Now, I know that you have all been itching to know exactly how it is that the Lycans broke away from their Vampire lords because the tidbits given the first movie of the trilogy, just was not enough. It simply whetted your appetite for more. So, here you have your steak.
The third (hopefully the last) of the Underworld series has released a trailer for your viewing pleasure. The first one was interesting and stimulating, the second one lacking, and the third one . . . ? It definitely has one thing going for it. Audiences love the epic CGI computerized festival of creatures, and that werewolf pack looked pretty amazing. However, can the grandiose nature of the visual stimuli make up for the one factor that got me through the sequel in this series? No Kate Beckinsale in tight black leather walking around in various levels of wetness? I might have to pass.
Watchmen trailer was released recently and it is visually a rollercoaster of stimuli. It was screened at the Scream 2008 awards where it received an award for most anticipated movie. Sometimes trailer editors get accused of putting all the best stuff in the trailer and leaving nothing as a surprise for the actually film. This might be the case, but how could you pass on a nuclear explosion going off behind the light touch of a kiss to the lips? I mean really? This movie is destined to pull in the box office dollars, and I am just praying that it’s not a flop on content. The story is excellent and the visuals are amazing, but only time will tell the reaction of the finicky fans of the comic book world.
The new rendition of Friday the 13thhas released a trailer. I’m not sure what to think. For fans of the original film, you will notice instantly that there is an edgier feel than in the previous film, albeit ever since Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, they have been nothing but a laugh riot. It made me recall sitting in front of the television at the age of seven or eight and turning on HBO to see the rain pouring down on a man in a ski mask. I think I was hooked on horror movies from that moment on. Hopefully some additional trailers will come out to show us which direction the new director took the film.
Here is a selection of last night’s jokes from the late night television world. I personally found Craig Ferguson’s to be my favorite. Via AP :
“Do you remember John Kerry? Neither do I. He ran for president, and didn’t do that well. And now he is being criticized for telling a joke about John McCain wearing adult diapers. How dare you, sir! That is MY job. Knock it off, Kerry. I’ll tell the McCain diaper jokes, you stick to losing elections to the least popular president ever in the history of America.” - Craig Ferguson, CBS’ “Late Late Show.”
ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) “has conducted a huge voter registration effort, and not all the registrations are valid. Now I have a lot of problems with ACORN. First, they should have picked a more ominous name, like KAOS or SPECTRE, instead of squirrel food. Something really scary: They are the biggest nut-based threat to America since Mr. Peanut tried to assassinate the GOP elephant to impress the Morton’s Salt girl.” - Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.”
“People are saying that John McCain does not have a prayer. But I’m pretty sure the Lord is with him. Mostly because they used to be college roommates.” - Colbert.
“Obama’s taking a day or two off from campaigning to visit his sick grandmother in Hawaii. … Some people think that visiting his sick grandma might actually help him win more of the elderly vote. In fact, to try to counter that today, John McCain stopped by our nation’s capital to visit his grandmother, Susan B. Anthony. … Meanwhile, Sarah Palin had a good thought: She suggested that while Barack Obama is over in Hawaii, it might be a good idea for him to keep an eye on Japan.” - Jimmy Kimmel, ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
The AP reports on Katie Holmes Broadway debut last night in Arthur Miller’s, “All My Sons.” From reading the article you might think the performance was not the point, as the majority of the commentary revolves around what she was wearing on and off stage, as well as Tom Cruise’s appearance. The comments they got from audience members were even geared in this direction. It’s unfortunate that she has drawn attention away from an excellent play with a stellar cast. The rest of the cast includes John Lithgow as Joe Keller, Dianne Wiest as Kate Keller, and Patrick Wilson as Chris Keller. I will keep an eye out for the New York Times review. I am sure Mr. Brantley can not wait to sink his teeth into this one.
As the fans of the show know, “ER” is finishing off it’s 15th and final season on the network. To help boost ratings, some of the upcoming episodes will be featuring former characters who have left the show over it’s numerous seasons. So far the only name to leak out is Anthony Edwards who played Dr. Greene. He left the show in 2002 when his character died after a season long battle with brain cancer. As a long time off and on fan of the show, this was one of the best seasons in memory. No other names have been released, but I would assume when they are seen milling about the set on shoot days, the press will be there to report it.
More can be found in the AP report released a couple of minutes ago.
On August 13th, this ridiculously funny comedy Tropic Thunder is being released. If you have not seen this trailer, you are seriously missing out. It looks like Ben Stiller has done it again, taking the comedy genre another step towards a belly ache of laughs.
The film also stars Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. To add to the fun Robert Downey Jr. plays a white actor, who has undergone a “special surgery” to play the role of a black man. This of course will lead to hilarity at a new level. To top it off the trio are filming a Vietnam era action movie that turns a little to real.
“Tropic Thunder” has about as much feminine presence as “Platoon.” That combat classic, Mr. Stiller recently told The Los Angeles Daily News, helped inspire him to make a satire when its director, Oliver Stone, dismissed him at a casting meeting for the movie with the words “You’re cute.”
“Tropic Thunder” follows actors who get tangled up in real warfare with a paramilitary drug gang while working out their anxieties and insecurities on a “Platoon”-like movie shoot. Along the way they dabble in some humor that is exceptionally rude, especially for DreamWorks.
So you are a huge fan of the Joker, your board, your twenty, and you’re (ahem) a little kooky. What do you do? You dress up as the Dark Knight’s nemesis and create a little havoc. According to an AP report this morning twenty year old Taylor Spencer dressed up as the Joker and headed to his local picture show theatre and attempted to steal Batman posters and other memorabilia in plain view of the employees of the theatre in a, wait for it, purple suit. Subtlety is obviously not this kid’s strong suit. There are fans, and then there are super-fans, and then there is this guy.
The trailer for the new Terminator Salvation was released at Comic-Con. Christian Bale is starring as the futuristic war hero John Conner. This is one of those sequels that could be disappointing. The third edition to this story was almost unnecessary, although I enjoyed the movie. Christian Bale does have a great thing going with Batman, and it would be a shame to see that crumble because of a poor showing here. However, being a big fan of the series, I am definitely going to watch it, despite opinions. I am sure that with McG on the scene that the product will be good. The trailer certainly does look amazing.
The creators of the widely popular television series Lostannounced that all the answers to the shows multitudinous questions would be coming in the next 34 episodes. The next two seasons are likely to be quite popular. With all the questions that they have laid out over the past four years, I don’t know if 34 hours is enough time to get all the answers. I would venture to say that the DVD of the series will become quite popular as well, as those who got upset at the continued mysteries, now have confirmation that the show is not going to continue down the black hole of insanity that it has spiraled through over the past couple of years.
As the fans of the show know, “ER” is finishing off it’s 15th and final season on the network. To help boost ratings, some of the upcoming episodes will be featuring former characters who have left the show over it’s numerous seasons. So far the only name to leak out is Anthony Edwards who played Dr. Greene. He left the show in 2002 when his character died after a season long battle with brain cancer. As a long time off and on fan of the show, this was one of the best seasons in memory. No other names have been released, but I would assume when they are seen milling about the set on shoot days, the press will be there to report it.
