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July 8, 2008
A Bunch Of Clips From Dark Knight

Reel Comix has 13 clips from 'The Dark Knight'. As if this movie needed any more promotion.

Shooting Twilight

Here's a pretty cool look at the making of 'Twilight'. If you're a fan of Stephenie Meyer's writing, here's the cover for the follow-up to Twilight, New Moon.

The first chapter of New Moon is available here. Check out Meyer's site.

Making Of The Watchmen

UGO has a making-of video from 'The Watchmen'

July 7, 2008
What Just Happened?

So De Niro is Linson and Bruce Willis is Bruce Willis? That is so cool. Cannot wait to see this one. Oh, I'm sorry -- I cannot fucking wait to fucking see this fucking one.

More Tropic Thunder

Deeply moving. Rife with subtext (I mean, this movie has gobs of subtext, and, a lot of overt text as well). Extraordinary writing, directing, and acting. "Easily the best film of the year," says Alan Green at MoovyBoovy.com...and, I agree with him.

Elvis Mitchell Re: Being Interviewed --
"I'm Sweating Like I've Been Shot In The Leg"

Scott Malchus talks with Elvis Mitchell about his new show on TCM, Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence. This interview is a cut above.

You can find a cool TCM promo and excerpts from the first shows here.

July 5, 2008
Okay, So I'm A Sci-Fi Geek

Hi-def 1080 trailer available at Apple Movies.

July 4, 2008
Knowing

Very nice premise.

Heckboy

Blindness

I haven't liked this idea too much. Based on a novel by Jose Saramago, the story is pretty intellectual and heavy. (I knew before I checked that this movie was based on a novel) -- not a good sign. This will be a tough sell. Release is in September when audiences are burned out from summer CGI spectacle, but still, it's hard to imagine people will want to see this one.

I do like the poster, though. There is a series of them with the same motif, but Moore's is the most compelling. I'm pretty sure the images used for this series are not stills from the movie but were created specifically for the posters. Hats off to the photographer (sorry I don't know who he/she is). It must be a bit daunting for a still photographer to direct a Hollywood actor.

Here is a trailer:

July 3, 2008
The Day They Ran The Teaser Trailer For A Day

Looking for the trailer for the reshaping of 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' you've heard about? It's available in glorious hi-def here.

Andrew Stanton On The Treatment

This is a good one -- with the director of 'Wall-E'.

5 Minutes From The Dark Knight

This is a new breed of Batman movie. Opening scene something of an homage to 'Heat', with a bit of on-the-nose dialogue added as needed. The Bat Man was always too hokey for me until now. Source: Iklipz

The Day They Made A Cool-Looking Sci-Fi Thriller

I'll bet the only real connection between this movie and 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' (1951) will be the thematic 'mankind is set to destroy itself' and the iconic vision of a robot walking down the ramp of a spaceship.

At any rate, this looks like great eye candy for the thinking person, and has staked out the prime real estate of mid-December for release. I'm looking forward to it.

July 2, 2008
Not So Much A Poster

It's not so much a poster for 'The Dark Knight' as it is a conceptual trading card for The Joker. It has what all good portrait photographers strive for -- it captures character and makes you feel like you know the subject.

What's notable is that, even though the focus is not on the eyes, it's difficult to look into them -- they hint so strongly of The Joker's malcontent and hidden motives. This is yet another tribute to Ledger's depth of performance. An unconventional, beautifully executed portrait.

Domino's Has The Best

Okay, not pizza. I don't think Domino's has the best pizza. But, for some reason, they have the best Dark Knight trailer I've seen. What a fine looking movie this is.

I'm still more interested in seeing The Joker than I am in seeing Batman, though. Ledger's performance transcends the medium of film itself.

Mirrors

Usually I don't bother with such content but this looks like it has a spine. It's really pretty graphic, though. Don't press play unless you...you know...mean it. IGN has a high-rez version here.

Hancock Eye Candy

Fluffier than average but better at the same time -- with the first real indication that Charlize Theron is even in this movie.

July 1, 2008
Dark Knight Poster

What a beauty.

Not So Righteous Posters

All around the net the talk re: 'Righteous Kill' goes like this: Element 1) De Niro and Pacino haven't been in full form for about ten years, and Element 2) I'm still kinda sorta looking forward to this movie.

Okay, fair enough. I have to agree these guys did some of their best work in Michael Mann's 1995 crime opera 'Heat', and, I'm hoping 'Righteous Kill' will be good.

However, early signs aren't so good. The two poster workups that have been released are flat, without direction, and lacking focus. Take poster 1, at the top:

The running ink running from the stars' names implies a slasher/horror element -- doesn't belong. Movie has a killer element, not slasher. Also, this is the kind of graphic used in small indy pictures -- doesn't belong on this poster. The ink runs into De Niro's face but not Pacino's -- implying De Niro will die, but Pacino will not -- not right (even if it's true). Also, the 'drips' are clearly drawn -- drawn to look natural (and creepy), like running ink, but clearly drawn -- it's forced and bad.

De Niro is standing in front of Pacino -- shouldn't be, they should have equality. Not only that, Pacino's face isn't fully in frame -- his hair is cropped out. (It's fair to say a movie stars' hair is part of his face). Hello. Who slapped this together? Very sloppy work.

The grainy look is not appropriate for a slick crime thriller that takes place today. Would be more appropriate for a political drama that takes place, say, in the sixties.

The snags of ink coming off the title at the bottom imply a psycho-technological element as in 'Silence of the Lambs' -- doesn't fit. This movie has a human psychological element, but not a tech-psycho element -- lacks focus.

The roller-painted red highlighting of the title at bottom is random looking at best. An afterthought, probably.

Okay, now poster 2:

First the headline: 'The most acclaimed actors of our time in the film event of the year'. Do you think we're stupid? Any movie that calls itself the 'film event of the year' is a lost cause. A movie has to earn that title after it opens, not before. This type of slugline is meant to separate the most gullible audience from their cash on the first weekend, before word-of-mouth kills the picture.

The selling point 'From the writer of Inside Man' just doesn't click. 'Righteous Kill' is being marketed to a broad audience -- they don't know what 'Inside Man' was. Besides, the poster screams 'De NIRO PACINO'. How can you follow that by trying to sell the movie as being written by a particular writer (unless the guy wrote a super-hot genre thriller and has the same name recognition as De Niro or Pacino). Lacks focus.

And, what is that backdrop? A tarp? What does that mean? All that does is confuse the viewer.

What's with the fancy handwriting? Are we supposed to read that? It looks like the preamble of a constitution. Are we supposed to wonder what it's there for? Is the movie about someone who writes in such a manner? This is a total gaffe. These people are trying to sell a cop thriller with fine curvy handwriting -- done with a fountain pen or an actual quill pen (dipped in ink and everything), no less.

I do like the way the title at bottom is cracked and corroding -- this fits. Implies the corrosion of moral values and the rules by which society works, the law. This element works.

These posters send a clear message: "Stay away, this movie barely holds together, spend your money on something else, don't be one of the chumps that has to admit they saw 'Righteous Kill' in the theater."

Come on, guys. Get your shit together and make a decent poster for this movie. This is just plain lazy. Movie opens in September -- you've got time to fix the damage you've done.

June 30, 2008
Bolt

If character/story match premise, this one will be an event. If not, they'll still do good business over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Who Saved RKO From Bankruptcy?

NPR has a good story about 'King Kong'. Did you know this movie saved RKO from going out of business? It's funny; I just realized I've never seen this movie.

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