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Link Riot: Roger Ebert's Most Inspiring Quotes
6 April 2013 4:00 AM, PDT
• "If you have to ask what it symbolizes, it didn't." [ScreenCrush]
• Filminism: Why I Walked Out of "Evil Dead." [Film.com]
• The Top 10 movies directed by Steven Spielberg, scored by John Williams. [Hypable]
• 13 of the most mind-bending movies. Welcome, "Upstream Color." [The Playlist]
• Relive the greatest screaming moments from "Jurassic Park." [Vulture]
• Jim Carrey was considered for "Jurassic Park" and other fun dino-facts. [The Wrap]
• Remember when Roger Ebert and Vincent Gallo were fighting? [BuzzFeed]
• Danny Boyle's films ranked from worst to best. Yes, we probably could've done without "A Life Less Ordinary." [Film.com]
• Lo, behold Beast in "X-Men: Days of Future Past." [Splash Page]
• Wesley Snipes is out of prison! Just in time to do his taxes. [FilmDrunk]
• 20 reasons why we'll never forget "The Sandlot" (you remember "The Sandlot," right?). [Moviefone]
• Drink Pepsi! 'cause Foxxy Cleopatra says so. [PopBytes] »
- NextMovie Staff
The 9 Most Badass Artificial Limbs in Movies
5 April 2013 1:36 PM, PDT
At this point, it's common knowledge that fighting off herds of the undead or intergalactic rebels requires more than just a few hand-held weapons. In fact, sometimes it requires more than just hands.
Sure, our limbs accomplish a myriad number of essential tasks every day – walking, kicking holding things, pointing, giving people the finger – but the sad truth is that they'll never be able to spray a hail of bullets or eviscerate enemies on their own. For those special battle-ready features, the body requires a few extra enhancements beyond what God gave you. After all, why replace a leg with a dopey wooden peg when a fully-loaded machine gun will do just fine?
In honor of the "Evil Dead" reboot and the franchise's longtime celebration of weaponized extremities, we've compiled a list of nine characters who turned a lost limb or imminent threat into an opportunity to upgrade their bodies »
- Nick DeSantis
'Calvin and Hobbes': The Gritty Movie Version
5 April 2013 11:00 AM, PDT
"Calvin and Hobbes" is a classic comic strip that has inspired generations of fans, many of whom have used the opportunity to search for deeper philosophical and existential allegories between the kid and the cat. The team at YouTube channel Gritty Reboots have created a profoundly dark, contemplative fake trailer for a Calvin and Hobbes flick that brings to mind eerie modern noir like "Donnie Darko" and "Memento."
As the filmmakers describe it, "While growing up, Calvin's imagination always kept him sane. He didn't have many friends, so he created one. As he got older, he tried to leave childish things behind. But his imagination had a different plan." Somewhere, "Calvin and Hobbes" creator Bill Watterson is saying, "These guys get it!"
Next up: Gritty Reboots tackle "Cathy." Okay, not really, but we can dream, can't we? »
- Eliot Glazer
Kids Said the Darndest Things on the Set of 'Jurassic Park'
5 April 2013 10:43 AM, PDT
YouTube channel The Picture Show has delivered its premiere episode of a series called "Remix the Movies" in which, ostensibly, classic films are "remixed" and given new life via different dialogue. The first episode asks us what really happened when Steven Spielberg worked with kids on the set of "Jurassic Park."
You know what? Maybe one of the kids didn't know his parents' first names. And maybe the other one did refer to God as "Chocolate Cake" in her prayers. Life was very different in back in 1993.
We don't know Steven Spielberg personally, but our guess is that there wasn't much room for improv on the set of the dinosaur-themed classic. But sometimes comedy asks the great questions, like whether Spielberg would openly value "the magic of a child" before calling himself "so f**king talented." We understand the guy's ego, of course, but the least he could have done »
- Eliot Glazer
James Franco Wants to 'Make Love' to Ryan Gosling's 'Section'
5 April 2013 9:20 AM, PDT
Humina humina humina.
That's about the sum of James Franco's review of Ryan Gosling in "The Place Beyond the Pines." For serious. Dude's got a major man crush goin' on right about now.
In his latest HuffPo column on movies, Franco lavished praise on the soon-to-be-mia-from-Hollywood Gos by way of reviewing the stud's latest collaboration with Derek Cianfrance, "The Place Beyond the Pines."
Franco might ordinarily be known for his better than you petulance, but when it comes to the "Hey Girl"-er himself, he's got the verbage of a sixteen-year-old in like. Why? Cause Gos is so freakin' dreamy, that's why.
