The Good Like all of his movies, Rodriguez fills this UMD with cool extra features. The medium has no effect on this movie’s “message.” The Bad Too many menus to hop through for a UMD release. From Dusk Till Dawn is one of those movies that you either love or you hate. I don’t think that there is any middle ground with this film. I feel this way because this movie came out at a curious time....
Fans of the G.I. Joe comic can rejoice in the latest news to come from the set of G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura recently told MTV that in this film, “As we see it, he’s a very twisted character.” Bonaventura explained “As the backstory evolves, you discover why his personality [is like that],” the producer continued “I thought what was great in The Dark Knight was that Heath kept telling you different stories [about his past] so you never knew what it was, and they were all spooky and crazy....
Ever since debuting in December 2010, HBO’s iconic fantasy series Game of Thrones is no stranger to setting new records. After winning 12 Emmy Awards last year, it’s tally of 38 surpassed Frasier’s 37 Emmy’s for the most Emmy’s of all time for a scripted series. The fantasy series has also set records for the biggest global TV simulcast, when the Season 5 premiere debuted simultaneously in 173 countries at once, and it even has the most Funko figurines ever sold for a TV show....
The next couple seasons of Game of Thrones are going to be a bittersweet affair for millions of fans. No doubt, everyone is tremendously excited for the show to return, but knowing that the next two seasons will be shorter and that they will be the last episodes ever is definitely a bummer in some ways. Luckily, it looks like Game of Thrones season 8 may be getting more episodes than we previously thought....
During a panel at the Comic Con in Las Vegas, Daredevil star Charlie Cox spoke out about one particular story that occurred when he was preparing for the role of Matt Murdock. Evidently, he was attacked on the streets of New York City by a random woman who thought he was recording a blind man without his permission. Understandably, an actor has to do quite a bit of research and training in order to portray a believable blind man....
FilmFocus chatted with actor Christian Bale, star of Batman Begins. Bale gave his thoughts about The Dark Knight, the recently announced title for the Batman sequel and on Heath Ledger cast as The Joker: “I just love that title,” Bale told FilmFocus, “You know, nothing’s written in stone yet, but I like, very much, that it doesn’t have ‘Batman’ written in the title. This take on Batman of mine and Chris’ is very different from any of the others and everything else always had Batman in the title....
Christmas is typically the time of year for joy and good tidings, festive events, and fixings associated with the season. Seasonal films have been one of those holiday staples which date back over a century. The first Christmas movie is documented to have premiered in 1898, appropriately titled Santa Claus. Since that first Christmas film, the long tradition of heartwarming cinema has continued. However, things don’t always stay so nice, and as time passed, some fans seemed to prefer a little naughty or bloody entertainment to complement their festive celebrations....
Yesterday, Warner Bros. president Jeff Robinov hinted that a Justice League of America movie is back in the works for a 2013 release date. Today, Jeff Robinov not only confirmed that the Justice League of America script is in development, but also revealed that the Batman franchise will be rebooted after The Dark Knight Rises is released next year. Director Christopher Nolan will remain on board as a producer, although he will not be directing the reboot....
The fourth Cloverfield movie is back on track at Paramount Pictures. Following up the success of recent sequels like Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Top Gun: Maverick, the studio will reportedly (per Deadline) move forward with an all-new sequel with director Babak Anvari (Under the Shadow, I Came By) and writer Joe Barton. Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams will produce with Hannah Minghella and Jon Cohen while Bryan Burk, Matt Reeves, and Drew Goddard are executive producing....
The cast and crew of History Channel’s Vikings took a break from shooting the epic drama series to present a new trailer for Season 3 at Comic-Con 2014. For those who weren’t able to make the trek to San Diego this year, we’ve got you covered, since you can check out the footage below. In addition, we also have artwork for an upcoming comic book created specifically for SDCC, based on the hit show, starring Travis Fimmel as Ragner....
