Movies to look forward to

NightCrawler

Aeons gone, vast, mad and deathless
Everyone sounds awful. The more i listen to the actors spill out lines the more i hate Snyder. I bet he only directed them with key black and white words: good, bad, tough, crazy, etc... Where are the shades of grey goddamn it?!
 

Aazealh

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NightCrawler said:
Everyone sounds awful. The more i listen to the actors spill out lines the more i hate Snyder. I bet he only directed them with key black and white words: good, bad, tough, crazy, etc... Where are the shades of grey goddamn it?!

It was obvious it was going to be like that as soon as they showed Ozy.

Anyway, the cast of The Expendables has been updated with Forest Whitaker, Mickey Rourke and Randy Couture. Robert Knepper, Ben Kingsley and Sandra Bullock are rumored to be in as well.
 

Walter

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http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/01/16/sneak-peek-the-monsters-of-where-the-wild-things-are/

"Where the Wild Things Are" monster designs. At least, on skateboards.
 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0119-facetime-keanujan19,0,4936184.story

Cowboy Bebop. "Wow!"
Or for the clueless, Keanu has accepted.. apparently.
 

Walter

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Variety reporter that Reeves will star as Spike Spiegel, an adventurous bounty hunger traveling through space in the year 2071.
Wow, Chicago Tribune. Want to hire a new copy editor? I'm cheap.
 
I can't remember who mentioned it (and no time to look for it), but here's more info on Gaspar Noé's new film, Enter the Void:

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“Making a film is difficult, but making a great film is an almost impossible task.”

"This quote from Spielberg is perhaps not completely accurate, but that’s how I remember it. However, some examples of great films do exist, including the film which had such an influence on my existence: 2001, A Space Odyssey. Without professing to be able to create such a masterpiece, trying to make a film that is, at the same time, a large-scale entertainment, suitable for adults and complex in cinematic terms, is one of the most exciting undertakings one could wish to tackle. And if one does not set out with the aim of making a great film, one can be sure that it will not turn out to be one.

Few of the arts can satisfy man’s need to be uplifted as immediately as film. And none (except interactive video games) can yet reproduce the maelstrom of our states of perception and consciousness.
In the past, certain films have tried to adopt the subjective point of view of the main character. enter the void will try to improve upon its predecessors and accompany the hero just as much in his normal state of awareness as in his altered states: the state of alertness, the stream of consciousness, memories, dreams...

The visions described in the script are inspired partly by the accounts of people who have had near-death experiences, who describe a tunnel of light, seeing their lives flashing past them and ‘astral’ visions, and partly by similar hallucinatory experiences obtained by consuming DMT, the molecule which the brain sometimes secretes at the moment of death and which, in small doses, enables us to dream at night.
The film should sometimes scare the audience, make it cry and, as much as possible, hypnotise it.

In recent years, films with labyrinthine structures have proved the audience’s ability to follow storylines in the form of a puzzle, and its desire to move away from linear narration.
But a complex form where the content does not move the spectator in any way would only amount to mathematic virtuosity. Whereas this film is above all a melodrama: the universal melodrama of a young man who, after the brutal death of his parents, promises that he will protect his little sister no matter what and who, sensing that he himself is dying, fights desperately to keep his promise. A film where the life of one person is linked to the love he has for another human being.

The reason for choosing the most modern areas of Tokyo as a setting is to further emphasize the fragility of the brother and sister by propelling them like two small balls in a giant pinball machine made up of black, white and fluorescent colours.

My previous two films, which were far less ambitious, were once described by a critic as being like roller coasters playing with the most reptilian desires and fears of the spectator. enter the void, whose themes and artistic choices will be far more varied and colourful, should, if I succeed, be the Magic Mountain which I, as a spectator, dream of riding on."

Gaspar Noé

and some images:

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Oburi

All praise Grail
Great images. Great interview. Thanks perineum! I can't wait for this now.

Speaking of great imagery, anyone see The Fall yet?
 
Oburi said:
Great images. Great interview. Thanks perineum! I can't wait for this now.

Speaking of great imagery, anyone see The Fall yet?
Yeah, I saw it a while back on the rare occasion that the theaters here played it for a week. I think I posted a very brief review on it. It's truly one of the most gorgeous films I've had the privilege of seeing on the big screen. especially considering that there was very little computer work in it and most (if not all) locations are real.
And the montage at the end was the greatest thing ever.

I just saw Slumdog Millionaire. It was pretty good, and I loved the soundtrack. lt's definitely worth checking out.
I can't wait for The Wrestler.
 

NightCrawler

Aeons gone, vast, mad and deathless
Hated Slumdog with a passion. I guess we're in for another "Crash" this year at the Oscars...

I wanna see The Wrestler too. I hope Mickey wins if he's as good as people are praising.
 

Vampire_Hunter_Bob

Cats are great
Two movies I'm looking forward to.

Eden Log
http://www.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/edenlog/

A man wakes up deep inside a cave. Suffering amnesia, he has no recollection of how he came to be here or of what happened to the man whose body he finds beside him. Tailed by a mysterious creature, he must continue through this strange and fantastic world. Enclosed, Tolbiac has no other option to reach the surface than to use REZO ZERO, secret observing cells in this cemetery-like abandoned mine. He embarks upon this journey guided by the roots of a plant, leading the way and the main subject of attention of the REZO.


