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Stand Up Guys Blu-Ray Review
5 hours ago
Stand Up Guys is the tale of three elderly men having one last night out on the town together. They realize that there’s not much time left, so they figure, why not get the gang back together and relive their glory days? On its own, this might not seem like such an unusual premise, that is, until you factor in that these guys are all former criminals who used to be involved in activities such as robbery and murder. With that in mind, you can begin to imagine just what kind of a night on the town these three would have.
Val (Al Pacino) has just been released from prison after a 28-year sentence. He is met by an old colleague of his, Doc (Christopher Walken), who takes him back to his apartment and then out to do whatever he wants to do on his big day. This includes »
- Jeff Beck
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Remake Stalled Until 2014
6 hours ago
Uh oh – it looks like David Fincher’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea remake is dead in the water for now according to Disney. The film’s production, which was supposed to start shooting in Sydney, Australia next month after a very hefty offer from the Government down under, has been pushed all the way back to 2014 – much to the dismay of an extremely eager Australia.
With Captain David Fincher (The Social Network/Fight Club) reuniting with his first-mate scribe Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en) to take a crack at Disney’s epic underwater adventure, it’s a shame that casting troubles are to blame for the delay in production. Although there’s been talk hinting Channing Tatum could take the lead as Ned Land, there was also a rumor Fincher wanted Brad Pitt for the exact same role. While Tatum still hasn’t openly declined playing Land, the latter has, and »
- Matt Donato
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – Blade Wolf Dlc Review
8 hours ago
I can’t figure out what the problem is here. The Metal Gear franchise has some of the deepest lore of anything going on right now, and the If Prototype Lq-84i (otherwise known as Blade Wolf) was an interesting character. The Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - Blade Wolf Dlc really should have been an easy piece of Dlc to put out. But as I’m sitting here staring at my TV as the credits roll, I can’t help but think that Mc Chris got this one right. I have to wonder why I supply the energy to my mortal enemy that should be a best friend to me.
The Blade Wolf Dlc lets you take control of everyone’s favorite robodog as you play through a bit of his backstory. The Dlc starts off as Mistral is preparing you for your first actual combat missions through some Vr training, »
- Chaz Neeler
The Vampire Diaries Season Finale Review: “Graduation” (Season 4, Episode 23)
9 hours ago
The season four finale of The Vampire Diaries was an emotion packed forty-two minutes that gave us the closure we were desperately seeking, and at the same time opened up a whole new can of ‘what the hell just happened?’ Appropriately titled Graduation, it was the end of one chapter in Mystic Falls history and the beginning of another.
It’s official. Bonnie Bennett (Kat Graham) is really dead. In case the shock of it all, and the still open veil may have confused you. As this season of The Vampire Diaries faded to black, Bonnie faded to the other side – or, more literally, walked extremely calmly there, holding her grams’ hand the whole way. In return for her brave sacrifice, or foolish over-reaching, depending on which side of the Bonnie pro/con debate you land, Elena (Nina Dobrev) will now get to dote on her little brother once again. »
- Lindsay Sperling
Damon Lindelof Reveals Tomorrowland Details, Disneyland Won’t Be Shown In The Movie
12 hours ago
We finally know something about Tomorrowland that is not mere speculation. It seems all those entertainment news outlets claiming the story was inspired by the Disneyland attraction were actually right. Nevertheless, screenwriter Damon Lindelof recently revealed to Grantland in a long yet interesting interview that the theme park or the attraction itself would not be shown in the film. If you’ve ever been to Disneyland, you probably know it’s for the best. Nevertheless, he did mention that he’d love to give the ride a story, much like there was a movie based on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.
The juiciest piece of evidence comes later on in the interview, though. Remember the mystery box that director Brad Bird tweeted a while ago? Well, Lindelof had a thing to say or two about it.
