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Advert. Subvert. Gonzo (Fake) Commercials within Films

24 November 2009 7:50 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

"Can't get enough, of the Stuff!"  From the mid-1920s whereupon the eventual Oscar winning film Wings featured a Hershey Chocolate Bar prominently in the story right on up to the use of M&Ms in Steven Spielberg's E.T. and beyond to the modern James Bond films or Castaway (FedEx) or The Great Yokai War (Kirin Beer) or perhaps the worst offender ever:  I, Robot, product placement is simply a large part of big expensive movies.  And many filmmakers have either parodied product placement (ahem, sorry:  Brand Integration) or even invented their own fictional consumer goods that only appear in their movies.  Unlike television, which (in large part) relies on advertising to fund the creation of shows, there are rarely full commercials used explicitly in a film (before the screening of the film is another story, unfortunately!).  But filmmakers love to offer ads for fake products or services or …

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The Running Man, The Phantom, Drop Zone and Hard Rain Blu-ray Bound

20 November 2009 9:24 AM, PST | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Lionsgate Home Entertainment will add to its Blu-ray catalog on February 9 when they debut The Running Man with Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Phantom with Billy Zane, Drop Zone with Wesley Snipes and Hard Rain with Morgan Freeman in high definition.

All four action flicks will be presented in 1080p video with their native aspect ratios. Drop Zone will include 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio while the other three get a bump up to 7.1.

Only The Running Man is given bonus features that include an audio commentary with Director Paul Michael Glaser and Producer Tim Zinneman; a second commentary with Executive Producer Rob Cohen; a pair of featurettes and the theatrical trailer.

As with the latch batch of Lionsgate catalog films, the Srp is set low at $19.99 with an expected on-shelf price under $15. I am currently tracking down cover art and will pass along once located. In the meantime, here is the official synopsis …

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The Sunday Movie Quotes Quiz – The Answers

9 November 2009 9:38 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

Hope you all enjoyed the movie quote quiz. If you missed it, check it out here before you look down at the answers. Any feedback would be useful, too easy or too hard etc…

Here are the answers below, alongside the original quotes. Come back next Sunday for another quiz

1. A plan is just a list of things that don’t happen. – Way of the Gun

2. An ice-cream truck, an ice-cream truck. You know, they’ve got to get there before it melts. – The Cannonball Run

3. Rob…Rob…Rob…Rob… – Cloverfield

4. It’s fried rice, you plick – Lethal Weapon 4

5. I’m Toby N Tucker, that’s TNT, and when i go off, somebody gets hurt. – U-Turn

6. You were supposed to serve six warrants, instead you went out and you went on a rampage. – Young Guns

7. You kidnapped me with a candy bar? – The Chase

8. Please don’t shoot at the thermo-nuclear weapons! …

- Barry Steele

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Fight Scene From ‘The Tournament’ Kicks Ass For The Lord

18 October 2009 5:06 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

The Tournament is one of the year's best action movies. Yup, I said it. It releases on Tuesday, and I'll have a full review up on the same day, but for now trust me when I say this is one very cool and bloody romp. Unbelievable and highly implausible sure, but filled with fantastic fights, gunplay, and bloody squib-filled bodies. Every seven years thirty of the best assassins in the world descend on a small town where they proceed to fight to the death for a giant cash prize. Each player is surgically embedded with a tracker and given a handheld Gps so they can see the other assassins. The town is wired with closed-circuit cameras, the phone lines are rerouted to prevent pesky interference from law enforcement, and a room filled with wealthy gamblers watches the whole thing on CCTV and places their bets on who will win this year's contest. It's …

- Rob Hunter

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The Extra (Advance Book Review)

11 October 2009 1:01 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

In the not-too-distant future, humanity is so decimated by poverty that people will do anything for money.  An innovative producer gives the poor hope by offering them work as extras in a series of “live death” films where they’ll be stalked by giant, blood-thirsty mechanical monsters.  The job is easy - survive.  

