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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) More at IMDbPro »Mad Max 2 (original title)
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Indy 500 Time: Five Famous Movie Car Chases
26 May 2012 8:00 PM, PDT | E! Online - UK | See recent E! Online - UK news »
From Burt Reynolds' highway hijinks in Smokey and the Bandit, which led to a sharp rise in sales of the Pontiac Firebird, to Mel Gibson's getaway in The Road Warrior, moviegoers love their hot rods—particularly when they burn rubber. As race-car fans rev up for the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, we're putting the pedal to the metal with five of the greatest car chases in the history of cinema. And no, we don't mean you, Cannonball Run. Take a look! 1. Ronin: There's plenty of tire screeching going on in this classic 1998 crime thriller about a bunch of special ops guys—led by Robert De Niro—out to steal a briefcase. Late filmmaker John Frankenheimer, a former amateur »
Indy 500 Time: Five Famous Movie Car Chases
26 May 2012 8:00 PM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
From Burt Reynolds' highway hijinks in Smokey and the Bandit, which led to a sharp rise in sales of the Pontiac Firebird, to Mel Gibson's getaway in The Road Warrior, moviegoers love their hot rods—particularly when they burn rubber. As race-car fans rev up for the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, we're putting the pedal to the metal with five of the greatest car chases in the history of cinema. And no, we don't mean you, Cannonball Run. Take a look! 1. Ronin: There's plenty of tire screeching going on in this classic 1998 crime thriller about a bunch of special ops guys—led by Robert De Niro—out to steal a briefcase. Late filmmaker John Frankenheimer, a former amateur »
Alamo Drafthouse Guide (5/24-5/30): Slay Dragons, Commit Muppet Capers and Battle Mr. T
24 May 2012 10:51 AM, PDT | Fandango | See recent Fandango news »
The Alamo Drafthouse has quickly garnered a reputation as one of the greatest movie theaters in the history of mankind…or at least the history of movie theaters. With their signature events, ample food and drink selection, and strict no-talking policy, they make obsolete all tawdry multiplexes and completely redefine the movie-going experience. Here’s what they’re up to this week! Thursday May 24th Summer of 1982: The Road Warrior Alamo Ritz 3:45pm “The Best Action Movie Of All Time!! Before Mel Gibson traded in his post-apocalyptic leatherwear for the flowing cotton robes of Jesus, he was The Toughest Hero in Movie History. Mad Max burned rubber across the scorched highways of the barren Earth, on the hunt for fuel and the blood of criminal...
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Exclusive: Mondo’s Rocky 3 Poster by Jay Shaw
23 May 2012 2:26 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The Alamo Drafthouse’s Summer of ‘82 series is the hottest ticket in Austin, Texas this summer, and not only because the Drafthouse’s consistently-brilliant programmers are bringing back some of the most beloved genre classics from the “Me Decade”: on top of several months’ worth of kick-ass classics like The Thing, Poltergeist, and The Road Warrior, the Drafthouse is also using this series to debut some brand-spanking new artwork from Mondo (the movie-poster producing arm of the Alamo Drafthouse, as if you needed to be told). This Friday, the Summer of 1982 series is delivering Rocky 3 upon the city, and Collider.com is co-hosting the event. Wanna see the Mondo print that’s set to debut during the show? Meet me after the jump, folks. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably already heard about the Alamo Drafthouse’s ongoing Summer of ’82 series (presented in conjunction »
- Scott Wampler
What It’s Like to See ‘The Road Warrior’ In the Alamo’s Post-Apocalyptic Raceway from Hell
22 May 2012 7:00 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
If you live near an Alamo Drafthouse, you probably already know that Tim League, Zack Carlson, Lars Nilsen and co. have coordinated an amazing summer series devoted to the blockbusting year of 1982. If you’ve been reading Fsr lately, you already know that our site co-sponsored a screening of George Miller’s Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior in coordination with the Drafthouse’s site-specific Rolling Roadshow series. And if you live anywhere within five hundred miles of the Thunderhill Raceway in Kyle, Texas, then you probably attended said screening. But for you feral kids who may have not had a chance to witness this awesome event, or for those of you that did, here’s a first-person account of the happenings by one of Fsr’s own. The Road Warrior is something of a sweet spot in Mel Gibson’s history. The peak entry in the Mad Max series (sorry, Tina Turner »
- Landon Palmer
Tom Hardy Unsure About The Future Of Mad Max Revamp
22 May 2012 1:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Tom Hardy fears the reboot of Mel Gibson's cult action movie Mad Max will never see the light of day because of countless production delays.
