Archive for June, 2009

Transformers 2 Movie Review

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009




Michael Bay has finally done what everybody thought was impossible: direct a movie with a great story. Mr. Bay might even be in the running for an Academy Award. Ok, I’m kidding, but how I wish this was the case, but if Michael Bay is one thing, he is consistent. Again, Mr. Bay has sacrificed the story and in its place, replaced it with lots of meaningless action. However, I cannot say that Transformers 2 is not an entertaining summer movie, and with a summer as lackluster as this, Transformers 2 is probably the best summer movie so far..
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Daybreakers Teaser Poster

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Here is the teaser poster for Lionsgates’ upcoming film DAYBREAKERS, starring Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe.

Two-time Academy Award nominee® Ethan Hawke plays Edward Dalton, a researcher in the year 2019, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world’s population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a covert group of vampires makes a remarkable discovery, one which has the power to save the human race.

DAYBREAKERS opens in theaters on January 8th, 2010!


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The Soloist DVD /Blu-ray Details

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

On August 4 , 2009 Paramount Home Entertainment will be releasing The Soloist on Blu-ray and standard definition DVD.

THE SOLOIST is a moving and emotional story of the transformative power of friendship. When Lopez (Oscar® nominee Robert Downey Jr.) discovers former classical music prodigy Nathaniel Anthony Ayers (Oscar winner Jamie Foxx) playing his violin on the streets of L.A., he endeavors to help the troubled genius find his way back. The unique bond that forms between them makes for a poignant and soaring tale that is “powerful and inspiring” (Shawn Edwards, Fox Television).

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BONUS FEATURES:

THE SOLOIST DVD & Blu-ray

• An Unlikely Friendship: Making The Soloist (HD)
• Deleted Scenes
• Kindness, Courtesy and Respect: Mr. Ayers + Mr. Lopez (HD)
• One Size Does Not Fit All: Addressing Homelessness in Los Angeles (HD)
• Beth’s Story
• Commentary by director Joe Wright
• Theatrical Trailer (HD)—Blu-ray only
• Juilliard: The Education of Nathaniel Ayers (HD)—Blu-ray only

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Movie Releases June 24-26, 2009

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

    TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF THE FALLEN June 24, 2009


In the highly-anticipated “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” debuting June 24, 2009, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) again joins with the Autobots® against their sworn enemies, the Decepticons®. Michael Bay directs from a screenplay written by Ehren Kruger & Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman. 
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    MY SISTER’S KEEPER June 26, 2009


Sara and Brian are living an idyllic life with their young son and daughter, Jesse and Kate, when they receive heartbreaking news that leads them to make an unorthodox choice in order to save Kate’s life. more

    CHERI June 26, 2009


It is turn of the century in Belle Epoque Paris and a scandalous romp is underfoot. The sensational tale begins as the ravishing Léa (Michelle Pfeiffer) contemplates retirement from her renowned stature as Paris’s most envied seductress to the rich and famous.
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    SURVEILLANCE June 26, 2009


When Federal Officers Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) and Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman) arrive at Captain Billing’s office, they have three sets of stories to figure out and a string of vicious murders to consider. 
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    THE HURT LOCKER June 26, 2009


The Hurt Locker is a riveting, suspenseful portrait of the courage under fire of the military’s most unrecognized heroes: the technicians of the bomb squad, who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives in one of the world’s most dangerous places.
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First Look images of Alex Pettyfer in CBS Films’ Beastly

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Here are “First Look” images of Alex Pettyfer in CBS Films’ “Beastly.” opening in theaters July 30,2010.

Beastly is directed by Daniel Barnz (“Phoebe In Wonderland”) and stars Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer





“Beastly” is an edgy teen romance about learning how to see past false surfaces to discover true inner beauty.

Kyle Kingson (Alex Pettyfer) has it all – looks, intelligence, wealth and opportunity – and a wicked cruel streak. Prone to mocking and humiliating “aggressively unattractive” classmates, he zeroes in on Goth classmate Kendra, inviting her to the school’s extravagant environmental bash. Kendra accepts, and, true to form, Kyle blows her off in a particularly savage fashion. She retaliates by casting a spell that physically transforms him into everything he despises. Enraged by his horrible and unrecognizable appearance he confronts Kendra and learns that the only solution to the curse is to find someone that will love him as he is – a task he considers impossible.

