Okaaaaay... Another Paris Hilton movie. Are we seeing another flop?
Just in case you're wondering, The Hottie and the Nottie is about a guy who finally has the courage to tell the one he likes - Paris - his feelings for her. Unfortunately, she promises herself not to be in any relationship until her BFF - the Nottie - gets a boyfriend.
The Duchess stars Keira Knightley and Dominic Cooper. The movie is set to be released Fall 2008.
Here's the trailer for the upcoming movie, Coraline, based on Neil Gaiman's book of the same title. The movie features voices from Dakota Fanning (as Caroline), Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders and Ian McShane.
Coraline is basically a girl who goes to a parallel universe after unlocking a passageway to go there.
Here's the trailer for Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Guillermo del Toro seems to have prepared well for his sequel! Anyway, the cast for Hellboy 2 are still the same as the cast for the first Hellboy movie.
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Dwight Little is going to be the DIRECTOR for the TEKKEN MOVIE!
So what's the big deal? Nothing really, especially if you liked Little's other movies like Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, Murder at 1600, Rapid Fire and Marked for Death.
What will Tekken's plot be?
According to Little:"The film plays out as a science fiction story set in the near future, about a rebel who rises up against the Tekken Corp. to seize freedom for his people. It's a gladiator story, but the videogame has a complicated enough storyline that it provides the template for a martial arts spectacular."
Oh puh-leeeeze.
Tekken is one of the many video game-based movies that are set to come out in the following years. For a list of those movies, click here.
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As for the one who's playing Baracas (Mr. T), Ice Cube, who starred in Singleton's movie, is said to be perfect for the part. (I'm not too sure how they define "perfect", so don't ask.)
And for the plot, some Iraqi are wanted by the US government for crimes that they did not commit. The team tries to help them while running from the government themselves. Add in some oil tycoons and lasers, you have a movie I'm not too sure I'll watch.
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LOTR director, Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema has finally settled their dispute over the profits of the fantasy trilogy. Jackson has agreed to direct two movies based on Tolkien's The Hobbit - the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Both films are to be shot simultaneously, like with the Lord of the Rings, and the principal photography is said to take place on 2009. This leaves 2010 and 2011 as release dates for The Hobbit and its sequel respectively.
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This is a movie that revolves on John Lennon's killer, Mark Champman. I guess they're dramatizing everything that happens from the time he plans to kill the ex-Beatle until the actual pulling of the trigger that ended the rock superstar's life. Maybe they added a few "after the killing" story about Champman - kinda like the epilogue or something.
They should make a movie that's about John Lennon himself. Like what they did with Bob Dylan.
Anyway, I just wanna clear up that this list doesn't reflect my opinions at all. I didn't even watch Ratatouille! Yeah with that cleared up...
On with the list then!
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Here's the international trailer for the upcoming Iron Man movie set to come to theaters on May 2, 2008. Looking forward to this?
These are the nominees for this year's 65th Golden Globe Awards. The winners will be announced on January 13, 2008. Who are your picks for each category?
Best Motion Picture
Drama Nominees:
American Gangster (2007)
Atonement (2007)
Eastern Promises (2007)
The Great Debaters (2007)
Michael Clayton (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Musical or Comedy Nominees:
Across the Universe (2007)
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Hairspray (2007)
Juno (2007)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture
Drama Nominees:
George Clooney for Michael Clayton (2007)
Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood (2007)
James McAvoy for Atonement (2007)
Viggo Mortensen for Eastern Promises (2007)
Denzel Washington for American Gangster (2007)
Musical or Comedy Nominees:
Johnny Depp for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Ryan Gosling for Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Tom Hanks for Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Savages (2007)
John C. Reilly for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture
Drama Nominees:
Cate Blanchett for Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
Julie Christie for Away from Her (2006)
Jodie Foster for The Brave One (2007)
Angelina Jolie for A Mighty Heart (2007)
Keira Knightley for Atonement (2007)
Musical or Comedy Nominees:
Amy Adams for Enchanted (2007)
Nikki Blonsky for Hairspray (2007)
Helena Bonham Carter for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Marion Cotillard for Môme, La (2007)
Ellen Page for Juno (2007)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:
Casey Affleck for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men (2007)
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
John Travolta for Hairspray (2007)
Tom Wilkinson for Michael Clayton (2007)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Nominees:
Cate Blanchett for I'm Not There (2007)
