With a deftness of touch much akin to a US government committee on WMDs, the Universal Pictures marketing department set out to convince us that Green Zone was essentially Bourne 4. Much like the controversial reports regarding the existence of Weapons of Mass Destruction however, there were those that wanted to believe, those that did believe and [...]
Preview: Hot Tub Time Machine
March 20, 2010 By 1 Comment
If you’ve listened to the HeyUGuys Mouth Off podcasts about nostalgia this week (here and here), or indeed followed the news of endless remakes and franchises in development over the last year, you know the eighties are very current right now. Periods always come back in vogue, and we look back fondly at the great times [...]
On Writing Predators – Alex Litvak Talks Franchises and Fans
March 20, 2010 By 2 Comments
We’ve already heard from Predators writer Alex Litavak on the ideas behind the Robert Rodriguez produced film, and following the generally positive reaction to the recent trailer, Litvak returns to open up a little more. Alex goes into detail about the grueling writing process, who was involved and what ideas were bandied around in the [...]
Mouth Off Episode 12 – Kick-Ass Special
March 20, 2010 By 3 Comments
It’s podcast time again, and this week we dedicate our entire episode to one of our favourite films of this year so far – the epic Kick-Ass. Dave and I are joined once again by /Film’s Brendon Connelly as we dissect Matthew Vaughn’s colourful vision of ultraviolence which hits UK cinemas next week. We chat [...]
New Trailer for Best Worst Movie
March 20, 2010 By 2 Comments
Troll 2 is a film that I probably saw far too many times whilst at university. It is a terrible film but because of this it is incredibly funny in totally unintentional ways. I had a blast watching it with friends and it’s awful dialogue is very quotable. I’m not alone in having this kind [...]
The Role of Captain America Finally Offered to Chris Evans?
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Trailer for The Switch (aka The Baster)
March 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
Originally titled The Baster, for reasons that will become obvious, The Switch is a forthcoming comedy starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston and Jeff Goldblum. The trailer appears to pretty much give away the whole film but this looks like a pretty by-the-numbers romantic comedy so if you know the premise you can probably take a [...]
Final Kick-Ass Trailer Hits
March 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
We’re counting down the days until we get to see Kick-Ass again, and you’ll be able to hear our thoughts on a special Kick-Ass edition of our Podcast, Mouth Off, which we’ve just finished recording. So, to whet your appetite one more time we’re pleased to give you a look at the final trailer for [...]
A Brand new Clips from Clash of the Titans
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Myspace & Yahoo have debuted brand new clips for Louis Leterrier remake of Clash of the Titans. This new version is out 2 weeks from today and stars Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Danny Huston, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Jason Flemyng, Alexa Davalos, Izabella Miko, Nicholas Hoult and Pete Postlethwaite. It’s going to be [...]
Remake of The Monster Squad Tools Up
March 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
It was a sublime and simple premise, perfect for gangs of kids growing up in the 80s. Treehouses, amulets, clues and mysteries, all revolving around the titular Monster Squad and their fight against the very real Hollywood Monsters they idolise. As a kid in the 80s this was a seminal film, crossing the streams of [...]
Trailer for Leslie Iwerks Dirty Oil
March 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Although Dirty Oil isn’t the sort of thing we’d usually report on, I thought that it was well worth bringing to your attention as this trailer for the movie looks intriguing. Dirty Oil looks at America’s obsession with the increasingly in-demand product and probably raises a few eye-brows whilst doing so. Dirty Oil is directed [...]
I’m Here Readies for Global Online Launch
March 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
‘I’m Here’, the highly anticipated short film collaboration between ABSOLUT Vodka and Spike Jonze is set to make it’s global online launch today (in 5 minutes) at 12:00 GMT on www.imheremovie.com. The 30 minute film, which forms part of the ABSOLUT campaign ‘In An ABSOLUT World, Ordinary Is No Place To Be’, is a robot [...]
Competition: Win the Official Kick-Ass Soundtrack
March 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We’ve been going on about this film called Kick-Ass for months now and finally we’re allowed to tell you that we absolutely love it! You can read Craig’s review which went up over last weekend here and view our vast Kick-Ass coverage here. Kick-Ass is released in cinemas, 26th March and we highly recommend you [...]
Trailer for The Greatest
March 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
British man of the moment, Aaron Johnson has teamed together with British Woman of the moment, Carey Mulligan to create a film called The Greatest, directed by Shana Feste. The movies also stars Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon and Johnny Simmons who play Aaron Johnson’s family. The movies tells the story of a pregnant Carey Mulligan [...]
All Aboard for the Final Destination…Again
March 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The first Final Destination film was a real surprise, and I remember leaving the cinema with my friends and looking around for falling pylons and out of control shopping trolleys loading with pick-axes and sharp gardening tools hurtling towards us – the drive home from the cinema was spent in a state of heightened anxiety; [...]
Predators Trailer Is Out Now and Amazing
March 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
The wait is over – here’s your first chance to see what Robert Rodriguez has in store for us this summer with the release of the first trailer for the Nimrod Antal directed Predators. Adrien Brody stars with Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo (who will hopefully dispatch one of the aliens with [...]
Trailer for Life During Wartime
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Life During Wartime is Todd Solondz’s sequel of sorts to his 1998 film Happiness, returning to the same characters ten years on. If you are familiar with Solondz’s films then you will expect a certain type of sick and twisted humour and savage attack on Modern America and Life During Wartime does not disappoint. Although [...]
The New Trailer for The Mechanic is Not Subtle
March 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
So, the plan is to retool a Michael Winner directed film, one starring Charles Bronson as a killer, the titular Mechanic as he ‘fixes’ things, who do you call up to fill the man’s shoes? Jason Statham of course, and let’s get the guy who gave us Tomb Raider and Con Air to pull the [...]
It’s Never to Late to Watch a Classic – Tron
March 18, 2010 By 7 Comments
We recently posted our latest Podcast and part of the discussion that Jon and Brendon talked about dealt with remakes. The question was posed on whether or not remakes are good for their original versions. It seems that most source material for remakes these days comes from the 80′s. Having grown up during that era, [...]
New Teaser Trailer for Megamind
March 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
A brand new trailer has just been released for a movie called Megamind which features the voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill and is directed by Tom McGrath. Jonah Hill has been a busy boy with his animations recently after appearing in the Dreamworks movie, How to Train Your Dragon (out [...]
