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Two Bloody New Sinister Posters Leave All Things Red
30 May 2012 5:34 PM, PDT | Best-Horror-Movies.com | See recent Best-Horror-Movies.com news »
Lionsgate will bring a new supernatural spine tingle to the masses on October 5th. Releasing theatrically, Sinister screened at SXSW to positive acclaim, and Lionsgate will look to turn that early buzz into big box office bucks. Gearing up for the seasonal release, the good folks at Lionsgate are rolling out a couple bad ass posters that are sure to snag the attention of genre fans. Scott Derrickson, who wrote and directed the popular The Exorcism of Emily Rose as well as Hellraiser: Inferno will spearhead Sinister; again tackling writing and directorial duties. Ethan Hawke (Taking Lives, Daybreakers), Vincent D'Onofrio (The Cell, Chained), James Ransone (Prom Night, Jericho), Juliet Rylance (Animal) and Fred Dalton Thompson (Cape Fear, Die Hard 2) round out the picture’s focal cast. »
Ride My Tail Anytime: Thn’s Top Ten Movie Pilots
30 May 2012 8:07 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
With Red Tails whizzing into cinemas on the 6th of June (you can read our review here), we at Thn got to thinking, who are the best cinematic pilots? Come aboard as we count down the top ten magnificent men in their flying machines (they go up tiddly up up, you know).
10. Colm Meany off of Die Hard 2 (1990)
Poor Colm, he doesn’t even get a name in this movie. His character, as well as all the others on the doomed ‘Windsor Airlines’ flight exist only to die at the hands of Col. Stuart (William Adler) in order to prove what a ruthless sod he is. Flying in from London, the devilish Stuart tricks our nameless pilot and his crew into the wrong trajectory, so they crash into the runway, which is just plane unfortunate (‘Ave’it!). We know they’re English, because his first line is ‘Dallas Approach, »
- John Sharp
A few casting updates on Iron Man 3 and Thor 2
29 May 2012 3:45 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Now that The Avengers is out of the way, Marvel Studios is pressing ahead with subsequent solo instalments in the Cinematic Universe, beginning with the Shane Black-directed Iron Man 3. With principal photography getting underway this past Wednesday in Wilmington, North Carolina, further casting news has now emerged, starting with confirmation that Iron Man and Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau has closed a deal to reprise his on-screen role as Happy Hogan, joining fellow returnees Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark / Iron Man), Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts), Don Cheadle (Rhodey) and Paul Bettany (voice of Jarvis).
In addition to Favreau, it's also been reported that Ashley Hamilton (Sunset Beach) is in talks to join the cast in the role of Firepower, which Variety describes as “a small part”. Firepower will become the latest villain to feature in the sequel, joining Guy Pearce (Prometheus) as Dr. Aldrich Killian and James Badge Dale (Shame) as Savin, »
- flickeringmyth
The Week in Spandex - The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Kick-Ass 2 and The Hoff: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
28 May 2012 6:32 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Our weekly round-up of all the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes…
Having made way for Disney's marketing blitz on The Avengers these past couple of months, Warner Bros. stepped up the promotional campaign for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises in a big way this week, flooding the world wide web with a host of Bat-related goodies. It began with a new theatrical poster, and while this left some fans underwhelmed, the studio more than made amends over the next few days, starting with six character posters showcasing Batman (Christian Bale), Bane (Tom Hardy) and Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway), along with a 'secret' Catwoman design that was discovered tucked away on the official website. Of course, this was just the beginning, and soon we had two new TV spots consisting of snippets of previously unseen footage, in addition to a whole raft of images featuring Bruce Wayne / Batman, »
- flickeringmyth
William Sadler Joins Iron Man 3
25 May 2012 12:30 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
More Iron Man 3 casting news! According to our friends at Latino Review, William Sadler is the most recent name added to the already awesome cast of the Shane Black-directed Marvel film. For those of you not familiar with the name, he's a great character actor that has been in films such as The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Die Hard 2, The Mist and several other movies and TV shows.
Apparently, Sadler showed up for a costume fitting with Guy Pearce. There's no word on who the actor will be playing in the film. But it's speculated that the role will be similar to Pearce's, who plays geneticist Dr. Aldrich Killian. So maybe some kind of scientist?
