Friday, December 21, 2007

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (Graded)

After an ancient truce between humankind & the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above & the one below defies his bloodline & awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator & his marauders. They may be misunderstood, but when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy & the B.P.R.D..


Grade: C +
Trailer HERE

Monday, December 17, 2007

The Man in The Chair (Movie Watch)

Flash is a man who longs for the days when he worked as a crew member on such cinematic masterpieces as Citizen Kane. When Flash meets teenage film fanatic Cameron Kincaid, he becomes an unlikely mentor & agrees to help Cameron make a film to compete in a student competition where the top prize is a film school scholarship and, for Cameron, a ticket out of his difficult home life. Flash, who sees his own life drawing to a close recruits the support of his eccentric friends at the Motion Picture home & helps Cameron make his film & chase his dream.

Trailer HERE

The Dark Knight (Graded)

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.

Grade: A
Trailer 1 HERE
IMAX First 6 Minutes Bootleg HERE
Teaser 2 HERE
Teaser 1 HERE

10,000 B.C. (Graded)

It was a time when man and beast were untamed and the mighty mammoth roamed the earth. A time when ideas and beliefs were born that forever shaped mankind. 10,000 B.C. follows a young hunter on his quest to lead an army across a vast desert, battling saber tooth tigers and prehistoric predators as he unearths a lost civilization and attempts to rescue the woman he loves from an evil warlord determined to possess her.

Grade: F
Teaser HERE
Trailer HERE

The Dark Knight (IMAX 6 Minute Intro)

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.

Grade: A -
Teaser 1 HERE
Teaser 2 HERE
IMAX First 6 Minutes Bootleg HERE

Monday, December 10, 2007

Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull (Poster Release)

The archaeologist Indiana Jones is once again thrust back into danger & adveture, racing across the map from Connecticut to the jungles of Peru for an artifact that holds more than wonder, known as The Crystal Skull, a quartz sculpture of disputed origins that was carved in a way that defies the natural structure of the crystal. With the Nazis no longer a threat to the world & archaelogical artifacts of such dubious origin, Indy must go up against new foes, operatives from the Soviet Union, such as the seductive Agent Spalko, an unethical rival archaeologist & his own past.

Grade: B +
Trailer HERE

Friday, December 7, 2007

The Signal (Poster 2 Release)

It’s New Year’s Eve in the city of Terminus and chaos is this year’s resolution. All forms of communication have been jammed by an enigmatic transmission that preys on fear and desire driving everyone in the city to murder and madness. In a place once marked by conformity but now sent into complete anarchy, the rebellious Ben must save the woman he loves from the bedlam in the streets as well as her crazed sadistic husband. But the only way he can tell who to trust or who has given in to violence is by uncovering the true nature of The Signal.

Grade: B -
Trailer HERE

Taken (Movie Watch)

A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.

Grade: B +
Trailer HERE

The Happening (Movie Watch)

M. Night Shyamalan brings us a paranoid thriller about a family on the run from a natural crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity. I'd spill the beans but then you might start having nightmares over Lady in The Water.

Grade: B -
Trailer HERE

Speed Racer (Graded)

Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized, The Legendary Rex Racer (Racer X), whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret—some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won’t drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line.

Grade: D +
Trailer HERE

Punisher: War Zone (Movie Watch)


Continuing his crusade to punish violent criminals in America, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.

Grade: C -
Teaser HERE

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

The Dark Knight (Teaser Poster 1 Release)

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.

Grade: A -
Teaser 1 HERE
Teaser 2 HERE

Terminator Salvation (What to Know)

Entertainment Weekly got the chance to sit down with producers Derek Anderson, Victor Kubicek & Moritz Borman to talk about the upcoming "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins." Besides confirming that Christian Bale will play the role of John Connor, the producers spoke about the other characters & whether Arnold Schwarzenegger would return.

A rumor was that Connor was only going to be a supporting role. ANDERSON: John Connor is an ongoing, very central character throughout the next trilogy. He's leading the fight for the salvation of humanity against the machines. So he's very important.So he's the star?KUBICEK: Yes. ANDERSON: There's gonna be another major costar with kind of equal presence in this installment.

And that costar would play the Terminator character?
ANDERSON: Yes.... Well, it's hard to say. It is a new character introduced in the mythology that's not replacing Arnold [Schwarzenegger]. It's not like he's stepping into Arnold's shoes. It's a completely new character.

Okay, but is it a Terminator — a killing machine? ANDERSON: No, not really. That's one of the big twists that if we told you.Will Schwarzenegger be returning in any form? KUBICEK: He may make a cameo.ANDERSON: It still hasn't been determined, but if he does, it would be a very small cameo.According to Anderson and Kubicek, the movie is set to begin shooting in either Australia or Budapest on March 15th, with a budget north of $150 million.


The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Movie Watch)

One year after the events of "The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe," the Kings & Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway realm, only to discover that more than 1300 years have passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has become extinct, Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines & is now under the control of the King Miraz, who rules the land without mercy.

Trailer HERE

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

City Of Men (Graded)

In City Of Men, Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardner) returns to the Brazilian favelas of his Academy Award-nominated City of God. Growing up in a culture dictated by violence and run by street gangs, teenagers Acerola & Laranjinha have become close as brothers. With their eighteenth birthdays fast approaching, Laranjinha sets out to find the father he never met, while Acerola struggles to raise his own young son. But when they suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war, the lifelong friends are forced to confront a shocking secret from their shared past.

Grade: C
Trailer HERE

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Graded)

The remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a successful & charismatic editor-in-chief of French Elle, who believes he is living his life to its absolute fullest when a sudden stroke leaves him in a life-altered state. While the physical challenges of Bauby’s fate leave him with little hope for the future, he begins to discover how his life’s passions, his rich memories & his newfound imagination can help him achieve a life without boundaries.

Grade: A +
Trailer HERE