Ezra Miller has been in the headlines quite a lot recently, but not for good reasons. Following their recent arrest in Hawaii for causing a disturbance in a bar, the actor’s behavior has now seemingly started to cast doubt over his future movie projects, including The Flash movie. While it is unlikely that Warner Bros. would be willing to scrap The Flash at this point, that hasn’t stopped DC fans from launching a campaign to have Grant Gustin take over the part of The Flash in the DCEU after leading the Arrowverse TV show for coming up to nine seasons....
Jenna-Louise Coleman has beaten hundreds of hopefuls to become the new companion to Doctor Who, it was announced today by Steven Moffat. Twenty-five year old Jenna from Blackpool, England will star alongside the 11th Time Lord, Matt Smith, to mark the biggest year in the show’s history. Best known for her roles in Emmerdale (Jasmine Thomas) and Waterloo Road (Lindsay James), Jenna will replace Karen Gillan when she and Arthur Darvill bow out of the show in a heartbreaking departure after one final series of rollercoaster voyages later this year on BBC America....
Released in 1999, Dogma is the fourth film by writer and director Kevin Smith. The film follows the last scion, the 13th apostle, the muse Serendipity, and two prophets in the form of Jay and Silent Bob, who must all stop two fallen angels’ plan to employ an alleged loophole in Catholic dogma to return to Heaven after being cast out by God. If the fallen angels succeed in their mission, their success would prove God is not infallible and would destroy all creation....
The domestic box office saw a 3.4% uptick in 2006 from the prior year, according to Variety. Overall movie business finished the year with $9.13 billion in receipts, up from 2005’s $8.83 billion. But the 2006 totals couldn’t beat the $9.21 billion tally posted in 2004, when Shrek 2, Spider-Man 2 and The Passion of the Christ topped the charts. Powered by The Da Vinci Code, as well as Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Casino Royale, Sony took the market share crown with 18....
Reaper on The CW is the story of Sam (Brett Harrison), a boy whose parents sold his soul to the devil (Ray Wise). Now Sam is 21 and the devil comes to take what is his. Sam is not going to die. What he is required to do is to perform tasks on behalf of the devil. In other words, he’s now working for the devil. Sam will be collecting souls who have escaped from Satan and send them back to where they belong....
Elvis actor Austin Butler continues to see his star rise rapidly, and is all set to join director Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming sci-fi epic sequel Dune: Part Two. Butler will join Dune: Part Two as crucial character Feyd-Rautha, with the actor revealing to Variety that starring in the project has been a “surreal” experience and made him feel “like a kid.” There had been whispers that Austin Butler was being eyed to star as Feyd-Rautha in Dune: Part Two for some time, with the actor’s role confirmed back in May....
The family of rock ’n roll icon Elvis Presley couldn’t have been more impressed by Elvis, the new biopic from filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. Featuring Austin Butler in the titular role, the film chronicles Presley’s rise to fame with the help of his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). Its early reviews have been quite strong and there is even some Oscar buzz already floating around for Luhrmann and Butler. The Elvis team also has the full support of Presley’s family after they were treated to advance screenings of the film....
The late Elvis Presley has served as an inspiration for many and continues to do so even today, but the rock ’n roll legend had his own heroes as well. One person who was enamored enough with Presley to become him in a movie is Austin Butler, the star of Bas Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis. The film is slated to hit theaters on June 24. Ahead of the movie’s release, Butler spoke with IGN about the film and touched on some of Presley’s influences....
Set to air on Fox this fall, this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony will go without a host. This is very similar to what happened earlier this year at the Oscars, which also went hostless for the first time in many years. The news was confirmed in an announcement by Fox CEO Charlie Collier on Wednesday at the Television Critics Association’s press tour in Beverly Hills. Apparently, the decision came after some internal discussion at the network, with the idea being to instead focus on the many quality TV shows which will be recognized at the event....
The new movie Brian and Charles has actually been a long time in the making. British comedian and actor David Earl had developed a character by the name of Brian Gittins, someone who would pop up on radio shows, podcasts, and even television. Earl has even played the character of some of Ricky Gervais’ shows, such as Extras and After Life. But it was around 2013 when someone called into one of his shows using a computerized voice and pretending to be a sentient robot by the name of Charles....