As of right now Robert Downey Jr., Gweneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, and Jon Favreau are set to reprise their roles. The movie will also star Ben Kingsley possibly as Mandarin, James Badge Dale »
- Venkman
‘Shawshank Redemption’ Star William Sadler To Join ‘Iron Man 3’
25 May 2012 12:13 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
With The Avengers still breaking every record in the book, Marvel’s already hard at work on their next projects, starting with Iron Man 3. The news dropped yesterday that Jon Favreau would return as Happy Hogan and Ashley Hamilton would join as Jack Taggert. Now, it looks like William Sadler (Die Hard 2, Shawshank Redemption) will be joining Tony Stark’s third outing on screen [Latino Review].
No official word yet on Sadler’s casting or role, but he was seen with Guy Pearce (who will be playing Adrian Killian) in Wilmington, North Carolina during costume fittings so it’s safe to start surmising. Sadler will join an ever-growing cast lead by returners Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Paul Bettany, and Favreau. New cast members include Ben Kingsley, Rebecca Hall, Andy Lau, and James Badge Dale. Shane Black will direct based off a script co-written by Drew Pearce and, »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Stallone 3-Disc DVD & Blu-Ray of ‘Cop Land’, ‘Lock Up’ & ‘Rambo: First Blood’ out in August!
24 May 2012 8:22 AM, PDT | Destroy the Brain | See recent Destroy the Brain news »
Three of Stallone’s best films are about to be into one explosive package on DVD & Blu-Ray! James Mangold’s under-appreciated Cop Land, John Flynn’s Lock Up and the classic Rambo: First Blood will be in a 3-Pack DVD and Blu-Ray set from Lionsgate Home Entertainment in August! Read below for all the fine details!
From the Press Release:
The world’s favorite action superstar, Academy Award® nominee Sylvester Stallone (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Rocky, 1976), is back with the Blu-ray Disc and DVD release of the Stallone 3-Film Collector’s Set from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Just in time for the theatrical release of his highly anticipated action film, The Expendables 2, this collection features three of Stallone’s most memorable hit films Cop Land, Rambo: First Blood and Lock Up, together for the first time. A must-have for Stallone fans of all generations, the collection »
- Andy Triefenbach
Camelot 45th Anniversary Blu-Ray Book Review And Giveaway
16 May 2012 10:21 AM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
Camelot hardly needs any introduction at this point, unless it’s aimed at those who have to this point dismissed the classic status of the musical, but I’m going to give it one anyway. Built from the Lerner and Loewe production, and now celebrating its 45th Anniversary, it is one of the best musicals to ever grace the big screen. Somewhat surprisingly, among musicals (and classics for that matter) it actually holds up rather well insofar as its ability to engage new audiences.
The story of King Arthur, specifically with “The Once and Future King” as inspiration (and it makes a difference), has rarely been so passionately put forward, and Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, and Franco Nero give performances that are themselves the stuff of legends.
The second to last directorial work of Joshua Logan (Paint Your Wagon, South Pacific, Bus Stop), Camelot shows his obvious hand when it »
- Marc Eastman
The British Independent Film Festival 2012
16 May 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
The Empire in Leicester Square played host (alongside four other cinemas around the country) to the third annual British Independent Film Festival last weekend, and we were there to catch the world premiere of British high-octane horror Airborne on the Friday evening, as well as a trio of films screened the following day.
As the title suggests, the festival celebrates independent filmmaking and the choice of features this year represented an encouraging mix of genres (the full list of films can be found on the festival’s website.)
Boasting a number of familiar faces from popular genre films of the past (including ‘Last Crusade’ villain Julian Glover and a certain farm boy-turned Jedi Knight) Airborne follows a group of misfit passengers on a night flight to New York who get more than they bargained for during their stormy journey.
A number of stars from the film were in attendance on the Friday, »
- Adam Lowes
Ant-Man to Possibly Shoot This Year
15 May 2012 5:44 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
It seemed improbable that Ant-Man was heading into production anytime soon, especially since director Edgar Wright has already announced principle photography will begin on The World's End, his trilogy ending collaboration with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, sometime this September. He is then set to follow that up immediately with The Night Stalker starring Johnny Depp.
So when Kevin Feige revealed yesterday that two as-yet-unnamed Marvel franchise movies were going to be announced soon, most assumed that this upcoming tie-in to Marvel's The Avengers was not going to be appearing on that impending production slate.