Julia Roberts for Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Saoirse Ronan for Atonement (2007)
Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Tilda Swinton for Michael Clayton (2007)
Best Director
Motion Picture Nominees:
Tim Burton for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen for No Country for Old Men (2007)
Julian Schnabel for Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007)
Ridley Scott for American Gangster (2007)
Joe Wright for Atonement (2007)
Best Screenplay
Motion Picture Nominees:
Atonement (2007): Christopher Hampton
Charlie Wilson's War (2007): Aaron Sorkin
Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007): Ronald Harwood
Juno (2007): Diablo Cody
No Country for Old Men (2007): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Best Original Song
Motion Picture Nominees:
Enchanted (2007)("That's How You Know")
Grace Is Gone (2007)("Grace Is Gone")
Into the Wild (2007)("Guaranteed")
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)("Despedida" )
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)("Walk Hard")
Best Original Score
Motion Picture Nominees:
Atonement (2007): Dario Marianelli
Eastern Promises (2007): Howard Shore
Grace Is Gone (2007): Clint Eastwood
Into the Wild (2007): Michael Brook
The Kite Runner (2007): Alberto Iglesias
Best Animated Film Nominees:
Bee Movie (2007)
Ratatouille (2007)
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Best Foreign Language Film Nominees:
4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile (2007)
Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007)
The Kite Runner (2007)
Se, jie (2007)
Persepolis (2007)
Best Television Series
Drama Nominees:
"Big Love" (2006)
"Damages" (2007)
"Grey's Anatomy" (2005)
"House M.D." (2004)
"Mad Men" (2007)
"The Tudors" (2007)
Musical or Comedy Nominees:
"Californication" (2007)
"Entourage" (2004)
"Extras" (2005)
"Pushing Daisies" (2007)
"30 Rock" (2006)
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominees:
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) (TV)
"The Company" (2007) (mini)
Longford (2006) (TV)
"The State Within" (2006)
"Five Days" (2007) (mini)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Nominees:
Adam Beach for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) (TV)
Jim Broadbent for Longford (2006) (TV)
Ernest Borgnine for A Grandpa for Christmas (2007) (TV)
Jason Isaacs for "The State Within" (2006)
James Nesbitt for "Jekyll" (2007)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Nominees:
Bryce Dallas Howard for As You Like It (2006)
Queen Latifah for Life Support (2007)
Debra Messing for "The Starter Wife" (2007) (mini)
Sissy Spacek for Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007) (TV)
Ruth Wilson for "Jane Eyre" (2006) (mini)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series
Musical or Comedy Nominees:
Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)
Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)
David Duchovny for "Californication" (2007)
Ricky Gervais for "Extras" (2005)
Lee Pace for "Pushing Daisies" (2007)
Drama Nominees:
Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)
Hugh Laurie for "House M.D." (2004)
Bill Paxton for "Big Love" (2006)
Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers for "The Tudors" (2007)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series
Musical or Comedy Nominees:
Christina Applegate for "Samantha Who?" (2007)
America Ferrera for "Ugly Betty" (2006)
Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)
Anna Friel for "Pushing Daisies" (2007)
Mary-Louise Parker for "Weeds" (2005)
Drama Nominees:
Patricia Arquette for "Medium" (2005)
Glenn Close for "Damages" (2007)
Minnie Driver for "The Riches" (2007)
Edie Falco for "The Sopranos" (1999)
Sally Field for "Brothers & Sisters" (2006)
Holly Hunter for "Saving Grace" (2007)
Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominees:
Ted Danson for "Damages" (2007)
Kevin Dillon for "Entourage" (2004)
Jeremy Piven for "Entourage" (2004)
Andy Serkis for Longford (2006) (TV)
William Shatner for "Boston Legal" (2004)
Donald Sutherland for "Dirty Sexy Money" (2007)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominees:
Rose Byrne for "Damages" (2007)
Katherine Heigl for "Grey's Anatomy" (2005)
Rachel Griffiths for "Brothers & Sisters" (2006)
Samantha Morton for Longford (2006) (TV)
Anna Paquin for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) (TV)
Jaime Pressly for "My Name Is Earl" (2005)
This is for the kiddies and the kids-at-heart!
Horton Hears a Who is a CGI movie based on one of Dr. Seuss' books of the same title. It's about an elephant named Horton who gets everyone around him mad as he tries to protect small "creatures" that inhabits a speck of dust.
Horton is voiced by Jim Carrey and the Whos are all voiced by Steve Carell. The movie will be released on March 14, 2008.
Rolling Stones fans! I think all you guys are excited to see this documentary-movie that features footages of the band's recent concert that was captured by award-winning director, Martin Scorcese. Well at the very least, I know I'm excited.
Shine a Light focuses on the 2006 concert of the Rolling Stones in the Beacon Theater, New York, where the band sang some unrecorded songs that were heard for the first time in their whole career. With a group of highly-skilled cinematographers from different critically-acclaimed films, they shot the documentary in a span of two-days - every angle capturing the intensity and passion of the Rolling Stones. Oh the executive producers are the band members themselves.
Shine a Light will be released on April 4, 2008.
