Review: ‘Melvin’

Posted July 3 by Kirk in Comedy Horror Movies Review

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The world can’t seem to get enough zombies.  Fast zombies.  Slow zombies. Nazi zombies. Hare Krishna zombies. Blockbuster zombies. Indie zombies. With ‘Pontypool,’ we even had zombies that appeared to work for Merriam-Webster. With all these zombies running around in movie theaters, video stores, and TV sets, a filmmaker really has to do something special with his or her zombie movie to make it stand out in the crowd. Writer/director Henry Weintraub has given us the nerdy zombie, and, with his new film ‘Melvin,’ he offers up an entertaining gorefest with just a few problems.

New images from ‘The Final Destination’

Posted July 3 by Scott in General News Movie Stills

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We have come across some new photos from ‘Final Destination 4′ ‘The Final Destination’ which will be hitting theaters August 28th. Even though the last final destination was shitty, David R. Ellis is back who did ‘Final Destination 2′ (my personal fav) and from the trailer it looks to be a pretty fun horror flick. Here is the synopsis:

On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick O’Bannon (Bobby Campo) has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and…

DVD Giveaway: ‘Knowing’ and ‘Push’

Posted July 3 by Jerry in Contest DVD DVD Giveaway

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On July 7^th, 2 of this year’s “must own sci-fi action adventures” will be coming out on DVD and Blu-Ray. For the record, the press release says, “must own” and I have yet to see either so I can’t comment. I am looking forward to checking out both films though. If you are too, or if you saw them in theaters and want to own the DVD, you are in luck. We are giving away a few copies of each. Just leave a comment telling us which movie you want and why.

Fantasy Cast: Who should play Michael Jackson?

Posted July 3 by Travis in Fantasy Cast

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With the recent passing of Michael Jackson, the Internet has been a buzzing with rumors about the inevitable motion picture biopic that is allegedly already being planned. To be honest, I’m not surprised. The making of a movie about Michael Jackson’s life wasn’t a matter of “if” it would happen, but rather a question of when?

So, with the point being made that it’s only a matter of time before we see a biopic of the King of Pop, the bigger more difficult question emerges… Who in the world is best suited to play Michael Jackson? Theoretically, there would be a…

Review: ‘Tulpan’

Posted July 3 by Travis in Drama Foreign Review

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Asa is a young Kazakh sailor just returning home from his time serving in the Russian Navy. Once home, he finds himself living with his sister and her bullish older husband who works as a sheep herdsman. Asa’s brother-in-law reluctantly attempts to help find him a nice girl to be his bride, but on the vast, flat and barren steppe in which they live, available women are few and far between.

‘Tulpan’ is a bare bones film, shot with the same documentary-quality, cinema verite style that so many films from this region employ to heighten the sense of the story as…

Untitled Duplass Brothers project gets some details

Posted July 2 by Scott in General News

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The Duplass brothers have been shooting their “Untitled Duplass Brothers Project” for the last 6 weeks and we finally get some details on the film. It stars Jonah Hill as the son of a single mother (Marisa Tomei) who begins a relationship with a 40-something guy (John C. Reilly) with a failed marriage in his past. We get this from MTV Movie Blog:

“[Tomei’s character] is very much out of his league,” Duplass explained to MTV News in a recent interview. “They light up an incredible relationship but she doesn’t really let him in and he finds himself on the other…

Pauly Shore and Bruno will Fight over Adopted Kids

Posted July 2 by Scott in General News

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Apparently Pauly Shore has a movie called ‘Adopted’ and is looking to sue Sacha Baron Cohen for the baby adoption gag in his new movie ‘Bruno’. The tagline for Shore’s movie was “First there was Angelina, then Madonna, and now Pauly!”. Here is the trailer from ‘Adopted’:

After watching the ‘Bruno’ promos we all know that he drops a very similar line in the movie so I could see where Pauly Shore is coming from, but honestly id rather just see a cage fight between the two. We get this from NY Daily News:

There may be more trouble brewing for Sacha Baron…

The Game in talks to play B.A. Baracus in ‘The A-Team’

Posted July 2 by Scott in Casting General News

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Is the rapper The Game set to portray B.A. Baracus in the A-Team movie? Well that’s the word around the interwebs and Blackfilm.com is saying that The Game is the top choice to take up the role made famous by Mr T. We get this from their site:

While casting is underway for the big screen adaptation on the long running TV series, ‘The A-Team,’ Blackfilm.com has exclusively learned that rapper The Game is being considered for the role of B.A Baracus, which was originated by Mr. T on the television show.

Online buzz has it that the role was going to…

‘Predators’ Director Has Been Picked

Posted July 2 by Kirk in Action Director Franchises General News Movies Science Fiction Sequels

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This is just a quick update on an article previously ran.  Back a few weeks, we let you in on a scoop that Robert Rodriguez and crew may have found their director for the new sequel in the ‘Predator’ franchise.  The name at the top of the list was Nimrod Antal, director of ‘Kontroll,’ ‘Vacancy,’ and the upcoming ‘Armored.’  Today, we have official word.