This box. This box is — ironically or fortuitously or coincidentally, or maybe this »
- Paulo Lazo
Official Tweet Promises Major Wii U News On Nintendo Direct
12 hours ago
It’s been a few months since the launch of Nintendo’s Wii U and as of late, it’s certainly struggled to be successful and has had some bad publicity to boot. One could argue for the specific reasons the Wii U hasn’t been a huge hit, but a common opinion is the lack of truly huge exclusives. Other than Nintendo Land and New Super Mario Bros. U at launch, Nintendo’s lineup of new titles for the console has been virtually nonexistent. Traditional heavy hitters such as Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros. have been completely missing in action, but that’s about to change. A recent tweet from the official Nintendo of America Twitter account had this tasty tidbit to drop:
#IwataSays We will discuss new Smash Bros., 3D Mario game, Mario Kart and other Wii U titles in our #NintendoDirectNA before the start of E »
- John Fleury
Microsoft Trademarks Forza Vista Ahead Of Next Xbox Reveal
12 hours ago
Ahead of Microsoft’s next generation Xbox (Xbox 720/Durango/Xbox Infinity) reveal tomorrow, a new trademark filing has turned up that suggests Forza Vista could be one of the first games announced for the upcoming console.
As discovered by Siliconera, the Forza Vista trademark was filed by Microsoft on May 15, 2013 under a class typically used for video games and game software. According to the description on the filing, Forza Vista will be “a feature of interactive video game software which allows players to obtain statistical information of internal and external features of a vehicle and to virtually navigate and operate those vehicles.”
In other words, it is a car racing game.
There is no indication that Forza Vista is in development for the next generation Xbox, and there is never any guarantee that Microsoft will actually release a game using the trademark. With that said, the recent application date seems »
- Justin Alderman
Sylvester Stallone Hitting Up Steven Seagal For The Expendables 3
12 hours ago
I love The Expendables franchise like I love Bruce Willis’s beautiful bald head: with no bounds. What is there not to love about sexagenarians hopped up on steroids blowing stuff up by the sheer force of their masculinity? No, seriously: The Expendables rocks. The Expendables 2 was equally awesome, and of course I have nothing but high hopes for The Expendables 3. If man behind the explosions, Sylvester Stallone, has anything to say about it, we’ll soon be adding one more badass to our badass list.
Stallone recently Tweeted that he’s been speaking to ‘Steven S.’ about The Expendables 3, which Mr. S. is totally into, ‘if the part fits.’ Steven S., in all likelihood, is none other than perhaps the only badass not to get in on the action yet: Steven Seagal. If Seagal joins the cast of The Expendables 3, he’ll be following in »
- Lauren Humphries-Brooks
PlayStation 4 Teaser Video Offers Extremely Close Glimpse Of Console
13 hours ago
Ahead of Sony’s second PlayStation 4 reveal at E3 next month — and more importantly, ahead of Microsoft’s next Xbox reveal tomorrow — the PlayStation Blog has released a new teaser trailer for their next generation console.
The video opens up with a very blurry image of a black box, and then quickly cuts to several extremely up close and personal shots of what appears to be the DualShock 4 controller and the actual console itself — at least that is what we are assuming they are shots of. You can also check out this imgur album to see all the close up hardware shots in still form.
Sony’s E3 2013 press conference will be held in Los Angeles on June 10th at 6pm Pt. Currently, we know a good deal about the DualShock 4 and we have some limited information about the actual console itself. Hopefully, at a minimum, Sony will let us »
- Justin Alderman
First Look At Jennifer Lawrence As Mystique In X-Men: Days Of Future Past
14 hours ago
Who ate all the pies? Not Jennifer Lawrence, that’s for damn sure. Bryan Singer, the guy who is single-handedly putting set photographers out of work, has taken to Twitter once more. Delivering another production photo from his latest film, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, today we’ve got our first look at Mystique. The director’s Tweet read:
First look: #JenniferLawrence as a vengeful #Mystique. #XMen #DaysOfFuturePast twitter.com/BryanSinger/st…
— Bryan Singer (@BryanSinger) May 20, 2013
Lawrence, who reprises her role from X-Men: First Class, is back in blue as she takes on the role of Mystique. This time around the filmmakers have opted to ditch the arduous task of applying body paint to the actress for every scene as she’ll wear a skin tight body suit to save on time. From this simple camera phone snap you can make out the detail that’s been worked into the outfit. »
- Gem Seddon
Family Tree Review: “Treading The Boards” (Season 1, Episode 2)
14 hours ago
I see what Christopher Guest’s intentions are now. At first, I thought the whole show (or perhaps just the first season) would be based around Tom searching for clues and oddities about his late great-grandfather Harry Chadwick. Well, the mystery was rather quickly solved — the guy was an actor. I’m sad to say I was a little disappointed by this sudden reversal, as I expected more of a long story arc to take place, at least during three quarters of a season. I suppose it wasn’t meant to be though.