Qwerty is a Filipino indie movie made by Paolo Dy. It's a really chilling and thought-provoking short film. It runs around 5 minutes - pretty short but it's amazing how everything can fit in that short amount of time. The movie was introduced to me by a friend and was a bit reluctant to watch it at first but he kinda persuaded me to do so. And man...I didn't regret it one bit.
I don't really want to delve onto the details of the movie because I think that it'll just spoil everything for the viewer. Why don't you just watch it, right? It's just 5 minutes and I'm positive that you won't regret it at all!
I haven't really read the books but Spiderwick Chronicles have had nice reviews about it. From what I've gathered, Spiderwick Chronicles is one of those fantasy children stories - which was probably released after the Harry Potter hype. I mean, I've only seen the books some time after several Harry Potter books have been out and became popular.
So what is Spiderwick Chronicles about?
Jared Grace moved from New York with his twin brother Simon, sister Mallory and their mother to some secluded old house owned by their great-great-uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Strange things start to happen as soon as they move in, like things disappearing or accidents suddenly happening, and they all blame Jared for everything. The three children decide to investigate these strange occurrences that is happening every day and they find out about the secret of the Spiderwick house and the different creatures that live there.
I think that this might be a better movie than A Series of Unfortunate Events. The story seems to target children more with it's fantastic plot and all. It might be a good watch, so if you have kids, or is a kid-at-heart, try to catch the Spiderwick Chronicles on February 15, 2008.
Here's the upcoming Speed Racer trailer that has been recently released (the trailer, not the movie). The movie's set to be released on May 9, 2008. Anyone going to watch it? Anyway, for some movie stills and the cast, check here.
I liked the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe movie, so I think I'll definitely watch Prince Caspian when it comes out. The story itself is nice, as the siblings once again goes back to Narnia, this time helping a prince in distress.
The movie is set to be released on May 16, 2008 in the US.
I've only read half of the graphic novel because I got bored. I'm not really sure if I want to watch Batman: The Dark Knight when it comes out - never really was a fan of Batman. Well, it does look nice though, so I still have to see whether I'd like to watch it or not. Anyway, here's the trailer:
10,000 B.C. -- A young hunter is out leading an army across the wild and untamed desert where he has to battle mammoths and saber tooth tigers to save his tribe's princess from an evil warlord.
Well, that's practically the gist of the whole movie but it sounds exciting, doesn't it? I mean, war movies these days are all going further and further into time. Makes me wonder when the next time frame will be.
I'm so looking forward to this movie. It's a fantastic one since there's a lot of inconsistencies within the story and history itself - so it's interesting to see something like 10,000 B.C. Watch the trailer to see if this interests you too:
So has anyone seen Mirrormask yet? It's the movie adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel. The story is wonderfully fantastic. I mean, it is Neil Gaiman we're talking about here. If you haven't really seen the movie, or read the book for that matter, Mirrormask is kind of like an Alice in Wonderland story.
Helena comes from a family of circus entertainers but sometimes she wishes to be part of the real world. She then blames herself after a big fight with her parents and her mother suddenly getting sick. On the night before her mother gets operated on, Helena falls asleep and dreams that she is in another world full of grotesque creatures and has two queens: the white and the black queen. As Helena discovers that the white queen is sick and the only thing that can save her is an instrument called the Mirrormask, Helena does everything in her power to find the mask. Deeper into her dream, Helena starts to wonder if the world she's living in is becoming more and more real the longer she stays.
I like the movie because it realistically depicts the world Neil Gaiman created. The story itself is simple but deep. I suggest that you watch it because it really brings the book to life. If you've never heard of the movie, now's the best time to check it out:
Here's a list of schedules for movies showing next year 2008. I'm looking forward to some of them, most especially Indiana Jones 4, Forbidden Kingdom and The Mummy 3. For those of you who are interested in anime, the list of upcoming anime series for Winter 2008 can be found here and their release schedules here.
