Stumbled across some pictures today of Jenna Jameson in her “zombie that’s hot” role. I don’t know what else to say. Can’t say I’m a big Jenna Jameson fan, but I do like me some flesh-eating zombies and I like strippers, so I’m sure to enjoy Zombie Strippers for what it is; camp and all.
Although I have to say that having Robert Englund in your low-budget horror flick is starting to be a bit cliché.
Pictures are under the seat…
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File this one in the rumor folder, but word has it Johnny Depp might take on the role of Tommy Lee in Mötley Crüe’s biopic movie based off their hot selling auto-biography, “The Dirt.”
With all of the rigamaroll that’s been going on with getting that film into production, I think it’s unlikely Depp has signed on for this one. The news comes from a quote from Tommy Lee who simply said he thinks Depp would be perfect for the roll and that he’s “the best actor ever.”
On top of that, Depp has Alice in Wonderland on his mind and rumors of Gilliam trying to give Don Quixote another try, he’ll probably be busy for a while. And let’s be honest, with Tommy Lee (not the most responsible guy in the world) in charge of getting the film together, I’d say this is a huge shot in the dark.
Still, I love The Crüe and thought the book was pretty entertaining – one of the better band bios I’ve read (and I’ve read quite a few). And Depp would probably be a good fit to play the part. I just can’t believe the production will be big enough (if it ever happens at all) to warrant or attract an A-list star like Johnny. We shall see though.
Director: Guillaume Canet (Love Me if You Dare, Rivals)
Writers: Guillaume Canet, Philippe Lefebvre
Novel: Harlan Coben
Producer: Alain Attal
Starring: François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, André Dussollier, Kristin Scott Thomas, François Berléand
MPAA Rating: NR
Running time: 125 min
Country of origin: France
Walking into the theater as proud as could be with my free screener pass to see Ricky Gervais’ new comedy, Ghost Town, a full 35 minutes early to ensure a good seat, I was quite dismayed to find that the theater was already sold out and they could only fit me in if I agreed to sit on a folding chair in the back of the theater; which I was not. Luckily for me I know this guy who works at the theater and he got me into another movie for the same price = free. I’m so glad the movie I was planning to see was sold out as I’m sure Mr. Gervais and Mr. Kinnear could not’ve held a candle to the movie I got to see instead: Tell No One; or as it’s known in it’s native country, Ne le dis à personne.
The films starts with a young couple enjoying an evening out at a secluded beach in the woods. After making love on a raft the wife swims back to the shore. As the husband (Alexandre) waits, he hears a muffled scream and then his wife yell his name. He darts into the water to find the trouble. Just as he makes it to the water’s edge, he’s hit hard with a blunt instrument by an unseen assailant and knocked out cold.
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I didn’t even know that an Underworld 3 (Rise of the Lycans) was in the works. While I dig me some vamps and lycans (werewolves), I’m not sure where this franchise has to go. Part two was not great, while part one (if I remember correctly) was just barely serviceable.
Meanwhile Kate Beckinsdale seems to agree with that sentiment and has opted out of part 3. While this is unfortunate news, it looks like an equally appetizing actress will take on the role of Selene: sweet sweet Rhona Mitra.
Graduating from her TV career and now developing a somewhat reputable presence in Hollywood as an ass-kicking leading lady after her role in this past spring’s terrific Doomsday (R3eview), I think this newest film might possibly just have some potential. Not following the story arc of before, but instead deciding to go in the direction of apparently sort of a PREquel and also switching up directors to a rookie: first time director, Patrick Tatopoulos (IMDb); who apparently is no stranger to set-design, make-up and effects; which is obviously something the Underworld world thrives in.
So while I’m not necessarily looking forward to this, I can at least be hopeful. Ok, on to the pics…
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About a month ago, we found the first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s newest, RocknRolla. Today we’ve got the newest trailer. It’s got a lot of the same stuff, but there’s a bit more dialogue and some more plot details – though like with any Guy Ritchie movie, the plot is obviously thick and twisty with back stabbing and double-crosses, so it’s hard to say exactly what’s going on here.
While Revolver completely fell apart in the final third or so, I’m still anticipating RocknRolla quite a little bit. His first two are great entertainment and with the cast here, I think we’re in for a lot more fun (specifically Tom Wilkinson as some sort of crime lord – and more Jeremy Piven is always a good thing).
Aren’t people sick of these by now? I barely remember part 3 and I didn’t even bother with part 4 (I assume it was just as horrible as the previous two installments?). Why on earth people continue to shell out money for these atrocities is beyond me. Still, apparently a part 6 is already in the works!?
I remember the Saw III trailer was actually quite remarkable in that Jigsaw’s voice mentioned the city you were in by name (e.g. “Are you ready to play a game Minneapolis?”). So for your uninspiring, Friday viewing pleasure, here’s the newest trailer for Saw V. Much less exciting than that Saw III trailer of yesteryear.
