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10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
8 November 2009 4:59 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
8 November 2009 4:59 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
8 November 2009 4:59 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
8 November 2009 4:59 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
8 November 2009 4:59 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
Clooney's 'Men Who Stare at Goats' Fun But Forgettable
5 November 2009 9:25 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
At times, The Men Who Stare at Goats seems like it could be a minor entry in the Coen brothers’ filmography. Quirky dialogue and a few Coens alumni—George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, and Stephen Root—populate the film, and it certainly veers toward the surreal. Though the movie gets a few laughs with its absurdist humor and winks at the audience, it never reaches the inspired lunacy of the Coens’ previous work, or even approaches the heights of similar war satires such as Three Kings and Catch-22.
Despite elements that make it seem more science fiction than non-fiction, the debut from actor/writer Grant Heslov is based on Jon Ronson’s factual book. Ewan McGregor employs a slightly distracting American accent to play Bob Wilton, an Ann Arbor journalist. In investigating a routine story, he interviews Gus Lacey (Root). At first, Lacey's stories about life as a psychic spy seem crazy, »
The Men Who Stare At Goats (Review)
4 November 2009 7:47 AM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
The Men Who Stare at Goats Directed by Grant Heslov According to Jon Ronson's book The Men Who Stare At Goats, the U.S. government has experimented with various extra-sensory ‘abilities,’ such as remote-viewing and mind control, since the 1950s. These highly classified sub-divisions of the Army were developed in the hopes of creating a different kind of warrior, one who could harness mental abilities to destroy his adversary. Although many of these divisions were kept under wraps, journalist Ronson (known as Bob Wilton in the film) got wind of a low-profile Army project after having met Jim Channon, the former colonel who wrote a manual for the creation of the ‘First Earth Battalion,’ an army unit to based upon New Age principals. The book, which inspired the film, charts the absurd journey that began with this chance encounter. It contains a wild, often questionable, but ultimately fascinating story of introspection and destiny. »
- Myles Dolphin
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Who Stares At Goats
28 October 2009 9:01 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
November 6th will see the release of the much anticipated The Men Who Stare at Goats. The film about an army battalion of “psychic spies” stars four Hollywood’s heavyweights: George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, and Ewan McGregor.
Although each actor is well-known and has been in stand-out movies–Spacey in American Beauty, Clooney in Ocean’s 11, and McGregor in Moulin Rouge–Bridges takes the cake for playing, arguably, one of the most memorable characters in cinema history.
Bridges has had a long acting career, getting his unofficial start as an infant in the 1950 melodrama The Company She Keeps. At nine years old, Bridges began working in television with small roles in various shows over the next several years.
His first major role came in 1971, at the age of 22, in the film The Last Picture Show. The coming of age flick was a stellar debut for Bridges, earning him »
- Carly
Telling The Difference Between 'Where the Wild Things Are' And 'Wild Things'
16 October 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Entertainment, like life, can be pretty confusing. Marketing, whether it be televised commercials, print ads and posters, or viral campaigns, is so pervasive that a movie's basic premise and characters can be overwhelmingly familiar long before you even see the movie in question. Hell, one time I watched thirty minutes of "The Fisher King" thinking it was "Mrs. Doubtfire" before I realized that Robin Williams was playing a crazy drifter, not a cross-dressing divorcee. You can see how that would be an easy mistake to make, right?
This week, we're all excited. "Where the Wild Things Are", the Spike Jonze-directed live-action riff on the beloved children's book by Maurice Sendak, is finally hitting theaters. Finally! Let's not lose our heads though. Let's not let our excitement for "Where the Wild Things Are" lead us into watching other movies that we might easily confuse it with. For example, we must »
- John Constantine
Q+A: Terry Gilliam for The Imaginarum Of Doctor Parnassus
13 October 2009 9:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
In the dark days following the death of Heath Ledger, Terry Gilliam was grieving the loss of a close friend and couldn't bring himself even to contemplate what would happen to the film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, that they had both been working on when the young Australian actor sadly passed on.
"It was a terrible time," he says. "And frankly I was just devastated by the loss of such a great guy. The film didn't really come into it at that point."
