Archive List for January 2006
January 31, 2006
2006 Oscar Nominations
The 2006 Oscar nominations were released today. I know a lot of people hate the Oscars... but for some reason it's my favorite time of year. Here's the nominieees list... Read the full story.
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John Roecker's Live Freaky Die Freaky looks like a Dud
Good morning -or afternoon for our European friends- Movie fans. It is I, your estranged semi-critic Brad. I have been watching from afar in a bungalow off the coast... Read the full story.
Posted by Brad Shipston at 09:35 AM | Comments (1)
January 30, 2006
Audio Edition - January 30th 2006
This is the 100th episode of The Audio Edition. Never thought we'd be around this long! Today on the round table, Doug, Darren and myself discuss the lastest Fantastic Four... Read the full story.
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Doom In Fantstic Four 2
I didn't love Fantastic Four. As a matter of fact it's a bad film... however I'd be lying if I didn't admit I had some fun watching it. As we... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:05 AM | Comments (6)
Julia Ormond is Back
I love Julia Ormond. She is that rare package of stunning classic beauty, and filled with talent to the ears. Sadly, this gem of an actress has been invisible for... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 09:53 AM | Comments (6)
SAG Awards
The Screen Actorsw Guild gave out their annual awards last night. It was a pretty boring show... but all the winners seemed deserving. One interesting note is taht Oscar favorite... Read the full story.
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Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) in Sumo Wrestling Comedy
I like Jon Heder as much as the next guy... I enjoyed Napoleon Dynamite... and the guy has some charm. But let's face it folks, he's not going to have... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 09:27 AM | Comments (1)
Around The Web - January 30th 2005
Here is some of the other news making it's way around the web today: - Omen 666 to be released on 6-6-6 - Another Friday the 13th movie coming Friday... Read the full story.
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January 28, 2006
The Chewbacca Blog
Hey there folks. As you all know, blogging is a growing and international trend giving a voice to anyone who wants to shares their thoughts and opinions with the rest... Read the full story.
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January 27, 2006
Audio Edition - January 27th 2006
Greetings. Today on The Audio Edition Doug and I are joined by special return guest Sharon Dewitt. Together we discuss the fantastic news surrounding Toy Story 3. Jurassic Park 4... Read the full story.
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Thandie Newton Is the New Bond Girl
What a huge, massive and stupid mistake. The producers of the new James Bond film, Casino Royale, have cast one of the worst actresses I've seen in a LONG time... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 01:17 PM | Comments (32)
Robin Williams Joins Museum
Robin Williams has joined an already amazing cast for the new Ben Stiller comedy Museum. Believe it or not, Robin Williams is one of most purely talented actors alive today... Read the full story.
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Imagine Me & You Trailer
I've always been really taken with Piper Perabo... true... almost nothing she's been in has been worth writing home about... but I find her to be pretty talented and damn... Read the full story.
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Annapolis Reviews
Man, when I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I had been predicting that James Franco (Harry in the Spider-Man films) was going to be a big huge star as soon as he... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 12:18 PM | Comments (6)
Big Momma's House 2 Reviews
Oh good grief. I don't have to see this movie to know it's stupid. But I won't say it's stupid until I do indeed see it (after all... I've been... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 12:06 PM | Comments (5)
The Matador Reviews
I haven't been this pumped about seeing a Pierce Brosnan movie since... well... ever. The Matador trailers and commercials hooked from the early days of it's campaign. Add Greg Kinnear... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:55 AM | Comments (1)
Nanny McPhee Reviews
When I first saw the trailer for Nanny McPhee, I didn't quite know what to think. It looked like a bit of a knock off of current kids friendly flicks... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:39 AM | Comments (2)
Around The Web - January 27th 2006
Here are some of the other Headlines floating around the web today: - British Documentaries claim Spielberg's "Munich" was flawed Spielberg himself said it wasn't a "Documantariy, but rather a... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 09:29 AM | Comments (2)
January 26, 2006
No Toy Story 3!!!
Yay!!!! It looks like the Pixar take over of Disney is already producing fantastic results! Now you might be thinking "But wait... I thought Disney bought Pixar"??? They did... but... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:27 AM | Comments (6)
Jurassic Park 4 On Hold
For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting Jurassic Park 4 (are there actually any of you out there?), the following news will cause a little bit of disappointment.... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:09 AM | Comments (7)
Fox Confirms X-Men 4
Despite the stupid title "X-Men: The Last Stand", Fox Head Tom Rothman has confirmed that there will indeed be an X-Men 4, and probably more after that as well. Now... Read the full story.