First off, the concept behind Michael Shea’s The Extra is brilliant.  By taking a story like The Running Man to a much darker place, this could’ve been an entertaining read.  But it wasn’t.  I’ve studied Joyce, Milton, Shakespeare, Burroughs, etc and I’ve never come across a work as hard to understand as The Extra.  It’s not that the novel is so genius that it’s over my head.  It’s the opposite.  I hate to say this because I’m sure Shea worked painstakingly hard on this, but The Extra is a poorly-written, …

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Rich Mallery)

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Children of the Corn (2009)

7 October 2009 8:22 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Children of The Corn Directed by Donald P. Borchers In what's being marketed as a "rebirth," Children of the Corn revisits the 80's classic that spawned 6 sequels and countless amounts of children to fear those long weekends in the country.  There's a trend happening again in the Horror genre. A trend that makes a strong case that children are complete creeps.  Not only are they capable of being annoying little brats but it seems that in every town, city, county or home, there's at least one twisted little monster, who in between playing with Trouble the pop-omatic bubble game dreams of popping your skull open and feasting upon the meat of your brain. Word of advice: Don't have kids and don't trust kids, they'll just try to kill you.  Children of the Corn, if anything, reaffirms these wise words as well as gives us the much needed visceral satisfaction of brutal violence towards kiddies, …

- Detroit

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Chopping Block: Megadeth, Dethklok, Austrian Death Machine

24 September 2009 2:06 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

In each Fangoria Musick Chopping Block, we'll be taking a look at a trio of recent releases.

In this installment, Fango grabs the latest releases from Megadeth, Dethklok, and Austrian Death Machine - three flavors of death, and two having fictional frontmen. It's the Deth Edition...

Megadeth - Endgame

Roadrunner Records

Back in 1993, Megadeth's Dave Mustaine was the second interview I'd ever conducted. Only 16 at the time and sporting a horrible Iowa-style metalhead mullet, taking a seat next to Dave was a huge deal. One thing that was clear to me even in my youth was that there's two types of metal fans: one's that like Megadeth, and one's that don't. The very traits that draw some listeners into the fold are the same that drive others away. Megadeth is a unique thrash-metal beast.

While the late '90's and early 2000's were not kind to the band (lineup changes, …

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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C'mon Hollywood #221

15 September 2009 12:39 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

...The Expendables Vs Machete! by J.A. Hamilton I.ve always been a prominent action fan. Nine times out of ten, if there.s an adrenaline fueled feature in town, my ass is in a theater seat. I wasn.t allowed to watch violent flicks when I was a kid (which was pretty rough considering we.re talking late eighties early nineties here), so I.d sneak off to my grandparent.s house where I watched stuff like Rambo, Cobra, The Running Man and so many others. Times have changed, …

- J.A. Hamilton

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Gamer (review)

7 September 2009 10:38 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

It’s visually incomprehensible, emotionally empty, thematically nihilistic, almost entirely plotless... and it thinks those are virtues. Do you need more reasons to stay away from this all-around pointless gorefest? I’ve been a defender of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor: I think their Crank flicks are clever sendups of cinematic convention, but I don’t know what they imagined they were doing here, with their five minutes of story and 90 minutes of random, brutal carnage. Perhaps they figured that since those five minutes of story are the same we’ve seen in a dozen other films -- from The Running Man to Death Race -- we didn’t need a retread. They’re right. Gerard Butler (The Ugly Truth) is a wrongly convicted (of course) death-row inmate fighting to escape from a “game” in which his meatbody is on the frontlines facing real ammo from real assault weapons …

- MaryAnn Johanson

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'Final Destination' Clings to Labor Day Lead

7 September 2009 9:35 AM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »

With the usual smattering of modest Labor Day releases, Summer 2009 came to a quiet close. While overall business was up 43 percent from the corresponding (non-holiday) timeframe last year, this Labor Day weekend was one of the least-attended in over a decade. Falling 55 percent (comparing Friday-Sunday periods) but still leading the weekend, The Final Destination pulled in an estimated $15.4 million over the four-day weekend, lifting its total to $50.6 million in ten days. The horror sequel had a steeper drop than its predecessors as well as My Bloody Valentine 3-D from earlier this year. Nonetheless, it surpassed the final gross of Final Destination 2 and will soon top the other Final Destination movies, though it has a ways to go in terms of attendance. Featuring Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper hot off the successes of The Proposal and The Hangover, respectively, All About Steve bagged an estimated $13.9 million four-day opening on approximately 2,300 screens at 2,251 sites. …

