The Drive Angry trailer doesn't pull any punches. Within the first fifteen seconds, Nicolas Cage blows up a car with a shotgun while sporting sunglasses and amazing/horrible, apparently Celtic blond hair. Then a booming trailer voice explains that he broke out of Hell. Hell like...A depressing time in his life? A terrible office job? A brutal prison? No, he literally died, went to Hell and then broke out. I think it somehow involved really fast cars. It gets even better (or worse) from here.
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"The truth is hiding," says the Big Voice Guy toward the end of the trailer for All Good Things. In actuality, of course, the movie is hiding. Or was. Andrew Jarecki's "based on true events" tale of martial strife, deception and possible murder was sitting on The Weinstein Company's shelf for over a year before he purchased it back and sold the rights to Magnolia. A happy ending for sure, except for the fact that All Good Things looks not so good.
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It felt like forever, but the three-month wait to see Tommy Wiseau's new short film -- The House That Drips Blood on Alex -- is finally over. I'm not positive that's a good thing, and depending on your estimation of the actor-writer-director's estimable (read: atrocious) cult landmark The Room, you may not either. But! There's only one way to find out. Click through to check it out.
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If you're a regular watcher of The View, you probably knew things were going to get a bit testy when Bill O'Reilly plopped himself down on the couch earlier today for a chat about politics. And so that the resulting, finger-pointing screaming match about the Ground Zero mosque and 9/11 led to the walk-off of co-hosts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg should have been expected. But that doesn't make it any less fun and/or cringe-worthy! Check out the video ahead and pay particular attention to Whoopi's feet as she exits stage left.
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It's certainly Back to the Future week on the Internet, huh? At the beckoning of Spike TV, star Michael J. Fox was corralled into re-shooting the original teaser for the film, in an effort to promote the Scream awards. With Back to the Future is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, it's pretty great to see Fox back as Marty McFly, even if it is only for a couple of seconds. OK, now to the elephant in the room that I've seen mentioned on Twitter: Yes, Fox has Parkinson's disease and, yes, it's kinda noticeable in the promo. But, who cares? Obviously Fox doesn't -- as he's anything but camera shy. So sit back, rejoice and head back to the future with Marty McFly.
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What do Nat King Cole, Mad Men, RJD2 and Brian Williams' daughter have in common? Until this afternoon, probably nothing, but now they've combined forces to bring you an unofficial song theme to Mad Men. Allison Williams, BriWi's daughter, sings the lyrics to Cole's chestnut "Nature Boy," all while an orchestra of hipsters plays the RJD2 song (and Mad Men theme) "A Beautiful Mine." The results are...well, let's just say I prefer my own version, which goes something like this: (Ahem) Mad Men, Mad Men, Mad Men, Mad Men, Mad Men, Mad Men, Mad Men. Well, you get the point. Click ahead to listen to Allison's efforts.
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Have you ever wondered what it would look like if talk show host and "personality" Wendy Williams deep fried one of her wigs? Well, wonder no more! On Tuesday's episode of The Wendy Williams Show, Williams had The Fry Guy (not that Fry Guy) perform that very action to the delight of audience members. Don't blame Wendy for these gross shenanigans, however: A whopping 74 percent of her viewers chose her wig as the item they wanted to see battered up most. Anyway, this happened and the results looked like a Bloomin' Onion. Click ahead to watch the (tasty) carnage.
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Red leading man (and once and future Die Hard kingpin) Bruce Willis is not a happy man during his new chitchat with Zach Galifianakis on Between Two Ferns. After a barrage of questions Willis chooses not to answer ("Do you get Ashton's Tweets?" "Where you worried that The Whole Ten Yards would be too good?") plus a possible wasp infestation, one question finally got him to open up.
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Kanye West is currently touring the world, screening a 40-minute film Runaway, which he shot for four days in Prague and directed himself. During a screening in Sydney, West apparently took a stab at humility when introducing the film to the crowd. I'm no Fellini," he said to the confused masses. Thanks for the disclaimer, Kanye.
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How many hipster icons does it take to direct a one-minute commercial for Stella Atrois? Two, apparently. Directors Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola have teamed up for a new Stella ad campaign (conceived by advertising firm Mother) that combines Anderson's retro cool aesthetic with Coppola's retro cool aesthetic. The results? Retro cool. "We were really happy to have Wes and Roman on board," Mother's very own Don Draper, Gustavo Sousa, said in a statement. "We wanted to set this brand and this film in a 1960s French film world and there's a lot of that influence in Wes' work. Also, Roman is a gadgets fanatic, so it was truly the best combination of talent to direct this commercial." Click ahead to watch. If you squint really hard, the lead almost looks like Jason Schwartzman.
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It has always been one of those classic cultural nuggets that wonky film geeks like to trot out at parties: "Did you know Eric Stoltz was originally supposed to play Marty McFly in Back to the Future instead of Michael J. Fox?" Well yes, you probably did. Now, though, in conjunction with the release of the 25th Anniversary DVD/Blu-ray collection of Back to the Future (due in stores on Oct. 26, which would count as the 24th anniversary), you can actually see Stoltz-as-McFly walking through the streets of Hill Valley. The results are...disconcerting? Bizarre? Like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs? Decide for yourself by watching the clip after the jump.
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Despite the threat of a 15-yard penalty for excessive celebration, NFL players have always found ways to express their excitement in the wake of scoring a touchdown. To wit: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco made such a career out of his celebratory exploits that he wound up on Dancing with the Stars. Still, even Ochocinco never did the Carlton Dance. That honor went to Detroit Lions cornerback Alphonso Smith, who became only the second (or third depending on what you believe) NFL star to parody Alfonso Ribeiro's classic dance moves from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air during the Lions 44-6 blowout win over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday. Click ahead to see whether Alphonso was able to out-hoof Alfonso.
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YouTube user "wblakenship" stumbled upon J.J. Abrams' Super 8 set in Weirton, WV, and immediately set to recording the sci-fi shenaningans. From what we can see in the footage, the movie's got a passel of old, gas guzzling American cars and a bunch of army dudes ready to throw down. And whatever the big bad of the movie is -- alien? monster? bitter, vengeful William Shatner? -- it's scary enough to face down a tank.
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Is America ready for a comedic romp about four bumbling extremists planning a terrorist attack? Newly formed distribution company Alamo Drafthouse Films hopes so. And actually with such a hilarious trailer and promising talent behind the film, they may not be out of line.
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Well, we tried. But Dominic Cooper, with whom Movieline's Carly Steel recently spoke along with Cooper's Tamara Drewe co-star Luke Evans, is a man of formidable focus when it comes to the job at hand. And so prepare to learn even more about this weekend's saucy ensemble romp -- featuring Cooper as a heartthrob rock drummer and Evans as the handyman who competes with him for the title character's affections -- and only the politest bare minimum about Cooper's forthcoming turn in Captain America. Someday, someone will come clean about Chris Evans's arms, I know it.
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