Following the premiere of Leaves of Grass at SXSW 2010, lead Ed Norton and director Tim Blake Nelson held a short Q&A with the audience at the Alamo Drafthouse. The video is a bit grainy and do be warned there are some SPOILERS. That said, Leaves of Grass is being given a very limited release out of the gate, so this may be your only exposure to the film before it hits the DVD market.
For those dying for every morsel of Kick-Ass coverage, here’s a short clip of Matthew Vaughn introducing the film at SXSW 2010.
SXSW 2010 is off to a pretty exciting start. Not only did Kick-Ass premiere last night at the lovely Paramount theater (more on that later), but shortly after Robert Rodriguez previewed some early footage and details for Nimród Antal’s upcoming Predators reboot.
Umm…shit. I can’t say I’m a Tron fanboy by any stretch, but Disney’s new trailer for the December 2010-slated sequel, Tron Legacy, is pretty damn awesome. I have to think that with a visual film like this, 3D rendering is the right choice and should prove a big pay off. Jeff Bridges, too, looks solid returning as Flynn. (Even I can appreciate him in this, despite being bothered by his Oscar award for Crazy Heart).
Following the 82nd Annual Academy Awards comes a second trailer for the upcoming Iron Man 2. This take gives us a look at some of the new elements to the story, such as Stark’s on-to-go suit (or whatever you might call it), as well as Rourke’s character Whiplash; which I still contend is going to be the best part of the film.
Patrick Wilson’s new film, Barry Munday, which premieres this week at SXSW in Austin, looks super cute, if not incredibly bizarre. The basic plot surrounds Wilson’s character losing his family jewels, but gaining something far more valuable in return. The equation is a bit cheesy, sure. The apparent humor and interesting cast, however, seems like it can work.
Even more reason to love Sandra Bullock. In the included video clip, she accepts her Razzie for Worst Actress of 2009 for All About Steve. She also won for Worst Screen Couple (with Bradley Cooper). And remarkably, as we all know, she’s up for an Oscar this evening for her lead role in the The Blind Side. Can you imagine if she were to win tonight and take home awards for best and worst actress of 2009? That would be stunning.
Popscorn heads to SXSW again and will be in Austin March 11-18. Stay tuned for posts, tweets, check-ins and more from the festival
Looks like the marketing machine is kicking into high-gear for the upcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street remake with the release today of a new one sheet, and the impending (Thu) debut of another trailer.
I was really looking forward to Get Him To The Greek, since I adored Russell Brand’s character, Aldous Snow, in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Sadly, judging from the first trailer, it looks like Greek is probably just a fun after-thought, and nowhere on the level of Sarah Marshall, (despite what the marketing may want you to believe). Why the hell does P. Diddy have such a prominent role?
