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In the November Notebook
6 December 2009 8:51 AM, PST
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Acquarello
Now on DVD: "The Human Condition" (Masaki Kobayashi, 1959-1961)
David Cairns
The Forgotten: Loose Talk
The Forgotten: Chains of Love
Now on DVD: "TheGoodTimesKid" (Azazel Jacobs, USA)
The Forgotten: Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden
Now Playing on The Auteurs: "Death in the Garden" (Luis Buñuel, Mexico/France)
The Forgotten: Strausswitz
Adrian Curry
Movie Poster of the Week: "Hausu"
Movie Poster of the Week: "Up in the Air"
Movie Poster of the Week: "Bright Star"
Movie Poster of the Week: "Home"
Manny Farber
Ways of Love, or the Best Films that Didn't Appear on Other "Ten Best" Lists...
The Trouble with Movies: II
Matthew Flanagan
53rd London Film Festival: "La danse - Le ballet de l'Opéra de Paris" (Frederick Wiseman, USA)
Daniel Kasman
Video Sundays
Video Sundays: The Modern Charade
God and Man: Aleksandr Sokurov's "The Sun"
Images of the Day
Video Sundays: Auteur Pantomime in the
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Scores from Outer Space
30 September 2009 7:38 PM, PDT
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Undertones: Volume 6
The classic science fiction film emerged during a period of great societal paranoia in the Us in the early 1950s. The post-WW2 environment saw an increased concern with nuclear armament and a fear of the infiltration of communism on the American way of life. Essentially, the sci-fi film was Hollywood’s great metaphor for these threats; its power largely dependent on playing on the fears of the cinema-goer. Many of the films were low-budget affairs pumped out by the studios; a steady stream of high-camp and cheap thrills in order to provide what one can only assume was constant necking-fodder for teens at drive-ins. Amongst these ‘B’ pictures, many of which have been long lost in time to the more technologically-savvy audiences of recent years but considered charming nostalgia to retro film junkies, are films that stand out for their innovation and social commentary and are considered classics by modern cinophiles.
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Cinematical Seven: Our Alien Friends
18 August 2009 8:02 PM, PDT
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There's something a bit familiar about the premise of District 9 -- namely, the part where the human makes friends with the alien. Now, District 9 is a terrific movie, and director Neill Blomkamp delivered a lot of action, violence, pathos and kick-ass special effects on a relatively small budget.
But aliens? We've been friends with aliens before. In fact, this week marks the 25th anniversary DVD/Blu-ray release of The Last Starfighter, a low-budget fan favorite that sought to cash in on the popularity of both Star Wars and video games by sending an unsuspecting teen hero on a mission to save a distant galaxy. His recruiter-slash-buddy was Centauri, an intergalactic con man (played by Robert Preston, riffing on his Music Man persona in his last role).
Some of our other favorite aliens-as-friends movies:
1. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) -- Poor old Klaatu (Michael Rennie). He's just a
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Blade Runner Named Top Sci-fi Movie
5 August 2009 5:11 AM, PDT
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Blade Runner has been named the greatest sci-fi film of all time in a new online poll of 100 iconic movies.
The futuristic picture, starring Harrison Ford, went on to become a cult classic despite a poor performance at the box office when it was initially released in 1982.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) was voted into second place, while Star Wars (1977), Alien (1979) and 1927 classic Metropolis rounded out the top five in the survey, compiled by Totalscifionline.com.
The top ten is as follows:
1: Blade Runner (1982)
2: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
3: Star Wars (1977)
4: Alien (1979)
5: Metropolis (1927)
6: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
7: The Terminator (1984)
8: Planet of the Apes (1968)
9: E.T. (1982)
10: Solaris (1972)
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Horrorbles Expands: Grand Re-opening in New Store, w/signing by Svengoolie!
