” The Thing” 1982 vs “The Thing” 2011
With the official “the thing” remake/ prequel/ de-make on the loose, I thought it would be appropriate to revisit the 1982 bulletproof original. Helmed by the original king of horror and films currently being remade, John carpenter ( the thing, escape from ny, they live, Halloween) the original film was made nearly thirty years ago. Years before shitty unnecessary 3D, and years before digital effects. Relying on traditional story telling, suspense, Oscar nominated practical...
Read MoreEmily Browning Is Sleeping Beauty
Emily Browning is always a delight to see on the white screen and next she’s going to play in the film Sleeping Beauty but it’s not the classic Sleeping Beauty. Sleeping Beauty is an erotic thriller about a student who drifts into prostitution and finds her niche as a woman who sleeps, drugged while men do to her what she then can’t remember next morning. This sounds like it could be a good film if done right and casting Browning as the lead is a good move. Browning will next be seen in...
Read MoreNew Daybreakers Trailer Online
There’s a new trailer for the vampire film Daybreakers. The film is not about your traditional vampire but rather about a virally infected human that looks a lot like human. The film stars Willem Dafoe with Ethan Hawke and Sam Neill and is set to premier in January 2010. Via IMDb the plot: In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert...
Read MoreNew Wolfman Posters Online
The classic story of the Wolfman is once again being put on the white screen this time with Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins and Hugo Weaving starring. The film will be about a nobleman who, after his return home is bitten and subsequently cursed by a werewolf. It will be premiered in February 2010. You can see the trailer here and the two new posters below. Share this:...
Read MoreSmokin Aces 2 Trailer Online
A new trailer for Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassin’s Ball is now online. The first film was just action from start to finish and if the sequel is as good, then I intend to see it. Joblo offers this synopsis: Walter Weed (Tom Berenger) is an unassuming desk jockey at the FBI when the Bureau uncovers a plot to assassinate him. A team of degenerate, psychotic assassins dispatched by mystery man Hal Leuco to win a huge bounty includes a resourceful beauty who has a unique method of killing her prey...
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