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New Clip From ‘Cedar Rapids’ – Featuring Ed Helms, John C. Reilly & Isiah Whitlock Jr
Jan 25th
The good folks over at Fox Searchlight have released this new clip from ‘Cedar Rapids’ featuring a pretty funny nod at The Wire from Isiah Whitlock Jr – the man who portrayed Senator Clay ”sheeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiitttttt” Davis in the show. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to warm a reception last night, it features an all-star cast in Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Sigourney Weaver, Anne Heche, Stephen Root, Kurtwood Smith, Alia Shawkat, Mike O’Malley, Rob Corddry, Isiah Whitlock Jr and Seth Morris. I’m stoked seeing Ed Helms in a lead role, he’s been churning out some great comedic performances over the last few years. Cedar Rapids will hit cinemas Feb. 11th, 2011.
To call insurance agent Tim Lippe (Ed Helms), “naive” is a gross understatement. He’s never left his small hometown. He’s never stayed at a hotel. And he’s never experienced anything like Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sent to represent his company at the annual insurance convention, Tim is soon distracted by three convention veterans (John C. Reilly, Anne Heche and Isiah Whitlock Jr.) who will show him the ropes and push his boundaries. For a guy who plays everything by the book, this convention will be anything but conventional.
New Image From ‘The Hangover 2′ – Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis & Jeffrey Tambor
Jan 15th
Warner Bros have liberated the great, wtf inducing image from the much anticipated comedy ‘The Hangover 2′. I’ve got high hopes for this flick, the first film was 100 minutes of pure hilariousness, I laughed so hard I was in tears *a laughgasm was achieved*. ‘The Hangover 2′ comes to cinemas May 26th, 2011, and stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Jeffrey Tambor, Mike Tyson, Justin Bartha, Liam Neeson and Ken Jeong. The film is directed by Todd Phillips. Source.
In the follow-up to the record-breaking hit comedy “The Hangover,” Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don’t always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can’t even be imagined.
First Clip From ‘The Mechanic’ – Starring Jason Statham & Ben Foster
Dec 24th
Below is the first clip from ‘The Mechanic,’ which stars Jason Statham – the reigning king of kick assery and successor to Chuck Norris for the “manliest man in the world” title – alongside the criminally underused and always great Ben Foster. The film is a remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson flick of the same name. The Mechanic comes to cinemas January 28th, 2011 and stars Statham, Foster, Donald Sutherland, Jeff Chase, Christa Campbell, Liam Ferguson, Eddie J. Fernandez and J.D. Evermore.
Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a ‘mechanic’ – an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It’s a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry (Donald Sutherland) is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed – he wants those responsible dead.
His mission grows complicated when Harry’s son Steve (Ben Foster) approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination to learn Bishop’s trade. Bishop has always acted alone but he can’t turn his back on Harry’s son. A methodical hit man takes an impulsive student deep into his world and a deadly partnership is born. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface and those hired to fix problems become problems themselves.
New Featurette For Zack Snyder’s ‘Sucker Punch’ – Starring Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens & Jamie Chung
Dec 13th
Apple have released this great new featurette for Zack Synder’s bonkers looking, yet highly-anticipated action-fantasy flick ‘Sucker Punch’. I for one am psyched for this film, the trailer passed pretty much every requirement on the awesome test – Dragons, Ninjas, Insane Asylums, Robots, Orcs, Nazis, and last but not least hot girls with machine guns – where do I sign up? It looks like the perfect popcorn film!
“Sucker Punch” is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, but her incredible adventures blur the lines between what’s real and what is imaginary…with potentially tragic consequences. Cast: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn and Oscar Isaac. Sucker Punch hits theaters on March 25th 2011.
