Tuesday, October 23
Not every filmmaker despises the MPAA, it seems. Making the press rounds in support of the DVD release of Hostel Part II, director Eli Roth stopped by the ReelzChannel studio last week for an illuminating chat in which he discussed, among other things, his true feelings about those infamous arbiters of film ratings.
"Here's the big myth about the MPAA: They're not bad guys," the 'torture porn' auteur revealed to Errol Barnett of Dailies. "They're great and I love them. I've had such a great experience with the MPAA."
"Nobody sees it from my perspective," Roth added. "The MPAA is like, 'Look, we get it. It's Hostel II; it's not Happy Feet II. We know that when people go to see this, they want to see the gore. We're gonna try and get as much of it through as possible, but here's areas where we know parents are gonna freak out.'"
Apparently, "graphic severing of male genitalia" isn't one of those areas.
Finally, someone's looking out for the children.
Next Showing: Hostel Part II debuts on DVD today
Posted 10/23/2007 by reelz
Related: Eli Roth | Hostel Part II
Hungry for some torture porn? Can't wait until Saw IV opens on Friday? Then let Eli Roth's gory opus Hostel Part II, which debuts on DVD today, be the methadone to your Saw heroin. Also arriving in stores is Kevin Costner's cerebral serial killer flick Mr. Brooks, the first movie to succesfully exploit all of the irksome qualities of inexplicably popular comedian Dane Cook.
Our pick for this week is the decidedly less sinister Disney animated family flick Meet the Robinsons, featuring those adorably non-threatening Jonas Brothers.
Posted 10/23/2007 by reelz
Related: Kevin Costner | Eli Roth | Dane Cook | Meet the Robinsons | Mr. Brooks | Saw IV | Hostel Part II
Sunday, June 10
Early weekend numbers are showing that Ocean' Thirteen will be landing at number one for the weekend Box Office, proving the old Vegas adage that the house (or A-list star, in this case) always wins. Friday estimates have Ocean's leading with an estimated $12.4 million while Pirates 3 and Knocked Up placed in second and third respectively, both with just over $6 million.
Some speculations had Eli Roth's brutal Hostel Part II competing for top honors, but after a disappointing Friday take of an estimated $3.37 million, America may well be losing its taste for the torture-driven horror genre.
Check back on ReelzChannel.com for final numbers this Monday.
Posted 6/10/2007 by reelz
Related: Knocked Up | Ocean's Thirteen | Hostel Part II
Friday, June 8
It's going to be a bloody battle for box office supremacy at the Cineplex this weekend, with three major new releases, Ocean's Thirteen, Surf's Up and Hostel: Part II, duking it out. Movie fans looking for something more indie-oriented should check out the acclaimed French flick La Vie en Rose.
A rundown of our reviews of this weekend's new releases:
Ocean's Thirteen 
"Soderbergh's lively camera work combines with a stellar soundtrack to keep things fun and interesting throughout." [Full Review]
Surf's Up 
"A surprisingly enjoyable experience...the most entertaining animated feature I've seen in quite a while." [Full Review]
Hostel: Part II 
"A shallow, tedious, unimaginative mess...When your big climax induces little more than a shrug, you know you've done something wrong as a filmmaker." [Full Review]
La Vie en Rose 
"So stunning that the urge to discuss it in terms of being 'a tour de force' and 'a performance of a lifetime' is nearly overwhelming...the best movie I have seen all year." [Full Review]
Also opening this week: My Bollywood Bride and You're Gonna Miss Me.
Posted 6/8/2007 by reelz
Related: La Vie en Rose | Surf's Up | Ocean's Thirteen | Hostel Part II
Friday, May 11
Hacktastic horror director Eli Roth, busy readying his latest snuff film torturefest Hostel: Part II for its June 8th release date, talked to Collider about his future plans:
"I’m going to be doing a film of all fake trailers, like Thanksgiving (the fake trailer Roth contributed to Grindhouse), called Trailer Trash. I want to make a movie like Borat or Jackass or Kentucky Fried Movie that’s completely ridiculous, totally silly and absurd, that’s just all fake trailers."
A bunch of silly fake trailers? Perhaps someone should break the news to him that it's already been done. It's called Youtube, and it's filled with the works of filmmakers far more talented than Roth.
Poor Eli; you came so tantalizingly close to devising your first original idea. Keep trying buddy!
Posted 5/11/2007 by reelz
Related: Eli Roth | Hostel Part II