6 May 2009 4:32 PM, PDT
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Just a few short years after opening its doors in Berywn at 6731 W. Roosevelt Road, Horrorbles has just completed Phase One of an exciting new expansion project. The doors opened at the new location 6729 W. Roosevelt Road (right next door to the original store) last Saturday. To celebrate, Horrorbles welcomes local horror host Svengoolie to the meet fans and sign autographs from 6:30 to 8:30 Pm on Saturday, May 9, 2009. The autographs are free, and Horrorbles will be well stocked with rubber chickens for purchase.
Horrorbles is the brainchild of self described horror and sci-fi fanatic John Aranza. Aranza, who is lovingly known by many of his loyal customers as “Monster Man”, has grown the business into a cult favorite over the past few years. With a knack for finding the most obscure collectible request and a reputation for creating fan-favorite singular events, such as signings and film festivals featuring icons
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Forget Terminator Salvation, We Got The Terminators Trailer
14 April 2009 3:30 PM, PDT
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The Asylum company is at it again, this time making a similar film to "Terminator Salvation," which Warner Bros is planning to release on May 21st. Entitled "The Terminators," the film is a continuation to a long history of Asylum releasing terrible versions of upcoming popular blockbusters straight to DVD. In "The Terminators," a small band of resistance fighters battle the cyborgs that have taken control of the planet. It is scheduled to appear in stores on April 28th. Check out the trailer below. Asylum is also responsible for such films as "Street Racer" (aka Speed Racer), "100 Million BC" (aka 10,000 BC), "Monster" (aka Cloverfield), "I Am Omega" (aka I am Legend), "The Day the Earth Stopped" (aka The Day the Earth Stood Still) and my favorite... "Transmorphers" (aka Transformers). "The Terminators" Trailer: If you cannot see the player, click here.
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The Matrix on Blu-Ray
14 April 2009 10:04 AM, PDT
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The most special feature of the 10th Anniversary Matrix Blu Ray is that you can own The Matrix without having to own Matrix Revolutions. Otherwise, it.s got all the bonus features from the DVD and HD/Blu Ray sets, even the complete Matrix Revisited.
On Blu-Ray: The Matrix
They already had the Blu Ray transfer down. The green tint of the matrix holds up perfectly and still presents all the detail in the scenes. The clarity is perfectly sharp. It.s the same high quality presentation.
The booklet that comes attached to the box is updated to include current credits like Reeves. The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still - DVD Review
14 April 2009 6:21 AM, PDT
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For many people the original The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) was their very first encounter with a science fiction film. I remember seeing it on late night television with my Dad, who knowing I was a light sleeper child (usually reading under the covers with a flashlight) would come and get me for viewings of what he considered .classics. of film. I might have been in second grade, but I .got. the message of the first film. I am pleased to say that the new .reimagining. of the film has an equally important message, and best of all it can safely be viewed by children. Yes it is intense, and there are some .monsters. and
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Film Junk Podcast Episode #215: Observe and Report
13 April 2009 11:15 PM, PDT
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0:00 - Intro / In-House Stuff
11:00 - Headlines: Billy Bob Thornton vs Canada, Woody Harrelson vs Zombies, PG-13 Ratings, Star Trek Reviews
34:50 - What We Watched: A Haunting in Connecticut, Friday the 13th, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Doubt, Dragonball Evolution, Step Brothers, Rip: A Remix Manifesto, Baby Mama, Parks and Recreation
1:10:25 - Review: Observe and Report
1:39:30 - Trailer Trash: Extract, Shorts, Hunter Prey
1:44:50 - Junk Mail: John Carpenter and Douches, Listening to Ourselves, A.I. Aliens, Organizing DVD Collections, Movie Titles, The Expendables and Documentaries
2:03:00 - This Week's DVD Releases
2:04:25 - Outro
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Sin-City Blu-ray: Awesome New Clips Plus Disc Specs
10 April 2009 1:46 PM, PDT
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I don’t think I need to tell you just how psyched I am for the Blu-ray release of Sin City - it should be a worthy edition to your Blu-ray collection. If you’re a lover of Sin City, be sure to check it out.
Screen Rant is the first to bring you three new video clips promoting this Blu-ray release, which you can check out below.