"I loved the whole film and was engaged every moment of the way. But what I want to talk about is the first section, the Gosling section; I want to make love to this section," Franco wrote.
Some, uh, high praise indeed.
And Franco wasn't nearly as »
- Amanda Bell
5 Movies That We'll Never See in 3-D
5 April 2013 9:00 AM, PDT
Some sobering news that you may or may not have already realized: Every movie ever made is eligible to be re-released in 3-D. Literally, guys. Every single one. And why not?
If it made good money the first time, imagine how much money it's going to make when you and your friends are all wearing the same plastic glasses foolishly trying to touch the screen at the same time! Or if it didn't make good money the first time, why, maybe it just needed you and your friends wearing the same plastic glasses foolishly trying to touch the screen at the same time! The sad fact is that cash rules everything around us. Dolla dolla billz, y'all.
Having said that, we've come up with five films that, for one reason or another, we can 99.99% rest assured that we'll never see in 3-D. And thank goodness for that.
More NextMovie Originals »
- Nick Blake
Harmony Korine Writing Book With Riff Raff, Because Of Course
5 April 2013 8:58 AM, PDT
"Spring Breakers" has been one of the more buzzed-about movies of 2013, but arguably the best part of the film was the surprising performance of James Franco as "Alien," a St. Petersburg gangsta obsessed with all the s**t he has.
Infamous rapper Riff Raff has repeatedly claimed that he was not only the inspiration for Alien, but that he was offered the role before Franco, and though one look at the guy makes the "inspiration" claims kind of difficult to argue, director Harmony Korine has denied any suggestions of Riff Raff's potential casting. Their disagreement has been, at times, contentious. (Riff Raff even "reviewed" the movie for us, as part of our Rappers Review Movies series.)
So they're writing a book together now, of course, as first noted by the Hollywood Reporter. The book will reportedly revolve around Korine's interpretations of Riff Raff's tweets, which are often unintelligible, to put it generously. »
- Nick Blake
That Awesome Time Roger Ebert Went Off at Sundance
5 April 2013 8:41 AM, PDT
The film world is definitely less than now that legendary critic Roger Ebert has passed away, and the void left by his sudden departure this week grows a little deeper with each archival encounter of his awesome intelligence, dark humor and pragmatism.
In the latest instance, the folks at IndieWire dug up this video of Ebert putting one well-deserving jerk in his place at 2002's Sundance Film Festival.
Long story short, director Justin Lin (now known for his "Fast & Furious" franchise work) was accosted by an audience member at the festival after a showing of his debut film "Better Luck Tomorrow." The heckler demanded to know why it was that Lin, what with his cavalcade talent for the film, decided to make such an "empty and amoral for Asian-Americans" movie.
Ebert, whose voice was still intact pre-throat cancer at the time, took it upon himself to answer on behalf of the "Tomorrow" filmmakers. »
- Amanda Bell
How Shawarma Made Its Way Into 'The Avengers'
5 April 2013 8:28 AM, PDT
Last spring, right after the Hollywood premiere of Marvel's "The Avengers," Joss Whedon decided to slip in one last scene to his mega-team-up, pulling the rug out from under us in the most delightful way.
How he pulled off tacking the stinger to the end of the movie with Bruce Banner, Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Thor, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint Barton chowing down on a certain beef/lamb hybrid is now subject to a featurette called "And Then Shawarma After" on the extensive (and expensive) new "Avengers Assembled" Blu-ray set.
"I don't know that there's ever been photography this close to the release of a movie," producer Kevin Feige said in behind-the-scenes footage during the last-minute shoot. The location was Elat Burger on Pico Blvd in West Los Angeles, standing in for a ravaged New York City dive, as Marvel insider/"Ant-Man" director Edgar Wright Tweeted last May.
Of course, »
- Max Evry
Why Rich People Are Paying $500 Per Ticket For New Movies
5 April 2013 7:58 AM, PDT
This is going to come as a surprise to nobody, but it turns out that being rich can be really cool. Case in point: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Prima Cinema is selling a super on-demand service that streams new releases the same day they arrive in theaters.
And you only need $35,000 and a home theater in order to get started.
Here's how the service works: Prima Cinema, which is backed in part by Universal Studios, comes to your home theater to make sure it's up to snuff and doesn't seat more than 25 people. Assuming your theater passes muster, they then install a high tech streaming device that can safely download new releases from select studio without any threat of piracy thanks to the fact that it uses a "remote biometric fingerprint reader that allows only the subscriber to access the box." Which honestly we thought only James Bond had access to. »
- Scott Harris
Final 'Gatsby' Trailer: Nice Soundtrack Brah!
