Monthly Archives: May 2011

Movie Trailers

Ironclad: An Awesome Trailer and a Very Big Sword

2 Comments

To my knowledge there hasn’t been much in the way of a good medieval movie lately. One where guys kick tons of ass with swords, arrows, axes and blood. I don’t count Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe because honestly, I couldn’t bring myself to like it. I wanted desperately to, but to this day I’d still rather watch Prince of Thieves instead. I was terribly partial to Centurion, but I’m not so sure many others were. Iron Clad however looks like it may restore some glory to the realm of blood and steel.

As you can see the movie stars such spectacular actors as James Purefoy, Brian Cox, and Paul Giamatti. Purefoy is just coming off a short stint on the Starz series Camelot, in which he played a glorious villain named King Lot. I would say that this is an odd role for Giamatti, but he can definitely hold his own in a period piece as is proof of his role of John Adams in the HBO mini series. And Brian Cox can’t really be bad in anything, let alone something set in the olden days. Rob Roy or Troy anyone? Behold the trailer:

Uhhhhh…. whoa. I’m liking the looks of that! Giamatti looks good as a bitchy King John, unleashing his wrath on Rochester Castle against Purefoy and the Knights Templar he leads against the tyrannical king. I’m sure it’s 100 percent historically accurate too. Just look at the size of James Purefoy’s blade to make the decision on whether or not to see this movie in July.

Heyoooo!
TV

Camelot Review: Episode 6 – “Three Journeys”

1 Comment

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I need something big to actually happen on Camelot. It seems like we’ve had too much set up and not enough pay off. I for one don’t really care about a story of Merlin, Leontes, Gawain and Kay on a mission to retrieve Kay’s father’s books from their old home. But that is what we were treated to and it sucked epically. I don’t mind the character development one bit and I really enjoyed the scene where Leontes and Merlin had a civil debate about their different ideologies. But the whole episode just felt like filler.

Continue reading Camelot Review: Episode 6 – “Three Journeys” →

TV

DIRT ON DEXTER! – Season 6 to feature Colin Hanks & Mos Def

2 Comments

He is the blood spatter analyst we love to watch murder people. He stabs his way into his victims… and our hearts. Of course, I am talking about DEXTER! That’s right, our favorite serial killer-killer is coming back to Showtime this fall, and is bringing a famous Hollywood son into the mix.

Colin Hanks (Mad Men, The Good Guys), the son of Tom Hanks (Forest Gump, the guy who made BFFs with a Volleyball), is joining the cast of Dexter for Season 6. His character details were kept under tighter wraps than Dexter’s victims up until one website leaked some information. According to TV Somniac, Hanks will be playing Travis, Dexter’s main nemesis: a highly intelligent expert on ancient artifacts who gets linked to a series of grisly murders in Miami.

Continue reading DIRT ON DEXTER! – Season 6 to feature Colin Hanks & Mos Def →

Movie Trailers

Horrible Bosses…with Phallic Objects & A Trailer

Leave a comment

So the trailer for Horrible Bosses is out and my boss needed an excuse to post the above picture

Admittedly, a bit underwhelmed by the trailer, as it seems a lot more formulaic in terms of comedies. But then I thought about Kevin Spacey being a douche, Jennifer Aniston fellating foods, and a Colin Farrell combover. I’m still willing to get a bit excited for it, because it just looks fun.

And Charlie Day just needs more play, right?

Although not to go back and forth between good and bad, I just saw Brett Ratner is a producer. NOOOOO!!!!! YOU KILLED CYCLOPS!!! HOW DARE YOU WORK AGAIN!!!!

Movie News & Opinions

Arnold to ‘Cry Macho’, Maybe into Tiny T-Rex Arms of De Vito?

1 Comment

First off, I want to see a photoshop of De Vito with T-Rex arms hugging the Terminator. I digress though because yeah, that’s right, according to FilmDrunk Twins 2 is out there for the taking and apparently 6 Fast 6 Furious: Terminator Boogaloo isn’t the only sequel being offered to the Governator. Well, before we get into this, let’s just sit on this idea for a second.

Okay, now that we’ve thought about this, because I am not inebriated nor on any sort of hallucinogen, I can’t think of a comprehensible way to reintroduce this sequel. I have a better time selling Miley Cyrus as the next Sarah Conner (picture it then immediate fetal position crying). But then again, I never put anything past Hollywood these days and I’m sure someone will crank out an idea that may be absolutely ridiculous by nature, but due to product placement, tax credits in Vancouver, and a little bit of soul selling to the devil, we’ll have a screenplay in about two weeks with a  green light in a month. Ugh. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll still watch it. But it’s because I’m pot committed to any Arnold movie. At least that’s how I justify watching Junior and Jingle All the Way.

 

Regardless, this isn’t even the real news of the story. According to FilmDrunk and the Hollywood Reporter, Cry Macho apparently will be the first thing the we see newly-separated Schwarzenegger in at the movie theater. He will play a washed out horse trainer that decides to kidnap his old boss’s son from his ex-wife, only to find out that the ex-wife does not want the kid back. They end up getting chased by the Federales and start bonding.

So it’s Seabiscuit mixed with A Perfect World, and maybe a dash of Dutch? Fair enough then. I do think it’s interesting that he’ll choose this over the action flicks he has in the pipeline, as if to say that he’s a versatile actor and will take any role, action or dramatic and can still pull it off. I still don’t know what to make of this, and if anything it makes me want to watch A Perfect World again…

TV

Fox Hands Out Pink Slips; Slater Cries on Bed of Roses

1 Comment

According to E!Online and several other media outlets, the end of the line is here for cult fave The Chicago Code. Fox has announced that the cop shop will not return in the fall along with dramas Lie to Me, Human Target and comedies Breaking In and Traffic Light.

None of the shows being canceled are surprising considering the ratings were never there to begin with. If we had to be surprised on a show, it might have been The Chicago Code, because it was a universally liked show and as a midseason replacement, Fox might give it another shot but alas, it was not meant to be. Personally, I never got into Lie to Me or Human Target.

With Breaking In, it looks to see Christian Slater continues in his failed conversion to television. Maybe that will open the door to Kuffs 2. Maybe a Hollow Man 3. I did like Traffic Light though but not necessarily enough to complain about it being canceled. Although it wouldn’t be as awesome as The Wizard 2.

As for the replacements for the fall lineup, Fox has announced a few including a Bones spinoff called The Finder, which was based off an episode that aired earlier this season. It stars Geoff Stults, the dude with the sailor vows in Wedding Crashers. He’s also from Detroit, so Kronner will probably watch it now because of loyalty to the D ,and his odd affection for Bones. [

The next J.J. Abrams drama –  Alcatraz will also be on the fall slate, with comedies I Hate My Teenage Daughter starring Jaime Pressly…

Jamie in her prime…

and The New Girl with Zooey Deschanel.

Here is Zooey pictured with her sister Bones.

That’s a lot of hipster going on the Fox fall slate. Personally, I’d like a television adaptation of Broken Arrow. We need to get Christian Slater some work! He can reunite with newly unemployed Chicago Code star Delroy Lindo!

Okay I’ll stop.

Hard Rain 2? Randy Quaid needs money for bail…