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The Foywonder's Ten Worst Horror Films of the Decade
23 December 2009 8:31 PM, PST
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The first decade of the new millennium has come to an end, and that means it is now time for film sites all over the web to begin posting their various retrospectives and lists recalling the decade that was. I generally as a rule dislike such lists because they are always so subjective. Then I said screw it and took it upon myself to do one of my own naming the ten worst horror movies of the past decade. Besides, people love bitching on the Internet about lists like this, and who am I to deny readers yet another excuse to get into pointless flame wars over personal opinions.
Of course, this list is just my personal opinion which is not legally binding ... unless Proposition 304 passes. And we all pray that it will.
I set two rules when putting this list together: Only horror movies that received fairly wide theatrical
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Jaden Smith Kicks It Up A Notch in New Karate Kid Movie Trailer (Video)
23 December 2009 11:49 AM, PST
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He may get his acting chops from Oscar-nominated superstar, Will Smith, but son Jaden Smith is learning his martial arts movie chops from a kung fu master -- Jackie Chan.
(Yes, leave it to Tinsel Town to love a title so much that they conveniently ignore the fact that the film features the Chinese martial art of "kung fu", not the Japanese "karate")
Eleven-year-old Jaden plays the title role in the upcoming reboot of "The Karate Kid", the 1980's classic coming-of-kick-age flick starring Ralph Macchio. To prepare for his role, Jaden trained for several tough months under a Kung Fu instructor, providing
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Song Hye-kyo Joins Wong Kar Wai's "Master"
23 December 2009 5:42 AM, PST
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Korean actress Song Hye-kyo has joined Wong Kar Wai's next project "The Grand Master" reports Kung Fu Cinema.
The story centers around martial-arts master Wing Chun master Yip Man (played by Tony Leung Chiu Wai) who is best known internationally for being Bruce Lee’s martial arts instructor. Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang and veteran Zhao Benshan also star.
The actress has been studying Cantonese and martial arts for the film.
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- Garth Franklin
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Watch This: First Official Trailer for The Karate Kid Remake
22 December 2009 10:54 AM, PST
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Okay, here we go. Sony has debuted the first official trailer for The Karate Kid remake starring Jaden Smith as the kid and Jackie Chan as Mr. Han, the Mr. Miyagi like mentor he meets. Yes, technically I think they're using Kung Fu in this and not Karate, so complain all you want about the title, but I think Sony would rather get complaints than lose money at the box office. Let me be the first to say that honestly this doesn't look that bad. I even just watched the original Karate Kid a few days ago and Jaden looks like the same grumpy kid as Ralph Macchio. While it definitely won't top the original, it could be pretty fun. Enjoy?
Watch the official trailer for Harald Zwart's The Karate Kid:
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You can also watch The Karate Kid trailer in High Definition on Yahoo
The Karate Kid, directed
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- Alex Billington
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Quit Your Holiday Bitchin' With Our Bitch Slap Contest
21 December 2009 2:51 PM, PST
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In the spirit of giving we present to you, our dear readers, a chance to get hit with a mighty Bitch Slap of a contest! Brace your cheeks. All of them.
Dread Central has got your chance to win an official Bitch Slap prize pack that includes 1 full-size movie poster, 1 signed mini-sheet poster (just the girls), one unsigned poster, and the full Bitch Slap 11-card collectible set!
To win is simple - just hit us off with an E-mail Here that includes your Full Name And Mailing Address, and we'll do the rest!
Look for Bitch Slap in theaters and VOD on January 8th, 2010.
Synopsis
"Bitch Slap is a post-modern, thinking man’s throwback to the B-movie exploitation films of the 1950’s-70’s as well as a loving, sly parody of the same. Inspired by the likes of Dragstrip Girl; Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill; Kung Fu Nun; and the pantheon of Blaxploitation films,
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Win 'Bitch Slap' signed posters!
21 December 2009 1:12 PM, PST
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Would you like to win a fucking neat Bitch Slap poster, from the awesome movie out on Jan 8th, 2010?! Featuring bitchin’ graphics and signatures from Bitch Slapstars Julia Voth, America Olivo, Erin Cummings, Kevin Sorbo and Zoe Bell, this poster Bitch SLAPs the competition. Enter our contest right now to win: 1 full size movie poster, 1 signed mini-sheet poster (just the girls), one unsigned poster or the full Bitch Slap 11 card collectible set. And, its called Bitch Slap!