Here’s what you’ll get on the Sin City Blu-ray disc:
Disc One: Theatrical Cut
All new Cine-Explore - Innovative Blu-ray technology allows viewers to experience a uniquely interactive visual commentary that pushes the envelope. When selected, see picture-in-picture green screen footage and original art synced with the filmmakers’ commentary.
Commentary with Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller
Commentary with Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino
Audio Track Featuring a Recording of the Austin Audience Reaction
Disc Two: Unrated, Recut Extended Version
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Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 110 - Fat Guys!: The Story of Fat Guys
10 April 2009 4:00 AM, PDT
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On This Week's Show: Neil comes out swinging, preparing to defend the good name of Observe and Report from Kevin's bile. Meanwhile, Kevin defends Hannah Montana as best a fat guy can while neither of them have anything to say at all about Dragonball: Evolution. But all come together in praise of Anvil!: The Story of Anvil, which is declared to be the best new release of the week. Neil replays his G4 appearance by giving us the scoop of his sneak peek at the new Star Trek movie (aren't you jealous?) while Kevin scoffs at the idea of Megan Fox playing She-Hulk.
Films Reviewed this Week: Hannah Montana: The Movie, Observe and Report, Dragonball: Evolution and Anvil!: The Story of Anvil.
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Segment 1 [8:50] - Preview of Dragonball Evolution and a review of Hannah Montana: The Movie
Segment 2 [10:40] - Reviews of Observe and Report and Anvil!:
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‘Moon’ Trailer & Clips
9 April 2009 8:33 PM, PDT
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One of the hits at the Sundance film festival was a little sci-fi flick starring Sam Rockwell called Moon. Unfortunately I didn’t see it, and based on the trailer and few clips we have for you below, I’m sorry I missed it.
Check them out after the jump.
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Head over to IGN.com for an HD version of the trailer.
And here are five clips from the film:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0nBzcK9VBM
Based on this the film looks like a cross between the working man, creepy vibe of Alien and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Here’s the official synopsis, courtesy of IMDb.com:
Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is nearing the end of his contract with Lunar. He’s been a faithful employee for 3 long years. His home has been Selene, a moon base where he has spent his days alone, mining Helium 3. The precious
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In Defense of Knowing
20 March 2009 1:08 PM, PDT
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A lot of people are going to hate Alex Proyas’ latest deep, dark genre creeper Knowing and while I understand that it still frustrates me. The film, which stars Nicolas Cage as an emotionally drained MIT professor/single father whose son unearths a series of codes that predict every natural disaster of the past half century, including the impending end of the world, is everything Hollywood science fiction should be amd is gleefully eccentric. I loved it.
And as I write this, I’m looking at the reviews on rottentomatoes.com and I’m like, wow…people just don’t get it. To accept Knowing and all its loopy implausibility’s and head spinning narrative conceits is to understand Proyas connection with film history. See, I think of the film as a companion piece to his masterful Dark City (so does Roger Ebert, the same critic who cited DS as
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Wolverine Reshoot Set Photos
28 January 2009 12:56 AM, PST
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If you didn’t believe that 20th Century Fox was reshooting scenes for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, some cool photos from the University of British Columbia movie set have turned up on Flickr. The location appears to be a maximum security prison or army base. The photo above was taken by Zeshiku, check out more photos on his Flickr Page. Sam Dauch, tyfn, freinhar and wagnerthomas1 also have some photos from a night shoot at the same location which included some big explosions.
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Iron Man Leads Visual Effects Awards
19 January 2009 11:10 AM, PST
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Comic book blockbuster Iron Man is leading the nominations at the upcoming Visual Effects Society Awards.
The 2008 movie, starring Robert Downey Jnr., has scored five nods, with Batman sequel The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Bolt all taking four nominations apiece.