We’re only about a month and a half away from the wide release of Blindness and I have to say I’m kind of getting excited about it. After reading our good friend Rot’s review some time back, I have to admit to be being a bit nervous that the studio is going to crop out some of the more worthwhile material, but judging from everything I’ve seen thus far, we’re probably all in for a real treat. Something different. Something scathing. Something captivating. With the other reviews out there being sort of moxed, that probably means something good. Maybe a Children of Men meets Bug? Mmmm. Sounds good.
At any rate, another cool looking poster from the upcoming film – released September 19th:
Other Blindness related posts:
Blindness Character Posters
Full Trailer
Japanese one-sheet
Author of Blindness José Saramago responds to the film
thanks to worstpreviews for the lending of the image
Sorry for the delay here kids. Had some MAJOR technical difficulties over the past week or so (including after we recorded the show). It’s been some dark nights. But we’re back now. Well sort of. Our little audio widget is proving to be very uncooperative. I told Kurt not to feed it after midnight, but he responded, “fuck Joe Dante and his little superstitions” and did it anyway. The show can be streamed from this site only at the moment. Please use the little Audio button below, click the central Podcast display in the masthead (in between Featured Article and Reviews images).
This Episode: The Dark Knight (a bit SPOILERIFIC) and a little bit of Hellboy II.
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Director: David Gordon Green (All the Real Girls, Snow Angels)
Writers: Evan Goldberg, Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen
Producers: Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson
Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole, Amber Heard, Rosie Perez
MPAA Rating: R
Running time: 111 min
When you think of director David Gordon Green, you’ll have one of two reactions: 1) who? or 2) arty, drama film. Stoner-comedy is not the genre that springs to mind. But for all intents and purposes, that’s exactly what Pineapple Express is. An easy, three-word review would be: it was funny.
Rogen is Dale Denton. A late twenties, slob of a guy who works his day job as a process server only to make enough money to hang out with his high school aged girlfriend and buy pot from his dealer, Saul (Franco). When Dale accidentally witnesses a murder by a notorious crime boss and a lady cop who are in cahoots, he panics and flees the scene as unintentionally loudly as possible. With the criminals following the clues to Dale’s identity and his whereabouts, Dale goes to the one guy who might be able to keep him safe: stoner Saul. The two hit the road in an attempt to find out what the bad guys know or don’t know and figure a way out of their predicament. Along the way, they find that they have more than just a business partnership. Maybe they’re best friends too.
We’ve all seen Liar Liar starring Jim Carrey right? Well if not, the premise is basically that Carrey (a lawyer) is unable to tell a lie for one whole day. Apparently he’s stepping it up a notch or two and has challenged himself to answering every question with “yes.” But not for just a day, but for an entire year.
While the premise sounds interesting, it doesn’t sound promising with Peyton Reed directing (Bring it On, Down with Love, The Break-Up) and the writer of Fun with Dick and Jane… ugh. But check out the supporting cast: Zooey Deschanel and Terrence Stamp. So maybe there’s something to this.
Really though, this was just an excuse to write a Sunday morning post with the new one-sheet from the movie itself feeling a bit like a Sunday:
thanks to ddog for the insight
Apparently it’s trailer day in the Third Row. Since I’m snoozing in the aisle seat I was unaware of this, but didn’t want to be left out, so I found a new one that looks pretty interesting.
Back in April we posted the first trailer for Battle in Seattle as part of Marina’s usual trailer roundup. Today I stumbled across the English, full-length version just in time for the Republican National Convention in… you guessed it: my home city of Minneapolis.
Stuart Townsend (yeah, the dude from Queen of the Damned) makes his directorial debut here and I gotta be honest… it looks pretty good. Cap it off with an A-list set of stars including Charlize Theron and Ray Liotta and I’m officially interested. Check out the new full-length trailer and see what you think.
Our compliments to worstpreviews for the tip.
Director: Nina Davenport (Parallel Lines)
Writers: Nina Davenport
Producers: Nina Davenport, David Schisgall
Starring: Muthana Mohmed, Liev Schreiber, Peter Saraf
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running time: 106 min
While channel surfing one night, actor/director Liev Schreiber came across an MTV special (oxymoron, I know) about life in Iraq. Part of the segment profiled a young Iraqi man that was discussing about how his dream was to become a film maker one day, but in Baghdad, this is obviously very difficult if not impossible with the current (then 2004) unstable climate over there. His film school had been used by Saddam Hussein to house soldiers and was therefore targeted by the allied military and destroyed. Schreiber got it in his craw to snatch the kid (Muthana Mohmed) out of the area and bring him to Prague to help with the motion picture he was about to direct, Everything is Illuminated; starring Elijah Wood.
When he arrived, film maker Nina Davenport began filming this “experiment” to see what would come of it. Within just a couple of days, she realized she had something really special going and decided to keep filming and make a documentary on the entire experience. Both her and Muthana got a lot more than they bargained for over the course of the next few months. What started as a noble charity, became a bogged down mess of sticky relationships, lies and manipulation.
