The world has indeed gone mad but I would expect nothing less from the Twilight mad fans (known affectionately as Twihards) who would do anything to grab a glimpse of the stars from the The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1. Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner will all be there for all to see! Deadline has put up a report that the fans have already started queuing for a spot on the red carpet (or at least where it will be) for the World Premiere which takes place on Monday night in Los Angeles.

The UK Premiere takes place on Wednesday, 16th November and I’ll hopefully be there at Westfield Stratford to interview the stars!

We’ll also be placing the World Premiere live stream  courtesy of Yahoo so you’ll be able to see the stars as they arrive. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 World Premiere kicks off Monday, November 14 at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT which by our calculations means 1am GMT.

Twilight really is a phenomenon and it’s all thanks to Stephanie Meyer who wrote the books.

Here at HeyUGuys, we aim to provide you with an all-encompassing look into the world of film. Whether you’re a fully-fledged cineaste, or just possess a casual interest, there’s something for anyone with our alternative A-Z of cinema, which starts today and runs through the week.

If you’ve ever wondered just what it is an Executive Producer does, or maybe if you’ve heard the ambient sounds of Tangerine Dream in an 80’s film favourite without knowing who you were listening to, this is the list for you!

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Fat City (1972) is an American character-based drama film directed by John Huston, and star’s Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrrell and a young Jeff Bridges. The film is based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Leonard Gardner, who also wrote the screenplay. Tyrrell received an Oscar nomination for her role as Keach’s bitter, alcoholic, sometime partner.

Set in Stockton, California (and shot mostly on location there too) the film offers a sobering glimpse at broke, disillusioned working-class figures on the edge of society. Keach plays a boxer past his prime who meets a younger wannabe fighter (Bridges) whom he takes under his wing, which eventually inspires the older pugilist to attempt to get back into the ring himself.

Director John Huston (1906-1987) was a filmmaker who worked on a wide variety of material throughout his career, ranging from classic Hollywood fare like The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The African Queen and The Maltese Falcon, to more grounded low-key, intimate pictures alongside the 70’s new wave like Fat City and 1979’s Wise Blood.

Gary Busey (1944 -) is an American actor who has appeared in over 120 films. He is arguably best known for two surfing-themed features, both two decades apart (1978’s Big Wednesday and 1991’s Point Break).

In 1988, Busey was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in which he was not wearing a helmet. At first thought to be minor, Busey’s brain injury was later diagnosed as having a greater effect on him than first realised, causing an affliction which makes the sufferer speak and act impulsively. As outlandish as this may seem, you only need to watch YouTube footage of Busey at any recent premiere or awards ceremony to see that there is something amiss.

Although he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in 1978 for his role in The Buddy Holly Story, it’s been a case of diminishing returns for the last decade or so (where he’s cropped up in a number of cheap B-movies), although his surreal recurring cameo appearances on Entourage are frequently hilarious (no doubt exacerbated by his current mental state!).

Hollywood Walk of Fame (The). These popular tourist attractions can be found adorning a series of sidewalks along both sides of a 15-block segment of Hollywood Boulevard and a 3-block segment of Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Serving as a permanent public monument to the achievements of figures from the entertainment industry, there are over 2,400 tiled and brass-lined stars across a combined 1.7 miles of pavement.

The stars recognise an eclectic mix of actors, musicians, directors, producers, musical and theatrical groups and even popular fictitious characters, and are said to attract around ten million visitors annually.

Many of the more egocentric celebrities who possess a star there probably breathed a sigh of relief when a $4.2 million restoration of the Walk was initiated in 2008. This came about mainly due to the wear and tear suffered over the years – from minor cosmetic flaws to damage severe enough to pose a potential trip hazard for member of the public. At least 778 stars will eventually be repaired or replaced during the ongoing project.

Ichi the Killer (2001) is an adaptation of a popular manga comic which follows the hunt for a missing Yakuza boss by his fellow gang members, lead by the mutilated and masochist Kakihara (a visual precursor to Heath Ledger’s Joker). They cross paths with the mysterious Ichi, a shy and repressed soul with a dark childhood secret, whose alter-ego is a frighteningly effective psycho killer.

The film is very much in line with the Japanese horror (aka J-horror) from a decade or so back, and features liberal lashing of sexual violence and gore, all tied together with the most twisted comic book-inspired protagonist ever to grace screens.

Director by the tremendously prolific Takashi Miike (who at one point in the mid-noughties, was averaging four or five films a year!!) Ichi the Killer could be considered tame by his usual standards, but there is still enough here to entertain, disgust and enthrall in equal measure. A direct-to-video sequel and animated prequel followed a couple of years later.

Jerry Harvey (1949-1988) was the founder of the Z Channel, a US cable channel launched in the mid-seventies which was renowned for showing a wide range of eclectic and otherwise unobtainable film. It was also one of the first pay-to-view cable stations in America. Harvey was someone who ate, breathed and slept cinema, championing films which had been missed or largely ignored by the mainstream.

Coming across as a kind of cineaste groupie, he managed to befriend a number of his idols (including such luminaries as Sam Peckinpah and Robert Altman) before his personal life spiraled out of control, leading to tragic circumstances which resulted in Harvey shooting dead his second wife before turning the gun on himself.