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Around The Web - January 26th 2006
Here are some of the other Movie Headlines making their way around the web today: - Wes Craven talks Scream 4 and Red Eye 2 - Initial Lady In The... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:42 AM | Comments (2)
The Movie Blog Readers Awards 2005 Update
Hi everyone, just back from my short holiday in Canada which was loads of fun, so much so that I'll be going back. However due to circumstances completely in everyone's... Read the full story.
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January 25, 2006
Audio Edition - January 25th 2006
Don't forget to bote for The Movie Blog Audio Edition for Podcast fo the Year over at The 2006 Weblog Awards official site! Today on The Audio Edition Doug and... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 07:15 PM | Comments (7)
Magnum PI Movie News
Way back in November of 2003 we reported the rumblings of a Magnum P.I. movie that could be in the works. However, in the last couple of years there's been... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 12:00 PM | Comments (8)
Chris Penn Dies
Actor Chris Penn has passed away at the age of 43. Sad day. My favorite Chris Penn role (and this will surprise a lot of you) was NOT Reservoir Dogs... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:57 AM | Comments (6)
The Davinci Code Pictures
The Davinci Code has some new pictures up and online for all the world to see. Now, I'm not that big of a fan of the book, but I must... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:32 AM | Comments (3)
X-Men: The Last Stand
Looks like X-Men 3 has been given it's official release title. X-Men: The Last Stand. Now, as far as names go that's not too bad. But it's almost a little... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:27 AM | Comments (8)
Around the Web - January 25th 2006
Here are a few of the other movie headlines making their way around the web today: - James Franco Talk Annapolis Is it just me or does this just look... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:07 AM
January 24, 2006
The Movie Blog Reunion
Tonight a momentous event occurs. For the first time in the history of the universe, there will be a Movie Blog reunion. Well.. I guess it's not really a "reunion"... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 03:10 PM | Comments (11)
January 23, 2006
Audio Edition - January 23rd 2006
Hey! The Audio Edition got nominated for Podcast of the Year at The Bloggies! Whheeeeeee. Today on the Monday round table, Doug, Darren and I talk about the Bloggies and... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 07:08 PM | Comments (10)
The Audio Edition Nominated For Best Podcast At 2006 Weblog Awards
The final list of the nominees for the 2006 Weblog Awards (The Bloggies) have been announced... and to our total shock, The Movie Blog's Audio Edition made it to the... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 06:54 AM | Comments (9)
X-Men 3 Dark Phoenix Pics
The French site DVDRAMA has posted up some sweet Dark Phoenix pics from the upcoming X-Men 3 film. Man does she look NASTY and ready to kick some serious heads... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 06:40 AM | Comments (11)
Hey Hollywood - Make Fewer Movies!
Could it be that some sanity is actually peaking it's head up?!?! I've mentioned here on The Movie Blog for some time that there are just too many films being... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 06:32 AM | Comments (5)
Disney Ready To Buy Pixar
Looks like that great divorce between Pixar and Disney is about to get some Dr. Phil love and reconcile. The word is that the board of Pixar is meeting on... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 05:47 AM | Comments (10)
The Da Vinci Code Premieres at Cannes
The Cannes film festival will host the world premiere of the highly anticipated book-to-film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code on May 17th, just 2 days before it's world wide... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 05:31 AM
Underworld Evolution Tops At Box Office
Despite the fact that it's getting hammered by the critics, Underworld Evolution just plain old has far more market appeal than anything else in the theaters this weekend (come to... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 05:22 AM | Comments (2)
January 22, 2006
Vinnie Jones Talks Juggernaut and X-Men 3
I know some people weren't thrilled, but right from the get go I was happy with the casting of Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut (not withstanding that there ARE too many... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:35 AM | Comments (2)
Lucas Updates on Indiana Jones 4
It may be a whole lot of nothing... but at least there is some stirring on the Indiana Jones 4 front. For a while we heard nothing... and now quotes... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:21 AM | Comments (7)
Kung Fu Hustle Wins 2006 Asian Excellence Awards
From the good folks over at Guardian:``Kung Fu Hustle'' was named outstanding film and Daniel Dae Kim and Yunjin Kim, who star on the hit TV show ``Lost,'' were honored... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:10 AM | Comments (1)
January 20, 2006
David Duchovny Is Not In Hulk 2
More Hulk 2 news. A rumour started flying around the web the other day that David Duchovny (of X-Files fame) had been selected to play Bruce Banner in Hulk 2.... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 01:03 PM | Comments (5)
Audio Edition - January 19th 2006
Today on the Audio Edition Doug and I talk a little about this year's Golden Globe Awards, the total joke that "Walk the Line" was considered a "musical", the latest... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 01:12 AM | Comments (9)
