Director Spotlight: Scanners

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Posted by Joe Wilhelm | Posted in , , , | Posted on 10:39 AM

Another month and another spotlight focused on a director. I kick off April's Director Spotlight of David Cronenberg with 1981's Scanners. Cronenberg, due to his fascination with the horror genre earned the nicknames "King of Venereal Horror" and "The Baron of Blood", not only directed this film but wrote it as well. Scanners is the movie that gave him his US upstart and popularity after being a hit in Canada.

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Repo Men

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Posted by Jonathan MacFarlane | Posted in , , | Posted on 9:01 AM

Repo Men, based on the novel Repossession Mambo, is an odd movie. At turns both awesome and befuddling, the film demonstrates influences from classic sci-fi b-movies to more modern action thrillers. The cast, with one exception, is strong. Jude Law and Forest Whitaker play Remy and Jake, who are the titular repo men. They work under Frank, played extremely well by Liev Schreiber, for an artificial organ manufacturing company called “The Union.” When customers fall far enough behind on payments on their organ(s), repo men are sent to reclaim said organs. As seen in the film’s trailer, Remy suffers an on-the-job accident, and receives an artificial heart, for which he is unable to pay.

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Kick Ass: Special Preview from Damian Smith

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Posted by Rene Alvarado | Posted in , , , , | Posted on 9:00 AM

By Damian Smith

Editorial Note: Here's Damian Smith/Lord Shaper's Kick Ass review/preview. He saw it at the Australian world premiere. Damian is a friend of the Devil's from Australia and was lucky enough to have cool friends and get a sneak peek at Kick Ass.

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with few friends and who lives alone with his father. His life is not very difficult and his personal trials not that overwhelming. However, one day he makes the simple decision to become a super-hero even though he has no powers or training.

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Episode 16: Political Films 3-2-1

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Posted by Mike Pampinella | Posted in | Posted on 11:55 AM

In this episode Mike and Veer explore the world of political films. Using their 3-2-1 format they look at their 3 favorite political comedies, 2 favorite political dramas, and 1 film that challenged the governmental status quo.

Give us a listen and we promise to vote for you in the next election.

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Hot Tub Time Machine (Devil's Advocate Review)

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Posted by Mike Pampinella | Posted in , , , , | Posted on 9:01 PM

Hot Tub Time Machine has not only a crazy name, but also a crazy premise and crazy antics. Is that enough crazy for you? If not, you can check out the film and see the crazy hair, crazy fashions, crazy energy, and crazy comedic components. Hot Tub Time Machine brings the crazy and it's hilariously rendered for our enjoyment.

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Hot Tub Time Machine

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Posted by Dave Bartik | Posted in , , , , | Posted on 9:00 PM

Hot Tub Time Machine is a movie that could only be made after The Hangover. It is an R-rated comedy with a limited storyline, starring little-known, bit part actors (aside from John Cusack, who I’ll get to later), with limited financial backing. Before The Hangover, and its immediate cult-like status, Hot Tub would have been a straight-to-DVD selection.

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The Comic Book Movie You Should Be Excited For

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Posted by Mike Pampinella | Posted in , , , | Posted on 5:20 PM

Unlucky in love? Get dumped? Get beaten up by your girlfriend's seven evil exes?  Didn't think so. 

This is the premise of Universal's latest comic book adaptation, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.  Now I know that the film has the two most oversaturated things in Hollywood right now...those being comic books and Michael Cera, but this trailer has me excited.  From the look of it, the film blends the action of a comic book, with the style of a video game, which is what Scott Pilgrim is at its core.  Give the trailer a look and tell us what you think. 

Prepare For The Longest Movie Ever...24 The Movie

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Posted by Mike Pampinella | Posted in , | Posted on 5:07 PM

It was announced recently that 24 would wrap up at the end of the current season, and then shortly after that it was announced that a film is in the works.  In the works only so far as they have a script just about set and are pitching ideas. 

How will the twenty-four hour realtime format translate to the screen?  According to Jack Bauer himself, the plan is to show all twenty-four hours in a two hour film, which will free them up creatively, as they won't have the hindrance of presenting events in realtime.   

If all goes according to plan, the film should hit theaters in early 2011. 

Paul Greengrass Eyes Fantastic Voyage

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Posted by Mike Pampinella | Posted in , | Posted on 4:49 PM

Up until now Greengrass has been firmly planted in the real world of cinema, but he is now in talks to make the leap to the world of sci-fi/fanatsy.  20th Century Fox is working towards a remake of Fantastic Voyage, the story of a scientist suffering from an unknown illness, only to have his colleagues miniaturized and injected into his body.  The previous incarnation was made in 1966, so it only seems appropriate to Fox that it get a modern day, big budget treatment. 

The Green Zone director is only in talks at the moment, but Fox is looking to strike while the iron is hot. 
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