5 April 2013 7:34 AM, PDT
If there's anybody in the world who understands the need to be big pimpin' and spendin' cheese, it's Jay-z, and it sounds like all that baller status empathy is coming to good, good use for director Baz Luhrmann and his upcoming adaptation of "The Great Gatsby."
In this latest (final?) trailer for the lavish picture, the group offers up a delicious little sampling of the smörgåsbord of talent Jay's got on deck for "Gatsby" - leading off, of course, with his one and only Daisy Beyonce and her co-cover of Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" with Andre 3000. Listen closely and you'll also hear a little Jack White, Lana Del Rey and the incomparable Florence + the Machine seamlessly dropping in here and there. Gorgeous.
The full "Gatsby" track list was revealed by EW yesterday to put down the long-lived suspicions of involvement by Prince and Lady Gaga with the album. »
- Amanda Bell
First Tarzan, Now Kellan Lutz Is Hercules, Too
5 April 2013 7:20 AM, PDT
If you had asked us just a few short months ago which member of "The Twilight Saga" cast would be most likely to spend an entire movie with his shirt off, we would have answered Taylor Lautner in a heartbeat. It's pretty much what his career's been based on.
But according to The Hollywood Reporter, Kellan Lutz has defied the odds, as the erstwhile Emmett Cullen has just signed on to play the lead role in Renny Harlin's upcoming fantasy epic "Hercules."
Lutz is no stranger to baring his finely honed torso; besides his role as Poseidon in 2011's "Immortals," he's also currently filming a modernized version of "Tarzan," which presumably won't be so modern it includes a shirt.
But with a reported budget of $70 million and a boatload of CGI 3-D excitement in the works, "Herclues" looks to be a great opportunity to prove that he's more than just a pretty chest. »
- Scott Harris
Mad Max's Weekend Movie Guide: 'Evil Dead' & More
5 April 2013 7:00 AM, PDT
"I can see clearly now, the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way." - Johnny Nash
Greetings from the apocalypse! Jimmy Cliff sang that song on the soundtrack for "Cool Runnings," and now that spring is in full effect I've got a spark in my step and an abiding hope that this weekend will mark the beginning of a fruitful harvest from the movie gods ... or another season so dreadful it'll make me wish I'd died with John Candy. A geek classic and a remake of a geek classic are stomping their way into theaters, let's see how they stack up …
Friday, April 5
Pow! In Theaters
The big budget Hollywood remake of "Evil Dead" won't so much swallow your soul as burp it out. Directed by Uruguayan newcomer Fede Alvarez, this offering is bigger and slicker but lacks the energy and homemade invention of Sam Raimi's original, »
- Max Evry
Link Riot: The 50 Harshest Roger Ebert Quotes
5 April 2013 4:00 AM, PDT
• The man didn't like "Kazaam." And therefore, neither did anyone else. [Complex]
• 15 male celebrities without teeth. Sorry for this. [BuzzFeed]
• 5 key scenes of Ryan Gosling (with teeth) in "Only God Forgives," aka "Drive 2: Bangkok Nights." [MTV News]
• 5 horror movie remakes that don't suck. Yes, there are at least 5. [Moviefone]
• The Power of 5 compels you! 5 things we want to see in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" trailer. [Hollywood Crush]
• Here's why Zoe Saldana is the perfect choice to play Gamora in "Guardians of the Galaxy." [Splash Page]
• Celebrisaurus: 9 stars that belong in the next "Jurassic Park." [Hollywire]
• Here's yet another trailer for "The Great Gatsby" in case you hate life and still don't want to see it. [Hypable]
• 9 things Spock would say about dating. You've probably already thought of at least two of them. [The Frisky]
• Robert Downey Jr. turns 48 this week. Here are 48 pictures from his movies. [BuzzSugar]
• Cosplay of the Day: This female Deadpool should be in the movie rather than Ryan Reynolds. »
- NextMovie Staff
Chloe Moretz Raises Bloody Hell in 'Carrie' Trailer
4 April 2013 5:07 PM, PDT
It looks like it's time to destroy another prom.
Hit-Girl makes for quite the firestarter (wait, wrong movie) as Stephen King's woman scorned in "Carrie," the latest cinematic version of the old chestnut about a girl who can make things explode with her damn mind.
