Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Director Darren Lynn Bousman, writer Leigh Whannell, and producer Oren Koules gathered to discuss the latest installment in the Jigsaw series, Saw III. This time, Shawnee Smith’s Amanda is working as Jigsaw’s new murderous apprentice. Here is some of what they had to say about the new film, which will be released this Halloween… Do we get to see more of the relationship between Amanda and Jigsaw?...
Cowboy Bebop was at the forefront of the anime wave that stormed the world two decades ago. The classic animation from Japan tells the tale of a crew of space pirates belonging to the ship Bebop, and through an action-packed narrative, explores themes of existentialism, social apathy, and predeterminism. Netflix is bringing the show back as a live-action offering. Writer for the reboot, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, spoke to iO9 about the central rule he is following for the project along with co-writer Karl Taro Greenfeld....
Heading to the movies just became a more “moving” experience, thanks to new motion-activated theater seats available for theatergoers, D-Box Technologies announced today. Beginning April 3, audiences will experience the seats with the release of Universal Pictures’ new action-thriller, Fast & Furious. D-Box Technologies will debut its Motion Systems for the first time during this theatrical release. The seats are equipped with the company’s Motion technology and powered by D-Box Motion Effects that corresponds to the action taking place onscreen, causing the seats to tilt and shake in perfect synchronization with the onscreen action....
Earlier this week, The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus was a guest on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where the actor showed a clip from this week’s episode “Alone”, airing Sunday, March 9 at 9 PM ET on AMC. The scene has now surfaced online, featuring the actor as Daryl, who is training Beth (Emily Kinney) in the art of tracking. Will they ever reunite with the others from the prison camp?...
Moviehole broke the news this morning that Canadian actor David Richmond-Peck has signed on to star as Gammons in Joe Carnahan’s big screen adaptation of The A-Team. The actor most recently worked with the director on a sequel to Smokin’ Aces. Richmond-Peck originally tested for the role of the main villian in the film before grabbing the role he has now. The script’s plot has The A-Team hailing from the war in the Middle East as opposed to the Vietnam War....
The world of superhero movies is almost as intricately linked off-screen as it is on, and as James Gunn celebrated wrapping on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3, his Suicide Squad predecessor, David Ayer, reacted to the news with a supportive message on Twitter. There has been a lot of coverage about David Ayer’s version of Suicide Squad, which arrived in 2016 to a lukewarm response from fans and critics, mainly around calls for an extended cut of his movie to be released....
New distributor Twentieth Century Fox today unveiled DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.’s feature film release slate for 2013 to 2016, which includes twelve CG animated films in four years - a major industry first. The following DreamWorks Animation films will be distributed by Fox: The Croods for March 22, 2013, Turbo for July 19, 2013 and Mr. Peabody and Sherman for November 1, 2013; Me and My Shadow for March 14, 2014, How to Train Your Dragon 2 for June 20, 2014 and Happy Smekday!...
We’re close to getting another all-new season of Jerry Seinfeld’s hit talk show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The new episodes date and the full guest list has been revealed. And perhaps the biggest get this time around is Eddie Murphy, who hasn’t been seen much lately. Eddie isn’t the only one who’ll be laughing it up on the highways and byways of America as Jerry Seinfeld sets off with his guests to find the perfect cup of coffee....
A trio of Universal Pictures’ action flicks will get a Blu-Ray upgrade this August. End Of Days, Miami Vice and U-571 will all be released on Blu-Ray on August 26. Each disc will be priced at $29.98 SRP or you can purchase all three in the Action Starter Pack for $59.98 SRP. Details on all three releases are below. End Of Days A beautiful baby girl is born in Manhattan that bears the birthmark of the anti-Christ....
Get ready to bring more of this huge medical drama home this June. ER: The Complete Ninth Season will be released on DVD on June 17. This six-disc set contains all 22 episodes from this season, and the set will be priced at $49.98. The season stars Noah Wyle, Goran Visnjic and Laura Innes. This riveting, action-packed season opens with staff members of County General Hospital confined to the ER and under lockdown for two weeks....
