Tuesday, May 13

• Will Nicolas Cage Go Full Frontal in a Bad Lieutenant Remake?

  Boy, the remakes are coming in faster than ever these days. Case in point: Variety reports that Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in an update of 1992's Bad Lieutenant, a film perhaps best known for featuring star Harvey Keitel entirely in the buff. That, along with various other adult-themed elements (two words: nun rape), helped the original earn an NC-17 rating -- instantly making it a must-watch for mischievous junior-high kids everywhere.

  Even more strange than the timing of the Bad Lieutenant remake, however, is its choice of director: Werner Herzog, the eccentric (read: crazy) German filmmaker of Fitzcarraldo fame.

  Seriously, this one's almost too good to be true. Don't expect Cage to repeat Keitel's legendary full frontal nude scene, however. Remember, this is the same guy who turned comic book bad boy Ghost Rider into a jellybean-eating, Carpenters-loving wuss. We'll be lucky if the Bad Lieutenant remake is edgy enough to garner a PG-13 rating.

  Source: Variety

  
  

  Posted 05/13/2008 by Thomas

  Nicolas Cage | Werner Herzog | Bad Lieutenant

• Transformers 2 to be in 3D?!?

  The internets today are awash in speculation that Transformers 2 director Michael Bay is planning on making his much anticipated sentient robot sequel in sparkling 3D. The rumor caught fire when the folks at Comics2Film (who clearly have too much time on their hands) spotted a blurb in the Dolby News highlighting the film as one of the company's upcoming 3D projects. No official announcement has been made by Bay's camp, however, as the director is currently hard at work populating his ensemble cast with the requisite amount of eye candy.

  If true, the move to 3D is part of an ongoing trend (and a welcome one at that) in the movie industry, as studios look for ways to get people into theaters and off of their illegal-movie-downloading laptops. Hopefully, Mr. Bay also plans on making the story and characters of Transformers 2 multi-dimensional as well.

  Transformers 2 begins shooting in June.

  Source: Comics2Film

  
  

  Posted 05/13/2008 by Thomas

  Michael Bay | Transformers 2

• Michael Moore Shopping Fahrenheit 9/11 Sequel at Cannes

  Controversial filmmaker Michael Moore has announced plans to make a sequel to Fahrenheit 9/11, his award-winning critical 2004 look at how president Bush used the events of September 11th to justify the War in Iraq.

  The sequel will pick up where the previous documentary left off -- covering the continuation of the war, which has polarized Americans and much of the world.

  The as-yet-untitled documentary goes on the market for a buyer at Cannes today and is expected to be in theaters by 2009. 

  Source: Variety.

  
  

  Posted 05/13/2008 by Heather

  Fahrenheit 9/11 | Michael Moore

• TWC to make Fraggle Rock movie

  It's kind of exciting when all the things from one's youth suddenly become repopularized in that retro manner and start making their way in the form of adaptations to the big screen.

  Next up under this rubric is Fraggle Rock, HBO's wildly popular children's show of the mid-'80s about a handful of adorable creatures who live in caves accessed via a hole in an inventor's workshop. The fraggles were muppets created by none other than puppet-god Jim Henson.

  According to Variety, The Weinstein Company has announced plans to bring Gobo, Wembley, Mokey, Boober and Red to the silver screen in the form of a live action musical, with (as in the original series) a mixture of humans and fraggles. The Jim Henson Company will produce.

  
  

  Posted 05/13/2008 by Heather

  Fraggle Rock (Untitled Musical)

• Boot Camp Trailer Alternative

  Judging by the number of searches on our site, there are plenty of you looking for anything on the Boot Camp movie. Unfortunately, there currently isn’t even a trailer available.

  While we continue to look for it, you can bide your time with one of our classic trailers about kids on an island, Lord of the Flies (1963). Add color and Mila Kunis and you get pretty much the same thing.

  
  
  

  Lord of the Flies -- Trailer

  English schoolboys on a desert island turn savage.

  Posted 05/13/2008 by Richard

  Mila Kunis | Boot Camp

• New DVD Releases: Untraceable, The Great Debaters and More

  In advance of the May 22nd arrival of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount is releasing special editions of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade. New releases include Denzel Washington's inspirational drama The Great Debaters; Queen Latifah's wacky female heist comedy Mad Money; Francis Ford Coppola's long awaited Youth Without Youth and Leelee Sobieski's straight-to-DVD dominatrix drama Walk All Over Me.

  Our DVD pick for the week is Untraceable, the surprisingly good cyberthriller starring Diane Lane and Colin Hanks. Check out our exclusive clip!

  
  
  

  Untraceable - Exclusive DVD Clip

  Inside a Real Cyber Crime Unit

  Posted 05/13/2008 by Thomas

  Youth Without Youth | Untraceable | Mad Money | The Great Debaters

Monday, May 12

• Early Crystal Skull Reviews Decidedly Mixed

  The New York Times reports that internet reviews of this summer's most highly anticipated film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, have started to trickle in, and if the anonymous critics on Ain't It Cool News and other fansites are to be believed, the fourth chapter of the iconic action/adventure franchise could very well turn out to be an overhyped disappointment.

  Paramount and director Steven Spielberg have taken extraordinary steps to keep Indy 4 under wraps before its Cannes Film Festival debut on May 18th, screening the film only a handful of times for distributors and theater chain executives. While the bad buzz is certainly disconcerting, it's important to note that it's nowhere near Speed Racer levels of negativity. Look for a full ReelzChannel.com Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull review on May 19th.

  Source: The New York Times

  
  

  Posted 05/12/2008 by Thomas

  Steven Spielberg | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

• Twilight Movie Trailer: It’s Official

  Tired of all the fake Twilight trailers on YouTube? We have the real one. Nothing too interesting, but expect more between now and its early December release.

  
  
  Next Showing: Twilight releases nationwide on December 12, 2008
  

  Twilight Trailer

  Kristen Stewart Stars - Releasing Dec. 12, 2008

  Posted 05/12/2008 by Richard

  Twilight