Wanted,starring James McAvoy,Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie,has a target release date of June 27,2008.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Wanted trailer
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
The Other Boleyn Girl
I was anticipating The Other Boleyn Girl from the first time i read about it,for an obvious reason:the leading actresses are Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman.Last Saturday,I finally saw it.If you have watched the Showtime series The Tudors (starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) or if you have read about Henry VIII (and of course,if you have read the book on which the movie is based),you probably know a part of the movie's plot.The Other Boleyn Girl does not focus on historical events but on the relationship between Henry VIII and the Boleyn sisters (Mary and Ann).Scarlett Johanson plays Mary Boleyn ,Natalie Portman plays Ann Boleyn and Eric Bana Henry VIII.
My initial impression was that the OTB was a typical period drama.While that impression did not change entirely,i have to say that the movie had some nice plot elements and some very powerful scenes.Surely,you will not get bored while watching the movie.The perfomances are good (especially the perfomance of Natalie Portman).The main asset of the movie is its two protagonists Scarlett Johanson and Natalie Portman,two beautiful and talented actresses.Quote from Late Show with David Letterman (Natalie Portman interview) :"You and Scarlett Johannson?what a combination...It was a remarkable combination."
Overall,The Other Boleyn Girl is a good movie.
Natalie Portman on Late Show w/ David Letterman Feb 27 2008
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pXFN8_YMZBc
Scarlett Johansson on Live with Regis and Kelly
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jO464CHs8yE
Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman on the Today Show
http://youtube.com/watch?v=J94Y_UvIkes
The Cinema Judge - The Other Boleyn Girl
[interviews,clips,trailer,on the set of OTB]
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3kLze3NERTc
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
The Shield
"Although this police drama was inspired by a cop-corruption scandal of the 1990s, when it debuted in 2002 it had a distinctly post-9/11 theme: what moral compromises are we willing to accept in the name of safety? It centers on Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis), an extremely effective, extremely shady cop heading an LAPD unit that takes down murderers and pushers, usually trampling the Bill of Rights and pocketing dirty money for themselves in the process. The Shield depicts a dirty, red-in-tooth-and-claw L.A. where no one, from cop to politician, white, black or brown, is entirely selfless. No show does a better job of making you feel your TV screen needs a good Windexing when an episode is over."(TIME-The 100 best tv shows of All-TIME)
The Shield,created by Shawn Ryan,starring Michael Chiklis as Vic Mackey,is a raw show.It's raw in various levels:from the depiction of the crimes to the depiction of corruption,decadence,of the psychological and emotional state of the characters.Every character has to face his own demons.Demons,secrets,relationships,secret,suspicious dealings which are an integral part of the plot.Vic Mackey is the leader of the controversial Strike Team.He is a cop the moral status of whom is constantly questionable,but it is clear where he stands.With the developments in the sixth season,his future is uncertain.In his effort,he comes to some shocking discoveries,having as an ally,someone who was previously an enemy,ambitious councilman (and previously police captain) David Aceveda (a man with his own skeletons in the closet).
I saw the first season back in 2005,the second and the third in 2006 and i recently saw the last three (note:Season 6 was originally intended to be aired as the second half of Season 5 (in the same way that HBO split up the last season of ). However, FX decided instead to refer to these ten episodes as "Season 6").My favorite characters are Vic Mackey and Ronnie Gardocki (mainly in recent seasons).Anyway,The Shield is a great show. The seventh season will premiere sometime in September 2008, according to a FX spokesman in a recent newspaper article, and will consist of 13 one hour episodes.This will be the final season according to its creator and the network.
Season 7 teaser trailer
Season 6 Promo trailer
The 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/completelist/0,,1651341,00.html
The Shield Forum
http://www.shieldforum.com/
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Terminator the Sarah Connor Chronicles
From the Terminator movies,i've seen Terminator 2:Judgement Day and Terminator 3:Rise of the Machines (a fact that may explain my confusion about certain plot elements like the one concerning Kyle Reese,John Connor's father).I've been watching the Sarah Connor Chronicles after the first three episodes were aired.Last week,the season finale was aired.The start of the season was decent,while the next few episodes were not something special.At first i was irritated by the character portrayed by Summer Glau (Cameron),but as the season progressed my opinion changed .Episodes 5-7 were probably the best episodes of the season.Episode 7 (the Demon Hand) (despite the fact that it was the episode with the lowest numbers of viewers) is my favorite episode.The last two episodes were relatively good,not as good as the previous 2-3,but had some nice scenes (like the the shoot-out [Cromartie vs.FBI agents] and the second scene in the park) and some major plot developments.
