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Behind the Scenes of Eli’s Asskickery

24 December 2009 1:51 PM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

Here’s a behind-the-scenes feature showing what goes on into making a badass post-apocalyptic warrior like our main man Eli, played by Denzel Washington. In a word, it involves lots of martial arts and street fighting training and two Asian guys teaching Denzel how to fight, but then you probably already know that. “Book of Eli” opens January 15, 2010, and co-stars Gary Oldman and Mila Kunis. The brothers Hughes directs. »

- Nix

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New Behind-the-Scenes Featurette on the Fight Scenes in The Book Of Eli

24 December 2009 12:36 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

A behind-the-scenes video detailing the stunts, particularly the fight sequences, in the Hughes Brothers’ upcoming The Book of Eli recently popped up on Yahoo! Movies. Basically, it’s 2 ½ minutes of directors Albert and Allen Hughes, star Denzel Washington, and stunt coordinator Jeff Imada (fight coordinator for the last two Bourne flicks) talking about standard stuff like the intensity of the sequences and how amazing Denzel was at learning the techniques/doing his own stunts. Toward the end, they also get into some semi-interesting analysis of Eli’s fighting style and how it relates specifically to the character and his motivation. If you check out the vid, you might also catch a few non-behind-the-scenes clips that weren’t in the trailers.

Over the years, I’ve learned to be wary of high-concept actioners, but The Book of Eli is one I’m really looking forward to. It’s got a pair »

- Matt Currie

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Go Behind the Scenes in the Book of Eli

24 December 2009 4:14 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

A new behind the scenes featurette for The Book of Eli has been released over on Yahoo Movies. The Book of Eli stars Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Michael Gambon, Evan Jones, Jennifer Beals and is directed by Allen Hughes and Albert Hughes.

This new featurette, Denzel Washington talks about the preparation that went into performing his own stunts and filming the intense fight choreography in ‘The Book of Eli.’ I’ve embedded it below or head over to Yahoo to view it in HD.

The book of Eli is released 15th January. More on this in the new year.

In “The Book of Eli,” Denzel Washington stars as a lone warrior named Eli, who fights his way across the desolate wasteland of near-future America to realize his destiny and deliver the knowledge that can bring civilization back from the brink of destruction and save the future of humanity. »

- David Sztypuljak

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Behind-the-Scenes Look at The Book of Eli

23 December 2009 9:51 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Yahoo! Movies just made a brand new, behind-the-scenes featurette for The Book of Eli available. Get an up close and personal look at Denzel Washington doing his own stunts!Behind-the-Scenes Featurette: The Stunts The drama revolves around a lone hero who fights his way across the wasteland of post-apocalyptic America. He's the protector of a sacred book that may hold the key to saving humanity.The Book of Eli stars Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals and Evan Jones. The film comes to theaters January 15, 2010 from Warner Bros. Pictures. »

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Going To The Movies With Hollywood's Crappiest Christmas Gifts

23 December 2009 12:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Yesterday, MTV's Eric Ditzian ran through five of the best movie gifts -- which is to say, gifts given in movies -- a person could ask for. From Buzz Lightyear in "Toy Story" (personally, I'd prefer a TurboMan from "Jingle All the Way") to the self-lacing Nike sneakers in "Back to the Future Part II," Eric shared some great holiday gift ideas. You probably won't be able to get your hands on any of them at this late hour, but you can at least look at the pictures and sigh wistfully at the missed opportunities.

I'm back today with another gifts list. Except these are prezzies that you're not going to find under the tree when you stumble into the living room on the morning of December 25. The history of cinema is rife with great examples of poor gift-giving, and I've collected some of the worst right here. So hit »

- Adam Rosenberg

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'The Book of Eli' Featurette

23 December 2009 6:54 AM, PST | AMC - Script to Screen | See recent AMC - Script to Screen news »

Yahoo! Movies added a new featurette for the Hughes Brothers sci-fi action flick "The Book of Eli" starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, and Ray Stevenson

Film is due out in theatres January 15, 2010.

In the film Washington will portray a lone hero in a not-too-distant apocalyptic future who must fight across America to bring society the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption.

Check out the featurette below and let us know what you think.

Source: Yahoo! Movies 

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- Kellvin Chavez

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‘The Book of Eli’ Movie Releases New Intense, Action Filled 2nd TV Spot

20 December 2009 1:25 PM, PST | OnTheFlix | See recent OnTheFlix news »

'The Book of Eli' movie releases new intense, action filled 2nd TV spot. Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new, 2nd, TV spot for the new Denzel Washington action flick, "The Book of Eli." It also stars : Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, and Evan Jones. The new TV spot shows a couple of unseen clips from the movie,along with already seen clips from the movie trailer. "The Book of Eli" revolves around a lone warrior (Denzel Washington) who must fight to bring society the knowledge,which could be the key to its redemption. However, Carnegie (Gary Oldman) is the despot of a small makeshift town who's determined to take possession of the book Eli is guarding. »

- Andre@ontheflix

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Two “The Book of Eli” TV Spots And Photos

19 December 2009 3:04 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

Take a look at two TV spots and new photos from the upcoming sci-fi movie “The Book of Eli” directed by Allen and Albert Hughes from the script by Gary Whitta.

as always click on the photo to enlarge

Denzel Washington | The Book of Eli

In the post-apocalyptic film by Hughes Brothers Denzel Washington stars as a survivor Eli who is trying to protect a sacred book that holds the secret to saving the future of humanity in post-apocalyptic world.