January 19, 2006
Spider-Man 3 Has Gwen Stacy
I don't know if this will make Spider-Man comic fans thrilled or pissed. But it looks like Peter Parker's first love, Gwen Stacy, has been cast and is in Spider-Man... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:54 AM | Comments (29)
Hulk 2 Not Direct To Video
I've mentioned before that I LOVED the first Hulk film. I thought it was thoughtful and character driven... which was kind of refreshing from the pure action driven comic model... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:32 AM | Comments (5)
Indiana Jones 4 Deadline
What true movie fan doesn't want to see one last adventure for Indiana Jones? Let's face it... we all do. But this thing has been dragging on so long that... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:20 AM | Comments (9)
Hoodwinked 2
despite not being received with huge open arms by the critics or fans alike, the fact that Hoodwinked pushed itself into the #1 spot at the boxoffice has apparently sealed... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:46 AM | Comments (2)
Friends With Money Trailer
My favorite trailer that I've seen this week has to be the Friends With Money trailer. FANTASTIC leads (Joan Cusack, Jennifer Aniston and Frances McDormand) with a great concept behind... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:15 AM | Comments (1)
Click Trailer
Adam Sandler's new Click trailer is on the web. I consider myself to be a mild Adam Sandler fan. As a performer he's pretty limited, but what he does, he... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:03 AM | Comments (3)
Failure To Launch Trailer
Matthew McConaughey's new Failure To Lunch trailer is online... and I'd hate to say it... but I think it actually look pretty clever. Yes it's another Romantic Comedy... Yes you... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 09:49 AM | Comments (2)
When A Stranger Calls Trailer
The When A Stranger Calls trailer is up and running on the web. Never heard of it yet? You're not alone, but it is indeed getting a wide release on... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 09:32 AM | Comments (6)
January 18, 2006
Xavier And Magneto
When you cut right to the heart of it, the X-Men isn't about mutants and humans. It's not about Cyclops or Jean Grey. It's not even about Wolverine. No, at... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 12:42 PM | Comments (9)
Walk The Line A Musical???
The one award at the Golden Globes I had a real problem with this year was not the fact that Walk the Line beat out The 40 Year Old Virgin... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:30 AM | Comments (6)
Brandon Routh Talks Superman Vs. Batman
The good folks over at IESB go themselves a quick 5 minute chat with Superman himself, Mr. Brandon Routh at a Golden Globe after party. Man this guy looks like... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:08 AM | Comments (2)
How The Lord Of The Rings Should Have Ended
I've mentioned the site "How It Should Have Ended" here on The Movie Blog before. Basically the site does little funny animations of how they think a certain movie SHOULD... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:13 AM | Comments (9)
Food in Austrailian Movie Theaters
If you've read The Movie Blog for any length of time, you know one of my biggest pet peeves in the world is the ungodly prices that theaters charge us... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:00 AM | Comments (21)
UK abandoned by Film Producers
Despite the UK beating the downward global trend in box office profits. It seems that Production companies are leaving the UK in droves, even though that upward trend has been... Read the full story.
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Singleton makes new Clancy movie
The next Tom Clancy book to make the big screen will be Without Remorse and is set to be directed by John Singleton. You may not know that this has... Read the full story.
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Gillian Anderson wants X-Files 2
Gillian Anderson is saying a new X-Files movie is looking very likely. The story is all over the NettyWeb at the moment, I caught it at Moviehole: "David [Duchovny] and... Read the full story.
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More games from movies
The uber games publisher Ubisoft has been shouting about how it wants to create more games from movies. Wooo. Great news. Does that mean more games built using the same... Read the full story.
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Casino Royale casting complete?
Casino Royale continues to try and get press headlines with it's dubious casting rumours. Do you know we've been through about ten possible female leads already? It's worse than the... Read the full story.
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Annapolis - another recruitment video
I've seen the trailer for Annapolis before but it just hit me how much like Top Gun it is and how much of a recruitment video it looks. From the... Read the full story.
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January 17, 2006
Jason Statham and Jet Li team up again
Oh I am so excited about this news, Jason Statham and Jet Li are teaming up for Rogue where Statham is once again chasing the elusive Li. I am so... Read the full story.
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Was There A Political Agenda At The Golden Globes?
I've never been afraid to ask hard questions here on The Movie Blog. I've also never been afraid to give my opinion on something when I know it's not a... Read the full story.
