening....
The Big Little Lies Season 2 trailer has arrived. Reese Witherspoon and some other members of the star-studded cast posted the trailer on social media to coincide with the release of the mighty Game of Thrones Season 8 premiere over the weekend. The addition of a second season wasn’t exactly the greatest news for fans of the first installment since it told and finished the story of the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty....
Upgrade is getting a sequel, but it is going to happen on the small screen. Blumhouse Productions has announced that they are turning director Leigh Whannell’s critically-acclaimed 2018 sci-fi/thriller into a TV show. The series will pick up after the events of the movie, with Whannell returning to direct. Whannell co-created the series and is also set to serve as an executive producer alongside Blumhouse head Jason Blum and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones....
2nd Annual Happy Giving of Thanks? Whoop-doo! In this business, people are too often found shitting all over their eagerly anticipated big budget releases. They never take the time to step back and say, “Wow! You made my day worthwhile, Mr. Entertainment Maker.” We, as a critical community would rather bark obscenities than take a moment to say, “Thanks!” And truly mean it! So, in light of our biggest and best buffet holiday, The Whoop-Doo Nation would like to give a few very thankful shout-outs before presenting Spooker Washington’s annual Happy Giving of Thanks Special, which we hope becomes an institution as revered as Peanuts: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving....
The week of September 15th through September 21st Lord, it’s been a long week. I’ve been away from the world, stuck out on Ellis Island with the weak and the poor. The hungry and the tired. A Whoop-dooless Nation, if you will. It was strange walking back into civilization for the first time. And suddenly seeing that it was 1996 all over again. Wholly Christmas! O.J.? Boo! O.J. steals Joe Namath’s football?...
Weekend Box Office The Day the Earth Stood Still $31 million Four Christmases $13.2 million Twilight $8 million Bolt $7.5 million Australia $4.2 million Quantum of Solace $ $3.8 million Nothing Like the Holidays $3.5 million Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $3.2 million Milk $2.6 million Transporter 3 $2.2 million Scott Derrickson’s remake of the seminal 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still dominated the pre-holiday weekend box office with $31 million for first place....
Dearest readers of the ’ton, have you ever pondered what our beloved Violet Bridgerton might have been prior to becoming the matriarch of the Bridgerton family? Well, fret not: Deadline reports that Connie Jenkins-Greig has joined the cast of Shondaland’s Bridgerton spinoff about Queen Charlotte as the recurring young Violet Ledger. Violet, the daughter of Vivian and Lord Ledger, is described as “a kind and inquisitive teenager who has not yet entered the marriage mart…or famously become a Bridgerton....
Broken Lizard’s next project has been revealed. The famous comedy troupe, whose previous theatrical releases include titles like Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest, have reportedly started production on a new movie in Los Angeles. Simply titled Quasi, the movie is described as a satirical take on The Hunchback of Notre Dame, following “the story of a hapless hunchback who yearns for love, but finds himself in the middle of a murderous feud between the Pope and the king of France when each orders the hunchback to kill the other....
Charles McDougall has signed onto direct the New Line magic comedy Burt Wonderstone, which has Steve Carell attached to star. The story centers on Steve Carell’s title character, a popular Las Vegas magician who gets upstaged by a younger illusionist with more pizazz. He then must find a way to re-discover his love of magic once again. John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein wrote the most recent script for Burt Wonderstone....
Marvel’s Jessica Jones on Netflix acknowledged its connection to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in its third and final season, as Captain America was directly referenced in a new episode of the show. Because we’ll be talking about the scene in detail, be aware that there are mild SPOILERS below. In the opening scenes of the season, Jessica is hired by a mother to retrieve her daughter from her husband. However, when she is found, the girl doesn’t want to leave, prompting Jessica to force her....
Thanks to a slew of dreadful adaptations over the course of the last four decades, movies based on video games have been fighting an uphill battle to win the respect of audiences. Though video games often tell rich stories dealing with complex themes, studios have found it difficult to translate these stories to the screen, opting instead for cheap imitations and cash grabs. But with the right team — and a healthy level of respect for the source material — video game movies can be just as good as films based on books and plays....
ABC will offer some of its most popular televesion shows free on the Internet in a two-month trial. Commander in Chief and Alias along with Lost and Desperate Housewives will be available on the Web in May and June, starting the day after they are first broadcast. Leading U.S. media companies are experimenting with ways to deliver programs via new technologies and still maintain revenue as viewership for their prime-time schedules slowly erodes....
Mel Gibson is returning to his action movie comfort zone in the new movie Agent Game, and the first trailer sees a tense and explosion-filled scenario that is going to please fans of both the actor and the genre. Gibson is joined in the movie by Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs, Dermot Mulroney, Adan Canto, Katie Cassidy, and Annie Ilonzeh, with Nighthawks helmer Grant S. Johnson directing. Based on the trailer this will be another action blockbuster for Gibson to add to his roster....
Dimension Films is pleased to announce that Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes) has signed on to write and direct a new Piranha movie, almost 30 years after the 1978 hit film of the same name. Mark Canton (300), Marc Toberoff from IPW, Alexandre Aja, and Gregory Levasseur will produce the film. Alix Taylor, J. Todd Harris from IPW, and Chako VanLeeuwen from Chako Film will serve as executive producers....
We reported back in July that Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof was rewriting the Untitled Alien Prequel script. Vulture is now stating that 20th Century Fox executives are “very pleased” with that revised script, and there is also talk of actress Natalie Portman joining the project. Right now, Natalie Portman is at the top of the casting wish list for this lead role, said to be a female Marine General. The actress became available after turning down the lead role in Gravity....
Apple TV+ just released the first look on Chris Evans and Ana de Armas’ film Ghosted. Apple TV+ released the first set of official posters showing Evans and Armas as their Ghosted characters Cole Riggan and Sadie. No synopsis for the film was released yet, but it was announced that the film directed by Dexter Fletcher was written by Paul Wernick, Erik Sommers, Chris McKenna and Rhett Reese. The romantic action film is not the first time Chris Evans and Ana de Armas got to work together....
The Good A very enjoyable fourth volume filled with a fun assortment of extra materials. The Bad There are a lot of commentary tracks but sadly they have not been recorded that well. Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Volume 4, though not for everybody, is awesome. The people who like this show are going to be very pleased with the offerings layered on this disc. Featuring the exploits of Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake, this show is truly amazing in it’s ability to parody the events of the world while also making interesting statements about them....