Enter the contest...
To win one of these totally free prizes signed by sexy people, answer the following question in the form of a comment below:
Who needs to get bitch slapped the most?
1) Andy Dick
2) Matthew Broderick
3) Me
Bitch Slap is a post-modern, thinking man’s throwback to the “B” Movie/Exploitation films of the 1950’s - 70’s as well as a loving, sly parody of the same. Inspired by the likes of Dragstrip Girl;, Faster Pussycat,
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Sophie's Revenge review
19 December 2009 11:02 AM, PST
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The dark
side of mainland China's domestic film industry flexing its muscles
on the world stage ('We can too compete') is when it takes Hollywood
self-indulgence and refines it into something many times worse.
Witness Eva Jin's Sophie's Revenge, where superstar Zhang Ziyi (The
Banquet, 2046) tries her hand at daffy romantic comedy - the
resulting disaster is an odious misfire on just about every level and
a definite front runner for worst film of 2009.
Zhang
(who also produced) clearly sees the film as some kind of glossy
hybrid of Jeunet & Caro whimsy paired off with the mass-market
appeal Meg Ryan or Sandra Bullock used to have. The very first scene
is a flight of fantasy, her eponymous artist imagining a television
interview as wartime film noir interrogation.
Her
doting public want to know what the inspiration behind her new comic
'The Love Handbook' was. Cue the film as lengthy flashback,
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'Chuck' Kicks Ass in New Season 3 Poster
15 December 2009 7:38 PM, PST
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"No More Mr. Nice Spy" is the latest slogan that "Chuck" opts to describe the third season. A new key art has just been unleashed to reveal that Chuck is no longer a boy trying to be a man but a man trying to be a spy with lethal Kung Fu skill.
"The journey for Chuck last year, he was inclined to wanting to get the thing out of his head and go back to the normal life. And then he accepted the responsibility of who he really was, to become a hero," creator Josh Schwartz said in a recent conference call with the press. "And now he's here to do a ramification of that and embrace it."
The third season will be kicked off with a two-hour back-to-back episode on Sunday, January 10 at 8/7c. It then moves to the regular slot on Monday, January 11 at 9/8c being the lead
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'Modern Warfare 2,' Brad Meltzer On Glenn Beck, And Paul Pope Plays Luke Cage In Today's Twitter Report
15 December 2009 12:29 PM, PST
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The last 24 hours were lively on the Twitter Report follow list with Brian Michael Bendis' excitement over new "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" boxer shorts and Paul Pope doing an impression of Luke Cage on Christmas Day. Brad Meltzer, meanwhile, taped in front of a lively studio audience last night, according to his tweets, which state that he appeared on Glenn Beck's show to discuss heroes.
Transportation accidents somehow trended as well, with Brandon Jerwa having a near-death experience, B. Clay Moore recalling a past brush with the reaper during Comic-Con, and Aaron Diaz discussing the origin of his own scar in Harry Potter terms. Check those out along with a sad photo from Terry Moore and a Jock's latest project with Andy Diggle.
It's all retweeted in the Twitter Report for December 15, 2009.
@pulphope Sweet Christmas! Iron Fist got me a new yellow disco shirt and chainlink belt! Those
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- Brian Warmoth
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Michael Speaks: The Alternate Ending to Halloween II
14 December 2009 4:57 AM, PST
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As an avid van of the entire Halloween franchise (yes, I even find a shred of enjoyment watching Michael getting Kung Fu’ed by Busta Rhymes), and, as one of only about three people who gave Rob Zombie’s Halloween II a positive review, I was curious to see the alternate ending to his film. Today, thanks to Shock Till You Drop, we have the alternate ending for your viewing pleasure.
Check it out:
Needless to say, thank God for reshoots.
According to Shock Till You Drop, this was the scene being shot when they were doing their set visit. I’m curious if this scene was put together just to mislead movie sites such as them or if Zombie ever intended on this being the true ending to the film.
What do you think? How do you like the alternate ending compared to the one released in theaters? Does
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Bitch Slap Girls Gone Wild
10 December 2009 6:03 PM, PST
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Lord knows, we'd like to bitch slap a lot of the folks we see on "Girls Gone Wild" but that's a different story! What we're taking about here is a brand new yet strikingly familiar promotional video for the new flick Bitch Slap.