One of the main categories Iron Man will compete in is that for best single visual effect of the year, going up against Cloverfield, The Day the Earth Stood Still and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
The other big award, for best visual effects in an f/x-driven motion picture, will be battled out by Iron Man, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Cloverfield and Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
The Ves Awards will be presented on 21 February at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Nominees of 7th Visual Effects Society Awards in Motion Picture
19 January 2009 2:03 AM, PST
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On Monday, January 19, Visual Effects Society have announced their nominees for the 7th annual Visual Effects Society Awards and "Iron Man" dominates the fields with five gongs. The superhero movie starring Robert Downey Jr. is up for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture and Best Single Visual Effect of the Year among other things.
In those two categories, the Jon Favreau-directed action movie will be facing strong competition from from "Cloverfield" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Still, for the Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven title, it also has to overshadow "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" and "Hellboy II: The Golden Army", while for the Single Visual Effect of the Year prize, it has to go up against "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".
Aside from "Iron Man", other multiple
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Wolverine Reshoots = More Trouble?
17 January 2009 6:01 PM, PST
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We all knew it - though we didn’t know the extent of it, but it looks like X-Men Origins: Wolverine is in trouble. Serious trouble. The film is currently under going “extensive” reshoots. Not only that but Richard Donner, director of Superman and Lethal Weapon is apparently on hand while this filming is taking place.
So how much trouble is Wolverine in?
20th Century Fox says that the reason for the reshoots is because they needed specific weather conditions for shooting. And apparently they have even considered having journalists on set to see what is going down. A shot at damage control perhaps?
The trouble on the set of the Hugh Jackman starrer has been well documented with Donner on standby throughout the shoot (his wife Lauren Shuler Donner produces the film) and Fox head honcho Tom Rothman overriding many of director Gavin Hood’s choices - right down
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Trailer: Alien Trespass
14 January 2009 10:58 AM, PST
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I had no idea The Day the Earth Stood Still was starting a trend. Apparently the remake of the classic 1950s "aliens invade" movie was just the beginning of nostalgic blasts to the past, and while Keanu's movie tried to update the concept for the modern day (and failed), there's another flying saucer movie on the way that's made of pure 1950s kitsch.
I'm talking about Alien Trespass, a movie that embraces every goofy 50s movie about aliens in tinfoil suits and the strong-jawed men charged with stopping them. The trailer was posted by IGN, and we've got it embedded below. It stars Eric McCormack, a.k.a. Will from Will & Grace, as an astronomer who notices the aliens, and apparently decides to do something about it. It also features girls wearing bobby socks, boys with slicked-back hair, and all kinds of other 50s cliches.
It's hard to tell
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McG Aims High for His Captain Nemo
14 January 2009 9:19 AM, PST
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I'm not opposed to a remake of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Like The Day the Earth Stood Still, the original is old enough and its reputation is safe enough that even the worst update won't hurt its standing. In fact, if the remake is bad enough, it probably helps the original.
It's been over 50 years since Disney first plumbed the depths with Captain Nemo, and it will again, with McG at the helm. We'll find out this summer whether or not McG has the goods when Terminator Salvation arrives in theaters, and Disney, seizing an opportunity to pay him less now than they'd have to after the Terminator sequel makes a few hundred million, signed the director last week.
And he's pulling out all the stops for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo, telling Latino Review that he has a very specific actor in mind to play Nemo, whom McG
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The Run-up To The Razzies
13 January 2009 3:23 AM, PST
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Cinema Retro columnist David Savage takes a look at Hollywood's most dubious career achievement.
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Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls: the film that inspired Whoopi Goldberg to say she hadn't seen this many poles abused since WWII.
In
the run-up to this year’s Razzie nominations, to be announced Wednesday,
January 21st for 2008’s “honorees” for the worst achievements in
moviemaking, the longlist buzz is already getting press. If it’s any
indication, 2008 must have been a stink-bomb banner year for movies as it’s
rare for the press to report on the worst movies of the year just-passed, before the nominations are even
announced.
Among
the films emerging as leading contenders for 2008’s gold-plated raspberry
statuette -- always bestowed on the eve of the “other” gold-plated statuette
ceremony -- are: The Love Guru, Mike
Myers’ laughless Bollywood debacle; Speed
Racer, Disaster Movie,
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