January
One Missed Call (01/04)
27 Dresses (01/11)
First Sunday (01/11)
Mad Money (01/18)
Be Kind Rewind (01/25)
John Rambo (01/25)
Skid Marks (01/25)
Untraceable (01/25)
February
Charlie Bartlett (02/01)
The Eye (02/01)
Meet The Spartans (02/01)
Penelope (02/01)
Strange Wilderness (02/01)
The Band's Visit (02/08)
Fool's Gold (02/08)
In Bruges (02/08)
Made Of Honor (02/08)
Pathology (02/08)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (02/08)
My Blueberry Nights (02/13)
Definitely, Maybe (02/14)
Jumper (02/14)
Funny Games (02/15)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (02/15)
The Counterfeiters (02/22)
My Mom's New Boyfriend (02/22)
Vantage Point (02/22)
Addicted (02/29)
The Other Boleyn Girl (02/29)
Semi-Pro (02/29)
March
10,000 B.C. (03/07)
The Accidental Husband (03/07)
College Road Trip (03/07)
Snow Angels (03/07)
Horton Hears A Who! (03/14)
Pride & Glory (03/14)
Sleepwalking (03/14)
Spring Breakdown (03/14)
Drillbit Taylor (03/21)
21 (03/28)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (03/28)
Stop-loss (03/28)
Superhero Movie (03/28)
Wanted (03/28)
April
Leatherheads (04/04)
Nim's Island (04/04)
Shine A Light (04/04)
Wild Child (04/04)
Foodfight! (04/11)
Prom Night (04/11)
The Ruins (04/11)
Smart People (04/11)
Baby Mama (04/18)
Forbidden Kingdom (04/18)
The Rocker (04/18)
Big Stan (04/25)
College (04/25)
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo (04/25)
The List (04/25)
Then She Found Me (04/25)
May
Iron Man (05/02)
Speed Racer (05/09)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian (05/16)
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (05/22)
Savage Grace (05/28)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (05/30)
Sex And The City: The Movie (05/30)
Starship Dave (05/30)
June
Kung Fu Panda (06/06)
Nights In Rodanthe (06/06)
The Happening (06/13)
The Incredible Hulk (06/13)
Get Smart (06/20)
The Love Guru (06/20)
Valkyrie (06/27)
Wall-E (06/27)
What Happens In Vegas (06/27)
July
Hancock (07/02)
Hellboy 2 (07/11)
Journey 3-D (07/11)
Tropic Thunder (07/11)
The Dark Knight (07/18)
Mamma Mia! (07/18)
Step Brothers (07/25)
The X-files 2 (07/25)
August
He's Just Not That Into You (08/01)
The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (08/01)
Blindness (08/08)
Eagle Eye (08/08)
The Pineapple Express (08/08)
The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2 (08/08)
South Of The Border (08/08)
Fame (08/15)
Case 39 (08/22)
I Know What Boys Like (08/22)
Babylon A.D. (08/29)
The Sophomore (08/2008)
September
Inkheart (09/19)
Lakeview Terrace (09/19)
Death Race (09/26)
Nowhereland (09/26)
October
Nick And Nora's Infinite Playlist (10/03)
Where The Wild Things Are (10/03)
City Of Ember (10/10)
The Express (10/10)
The Lonely Maiden (10/17)
Quarantined (10/17)
Igor (10/24)
November
James Bond 22 (11/07)
Madagascar: The Crate Escape (11/07)
Four Christmases (11/14)
Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince (11/21)
Bolt (11/26)
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (11/26)
Eddie Dickens And The Awful End (11/2008)
December
The Day The Earth Stood Still (12/12)
Seven Pounds (12/12)
Revolutionary Road (12/19)
The Tale Of Desperaux (12/19)
Bedtime Stories (12/25)
Star Trek (12/25)
3:30 A.m. (12/2008)
88 Minutes (12/2008)
Australia (12/2008)
Body Of Lies (12/2008)
Born (12/2008)
Brothers (12/2008)
The Changeling (12/2008)
Coraline (12/2008)
Elegy (12/2008)
Flashbacks Of A Fool (12/2008)
Halo (12/2008)
I Could Never Be Your Woman (12/2008)
Keep Coming Back (12/2008)
The Lovely Bones (12/2008)
Mama's Boy (12/2008)
Midnight Meat Train (12/2008)
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (12/2008)
Passengers (12/2008)
The Pink Panther 2 (12/2008)
The Punisher: War Zone (12/2008)
Righteous Kill (12/2008)
Rogue (12/2008)
Silence (12/2008)
State Of Play (12/2008)
Swing Vote (12/2008)
Trick 'r Treat (12/2008)
Warner Bros (12/2008)
Wasington (12/2008)
Winged Creatures (12/2008)
The Wolf Man (12/2008)
The Women (12/2008)
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With a title like Cloverfield, I really wouldn't have had given it much thought until I read that Cloverfield is the elusive 1-18-08 movie by J.J. Abrams. Will it be one of the best monster movies ever made? Will it suck? Will it look like another Godzilla rip-off?
I'm not sure if I want to watch it. I probably will though. Roughly 2 more months to go!
Here we have another Asian horror movie remake. (Can't Hollywood ever come up with their own horror movie these days?) The Eye stars Jessica Alba and it will be released next year, February 1, 2008.
So what is the movie about? The Eye is about a woman who receives an eye transplant. Apparently, the eye that she receives is cursed and this causes the woman to see things differently. Meaning, she can see dead people and stuff.
The original The Eye (Jian Gui in Chinese) was pretty scary. As the tradition of Hollywood horror remakes (at least on my part), they aren't even half as scary as the original ones. Which really sucks, you know? Anyway, before I end up ranting more, watch the trailer and see if you're willing to spend some money on this remake or not.