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Golden Globe Results 2006
Well... the results are in for the 2006 Golden Globe Awards. Here are the results. Commentary to follow tomorrow. (YOU CAN READ JOHN'S POST AWARDS ARTICLE "WAS THERE A POLITICAL... Read the full story.
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January 16, 2006
Audio Edition - January 16th 2006
Today on the Round Table installment of The Audio Edition Doug, Darren and I discuss a new proposed pay/profit sharing structure the film studios are looking at that the actors... Read the full story.
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Sundance starts virtual movie contest
Short computer animated movies built using the videogame The Movies have been popping up all over the place, and some have had worldwide recognition (the French riots short as an... Read the full story.
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Russian Day Watch breaks records
The sequel to Night Watch (my review), Day Watch, has opened in Russia and broke local records in it's first week. According to Kung Fu Cult Cinema: ...took in $20... Read the full story.
Posted by at 04:35 PM
Pang Brothers Re-Cycle Trailer
The Pang Brothers were responsible for the excellent The Eye and are hard at work on the US movie The Messengers. Now, out of nowhere, comes a link for a... Read the full story.
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Superhero reality TV
This has to be the bizarrest thing I've heard in quite some time. Stan Lee and Sci-Fi Channel are producing a Superhero reality TV show where you compete to be... Read the full story.
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Goblet of Fire Special Edition DVD
So we can instantly disregard the purchasing of the first released DVD, that will be the single disc boring edition, waiting for the now announced Special Edition is where it's... Read the full story.
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New Superman pictures online
Perhaps it's just me but I'm not really brimming with excitement over Superman Returns as much as the majority are, and for those of you who are, here are nineteen... Read the full story.
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Slither trailer now R-Rated
Yes, a new trailer for that amusing looking horror Slither but apparently it's R-Rated. I say apparently because it's from the dreaded iFlim through JoBlo where no browser works except... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:02 AM | Comments (1)
Butch and Sundance remake rumours
I've now seen this in two places and I still can't believe it, but according to rumour Matt Damon (the one who has talent) and Ben Affleck (the one who... Read the full story.
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Killing Game concept
The creative forces behind A History of Violence are apparently working on an adaptation of another graphic novel called The Killing Game. The film portrays how the uber-rich play squad... Read the full story.
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January 15, 2006
The Movie Blog Readers Awards 2005 - Update
Hi all, many thanks to all of you who responded to The Movie Blog Readers Awards 2005 and voted, at last count there was a huge response and just about... Read the full story.
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January 13, 2006
Audio Edition - January 13th 2006
Welcome again to The Audio Edition. Today Doug and I discuss the whole idea of Honorary Oscars. Are they a good idea or a bad one? We also tackle the... Read the full story.
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Batman rumours explode
Rearrange these words please - salt, a, pinch, huge - thank you, now...Batman rumours have been going on for ages now, and this has to be the biggest yet. Forget... Read the full story.
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Spiderman 4 confirmed?
There's some eagle eyed people out there, and the sharp folks at Cinematical have perhaps found out the news that there is going to be a Spiderman 4 for definite.... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:20 PM | Comments (7)
Spielberg returns to TV
No I don't mean more Taken, but it looks like Steven Spielberg is to return some attention to the small screen and create a new mini-series with the Sci-Fi Channel.... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:01 PM | Comments (3)
Whedon hints at Goners script
Joss Whedon has let slip some very tiny hints at his new project Goners. Something that every fan is on tenderhooks for, and moreso than for wondering who the woman... Read the full story.
Posted by at 02:53 PM
Michelle Yeoh out of Fearless
It happens all the time, actors and actresses are edited out of movies because cuts need to be made and subplots and sidestories are the easiest to cull first, but... Read the full story.
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Ultraviolet trailer online
Now that the trailer for Ultraviolet is online I might have to reconsider some of the things I previously said about the movie. The short clip we were treated to... Read the full story.
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16 Blocks trailer online
Apparently the trailer for the new Richard Donner movie 16 Blocks, starring Bruce Willis and Mos Def is online. Me, I'm not going near it as it doesn't run in... Read the full story.
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Idlewild trailer online
I didn't really expect much from the Outkast scored movie Idlewild, although I did like André Benjamin in his brief appearance in The Shield. However I've just seen the trailer... Read the full story.
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Tim Robbins To Direct 1984?