Hardy has been cast as the titular anti-hero character in Mad Max: Fury Road for over a year - but he has yet to start shooting.
Cameras were expected to roll in 2010, but filming was delayed because of environmental concerns in Australia following a flood that destroyed the film's remote set.
Production was moved to Namibia, but the Inception star is still waiting for the go ahead.
Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, he tells Empire, "We keep moving that around, you know? Who knows when it'll come out? I've been on standby for two years... but it's all part of it. It's kind of the cool thing to do, to be elusive with dates and all that."
Gibson played the character in three blockbuster movies - 1979's Mad Max, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior in 1981 and 1985's Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult and Zoe Kravitz are also waiting for a start date on Mad Max: Fury Road »
Abigail Breslin Is The Final Girl
21 May 2012 5:01 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Little Miss Sunshine star Abigail Breslin is racking up the future projects at the moment. She recently wrapped Ender's Game, and has Halle Berry thriller The Hive in the works; she's playing a ghost in Vincenzo Natali's Haunter, and now Breslin's crossing to the other side of the horror divide to try out her scream-queen lungs as a Final Girl.Not to be confused with Final Girls, which is a New Line comedy being directed by Harold & Kumar's Todd Strauss-Schulson, this Final Girl is a more serious-sounding affair. The premise revolves around a "pack of feral boys" (like the one in Mad Max 2? Probably not...) who choose the wrong chick as the victim of a dubious initiation ceremony. Maybe Abigail can employ some of the skills she learned from Tallahassee in Zombieland.The title refers to the well-worn slasher movie trope of whittling down a cast of teens »
Alamo Drafthouse's Zack Carlson Brings Lord Humungus on TV News
15 May 2012 3:39 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
"There has been too much violence, too much pain. Just walk away and there will be an end to the horror." Who doesn't love Road Warrior, I mean come on? Crazy badass characters like this, Mel Gibson as the Road Warrior, tons of awesome cars, lots of action, Australian backcountry, what more could you ask for? As we've featured before, the Alamo Drafthouse is hosting a Summer of 1982 retrospective this summer, playing each movie from that summer all over again. Coming up this weekend is Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Zack Carlson went on the local TV news to promote it, with Lord Humungus himself in tow. Hah that was awesome, I had to feature this. Zack Carlson is one of the Alamo Drafthouse's top curators and cinephiles, partnered primarily with Lars Nilsen, for the team of "Zack and Lars", who program Terror Tuesday and Weird Wednesday. We're »
- Alex Billington
HeyUGuys Reaction Shot – A Remembrance to Cinematic Summers Past
14 May 2012 5:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Welcome to another instalment of our regular section in which members of the HeyUGuys family discuss a variety of topics concerning all things cinema.
We’ll pick a topic inspired by what’s happening in the world of film and invite our writers to voice their opinions, an invitation we extend to you. If you want to submit your own answer, or respond to an answer from one of our writers, then please do so.
With The Avengers making a seismic dent on the international box office and winning almost unanimous critical acclaim, Hollywood’s summer season is already off to a flying start. The excitement across the blogosphere is also palpable with the hugely-anticipated return of Ridley Scott to sci-fi land, and the concluding chapter to Christopher Nolan’s epic take on the Batman myth.
Add to that list a rebooted Spider-Man, further adventures within the ‘Bourne’ universe and »
- Adam Lowes
Where next for Mel Gibson?
8 May 2012 1:32 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
There's only one place for the downward-spiralling, self-imploding star, says former fan John Patterson. Video-on-demand
So this is where it ends for Mel Gibson and the widening gyre of his never-ending slow-motion personal apocalypse: his last movie, The Beaver, was a weird, misfired flop; another project, dealing with the ancient revolutionary Jewish sect the Maccabees, is in turnaround tailspin, after his own writer called him an insincere antisemite and downed tools; he was rudely bounced from the Hangover 2, and his latest completed project, How I Spent My Summer Vacation, directed by his own personal assistant, is due for a video-on-demand only release in the USA – which, on the totem-pole of desirable distribution-outcomes, is just one notch up from a straight-to-airline sale. The UK, meanwhile, is lucky enough to have it in its cinemas.