It is evident that the last episode was not meant to be the season finale."As for the future of the series, Friedman promised, "Yes, I've mapped it out. Yes, I know where we're going." Season 1 ends with the ninth episode, cut down from the intended 13, thanks to the recently concluded writers' strike. Friedman said Episode 9 ends with a big cliffhanger, but that was "purely luck,' as it was meant to be a cliffhanger for the next week's episode, that now will function as one for the whole season."(ign.com WC 08 cast and producers interview).The first season order was for 13 episodes,but only 9 were aired.Producer Josh Friedman has said his plans are to incorporate the unfilmed storylines from the remaining four episodes of season 1 into the start of season 2.
To sum up,the first season of Terminator:The Sarah Connor Chronicles was decent.At the time of writing of this post,the future of the series is uncertain.According to Wikipedia:"Following the resolution of the WGA Strike, the Los Angeles Times printed a chart indicating the status of American network television series. The chart, reprinted by a number of other websites, categorizes the series as "on the bubble", a term used to describe series in danger of cancellation, although as of March 7,2008, Fox has yet to announce the fate of the series."
Some interesting info:- Producer Josh Friedman has a rough idea for the plot of the following three seasons.
- Josh Friedman stated in an interview that the events of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines occur in an alternate timeline from that of the TV series......In addition,Judgment Day in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, takes place July 24, 2004 while in the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Judgment Day takes place in 2011.
-Executive producer James Middleton confirmed in Variety that the series will contain a link to Terminator 4 (a.k.a Terminator Salvation:The Future Begins) [propably refers to episode 6 (Dungeons and Dragons)]
Trailer
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OjLne16FKmQ
Episode 9 clip (FBI vs Terminator) (spoiler warning)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RVrVMzNdpXM
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Friday, March 14, 2008
Righteous Kill
Righteous Kill,starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro,is scheduled for release on September 12,2008.
Official site http://www.righteouskill-themovie.com/
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
The Incredible Hulk Teaser trailer
The Incredible Hulk,starring Edward Norton as Bruce Banner,is scheduled for release on June 13, 2008.
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Step Up 2 the Streets
Step Up 2 the Streets is the sequel to 2006's Step Up.It's the story of 16-year-old street dancer Andie West (Briana Evigan).Step Up 2 is a mediocre movie,with some nice dance scenes (from which the last (rainy) dance scene stands out) and nice soundtrack (with contemporary hits like Low and Way i are).
"The popular dance-movie franchise Step Up will be getting a third film in the series, and this time the grooving and shaking of various trunks will be taking place in glorious 3-D. The provisional title for the film? Step Up 3-D, of course."(ign.com 27/2/2008)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bL2wDI-O5YQ
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
After sex Review
After sex is a movie about conversations that occur between people (who either are lovers or not) after having sex.It consists of 8 segments."They include (conversations after) sex with ex, domineering homosexual relationship, sexual exploitation of a friend, coming to terms of homosexuality, a loving old couple, teenage experimentation and one night stand."[imdb.com].These segments show various stages and various kinds of human relationships.Some are nicely done,while other are weak.The strong point of most of the conversations is the well written dialogue,with nice and in some cases,funny lines.There are interesting comments on sex,love,human personality and sexuality.In my opinion,the best segments are:the first one,the one with the two college students,from whom one is a lesbian and the other is straight and last one that is about a one night stand.
"That's the difference between love and sex.Sex is the game where everyone wins a little prize and no one goes home a loser and love is the game that is really hard to win.But if you do and you get to take home that life size tyrannosaurus,it feels a whole lot better than taking home that shitty little plastic key chain"
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Worst movies January-March 2008
The worst movies that i've watched in early 2008 are:
-Alien vs.Predator:Requiem
-Hitman,which is not as bad as AVP,but it is a mediocre movie.(Beautiful) new Bond girl (in Quantum of Solace) Olga Kurylenko appears in Hitman.
