Since Kelly Clarkson said in her blog entry just about everything that needs to be said about Kanye West's behavior at last night's VMA Awards and my eyes are going to get stuck in the back of my head if I roll them anymore while wasting a thought on Lady Gaga's antics (Madonna did it all first and did it much, much better, says this child of the '80s), we're not going to go there. Instead take a look at the new trailer for the upcoming This Is It Michael Jackson documentary and the extended trailer for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, both of which debuted on last night's show. There's a short commercial that runs ahead of both clips -- sorry about that!
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Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Monday, September 14, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Learn More About the Movie "9" from the Creators & Actors
Enjoy the clips and don't forget to visit our Pop Wenches YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/popwenches for all of our latest videos!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Ian McKellen Confirms Return as Gandalf, Says Bilbo Cast
SlashFilm.com reports that Sir Ian McKellen caused some waves this weekend when he appeared in London to introduce a marathon screening of all three extended editions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. While speaking to the audience, McKellen announced that he will indeed be reprising his role as Gandalf for The Hobbit films. Even more surprisingly, McKellen said that the pivotal role of Bilbo Baggins has been cast, that he knows who has been chosen and "he's sure that the fans will be very, very pleased."
Considering that exactly one month ago at Comic-Con Peter Jackson himself was saying that they weren't yet far along enough in the process to offer roles to anyone, it will be interesting to see if this news will soon be confirmed with a formal announcement.
Click here to watch a video clip of Peter Jackson's Hobbit update at Comic-Con in July. [/film]
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Considering that exactly one month ago at Comic-Con Peter Jackson himself was saying that they weren't yet far along enough in the process to offer roles to anyone, it will be interesting to see if this news will soon be confirmed with a formal announcement.
Click here to watch a video clip of Peter Jackson's Hobbit update at Comic-Con in July. [/film]
Zachary Quinto Talks Trek, Heroes and Production Company
One of the interesting things he says in the interview is about the possibilities for the next Trek movie. After saying that the creative team behind this summer's blockbuster film aren't in a rush to produce the follow-up film, Quinto said, "I think it's going to be much better served by taking time and being clear about the story that they want to tell. Whether or not that involves Khan or Mr. Shatner remains to be seen" (emphasis mine). He could just be responding to swirling rumors and fan speculation, but it's interesting that he mentioned Khan and William Shatner specifically. [SCI FI Wire]
Friday, August 21, 2009
"Twitterviews" with Elijah Wood and Jennifer Connelly by Focus Features
Ramping up promotions for the September 9 release of Shane Acker's 9 movie, Focus Features is conducting live "Twitterviews" with film stars Elijah Wood and Jennifer Connelly today at www.twitter.com/FocusFeatures. The questions were submitted by fans through Twitter.
The interview with Wood was scheduled to start at 11:00AM PST, but didn't start until about 10 minutes ago. Jennifer Connelly's interview is scheduled to start at 12 noon PST.
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The interview with Wood was scheduled to start at 11:00AM PST, but didn't start until about 10 minutes ago. Jennifer Connelly's interview is scheduled to start at 12 noon PST.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Release Date for Michael Jackson "This Is It" Film Announced
Sony has announced that Michael Jackson: This Is It will be released into theaters on October 28 for a limited two-week worldwide engagement. The film is cut together from footage shot prior to Jackson's June 25 death as he rehearsed in Los Angeles for a series of 50 sold-out shows at London's O2 Arena. Tickets go on sale beginning September 27.
[Associated Press via Yahoo! News]
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"Avatar" Trailer Released Online
The first trailer for James Cameron's Avatar was released today and can be viewed at Apple.com. Most of the footage in the trailer is new, only about a quarter of it was previously screened at Comic-Con.Visit Pop Wenches' write up of the Avatar clips that were shown in San Diego to see which footage was previously released. You can also visit our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/popwenches to watch several high-def video clips from the Avatar panel last month that included James Cameron, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang.