Denzel Washington | The Book of Eli

The movie also stars Gary Oldman (Carnegie), Mila Kunis (Solara), Ray Stevenson (Redridge), Jennifer Beals, Michael Gambon and Tom Waits.

Mila Kunis plays Solara, who is recruited by Eli ’s enemies to betray him, but later she ends up joining Washington. Oldman plays the film’s villain, a “despot of a small and pathetic town,” who’s determined to take possession of the book »

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Review: Planet 51

17 December 2009 2:19 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »

Planet 51 would be a good film, if it was an original idea, wasn’t so long, and had a cast that wasn’t just going through the motions with zero confidence. Yes, it other words, Planet 51 is not a very good movie. It’s your basic fish out of water tale, but from a sci-fi point of view, with the human landing on an alien world where everyone thinks he’s some kind of monster. Captain Charles T. Baker (Dwayne Johnson) lands on Planet 51, a planet that seems to be mirror Earth in the late 1950s early 1960s. It isn’t long before he’s mistaken for a brain sucking, organ eating alien and is chased off, and eventually bumps into Lem (Justin Long), a young alien who works at the local planetarium.

Lem is of course your average teenager, trying to win over the heart of »

- Kent

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New Batch of Book of Eli Images

17 December 2009 9:54 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

When Denzel Washington’s “Book of Eli” opens January 15, 2010, I’m pretty sure I’m going to enjoy it. Then again, give me a post-apocalyptic landscape, throw in swords, roving marauders, and balls-out action, and I’m usually a happy camper. Check out a new batch of images from the movie, starring Denzel as a loner who must fight his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Out to stop him is Gary Oldman, playing a pimped out Warlord, and Mila Kunis as Solara, who may or may not be trying to trick Eli out of his book. Also in the cast, Jennifer Beals, Michael Gambon, Tom Waits, and the always delightfully eccentric Malcolm McDowell. Directed by the brothers Hughes. Click on the images below to see the rest in our movie gallery. »

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International Book of Eli Movie Poster

16 December 2009 11:23 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Alcon Entertainment released another new poster titled “Believe In Hope” featuring Mila Kunis in the upcoming film “The Book of Eli” by directors Albert Hughes (From Hell) and Allen Hughes and starring Mila Kunis (Family Guy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Denzel Washington (Inside Man 2, The Taking of Pelham 123), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight) and Jennifer Beals (The Grudge 2). Synopsis: A post-apocalyptic Western, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news, posters and more from “The Book of Eli” starring Denzel Washington. »

- Brian Corder

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Finals Week: 'The Ghost as Domestic Inheritance in Ursula Dabrowsky's Film "Family Demons"'

16 December 2009 12:50 PM, PST | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »

Family Demons: The Ghost as Domestic Inheritance by Donna McRae

Low cinematic genres – (as Clover, Williams and Robin Wood and others) have often pointed out – often handle explosive social material that mainstream cinema is reluctant to touch. — Joan Hawkins (1)

Can you make a film about the aftermath of incest and child abuse and its effect on three generations of women in the same family? Would this film contain an inherited ghost running through the narrative that could represent repressed feelings of colonial guilt on another level? Could this film prick the conscience of a nation that might be shuddering in silence for all its past sins? Would you get funding for this film from an Australian funding agency if you didn't have a track record? Would this very serious film fill cinemas, especially Australian ones? Could you get international profile actors to star in your film? Or would Australian film actors like Gracie Otto, »

- Superheidi

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Iron Man 2 Update: Sam Rockwell’s Evil Accountant Strikes, ScarJo on the Avengers

16 December 2009 8:51 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

If by “strike” you mean stand in front of a skinny mic articulating, no doubt, some evil scheme that will bring the world to its knees. Muahahahahahha!! Or just plain talking. Look, he’s white and skinny and he has nerdy glasses and pretty ordinary hair. Plus, he’s played by Sam Rockwell, so you know the guy is a bad apple. He’s like a younger version of Gary Oldman, minus the Brit accent. In the comic book sequel, Rockwell plays industrialist Justin Hammer, who is a rival to Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who as you’ll recall, came out as being Iron Man at the end of the first movie. Jon Favreau directs again. Over in the skin-tight and physically fit land of the Black Widow, aka Scarlett Johansson, the actress talked to the Daily Record about returning for “The Avengers”. “I hope it will happen. I »

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Best of the Decade #10: The Dark Knight (2008)

16 December 2009 7:20 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Some people are going to love this choice, and others are going to hate it, while a smug few will simply roll their eyes and call it predictable, but as far as I'm concerned, The Dark Knight is a necessary inclusion on any Best of Decade list. Jay already talked about the ubiquity of comic book movies over the past ten years in his Spider-Man 2 write-up [1], and yet this is so much more than just another blockbuster superhero flick. The performances, the writing and the direction all treat the material like a top notch crime drama that is both deep and gripping. It just so happens that the two main characters also dress up like a bat and a clown. The death of Heath Ledger certainly played a role in making this movie appear larger than life, and created a compelling real-life narrative outside of the film that the »

- Sean

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Screen Rant’s 2010 Movie Preview

16 December 2009 6:46 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

As 2010 approaches, it’s time to bid farewell to the cinematic happenings of 2K9 – but what does the near-future hold for movie lovers? Luckily for you guys, we here at Screen Rant are dusting off our crystal ball and looking ahead… all the way to the year 2010.