"The Bitch Slap girls have gone wild! See these gorgeous girls battle tooth and nail for the ultimate quest for fortune and power. Just like your favorite late-night commercials watch as Trixie (Julia Voth), Hel (Erin Cummings), and Camero (America Olivo) apply suntan lotion and pillow fight half-naked."
Freestyle, Im Global, and Epic Slap will premiere Bitch Slap in theaters and VOD January 8, 2009.
Synopsis
Bitch Slap is a post-modern, thinking man’s throwback to the B-movie exploitation films of the 1950’s-70’s as well as a loving, sly parody of the same. Inspired by the likes of Dragstrip Girl; Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill; Kung Fu Nun; and the pantheon of Blaxploitation films,
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- Uncle Creepy
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'DC: Earth One,' Stan Lee In 'Thor,' And Dan Aykroyd's 'Awakening' In Today's Twitter-Wood
7 December 2009 10:29 AM, PST
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Grant Morrison has always been a stylish chap, but as an undated photo posted by Jill Thompson shows, he probably rocks black biker leather better than anyone else in the industry — almost as well as Stan Lee rocks a Marvel movie cameo, in fact.
DC's announcement that they would be rebooting Superman and Batman continuities for their new "DC: Earth One" graphic novels sparked a few tweets as well, including Jamal Igle, who offered some inside-the-industry perspective. Check out all of those posts after the jump alongside a shot of Dan Aykroyd enjoying a zombie graphic novel while surrounded by vodka, where Cameron Stewart's at with "Batman and Robin" and much more.
It's all in the Twitter Report for December 7, 2009.
@thejillthompson http://twitpic.com/siiyq - an olde photo of me n Grant Morrison sippin cafe in San Francisco some years back...
-Jill Thompson, Writer/Artist ("Scary Godmother,
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Black gets animated
7 December 2009 1:30 AM, PST
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The last time Jack Black voiced an animated film Kung Fu Panda went on to be one of the 30 highest grossing movies of the decade ($631 million worldwide). While a Kung Fu sequel is in the works, Black is also developing a separate animated film he's set up with Chris Meledandri (Ice Age). While the film doesn't yet have a title, it will center around "cryptozoology," the study of creatures who seemingly don't exist (like the Lochness Monster, Bigfoot, Chupacabra, etc.).
Black
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New Bitch Slap Movie Poster
6 December 2009 11:00 PM, PST
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Check out another brand new movie poster for the upcoming action film “Bitch Slap” by director Rick Jacobson (Bad Guys) and starring Lucy Lawless ( Xena: Warrior Princess ), Kevin Sorbo ( Never Cry Werewolf ), Renee O’Connor ( Boogeyman 2 ) and America Olivo ( General Hospital ).
Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Bitch Slap.
Synopsis: Bitch Slap is a post-modern, thinking man’s throwback to the “B” Movie/Exploitation films of the 1950’s - 70’s as well as a loving, sly parody of the same. Inspired by the likes of Dragstrip Girl;, Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill; Kung Fu Nun and the pantheon of Blaxploitation films, Bitch Slap will [...]
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Jack Black Gets Animated Again; McG Still Wants to do Terminator 5 & 6; and Two New Featurettes for Avatar
6 December 2009 10:37 PM, PST
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We have a little grab bag of geek news for you tonight. First up, Jack Black is getting animated again, this time would focus on cryptozoological animals like Bigfoot, the Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, and James Carville. Based on a pitch from screenwriter Jason Micallef, Black is currently set to produce, but Heat Vision says he’s not committed to voice act in the project at this point. Black’s vocals led 2008’s Kung Fu Panada which went on to gross $216 million domestically and $631 million worldwide. He’ll return to voice Po the Panda in the 2011 sequel, Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom. He also did a great job voicing lead character Eddie Riggs in Tim Schaeffer’s video game Brütal Legend (unfortunately, the game itself was one of the biggest disappointments of 2009).
In another story, Director McG (which stands for “I’ll spend the rest of my
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Killer Imports: Kung Fu Cyborg
4 December 2009 5:54 AM, PST
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Killer Imports [1] is a regular feature on Film Junk where we explore foreign-language films from around the world that haven’t yet had their chance to shine.
