Chris Hemsworth Talks “Thor 2.”

Posted on May 17, 2012 by jlmicek

With “The Avengers” currently printing money at the box office, now seems as good a time as any for Australian actor Chris Hemsworth to dish to TotalFilm on the next adventures of everyone’s favorite Norse god and his bad boy brother:

“It’s what I loved about the comics,” says Hemsworth of the sibling dynamic. “It was never clean and cut and that’s it. It was always like, Thor would forgive him, they’d be friends, and Loki would betray him again. ‘You idiot, Thor! Again?’”

“But it was different than your normal good guy, bad guy scenario,” he continues. “They’re brothers, you know? Anyone with siblings understands that. ‘That’s it, I’m never talking to you again… want to play football?'”

As for whether the two will be able to get back on an even keel in the sequel, Hemsworth remains uncertain. “He’s got to apologize, doesn’t he?” says the star. “Baked goods. Muffins or something. That would be a bribe we could start with. Beyond that, I don’t know.”

“Thor 2” opens in the U.S. in November 2013.

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Trailer First Look: “How to Live With Your Parents”

Posted on May 17, 2012 by jlmicek

A first look at the comedy starring former “Scrubs” star Sarah Chalke:

Here’s a synopsis:

“Polly (Sarah Chalke) is a single mom who’s been divorced for almost a year. The transition wasn’t easy for her, especially in this economy. So, like a lot of young people living in this new reality, she and her daughter, Natalie (Rachel Eggleston), have moved back home with her eccentric parents, Elaine (Elizabeth Perkins) and Max (Brad Garrett). But Polly and her parents look at life through two different lenses. Polly’s too uptight. Her parents are too laid back. Polly’s conservative when it comes to dating (no action, whatsoever), while her parents are still sexually adventurous. They think Polly turned out okay, so what’s the big deal? Well, they say it takes a village to raise a child…and in Polly’s case, this village is on fire. But with help from her best friend Gregg (Orlando Jones), her lovable yet irresponsible ex-husband Julian (Jon Dore) and her cool and fun assistant Jenn (Rebecca Delgado Smith) Polly takes her first steps toward getting a life, starting with a social one.
How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) stars Sarah Chalke (Mad Love, Scrubs) as Polly, Jon Dore as Julian, Rachel Eggleston as Natalie, Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond, ‘Til Death) as Max, Orlando Jones (Rules of Engagement) as Gregg, Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds) as Elaine, Rebecca Delgado Smith as Jenn.
How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) was written by Claudia Lonow, who is also an executive producer along with Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo. The pilot for How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) was directed by Julie Anne Robinson. The series is produced by 20th Century Fox and Imagine Television.”

Via HeyUGuys

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New Elijah Wood “Maniac” Trailer Is All Kinds of NSFW.

Posted on May 17, 2012 by jlmicek

Here’s your first look at the actor in the new Franck Khalfoun-directed thriller which debuts at Cannes this week. It comes to us via Brit film site HeyUGuys.

You might want to send the kids out of the room for this one.

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Three Sailors and a Girl

Posted on May 16, 2012 by jlmicek

Some good thoughts on the lost art of the Hollywood musical.

thesquonk's avatarForgotten Films

I’ve often wondered how many movie musicals there are that are about a group of people putting on a musical.  It’s the whole “Hey kids, let’s put on a show” thing.  I guess deep down inside, everybody wants to produce a Broadway musical…including a submarine full of sailors in 1953’s “Three Sailors and a Girl.”  Not to be confused with 1944’s “Two Girls and a Sailor.”

The film begins with a submarine crew coming into port in New York City.  They’ve earned some R&R and each have a lot of cash burnin’ holes in their wallets.  Most of the crew is anxious to go out and spend it, which they tell us all about in song, but one sailor known as Choirboy (Gordon McRae) has different plans.  He’s decided to invest his money in the stock market.  At first his shipmates think he’s crazy, but they soon begin to like…

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Go to the Movies While You Still Can

Posted on May 16, 2012 by jlmicek

Here’s a good argument for why I rarely see films in theaters any more. Even going alone, the cost is prohibitively expensive for a regular movie ticket, let alone a 3D feature.

brandonhutzell's avatarThe He's Alive Journal

Monday evening, my wife, Carol and I took our son Lucas to see The Avengers.  The movie was great, but to say I was shocked at the price of snacks is an understatement.  One large soda and popcorn was $12.95!  Our local theater had recently remodeled, utilizing the same amount of space that previously housed 6 screens to install 8 screens, making each screen a bit smaller, and making it possible for them to show a greater variety of movies simultaneously.  I hadn’t thought much of the changes until reading a recent news article on some technological trends our nation can expect to see… including the possible demise of the average movie theatre.

Pundits have been predicting the death of the movie theater since the first televisions hit the market, but new home theatre technology might be the nail in the coffin.  High definition televisions are getting bigger and…

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Three World War I Movies

Posted on May 16, 2012 by jlmicek

I’m a huge student of WWI. Though it’s further removed from most Americans now than its soldiers were from the Civil War, it still has plenty of lessons to teach us about the folly of war.

devilofhistory's avatarThe Devil of History

After last week’s post mentioned four movies that present World War I as unmitigated futility, my inner neurotic started asking “are there great World War I movies that do things differently?”  Here, to placate that inner neurotic, are three of them:

3. J’accuse (1919): Filmed in the last weeks of the war by French director Abel Gance, J’accuse [I accuse] is best known for its final scenes where the poet-soldier Jean Diaz, driven mad by shell-shock, conjures up the dead from the battlefield.  The corpses return to their former homes to discover that those they left behind have become petty, cheating, faithless people.  J’accuse condemns the society which fails to live up to the example of the front-line soldiers, not the generals who fail to find a way out of the military deadlock.  This and its apocalyptic imagery make it a cinematic cousin to Henri Barbusse’s wartime novel Le Feu

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New Poster: King of Devil’s Island.

Posted on May 16, 2012 by jlmicek

Skellan Skarsgard stars in the feature, which debuts June 29 in the UK.

(h/t TotalFilm)

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First Look: The Trailer For “Arjun: Warrior Prince.”

Posted on May 16, 2012 by jlmicek

Here’s your first look at the trailer for UTV’s first animated feature since its takeover by Disney.

And a synopsis:

“Legend knows him as an archer of unwavering focus, the soldier who fought a battle in his own heart before taking up arms against his enemy. This is the untold story of Arjun, hero of the Mahabharata. A precocious talent plunged from boyhood and innocence into a murky world of deceit and betrayal, coming of age to become the most powerful warrior of his time. From the dusty plains of Hastinapur to the icy peaks of the Himalayas, Arjun: The Warrior Prince is the story of a man discovering what it takes to be a hero.”

(h/t HeyUGuys)

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“Anchorman 2” Poster Debuts.

Posted on May 16, 2012 by jlmicek

How can you not be a little bit excited for this one? Will Ferrell returning as Ron Burgundy? I’ll take it.

(h/t HeyUGuys)

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Trailer Trash Feature: 28th April – 11fth May

Posted on May 15, 2012 by jlmicek

Here’s a bit more on director Ridley Scott’s “Aliens” prequel from our friends at Lost in the Multiplex.

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