I am a HUGE Tim Robbins fan. Forget about his politics or causes or anything else like that... the man is MASTER actor. I first took real notice of him... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:49 AM | Comments (3)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Poster
Ok, most of you already know that I'm not that excited about the prospect for this new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. If they were to do a darker, more... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:34 AM | Comments (1)
The Butterfly Effect 2
I really wasn't impressed with The Butterfly Effect. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't the worst film in the history of cinema or anything like that.. but I found it... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:23 AM | Comments (4)
New Slither Pics
Slither looks like just a fun kinda campy movie that you'll totally forget about in 3 days... but have fun while in the process of seeing it. Perfect kind of... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:12 AM | Comments (2)
Hoodwinked Reviews
The Hoodwinked reviews are now coming in... and they look as bad as the visual style does... although not as bad as i thought they'd be. Hoodwinked is a re-telling... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:23 AM | Comments (4)
Glory Road Reviews
The Glory Road reviews are coming in... and they're not as sparkling as the studio had hoped for. I'm a sucker for sports movies... especially underdog sports movies (aren't they... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 09:50 AM | Comments (4)
Last Holiday Reviews
The Last Holiday reviews are now coming in. Queen Latifa has become something of a poster child for "Squandered Opportunity". You see, following her Oscar nomination (when people were recognizing... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 09:36 AM | Comments (1)
January 12, 2006
Robert Altman To Receive Honorary Oscar
Robert Altman, one of 5 directors in Oscar history to be nominated 5 times for "Best Director" without ever winning it, will receive an honarary Oscar at this year's awards... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:21 AM | Comments (4)
Date Movie Trailer
Oh my dear sweet heavens. The Date Movie trailer is now online... and I can now say with all reckless abandon that I think i've witnessed the WORST trailer in... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:13 AM | Comments (11)
Tom Hanks for CIA and Afghanistan story
Tom Hanks looks set to team up with Mike Nichols on a very controversial story indeed, Charlie Wilson's War. This is the story of how the CIA funded and trained... Read the full story.
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Prince of Persia from Bruckheimer
I totally missed this one on Jerry Bruckheimer list of projects, but it appears that he has a videogame movie in the works called Prince of Persia: Sands of Time.... Read the full story.
Posted by at 04:31 AM | Comments (8)
David Fincher on Elliot Ness' Torso
David Fincher is reported to be looking at another true story of the now famous Elliot Ness called Torso. Originally a true story, then a graphic novel, and soon to... Read the full story.
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Munich stumbles in Bafta race
If I were Steven Spielberg I would be after jobs right now as reports are out that the Bafta screeners of his movie Munich were accidentally cut to the wrong... Read the full story.
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Richard Pryor to receive Grammy
Although there's always part of me that thinks lifetime achievement and posthumous awards are almost a slap in the face, there is some great justice about this Grammy being awarded... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:27 AM
Beowulf & Grendel trailer online
The trailer for the Beowulf & Grendel movie starring a fellow countryman of mine Gerard Butler has just gone online. All you ladies can rush to click immediately...however I'm not... Read the full story.
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January 11, 2006
Audio Edition - January 11th 2006
On today's Audio Edition Doug and I shamlessly lobby for your Bloggies Awards nominations, we discuss a little bit of reflection action on Serenity the Movie, the news of the... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 06:54 PM | Comments (4)
Lucky Slevin trailer
I forgot about this title when I was thinking about movies to catch this year, and with Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, Ben Kingsley, Stanely Tucci and Lucy Liu in it... Read the full story.
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Omen 666 first picture online
I had feared for this project...and I think my fears are coming true after looking at the first picture of the new Omen child. Have a look at the photo... Read the full story.
Posted by at 01:44 PM | Comments (8)
Revenge of the Sith Takes 2 Top People's Choice Honors
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith took the top 2 People's Choice awards for best Movie Drama, and Best Movie. Let the celebrating... and the complaining begin! Personally... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:17 AM | Comments (20)
Hostel 2
Hostel 2 is going to be coming out way in about a year. Surprised? You shouldn't be. It's basic math really. When a film only costs $4.8 million dollars to... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:30 AM | Comments (11)
Harry Potter casting call
Do you want to be cast in Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix? Well you could be, if you are between thirteen and sixteen, female, and in London... Read the full story.
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Transformers test footage a hoax
I was all excited this morning to see headlines across the Net about test footage of a Transformer in action from Industrial Light and Magic...unfortunately I couldn't post it and... Read the full story.
Posted by at 07:19 AM | Comments (3)
The New World pulled from cinemas and recut
Amazingly the Director of The New World pulled the movie from cinema screens after it had been released only a few days saying it needed more editing. According to IMDB... Read the full story.