Criterion Watch: ‘My Dinner With Andre’

Posted July 2 by Travis in DVD criterion collection

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Have you ever had one of those moments when you feel like the planets have aligned and fate has done you a favor? I had one of those moments the other day. It just so happened that a favorite movie of mine, one that has been out of print for years, finally got released on Criterion DVD last Tuesday, which just happened to be my birthday.

Sure, I know that this is all just coincidence and that getting all excited about any one movie seems childish, but telling me that this is just just a movie is like telling Tiger Woods that…

Who wants to see ‘HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE’ with the Movie Geeks?

Posted July 2 by Scott in Free Passes

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One of the biggest movies this summer is definitely ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince‘, and for that reason we are giving away passes to see the film early, on July 13 2009 here in St Louis. We have 10 gofobo codes and each code is good for 2 admit 1 passes.

This contest is going to be more difficult to win than previous contests. What we are looking for are photos of yourself or your child dressed up as a character from the Harry Potter films. We will be picking the winners as we receive the photos so what are…

Who wants to see ‘BRUNO’ with the Movie Geeks?

Posted July 2 by Scott in Free Passes

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We are giving you the chance to see ‘BRUNO’ with the Movie Geeks! Screening is on Tuesday, July 7 at 7:00pm here in St Louis.  In order to win these passes, you need to leave us a comment and tell us why you want to see this movie. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

If you don’t win, you can still see ‘BRUNO’ in theaters! The film opens nationwide on July 10.  Check out the official site http://www.meinspace.com/bruno.  Here’s the trailer for those of you not in the know:

Even the ‘G.I. Joe’ Marketing Sucks

Posted July 2 by Scott in Coming to Theaters General News

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Yesterday Cinematical posted the Slurpee straws from ‘G.I. Joe’ and the tagline of “Finally! Proof That ‘G.I. Joe’ Will Suck” and then later in the afternoon I was pumping gas at 7/11 and came across this super lame promo for ‘G.I. Joe’.

I really really want to like this movie but this stuff is making me detest it. You can see the straws below:

What do you guys think about this? Make you want to see it more or less now?

‘Sin Nombre’ For Your Consideration Poster

Posted July 2 by Scott in General News Posters

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I was having a conversation with Travis this morning and it dawned on me that ‘Sin Nombre’ probably wont get any talks during Oscar Season and that just pisses me off. This movie is amazing and is deserving of one of the 5 10 best picture spots.

Because of this I made the above For Your Consideration poster, I know its early but this movie needs some love all the way up until the votes are cast for best picture. Please spread it around..

If you don’t believe me check out my review here.

NOT Available on DVD: ‘Shanks’

Posted July 2 by Tom in Not Available On DVD

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Director William Castle was more famous as a showman than an artist and discussion of his work usually begins and ends with references to the gimmicks that he used to promote his films. Castle was of course famous for parlor tricks such as “Percepto”, electric buzzers attached to the theatre seats to shock his audience of THE TINGLER and “Emergo”, a skeleton attached to a wire that floated over HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL’s audiences (both in 1959). What’s often left out in discussions of Castle is that he was a very skillful and accomplished director. Working with low budgets, Castle’s…

Ani-Mania: ‘Romeo X Juliet’

Posted July 2 by Edward Douglas in Ani-Mania

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Love is something you never regret… But you might regret it if you miss this week’s AniMania feature, Funimation’s new release, Romeo X Juliet.

Based — loosely based — on William Shakespeare’s classic tale of star crossed lovers (but this time without the ninjas — read the Basilisk review if you’re confused), Romeo X Juliet provides a new spin on the old tale. Set in a fantasy world of islands in the sky and flying horses, it’s in the city of fair Neo Verona where we lay our scene. Here, citizens are in the grip of the tyrannical Montague regime, which…

Universal takes a shot at ‘Asteroids’

Posted July 2 by Travis in General News

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When you think of the hottest movie options out there, ones being bid on heavily in a battle between four major studios, which option comes to mind? Did you immediately think of the classic Atari game ‘Asteroids’ or where you just as surprised as I was?

Universal Pictures ultimately came out on top in this bidding war, claiming the feature film adaptation rights as their prize. Matthew Lopez will write the screenplay, the story of which could go just about anywhere. In case you’ve forgotten the game, story was not necessarily the driving element in it’s success.

Lopez emerged from Disney’s writing…

Reality Reels: ‘Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus’

Posted July 2 by Travis in Documentary Reality Reels

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‘Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus’ is an intimate work of haunting beauty, revealing a wealth of creative spirit and culture in the deep South that’s both foreign and fascinating. The film combines folk and alternative country music performed by established artists on and off screen, as well as interviews with it’s bleak cinematography to paint a picture of the opposite of Norman Rockwell’s America.

The film was directed by Andrew Douglas, who would go on to direct the 2005 remake of ‘The Amityville Horror’. The movie follows alternative country singer Jim White on a casual tour of the deep South and…