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ARCHIVES WEEK 45 2006
09/11/06
Newsflash:
Hi guys, here's the last newsflash of the week, I'll back this weekend with the next update:
 Sad news, composer Basil Poledouris died of cancer. Basil created the powerful scores for the Conan films, Robocop and Starship Troopers. He was 61.
Hugh Jackman will play a CIA cryptographer in The Amateur. The film is based on the Robert Littell spy novel. Source: Variety
Queen gitarist Brian May announced that there's a Freddie Mercury biopic in the works; "There is a film in the pipeline and we're all involved in it. I'm not allowed to say much about it and casting isn't finalised but we've had some incredible offers to play Freddie. Really incredible." Source: Daily Express
Sin City creator Frank Miller once again confirmed that the sequel is coming; "The script is almost completed, and we're just waiting for everyone's schedules to clear up." Well, now you know! Source: IF Magazine
08/11/06
The Painted Veil poster:
Naomi Watts and Edward Norton star in the love story The Painted Veil, that is based on W. Somerset Maugham's classic novel.
The official site is now online right here and click on the pic to check out the lovely poster. Here's the movie's official synopsis:
Based on the classic novel by W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil is a love story set in the 1920s that tells the story of a young English couple, Walter, a middle class doctor and Kitty, an upper-class woman, who get married for the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai, where she falls in love with someone else. When he uncovers her infidelity, in an act of vengeance, he accepts a job in a remote village in China ravaged by a deadly epidemic, and takes her along. Their journey brings meaning to their relationship and gives them purpose in one of the most remote and beautiful places on earth.
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07/11/06
Reggy's Children of Men Review!:
Once again, more new visitors have found movieXplosion.com last month, so welcome everybody hope you stick around for the ride.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban's Alfonso Cuarón delivers an interesting take on the science fiction genre with Children of Men, starring Clive Owen, Michael Caine and Julianne Moore.
Click on the pic to check out Reggy's Children of Men review!
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07/11/06
Reggy's Babel Review!:
Alejandro González Iñárritu is back with a film that contains multiple storylines. The cast of Babel includes
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and other very gifted actors. click on Brad to read Reggy's Babel review!
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07/11/06
Frank Darabont talks Indy IV:
Some interesting inside information turned up online over at CHUD, guys. Frank Darabont, director of The Green Mile and screenwriter
of the Indiana Jones IV script, was pretty frustated when the script got shot down by George Lucas:
"That was the most frustrating of all, and that was the straw that broke the back of me wanting to continue in that line of work. That was terrifically frustrating. I worked for over a year on that; I worked very close with Steven Spielberg. He was ecstatic with the result and was ready to shoot it two years ago. He was very, very happy with the script and said it was the best draft of anything since Raiders of the Lost Ark. That’s really high praise and gave me a real sense of accomplishment, especially when you love the material you’re working on as much as I love the Indiana Jones films.
And then you have George Lucas read it and say, ‘Yeah, I don’t think so, I don’t like it.’ And then he resets it to zero when Spielberg is ready to shoot it that coming year, which is a real kick to the nuts. You can only waste so much time and so many years of your life on experiences like that, you can only get so emotionally invested and have the rug pulled out from under you before you say enough of that."
So Spielberg really liked it and was ready to shoot it but Lucas pulled the plug? Man, that sucks!
07/11/06
Robert Downey Jr. talks Iron Man!:
Robert Downey Jr., who will play the role of superhero Iron Man, talked a bit about the flick:
"The suit for Iron Man is so complex and does so much stuff that except for once or twice or from the chest up, I'm not required to do all that much.
What I will do is a lot of motion capture so that the movement isn't just some random stunt guy. A lot of time I look at CGI and I'm like 'What's the reference for this? This looks like a cartoon reference not a person." So I said I want to do all the motion capture work, which is like eight months after finishing shooting, but as much as it as I can do, I will."
Source: Coming Soon
06/11/06
Reggy's The Departed Review!:
Oh boy, I love gritty mob flicks, I love Martin Scorsese flicks, I love The Departed!
Based on the Hong Kong masterpiece Infernal Affairs, the American version stars DiCaprio, Damon, Nicholson, Wahlberg and an Alec Baldwin like you've never seen before.
Check out my review, click on the pic!
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06/11/06
U.S. Box Office Nov 03-05:
Borat, who visited the Amsterdam red light district a few weeks ago, entered the top spot with 26 million bucks!
Other newcomers, the more family friendly flicks The Santa Clause 3 and Flushed Away, did also great for this time of year.
Here's the rest of the Top Ten:
1. Borat - $26,375,000 (new)
2. The Santa Clause 3 - $20,000,000 (new)
3. Flushed Away - $19,100,000 (new)
4. Saw III - $15,500,000 / $60,077,000
5. The Departed - $8,000,000 / $102,282,000
6. The Prestige - $7,784,000 / $39,414,000
7. Flags of Our Fathers - $4,500,000 / $26,631,000
8. Man of the Year - $3,821,000 / $34,004,000
9. Open Season - $3,100,000 / $81,386,000
10. The Queen - $3,010,000 / $10,087,000
04/11/06
Newsflash:
Hi guys, great update today! First, lets kick this weekend off with the newsflash:
Andrew Niccol, the man who brought us the amazing Gattaca and Lord of War, will now direct the biopic Dali & I: The Surreal Story. The movie will cover the later period of the flamboyant painter. I'm a huge fan of Dali's work, looking forward to see this flick. Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson will team-up again for Black Water Transit. The action thriller follows the different agendas of crooks, cops and lawyers, which revolves around a shipment of illegal firearms. Source: Variety
The Punisher Extended Cut will hit stores later this month! The DVD contains over 17 minutes of all-new footage that will shed additional light on the storyline. You can check out the trailer here!
My Poster section, one of the popular sections of movieXplosion.com, has been updated with great new posters! Feel free to contact me when you've got new posters for the collection. Click on the We Are Marshal poster to enter the section, enjoy!
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04/11/06
Trailers galore!!!:
Shitload of new trailers, guys, are you ready? Here we go; Jerry Seinfeld goes animated, check out his first animated feature starring the voices of Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, Megan Mullally, Kathy Bates, Alan Arkin, William H. Macy and Oprah, via the official site.
Steve Carell replaced Jim Carrey in the Bruce Almighty follow-up entitled Evan Almighty! You can check out the trailer right here.
Angela Bassett, Tom Selleck, Harland Williams, Adam West and Laurie Metcalf star in Disney's new animated flick Meet the Robinsons. Click here to download the trailer.
Lets take a look at the best trailers of the bunch, first, The Number 23, directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen. The trailer of the thriller looks dark and gritty, click here to check it out.
And the last one of today, Balls of Fury, a ping-pong comedy starring Dan Fogler and the one and only Christopher Walken. Man, you gotta see it to believe it, this one is hilarious, click here now!
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