Posted by at 07:18 AM | Comments (1)
Sky TV launches movie downloads
Sky has just announced their new Sky by Broadband service which aims to offer hundreds of movies from their Sky Movies back catalogue over the Internet...and what's more, it's free.... Read the full story.
Posted by at 07:15 AM | Comments (1)
January 10, 2006
Critics Choice Awards announced
That select group of Critics who have their own awards ceremonies have made their announcements, called the Critics Choice Awards (you may have heard of them!), the winners are... ...in... Read the full story.
Posted by at 05:23 PM
Golden Groundhog Awards 2005
Here's a truly original Award called the Golden Groundhog Awards, it's tied in with the recent William Shatner Video Club and only gives one award to the best underground movie... Read the full story.
Posted by at 05:05 PM
Hard Candy trailer online
Creeping, unnerving, uneasy, and ultimately terrifying...and that's just the trailer. The Hard Candy trailer is online and it will give you the jitters. Middle of the road voting on IMDB,... Read the full story.
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Why We Fight Trailer
The Why We Fight trailer is on the web... and it's really something you need to see. Why we Fight is a look at the American military machine and it's... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 09:23 AM | Comments (15)
Dirty Trailer
The new Dirty trailer has hit the net, and no, it's not an extended version of the Christine Aguilera music video. Dirty is a street cop drama staring Cuba Gooding... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 09:08 AM
Uwe Boll upsets...everyone!
You know the more I hear about Uwe Boll the more I'm turned against him. He's not really helping his own case any. Now he's telling his actors to not... Read the full story.
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More Spiderman spoilers?
In a recent interview James Franco and Kirsten Dunst have let out a few hints at what we should be expecting from Spiderman. From VH1 come the slips... "The second... Read the full story.
Posted by at 07:41 AM | Comments (12)
Sizemore gets another chance
Tom Sizemore has been in and out of trouble for some time, skirted with hardcore pornography and generally attempted to flush his life down the tubes in a very public... Read the full story.
Posted by at 07:18 AM
Underworld Evolution pictures - Beckinsale in leather
There are some more gratituous shots of Kate Beckinsale in leather online, and also some other shots from Underworld: Evolution. Seriously though the first movie was actually good, and this... Read the full story.
Posted by at 07:18 AM | Comments (7)
January 09, 2006
Audio Edition - January 9th 2006
On today's round table of The Audio Edition, Doug, Daren an myself discuss the porno Oscars idea for DVD feature awards, we review the new horror film Hostel and the... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 07:21 PM | Comments (9)
Clerks II teaser
The teaser for Clerks II is online now. From View Askew the Production Company through JoBlo comes the link to the teaser. It's in Small and Large formats, embedded Quicktime.... Read the full story.
Posted by at 04:42 PM | Comments (16)
Uwe Boll to direct Metal Gear Solid?
I frankly hope a big fat no, and can hardly believe the rumour from Boll's own lips that he's been approached with the script for a Metal Gear Solid movie,... Read the full story.
Posted by at 04:31 PM | Comments (7)
She's The Man Trailer
The She's The Man trailer has hit the web... and I can't believe that I'm about to say this... but here it goes: "I think the She's The Man trailer... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:19 AM | Comments (13)
V for Vendetta Japanese Trailer
The Japanese trailer for V for Vendetta is quite interesting, and possibly will make those concerned about the W-Brothers involvement worried for the project. Through Twitch from AICN, you can... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:16 AM | Comments (5)
Adult Oscars awarded
The Adult Video News Awards are the Adult Industry equivalent of the Oscars in mainstream cinema, and they were handed out in a ceremony in Las Vegas last night. Interesting,... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:05 AM | Comments (5)
Running Scared six minute preview online
Running Scared has put the first six minutes of the movie online for you to see. Just a little hitch, you have to sign up for New Line's email system... Read the full story.
Posted by at 02:45 AM | Comments (4)
January 08, 2006
Richard reviews Match Point
I'm not a big fan of Woody Allen, and I know that probably comes as a big surprise to anyone out there who is a movie journalist, writer or someone... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:30 PM | Comments (3)
The Movie Blog Readers Awards Update
Hi everyone, just thought a quick update on The Movie Blog Awards 2005 was due. We've reached a very healthy amount of individuals voted, and the last few days we've... Read the full story.
Posted by at 08:03 AM
January 07, 2006
UK Box Office sees rise
Interestingly while the US and Canada saw a drop in profits last year the UK and Ireland saw a rise, and looking at the UK figures alone we saw an... Read the full story.