Jon Hamm Joins Zach Snyder's "Sucker Punch"
Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Jena Malone, Abbie Cornish and Carla Gugino and Jamie Chung will co-star with Hamm in "the 1950s-set tale of a girl (Browning) confined to a mental institution by her stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days." Browning's character and her friends are able enter an alternate reality where they can begin planning an escape.
Hamm's character name is "High Roller," but beyond that details are being kept under wraps. [Hollywood Reporter]
[Edited to correct the spelling of Jon Hamm's name because Pop Wench Callie was blinded by his hotness while looking for a photo to accompany this post. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!]
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Watch "Legion" and "Alice" Movie Trailers
Sony Pictures has just released the trailer for the feature film Legion, starring Paul Bettany. I had so many panel reports and videos from Comic-Con to get posted that I never got around to talking about Legion, but the trailer for this (especially seen on a big screen) impressed the heck out of me. There are angels. Angels with machine guns. Angels with machine guns trying to exterminate mankind.
Check out the trailer below! Legion is in theaters January 22, 2010.
And because I totally missed this trailer when it came out a month ago (since I was traveling for the convention), but it's too good to pass up, I'm posting the first trailer for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland too.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Film News: Avatar Preview Rush Crashes Site; McAvoy Picks Next Role; Spidey 4, 5 & 6?
- James McAvoy will star in a comedy co-produced by Seth Rogen and based on the real-life story of a screenwriter who was diagnosed with cancer in his mid-twenties and battled it successfully for the next several years. The untitled project will be McAvoy's first project since starring in the hit 2008 action movie Wanted with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. [Hollywood Reporter]
- With Spider-Man 4 in the pipeline for a May 2011 release, Sony Pictures Entertainment has begun prepping for two more installments in the Spider-Man story. Screenwriter James Vanderbilt has been hired to write Spider-Man 5 and Spider-Man 6. Director Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst are not currently signed beyond the fourth film, but that does not rule out any or all of their returns for future movies. [Variety]
- 20th Century Fox has brought scribe Christopher McQuarrie onboard to pen the sequel to this summer's Wolverine. The project marks a return to the franchise for McQuarrie, who did uncredited work on Bryan Singer's first X-Men film. [Variety]
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Movie Review: The Time Traveler's Wife
Warning: some minor spoilers ahead.
When I first saw the trailer for The Time Traveler's Wife a couple of months ago, I was nervous. The casting didn't bother me — I like Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams just fine. But the trailer had a slightly over-the-top, "schmoopy," quality to it that didn't seem to capture the spirit of the novel the movie is based on. While the novel — written by Audrey Niffenegger — focuses on the romance between its main characters, it's definitely more than just a romance.
Luckily, the film didn't turn out ridiculously lovey-dovey despite a few sappy moments here and there. But unfortunately, there was definitely some truth to my fears. [bxA]
The first half of the movie is odd, partially due to the filmmakers' attempts to condense aspects of the book. We meet our characters during a series of choppy episodes that take place in different parts of the story's timeline. While the jumping time settings make sense due to the nature of the storyline, we don't really get to know our characters all that well. We know their names and occupations thanks to some small scenes and bland dialogue, and we see Henry (Eric Bana) introduce himself as a time traveler to a few trustworthy people here and there.
But while Rachel McAdams (playing Henry's wife Clare) and Bana are likable enough, the audience isn't really given a reason to understand what makes them tick. The Henry and Clare of the novel are ardent music and art lovers — we don't really see this in the movie until an older Henry time travels outside a Pavement concert, or until we get to see some of their decorating choices in their future home together. This may sound like a silly thing to nitpick, but these kinds of details do tend to give characters some soul.
That being said, the latter half of the movie is much stronger than the first part. The characters go through some struggles in their marriage, and the events leading up to the film's tragic ending introduce some much-needed tension. And the story's ending (though slightly tweaked with the novel's final scene cut out of the film) definitely draws an emotional response out of its viewers. It's just a shame the film couldn't be consistently riveting throughout.
If you're looking to pass some time with a movie to take your mind off things, The Time Traveler's Wife might serve that purpose. But this is definitely one of those cases where the book is far, far better and more worthy of one's time.