Now, though, if we are to believe Edgar Wright himself, Ant-Man is one of those two impending Marvel stand-alone adventures. First, he gave the Empire Podcase this quote.
"Things are happening, and other things are happening on other things as well. There's some interesting plates spinning and I ideally hope I'll be shooting this year. »
- MovieWeb
Game Of Thrones Recap: Happy Mother’s Day!
14 May 2012 10:32 AM, PDT | BestWeekEver | See recent BestWeekEver news »
It’s Game Of Thrones Episode 17, entitled “A Man Without Honor”, a title which clearly and specifically refers to Bran. Or possibly every character on this show ever, except for that guy who insulted Theon and got decapitated and like maybe one of the direwolves (the other, dishonorable direwolf is constantly stealing the others’ Raven-Milk-Bones and having sex with them.) Ironically, the “Man Without Honor” episode doesn’t include Joffrey – I assumed the episode was just gonna be a 60-minute closeup on Joffrey with dishonorable sh*t happening in the background, like the “You Don’t Know How It Feels” video – but Tyrion and Cersei do sit down and discuss the grim reality of Joffrey on the throne, with Tyrion adding “It’s tough to leash a dog once you’ve put a crown on him” (not true! I do this to my basset hound Doggfrey on an hourly basis »
- Dan Hopper
What is Renny Harlin’s Dyatlov Pass?
24 April 2012 9:02 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
If he can get the right backing, Renny Harlin could be about to shoot a horror movie based on an enduring true-life mystery. We take a closer look…
For most, the name Renny Harlin will be most readily associated with big, glossy and explode-y blockbusters such as Die Hard 2 (the most expensive movie of 1990, fact fans), The Long Kiss Goodnight and Cliffhanger. It’s the latter, in fact, which sticks most readily in our minds, with its remarkable mid-air plane-to-plane set-piece, marvellously ripe dialogue, John Lithgow acting all evil, and Sly Stallone grunting heroically.
Last year’s 5 Days Of War saw Harlin venture into rather different territory, with a war picture about journalists trapped in battle-torn Georgia. The director’s next film, meanwhile, could be another change for the director, as he tackles a project which mixes the snowy mountains of Cliffhanger with the Russian setting of 5 Days Of War. »
Director Renny Harlin is headed back to the mountains for a film about the Dyatlov Pass Incident
24 April 2012 6:53 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Director Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger) is heading into mountainous terrain once again for an exploration of The Dyatlov Pass Incident , which is a true life account of nine Russian skiers who befell an unexplained death while skiing in the Ural Mountains in February 1959, their tents found abandoned with all their gear and their bodies found barefoot, one even missing a tongue. Their deaths have been attributed to everything from a top secret government experiment, ghosts, »
- Paul Shirey
10 Film To Video Game Tie-Ins Worth Playing
23 April 2012 2:40 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
There is, without a doubt, a definite stigma attached to game adaptations of films. From early 8-bit systems, to beautifully rendered next generation consoles, Hollywood has often struggled to translate to this medium.
Regardless of your years, even the most casual game player will have experienced the horror of game adaptations. From early platform sacrilege such as Back To The Future, through multiplatform catastrophes like Last Action Hero, to modern car wrecks like Saw, the words “game tie-in” have oft meant “waste of time and money”.
The upshot of this is that even half decent film games get a good reputation very fast. Naming good adaptations is like shooting fish in a barrel. So let me take you through a list of 10 games which I feel did justice to their filmic inspiration.
1. Toy Story 3
Disney put games out like they are going out of fashion. The ever giving teat of »
- Brad Williams
Blu-ray Review: Die Hard Quadrilogy
20 April 2012 3:47 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Is there a more enjoyable action film than Die Hard ?
It’s seriously hard to think of any other film which has managed to so perfectly blend together explosive action, taut suspense and genuine humour. All of which is held together by an action hero as likeably down in his luck as cop John McLane – portrayed with a sublime mix of blue-collar normality and wise cracking heroism by Bruce Willis.