Backtrack a bit. It has been confirmed that Silver Fox is included in the prequel. What's unconfirmed is who's playing her...but Maggie Q is the top choice apparently.
Who is Silver Fox?
Silver Fox is Wolverine's love interest. More like his ex-girlfriend or something to that note. I don't really know how their little relationship started but Silver Fox is a CIA-agent-turned-terrorist in the comic's story. She's killed by Sabretooth by the way.
Okay, so does knowing that Silver Fox is in X-Men Origins: Wolverine makes you want to watch the movie more? Or is it Maggie Q that extra push to make you want to watch the movie today? I personally don't find her pretty and I'm looking forward to the movie mainly because Wolverine's my favorite X-Men (and Hugh Jackman's a plus).
Thoughts and opinions?
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I'm so looking forward to watching National Treasure: Book of Secrets. I loved the first National Treasure movie, so I'm pretty confident that I'll love the second movie too. Book of Secrets is about..well..a book of secrets. It's a book that only the presidents of the United States can read. Ben Gates (Nicholas Cage) needs to get his hands on this book in order to prove his great-great grandfather's innocence in Abraham Lincoln's death.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets will be released on December 21, 2007. Mark your calendars, people!!
Rambo fans! Sylvester Stallone is back with the fourth Rambo movie simply entitled, Rambo. Watch the trailer, quick!
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Personally, I liked Angels & Demons than The Da Vinci Code. The books, of course. Although I'm kind of skeptical about the Angel & Demons movie. I didn't really enjoy the DVC movie. If it weren't for Tom Hanks, I'd hate the movie. I think Tom Hanks was the saving grace of The Da Vinci Code.
I don't really care much about people saying that the book/movie is sacrilegious. It's their opinion and their faith. I take the movie as a movie, nothing personal. Then again, there isn't anything to be taken personally in the first place.
Oh well. I might watch Angels & Demons either for the sake of watching it, or because it got good reviews, or because I already watched DVC. Keyword: might.
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Fans of Tim Burton, better get ready. Burton and Disney is collaborating to create a new movie: Alice in Wonderland. Yep, that's right. The movie will be shot in a way similar to Beowulf
For those of you who are waiting for the upcoming (meaning it's in 3-D), and with Tim Burton directing it, I'm sure it won't be anything short of wonderful.Justice League of America (JLA) movie, rumor has it that Adam Brody will play The Flash, Common will be Green Lantern, Teresa Palmer as villainess Talia Al Ghul and Michael Gough might do a repeat for Alfred. Good news regarding the cast, or not?
By the way, if you want to see the two lead characters of the upcoming Dragon Ball movie, check them out here.
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Here's the trailer for the upcoming Jet Li and Jackie Chan movie, The Forbidden Kingdom. It's set to be released next year, April 18, 2007. If anyone doesn't know what the movie is about, sucks. Lol yeah well Forbidden Kingdom is a movie about a teenager who discovers an ancient artifact and through this, the kid goes through an adventure set in ancient China.
Is anyone looking forward to watching The Forbidden Kingdom?
Anyway, Beowulf, if you're not aware, is the story of a warrior-hero named Beowulf who has slain the demon Grendel. With Grendel's death, the wrath of his deadly and seductive mother falls upon Beowulf. She wants revenge against the slayer of her son and she wants it bad.
Beowulf, I forgot to mention, is an Anglo-Saxon epic poem that probably came to existence at around 700 AD. Despite it being of Anglo-Saxon origins, the plot and characters heavily relies on Danish and Swedish influences.
Beowulf has a stellar cast lined up:
Ray Winstone - Beowulf
Anthony Hopkins - Hrothgar
John Malkovich - Unferth
Angelina Jolie - Grendel's mother
Brendan Gleeson - Wiglaf
Crispin Glover - Grendel
Robin Wright Penn - Wealthow
Alison Lohman - Ursula
So is anyone else looking forward to watching Beowulf? I think it'll be a really great movie!
Here are some stills for the new movie, Hitman, starring Timothy Olyphant. Hitman will hit the theaters on November 21. It's a movie based on a video game of the same title about a genetically-engineered assassin known only as Agent 47.
I don't think I'll be watching this one, so those of you who are anticipating this movie, tell me what you think of it!
I recently found a blog that lists the different video game adapted movies that are in the making. I'm not sure if these will be good though, since these kinds of movies have had a history of destroying the game itself.
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Yeah, the action scenes. Plus the really great CG created especially to fit the theme of the movie: dark and foreboding. It's something that can be fully appreciated on the big screen instead of watching it at home, unless you have one of those big screen TVs that only the filthy rich can afford.
Anyway, I've talked to some people who haven't seen 300. Bleh. You like missed half of your life.