- Brandon Gray

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Gamer (2009) Movie Review

4 September 2009 2:11 PM, PDT | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »

Gerard Butler’s latest, “Gamer” is essentially a rehash of the Arnold Schwarzenegger 1987 sci-fi actioner “The Running Man”, minus the groan-inducing quips and overall sense of cheesy fun. Sure, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have more to work with, including a more expressive leading man in Gerard Butler (though he doesn’t necessarily show it off here), better CG-assisted mayhem, and of course, more advanced squib effects to wow the audience with. Unfortunately the 2009 edition doesn’t have nearly the personality of its predecessor, and for all his thespian chops, Butler is reduced to little more than an anonymous shooting, grunting, and punching stuntman throughout the movie. Mind you, not that that’s a bad thing. Here, a stuntman who can shoot and run and survive outrageous explosions is really all you need. “Gamer” takes place in one of those “sometime in the future” future, where death row inmates are …

- Nix

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Review: Did You Ever See... The Running Man?

3 September 2009 3:42 PM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

Gamer is released this week, written and directed by Crank’s Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. It features an online game where death row convicts are taken control of by players via mind control, and forced to fight to the death. Gerard Butler (300) stars.

Violent sports as entertainment are not new to cinema. In 1975, Norman Jewison’s future-set dystopia saw James Caan as a veteran of Rollerball, a violent roller derby-type sport that was used to entertain the masses. In the same year, Death Race, directed by Paul Barker and starring David Carradine, featured a coast-to-coast car race where the competitors were awarded extra points for killing pedestrians.

The most obvious parallel, though, was made in 1987 and starred the Governator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yeah, I know you’ve all seen it. So I’ll see you on the other side, with a more light-hearted look at The Running Man. …

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Gerard Butler Returns To High-Adrenaline Action With 'Gamer'

2 September 2009 11:43 PM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »

'Between takes, he's working out,' Milo Ventimiglia says of pumped-up star.

By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Ryan Downey

Gerard Butler and Ludacris in "Gamer"

Photo: Saeed Adyani/Lionsgate

In 2006's graphic-novel adaptation "300," Gerard Butler was a loincloth-wearing, six-pack-baring Spartan king of blood-spilling domination. In the years since, the Scottish actor has largely opted for far less gory fare, like the rom-coms "P.S. I Love You" and "The Ugly Truth."

The futuristic sci-fi flick "Gamer" (out Friday) places Butler squarely back in the high-adrenaline, kill-or-be-violently-killed territory of popcorn action flicks. And once again, Butler is looking seriously pumped up.

"On set, he had a little Radio Flyer wagon with weights on it," co-star Milo Ventimiglia told MTV News. "So in between takes, he's working out, and I'm like, 'Uh, all right.' He'd go around the corner, and I'd sneak in, do a couple dumbbells."

Ventimiglia and Butler had …

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The Movie Watcher’s Guide To September 2009

2 September 2009 9:49 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

And that's a wrap for the summer 2009 movie season! We should have a recap coming up shortly, but I think it's safe to say that it was a damn good summer for movie lovers. (Anyone who claims different not only hates movies but hates babies, puppies, ice cream, and boobs). There was something for everyone regardless of tastes, and happily many of the flicks were actually quite good. It's time now to turn our attention to the fall though, and what's traditionally known as Awards season, but nestled between the blockbusters of summer and prestige films of fall is a little dumping ground Hollywood calls September... September 4th All About Steve Who did it? Directed by Phil Traill; written by Kim Barker; starring Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church What is it? Bullock plays a follicular-challenged woman who becomes obsessed with Cooper after seeing him in The Hangover. For her it's love at first sight, but …

- Rob Hunter

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Austrian Death Machine post a preview of Double Brutal

1 September 2009 11:06 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

I almost feel bad that we haven't given enough props to Austrian Death Machine around here. Fangoria readers should take notice, as the band is fronted by "Ahhnold", as in a comedic nod to the Governor of California, the hunter of Predators, The Running Man, the guy who had a Total Recall... you get it.