Over time, A24’s name has become synonymous with parallel, path-breaking entertainment. With Academy Award Winning films like Moonlight and Minari, the ten-year-old studio has become a dream collaboration for filmmakers when compared to the more established studios. In A24’s highly anticipated film Everything Everywhere All At Once, the studio decided to place their bets on the relatively new direction duo, The Daniels. Having already worked together in Swiss Army Man, A24 decided to back the young duo again and their bets paid off big time....
Spoiler Warning: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) The recently released A24 film Everything Everywhere All at Once, if one can ignore the foul frankfurter fingers, is a poignant look at life and its many cruel fluctuations. Wrapped in a shiny exterior of wanton violence and colorful set pieces, the all-star cast includes Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Ke Huy Quan (The Goonies, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom), Stephanie Hsu (The Marvelous Mrs....
A quiet birthday dinner between two couples at a rural London estate turns into a terrifying home invasion. Barbarians begins as a character study in emasculation, deceit, and jealousy. Then devolves into a brutal fight for survival against masked intruders. The couples must forget their differences and work together in a tense fight or flight scenario. Barbarians is the feature film directorial debut of British producer Charles Dorfman. Known for award-winning character dramas The King’s Speech, Tracks, The Lost Daughter, and the Liam Neeson actioner, Honest Thief....
Ana Lily Amirpour created one of the most acclaimed filmmaking debuts of recent memory with A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, following it up with two wonderfully weird but woefully underrated films, The Bad Batch and Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon. This year, she’s directed one of the best episodes of the recent Cabinet of Curiosities series from Guillermo Del Toro on Netflix, titled The Outside, a thought-provoking, funny, but sad meditation on beauty....
There is a visceral reaction from horror and comedy films which isn’t generated by anything else. Horror forces us to tense up and squint, heartbeat raised and knuckles whitened; comedies leave our cheeks aching from laughter and reduce us to red-faced breathlessness. Zombies have been famously featured in both of these genres (one more traditionally, one more contemporaneously), but what is it about these gruesome, brain-eating creatures that is so entertaining?...
Ezra Miller discusses Another Happy Day, performing alongside Ellen Barkin, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and much more. If you haven’t heard of Ezra Miller yet, that will surely change by the end of the year. The actor stars as Elliot, the son of Ellen Barkin’s character Lynn in Another Happy Day, which hits theaters November 18. Ezra Miller also stars as the title character in We Need to Talk About Kevin, debuting in theaters December 9, along with the upcoming adaptation The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which debuts in theaters next year....
According to Fast and Furious alum Tyrese Gibson, the upcoming sequel Fast X will take the hugely successful action franchise back to its “roots.” Appearing in a recent video on Fast X co-star Vin Diesel’s Instagram, Gibson revealed that they have been listening to the fans and that the follow-up will go back to what made the Fast and Furious so popular in the first place. View this post on Instagram...
Fear the Walking Dead finds religion in a bounceback episode. “Ner Tamid” introduces a new character, Rabbi Jacob Kessner (Peter Jacobson), to the zombie apocalypse. Charlie (Alexa Nisenson) becomes disillusioned with life on the road. John (Garret Dillahunt) and June (Jenna Elfman) leave the convoy to rescue her. Sarah (Mo Collins) and Dwight (Austin Amelio) are left to guard the fuel tanker. Logan (Matt Frewer) finally gets his wish. “Ner Tamid” opens with Rabbi Jacob lighting a candle and praying....
A rural Indian woman toils for her family while facing a brutal patriarchy and religious oppression. Fire in the Mountains tells an unsparing story of struggle without recourse. The mountainous, awe-inspiring landscape of the Himalayan setting can’t shroud the daily misery of a subjugated protagonist. She’s trapped in a world that depends on her back-breaking labor. A slave to the grind that never sees the light of joy, her bottled feelings erupt in a startling and troubling climax....
We have some brand new exclusive images from the upcoming DVD, Cyborg Soldier, which hits the DVD shelves on October 7. Click below to enlarge these images from the new action flick starring Bruce Greenwood, Tiffani Theissen and UFC fighter Rich Franklin. ClickHere to check out the entire exclusive photo gallery I.S.A.A.C. (Intuitive Synthetic Autonomous Assault Commando) is the first prototype of a confidential “human weapon” program that genetically reconstructs humans to become deadly assassins....