Kidding aside, 300 is a movie adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same title. It's about King Leonidas who goes to war with 300 of his best Spartan men against the Persian Army (who are said to be in the millions or something). The Persians' god-king, Xerxes, wanted to invade Sparta because of the latter's insubordination. The whole movie just centers around the brief preparation of war, the great extent of the actual war that lasted around 3 days, and the aftermath of the war.
A cool thing about 300 is that it's based on a real war between the Spartans and the Persians. What I'm talking about is that this war, King Leonidas and Xerxes did exist in real life. The Battle of Thermopylae is a battle between Leonidas with a few hundred of his men against hundreds of thousands of Persians led by Xerxes.
Enough about history. 300 is a movie for anyone above the age of 20. Lol. Above 13, maybe. It's pure violence and you wouldn't want your kid saying that you're just like Xerxes (because you order him around too much). Well, I'm sure anyone would enjoy it, even just for the action scenes.
But what about Mulan or Pocahontas or Anastasia. Heck, there's Megara and even Nala! Yes, I'm ranting and I'm well aware that these four princesses on the picture are the original Disney Princesses.
My favorite Disney movies are Mulan, Pocahontas, The Lion King and Hercules. It's mostly the story plus the different approach to the artwork that drew me in. The other Disney Princesses movies all have the same plot: a girl meeting her prince charming. Quite boring, actually.
What about you guys? Your favorite Disney Princess?
It's a prequel, so I don't think we'll be getting any Kate Beckinsale this time around. However, the movie will give the fans a background and will enlighten them as to how the feud between the Lycans and the Vampires started.
The movie follows Lucian as he rises up to the top-most rank in the Lycans' clan. He arranges a revolt against their former masters, the Vampires, led by Viktor, the Lycans' enslaver. Together with his lover, Sonja, Lucian will battle against the very formidable bloodsucking armies of Viktor.
Sounds interesting? Sounds like a flop? Well after the second Underworld movie, Underworld Evolution, I kinda got turned off with the story. If I'm going to watch the third Underworld movie, I'll probably catch it when it's featured on TV and not waste my time and money watching it on the big screen.
But who knows right?
Is anyone looking forward to Underworld: Rise of the Lycans?
American History X -- This has got to be one of my favorite movies of all time. Maybe it's because of it's uniqueness as a movie, the plot, the dialogue...then again, it could just be Edward Norton. (He's a very good actor and you can't deny that.)
American History X is a movie about Neo-Nazism. It's a movie about racism. It's a movie about hatred. It's a movie about enlightenment. It's a movie about self-acceptance. It's a movie about reformation. American History X is a movie about all these aspects of a person's life that are interwoven into one intricate story about one family's life.
Meet Derek Vinyard. He's the leader of a Neo-Nazi group who are against everyone who aren't white Protestants. He goes to jail for manslaughter and gets released after serving only three years of his sentence. He's a changed man because of the multitude of experiences he had inside prison. Experiences that I probably wouldn't be able to handle if they happened to me.
Anyway, upon his return, he tries to renew his family's strained relationship and to fix every mistake that he's done before serving his jail-time. But then his younger brother, Danny, has become Derek's replacement within the Neo-Nazi group. Derek tries hard to change his brother and lead him away from the path of neo-Nazism before Danny ends his life tragically.
American History X explores the effects of Neo-Nazism through the lives of those involved in it, those who were involved with it, those who are close to them and to those who are terrorized by it. It's a scary ideology that looks down upon other people just because they belong to a race outside white Protestants. I love this movie because it explores something provoking in a way that people can relate to.
Derek's flashbacks help greatly in explaining the theme and the storyline. They are all essential in building up the story and in understanding the mentality of the people involved. Edward Norton really makes you feel Derek's character. When I watched American History X, I could really feel Derek's anger and pain, as well as reformation and his slow acceptance of the things that happened to him before he fully understood that what he did was wrong. Derek's life in prison was especially painful to watch -- and it's up to you to find out what was painful about it. Do note that I'm not only referring to his pains literally, but it's more on the figurative side.
I highly recommend American History X for those who want something new and thought-provoking. You won't regret watching it.
One thing that immediately makes this movie a great one is the cast. We have Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Chang Chen and Zhang Zi Yi, plus, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is directed by the great Ang Lee himself.
The story revolves around these four warriors you see on the picture. Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh plays two seasoned warriors named Li Mu-bai and Yu Shu-lien respectively. The plot begins when Mu-bai tells Shu-lien that he wishes to surrender the Green Destiny - a sword he has been taking care of for a long time. Shu-lien agrees to deliver it to a friend of Mu-bai, a certain master, for safekeeping.