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Saturday, March 8, 2008
International Women's Day March 8
Woman
Woman...thou art strong
If only this we could all see
A better place our world would be
Woman...thou art fair
A beacon in times of need
A soul provider indeed
Woman...thou art lovely
Your beauty as striking as light
and comfort deep into the night
Woman thou art peace
Gracing life as stars do
Ever present, ever new
Woman...thou art equal
Stand tall stand proud
Fear not to say it aloud...
I am a woman
Poem written by Martino Fortuin
John Lennon-Woman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaLfDnShEn0
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Thursday, March 6, 2008
Jason Statham talks Transporter 3,Crank 2 and The Brazilian Job (IGN.com)
Q: Are you stoked for Crank 2?
JASON STATHAM: It's hard to talk about this script because you look at The Bank Job, a true story that is full of intrigue, surprise and deceit, and Crank is just like from the f****** stratosphere. It's so out there. It's so wacky. It's so unbelievable, but at the same time it's the Neveldine and Taylor edgy, mad filmmaking that they do so well. It's fun. It's entertainment. Some people think it's sheer horse s***, but every person that I've met has actually said it's terrific. I'm sure there's some people who don't like it. You can't please everybody. And I, particularly, love it.
Q: Are you excited to get back to playing Chev?STATHAM: Yeah, I said to the chaps or they said to me, "You know we've written Crank 2?" And I said, "There's no way." And they literally sent it over. They write very, very quickly. They sent me it and I was thumbing through it with a box of tissues just laughing and crying going, "This is absolutely silly! When do we make it?"
Q: What's the other film you're doing?
STATHAM: Transporter 3. It's pretty much done. We'll be on a plane to Paris.
Q: Will the third one reflect the tone of the first one?
STATHAM: It's -- you know what -- I'm not going to say too much about it, but it's in a spot where I'm very happy with it, if that makes sense. It's got a bit for everybody in it. I think it's a decent script.
Q: Are there any other franchises you'd like to be a part of?
STATHAM: Yeah, there's quite a few. I'm not going to name them. It starts to sound like sour grapes that you haven't got them. Or, "Why didn't I get that part?" Or, "You said I'd get that part!" But there's a couple of things that I know I'd be really good for. There's a possible chance that they might come my way. If they do, both have a great potential to be great franchises. It's always great to do franchises. Sly's done a few. They work well. The Die Hards and the Lethal Weapons. You get a good one and you can keep them going.
Q: What's up with the Italian Job sequel?
STATHAM: You know, I've been talking about that for two years: The Brazilian Job. I think somebody should just erase it from IMDb. Save us all a problem, and put it back on there when it's fully due and ready. I don't know. It's one of those things that's just sitting around.
Q: It sounds like your schedule's pretty slammed. How about a vacation?
STATHAM: I'm gonna do Transporter 3, and I'm gonna do Crank, and then have a little holiday after that. IGN.com 4/3/2008
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull:The Development and more
Indy 4 was in development hell since the 1989 release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, because Spielberg and Ford initially disagreed over Lucas's choice of the skulls as the plot device.
The fourth film in the Indiana Jones film series is set in 1957, making it nineteen years since Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, thus acknowledging the real-life passing of years between films. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull pits an older and wiser Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) against agents of the Soviet Union—led by Spalko (Cate Blanchett)—for the crystal skull."The theory is they are shaped by higher powers or alien powers or came from another world, or an ancient Mayan civilization had the powers," producer Frank Marshall explained. Indy's journey takes him across New Mexico, Connecticut, Mexico City, and the jungles of Peru, as well as the warehouse from the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.Indy is assisted by his former lover Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) as well as the greaser Mutt (Shia LaBeouf) and fellow archaeologist Mac (Ray Winstone). John Hurt and Jim Broadbent also play fellow academics.Sean Connery turned down making a cameo appearance as Henry Jones, Sr., finding retirement too enjoyable. Lucas stated that in hindsight it was good that Connery did not briefly appear, as it would disappoint the audience when his character would not come along for the film's adventure. Ford joked, "As I told Sean, I’m getting old enough to play my own father, so we don’t need him anymore."
