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Movie Watch

Coming to Theatres February 29, 2008
by Chad Boudreau

 

The releases of February 22 had a little bit of everything to offer: Action, drama, horror and comedy. After that particular mix, February 29, at first glance, appears bland. We get six new movies, but four of those are limited releases meaning they might not show up in a theatre near you. Do not despair, however because Will Ferrell’s new movie, Semi-Pro, opens this coming Friday thus ensuring it is once again safe to enter your local cinema. 

 

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Semi-Pro

 

Before the actual trailer was released, we were treated to this teaser and it was all I needed to see to ensure my butt would be in the seat come February 29.  

Not counting Stranger Than Fiction in which Ferrell turned in a believable dramatic performance, I run hot and cold on his body of work. For every Elf there is a Kicking and Screaming, and for every Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby there is a Blades of Glory. I’m hoping though Semi-Pro is more Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy than A Night at the Roxbury.

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Movie Watch

Coming to Theatres February 22, 2008
by Chad Boudreau

 

In my February 15 installment of Movie Watch, I said the latter half of February was going to be a lot stronger than the first half of the month. I’m true to my word. Three of the four movies hitting theatres on February 22 are going to be worth a look. Let’s take a gander…

 

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Vantage Point

 

Eight people witness the apparent assassination of the President of the United States. If you’ve seen the trailer you know there is a lot of mystery surrounding this assassination, including the fact the “real” President wasn’t even at the event at which he was assassinated. The mysteries are then revealed through the re-telling of the same event from the perspective of each of the eight witnesses, each point of view told in fifteen minutes.

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SPECIAL REPORT!

What follows is a real official public statement sent out to the media by famous comic book and Hollywood writer Harlan Ellison regarding the recent settlement of the writer's strike and has not been altered:

HARLAN ELLISON ON THE WRITERS STRIKE SETTLEMENT

YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO RE-POST THIS ANYWHERE:

Creds: got here in 1962, written for just about everybody, won the Writers Guild Award four times for solo work, sat on the WGAw Board twice, worked on negotiating committees, and was out on the picket lines with my NICK COUNTER SLEEPS WITH THE FISHE$$$ sign. You may have heard my name. I am a Union guy, I am a Guild guy, I am loyal. I fuckin’ LOVE the Guild.

And I voted NO on accepting this deal.

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Valentine's Movie Watch!

Coming to Theatres February 15, 2008
by Chad Boudreau
 

There are not a lot of new releases coming to theaters on February 15, which is disheartening considering the batch of deadbeats that were released the previous week. To frustrate the mature moviegoer further, three of the four mainstream films being released are for a younger audience. Looks like I’ll be relying on zip.ca to provide my motion picture fix once again.

 

Definitely, Maybe

Over Her Dead Body released on February 1 was a date movie to avoid. Last week I recommended Fool’s Gold as a potential date movie, one that would deliver relationship comedy and cutes plus a dose of female friendly action. February 15 has the release of yet another date movie, and while it doesn’t have the action of Fool’s Gold it does promise to have better comedy and relationship drama than Over Her Dead Body.

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Natalie Imbruglia to star in new Wolverine movie?

Reported by Mike Gagnon

According to Movieinsider.com and Australia’s Herald Sun newspaper, songstress Natalie Imbruglia recently showed up for a secret screen test for a role to star with Hugh Jackman in a new X-Men spin-off. 

The spin-off will be starring Jackman’s popular Wolverine character.

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Joe Johnston will step in on “Wolf Man” Remake

Universal Pictures has announced that Joe Johnston, director of such films as Hidalgo and Jurassic Park III, will be stepping in to fill the void left behind by Mark Romanek.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Romanek walked away from Universal’s $100 Million remake of the classic Wolf Man film in late January.

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Movie Watch

Coming to Theatres February 8, 2008
by Chad Boudreau

 

If you thought the week of February 1 was lean just wait until you get a load of the sludge being shipped into theatres for the week of the 8^th. With the exception of three potential limited release gems, the week is weak. You’re better off hitting the local video store and renting some of the films released on February 5, including Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Across the Universe and The Brave One.

 

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Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland

In 2005, Vince Vaughn handpicked four stand-up comedians and took them on a 6,000 mile journey to perform 30 shows in 30 consecutive nights in cities across America. The documentary hitting theatres February 8 follows that journey.

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Movie Watch

Coming to Theatres February 1, 2008
by Chad Boudreau

 

January and February are a tough time at the movie theatre. Hollywood has just unloaded their best of the best at the end of the year, which is primetime for Oscar hopefuls, and it’s far too early to release the big blockbuster events that reign supreme over the May long weekend and summer months. As such, January and February in particular are a dumping ground for riskier genre films (see January’s Cloverfield) and movies that would most likely not draw any sort of audience if they were released against the stiffer competition of summer, fall and winter. On the positive side, the first quarter of the year sometimes sees the release of a sleeper hit, a movie that slowly builds a following through consistent positive word of mouth. Let’s then take a look at what the first week in February has to offer.