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When I first saw the trailer for The Time Traveler's Wife a couple of months ago, I was nervous. The casting didn't bother me — I like Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams just fine. But the trailer had a slightly over-the-top, "schmoopy," quality to it that didn't seem to capture the spirit of the novel the movie is based on. While the novel — written by Audrey Niffenegger — focuses on the romance between its main characters, it's definitely more than just a romance.
Luckily, the film didn't turn out ridiculously lovey-dovey despite a few sappy moments here and there. But unfortunately, there was definitely some truth to my fears. [bxA]
The first half of the movie is odd, partially due to the filmmakers' attempts to condense aspects of the book. We meet our characters during a series of choppy episodes that take place in different parts of the story's timeline. While the jumping time settings make sense due to the nature of the storyline, we don't really get to know our characters all that well. We know their names and occupations thanks to some small scenes and bland dialogue, and we see Henry (Eric Bana) introduce himself as a time traveler to a few trustworthy people here and there.
But while Rachel McAdams (playing Henry's wife Clare) and Bana are likable enough, the audience isn't really given a reason to understand what makes them tick. The Henry and Clare of the novel are ardent music and art lovers — we don't really see this in the movie until an older Henry time travels outside a Pavement concert, or until we get to see some of their decorating choices in their future home together. This may sound like a silly thing to nitpick, but these kinds of details do tend to give characters some soul.
That being said, the latter half of the movie is much stronger than the first part. The characters go through some struggles in their marriage, and the events leading up to the film's tragic ending introduce some much-needed tension. And the story's ending (though slightly tweaked with the novel's final scene cut out of the film) definitely draws an emotional response out of its viewers. It's just a shame the film couldn't be consistently riveting throughout.
If you're looking to pass some time with a movie to take your mind off things, The Time Traveler's Wife might serve that purpose. But this is definitely one of those cases where the book is far, far better and more worthy of one's time.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
New Feature on Peter Jackson and District 9
I didn't have enough time to do a complete write-up on the District 9 footage that was screened at Comic-Con last month and the panel, but I'm finding a surprising disconnect between the trailers and what was shown at the con. If I was trying to decide to see the film strictly off of the trailers, I'd pass because it looks like a pretty standard alien invasion action flick with a lot of explosions. While I love movies in which lots of things blow up, District 9 didn't look like anything I hadn't seen before.
After seeing the footage at Comic-Con though, I was surprised to find out that the driving storyline is really that of a human (Sharlto Copley) who's a petty government bureaucrat/spokesman who's infected with a mysterious substance while rooting through an alien's home in District 9. As he begins to turn into one of the aliens and the government realizes that he's the key to them being able to use and eventually replicate the aliens' advanced weapons, the mutating human has to run for his life. Now that, combined with the idea of aliens who are refugees on our planet, is a movie I want to go see. The political and social parallels alone make the movie, which opens in theaters tomorrow, seem intriguing.
Check out one of our high-definition video clips from the District 9 panel at San Diego Comic-Con below. Visit our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/popwenches to view more two additional clips from the panel—one of them is more than 7.5 minutes long!
[Wall Street Journal]
Thursday, August 6, 2009
RIP John Hughes
John Hughes, the writer and director behind movies like The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, died today in Manhattan. His publicist said Hughes was taking a walk when he suffered a fatal heart attack. He was 59 years old. [E! Online]
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
First Trailer for Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones Released Today
The big screen adaptation of the best-selling novel by Alice Sebold tells the story of a young teenage girl, Susie Salmon, who is brutally attacked and murdered. Salmon then watches from heaven as her family struggles to cope in the aftermath of her death and her killer continues to evade justice.
The Lovely Bones boasts an award-winning, star-studded cast including Saoirse Ronan (Atonement) as Susie Salmon, along with Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci. The film opens in the US on December 11, 2009. A complete list of international release dates is available here.
Click here to view the new trailer for The Lovely Bones with a brief introduction from Peter Jackson.
