The Last Stand Of Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Dec 182012
 

Well, here's the new trailer for Lionsgate's The Last Stand, Arnold Schwarzenegger's action movie comeback (aside from his extended cameo in The Expendables sequel). I don't know about you, but it looks like fun to me, with some terrific action sequences and a nice, self-deprecating wit. Plus, Luis Guzman and the Conan sword. I'll definitely be seeing this one.

Brandon

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Jun 272012
 

Was thinking about the great Brandon Lee this evening. Still saddened and haunted by the knowledge that he passed away so young. Hard to believe he died almost twenty years ago now (March, '93). Man, I feel old.

He was terrific in The Crow - and clearly had the charisma and talent to be a mainstream star. But he also made a couple of highly-enjoyable B-action flicks. In fact, Rapid Fire and Showdown In Little Tokyo (with Dolph Lundgren) are among the best of the early 90s. I'd like to think he would have made a lot more, had he lived.

Nowhere Fast

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Jun 222012
 
Awesome poster by Patrick Leger!
Seriously, why isn't Walter Hill's Streets Of Fire on Blu-ray? Universal released it on HD-DVD; would it be that hard to port it over to Blu?



The "D" Is Silent…

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Jun 072012
 


The first trailer for Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained hit the web today. Quite coincidentally, I've been watching a lot of vintage Spaghetti Westerns* over the last couple of weeks, including several that were clearly among Tarantino's inspirations for his forthcoming homage, starring Jaimie Foxx, Chistophe Waltz, Don Johnson and Leonardo DeCaprio.

Keep an eye out for the original "Django," Franco Nero, in the new trailer above. Really looking forward to this one!

* Specifically: The Grand Duel, Keoma, A Bullet For The General, Django Kill!, and Death Rides A Horse.

New EX2 TV Spots

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Jun 012012
 

My wife doesn't get it -- but I'm more excited about The Expendables 2 than I was for The Avengers (and I'm a big super-hero nut) and the new Bond film (card-carrying Bondophile since I was 15) combined.


From these two TV spots, it looks like EX2 is going to have a lot more (intentional) humor, and the action will be better-lit - which addresses the two most frequent complaints I read about the first movie. Personally, I can't wait!

"Skyfall?" "Done."

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May 212012
 

Well, it's an intriguing teaser, I'll give it that, and visually, it looks good. But I haven't really been much of a fan of the Craig era of 007, and was really disappointed in Quantum Of Solace. I also miss the James Bond theme. But... I look forward to seeing more, and hope that the producers surprise me in a more positive way with Skyfall....
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