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From the viral marketing campaign at Why So Serious comes what appears to be a new poster design for The Dark Knight. At this point we are not sure whether this is just for show or if it will actually be printed and used as a theatrical poster - but man, this looks freaking awesome!
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Motley Crue set to tour, but frustrated by film.
Motley Crue are back with a new album, a song that’s a hit with gamers and an upcoming festival tour, but the bad-boy rockers are frustrated that a long-awaited movie about their lives is going nowhere.
Cursed: The on-set terrors of ill-fated movies.
The filming of Quantum of Solace, the latest James Bond adventure, has seen so many on-set accidents that the cast and crew are beginning to wonder whether the movie is cursed.
MTV has a very nice new image from Where The Wild Things Are, which you can see here. We’re not going to get to see the film, which is said to be doing some re-shoots round about now, for a very long time yet, so enjoy every scrap of material you can get.
Even though there have been numerous rumours about the film not being the terrific piece of work that you’d expect from Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers, this remains one of our most anticipated upcoming projects. Spike Jonze doesn’t do dull.
It’s a shame stupidity isn’t painful. Having said that, Bill Maher’s new film Religulous looks positively brilliant! Can’t wait to see this one! Exposing the absurdity, stupidity and downright ridiculousness of all religions kinda tickles my fancy!
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BOMB IT is the explosive new documentary from award-winning director Jon Reiss investigating the most subversive and controversial art form currently shaping international youth culture: graffiti.
Through interviews and guerilla footage of graffiti writers in action on 5 continents, BOMB IT tells the story of graffiti from its origins in prehistoric cave paintings thru its notorious explosion in New York City during the 70’s and 80’s, then follows the flames as they paint the globe. Featuring old school legends and current favorites such as Taki 183, Cornbread, Stay High 149, T-Kid, Cope 2, Zephyr, Revs, Os Gemeos, KET, Chino, Shepard Fairey, Revok, and Mear One. This cutting edge documentary tracks down today’s most innovative and pervasive street artists as they battle for control over the urban visual landscape. You’ll never look at public space the same way again.
BOMB IT has shot in Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tijuana, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Hamburg, Berlin, Cape Town, São Paulo, and Tokyo.
Shepard Fairey is one of the featured 10 featured artists in the piece - out of 200 artists interviewed around the world only 60 made it into the film and only 10 are featured on the level that Shepard is…
Reshoots on Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are to Begin June 5th.
On June 5th, reshoots are scheduled to begin in Los Angeles on Where the Wild Things Are, director Spike Jonze’s borderline infamous adaptation of the classic, visceral and delightfully weird children’s book by Maurice Sendak
The life and career of Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister is being celebrated in a new documentary, tentatively titled “Lemmy” and slated for release in 2009.
The film promises fans more access than ever before to Kilmister’s life, and includes interviews with past and present bandmates and such peers/admirers as Slash, Dave Grohl, the Clash’s Mick Jones, Alice Cooper, Steve Vai and wrestling superstar Triple H.
Directors/producers Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski (both of whom have contributed to Billboard) are shooting the film on a combination of HD video and super 16 mm film. Other giants from the world of metal and hard rock will appear in the film as well, with details to be announced. “We haven’t heard the word ‘no’ yet after any interview request,” Olliver says.
“Lemmy never ceases to surprise me,” Orshoski says. “You think you know who Lemmy is, but you have no idea. If you think you have Lemmy all figured out, trust me. You don’t!”
“Shooting Lemmy is like filming dangerous wildlife. He never does what you expect him to do, and he never does anything you want him to do,” Olliver says with a laugh. “A lot of the coolest shots are shots we had to wait for four or five shows to go by before we could get them.”
A distribution deal hasn’t yet been inked, but the teaser clip, featuring on-stage footage and such amusing backstage segments as Kilmister testing out a bass amp at deafening volume and telling dirty jokes, is available at Lemmymovie.com.
Motorhead will be on tour in Europe through mid-July, after which it heads Stateside for a stint with Heaven & Hell and Judas Priest in August. A three-week U.K. run follows in October.
Maurice Sendak’s 1963 children’s book Where The Wild Things Are may be a beloved classic, but with just 338 words and an unruly kid who hangs with a group of gloomy, hard-partying monsters at its center, it doesn’t sound like old-fashioned family fun. No wonder, then, Warner Bros. is concerned that its $75 million film adaptation might not become the blockbuster it needs. The movie - which has been in development at various stages since 1992 - will miss its original release date this October 2008, and now director Spike Jonze, who is best known for offbeat, grown-up fare such as being John Malkovich, is about to begin a round of reshoots. In addition, sources inside the studio and around Hollywood tell EW the production is “deeply troubled.”
The problems began at the end of last year, when Jonze showed early versions to Warner execs. According to sources, they told him that his take was too dark for it target audience. Wild Things producer John Carls insists “there is nothing inappropriate for a child,” but bloggers fueled the bad buzz with reports that youngsters cried during a public research screening last December. All of that prompted Warner to request significant changes to the script (penned by Jonze and author Dave Eggers) from Alvin and The Chipmunks screenwriter Jon Vitti. Carls says that the script’s tone will not change; rather, he explains,” we’re inserting new moments that will make the individual Wild Things’ story lines more clear.” Warner, meanwhile, issued this statement: “We have always believed in and continue to support this film. As with all films, post-production is an evolving process, and Spike Jonze will be shooting some additional scenes.”
Since he doesn’t have authority over the final cut, fans are encouraging Jonze to leak his version online if the studio ends up removing him from the film. Carls says that won’t happen, and adds that Sendak himself is “very pleased with what Spike has accomplished thus far.” Considering that Warner is still smarting from the abysmal debut of its kid-targeted Speed Racer adaptation, perhaps its execs should hope that the master of children’s storytelling is right.
(Source: Entertainment Weekly)
Ok so I wasn’t too impressed with the first Incredible Hulk trailer that was released several weeks ago but now, there’s another one. And you know what? This one seems to really hit the mark.
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