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(Video) James Cameron, Annoyed: Hollywood Doesn’t Get Avatar’s Success
James Cameron – the guy who is so committed to his art that he almost died making The Abyss – seems more than a little miffed at Hollywood. Or maybe just annoyed. Or baffled? (Check out our full Cameron interview from December)
Our colleagues at TIME sat down with the director to talk about Avatar, on the eve of the Oscars. They …
Terminus: The District 9 Writer’s CGI Nightmare
The other day I read an interview with Terri Tatchell, the co-writer of District 9, in which she mentioned that she was thinking of adapting a short film for her next project. The film is called Terminus. It’s on YouTube.
At the time I thought to myself, is this a post? I flipped a mental coin. I missed the catch and the coin rolled …
Red Band Kick-Ass Trailer: Cage Is So-So
You can’t tell me that Big Daddy isn’t the spitting image of Batman. At least he’s a fighter.
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The Best Review of ‘Avatar’ I’ve Ever Seen
Sick of Avatar yet? Good, because you’re going to want to see this.
This two-part Avatar analysis is half rant, half film facade breakdown. More than a comical comparison of James Cameron’s block busting techniques, it breaks down the plots, sub plots and character development to explain why the entire world has been sucked under the …
The A-Team Trailer: So That Happened
“One year ago … an elite commando unit … was sent to prison for a crime they didn’t commit.”
Unlike most people watching this trailer, I’m actually interested in the informational content of the voice-over. That’s because I never saw the original “A-Team.” In the part of your brain where you’re supposed to have hours and hours of …
Angel Ass Kicking In New “Legion” Clip
Yahoo posted this new clip from Legion – 40 seconds of what looks to be the makings of an epic battle between ex-angel Michael (Paul Bettany) and still-winged Gabriel (Kevin Durand). I was worried that some of the action would look a little, well … girly due to the volume of male actors flopping around in wings, but from the looks of …
Origins: Eli Roth, the “Hostel” Guy
The Hostel director and Inglourious Basterds co-star talks to TIME contributing nerd Gilbert Cruz about his creative influences.
At NYU film school in the early ’90’s, Eli Roth decorated his entire dorm floor as a shrine to Reservoir Dogs. “I thought it was the most important American film to come along in 50 years, the movie that …
The Star Blazers Trailer You Didn’t Even Know You Were Waiting For
I caught this via Ain’t It Cool. I don’t know whether I can’t believe they’re doing this, or I can’t believe they’ve waited this long. Actually I’m not really sure what this is. But looooooooook!!! You will believe a dude can look cool with gloves in his mouth.
Seriously, I don’t know if this can be actually “good” in any meaningful …
The New Inception Trailer: OMG They Remade Dreamscape
OK, true story: last year I’m on a flight to L.A., and the guy in the seat next to me is working on some kind of production schedule for a movie. I’m not shoulder-surfing, but he’s got a MacBook that’s so deluxe it basically stretches over three seats. Plus he gets way pissed when the outlet he’s plugged into craps out and his battery …
The New Alice in Wonderland Trailer
Wow, this looks great. It’s gotten, like, ten times better since the Comic-Con footage, which was kinda twee and overly Tim Burtonian.
You know what I mean. Sometimes Burton has just a leetle bit of a tendency to show Johnny Depp tittering in a funny suit and then call it a day. But I’m all in for this one. It looks beautiful. And it …
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Trailer Is Up
My predilection for urban sorcery is well known. But I am declaring the jury “still out” on this one.
The problem I have with movies like this is that they can’t seem to decide whether they’re young adult movies — i.e. cute and ultimately inoffensive — or actual grown-up treatments of sorcery — genuinely frightening and …