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The MistIn the past the combination of Stephen King and Frank Darabont have provided some excellent movies - The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. Now the trailer has been released for another King based novel, The Mist, about a town that is trapped by a mist that brings creatures. I’ve like what Darabont has done in the past with King’s material. I guess we’ll have to wait until November 21st to see how this one turns out. The movie’s cast includes Thomas Jane (The Punisher), Marcia Gay Harden (The Hoax), and Andre Braugher (Poseidon).

Click HERE for the trailer.

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Source: Yahoo!, RottenTomatoes.com

Tags: stephen king, the mist trailer

We have survived another week and I thought I’d start the weekend off with a question - What’s your favorite 80’s Movie? I’ve enjoyed several movies from the 80’s and here are just a few that I think are all excellent picks -

• The Goonies
• The Breakfast Club
• Better Off Dead
• The Lost Boys

Let me know what your favorite 80’s movie is (feel free to comment if I forgot yours). Thanks!

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Tags: the goonies, breakfast club, 80’s movies

Cast: Ryan Gosling, Anthony Hopkins, David Strathairn

Director: Gregory Hoblit

Above average thriller with great performances from Ryan Gosling and Anthony Hopkins. This movie is about an up-and-coming lawyer, Willy Beachum (Gosling), that is handed a case right before making a big career change. Beachum goes in thinking it will be a quick case but is surprised by the defendant, Crawford (Hopkins), choice to plead not guilty. The movie continues with Beachum and Crawford trying to out smart each other. This movie has a couple good surprises up it’s sleeve and Hopkins does a great job of being the villain.

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Rated R for some violence and language.
113 mins
2007

Tags: fracture, ryan gosling, anthony hopkins

It has always been popular to remake older films in Hollywood. Sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. In the last few years (especially in the Horror genre) it feels like there are more and more remakes coming out. Just last weekend I caught the remake of Psycho, and how disappointing that was. They take the material from a well made movie and then just make a mockery of it. On a the positive side there are movies that seem to either take older films that are not effective or that were very bad movies that make sense to remake. I just hope that filmmakers will do their best to try and make good remakes, not just the low quality types of remakes. Anyways I’ve included a few movies below that I think were quality remakes, and the not-so quality remakes.

The Good

• Hamlet (1996)
• The Italian Job (2003)
• King Kong (2005)
• Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
• The Thing (1982)

The Bad

• Godzilla (1998)
• House of Wax (2005)
• Planet of the Apes (2001)
• Psycho (1998)
• When A Stranger Calls (2006)

And if you have watched some of the terrible remakes of recent, be sure to check the original version out there because a lot of the time they are much better. Of course these are just some examples of some of the remakes. If you’d like to add to my list be sure to leave a comment.

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Tags: movie remakes, king kong, ocean’s eleven

I’m a huge fan of western movies and the new one starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe is looking to be good. This is a remake of the 1957 film with the same title. The plot is Bale escorting Crowe to the train station so that he can make it to the court in Yuma. The trailer is getting me excited as well are the reviews that are starting to come out from some of the big names (Hollywood Reporter, Variety, etc.). The release date is Sept. 7th.

Click HERE for the trailer.

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Tags: christian bale, russell crowe, 3:10 to yuma

Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Sarah Roemer, Carrie-Anne Moss

Director: DJ Caruso

This revamped teen version of Rear Window is a very well made thriller. It starts out with a surprising scene then continues to show it’s main character, Kale (LaBeouf), spiral downwards and land himself in 3 months of house arrest. Kale spends his time watching the girl next door and one of this neighbors. The end of the movie is a bit over the top, but it is all saved by the strong performance from Shia LaBeouf. He seems to fit and play his roles very well and is currently one of todays best young actors. This movie provides more then enough laughs and thrills and for that I recommend it.

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Rated PG-13 on appeal for sequences of terror and violence, and some sensuality.
105 mins
2007

Tags: shia labeouf, disturbia, thriller

Here is a small list (In no specific order) of Asian movies that I recommend that you watch.

House of Flying Daggers

One of my favorites, includes an amazing plot and some terrific action sequences.
Rated PG-13 for violence and some sexuality.
119 mins
2004

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Infernal Affairs

I’ve already reviewed this, but I can’t recommend this movie enough!
Rated R for violence.
101 mins
2004

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Exiled

Johnnie To is definitely a talented director and I’m becoming a fan of his films quickly. If you like some good action and drama try to find a copy of this movie. It will be released in the USA (wide) later this year.
Rated R for violence and some sexuality.
110 mins
2007

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The Host

This film from Korea, does a good job of transitioning from a comedy to a horror film. Very entertaining. Now out on DVD in the USA.
Rated R for Language and Violence.
119 mins
2006

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Well I know this list isn’t as long as it should be but if you have any that you recommend let me know. I will try to add to this list as time goes on in later posts.Popcorn Ninja

Tags: asian films, house of flying daggers, the host

IESB.net has new images from the sequel to BATMAN BEGINS (which is one of my favorite comic book movies of all time). I’m getting excited for this movie and now we can finally see some good shots of Heath Ledger as the Joker. Check out the images here.

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Sources: IESB, Rottentomatoes.com

Tags: batman begins, dark knight, heath ledger