While Family Tree‘s series premiere The Box was laugh-out-loud funny and increasingly awkward, last night’s episode was slow-paced and featured visibly improvised, seldom funny dialogue. Tom’s best friend Pete was amusing at first, but then becomes annoying, stupid and clumsy, and it seems Tom Bennett struggles to keep up with Chris O’Dowd’s comedic abilities. »
- Paulo Lazo
Dan Aykroyd Teases Ghostbusters 3 Plot Details
15 hours ago
Will people please stop talking to Dan Aykroyd? You’re just encouraging him. ‘Twas not so long ago that Mr. Aykroyd announced that Ghostbusters 3, the sequel that is scaring the hell out of everyone for all the wrong reasons, will be shooting by next year. Now Aykroyd has informed Larry King on some important plot details for the next film.
Basically it sounds like that Ghostbusters 3 will be based on particle physics research being done at Columbia University, which in the film will threaten the various planes of our existence and … well, when your existence is being threatened, who ya gonna call?
Aykroyd further confirms that they need to cast four new Ghostbusters to join our now elderly (and rotund and possibly dead) boys from the late-eighties. Those Ghostbusters will also be Columbia students, which makes good sense. Will they change it up and bring along a token woman this time? »
- Lauren Humphries-Brooks
Game Of Thrones Review: “Second Sons” (Season 3, Episode 8)
17 hours ago
I was severely disappointed by last week’s Game of Thrones episode The Bear and the Maiden Fair (despite the utterly badass title). Even though I wasn’t starting to give up on the show, all my friends started talking about how it’s not what it used to be — they cited the ongoing soap opera developing in King’s Landing and lack of meaningful, plot-advancing events as reasons to stop following our beloved HBO show with the same devotion and dedication.
However, I vouched for the series, as I always do. I argued that The Bear and the Maiden Fair had only served as a prelude to the third season’s three-episode-long climax. Whether I was right or not remains to be seen, but I I did thoroughly enjoy this week’s episode — Second Sons is easily one of the best this year, although several fan-favorite characters were absent, »
- Paulo Lazo
Denis Dyack Posts Video Response To Allegations Made In Kotaku Article
18 hours ago
As promised, Denis Dyack and Precursor Games have posted a lengthy video response to the allegations made against Silicon Knights and Dyack in the October 2012 Kotaku article.
The first question that Denis Dyack tackles in the 34-minute video is why he waited until after the Shadow of the Eternals crowdfunding campaign started before responding to all the damaging allegations made in the Kotaku article. Dyack’s main response to this question reads in part:
“From my perspective, let me be clear on the position. When I first saw this article I believed because there was not a single credible source, where nothing could be verified, that anyone would actually believe this.”
“I knew what they were saying, and the accusations about me embezzling money from Activision and being terrible to people were not true. But, I never really thought that people would believe it. But, from my perspective, now that I look at it, »
- Justin Alderman
Prometheus 2 Develops Casting Rumors, But No Confirmed Plot
18 hours ago
Loved it or hated it, the fact remains that Ridley Scott’s Prometheus was a major film that set up the distinct possibility – probability, really – of at least one more sequel to tie up the many many loose ends. It has developed into a difficult slog to get Prometheus 2 off the ground, though, what with screenwriter Damon Lindelof leaving the whole script up in the air, and director Ridley Scott taking on other projects. But for those of you who desperately want to know what happens to Elizabeth Shaw and Michael Fassbender’s head-in-a-bag, good news! Ridley Scott has been chatting up a young actor about a supporting role in Prometheus 2.
That actor is young Rik Barnett, a 24 year old with only a few credits to his name. He recently won an award at the 2010 Ibiza International Film Festival for his work in Rebels Without A Clue, a »
- Lauren Humphries-Brooks
Peter Dinklage To Star In Hop Frog
18 hours ago
It’s time everybody should just quit pretending that they don’t know who Peter Dinklage is. Game of Thrones may have made him a global star but he was beloved by audiences prior to his career-making role as Tyrion Lannister.
