Articles Posted October 2009
Paranormal Activity
With the groundswell of support that’s spreading Paranormal Activity across the U.S. beyond its paltry initial distribution, the film is clearly going to the sleeper success of the year. And considering it’s mockumentary style and subject matter, not to mention to a painfully low budget of $15,000, comparisons to 1999′s Blair Witch are spot-on. Yet whereas Witch was a pretty disturbing affair and took audiences to a different level of cinematic experience, Paranormal Activity does not. The real phantom here is the idea that Paranormal Activity is the scariest film in recent memory, and good enough to deserve one million votes to expand nationwide. It’s not. Activity‘s meager roots make it a solid accomplishment, to be sure, but the film, aside from two choice scenes, is largely pretty boring and lacks the convincing nature that made the Blair Witch so ground-breaking.
Splice Teaser
Splice follows a pair of scientists who have found success with creating genetic hybrids of various animals. When they attempt to add human DNA to the their formula, the results are both surprising and potentially destructive.
I Spy the New A-Team
via comingsoon.net That would be (from left to right) Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as Sgt. “B.A.” Baracus, Liam Neeson as John “Hannibal” Smith, Sharlto Copley as Capt. “Howling Mad” Murdock, and Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck on set in Vancouver. Pretty cool. Rampage is no where near as good an actor as he is [...]
Zombieland
In a cutthroat world where luck is just as important as skill, only a few survive. And when every day is a struggle, the hope of finding some happiness along the way just seems unobtainable. Yet it’s this one simple, common goal — wanting to make it in a world that’s harsh and unforgiving — that unites a group of strangers. No, they’re not a bunch high school kids at a performing arts school. In Zombieland, they’re the sole survivors of the human race when everyone else is either dead or the living dead.
The Crazies Trailer
Ooo buddy, this is an intense one. While the underlying themes aren’t anything new, director Breck Eisner (of ugh…Sahara) seems to cooked up The Crazies with a pretty dark recipe.
