The past seven days

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Check this out

http://www.youtube.com/user/bball1989

I'm happy I was brought to this.

People's Choice Awards 2012

I usually enjoy watching these types of awards shows in a weird way. They're good for a laugh every once in a while.

This year, however, was really stupid. I mean damn. The jokes were lame, most of the categories presented live were TV shows (I felt like I was watching the Emmy's ffs), the girl from Big Bang Theory was a little too bubbly, the whole show was rushed, etc.. It was just not the best. Not to mention it was ridiculously full of product placement, specifically Cover Girl and CVS Pharmacy. There was at least two commercials for one of those every break if not both. They also pushed the product during the show.
I did like seeing Chloe Grace Moretz and Emma Stone take home awards, though. I like both of them a lot and look forward to their careers expanding.


But I must say... it was interesting to see one of these fan-voted shows without any Twilight. I don't even think Breaking Dawn Part 1 was even nominated for anything. Ah, I look forward to the future. =^D

Bill Moseley confirmed for The Devil's Carnival

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/27854

Slowly we are learning more and more about this project by Darren Lynn Bousman. I previously mentioned this project here: http://fort-kick-ass.blogspot.com/2011/12/devils-carnival-by-darren-lynn-bousman.html

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Warm Bodies = zombie Twilight?

I will admit I hadn't heard a thing about the new Summit Entertainment zombie film, Warm Bodies, until this morning. It is set to hit theaters on August 10th. The central plot is basically this: a tormented zombie begins a friendship with the girlfriend of one of his victims that starts a reaction that will affect him and his fellow zombies. The film will feature Nicholas Hoult as the lead zombie named "R." It will also feature John Malkovich, Lizzy Caplan, Teresa Palmer, and Rob Corddry.

Call me crazy, but Summit touching anything with the horror supernatural (look at what they did with Twilight) seems to be more of the same. Check out this first image that surfaced back in November. It looks like one of the same poses they used for Twilight promos, including the same coloring.


Bloody-Disgusting (where I found the second image posted below) thinks Warm Bodies sounds a bit less like Twilight, and they are thankful, but I am not so sure. We're going to have to wait for a trailer to know for sure. I'm predicting another teen supernatural drama with shitty acting. The only plus side is there is no doubt in my mind that this won't have the massive fanbase that Twilight has. I don't know what is more annoying about Twilight, the fanbase or the movies/books themselves.

Anyway, here is the newest image of Nicholas Hoult as "R." He looks like Jacob Black did in New Moon, ffs.


EDIT: Little bit of proof to what I was talking about with the photo similarities to Twilight. Obviously not identical but it's very noticeable. 


Please tell me I'm not the only one who sees this. The trailer even looks like Twilight.

 

Monday, January 9, 2012

Director's Guild leaves out Spielberg and Malick

Nominees for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement category for the Directors Guild Awards 2012 are...

Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris
David Fincher for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Alexander Payne for The Descendents
Martin Scorsese for Hugo

http://www.dga.org/Awards/Annual.aspx
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/01/09/directors-guild-nominees-fincher-in-spielberg-out/

Basically people are pissed that Steven Spielberg was left out for War Horse and that Terrence Malick was left out for The Tree of Life. Personally, I feel like some of these people understand that The Tree of Life was an overrated shit show. I fucking hated that movie. 

Nominees for feature films will be released later. The DGA's take place on January 28th.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Warner Bros. adaptation of Akira put on hold (again)

Despite being approved by the studio like 3 months ago all pre-production for a new adaptation of Akira has been stopped for the fourth time. Apparently there are still kinks in the film's budget that they are trying to work out. If they can't solve the issues by the end of January the project could very well be axed completely.
So far Garrett Hedlund (aka, Sam in Tron: Legacy) is the only confirmed actor. Kristen Stewart was offered the role of Kei, with no acceptance or denial as far as I know, and Ken Wattanabe has been in talks to replace Gary Oldman as The Colonel, but that is all rumored. There is no official confirmation on anything except Hedlund being cast as Shotaro Kaneda. Personally I think casting non-Asians in a film like this is a bit odd and fans might find it offensive. But then again, there are a lot of Anime and Manga freaks out there that aren't Asian so I guess you never know.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/169151-live-action-akira-put-on-hold-

Even if these issues get worked out and pre-production is given the green light again, I highly doubt we will see this film until mid to late 2013 if not 2014. Not unless they rushed the hell out of production if it is given the go ahead.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Silent House trailer hits

Aka, The Strangers 2?
After watching the trailer I was heavily reminded of The Strangers. Only this one seems to have less people and a little different setting. Home invasion is definitely nothing new which is most likely the issue, just like exorcism movies, but with that said I am intrigued enough to probably check out Silent House. It is released in theaters March 9th.