A documentary about his life and accomplishments was made in 2004. Directed by John Cassavetes’ daughter, Alexandra, Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession features talking heads from contemporary filmmakers and fans of the long-defunct channel, including Jim Jarmusch, Alexander Payne and Quentin Tarantino.

Check out A-E here.

With Arnold Schwarzenegger’s time as Governator of Los Angeles coming to an end very soon, does the one-time Mr Universe have any plans on returning to the big screen?

Bleeding Cool has reported that Arnold Schwarzenegger and past collaborator/good friend James Cameron have teamed up yet again, albeit in a different manner to their past efforts. The two of them have produced an ad for the ‘Stop Dirty Energy’ campaign against California’s Prop 23, a proposed ballet that two Texas oil companies are pushing for, which if passed, could potentially destroy Schwarzenegger’s home state clean energy and air pollution reduction standards. The video is embedded below.

As for seeing Arnie back in cinemas in the near future, the site has discovered this less-than-enthusiastic quote from an article on Reuters last week:

“It depends … if someone comes with a great script, with a great idea. Will I still have the patience to sit on the set and do a movie for three months or for six months, all of those things? I don’t know.”

So there you have it. From killer cybernetic organism to environmental crusader – it may be sometime before Schwarzenegger announces that he’ll be back.

I feel like I’ve let you down Twihards. Last night was the world premiere of Twilight: Eclipse in LA. Jon reported that fans had been camping out for days waiting for all thier favourites including Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, director David Slade and a support cast which includes.

I’ve just found out they had a live stream from the event but unfortunately it’s too late to bring it to you live. However, they have recorded the entire thing and I’ve embedded it below. All the above were there with their supporting cast, Ashley Greene, Dakota Fanning, Anna Kendrick and many more….

I hope this acts as an alternative and you’re not too mad! If you’re in the UK and haven’t already entered, click here to win tickets to the UK Premiere of Twilight: Eclipse which takes place 1st July.

Sadly this story isn’t about how actual caped crusaders are fighting crime in Los Angeles and that the LA police are taking them down but it’s still pretty amusing and the video below is definitely worth a watch.

Apparently LA police have had enough of the unlicensed costumed street entertainers who have their photos taken with tourists.

According to CNN and others, in addition to arresting Batman, police also arrested actors dressed as Spiderman, Donald Duck, Freddy Krueger, Mr. Incredible, Bumblebee, Edward Scissorhands, Scooby Doo, a Johnny Depp lookalike, Elvis and Cat Woman. Unfortunately I couldn’t find a picture of the actor dressed as Bumblebee but if you can please post a link in the comments as I just can’t picture how that would work.

Although the video is kind of funny this is supposedly a genuine problem in LA, as the reporter says “… a few bad apples have spoiled it for everyone.”

Source: heatvisionblog, CNN.com, Geekosystem and NBCLA

A couple of weeks ago London held the world premiere of the new Disney / Jerry Bruckheimer movie, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Sir Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina and is directed by Mike Newell. We got to interview all the stars and every day this week, we’ll be putting up the interviews. Earlier today, I put up the Jordan Mechner interview, the creator of of the Prince of Persia computer games. You can see the interview here.

Anyway, moving on, this evening sees the LA premiere of the movie which, much like the London premiere will be streamed live. I’ve embedded the stream below which you can watch at your leisure. The premiere is due to begin 6pm PST.

Prince of Persia is released in the UK May 21st. You can see interviews with all the cast on HeyUGuys so stay tuned or check out all our Prince of Persia Coverage here.

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Last Sunday, we brought you the World Premiere of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time live from London (you can still watch it here) and one week later, we’ve got another live stream event for you. This time it’s the Shrek Forever After World Premiere live from the LA red carpet and you’ll be able to watch the stream begin from 9.30 am PST (use this time zone converter to work out what time that’ll be in your own country).

If you miss the live show, fear not as once it’s complete, the show will then be set on loop so you won’t miss a thing.

According to the press release that we’ve received, all the main cast and the men and women involved behind the camera will be there:

The live stream is expected to feature behind-the-scenes access and interviews from the red carpet. The cast of the film, including Mike Myers (Shrek), Eddie Murphy (Donkey), Cameron Diaz (Fiona), Antonio Banderas (Puss In Boots), Jon Hamm (Brogan), Craig Robinson (Cookie), Ryan Seacrest (Father of Butter Pants) and Walt Dohrn (Head of Story and Rumpelstiltskin) as well as members of Shrek Forever After’s creative leadership team, including Mike Mitchell (Director and Butter Pants), Gina Shay and Teresa Cheng (Producers), Andrew Adamson, Aron Warner and John Williams (Executive Producers) as well as Josh Klausner and Darren Lemke (Writers) are expected to be in attendance at the premiere.

Enjoy!

We’ve managed to acquire some great footage form the premiere’s of Michael Jackson’s ‘This is It’ in London and Los Angeles.

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment have released Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT for a limited two-week engagement worldwide. The debut of the film took place last night Wednesday, October 28th in 19 countries worldwide. The movie was pieced together from 100 hours of footage shot at rehearsals for the 50 performances due at the O2 in London.

Check out the footage from the Los Angeles and London Premieres below.

London Premiere

Los Angeles Premiere