Archive for October, 2009

TMB Halloween Costume Contest – Just for Fun!
30
Oct
2009

TMB Halloween Costume Contest – Just for Fun!

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Halloween is likely my favourite holiday of the year. Frankly I think we deserve a stat holiday for it but someone felt that celebrating the founding fathers discovering America was more important an...

Anthony Hopkins in Talks to play Thor’s Odin
30
Oct
2009

Anthony Hopkins in Talks to play Thor’s Odin

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BY ODIN'S BEARD!??!?! Are we close to finding out who is officially in to wear Odin's Beard? It seems that Anthony Hopkins has been approached for the role and is currently in talks to take the jo...

How to Train Your Dragon Teaser Poster Online
30
Oct
2009

How to Train Your Dragon Teaser Poster Online

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One of the book series I got for my kids that I was pleasantly surprised is getting adapted is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third's How to Train your Dragon. The book tells the tale of a viking ...

Etan Cohen to write Men in Black 3
30
Oct
2009

Etan Cohen to write Men in Black 3

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Could there be a Men in Black 3 in the works? Well they hired a writer and rumour has it that Sonnenfeld may direct. But who will be in it? “Tropic Thunder” writer Etan Cohen is penning the s...

Jessica Biel is F**king Engaged
29
Oct
2009

Jessica Biel is F**king Engaged

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Careful when you identify some eyecandy actresses as just a hot body and pretty face that you would love to see in porn. It might give them some ideas. Like to make a movie about having sex every day...

Avatar Featurette Online
29
Oct
2009

Avatar Featurette Online

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In a previous post today we have the International Avatar Trailer, but also released recently was this 4 minute featurette clip about the making of the film. They refer often to Cameron's visio...

Abrams talks Superman Reboot
29
Oct
2009

Abrams talks Superman Reboot

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MTV asked JJ Abrams that since he isn't doing Mission Impossible 4 anymore, perhaps he would be interested in rebooting Superman? Worst Previews quotes Abrams:"No one has talked to me about it," s...

Star Trek Deleted Scene Online
29
Oct
2009

Star Trek Deleted Scene Online

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As we anticipate the DVD and BluRay release of Star Trek next month, Spike TV snuck out one of the deleted scenes. RamaScreen describes:below is a deleted scene, via Spike, from the movie showing u...

Clancy Brown to play Lobo?
29
Oct
2009

Clancy Brown to play Lobo?

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Clancy Brown is one of those "Oh yeah, that guy" actors. I bet he could walk down the street and no one would even ask for an autograph. And if the rumour is true, he may be the top contender to pla...

International Avatar Trailer is Online
29
Oct
2009

International Avatar Trailer is Online

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Its been floating around a couple days, but I didn't want to post it until we got the real one, but to hell with it. Here is the International Trailer for Avatar: The aliens do look very r...

Nathan Fillion’s Firefly Tribute on Castle
28
Oct
2009

Nathan Fillion’s Firefly Tribute on Castle

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Castle fans were eagerly watching for Nathan Fillion's suggested Easter Egg in last week's episode, but it was anything but hidden. Fillion's character in the show is anything but his persona from Fi...

New Alice in Wonderland Trailer Online
28
Oct
2009

New Alice in Wonderland Trailer Online

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A new Trailer is out for Alice and Wonderland that shows us a tiny bit more than what the teaser trailer offers, but in reality its not much more. I was hoping for a little more of a trailer...

Adams and Galifianakis in talks for Town House
28
Oct
2009

Adams and Galifianakis in talks for Town House

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Zach Galifianakis is an awkward little treat on screen, and after his role in The Hangover, I am willing to see him in anything. And of course Amy Adams has some magic spell on me with her infectious...

The Blind Side Trailer Online
28
Oct
2009

The Blind Side Trailer Online

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Sandra Bullock has always played fluffy fun roles, and rarely steps into the more dramatic. Its worked well for her, but after seeing this trailer for The Blind Side, I think I want to see more of he...

Thorton and Johnson join Faster
28
Oct
2009

Thorton and Johnson join Faster

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I am all for another Dwayne Johnson action film. He always excels in those roles. However his co-star in an upcoming heist revenge film called Faster. RamaScreen says:Thornton has signed on to c...

New Moon Featurette Online – The Wolf Pack
28
Oct
2009

New Moon Featurette Online – The Wolf Pack

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A new micro featurette is online for Twilight Saga's New Moon, which is very much more of a werewolf movie than it is Vampires this time around. Taylor Lautner plays a more dominate role this tim...

Invictus Trailer Online
27
Oct
2009

Invictus Trailer Online

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Among my top ten films of all time I list The Power of One, which has Morgan Freeman in a movie about standing against the wrongs of Aparthied - the segregation of blacks and whites in South Africa. ...

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Clips Online
27
Oct
2009

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Clips Online

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Visuals alone make me wnat to see The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus despite every media outlet branding it as a certain actor's final film. The amazing cast also has me drawn to it, and the odd sto...

Smokin Aces 2: Assassin’s Ball Trailer Online
27
Oct
2009

Smokin Aces 2: Assassin’s Ball Trailer Online

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I never got around to seeing Smokin' Aces, and I haven't found a reason to until I saw this trailer. There must be a reason that its getting a sequel (money?) and for those of you following it the tr...

“The Lizard” To Be The Only Spider-Man 4 Villain
27
Oct
2009

“The Lizard” To Be The Only Spider-Man 4 Villain

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This is fantastic news if it turns out to be true (but this is normally a pretty reliable source). The website Marketsaw is reporting that Spider-Man 4 is going to only have ONE villain... and that vi...