But gradually, encouraged by his collaborators including his daughter, Amy Gilliam, who is a producer on the film, he began to accept that finishing it would be a fitting tribute to Heath even though, at first, he couldn't see how they could do it. Ledger died in January 2008 with the British end of the production completed but with weeks of shooting still planned on sound stages in Canada. »
- Paul
2009 Fantastic Fest Day 4 – Krabat, Burantino, and The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus
5 October 2009 5:00 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Day 4 of Fantastic Fest was a heaping teaspoon of films that directly play to the name of the festival. It was chockfull of imagination, magic, illusions, wonder, and even a living, breathing wooden baby. It was one of the more satisfying days of film at this year’s fest overall, and was capped off by one of the most eagerly anticipated films of the year for genre fans.
Continue to check back for pieces on the second half of the fest which provided 2 of the best films I’ve seen this year, as well as a reunion between Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren; and no, that wasn’t one of the best films I’ve seen this year, but was amongst the most surprising.
Krabat
A young boy, Krabat, is trying to survive in 16th Century plague-ravaged Europe. Krabat is found starving by a mill owner who offers »
- Adam Charles
Dsma Movie Legend: Terry Gilliam
5 October 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
With classic films such as Brazil, The Fisher King, Twelve Monkeys and Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas to his name, Terry Gilliam is a fitting recipient of the Movie Legend prize at the Digital Spy Movie Awards. The much-loved filmmaker was delighted when we informed him about the honour, joking: "Is the award a heavy one or a light one? I've got a lot of doors that need propping open, that's why!" Digital Spy recently spoke exclusively to Gilliam, taking a look back at his work and incredible career. > Click here to see Terry Gilliam's Movie Legend acceptance video What made you decide to move away from Monty Python, to go from being an animator into feature directing?
"Well I never wanted to be an animator just as much as Mike Palin never wanted to be a lumberjack. It was something I could do that I fell (more »
- By Simon Reynolds
Film Focus: The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus - The Tom Cruise casting story and more!
8 September 2009 2:09 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
The first time I heard the news that three actors - Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp - will be filling in for Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, I had no adverse reaction at all. I also think that majority of those who heard the news were positive about it. Law, Farrell and Depp are fantastic actors and can really play the role left by Ledger, who died with lots of scenes still to work on.
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But Tom Cruise? Says GetTheBigPicture:
However, Gilliam remained as true as he could to Parnassus and Ledger's memory, and turned down Cruise's offer. "I'm not sure if it was Tom or his agent (who put Cruise forward for the role). I know there was a period when Tom's agents were keen," the director tells Total Film (via Contact Music). He adds, »
Film Focus: The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus - The Tom Cruise casting story and more!
8 September 2009 2:09 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
The first time I heard the news that three actors - Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp - will be filling in for Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, I had no adverse reaction at all. I also think that majority of those who heard the news were positive about it. Law, Farrell and Depp are fantastic actors and can really play the role left by Ledger, who died with lots of scenes still to work on.
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But Tom Cruise? Says GetTheBigPicture:
However, Gilliam remained as true as he could to Parnassus and Ledger's memory, and turned down Cruise's offer. "I'm not sure if it was Tom or his agent (who put Cruise forward for the role). I know there was a period when Tom's agents were keen," the director tells Total Film (via Contact Music). He adds, »
Film Focus: The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus - The Tom Cruise casting story and more!
8 September 2009 2:09 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
The first time I heard the news that three actors - Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp - will be filling in for Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, I had no adverse reaction at all. I also think that majority of those who heard the news were positive about it. Law, Farrell and Depp are fantastic actors and can really play the role left by Ledger, who died with lots of scenes still to work on.
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But Tom Cruise? Says GetTheBigPicture:
However, Gilliam remained as true as he could to Parnassus and Ledger's memory, and turned down Cruise's offer. "I'm not sure if it was Tom or his agent (who put Cruise forward for the role). I know there was a period when Tom's agents were keen," the director tells Total Film (via Contact Music). He adds, »
Film Focus: The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus - The Tom Cruise casting story and more!
8 September 2009 2:09 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
The first time I heard the news that three actors - Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp - will be filling in for Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, I had no adverse reaction at all. I also think that majority of those who heard the news were positive about it. Law, Farrell and Depp are fantastic actors and can really play the role left by Ledger, who died with lots of scenes still to work on.