There, she meets the daughter of the governor, Jen (Zhang Zi Yi), who tells Shu-lien that the is to be married despite her not loving the man. That night, the Green Destiny is stolen by a masked thief whose trail leads to the governor's place, pointing out that Mu-bai's long-time enemy, the Jade Fox, is hiding under the guise of Jen's governess.
Jen and the Jade Fox tries to escape but Jen is to be stopped by a man called Lo (Chang Chen), a desert bandit whom Jen had a relationship with years before Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's storyline. I'd actually want to tell you more, but that would just spoil everything, especially if you haven't seen the movie yet.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is about discipline, honor, self-sacrifice and courage that a warrior has to learn in order for them to fully understand what it means to live. It is a movie of reflection and realization as well as acceptance for the past and present.
Don't get me wrong. It's not all story. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has one of the best fight scenes I've ever seen. There are a series of fight scenes all throughout the movie, so it's kind of interchanging: talk-fight-talk-fight-etc. You get the point, right?
If you're a fan of martial arts movies, philosophical movies, action movies, or you're someone who just wants to watch a good movie, I'd recommend Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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I still think that Dawson is butt-ugly. But that's my opinion.
There's not much to the story except that it centers around the four friends and their teenage life in a fictional town called Capeside. Adulthood and the things related to it are mostly what the episodes are about, plus the teenage perspective of growing-up of course. It picked up where Beverly Hills, 90210 left off, and now, Dawson's Creek is considered a basis for teenage-angst-related TV shows like The OC and Gilmore Girls.
As I said, I was kinda hooked to watching Dawson's Creek when I was a kid. Well, fine. I was waiting for it every Friday night at our local station. Ever since I started watching it, I resented the fact that someone like James Van derBeek is a lead character. I don't like how he looks. After the first season, or two, I don't really remember when, I lost interest and stopped watching. It was like their lives are getting more complicated when it isn't supposed to be complicated in the first place. Too much drama. But what the hell...we're talking about teenagers here. Of course their lives are all drama! I was like that too, 4 years ago.
Did anyone watch Dawson's Creek?
The five dinosaurs are:
Littlefoot - Apatosaurus
Cera - Tricerotops
Ducky - Parasaurolophus
Petrie - Pteranodon
Spike - Stegosaurus
Littlefoot is the main character in the Land Before Time, the rest are his friends who help him go through any ordeal he encounters. The story basically revolves around Littlefoot...and for a dinosaur as young as he is, Littlefoot sure went through a whole lot.
Oh the antagonist here is a Tyrannosaurus Rex, otherwise known as Sharptooth. Well I guess it's pretty obvious by now that the names of the characters in Land Before Time describe, or at least is associated with the type of dinosaurs who own the name.
Land Before Time made me cry - both as a kid and as a 20-something kid-at-heart. The story is simple, but how they portrayed it moves a viewer to tears. It really does. I guess it's because anyone can relate to Littlefoot and his four friends. There's also a moral to the story, and it doesn't take an adult to explain it to a kid for the kid to understand it. Just by watching the movie, the kid would be able to understand what the movie is trying to teach.
Also, since the first movie was quite popular (my parents bought me a VHS copy when I was young and I actually memorized their lines from start to finish), so they made a sequel. Plus several other sequels after that. To date, there are around 12 Land Before Time movies and a television spin-off. I wasn't particularly fond of the TV spin-off, but the movies are quite amusing. They're more light-hearted as compared to the first Land Before Time movie, but nonetheless entertaining.
NatGeo's Wild Chronicles offers the viewers a different look at man's co-inhabitants on planet Earth. Viewers will get to learn more about the animals in a way that they rarely get to read in books. Besides, watching animals eat, run, sleep and do whatever they do best is better being watched than read, right?
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A Tale of Two Sisters is basically a psychological horror movie that centers on...two sisters. You didn't see that coming, did you? Don't worry, I won't give spoilers. Just a brief note on what the movie is about.
The movie starts with the two sisters moving into their new home in the countryside where there father grew up. Their step-mother greeted them warmly (their mother just died) but the sisters dislike their new mother. The house started to resemble a prison for the girls because of the cold atmosphere brought by their step-mother. Soon, their step-mother changes horribly, and with her, the house changes too - giving way to sinister and horrific incidents that drive the sisters to the brink of insanity.
That's just something to minutely describe A Tale of Two Sisters. For one, it messed up my mind the first time I saw it. Secondly, it scared me...and I like getting scared. The picture above is kinda creepy, no? I don't really want to give away the climactic parts of the story, so you should just watch it. It might seem confusing at first, but by the time the movie ends, you'll see how it all fits in together.
For those of you who haven't heard of the Pagemaster yet, it's a movie that stars Macaulay Culkin as Richard. He was a timid boy who was fearful of a lot of things. His father decided to make a tree house for him but he's too scared to climb up and help his dad. So one day, his dad runs out of nails and asks Richard to buy some for him. On the way home, rain starts to pour heavily and Richard is forced to seek shelter at the library.