Posted by at 08:43 PM | Comments (2)
Jackman talks X-Men 3 and Wolverine
We've talked already about Patrick Stewart bigging up X-Men 3, well now Hugh Jackman is at it. From Entertainment Weekly through Coming Soon has a short interview with him, the... Read the full story.
Posted by at 08:07 PM | Comments (8)
Will Smith to stop acting?
Not sure if this is such big news that Will Smith is talking about letting acting take a back seat while he returns to his family. He's churned out some... Read the full story.
Posted by at 07:43 PM | Comments (22)
Bloodrayne reviewed, stars defend
I just caught a review of Bloodrayne and it's bad, very bad. I mean the review is good but the movie sounds awful. At the same time we're hearing one... Read the full story.
Posted by at 07:34 PM | Comments (8)
January 06, 2006
Audio Edition - January 6th 2006
Today on The Audio Edition Doug and I discuss the 2006 Bloggies Awards (hint hint... go vote for the Audio Edition as Top Podcast), the new Superman Returns pics and... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 07:07 PM | Comments (14)
The 2006 Bloggie Awards
Hey there folks. Over the last couple of days a number of you have written to me to let me know you've nominated us for various awards (all for which... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 03:24 PM | Comments (1)
THe Movie Blog's Top 10 Best Films of 2005
For all the horrible films that came out in 2005 (see this list) there were also some really enjoyable film going experiences as well. As you read The Movie Blog's... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 09:28 AM | Comments (20)
New Superman Returns Pics Online
I already mentioned in an episode of the Audio Edition earlier this week that Superman Returns is my #1 most anticipated film of 2006 by a mile. Man I can't... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 08:35 AM | Comments (5)
Next Gen DVD updates
The news on the next generation of DVD's is everywhere just now due to the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show. There's Blu-Ray and HD-DVD announcements galore. There's news on what side... Read the full story.
Posted by at 07:31 AM
Guilds Awards 2006 nominees
The nominees for the Directors, Screen Actors and Writers Guilds Awards were mailed out a few days ago, apart from a slight glitch where a Director was nonimated then hastily... Read the full story.
Posted by at 04:40 AM
Top Ten Cult Films
The latest list to appear is a good one, it's a poll of readers from a movie magazine about what they judge to be the greatest cult movies of all... Read the full story.
Posted by at 04:08 AM | Comments (19)
Flight 93 Teaser
I know it's really early, but a teaser for the Paul Greengrass movie Flight 93 is here. The movie of the 9/11 hijacked plane where the passengers seemingly grouped together... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:12 AM | Comments (5)
Rocky Balboa production photo
The first official photo of the Rocky Balboa movie has appeared on the website's mlog, or movie\marketing-blog as I've come to know them by. It's nothing that special, but it... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:10 AM | Comments (1)
Bloodrayne 2?
No surprises that Uwe Boll believed he was making a franchise in Bloodrayne, we've heard it before, but apparently he's intent on going ahead with it. Cinematical have the exciting... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:08 AM | Comments (3)
January 05, 2006
Top 10 Worst Films of 2005
Hey there Folks, John here. A couple of days ago we talked about the top 10 best and worst films of 2005 on The Audio Edition. Since then I've had... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:34 AM | Comments (35)
Jon Stewart To Host The Oscars
John Stewart is Hosting the Oscars this year. I didn't see this one coming. I think Stewart will do a FANTASTIC job as host of the Oscars. The man is... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 09:07 AM | Comments (10)
Atari to bring game to movie
Atari is going to attempt what Microsoft is doing with Halo with their new game Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. It's a game based in the future of graffitti artists... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:45 AM | Comments (2)
J-Lo's Carmen is panned
Apparently Taylor Hackford is saying that none of the Studios will take on his new project of a movie based on the opera Carmen featuring...Jennifer Lopez (J-Lo). He's claiming it's... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:23 AM | Comments (5)
Readers Lives #6
Well the emails are in once again and there's more than enough for another Readers Lives. So here are some of your emails which some of you might find interesting,... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:20 AM | Comments (2)
January 04, 2006
Audio Edition - January 4th 2006
Welcome to the LONGEST Audio Edition in History! Over 50 minutes! Today Doug, Darren and I discuss Oscar hopful actors being negitivly effected by bad films they put out in... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 07:28 PM | Comments (19)
Narnia Passes Kong
Amidst all the controversy and debate on The Movie Blog around the length of King Kong (over 3 hours), I made a little prediction on the Audio Edition that although... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:55 AM | Comments (15)
Hostel Reviews
The Hostel reviews are coming in... and man they look far better than I anticipated. Right from the first time I saw the Hostel trailer I thought it looked scary... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:26 AM | Comments (18)
Blu-Ray releases announced
Four Studios have announced their titles list for the launch of Blu-Ray, with the date still to be announced. Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate and Paramount have all revealed... Read the full story.