Repulsed by his appearance, Kyle’s callous father banishes him to Brooklyn with a sympathetic housekeeper and blind tutor. As Kyle ponders how to overcome the curse and get his old life back, he chances upon a drug addict in the act of killing a threatening dealer. Seizing the opportunity, Kyle promises the addict freedom and safety for his daughter, Lindy (Vanessa Hudgens) if she will consent to live in Kyle’s Brooklyn home. Thus begins Kyle’s journey to discover true love in this hyper-modern retelling of the classic “Beauty and the Beast” story.

Blood: The Last Vampire Film Clip

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Here is a clip for Samuel Goldwyn upcoming film Blood: The Last Vampire . The original Japanese anime feature film from a producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero

Blood: The Last Vampire takes over theaters on July 10th!




DVD Releases June 23, 2009

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC



When fashionista Rebecca Bloomwood’s out-of-control spending reaches the outer limits of her credit cards, she is forced to find employment to pay for her label-icious wardrobe. Her dream job is a position at New York’s top fashion rag Alette, but she has to settle for a desk at Successful Saving, a struggling financial magazine owned by the same publishing company. With a dogged debt collector (Robert Stanton) hot on her stilettos, Becky becomes the unlikely author of a column on saving money—with a little help from her friends at
Google. Her unconventional outlook on money matters attracts the approval of her dreamy boss, Luke Brandon (Hugh Dancy), and Becky begins to think maybe there is a whole new world waiting for her just a few steps away from Madison Avenue.

Release Date: June 23, 2009

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INKHEART



When Mo Folchart reads a story, the characters leap off the page. Literally. And that’s a problem. Mo must somehow use his special powers to send the interlopers back to their world and save ours. If ever a task was easier read than done, this is it. Mo and his daughter Meggie, aided by friends real and fictional, plunge into a thrilling quest that pits them against diabolical villains, fantastic beasts and dangers at every turn. Brendan Fraser (The Mummy films, Journey to the Center of the Earth) leads a splendid cast (including Academy Award winners* Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent) in an all-fun, all-family film of Cornelia Funke’s bestseller. Follow Mo and Meggie into adventure more exciting than any ever read. Because it’s adventure they’re going to live!

Release Date: June 23, 2009

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THE CODE



While pulling a down-and-dirty jewelry heist on a subway train, Gabriel (Antonio Banderas) encounters Ripley (Morgan Freeman), a legendary thief who was casing the same job. In spite of Gabriel’s initial reluctance, Ripley manages to rope him into an impossible job: the theft of two priceless Faberge Imperial Eggs from the heavily guarded vault of a New York diamond wholesaler. The stakes rise for Gabriel and Ripley when Ripley’s goddaughter (Rhada Mitchell) is kidnapped by the KGB. Staying one step ahead of the NYPD, the FBI, the diamond merchants and the vicious Russian KGB crime boss determined to have the priceless eggs for himself, Gabriel and Ripley must find a way to pull off the heist and make it out alive. THE CODE is full of deceit, thievery and twists at every turn.

Release Date: June 23, 2009

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LEGEND OF THE BOG



When a 2000-year old mummified murder victim – a Bog Body – is inadvertently disturbed, he rises from the dead. Mummified for retribution and trapped for eternity, his body is unable to decay and his soul is unable to reach heaven or hell. As this Bog Body returns to life, he wreaks havoc on a local group of strangers who unwittingly share a guilty secret. Alone in the dark, they are met with misfortune as this mysterious victim seeks vengeance on their dark past.

Release Date: June 23, 2009

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DEATH NOTE RE-LIGHT VOL 1: VISIONS OF A GOD



“See through the eyes of a shinigami…

Light and L have battled to the bitter end over the Death Note—but what does the story look like from Ryuk’s point of view?

When rogue shinigami Ryuk deliberately drops his Death Note in the human world out of boredom, he has no idea how far the human who picks it up will take his newfound power. With the Death Note in hand, brilliant high school student Light Yagami vows to rid the world of evil, and when criminals begin dropping dead one by one, genius detective L steps in to track down the elusive killer known as Kira. An epic battle of wits pitting one brilliant mind against another unfolds—with the very future of humanity at stake! Ryuk’s not bored anymore…

Go back to where it all began and watch the epic battle from a new perspective—through the eyes of the one who started it all! ”

Release Date: June 23, 2009

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World’s Greatest Dad Trailer and Poster

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Here is the red band trailer and poster for Magnolia Pictures upcoming film “World’s Greatest Dad” starring Robin Williams.