There he meets the librarian, played by Christopher Lloyd, who quickly assumes that Richard is looking for a fiction book and sends Richard off to find one. He slips on the floor at the center of the building and as he wakes up, and suddenly a huge wave of color engulfs him, turning him into a cartoon character.
He then meets three books, Adventure, Fantasy and Horror, in their respective sections. They encounter the Pagemaster who tells them that they have to find the exit, and thus begins an adventure for Richard.
It's a great movie for both kids and adults. I mean, a lot of the grown-ups would recognize literature references all throughout the movie more than the kids would do. Well there's a moral too, just a simple lesson for Richard to face his fears. It was a lot of trouble for that one piece of advice, but at least, he was able to learn how to do just that.
- X-Men 1
- X-Men 2
- X-Men 3
- All three movies
- None of them
Well... It's possible to like all three and to not like any right? For me, the best one was...uhm... I LIKE ALL THREE. And I can't wait for the fourth one, for that matter. I've always been a big fan of the X-Men, especially Wolverine. Oh and I despise Cyclops.
So... I want your thoughts everyone! Which X-Men movie did you like and what are your thoughts on the upcoming X-Men movie??
Oh and tell everyone who your favorite X-Men character is!
I read somewhere that it was already shown in America, aired by the Sci-Fi Channel, but when I watched Resident Evil the other day, I saw the trailer for Highlander: The Source, so I'm guessing that it will be shown here in our local cinemas.
I can't wait for this one. If you've read my earlier post on the Highlander series, you'll get an idea of how much I like Highlander. Added to that, Adrian Paul, the original Duncan MacLeod, is the one starring in the movie. So that's double the "I can't wait for this one."
Oh yeah, the plot. It's basically just a quest to find the Holy Grail so that the immortals can unlock the secrets of "The Source". Ah but this time, as they race to find the secrets, the world of the near-future is on its path to destruction.
So, is anyone going to watch this? Do you think it will be a good one?
I thought it was some kind of suspense thriller given the title. I thought wrong. Dead wrong.
It was another chick flick. I'm not a fan of chick flicks. I still watched in nonetheless and wasted like an hour and a half of my life watching girls get revenge from a guy who played them. Ah, don't take me wrong though. Just because I implied that it wasn't any good, my sister liked it. So buy the DVD (I made it easy for you and placed a link there.) and just see for yourself.
Oh but there were some parts that made me laugh. Like laugh, laugh... Not "laugh" because the whole movie is pointless. Did you just get that? I kinda confused myself there.
Anyway, the plot of John Tucker Must Die:
Meet John Tucker, a jock and the most popular guy in school. Everyone wants a piece of him and he wants a piece of every girl. So he just does that. He commits himself to three different girls at the same time (and from the same school) and tells them not to tell anyone because his parents are strict and doesn't want him to be in a relationship yet. Right.
So meet Kate, the invisible girl in school. No, not like the Fantastic 4 character, it's just that nobody knows her nor notices her. Anyway, when the three girlfriends find each other out, Kate "helps" them to get even with John Tucker. The three girls use Kate to make John Tucker fall in love and get his heart broken.
Okay, that isn't the rest of the story but I wouldn't wanna spoil it all for you, my dear readers. It gets pretty predictable, but that's just me. I tend to predict every event in these kinds of movies. So there. John Tucker Must Die isn't a mind-boggling movie. It's pretty simple and as I said, predictable, but the antics that these girls come up with are funny...especially during the early stages of their "John Tucker Must Die Plan".
It's really up to you if you want to watch it. I suggest that if you do want to watch, don't expect anything...if you're not into these chick flicks. If you are...then Happy Viewing!
(Looking back, I realize that the Magic School Bus creators must be high at that time.)
Anyway, as I mentioned, the Magic School Bus is a kids' show that featured different science concepts with each episode. The multi-cultural children and their teacher, Ms. Frizzle, all go on a field trip every time to learn the concepts presented during class. They board the Magic School bus and then the fun begins.
The Magic School Bus can be anything: a space ship, submarine, shrinking machine... Anything that the class needs for them to learn the lesson. How COOL is that, right? Right? RIGHT?
It's actually a good way to teach your kids science before the internet was easily accessible to anyone.. But then, who wants to read long articles with graphs and charts right? I'm sure very little 8-year-olds would want to do that. So here is another option: Magic School Bus! It's not boring, it doesn't force kids to eat veggies (that discourages them from watching, trust me) and the best part is... Magic School Bus is a cartoon series! How COOL is that, right?!
Okay, so here's a list of episodes for all 4 seasons...just try to make out what each episode is about. Enjoy!
Season 1