Oh, and it promises "real scares." We'll see about that, lol.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Joost and Schulman to return for more Paranormal Activity

Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost are in final negotiations to return to direct Paranormal Activity 4. Also returning are Katie, Kristi, and Toby the demon.

www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/27784

I think it's good for this franchise to have some consistency. Seeing that everyone keeps comparing this up and coming franchise to Saw I will go ahead and do the same. By this point in the Saw franchise it had only seen two directors. James Wan directed Saw and Darren Lynn Bousman directed Saw II, Saw III, and Saw IV. That franchise didn't see a new director until Saw V when David Hackl was brought in. Although, Hackl had been involved with the franchise since Saw II serving as a production designer and a second unit director, so he wasn't really new to the franchise.
So far each Paranormal Activity film has had a different director; Oren Peli directed Paranormal Activity, Tod Williams directed Paranormal Activity 2, and Ariel Shulman & Henry Joost directed Paranormal Activity 3. I think the consistency is good because this will allow Schulman and Joost to pick up right where they left off and it will be familiar territory.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The Evil Dead reboot has its Ash!

Sort of. I don't quite understand.

Apparently... the new script and plot has a female lead which will be the equivalent of Ash, originally played by Bruce Campbell. You read it right; a female lead. And who will play this female lead? It has been announced that Lily Collins is in final negotiations to secure the role. Yes the girl who was in The Blind Side and the Snow White in the shitty looking 2012 version, Mirror Mirror.
How is there a female lead? Well, this is directly from Bloody-Disgusting:

"In this version, the story centers on five friends (David, Natalie, Eric, Olivia, and Mia) holed up at a remote cabin where they discover a Book of the Dead with a demonic force unleashed possessing each until only one is left to fight for survival. As we also exclusively reported, there is a drug subplot.

As previously explained, David is a mechanic and is engaged to Natalie. Mia is the friend who is heading to the cabin to detox; Olivia is her best friend/nurse. Eric, presumably, is the kid who unleashes the demons.

After a recent overdose, Mia struggles with her new-found sobriety. She begins acting insane, so it comes as no surprise that nobody believes her crazy claims of coyote dogs and trees attacking her!"

I don't like this. I haven't liked any of it so far. In a way I am happy the lead is female because that means no man can fuck up Bruce Campbell's role, but what the fuck? Detoxing young people encounter the book? Whatever happened to a good old horror flick where friends go away for a fun weekend and shit starts popping off. Fucking hell.


http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/27776

Say hello to your new Ash... Mia.

Final 10 finalists for VFX announced

The semi-final list for Best Visual Effects at the 2012 Academy Awards has been narrowed down to 10 finalists from 15. Those booted from the list: Cowboys & Aliens, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Sucker Punch, Super 8, and Thor.

Those still in the running:
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Tree of Life
X-Men: First Class

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/01/04/harry-potter-tree-of-life-transformers-make-oscar-vfx-short-list/


Um... The Tree of Life is in the running still but Super 8 and Thor aren't? Hell, even Sucker Punch had better visual effects. I honestly am wondering, though... what visual effects did The Tree of Life have that would warrant an Oscar nomination? Weird visuals of space that lasted for like 45 minutes of the movie? Give me a fucking break. Super 8 should have The Tree of Life's spot. That is outrageous.

However, out of those that are still in the running I hope Rise of the Planet of the Apes makes the final 5 and takes home the statue. The effects in that movie were incredible.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Producers Guild nominees released

Best Picture:
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendents
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
War Horse

Best Animated Feature:
The Adventures of Tintin
Cars 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Best Documentary:
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Bill Cunningham New York
Project Nun
Senna
The Union

Long Form Television:
Cinema Verite
Downtown Abbey
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
Too Big to Fail

TV Comedy:
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation

TV Drama:
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men

Live Entertainment and Talk:
The Colbert Report
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
The 64th Annual Tony Awards

Competetion Television:
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

Non-Fiction Television:
30 for 30
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Deadliest Catch
Undercover Boss

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/01/03/producers-guild-top-10-dragon-tattoo-tree-of-life/


People are bitching that The Tree of Life isn't nominated. They probably didn't understand a thing about it either.
