World’s Greatest Dad will be available on VOD, XBOX Live and Amazon starting July 24th and in Theatres August 21st



A thoughtful but outrageous comedy from Bobcat Goldthwait, WORLD’S GREATEST DAD is a story about a man that learns the things you want most may not be the things that make you happy, and that being lonely is not necessarily the same as being alone.

Robin Williams stars as Lance Clayton, a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only managed to make it as a high school poetry teacher. His only son Kyle (Daryl Sabara) is an insufferable jackass who won’t give his father the time of day. He is dating Claire (Alexie Gilmore), the school’s adorable art teacher, but she doesn’t want to get serious — or even acknowledge publicly that they are dating.

Then, in the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of all the fame, fortune and popularity he ever dreamed of, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.

Written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, WORLD’S GREATEST DAD stars Robin Williams, Alexie Gilmore, Daryl Sabara, Geoff Pierson, Henry Simmons and Mitzi McCall. The film was produced by Tim Perrell, Howard Gertler, Sean McKittrick and Richard Kelly and co-produced by Sarah de Sa Rego


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Sam Mendes signed a two-year first-look deal with Focus Features

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Academy Award-winning director Sam Mendes’ production company Neal Street Productions, in which he is partnered with Pippa Harris and Caro Newling, has signed a two-year first-look deal with Focus Features. Focus will hold worldwide rights to any features that Neal Street produces. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.

Mr. Mendes’ new movie Away We Go was released by Focus this month, and last weekend broke into the national boxoffice Top 20 while playing on only 45 screens; its per-screen average of $12,463 is the highest of any film in the Top 20. The picture will open in additional cities and theaters throughout the month. Directed by Mr. Mendes from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers & Vendela Vida, Away We Go stars John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph. Away We Go was produced by Edward Saxon, Marc Turtletaub, and Peter Saraf; Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda and Ms. Harris were the film’s executive producers.

Focus president of production John Lyons and senior vice president, international production Teresa Moneo will work on the Neal Street films. Among the projects in development by Neal Street at Focus are:

  • Butcher’s Crossing, an adaptation of the classic 1960 novel written by John Williams and described by The New York Times Book Review as “perhaps the first and best revisionist Western.” Gabe and Alan Polsky of Polsky Films are producing with Neal Street . The epic adventure set in 1870s America follows Will Andrews as he forsakes his Harvard education and lands in the small Kansas town of Butcher’s Crossing, where he is drawn into a sweeping hunt for one of the last great buffalo herds. No screenwriter is yet assigned to the project.
  • Middlemarch, an adaptation of George Eliot’s classic novel of the same name, which explores diverse lives and changing fortunes in a provincial 1830s English community. Screenwriter Andrew Davies has written the current draft.
  • Thirst Poster

    Monday, June 22nd, 2009

    Here is the poster for Focus Features highly anticipated film, THIRST. directed by award-winning auteur, Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance). Recently awarded the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival, THIRST is slated to release in select theaters July 31st.


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    A priest becomes a vampire…another man’s wife is coveted…a deadly seduction triggers murder. Thirst is the new film from director Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance). Already a boxoffice smash in Korea , Thirst was honored with the Prix du Jury [Jury Prize] at the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival.

    Continuing his explorations of human existence in extreme circumstances, the director spins a tale that he conceived and then developed over several years with co-screenwriter Chung Seo-kyung.

    Sang-hyun (played by top Korean star Song Kang-ho, of The Host) is a priest who cherishes life; so much so, that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project meant to eradicate a deadly virus. But the virus takes the priest, and a blood transfusion is urgently ordered up for him. The blood he receives is infected, so Sang-hyun lives – but now exists as a vampire. Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood, Sang-hyun’s faith is further strained when a childhood friend’s wife, Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin), comes to him asking for his help in escaping her life. Sang-hyun soon plunges into a world of sensual pleasures, finding himself on intimate terms with the Seven Deadly Sins.