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Humpday Report

Reports continue to come in on the death of Heath Ledger

 

Reported by Mike Gagnon

 

Less than 24 hours ago the entertainment world was stunned at the news that the body of 28 year old film star Heath Ledger had been found dead.

 

The nude body of the star of such acclaimed films as “Brokeback Mountain” and “I’m Not There” was found at the foot of his bed late Tuesday night by a housekeeper and a massage therapist in Ledger’s New York apartment.

 

"Working with Heath was one of the purest joys of my life," said Ang Lee, who directed Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain."

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Christian Bale thiiiiiiiis close to playing John Connor

Reported by Mike Gagnon

 

Well, after being dismissed by many industry and media aficionados as bunk, it turns out that recent reports from Ain’t It Cool News are correct; Christian Bale may star in the next Terminator film.

 

The reports were confirmed today by MSN.com, citing an anonymous source close to the film’s production.

 

The source told MSN that Bale is one of the top candidates for the role of John Connor in a new revival of the Terminator movie franchise. The film, currently in preproduction is tentatively titled “Terminator: Salvation.”

 

The story revolves around an adult John Connor (Originally played by Eddie Furlong in T2), living in a not too distant future. Despite the heroic efforts of the main characters of the previous movies, all the predictions and horrific visions are coming to pass. Connor finds himself leading the charge of the resistance in a world being overrun by the evil sentient artificial intelligence known as Skynet.

 

The new film is expected to be the first of a new series of Terminator trilogies set mostly in the future. If Bale lands the role it is expected that he would reprise the role throughout the entire trilogy.

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PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPLETED ON

DIRECTOR KEVIN WILLMOTT’S NEW FEATURE FILM

 

THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN

STARRING WES STUDI

 

PERIOD FILM WAS WRITTEN BY THOMAS L. CARMODY,

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY JAMES MCDANIEL

 

LAWRENCE, KANSAS (October 17, 2007) – Director Kevin Willmott (CSA: Confederate States of America) has completed principal photography on his new independent feature film THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN, starring Wes Studi (Last of the Mohicans, Avatar).  The film was written by Thomas L. Carmody.  Actor James McDaniel (NYPD Blue) is the executive producer.

 

In the film, Wes Studi portrays an early 1900’s era Cherokee bounty hunter hired to return an escapee from an Indian boarding school.  Winter Fox Frank plays the teenaged student who is trying to get back to his family and the Kansas Kickapoo reservation in Kansas.  J. Kenneth Campbell (Bullworth, Yulee’s Gold) plays a legendary “Indian fighter”-turned-sheriff who is after both of them. 

 

The cast includes Paul Butler (Reign Over Me), Thirza Defoe (Pow Wow Dreams), Laura Kirk (Lisa Picard is Famous), Blake Robbins (Oz), Kevin Geer (The Contender), Christopher Wheatley (Raising Jeffrey Dahmer), Scott Allegrucci (The Feud), Kip Niven (Magnum Force), Delanna Studi (Edge of America), Queen Bey (Ninth Street) and David Midthunder (Hidalgo).

 

THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN was shot in various Kansas locations during the summer of 2007.  Matt Jacobson is the director of photography.  Thomas L. Carmody, Kevin Willmott, Matt Cullen, Greg Hurd, Rick Cowan and Scott Richardson are the producers.  J. T. O’Neal, Hanay Geiogamah and Dan Wildcat are co-executive producers.

 

Kevin Willmott wrote and directed the highly acclaimed independent feature CSA: Confederate States of America, which premiered at The Sundance Film Festival, and Ninth Street, which starred Martin Sheen and Isaac Hayes.  He has written scripts for Oliver Stone, NBC, 20^th Century Fox and Columbia Tri-Star.  Willmott is currently completing post production on Bunker Hill, a feature film starring James McDaniel, Saeed Jaffrey and Laura Kirk.

 

Wes Studi’s celebrated acting career includes lead roles Geronimo: An American Legend, Dances With Wolves, Last of the Mohicans, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Into the West, Seraphim Falls, The New World, Edge of America and Mystery Men.  Studi starred as Lt. Joe Leaphorn in a PBS television series based on novels by Tony Hillerman.  His upcoming films include James Cameron’s Avatar.

 

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CONTACT:  Scott Richardson  785-865-3439   scottrichardson@sunflower.com

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Spider-Man 3's Tobey Maguire and Catch and Release Star Jennifer Garner Sign YogaForce A-Line Mats to Benefit The Skin Cancer Foundation

YogaForce announces May auctions on eBay with Tobey Maguire and Jennifer Garner to benefit The Skin Cancer Foundation.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 26, 2007 -- Annie Appleby, founder and licensor of YogaForce (www.yogaforce.com), announced today that YogaForce will be participating in a few eBay Celebrity Auctions to benefit the Skin Cancer Foundation starting May 1, 2007.

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