There will be mild humor regarding Indiana's age.
Development
During the late 1970s, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg made a deal with Paramount Pictures for five films about archaeologist Indiana Jones. Following the theatrical release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1989, Lucas let the series end as he felt he could not think of a good plot device to drive the next installment. However, he declared that if he ever found a new plot device that all three men liked, he would consider a fourth film. Lucas became fascinated with the crystal skulls while producing The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles in 1992, as it was an idea in an unused script. He was shooting Harrison Ford's cameo when he learned of them, and felt they were as powerful a concept as the Ark of the Covenant was. In 1992, Jeb Stuart was writing the screenplay, and Last Crusade writer Jeffrey Boam was set to pen another draft three years later. However, Spielberg and Ford were not interested in the skulls, and development halted when Lucas made the Star Wars prequels.
Meanwhile, author Max McCoy incorporated the crystal skull mythology as a recurring theme in his four Indiana Jones novels, and the skull was also featured in the 2001 Tokyo Disney theme park attraction Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull. The film's long gestation coincided with Ford growing older, and this meant the filmmakers were allowed to give a new approach and setting. Instead of tributing Republic Pictures's 1930s serials, the film could instead tribute a 1950s B-movie, which give the skulls an appropriate context given their origins.[8] Lucas's favorite B-movie of that era was Forbidden Planet. By 2000, Spielberg's personal interest was ignited as his son asked when the next Indiana Jones film would be released. M. Night Shyamalan was hired as Boam's replacement for an intended 2002 shoot, but he was overwhelmed writing a sequel to a film he loved like Raiders of the Lost Ark, and claimed it was difficult to get Ford, Spielberg, and Lucas to focus.
Afterwards, Stephen Gaghan and Tom Stoppard were approached to write a new screenplay. With a title already planned, Frank Darabont, who wrote several episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, was hired in May 2002 to write. Darabont's screenplay was set in the 1950s, with surviving Nazis pursuing Jones. Darabont came up with reintroducing Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), but he did not include Indy's son, as rumored. In December 2002, Spielberg said he planned to shoot two films before filming Indiana Jones 4 in 2004 for a 2005 release. In February 2004, Lucas rejected the draft for reasons unknown, although Spielberg called this version the best screenplay since Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Jeff Nathanson was hired in October 2004 to write a new draft, which was set around 1949. Completed a year later, the script was handed over to David Koepp. As 2006 began, Harrison Ford declared if the film was not made by 2008, then the filmmakers should drop the idea altogether. Spielberg confirmed Indiana Jones 4 as his next film, calling it "the sweet dessert I give those who had to chow down on the bitter herbs that I've used in Munich". Koepp looked at all previous scripts, and kept what he felt were good ideas. He tried not to make his work a "fan script", in that he hoped to avoid any trivial references to the previous films. He also aimed to make it less dark than Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom yet less comic than Last Crusade, aiming for the balance from the first film. Frank Marshall disagreed, feeling the film's banter made it tonally closer to Last Crusade.
Shooting began on June 18, 2007 .Filming wrapped on October 12,2007.Although he originally found no need for re-shoots after viewing his first cut of the film, Spielberg decided to add an establishing shot, which was filmed on February 29, 2008 at Pasadena, California.
According to a Variety report, the premiere date for the long-awaited action adventure has been set for Sunday, May 18. The movie opens worldwide on May 22.
Quotes
-"We're working on it, we're working on it .We've been working on it for 10 years. I think it'll be a great film, but it's completely different. It's still got a lot of action, and it's still very funny. I think it works like crazy." (5/2006) George Lucas/MTV
-"It's going to be fantastic. It's going to be the best one yet." (1/2007) George Lucas/Associated Press
-"I'm delighted to be back in business with my old friends. I don't know if the pants still fit, but I know the hat will." (1/2007) Harrison Ford
-"It's looking very good to do another one. I haven't felt this positive about it happening in a long time... but if it doesn't happen in the next two years we should all forget it." (1/2006) Harrison Ford/Contact Music
- Can Harrison Ford, who's in his sixties now, still handle Indiana Jones?