Be sure to read through our entire 2010 movie preview (of over 70 movies!) to get the scoop on when you’ll be able to catch big flicks like Iron Man 2, Christopher Nolan’s Inception, Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of Shutter Island, Freddy Krueger’s return to Elm Street, a comic book adaptation that’s sure to Kick-Ass, an animated showdown between Dreamworks’ Shrek Forever After and Pixar’s Toy Story 3 – and for the ladies, a second helping of Sex In The City and an obscure little film called The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

…And that’s just the preview of the preview. Let »

- Kofi Outlaw

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The Notable Films of 2010: Part One

15 December 2009 7:47 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »

After such success with this last year, today comes the first in a multi-chapter look at the various cinematic releases hitting the U.S. in 2010.

Each 'Volume' contains brief descriptions and editorial opinion/analysis of around 25-30 films, and at present it's looking to run around nine volumes in length.

Expect the remaining ones to go up between now and the first official weekend of releases on January 8th.

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Opens: 2010

Cast: Jason Statham, Alexander Skarsgard, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, 50 Cent

Director: Géla Babluani

Summary: A remake of 2005 French thriller "13 (Tzameti)". A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.

Analysis: Remakes are very common, the same director remaking his own film in English is rarer but still not unheard of ("Funny Games," "Bangkok Dangerous," "The »

- Garth Franklin

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The Notable Films of 2010: Part One

15 December 2009 7:47 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »

After such success with this last year, today comes the first in a multi-chapter look at the various cinematic releases hitting the U.S. in 2010.

Each 'Volume' contains brief descriptions and editorial opinion/analysis of around 25-30 films, and at present it's looking to run around nine volumes in length.

Expect the remaining ones to go up between now and the first official weekend of releases on January 8th.

13

Opens: 2010

Cast: Jason Statham, Alexander Skarsgard, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, 50 Cent

Director: Géla Babluani

Summary: A remake of 2005 French thriller "13 (Tzameti)". A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.

Analysis: Remakes are very common, the same director remaking his own film in English is rarer but still not unheard of ("Funny Games," "Bangkok Dangerous," "The »

- Garth Franklin

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Three 'Book of Eli' Character Posters

14 December 2009 10:30 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

How dare The Book of Eli look like a new film we actually have interest in while coming out when all the serious movies are vying for Oscars. I mean, that's what's important, right? The nerve of a film like this taking up space in the theaters while Hollywood puts aside its usual bucking for bucks and focuses on the altruism that is so close to the industry's heart. Uh-huh.

But the new Denzel apocalypse movie does look like it should sell some tickets, and maybe rightly so. I'm still concerned about a January release - and all kidding aside, the studios do tend to dump weaker stuff in that month because they're busy with their Oscar contenders - but I'm not giving up on it just because of that.

Here are three new character posters from The Book of Eli (although I prefer the solo Denzel one-sheets), featuring Mr. »

- Colin Boyd

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New Book of Eli Posters Still Can’t Convince me Mila Kunis Would Survive the Apocalypse

14 December 2009 9:34 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

Look, I’m sorry, I know there are a lot of Mila Kunis fans out there, and I dig the little lady myself. I just don’t think she should be playing characters that requires words like “badass apocalyptic survivor” to describe her. Anyways, here are three new “Book of Eli” character posters via IGN for your viewing pleasure. I sure hope all the film’s creativity didn’t get spent on shoehorning the word “eli” into those big bold letters. Starring Mila Kunis, Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Jennifer Beals, Michael Gambon, and Ray Stevenson. Directed by Albert and Allen Hughes, Eli shows off his little black book January 15, 2010. »

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Uma Thurman Ultimately Ended Her Engagement

14 December 2009 6:26 AM, PST | Gossipvita | See recent Gossipvita news »

The ‘Kill Bill’ actress reportedly split from French financier Arpad Busson because she was tired of him trying to take over her life and telling her what to do. A friend of the actresses told the New York Daily News newspaper: “It seemed like he always wanted to run the show.” The relationship allegedly turned sour when the 47-year-old businessman decided he wanted to make drastic changes to Uma’s lavish homes without even consulting her. The friend explained: "He wanted to bring in his own chef and his own security. He'd talk about redesigning her house in the city and knocking down buildings at her place upstate." It had been reported that the couple ended their year-long engagement almost two months ago after a row about money. Uma - who has 11-year-old daughter Maya and seven-year-old son Levon with ex-husband Ethan Hawke, and was also previously married to actor »

- Alice

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