Category: Film

  • Space Jam Website Still Kicking

    In 1996 Warner Bros. released the live-action/animated film Space Jam starring NBA superstar Michael Jordan — I’m sure most remember the film’s premise being Jordan joining the Looney Tunes to play basketball against the Monstars.

    Why am I bringing up such an old movie? To my surprise, the official site for Space Jam is still up. Of course the background clashes with the content making it hard to read, but weren’t all websites like that at the time?

    Nostalgia anyone? You can view the official Space Jam website HERE.

  • Tron: Uprising Animated Series Update

    Disney pushes forward with its animated series Tron: Uprising. The show begins in the summer of 2012, with a voice cast comprising of Bruce Boxleitner, Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Paul Reubens, Lance Henriksen and Nate Corddry.

    Wood stars as the character named Beck, who leads an uprising in the Grid. Joining him will be Boxleitner reprising his role as Tron.

    The series will take place between the time CLU takes over the Grid to when Sam enters to look for his father.

    At first the timeline is surprising; with the thought that time between the original Tron and the second film would make sense for a series, but time in the Grid is different than the real world. There’s a lot to cover between CLU’s take over and Sam’s entry into the Grid.

    Adam Horowitz, the co-screenwriter of Tron: Legacy and consulting producer for the series had this to say:

    “Our intention is to try and make something that is more than just, let’s go get something. We treat TRON very, very seriously and as writers we try to have a reason and a world for everything and not all of it gets to be shown because in this particular movie, we only had two hours. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][So] hopefully it fills in the blanks in and in a fun way and an intriguing way.”

    There’s massive potential in Tron: Uprising in its stellar cast and crew. After all, even Charlie Bean of Powerpuff Girls and Samurai Jack is involved.

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  • Sam Worthington on Wrath of the Titans

    It’s true, the Clash of the Titans remake was boring. The film felt pedestrian. Overall, there was no concern for the characters. They were simply going through the motions. Sam Wothington’s Perseus was ultimately unremarkable. So it’s a little of a surprise that a sequel is underway entitled Wrath of the Titans.

    I was pessimistic about a sequel, but Sam Worthington had some choice words about the prior film and what he sets out to do with this one that caught my eye.

    “I think the first one, we kind of let down some people. And yeah, I totally agree. The only point of doing a sequel is either the audience demands it or you believe you can better the first one. What we’re setting out to do with this one — the writers and the director and myself — is improve. I think I can act f***ing better, to be honest … Just take all the notes from people that I have been reading about on the ‘net and give them a movie they f***ing want. This one I want to kind of try to satisfy a lot more people.”

    — Sam Worthington to Moviefone.

    The fact that an actor is taking online criticism to heart and intends to use it to improve his craft is admirable. Worthington’s intentions piqued my interest in Wrath of the Titans.

    “I’ve always said you make movies for an audience, that’s who you make movies for. If the audience is speaking, it’s like the old gladiator thing, they give us the thumbs up/thumbs down, you want to stay alive in that coliseum as long as you can.”

    — Sam Worthington to Moviefone.

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  • Geeking About Tron: Legacy

    If you asked me what is the earliest memory I have about a film, my answer would be Tron. I apparently drove my parents crazy wanting to rent and watch it constantly. So it was a given that I went to see Tron: Legacy on opening night.

    Another given is that Jeff Bridges is the man. His character progression for Kevin Flynn from the slacker/techie video gamer from the original to the techie slacker pretending to be Obi-Wan in Legacy felt natural.

    Bridges’ portrayal of the antagonist CLU was cold, precise, driven, and focused on his goals. Though, CLU, like his creator Kevin, found joy in the games.

    Garrett Hedlund’s Sam Flynn is an adrenaline junkie who inherited his father’s techie slacker tendencies. He was an effective protagonist. And his scene reuniting with his father was very well done; it was touching; it felt real.

    Olivia Wilde’s Quorra was a really fun character. She was tough, but full of awe and curious about everything. She’s an optimistic A.I., whose random and awkward bursts of laughter can be described as adorable.

    Daft Punk? They were a perfect fit for Tron: Legacy. And any fan of both Daft Punk and Tron knew this right off the bat. Their score for the film was brilliant and really did “alter the mood” accordingly.

    Director Joe Kosinski had a recent interview with Discover Magazine, which you can read HERE.

    Tron: Legacy lives up to its predecessor, and it’s an entirely fun movie. Watch it. You know you want to.

  • Vin Diesel Releases Fast Five Trailer

    Action star Vin Diesel released the new trailer for the next installment of the Fast and Furious franchise entitled Fast Five on his Facebook.  Diesel, Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster and Sung Kang reprise their roles, with Dwayne Johnson joining the cast. Justin Lin returns to direct.

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  • Trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Released Online

    What’s this? Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides trailer? The fourth film seems to tone down from the epic mess that was At World’s End. Hopefully it’ll be just as fun as the first movie.

  • Official Thor Trailer is Out

    The official Thor trailer is out. A lot of effects are cleaned up from the trailer I saw at Comic-Con. I’m really stoked for Thor. May 6th cannot come soon enough.

  • Chris Zylka Joins Spider-Man Cast

    The role of Flash Thompson in Marc Webb’s Spider-Man goes to Chris Zylka. A high school football player, Thompson is a classmate and bully of Peter Parker. He ironically admires Spider-Man, which amuses Parker.

    Chris Zylka joins the cast consisting of Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Rhys Ifans, Irrfan Khan, Julianne Nicholson, and Annie Parisse.

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