Time Magazine's top 10's of 2011

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101344_2101367,00.html


Top 10 Movie Performances:
01. Brad Pitt for Moneyball, The Tree of Life, and Happy Feet 2.
02. Michael Fassbender for Jane Eyre, X-Men: First Class, A Dangerous Method, and Shame.
03. Woody Harrelson for Rampart.
04. Michael Lonsdale for Of Gods and Men.
05. Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan for The Trip.
06. Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady.
07. Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Jessica Chastain for The Help.
08. Khomotso Manyaka for Life, Above All.
09. Mia Wasikowska for Jane Eyre.
10. Ameena Matthews for The Interrupters.

Top 10 Worst Movies:
01. Jack and Jill
02. Sucker Punch
03. Red Riding Hood
04. Your Highness
05. Zookeeper
06. Tresspass
07. The Future
08. I Melt with You
09. Miral
10. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (finally, someone said it)

Top 10 Best Movies:
01. The Artist
02. Hugo
03. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
04. The Tree of Life
05. War Horse
06. Super 8
07. Cave of Forgotten Dreams
08. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
09. Rango
10. Fast Five

Out of the movies portion... where the fuck is Rooney Mara and where is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? I have a feeling whoever comprised these lists didn't go to a screening. It was better than Rango and Fast Five combined and was sure as hell better than The Tree of Life. That movie sucked balls.

Top 10 Albums:
01. Adele - 21
02. Florence and the Machine - Ceremonials
03. Kanye West and Jay-Z - Watch the Throne
04. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
05. Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra
06. tUnE-yArDs - W h o k i l l
07. Caitlin Rose - Own Side Now
08. The Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part II
09. Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
10. Black Keys - El Camino

I'm just happy Lady Gaga's Born This Way wasn't on there. What a shitty album. The only reason it racked up so many sales is because it was $1, or whatever, on Amazon for a little while. People figured why not. When I went on iTunes and saw the full album was like $20 I laughed and exited the store.


Top 10 Memes:
01. We Are the 99 Percent
02. Planking
03. Princess Beatrice's Fascinator (aka, crazy hat)
04. #winning by Charlie Sheen
05. Tebowing
06. Hipster Ariel
07. Ted Williams (aka, the homeless guy with the radio voice)
08. Paula Deen Riding Things
09. Bronies
10. Chuck Testa

No love for Rebecca Black? I have been joking about it being Friday since May or June 2011, ffs.




There are tons of lists in that article but those were the ones I focused on the most. Let's see what overrated movies/songs and annoying memes we can get in 2012.

Paranormal Activity 4 confirmed (duh)

http://movies.ign.com/articles/121/1215590p1.html?utm_campaign=twposts&utm_source=twitter

No surprise here. I thought this was already confirmed?

Monday, January 2, 2012

MTV announces the return of Punk'd

The new edition of the show, which ran on MTV from 2003-2007 with Ashton Kutcher as the host, will feature rotating celebrity hosts instead of just one host. Guest hosts so far include:

Dax Shepard (who appeared on the show previously with Kutcher)
Bam Margera
Justin Bieber
Miley Cyrus
Kelly Osbourne
Kellan Lutz

The new season will premiere on March 19th on MTV.


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/punkd-ashton-kutcher-justin-bieber-mtv-277101




I'm honestly excited. I always loved watching Punk'd. The shit was hilarious. Don't quite understand Bieber and Cyrus but whatever.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

I would say let's start off with a bang...

You know for the first post of 2012, but I honestly got nothing. Not today. The only stuff that's really swirling around are "best/worst of" lists and "most anticipated" lists.

The poll in this week's edition of EW shows that The Hunger Games is the most anticipated film of 2012 with The Dark Knight Rises closely following. A lot of people are starting to take The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo seriously and claim it will be a top Oscar contender (which I hope is true). It also moved from 5th to 3rd on the box office chart still trailing behind Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and Sherlock Holmes 2.


Other than that... it's New Year's Day. I brought it in safely and well and I hope you did too. Let's see what can be accomplished.