New Vamp Added to the Twilight Cast
More Twilight casting news today with the addition of Jodelle Ferland to the third movie, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. The 14-year-old actress will play a newly turned vampire when filming starts later this month.Despite being a young actress, Ferland has an impressive resume with roles in Silent Hill (2006), Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004) and the upcoming drama Case 39 with Renee Zellweger and Ian McShane. Sci-fi fans will recognize Ferland from memorable guest roles as a young Adria in the Stargate SG1 episode "Flesh and Blood" and a haughty princess in the Stargate Atlantis episode "Harmony." [Variety]
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Time-Traveler's Wife Gets New Ending
Warning: spoilers for both the novel and upcoming film ahead.
According to SCI FI Wire, the big screen version of The Time Traveler's Wife (starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams) will have a new ending that differs from the novel on which it is based.
Audiences at a test screening didn't like the original ending, which features McAdams as a much older version of her character, and found it confusing. In response, the second-to-last scene in the book between the married couple has become the movie's final scene. Wonder what the fan reaction to this change will be? [SCI FI Wire]
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According to SCI FI Wire, the big screen version of The Time Traveler's Wife (starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams) will have a new ending that differs from the novel on which it is based.
Audiences at a test screening didn't like the original ending, which features McAdams as a much older version of her character, and found it confusing. In response, the second-to-last scene in the book between the married couple has become the movie's final scene. Wonder what the fan reaction to this change will be? [SCI FI Wire]
Film News: Pirates 4 Director Ahoy, Twilight Controversy, Theron & Worthington Are Tourists
- Disney is in talks with director Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha) for the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film. While producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnny Depp will return to the franchise, previous director Gore Verbinski has chosen to move on to new projects. If a director is confirmed soon, the new film would begin shooting in 2010. [Variety]- Rachelle Lefevre is out as Victoria in the third Twilight film, Eclipse, and will be replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard. Evidently Rachelle and her castmates aren't happy about her dismissal, and Summit Entertainment isn't happy that people know Rachelle isn't happy . . . [E! Online]
- The projects keep rolling in for Hugh Jackman. The Wolverine actor has signed on to portray P.T. Barnum in The Greatest Showman on Earth, an original big screen musical. Jackman "will play the showman with a penchant for hoaxing a gullible public as he creates the three-ring circus that made him famous." Singer/songwriter Mika of "Grace Kelly" fame is in talks to write the music an lyrics. Anne Hathaway is being eyed for the female lead. [Variety]
- Steven Spielberg's next project will be . . . a remake? Spielberg has chosen to tackle a remake of the 1950 film Harvey, in which Jimmy Stewart memorably played a man whose best friend is a 6 1/2-foot-tall invisible rabbit. [Variety]
Sunday, August 2, 2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus at Comic-Con
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus will always be remembered as the last film Heath Ledger worked on before his untimely death in 2008. Because of the fantastical nature of the film, writer/director Terry Gilliam (Monty Python, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) was able to complete work on the project, with actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell stepping in to portray Ledger's character Tony at various points in the movie.The Imaginarium panel at Comic-Con was a mix of humorous and somber moments. Gilliam made sure to manage expectations by reminding the audience that the movie is Dr. Parnassus' (Christopher Plummer) story, not Tony's. The clips we saw had a distinctive visual look and were tantalizing snippets that gave only hints of the worlds to which the Imaginarium leads. Gilliam said that he had done the opposite of most Comic-Con presenters by choosing "boring" clips from the film so those of us in attendance would "get our money's worth" when the movie opens, but the footage we saw was far from boring.
Three clips from the film can be viewed at Yahoo! Movies. Four high-definition video clips of Terry Gilliam and Verne Troyer (Austin Powers trilogy) at the Imaginarium panel are now available on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/popwenches. Here are a couple for your viewing pleasure:
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Avatar High-Def Video Clips Now Live!
Wrapping up some drips and drabs now that I've had a chance to breathe and catch up on a little sleep post-convention, and that means some new, short clips from the Avatar panel have been posted to our Pop Wenches You Tube channel at www.youtube.com/popwenches!Check out one of the new clips below, and read up here on the almost 30 minutes of Avatar footage that debuted at Comic-Con and the free sneak peek on August 21.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Comic-Con 2009 Update - Peter Jackson on The Hobbit
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