Fresh from the news that he is going to be in X-Men: Days of Future Past, it’s emerged that he has been cast in Hop Frog, an adaptation of an Edgar Allen Poe story to be directed by Mike Palansky, whose most famous previous work is probably the fantasy romance Penelope (starring Christina Ricci).
The project has been in the works for a long time: this interview, from around the time of Penelope‘s release in 2006, has him directing two films with Peter Dinklage. One of these is Hop Frog, and the other is a “scientific love story” called Mendel‘s Dwarf. Mike Palansky’s IMDb page makes no mention of either film, »
- Rob Batchelor
Star Wars Rebels Coming To Disney Xd
18 hours ago
When Disney purchased Lucasfilm, we knew there was the potential for far more than just a new trilogy of films set in a galaxy far, far away. Aside from spin-off films, many have hoped for various television series set in the Star Wars universe. One popular pick has been something set between the events of Episode III and Episode IV, which is what Disney is now delivering in the form of Star Wars Rebels, an animated series which will air on Disney Xd next year.
This series is set “in a time where the Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking shape.” The show will launch in Fall 2014 with a one-hour special on Disney before moving to to Disney Xd. Production has already begun.
We knew that Disney was going to »
- Alexander Lowe
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Rumored For Star Wars Episode VII
18 hours ago
The march of rumors began in a galaxy far far away, back when it was announced that there would, in fact, be a Star Wars: Episode VII. Cue the speculation, on casting, on director, on plot and subject and on the color of Luke Skywalker’s underwear. With three originals returning (Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford), and director Jj Abrams locked in, the spotlight naturally turns to who will be required to anchor Star Wars: Episode VII. Because if this continuation of a beloved franchise is going to fly, the cast better be good.
Which is why it’s kind of exciting that the name Jonathan Rhys Meyers has recently come to the surface in the Star Wars rumor mill. The only info on this so far is that his name has been ‘thrown around a lot’ in connection with Star Wars: Episode VII. But that’s more »
- Lauren Humphries-Brooks
Kevin Conroy Will Return For Batman: Arkham Origins, But Not In A Central Role
19 hours ago
Ka-pow! Like a bludgeoning thump to the kisser, Kevin Conroy silenced industry rumours at the Dallas Comic-Con by confirming that he will indeed voice act for the upcoming prequel Batman: Arkham Origins. However, in a twist to the recent saga, Warner Bros. have confirmed Roger Craig Smith as Gotham’s caped crusader – which unmasks a rather pressing question: just how will Kevin Conroy feature in the studio’s upcoming game?
In taking up the Bat-mantle in the series’ third instalment, Craig Smith will only bolster his already impressive résumé – which includes Ezio and Chris Redfield of Assassin’s Creed and Resident Evil. With Craig Smith and Conroy now confirmed to be working alongside one another, perhaps the game will feature some form of non-linear narrative to encompass both voice actors? Who knows, but it opens some interesting avenues for the developing studio to extrapolate.
One thing we knew for a while, »
- Michael Briers
Antonio Banderas And Martin Sheen To Star As Chilean Miners In The 33
20 May 2013 2:54 AM, PDT
What Hollywood knows better than anyone, is that truth is not only stranger than fiction but it also has the potential for adaptation. The latest real-life human tragedy ready for cinema treatment is that of the Chilean mining disaster back in 2010. The incident which trapped 33 Chilean miners underground for 69 days obviously attracted attention as human suffering makes for compelling viewing. Aptly titled, The 33, Antonio Banderas and Martin Sheen have signed on to star as two of the miners.
Banderas, who just finished work on Terrence Malick’s Knight Of Cups, will play Mario Sepulveda. Dubbed by the press as Super Mario, Sepulveda was responsible for the men’s video journals sent topside to keep the rest of the world in the loop. Sheen’s role has yet to be revealed, though he’d be suited to play the onscreen counterpart of Luis Urzula, the foreman who lead the men to safety or Mario Gomez, »
- Gem Seddon
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