Hollywood keeps casting hotties as King's ugliest duckling, and this time we've got Chloe Moretz (who's growing up way too fast) as the high school student tormented by both her bullying classmates and her ultra-religious nutjob mama (Julianne Moore). We get a few highlights from Moore's deliciously over-the-top performance, though the trailer mostly focuses on the modern special effects technology that makes Carrie seem like a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
This supernatural revenge melodrama — and its iconic imagery — is so engrained in our pop culture consciousness that director Kimberly Peirce's new adaptation seems unnecessary at best. However, there are pleasures »
- NextMovie Staff
The Greatest Roger Ebert Video Ever
4 April 2013 2:03 PM, PDT
Legendary Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert passed away this afternoon at age 70 after an extended battle with thyroid cancer. Ebert leaves behind a wife and a legacy as one of the great all-time American writers, not just film critics, and in his last blog post, he thanked his readers one final time. "So on this day of reflection I say again, thank you for going on this journey with me. I'll see you at the movies." It was our pleasure, Mr. Ebert.
Above, we've embedded one of the best clips on the internet: a hilarious off-air back-and-forth between Ebert and good buddy Gene Siskel as they rehearse a promo for their show "Siskel and Ebert at the Movies" in the mid-'80s. Their rapport is biting but affectionate, almost in a brotherly way, and it's fun to watch. Now they're together again, likely rekindling over how much of a »
- Nick Blake
Rip: Beloved Movie Critic Roger Ebert Dies at 70
4 April 2013 1:46 PM, PDT
[From MTV News] Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic often recognized for popularizing film criticism, has died at the age of 70, the Chicago Sun-Times confirmed Thursday (April 4).
His death comes just two days after he announced on his blog that he once again had cancer and that he would be taking "a leave of presence" from his full-time reviewing duties. Ebert had suffered from several health concerns, starting in 2006 when complications related to thyroid cancer took away much of his lower jaw and his ability to speak.
Ebert began his career as a film critic in 1967, writing for the Sun-Times, the paper he would write for his entire career. It wasn't until 1975, however, that Ebert began his work in television. With "Sneak Peek," Ebert and his co-host, Chicago Tribune critic Gene Siskel, began a partnership that would continue until 1999, when Siskel died. The duo's second series, "At the Movies," made them into stars. »
- MTV Staff
The 10 Best Tributes to 'The Evil Dead'
4 April 2013 1:00 PM, PDT
Once upon a time, a group of college kids journeyed deep into the woods with a camera, a few bucks, a ton of fake blood and enough creativity and general filmmaking chutzpah to fill a dozen movies. The result was "The Evil Dead," a Diy horror masterpiece and cult phenomenon.
Director Sam Raimi's feature film debut has since spawned merchandise, costumes and even a stage musical over its 30-year legacy. Upon the release of the big-budget remake, itself affectionately titled "Evil Dead," here are some of the best — or should we say grooviest — "Evil Dead" tributes out there.
Animated 'Evil Dead' Tribute by Daniel Kanemoto
This is amazing. Someone give this man a lot of money so he can turn this into a feature-length film or a Netflix series or something.
Do the Necronomicon! 'Evil Dead the Musical'
This is cute for about ten minutes and then »
- NextMovie Staff
Nicole Kidman Will Make a Classy Cameo in 'Anchorman 2'
4 April 2013 12:01 PM, PDT
Starring in a remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" may have been a bad choice, but appearing in "Anchorman: The Legend Continues" ... never!
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nicole Kidman just shot an uncredited cameo for the much anticipated "Anchorman" sequel, with the details of her role being kept under wraps. This certainly isn't the first time the typically serious actress has given a go at some funny business, as she also had an uncredited part in Adam Sandler's 2011 comedy, "Just Go With It."
Kidman makes for just one of many other surprise players in the "Anchorman" sequel, including Kristen Wiig, Harrison Ford and Greg Kinnear. THR also reports that Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are likely to be making comebacks as Ron Burgundy's rival anchors from the evening news.
Plot details are still being kept a secret but the film, directed by Adam McKay and starring Paul Rudd, »
- Olivia Gall
Proof: 'A Breakfast Club' Remake Would Suck
4 April 2013 11:46 AM, PDT
There may not be a movie so demonstrative of its era than "The Breakfast Club." Of course, you can look to most John Hughes movies to help define what the 80s were all about for angsty, emotional teenagers, but it's damn near impossible to name another movie -- even in the Hughes canon -- that so precisely details the trials and tribulations of the classic, all-American high school hierarchy.
Although the idea of five kids serving detention on a Saturday may not seem like anything special on paper, John Hughes made it a deeply touching, unforgettable classic.
But what if "The Breakfast Club" were made today? What if Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, and the rest of the motley crue were high school students in the era of iPhones?
Needless to say, there would be Angry Birds, as illustrated in this comic strip from Funri.
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- Eliot Glazer
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