Kung Fu Cyborg: Metallic Attraction opens with a promising title sequence. On a plain white background befitting a technologically sterile environment, a headless robotic body performs various human movements like training on a Wing Chun dummy and playing an erhu, a Chinese musical instrument. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie was rather disappointing although it does have a certain amount of charm.
I had not heard or seen anything about this movie when I noticed its clunky title on the DVD cover. Since the images on the cover were rather indistinct, I imagined either a martial arts Terminator wreaking havoc or an Ultraman-like hero dispatching evil-doers. What I got instead were Transformers in a meandering mess of a plot meant to please everyone.
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Clip joint: the best film clips featuring bridges
3 December 2009 4:31 AM, PST
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This week, nilpferd wants us all to link up, join together and only connect with the best film clips featuring bridges
Bridges are essential film furniture. And not just because they are large, iconic objects whose construction, capture or destruction can take up whole afternoon matinees. A dauntingly high bridge is the ideal suspense building bottleneck in an action film – and if it happens to be a hanging walkway with rotting boards and fraying twine, so much the worse for vertigo-stricken heroes and the better for us viewers.
Slow the pace down, and the bridge's function as a connector comes into focus – crossing it can bring irreversible changes, but it can also act as a facilitator of exchange and interaction. Yet beyond these functional roles, bridges possess magical qualities which make them ideal for cinema. Neither here nor quite there, they exist somewhere in-between.
Join me in the middle of
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Bitch Slap Photo Gallery
30 November 2009 12:57 PM, PST
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The Photo Gallery has been updated with a new photo gallery for the female-dominated action film,”Bitch Slap.”
“Bitch Slap” is a post-modern, thinking man’s throwback to the “B” Movie/Exploitation films of the 1950’s – 70’s as well as a loving, sly parody of same. Inspired by the likes of “Dragstrip Girls,” “Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill,” “Kung Fu Nun” and the pantheon of Blacksploitation films, “Bitch Slap” mixes hot girls, fast cars, big guns, nasty tongues, outrageous action and jaw-dropping eye candy with a message… don’t be naughty!
William Gregory Lee, Julia Voth and Minae Noji in Bitch Slap
The film starring Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess), Kevin Sorbo (Never Cry Werewolf), Renee O’Connor (Boogeyman 2) and America Olivo (General Hospital).
“Bitch Slap” will premiere in theaters and on VOD January 8, 2010.
More movie info and trailer, you can find at “Bitch Slap” FilmoFilia Movie Page.
America Olivo
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Eight Clips for Hip-Hop Dance flick Jump
26 November 2009 8:58 AM, PST
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With exactly a week left to go before Stephen Chow-produced/Stephen Fung-directed dance flick Jump hits the theaters all across Asia, Sony Pictures has release a total of eight clips to give us a little taste on whats instore. The comedy film marks Kitty Zhang first leading role and I thinks she really shines through in these clips playing the underdog that eventually realized her full potential. I especially got a kick (no pun intended) out of seeing the clips in "She Shines" and "Dinner with Dad" with Yuen Cheung-Yan for the Kung-Fu action because well, we all know adding Kung-Fu to just about anything will most likely increase the level of awesomeness everytime.
Jump is a film about courage and passion. Full of humor and exciting
dance sequences the film features a young village girl from a sheltered
background named Phoenix who loves dancing. Brought up by her father,
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Bitch Slap Brings on the Boobs and Blood!
25 November 2009 1:51 PM, PST
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Rick Jacobson's throwback film to the wonderful two-breasted double-barrel Russ Meyer films of yesterday, Bitch Slap, is now showing off its boobs and blood via a batch of new stills, and of course we've got them right here ... hot and juicy!
Bitch Slap, which stars Julia Voth, Erin Cummings, America Olivo, Michael Hurst, Ron Melendez, William Gregory Lee, and Minae Noji, is described as follows: A post-modern, thinking man’s throwback to the B-movie exploitation films of the 1950’s-70’s as well as a loving, sly parody of the same. Inspired by the likes of Dragstrip Girl; Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill; Kung Fu Nun; and the pantheon of Blaxploitation films, Bitch Slap will mix girls, guns, outrageous action, and jaw-dropping visuals with a message ... don’t be naughty!
At its core Bitch Slap follows three bad girls (a down-and-out stripper, a drug-running killer, and a corporate power broker) as
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