Four New Clips From The Coen Brothers ‘True Grit’ – Starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon & Josh Brolin
Dec 11th
Four new clips have their made way online for the Coen Brothers ‘True Grit.’ I’m gonna be totally honest and admit I haven’t even watched them – I’m too excited for the film, I want to go in fresh….that being said I’m sure they’re each exceptionally epic! The Coen Brothers’ have said that this version of True Grit sticks closer to the source material of Charles Portis’ novel than the John Wayne classic. Check out the synopsis below. I fully expect this to be one of 2010′s finest.
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with “true grit,” Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her “grit” tested.
Christian Bale Interview For David O. Russell’s ‘The Fighter’
Dec 6th
I’d bet my pinky finger that Christian Bale will finally receive at least an Oscar nomination for his performance in ‘The Fighter.’ Through Bale’s career his dedication to his roles have been remarkable, in this flick he literally transformed into Dickie Eklund. ‘The Fighter’ is set to be released December 10th in the US and Febuary 11th in the UK. Check out what Bale had to say about the film below.
Dickie Eklund seems like someone who’d take a real active interest in the filming of this movie. Was it at any point necessary to do Eklund management to have him as a resource but perhaps not have him?
Christian Bale: There were a couple of times where we had to physically restrain Dickie from going in and landing one right on David (laughs). We had some initial interesting times when we were rehearsing in Mark’s house, where Mark very nicely put up Mickey and Dickie and they actually lived at his house for some time. And there were some script changes going on and Dickie wasn’t initially totally understanding that sometimes when you’re putting a whole life into two hours a little bit of license has to be taken and mixing things up, he wanted everything initially to be absolutely how it was portrayed, and if it wasn’t, a couple of times he’d say ‘’I’m going to go hit him’’, that’s a serious thing coming from a pro boxer (laughs). So there were at least a couple times where I’d go “no, no, no, no’’ and we’d talk and David would talk with him, and I’m not sure if David ever had to stop him from coming and laying one on me (laughs), I think that might have happened as well, but it was interesting, it was an interesting time. He absolutely came around and he seemed to really understand it. After we showed him the movie, he didn’t punch any of us. I talk to him almost daily. So I think that’s a great achievement to make a story about someone like that.
What is your take on Dickie and ultimately do you think he’s a good influence on his brother?
Christian Bale: I think that he was an absolute source of inspiration initially, and then I think he probably became an absolute confusion for his younger brother, because it’s an immensely loyal family and they’re immensely loyal brothers, but as you see in the movie, it took Charlene to convince Mickey that it wasn’t him abandoning his family to be able to remove himself for a little while, in order to change the dynamics and then once that had been recognized, and once Dickie who also I think had had immense pressure from the family in the expectations they had of him at such a young age and that through his success the whole family would have success. Really I think very much that’s a part as well of what was drawing him to self-destruction. Once Dickie was able to initiate and say it’s no longer his time, it’s Mickey’s time now, and then convince the rest of the family of that which took some doing, then after that Dickie was no end of help for Mickey. I don’t think that it could have happened without the one or the other. This movie wouldn’t exist without that beautiful relationship between the two brothers.
It seems like you’ve done this many times, this rapid, extreme weight loss. What is your regime for it? Does it help put you in that edgy, jittery place that you need to be to play Dickie?
Christian Bale: Not with the performance, I felt so good and calm with playing Dickie. I was just running like crazy, I could just run for hours on end and I felt really healthy. I don’t know…..usually I always say I do a lot of coke whenever I lose weight, I’m not sure if that’s so funny for this movie (laughs). There’s not a lot of secrets to it, I just run a lot.
What was it like working on the distinct Boston accent? Did Mark help at all as someone who grew up there?
Christian Bale: Mark was a great deal of help in that he would never say anything, but he would just get a certain look on his face when you said something and you just knew that wasn’t it (laughs). But also I approached Dickie’s accent as though Dickie’s got his own thing going on you know – he calls it Dickienese himself. And I think everyone will agree, I really had to tone down his natural rhythm and voice because I understand him completely now because my ear is with it, but if I’d done it exactly like Dickie, we would have needed subtitles.