Fear not, though; amid his great tribulation, Saint Mel need not repine. He coined a billion shekels »
- John Patterson
The top 50 sci-fi movie protagonists
19 April 2012 8:55 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Whether they’re male or female, old or young, they’ve illuminated some classic movies. Here’s our top 50 list of sci-fi heroes and heroines…
On the face of it, compiling a list of truly great sci-fi protagonists should be easy. Pick a load of familiar names from a hat, write some breathlessly adoring drivel beneath them, and head off to the pub to reward a job well done.
Except it was never going to be as simple as that – and compiling lists seldom is. For every character making an appearance in the list below, there were at least two other possible candidates who didn't quite make the cut. Some sci-fi heroes were removed, then quickly reinstated. The order was jiggled around, then reordered again.
At one point, your humble writer realised there were more than 50 entries, and then had the unenviable task of hunting back through to decide which poor soul to eliminate. »
Was 1982 the best ever year for fantasy and sci-fi movies?
16 April 2012 5:17 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
1982. The best year for sci-fi and fantasy movies? The year that home video gave second life to films that otherwise would have flopped? Join the celebration here...
2012 marks the 30th anniversary of 1982, a year widely considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, years ever for science fiction and fantasy movies.
Going by original Us release dates, there are indeed few years in cinema history that can boast the release of so many classic, cult, influential, popular and, in some cases, all of the above, Science Fiction and Fantasy movies.
1982 is certainly a year that the Sf/fantasy genre really came into its own, both in terms of its own cinematic aesthetic and as a viable source of commercial success. In the wake of hit Sf/fantasy films like Star Wars and Alien, the genre was finally breaking free of its previous status as predominantly schlocky low budget B-movies and kiddie fare. »
5 Things You Might Not Know About 'Mad Max,' 33 Years To The Day After It Hit Theaters
12 April 2012 7:59 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Any day now, director George Miller will finally get rolling in Namibia on "Fury Road," the long-awaited continuation of the "Mad Max" series. Starring Tom Hardy in the role that launched Mel Gibson's career, with a cast that also includes Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult, the film's been in the works for years, but looks to be getting underway in the next month or two.
Which is fitting, as today, April 12th, marks thirty-three years since the inital 1979 Australian release of "Mad Max," the film that birthed the franchise (it made it to U.S. shores the following year). A dystopian actioner about a cop who takes on a vicious motorcycle gang with terrible consequences for his family, it became one of the biggest-ever home-grown hits in Australia, and turned heads all over the world. Warner Bros financed a sequel "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" two years later, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Weekly Poll Results: Best Mel Gibson Movie
21 March 2012 7:08 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
William Wallace claimed a decisive victory over his enemies last week as Mel Gibson's 1995 film Braveheart easily topped our latest poll. While the film did win a handful of Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director, I am still a little bit surprised that it defeated the Lethal Weapon and Mad Max films so easily. On the other hand, I was pleased to see Signs at #4, especially considering the extent of the M. Night Shyamalan backlash as of late. Payback and The Patriot were near the middle of the pack, but way down at the bottom of the list, Maverick, We Were Soldiers and Ransom were all largely ignored. Do you agree with these results? 1. Braveheart -- 34.4% 2. Lethal Weapon -- 21.7% 3. The Road Warrior -- 15.3% 4. Signs -- 9.5% 5. Mad Max -- 6.4% 6. Payback -- 5.5% 7. The Patriot -- 4% 8. Maverick -- 1.4% 9. We Were Soldiers -- 1.2% 10. Ransom -- 0.6%
For More Daily Movie Goodness, Visit Filmjunk. »
- Sean
Movies to See Before the World Ends: The Road Warrior
9 March 2012 10:00 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
The Mayans, the wise race of ancients who created hot cocoa, set December 21st, 2012 as the end date of their Calendar, which the intelligent and logical amongst us know signifies the day the world will end, presumably at 12:21:12am, Mountain Time. From now until zero date, we will explore the 50 films you need to watch before the entire world perishes. We don’t have much time, so be content, be prepared, be entertained. The Film: The Road Warrior (1981) The Plot: After the events of Mad Max (1979), in which Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson) saw his family murdered by a vicious gang, he wanders the desolate desert wastelands of Australia after society has collapsed. In his continuous search for fuel, he stumbles across a group of settlers who have come under attack from a gang of marauders, led by the hockey mask-wearing muscle-bound psychopath known as Humungus. The gang wants the fuel that the settlers have been »
- Kevin Carr
News Shorts: March 5th 2012
5 March 2012 9:07 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
New shots from Lockout, The Pirates Band of Misfits and Intruders along with character portraits from Dark Shadows, and photos of Chris Meloni and Henry Cavill on the set of Man of Steel.
