When Luc Besson isn't directing standing ovation-worthy biopics these days, the French filmmaker is busy co-writing action thrillers for his studio EuropaCorp to produce like Taken, Transporter, Colombiana and up next Lockout -- the sci-fi adventure flick that sees Guy Pearce as a wrongly-accused government agent whose only shot at freedom comes at a very risky, space-age price.
Last time we saw Liam Neeson in a trailer for the upcoming survival drama The Grey, he was preparing to battle a few angry wolves. In the new kickass preview for Joe Carnahan's wilderness adventure, Neeson is not only preparing to wage a full-scale attack on all of the wolves that stand between him and civilization, but he heroically maintains the morale among a group of fellow stranded plane crash survivors on their long walk home.
In a video that hit the Web over a year and a half ago but appears to have only really surfaced this week, find Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and other principals from The Karate Kid rehearsing the entire 1984 classic on handheld camera for the film's director, John G. Avildsen. It's like something out of Be Kind Rewind -- except, you know, featuring the actual cast working with no budget and the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind the VHS (?) camera announcing sound cues ("Wind chimes!") and other pertinent atmospherics as the story rolls along.
What a difference two days makes: Less than 48 hours after the launch of Movieline's "Consider Uggie" crusade, the movement's Facebook page has acquired 1,100 followers and counting, its honoree has his own Twitter page, and Uggie himself joined trainer Omar Mueller for a campaign stop on E! News. Crazy! And overdue.
Edgar Rice Burroughs created the planet-hopping hero John Carter of Mars way back in 1912 in his serialized novels about a Southern gent transported to an alien world. So why does the new trailer for John Carter, directed by Pixar vet Andrew Stanton, feel so familiar? Shades of Avatar and Attack of the Clones distract from what should be nonstop ooh-ing and aah-ing over giant CG creature effects and Taylor Kitsch in a loincloth. Then again, Taylor Kitsch in a loincloth... thank you for that, Mr. Stanton.
Let me preface this by saying that I love Tim and Eric's bizarro-surrealist sketch comedy shtick, and when I write "WTF?" I don't necessarily mean it in a bad way. It's just... what else can be said about the new ultra-brief teaser for Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie? What reactions other than "WTF?" did these evil comic geniuses even intend?
To call the newly unveiled, NSFW redband trailer for Shame hot is an understatement, since it quickens the pulse in a delicious way that leads to much more than just sheer titillation. Watch as poor sex-addicted Michael Fassbender is wracked with torment as he rides the NYC subway, silently eye-fucking a gorgeous stranger on the train. However often they say men think about sex in a given day, this guy does multiplied by a thousand... and it's wearing on his weary, helpless soul.
Shortly after outing herself as a stoner at her 19th birthday party, Miley Cyrus proved that her interests and causes are diverse...by releasing a video in which she offers her support to Occupy Wall Street. Naturally!
In the latest episode of the pop culture-masticating internet sensation Verbal Vogueing, Louis Virtel tackles teen idoldom through the ages. Does Justin Bieber deserve those lesbian doppelganger slams? Can any of the Twilight kids escape Louis's wrath? Did he just drop a Karen Carpenter joke so hard I nearly LOLed-up my lunch onto my computer screen? Oh yes. He did.
"Believe in your own power, you must." Words of wisdom from Star Wars guru Yoda have finally found their true purpose: Instructing a nation of instant noodle-eaters to activate their inborn power... to boil water! Seriously. You thought Vader's "Nooooo!" was blasphemous? Where's your god now, nerds?
If you'd rather forgo the lengthy critical reviews of this weekend's The Muppets and instead know whether or not you'll stay awake during Jason Segel's big-screen revival of Jim Henson's beloved characters, NextMovie has the video review for you. It features Brooklyn-based rappers M.O.P., who impressively do not mention Segel's name once but do call out Chris Cooper's rapping skills (or lack thereof) and compare Miss Piggy to "a not-so-hot Nicki Minaj." Click through for the fresh, direct and vaguely insulting (to Miss Piggy) take on The Muppets.
There is only one way to spoof Nicolas Winding Refn's crime drama Drive with the help of the Hamburglar -- and web personality/comedian Alex Blagg nailed it in his Funny or Die video Drive-Thru. Ahead, enjoy as Blagg rips off Ryan Gosling's super-serious stunt driver by pulling off elaborate Arby's Roast Beef Classic heists, erotic elevator french fry feedings and Happy Meal toy threats in the only Drive send-up you'll ever need.
Just in time for the 2011 awards-release homestretch come the first trailer for Rampart, promising star Woody Harrelson as "the most corrupt cop you've ever seen on screen." Which isn't a review blurb, mind you, or some praise from Toronto, AFI Fest or elsewhere on the circuit where Oren Moverman's latest has made its first impressions. That's just a bold claim by distributor Millennium Entertainment -- kind of the Pepsi Challenge of Oscar-chasing bad-cop dramas.
"I'll sleep when he's dead!" Amanda Seyfried declares in the new trailer for Gone, referencing the serial killer who has kidnapped her onscreen sis. You see, Seyfried's character Jill is frustrated because no one in her small town believes that the serial killer who kidnapped her two years ago has now kidnapped her sister. That's because they didn't believe Jill's story to begin with (and they're probably bored with Jill's cliched dialogue). So now it's just Jill vs. a ticking clock vs. an unsupportive police squad who tries to convince Jill that this serial killer drama is all in her head.
Need a break from fluffy features depicting vampire weddings, cross-dressing Adam Sandler and dancing penguins? Look no further than The Devil's Double, Lee Tamahori's biographical drama about sadistic psychopath Uday Hussein (son of Saddam) and his body double, both played by Dominic Cooper. Ahead, the film's star discusses the difficulty of playing two characters in one fast-paced production.
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