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But Tom Cruise? Says GetTheBigPicture:
However, Gilliam remained as true as he could to Parnassus and Ledger's memory, and turned down Cruise's offer. "I'm not sure if it was Tom or his agent (who put Cruise forward for the role). I know there was a period when Tom's agents were keen," the director tells Total Film (via Contact Music). He adds, »
'World.s Greatest Dad' is Dark, Yet Funny and Moving
31 August 2009 9:25 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait might be best remembered for his voice, which resembles a perennially-stalled car engine, but he’s developed into an accomplished director who can generate laughs and pathos from problematic material. His 2006 Sleeping Dogs Lie revolves around an act of bestiality, and his latest features auto-erotic asphyxiation as a plot point. But in World’s Greatest Dad, he also dares to show the parent-teenager relationship as the simmering pot of antagonism that it can be, and adolescents for the borderline-sociopaths they often are.
Robin Williams plays Lance, a failed writer whose day job is teaching a sparsely-attended high school poetry course. He’s also the single dad of Kyle (Daryl Sabara), who as offspring go, might embody the nightmare of every remotely-dorky thirty-something contemplating whether to procreate. Kyle shows little intellectual potential, and his knee-jerk response to any cultural activities is mean. ("The only thing more queer than »
Director Impressed With Williams' Manhood
27 August 2009 3:01 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Comedian and moviemaker Bobcat Goldthwaite has revealed best pal Robin Williams is a member of Hollywood's well-hung club after shooting the Oscar winner waxed and naked in new film World's Greatest Dad.
Williams, who is famously hirsute, insisted on stripping for a scene in the film and wowed cast and crew by keeping his clothes off for the day.
Police Academy star Goldthwaite was so impressed with his pal and star's manhood, he can't understand why Williams doesn't bare all in every film.
The director says, "I spent the whole day with Robin... He's bottomless for the whole day on the set and I was like, 'Why are you insecure...?' If I was hung like him I wouldn't have pants on right now.
"Honestly, if that was me, I'd just be, like, walking around: 'How do you like me now, b**ches?'"
But Williams' daughter was a little shocked to see her father naked on the big screen at the film's premiere.
Goldthwaite adds, "She goes, 'Thanks for the heads up I was going to see my dad's hog.'"
Williams admits he felt he had to wax his torso for the naked scene - because he looked awful when he stripped for a scene in The Fisher King.
He explains, "I shaved because if you don’t, it’s, like, animal-rights issues.
"I did a nude scene in Fisher King; it was Central Park, I was a homeless guy, so I was covered in dirt and really hairy, and it was like, ‘Is that Bigfoot? What happened?'" »
'Robin Williams' Manhood Impresses Bobcat Goldthwait
27 August 2009 2:29 PM, PDT | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
Comedian and movie maker Bobcat Goldthwait has revealed best pal Robin Williams is a member of Hollywood's well-hung club after shooting the Oscar winner waxed and naked in new film World's Greatest Dad.Williams, who is famously hirsute, insisted on stripping for a scene in the film and wowed cast and crew by keeping his clothes off for the day.One Crazy Summer star Goldthwait was so impressed with his pal and star's manhood, he can't understand why Williams doesn't bare all in every film.The director says, "I spent the whole day with Robin... He's bottomless for the whole day on the set and I was like, 'Why are you insecure...?' If I was hung like him I wouldn't have pants on right now. Honestly, if that was me, I'd just be, like, walking around: 'How do you like me now, b**ches?'"But Williams' »
Terry Gilliam wants to make a Pixar movie
25 August 2009 12:24 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
Pixar has a well-deserved standing as a studio that produces quality adventure and quality family-oriented movies but to film fans that follow the inner workings of the company, Pixar's reputation is probably raised a little higher. Before he came on to direct The Incredibles, geeks savvy to Brad Bird's reputation praised Pixar for giving the writer an opportunity to fly with their approach to constructing the story for a movie. The company has also earned additional brownie points for not going after easy wins and producing fast-tracked sequels to their hits.
So to many of us familiar with the hyper-kinetic world view of director Terry Gilliam, the idea of the man that brought us Time Bandits, The Fisher King, Brazil, Twelve Monkeys and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus riding his horse to Pixar's ranch sounds like a dream come true. In an interview with Slashfilm's Brendon Connelly, Gilliam waxes »
- Patrick Sauriol
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