Four posters from Battleship, and one sheets for Paranorman, Brave and MIB3
"Conceptual designer Ralph McQuarrie, the man responsible for the looks of Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C-3Po died at his home Saturday aged 82. McQuarrie designed the original "Battlestar Galactica" television series, "E.T.", "Raiders Of The Lost Ark", "Jurassic Park" and others…" (full details)
"Angelina Jolie has reportedly rejected Kurt Wimmer's script for a "Salt" sequel. Wimmer is currently working on a revision of the script that will make the actress happy… (full details)
They've parodied the iconic falling silhouette opening titles of "Mad Men", now "The Simpsons" have done the same for the exquisite clockwork map opening credits of "Game of Thrones »
- Garth Franklin
The Countdown: Car Chases
3 March 2012 3:05 PM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Put on your driving gloves and fuel up, The Countdown is taking a look at Hollywood's best car chases in movies. Here's the list:
1971: The French Connection
2001: The Fast and the Furious
2008: The Dark Knight
1968: Bullitt
2000: Gone in Sixty Seconds
2003: The Matrix Reloaded
1982: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
1998: Ronin
2002: The Transporter
1977: Smokey and the Bandit
1969: The Italian Job
2011: Drive
1980: The Blues Brothers
1987: Raising Arizona
Follow our tracks and let us know your favorite chase scenes in the comments below.
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- reelz gustafson
Must Watch: Summer of 1982 - The Greatest Summer of Movies Ever
2 March 2012 2:30 PM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Alamo Drafthouse has put together this awesome video to celebrate one of the best summers for movie lovers ever. Mad Max 2, Tron, Wrath of Khan, Poltergeist, Et, and more all came out that summer. The Drafthouse plans on replicating the release schedule.
Here is a description:
Alamo Drafthouse is recreating the "Summer of 1982" to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the greatest summer of movies... ever! From May through July, the theater will replicate 1982's earth-shaking release schedule, screening eight of the biggest genre classics on the same weekends they were released exactly 30 years ago. Alamo Drafthouse is excited to partner with Ain't It Cool News, Badass Digest, Collider, Film School Rejects, First Showing, HitFix, Movies & Slashfilm to celebrate this very special (and relentlessly fun) chapter in movie history.
I wish that I lived in Austin to attend these screenings. I would love to see some of these on the big screen again. »
- Tiberius
Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance review
16 February 2012 2:17 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Neveldine and Taylor bring some of their madness to Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance. The result, Duncan writes, is a cracking comic book movie…
As much as it pains me to say it, 2011 was without doubt the worst year of Nicolas Cage’s career so far, with Season Of The Witch, Drive Angry, Justice and Trespass all falling short of average. Naturally, after last year’s drought, I was apprehensive about throwing all my hopes of into Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance, this being the second chapter of a film most people didn’t care for, that has been retro-fitted with 3D, while carrying a 12A certificate, despite being directed by mega-violence merchants, Neveldine and Taylor.
And the result of all these negatives? A bombastic, insane and fantastically manic piece of action cinema that finally uses the power of Nic Cage in all his glory.
Distilled action movies that deliver »
Mel Gibson Returns in Trailers for Straight-to-vod Action Flick Get the Gringo
1 February 2012 10:21 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
In the early part of 2010, the Mel Gibson-starring action movie Get the Gringo (then called How I Spent My Summer Vacation) got off to a rocky start as it drew protests from Mexican citizens who were upset by the prisoner relocation that would allow the movie to shoot in a Veracruz, Mexico, prison. Two years later, the movie, which Gibson also produced and co-wrote with director Adrian Grunberg, is avoiding protests, but taking a less traditional route as it finally scores distribution.
Get the Gringo stars Gibson as Driver, a American criminal who is jailed in Mexico and survives thanks to the unlikely advice of a 10-year-old kid. The first trailer for the movie seems like a mix of Gibson's previous works, with the action and humor of 1999's Payback, the desert locations of The Road Warrior and the character traits of Gibson's Martin Riggs from Lethal Weapon.
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- Ryan Gowland
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