Coraline - February 6, 2009
http://www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/coraline/
From Henry Selick, visionary director of THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, and based on Neil Gaiman’s international best-selling book, comes a spectacular stop-motion animated adventure - the first to be originally filmed in 3D! Coraline Jones (Dakota Fanning) is bored in her new home until she finds a secret door and discovers an alternate version of her life on the other side. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life and the people in it - only much better. But when this seemingly perfect world turns dangerous, and her other parents (including her Other Mother voiced by Teri Hatcher) try to trap her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination and bravery to escape this increasingly perilous world - and save her family.
 

Rhombaad

Video Game Time Traveler
I'm also looking forward to those, Bob. I loved The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Coraline looks to be pretty damn cool.
 

Oburi

All praise Grail
I saw Coraline the other night in 3d. The film itself was pretty good, but i wish they took more advantage of the 3d aspect of it. You could tell some scenes were filmed specifically for the 3d effect, which really made me jump back and dodge what was coming at me a few times. But those scenes were really limited, only a handfull. Of course that type of stop motion animation is visually amazing anyway. If you like Nighmare before Christmas and The Corpse Bride, then you should like this. Lots of great scenery and twisted characters. Great art direction and amazing attention to detail. And for a kids movie I must say the story was a little hard to follow. Not in a bad way though, it kinda forces you to pay attention and I was caught off guard at how intracit the story became. I never read the book either so I don't know how it compares.
 
I don't know what movie they're planning, I'm think The Expendables.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/schwarzenegger_stallone
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320253/
 

Aazealh

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Ramen4ever said:
I don't know what movie they're planning, I'm think The Expendables.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/schwarzenegger_stallone
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320253/

Yeah, it's for The Expendables.
 
Some more info. Looks like Kingsley is being replaced by Eric Roberts?
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40151
Also, Rourke has official signed on. So that's pretty cool.
 

Aazealh

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Ramen4ever said:
Some more info. Looks like Kingsley is being replaced by Eric Roberts?
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40151
Also, Rourke has official signed on. So that's pretty cool.

Yeah, I read the Kingsley/Roberts news last week and I was actually happy for it. I irrationally sort of like Eric Roberts.
 

Walter

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I liked the first season of the show, but I really don't think the comedic formula can stand the test of a full 90 min feature-length film.

Then again, maybe I'm just a buzzkill. I didn't think the Simpsons' movie formula worked either. I got bored about 30 min into it. But I seem to be one of the only ones.
 

Griffith

With the streak of a tear, Like morning dew
Walter said:
I liked the first season of the show, but I really don't think the comedic formula can stand the test of a full 90 min feature-length film.

How dare you, Arrested Development is the most influential show of all time according to Guinness World Records.
 

Walter

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I didn't actually know which thread to place this story into, but I took a leap of faith:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iaeb1c24de37000ac9d6ab15e86a4f615

Neverending Story getting a remake.
 

Th3Branded0ne

I'll be back.
Walter said:
I didn't actually know which to place this story into, but I took a leap of faith:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iaeb1c24de37000ac9d6ab15e86a4f615

Neverending Story getting a remake.

Sounds like an interesting idea. With the new harry potter fans and the ones who experienced it when it debuted. It might have good chances, with new technology for especial effects and make up. For mainstream reasons if this project goes intro production, I take a wild guess Shia Lebouf will be in it. :carcus: Who knows??

Also Robocop...hmmm not my cup of tea, but I guess remakes are on demand for now.

P.S. Walter how is the new job going?
 

Aazealh

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[quote author=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/]Appian also is developing another remake of an '80s fantasy, a live-action version of the 1988 anime tale "Akira."[/quote]

Akira, fantasy? Anime tale? Between that and the approximate Watchmen review, I'm going to say that site sucks. :void:
 
Now I haven't paid all that much attention the fanatic details of Synder's version of Watchmen. What I have heard isn't too good. I know the squid has been removed, etc. My question is, now put the Synder-voodoo dolls down for a minute, but are all the changes made to Watchmen 100% Synder's decision? Could it be possible, some slick haired sleez ball studio producer is too afraid of losing some bucks here and there and forcing some changes to be made? Shed some light on this for me guys.

Also, Robocop? The only reason I recall some bits of Robocop is because how gratuitous the violence was in that movie. Clearly you don't think Robocop and think, "Ah...such well rounded characters in such a wonderfully creative story." The violence was over the top and that's why every once in a great while when it's on I'll watch 3 minutes of it. You know a Robo-remake wouldn't nearly be half as gory. Fuck remakes...up their asses.
 

nomad

"Bring the light of day"
Walter said:
I didn't actually know which thread to place this story into, but I took a leap of faith:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iaeb1c24de37000ac9d6ab15e86a4f615

Neverending Story getting a remake.

Wow, Hollywood goes for the neck on this one. Seriously, Neverending Story? Robocop? What's next, a fucking Braveheart remake? It's just sad to witness these people degrading themselves in such manner.
 
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