Watch the 500 Days of Summer intro
Watch the 500 Days of Summer trailer
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If you want to take a break from the big blockbuster madness this summer, one of the must-sees will be ‘500 Days of Summer.’ The movie has been praised by possibly anybody who saw it at Sundance, and Fox Searchlight finally released a full trailer.
It follows the 500 days before Tom gets dumped by his girlfriend Summer. Using dream sequences, flashbacks and split-screen telephone calls to tell the good, the bad and how it all went wrong. A romantic independent comedy in disguise. It’ll be out, July 17th.
March 4th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Watch Terminator vs Transformers
Watch Terminator Salvation trailer 2
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There has been an ongoing battle between the new Terminator and Transformers 2. Both directors, Michael Bay and McG, made some remarks about each other’s movies. For me, McG’s last remark made the most sense.
He said: “I think Transformers is a terrific picture, but that’s a picture whose genesis is in a toy. They’re sort of more colorful and optimistic and the pictures are sort of break dancing and flips and backspins. But ours is a very different, real world.”
For me, this is one of the reason’s I’m more skewed towards Terminator Salvation this summer. But the question remains. Can McG, also the director of the Charlie’s Angels movies, handle the Terminator franchise. He isn’t a household name, like Michael Bay. Well, the second Terminator Salvation trailer looks promising. Have a look.
March 4th, 2009 at 11:09 am
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is having a hard time getting a distributer in the US. It’s Heath Ledger’s last movie, so you would expect the studios lining up for it. Not the case. Not even when three mayor names joined the movie after Heath’s death.
Check the full story in ‘Heath Ledger and Doctor Parnassus‘
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the last film of Heath Ledger. Although production of the movie halted last year after Heath’s sudden death, a couple of months later it was picked up again and the film is now in post-production. But in the US, the production company still doesn’t have a distributer. Is Heath Ledger’s last movie one of those projects that isn’t even getting a chance before its release?
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a typical Terry Gilliam project. The director of Twelve Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is known for his big independent projects, which often barely get to their release date.
Production of the movie began in 2007, with a relatively high budget for an independent picture, $30 million. It follows the story of the 1000-year old Doctor Parnassus, the leader of a traveling theater group, who made a deal with the devil to become immortal. Doctor Parnassus possesses a magic mirror, which gives his audience members the ability to go beyond reality by going through the mirror. One day, a mysterious conman called Tony joins the theater group. And this is where Heath Ledger comes in.
The movie was halfway into production when he passed away, and director Terry Gilliam basically thought it was the end of the movie. Production was suspended indefinitely. But then, some friends of Heath and Gilliam stepped in to salvage the film. Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law were cast to complement the work done by Ledger. They would all play a transformed version of Tony in the magical world of the movie. Filming resumed in March 2008 and finished later that year.
But with the film nearing completion, none of the US distributers have stepped up to pick up the rights. This, while several countries, like the UK, France and Australia, to name a few, have big distributers backing the movie. I’m sure there will be some kind of release in the US, but meanwhile, all we can do is get the word out.
February 25th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Hugh Jackman wanted to serve too many types of audiences yesterday at The Oscars. Gladly we cut and pasted the best moments together for you. Because there were some awful and dreadful ones in there. Below you can find the best ten minutes of the 2009 Academy Awards.
Watch the Oscar 2009 Highlights video (+ review / intro)
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:38 pm