Posted by at 10:20 AM
Casanova Reviews
The Casanova reviews are starting to roll in, and not surprisingly, the Heath Ledger film about the great lover is getting pretty negative reviews. When I first heard about the... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 09:36 AM | Comments (5)
He-Man's Skeletor Cast?
I actually thought that John Woo's He-Man movie had passed away, but it appears not, for the news is that Skeletor has been cast with the slightest whisper. According to... Read the full story.
Posted by at 09:11 AM | Comments (3)
London Suicide Bombers inspire movie
The suicide bombings in London last year are already prompting the Movie Industry to commit stories to film, however this one isn't from Hollywood, it's from Bollywood, and will look... Read the full story.
Posted by at 08:55 AM | Comments (5)
Spielberg says no Marry Poppins
We talked about the possibility of Steven Spielberg bringing the Mary Poppins stage show to the big screen, well now we have the official denial. From Ananova, a source that... Read the full story.
Posted by at 08:51 AM | Comments (5)
Goblet of Fire deleted scenes
Surprisingly (sarcasm) there were some scenes that were removed from the screen version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but now eight of those scenes are rumoured to... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:25 AM | Comments (1)
Oceans Thirteen sequel
Has Hollywood learnt nothing from 2005? Do they not read sites like this? Obviously not for they are planning a third sequel in the modern Oceans franchise. Why lord, why?... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:02 AM | Comments (8)
Pan's Labyrinth teaser
Guillermo del Toro brought us Hellboy and I really liked it, not so sure about the sickly sweet ideas of Hellboy 2 mind you, but this teaser for Pan's Labyrinth... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:00 AM
January 03, 2006
Richard's 2006 movie list
Funnily enough I started writing a top five list as John did, and as I worked through the release schedules I found more and more being added on. When I... Read the full story.
Posted by at 03:00 PM | Comments (6)
Most Overrated Films of 2005
Sometimes movies come out that are good... but for some reason a bunch of people jump all over it and proclaim it "BRILLIANT!!!!" I don't know, maybe the film industry... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 10:02 AM | Comments (32)
Tom Hanks in Star Trek?
Star Trek rumours seem to be the flavour of the month right now... but this is the biggest one I've heard yet... and probably the most unlikely. However, it's so... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 09:24 AM | Comments (14)
Your review of 2005
You can see the 2005 reviews all over the Internet, they're everywhere and some are just downright wrong. So rather than for me or John to write out a review... Read the full story.
Posted by at 07:13 AM | Comments (5)
Star Wars ode movie trailer
There's a trailer out for a movie called 5-25-77 based on the early life of the Writer\Director Patrick Johnson around the time that the world was exposed to one of... Read the full story.
Posted by at 04:34 AM | Comments (4)
January 02, 2006
Audio Edition - January 2nd 2006
Welcome to the first installment of The Audio Edition for 2006! Today Doug and I give our lists of Best and Worst films of 2005, we review The Ringer with... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 11:37 PM | Comments (17)
Superman Returns entire plot details
The silence around Superman Returns has been defeaning, until now. A source has revealed the entire plot details with majorly huge spoilers. Now, straight up I'll tell you that I... Read the full story.
Posted by at 08:14 PM | Comments (9)
X-Men 3 praised by Patrick Stewart
I'm not sure how much of this is loyalty from Patrick Stewart and how much is real, but he has praised the movie in a recent interview, even raising the... Read the full story.
Posted by at 08:06 PM | Comments (6)
Remington Steele confirmed without Brosnan
I thought the story about a new Remingston Steele was fanciful, but now the confirmation has come through that it's being made and Pierce Brosnan won't be the lead. Although... Read the full story.
Posted by at 07:52 PM | Comments (3)
John's 5 Most Anticipated Films of 2006
2005 is over (listen to the Audio Edition later tonight for our favorites and most hated films of 2005) and I'm alreay licking my chops at some of the films... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 03:06 PM | Comments (11)
Blue from Old School Dies
Patrick Cranshaw, the man who played the aged fraternity brother "Blue" in 2003's Old School has passed away from natural causes. I'm one of the very few people who actually... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 02:16 PM | Comments (3)
No Bana for Hulk 2
Seems that my dreams for a Hulk 2 with Eric Bana are going on life support. Yes, I admit that I am one of the few people (even around The... Read the full story.
Posted by John Campea at 02:09 PM | Comments (9)