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New Town Killers

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:54:55 +0000

New Town Killers has a lot of promise, it's a great idea filmed in a great city by a Scottish writer/director and a strong Scottish cast. Richard Jobson is the man behind the writing and directing, and in front of the camera we see Dougray Scott and Alastair Mackenzie playing the high flying financial businessmen who have an extremely dark pastime. I'm not a huge Richard Jobson fan, but the draw here is the dark story, that comes at a time in Scottish business that fits the idea rather nicely, it carries the very underused talent of Scott and a...Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

Law Abiding Citizen

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:30:58 +0000

I'm a fan of Gerard Butler, and Jamie Fox can be good, although he can often be complacent in the performances he gives. The plot of Law Abiding Citizen sounded interesting, but it was F. Gary Gray that really caught my eye with the entire package, and really rounded off what was shaping up to be looking like a great film. Gray directed The Negotiator, a tense, well written and directed thriller that I still love watching to this day. So with all this going for it how could anyone not be excited for the film?...Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

Jurassic Park IV breaks the mould

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:01:00 +0000

There's been a lot of talk of a Jurassic Park IV, but nothing ever really happened, or so we thought, for Joe Johnston has revealed that he's read the story for the fourth film and it's a good one. What's more is that it breaks the mould from the previous films, and that it could take the franchise in an entirely new direction, if it was ever to be made of course. I'll set your expectations now though, there's no word of the film actually happening, it's just that he's read or heard the idea, and the interview doesn't drill...Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

The Blackout trailer online

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:50:58 +0000

A trailer popped online for a film called The Blackout, a smaller film that wants to do one of those common but very cool ideas of portraying a huge incident in a very small and closed off view. The Blackout is the story of a blackout that is spreading across the country and it seems like the world, and the residents of an apartment building are caught in their building and are disappearing one by one. It seems that something in the basement is thriving in the darkness and looking to break free....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

The Howling Reborn gains writer and director

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:45:39 +0000

It was back in July of 2006, believe it or not, that a remake of The Howling was first talked about, and now it appears that there's an actual move to get the film made, and remake it certainly sounds like as the title is The Howling Reborn. At the American Film Market a mock-up poster was seen for the film along with a writer/director attached to the project, and the unfortunate news is that it's not Joe Dante as was once hoped....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

Jean Reno's immortel in 22 Bullets

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:32:01 +0000

Jean Reno is set to return as cold blooded killer, a much nastier character than you might remember from Léon, Ronin, The Crimson Rivers or his money making Hollywood roles since. While it isn't his only role coming up - we're even set to see him in Hollywood's Armored - it's certainly one of the most interesting. L'immortel, or 22 Bullets, will see him take the lead of an ex-mafia member who has been living the straight and clean life for years now as a wife and husband. However one morning he is shot twenty-two times and left for dead,...Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

Eminem following Snoop Dogg

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:26:40 +0000

Eminem is going to be starring in a 3D film, and more than that he'll be leading a film that sounds very much like Creepshow, or rather Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror, a series of connected stories that will also end up being turned into a comic book series. That does sound just like Snoop Dogg's film. Shadey Talez, what a cool title that is, has few details out about it, but there's plenty to tell us what it will end up like, although the talent behind the scenes might suggest something a little deeper, even if the 3D medium...Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

Nakata directing Voice From the Stone

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:23:16 +0000

News has finally arrived of what will be Hideo Nakata's next film, and disappointingly it's not his adaptation of Out or the remake of The Entity, instead it's news of a film called Voice From the Stone from a novel of the same name and adapted by Mark Wheaton. The story does soung an interesting one though, a female child psychologist takes on the case of a young boy who made a promise to his dying mother that he will remain quiet until her spirit returns. Expect scares when the boy says anything!...Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

British film Whole Lotta Sole gets Bacon

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:20:57 +0000

Thankfully there's some good, big British production news, this isn't a small budget horror film, oh no, this is a film starring Kevin Bacon, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Sophie Okonedo and James Nesbitt, the film is a comedy about a failed heist in a fish market. What's the title? Whole Lotta Sole. Yes, there's a big groan there, but the idea of grabbing Bacon next to the excellent home grown talent is a good one and promises much for the film which comes with some strong names behind the scenes too....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

What is J.J. Abrams' 500 Rads?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:58:48 +0000

Now I shan't over-hype this by shouting about J.J. Abrams' latest secret project, but what I will do is a little research into what exactly 500 Rads is, and there are two interesting things that pop up, one which is very interesting indeed and makes me think of the machine in Watchmen that creates Dr. Manhattan. Let's start at the beginning. A story has appeared that J.J. Abrams and his production house are "secretly" developing a project called 500 Rads, which probably isn't secret at all and definitely isn't secret since the entire film Internet world is talking about it...Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

Brothers trailer online

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:54:39 +0000

A new trailer for Brothers has arrived online and I'm still struggling with how much of a psychological thriller it looks like from the outset, and how much of a bad guy it's pushing the Tobey Maguire character towards, something that just doesn't come through in the original. I mean that in a good way, for the original looks at the effects of the story on normal people, and when the soldier returns from his captivity and torture abroad, when everyone thought he was dead and had moved on with their lives, he struggles to deal with normal life and...Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

Planet 51 behind the scenes featurette

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:49:41 +0000

With the behind the scenes featurette for Planet 51 we get tons of footage from the film that we haven't seen before, and the stars talking about the film too. There's Dwayne Johnson, Justin Long, Jessica Biel and Seann William Scott with a hat I just couldn't stop staring at. The key here is the footage, there's plenty of it, and it gives you a good taste of what the film is about....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

The Killer Inside Me promotional trailer online

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:21:54 +0000

A promotional trailer has arrived for The Killer Inside Me, the adaptation of the Jim Thompson novel which sees a small town sheriff who slowly allows the psychopathic killer inside him, a part he's been hiding for a very long time, out, and watches his life fall apart around him. Directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Ned Beatty, Bill Pullman, Simon Baker, and Elias Koteas the cast list is really strong, and if you've read the book you'll already be thinking it's a great story to bring to life....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

Machine Man film

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:19:12 +0000

I had never heard of Machine Man before, but the idea of how it's being written has captured my imagination, I just wonder if the idea itself can work on film, and the way to find that out is for yourself for the first forty-three pages of the novel the film is based on is all online. The story is unique because it's serialised, it's being written a page at a time, and the page is placed on-line for everyone to read. The writer Max Barry says he doesn't really know how long it will be and doesn't really know...Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

Depp swaps roles on The Tourist

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:13:25 +0000

The Tourist is having it's fair share of troubles, but then lot's of productions go through changes, probably just not as many changes as other productions at this level, mind you as changes go this one's good and sees Johnny Depp joining the cast with Sam Worthington passing onto another project. It's not just Worthington that's off though, it's the director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, and now word is that Alfonso Cuaron is set to start talking to join up....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.