At a certain point, I begin to wonder if being a guy who has hated almost everything Wes Craven does but still continues to follow his work for some reason, is any different from being his biggest fan. Maybe I’m just kidding myself? Or is that killing myself!
Anyway, he’s actually directing again! Check out the trailer for My Soul to Take. The original title was 25/8, but presumably Craven couldn’t get funding for that many eighths.It’s pretty much your standard slasher, with the twist that one of the kids may be the reincarnated spirit of the murderer. Kind of a neat idea. I wonder how he’ll screw it up.
The new Harry Potter teaser is set to debut online later tonight. As a huge nerd who just got through listening to all the British versions of the audio books for “authenticity”, you can bet I’m interested to see it. Meanwhile, /Film’s got some leaked images of some of the teaser’s juiciest scenes…
Here’s the scene where Voldemort teaches Harry to pronounce Italian words so he can impress the sultry farmer’s daughter he meets on their impromptu trip to Siena.
Here’s the POV shot of Harry standing outside the farmer’s daughter’s door after having comically tripped down a hill and into a pile of manure on his way there. If I remember the book correctly, the shot after this will reveal that he is pantsless.
And here’s a scene from the closely-guarded epilogue, in which Hermione agrees to a romantic Sleepless in Seattle style meeting with an estranged Ron, only to find that he’s a drunken insomniac lumberjack now.
(SPOILER: She settles.)
Anywho, I’ll post the trailer here when it shows up so we can see these thrilling moments in action!
It’s been a while since Joe Dante had a hit theatrical release, which is somewhat sad as he shaped a lot of childhood’s in the 80′s and early 90′s with films like Gremlins, Explorers, Innerspace, and yes, even Matinee (Hey, I loved it as a kid). He tried to bring the same child-like touch to films like Small Solders (loved it) and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (seriously underrated), but has failed to really connect with an audience of either kids or adults for some time now.
Well, it looks like he’s going to take one more shot at it, this time with the writer of Vacancy behind him. The Hole, despite it’s unfortunate name, looks to be spooky childhood fun along the lines of Dante’s “It’s a Good Life” segment from Twilight Zone: The Movie. And it’s Dante’s first 3D film to boot!
No word yet on an actual theatrical release, which is sad as we may never see this is in actual 3D. Until then, I guess we’ll have to look forward to the upcoming 3D remake of Joe’s 1978 cheese classic Piranha in August.
I’m going to be honest. I miss Schwarzenegger. Sure, he’s terrible at acting as we traditionally define it. But he’s an expert at being Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Here at Critical End! we recognize the importance of the fans. Hell, we’re fans ourselves! Who else but Ryan would own a piece of the MST3K film set (I’ve seen it.)? And who else but myself would own an album of songs recorded by Chevy Chase? And who else but this guy would build a Bill Paxton pinball machine? Whoa, wait…what?
Oh, crazy Bill Paxton pinball fan…will you ever learn? Perhaps not, but no matter how crazy you may think he is, consider your average TRON fan. Sure, we may all recall that nutty TRON guy from a few years back, but despite popular notion, not all TRON fans are complete losers with no girlfriends lame. Take for instance the guy who made this amazing modern trailer to the original film.
So, today your pals here at Critical End! would like to salute you, fans! Sure, some of you may live in your parents basement and smell slightly like old Cheetos, but to us…you’re family.*
Honestly, I’m beginning to think the joke’s on me. There’s no way that anyone could think this shit looks watchable in the first place, but then they twist the knife even more with a terrifying CG dog dance, and the most overused licensed music in trailer history.
I feel like I’m going to show up at the Marmaduke premiere to discover that it’s actually a big, twisted surprise party for me like at the end of The Game. “You bought the whole Marmaduke thing?! We thought for sure you’d figure it out!” And then I commit suicide. It’s not exactly like The Game.
It’s been a VERY long time since Michael Cera has done anything of interest. However, I’m working under the impression that with Edgar Wright directing, even an Adam Sandler film could possibly be awesome. Long story short: It looks like Wright finally found a great use for Cera’s one note performances, and I can’t wait.