Pitting the New York cop against a gang of elite European terrorists, Die Hard’s simple but effective plot is propelled by the claustrophobic setting of the Nakatomi Plaza and the tight direction by John McTiernan (Predator). Willis doesn’t have Arnie’s bulging Pecs, Seagal’s martial arts skils or even Chuck Norris’ grizzled features. Instead, Die Hard gives us a hero whom we can all relate to – often realistically complaining about the dire situation at hand, showing signs of pain and emotional heartache, »
- Stephen Leigh
Die Hard Quadrilogy – Blu-ray Review
18 April 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
If this long-overdue Blu-ray reissue hadn’t come about, this franchise would have thoroughly deserved a HeyUGuys Video Vault special anyway. With recent news of a fifth instalment (A Good Day To Die Hard) going ahead, it is an ideal time to re-evaluate the existing entries in this genre-defining series and see what a Blu-ray brush-up has done to them.
Die Hard came towards the end of a decade that was characterised, at least within the action genre, by one-man-machine films. Rambo, Commando, Predator, Cobra, Dtv entries from Dolph Lundgren and the burgeoning attempts of Seagal and Van Damme, all vied for our attention. Then along came Die Hard.
Its director, John McTiernan, had already visited the genre to considerable success and acclaim with Arnie’s none-more-eighties Predator, but this was something else entirely. So familiar has the skyscraper-high concept become (one man, stuck with a load of terrorists, fighting »
- Dave Roper
Dialogue: William Sadler Talks Robert Rodriguez's 'Roadracers,' 'Die Hard 2' and the Surprise Nudity of His Classic Character Introduction
17 April 2012 6:00 PM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
Great character actors like William Sadler are a rare breed. The Man (we can all agree he's earned that capital M) has had a long and busy career, and whether he's playing a domestic terrorist (Die Hard 2), the Grim Reaper (Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey and Tales From the Crypt), a prison inmate (The Shawshank Redemption), or a bemused father (Wonderfalls), he nails the part the every single time. He's one of the most reliable faces around as far as this writer is concerned, and today sees the release of one of his coolest and most underseen films on Blu-ray: Robert Rodriguez's Roadracers. Roadracers was the first film in a series of '50s-set movies that Showtime remade with a '90s grunge to them (the series was called Rebel Highway and featured other...
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- Peter Hall
Roland Emmerich, ‘White House Down’ and the ‘Die Hard’ Formula
9 April 2012 2:47 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Last month, Sony Pictures picked up a spec script titled White House Down, written by James Vanderbilt (Zodiac, The Amazing Spider-Man). Sources say it sold for $3 million, a pricey purchase in the revitalized spec market and the largest sale of the year. At the very least, the buzzed-about purchase is a good sign that Sony executives are happy with his The Amazing Spider-Man script, and they are certainly willing to pay to make sure he is happy too.
Then, a week ago, director Roland Emmerich was reportedly in talks to make White House Down his next feature, all but promising his usual bombastic brand of large-scale action (Deadline). Emmerich is the same director who famously obliterated the President’s house in his 1996 blockbuster Independence Day and toppled more historical landmarks the world over in 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow.
Except, this time, the action will take place primarily on the inside of the West Wing, »
- Jeff Leins
Ethan Suplee, John Amos join Martin Lawrence CBS comedy pilot
7 April 2012 10:36 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Ethan Suplee and John Amos have signed up to star in an upcoming CBS comedy pilot. The currently-untitled pilot stars Martin Lawrence as a widowed father of two teenagers named Ty, who embarks on a police career. My Name is Earl actor Suplee will play Ty's "earnest" new police partner, while Die Hard 2 star Amos will appear as Captain Lorenzo, Ty's commanding (more) »
- By Tom Eames
This week's new DVD & Blu-ray
6 April 2012 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Die Hard Quadrilogy
Big-budget action movies have become so safe (just compare the first and fourth of this franchise) that it's not uncommon for a film that's more than 20 years old, like Die Hard, to still outclass newcomers in almost every department.
This is not just rose-tinted romantic nostalgia or mere opinion. John McTiernan's 1988 Die Hard is a thing of perfection. It arrived when Hollywood's idea of an action hero was the almost supernaturally beefed-up likes of Schwarzenegger and Stallone. In Bruce Willis's John McClane we were presented with a regular(ish) guy who, faced unsurmountable odds, won through but took a severe beating in the process (having him barefoot then having to walk across broken glass was a masterstroke). With Alan Rickman proving that an action movie is only as good as its villain (and also ensuring British actors bad guy roles for decades to follow), Die Hard »
- Phelim O'Neill
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