The upcoming fourth film in the series will be as action-packed as expected, producer George Lucas recently confirmed to USA Today. However, he doesn't think Ford will have trouble keeping up. The key lies in how the action is done.
"[Indy's] not running in any of the movies. He's either on a horse or driving a car or a motorcycle. And he'll play his age in this movie with what's appropriate. The chases are more suspenseful than speedy. Like the rolling ball in the first film — it's not that he's running that fast, it's that there's a giant ball coming at him.
"And he will get beat up, which is a tradition for us." (4/2007 ign.com)
Teaser trailer
Writer/Director Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption," "The Green Mile," "The Mist") talks with Marcus Leshock about his initial draft of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dakdQP6DTU
Indiana Jones 4 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Behind the Scenes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYutwZKloR8
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Accepted Review
Last Saturday,i watched Accepted (mainly because of Blake Lively).It's a comedy released in 2006. The plot centers around two groups, one of which is a group of high school seniors, who after being rejected from all the colleges to which they had applied, proceed to "create" their own "college".
There are teen comedy cliches,but there also funny moments and some original and interesting ideas.Anyway,Accepted is a decent movie,which,as Wikipedia correctly points out,"Though presented as a light comedy, the film's undertone throughout is highly critical of the U.S. college system (and the college ranking system)."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bvvvEcYgiWA
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
Iron Man New trailer
New trailer,released on 28/2/2008.
Iron Man directed by Jon Favreau,with Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark,
will be released on May 2,2008.
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Saturday, March 1, 2008
10 Questions: Spike Lee
The following interview was published by IGN.com in November 28, 2006
Acclaimed director offers IGN his faves.
- From his first feature film, She's Gotta Have It, to his latest, the Katrina Hurricane documentary When the Levees Broke, director Spike Lee has only increased his love for free expression via the art of filmmaking.
"I'll always love that filmmaking allows me to say what I have to say," Spike tells IGN. "And I'm always learning from every one of my projects. I was learning every day when I was on [When the Levees Broke], and I won't stop because I love to learn."
What else does Spike love? During our recent interview, he was game enough to give our 10 Questions a shot.
1. What is your favorite piece of music?
Something that inspires me I would have to say is "A Love Supreme" by John Coltrane.
2. What is your favorite film?
On the Waterfront.
3. What is your favorite TV program, past or current?
The Wire. If you haven't seen it, do.
4. What do you feel has been your most important professional accomplishment to date?
I think the body of work I've built over the past 20 years. 20 years and 20 films. I would say my body of work.
5. Which project do you feel didn't live up to what you envisioned?
Hmmm, that's a hard one. Looking back I'd have to say they're all good. [He laughs] No, I'm not making perfection, but I'm trying. I think School Daze could have been better. That was my evolution at the time, so I thought I could do a better job, I couldn't have done any more with it. I put everything into it. It made me a better filmmaker, but I think the movie could have been better.
6. What is your favorite book?
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison.
7. If you could change one thing about the industry, what would it be?
That studios would try to finance films where everyone doesn't have to be a home run. That they could sometimes go for some singles, doubles and triples. Everything doesn't have to be a big home run. I don't know of anybody in Hollywood executives who think that way.
8. Who or what would you say has had the biggest influence on your career?
My film instructor in college. His name was Dr. Herb Eichleberger. He recognized I had some talent, and he just really took a deep interest in me nurturing that talent.
9. What is your next project?
Selling Time. [About a man who shaves time from his life to change the worst day of his life.]
10. What is the one project that you've always wanted to do, but have yet to be able to?
I have a Joe Lewis/Max Schmeling boxing epic that I co-wrote with Budd Schulberg that's not happened yet.
I have seen two movies which were directed by Spike Lee: 25th Hour (one of my favourite movies) and Inside Man (a really good movie).
Inside Man trailer http://youtube.com/watch?v=lQppbl-VHSA
25th Hour opening titles (great music) http://youtube.com/watch?v=y6NK3BrO8u0
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