Well, today As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis and California frontman Ahhnold are back for round two with the release of Austrian Death Machine’s Double Brutal, the follow up to 2008’s highly successful (and, well, brutal) release, Total Brutal. With an appetite for all things barbarous, Austrian Death Machine ups the ante with Double Brutal. This two-disc goliath features one disc of all new heavy tracks in the tradition of all of Ahhnold’s greatest cinematic moments and a second disc of cover songs including songs originally performed by Metallica, Megadeth, Misfits, Judas Priest and more, …

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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Exclusive 'Gamer' TV Spot Is All Action, All The Time

1 September 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

I don't care that "Gamer" is coming out at the tail end of the summer. It's no footnote. As a longtime fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger's classic "The Running Man," this feels like a spiritual successor wired for a new generation. The manhunt game show is replaced by a manhunt video game and Richard Dawson gets the boot in favor of Michael C. Hall, who can chew scenery with the best of 'em. Let's also not forget "300" star Gerard Butler; he's no Ahnuld (who is?), but he's definitely got his macho action routine on lockdown.

Check out our exclusive "Gamer" TV spot below for a taste of the relentless action.

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- Adam Rosenberg

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Mike Judge, Sandra Bullock And Gerard Butler Highlight This Week's Box Office Poll

31 August 2009 8:30 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

The coming Labor Day weekend box office isn't marked by a single heavy-hitting blockbuster. Which isn't to say movie-goers don't have options. Even putting aside summer leftovers like "Inglourious Basterds," "District 9" and the past weekend's "Halloween II"/"The Final Destination" two-fer, the weekend brings several new offerings which service a wide cross-section of viewing tastes.

For the hopeless romantics and traditional date night-ers among us, there's "All About Steve," starring summer favorites Sandra Bullock ("The Proposal") and Bradley Cooper ("The Hangover"). When Mary Horowitz (Bullock) falls for her blind date, a news cameraman (Cooper), she sets off on a trip to follow him. Too bad he thinks she's a nutball.

Next is "Extract," one-half of my planned weekend double-feature. "Office Space" director Mike Judge is back with a reversal on his 1999 classic: here we see the bossman (Jason Bateman) constantly being undermined by his colorful assortment of employees. I've …

- Adam Rosenberg

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Drowning in Work

31 August 2009 6:56 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

If Labor Day's coming up, that must mean there's a new Mike Judge movie on the way. It's also that time of year when a few distributors dust off some well-traveled festival films as the summer winds down and the start of the school year is underway.

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"American Casino"

A disaster for ordinary citizens, the financial crisis has naturally become catnip for politically minded documentary filmmakers. With "the most feared filmmaker in America" preparing to offer his take a few weeks from now, we can bide our time with Leslie Cockburn's no-frills exploration of the nuts and bolts of subprime mortgages and the greed of predatory lenders that contributed to the tanking American economy. Probing everyone from buck-passing politicians to financial analysts, lawyers, and lenders, journalist-turned-director Cockburn exposes the shady side of the …

- Neil Pedley

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Governator: Celebrating Arnold Schwarzenegger

30 July 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Before Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger presided over the state of California, he was an actor. If you're old enough to read this, then you probably know that. After all, Schwarzenegger wasn't just an actor... he was The actor. The one-time Mr. Universe spent much of the '80s and '90s as Hollywood's go-to action hero. He never quite managed to shake the thick Austrian accent, but that was in many ways part of the charm.

Today is Governor Schwarzenegger's birthday. He turns 62 and looks pretty much like you would expect a 62-year-old former Mr. Universe and former action star to look: fit as a fiddle. In honor of the Governator's special day, I'd like to take a moment to look back at some of the significant things he left us with before turning his attention from acting to politics.

Classic Quotes

"I'll be back": Schwarzenegger's personal catch-phrase. He first …

- Adam Rosenberg

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Film Adaptations and Their Source Material, How Faithful Should They Be?

20 July 2009 1:55 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

I guess I shouldn't be surprised so many Harry Potter fans are banging down doors complaining about how Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince isn't a page-by-page faithful adaptation of J.K. Rowling's book. A couple of the comments registered on my review read as follows: "Poor adaptation came across as a sickly romance/comedy rather than a suspense thriller. The only thing that saved this film is the acting." ~ Kassey Colton "It was nothing like the book and I don't think there is a way for the seventh one to be saved." ~ Carousel Girl However, this snippet from "Anonymous' Friend" went off on a four-paragraph diatribe saying, "This movie is a horrible depiction of the book as well as a very anti-climactic movie. Yates and Kloves made too many cuts as to the nature of the plot and added pointless scenes as described above. I was deeply disappointed and …

- Brad Brevet

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