John’s New Gig: Senior Editor Of AMC Theatres New Blog
27
Oct
2009

John’s New Gig: Senior Editor Of AMC Theatres New Blog

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Hey there guys! This post is more for our regular readers who have been following The Movie Blog for a while. You may have noticed that over the last few months, I haven't been posting nearly as muc...

Watch Five Minutes of The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
27
Oct
2009

Watch Five Minutes of The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

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The opening segment of The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day has been put up online. This gets right to the meat of the film setting the pace of the film in about 5 minutes, recapping the first mo...

Steve Carell to Produce Missing Link
27
Oct
2009

Steve Carell to Produce Missing Link

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Golf is just one of those sports that I find no appeal in whatsoever. I have played a couple times, and I enjoy the company of those I am with more than the game itself but I can do that without a go...

The Cup of Tears Trailer Online
27
Oct
2009

The Cup of Tears Trailer Online

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Sometimes when playing video games there are cutscenes that are just so amazing I wonder what a whole film created using the same stylings would look like. Well that film might just be The Cup of ...

New Sherlock Holmes Poster Online
27
Oct
2009

New Sherlock Holmes Poster Online

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A new poster for Sherlock Holmes is online. I do like the layout and the shelved collection of oddities and other characters in the background, and I don't even mind the pun of the slogan "Holm...

Keira Knightley is My Fair Lady
26
Oct
2009

Keira Knightley is My Fair Lady

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Keira Knightley has won out for the role of Eliza Doolittle in a remake of the musical My Fair Lady. Empire Online saysKeira Knightley, long rumoured to be on for the role, will shortly be starring...

Kenny Ortega Leaves Footloose Remake
26
Oct
2009

Kenny Ortega Leaves Footloose Remake

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Let me first say that I have zero confidence in a Footloose remake. The director Kenny Ortega directed the High School Musical films, and while I enjoyed those for what they were (teen pop musicals) I...

The Slammin Salmon gets December Theatrical Release!
26
Oct
2009

The Slammin Salmon gets December Theatrical Release!

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Broken Lizard has just enough low brow comedy to appeal to me without offending me completely. They have found just the right mix of "that's just so wrong" and witty comedy to make just about anythin...

Netflix adds Playstation 3 to their Streaming Service
26
Oct
2009

Netflix adds Playstation 3 to their Streaming Service

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Netflix is taking the direct streaming content service by storm offering it on a multitude of platforms. This service is a free content service that delivers movies and TV shows via devices like a Ro...

Astro Boy Review
26
Oct
2009

Astro Boy Review

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Thanks for checking out our Astro Boy review. If you'd like to see a video version of our Astro Boy review you can watch it at the bottom of the written review below. Like "Speed Racer" before it, A...

Tron Poster Online?
26
Oct
2009

Tron Poster Online?

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The hype machine has already been moving full forward for Tron Legacy, but this is the first look at an official poster... which is probably fake. The image is clearly supposed to be a disc wea...

George Miller talks Mad Max 4: Fury Road
26
Oct
2009

George Miller talks Mad Max 4: Fury Road

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George Miller, the man behind Mad Max 4: Fury Road, allowed some media types to follow him around the set where they are building some of the cars to be used in the film. In the clip we barely get ...

Amanda Seyfried on for Mamma Mia 2
26
Oct
2009

Amanda Seyfried on for Mamma Mia 2

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Mamma Mia is headed into the Hollywood machine to churn out a sequel to the highly successful musical featuring the stylings of Abba. But will it be the music of Abba? One might presume as much co...

Paranormal Activity 2?
26
Oct
2009

Paranormal Activity 2?

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Paranormal Activity is one of those films that needs no advertising because the word of mouth on this and its viral status alone did it all. But as per the rule in Hollywood, if it makes money (a...

The Vampire’s Assistant Review
25
Oct
2009

The Vampire’s Assistant Review

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Thanks for checking out our "The Vampire's Assistant" review. Continuing the trend of young adult books being turned into movies comes Cirque Du Freak: The Vampires Assistant. The trailers for the f...

Movie Quality vs Movie Enjoyability
23
Oct
2009

Movie Quality vs Movie Enjoyability

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A clever little webcomic online called xkcd often tickles me, and today's strip embodies exactly how I feel about the scale of Movie Quality vs Movie Enjoyability. Everytime you look back and w...

Abrams not Opposed to Shatner Appearance in Star Trek 2
23
Oct
2009

Abrams not Opposed to Shatner Appearance in Star Trek 2

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With Star Trek 2 a foregone conclusion the questions arose as to just who would be in the film. One name we thought was forever lost to the franchise was William Shatner since his character died in G...

Dr Connors Confirmed for Spider-Man 4
23
Oct
2009

Dr Connors Confirmed for Spider-Man 4

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One of the things I love about the Spiderman movies was the quiet addtion of Peter's college professor Dr. Connors, who comic fans are well aware later becomes Spiderman's enemy The Lizard. Well ...

Dreamworks to Adapt Ghost in the Shell
23
Oct
2009

Dreamworks to Adapt Ghost in the Shell

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Ghost in the Shell is one of those mastpeices of Anime like Akira that hold up over the years. It is among my favourite animated films of all time. Now Dreamworks is trying to make it a live act...

Anne Hathaway and Neil Patrick Harris join Rio
23
Oct
2009

Anne Hathaway and Neil Patrick Harris join Rio

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Deciding against an Ice Age 4 (yet) Blue Sky Studios and Fox Animation will be creating Rio, with voice acting by Anne Hathaway and Neil Patrick Harris. Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris and Rodri...

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