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DVD Review: Wrath Of Gods
Let's be real; most supposed documentaries about the making of a film are little more than an advertisement for the film in question. There have been the exceptions of course, but the majority have been more along the lines of infomercials than anything else. Think...
Dear Frankie (2005) review (blog)
Devout Frankie is one of those rare gems (somehow actually written and filmed) that come along occasionally and restore your trust in motion pictures as an art form. First off it’s just a unrepentant tear-jerker, and by the end of it I’d leaked enough duct juice to...
2007 : Best Actor
1. Daniel Day-Lewis – THERE WILL BE BLOOD I’m writing this at a very interesting time because right now the backlash against Day-Lewis’ performance is matched only by the increased quotability of dialogue from the portion of the film fueling the backlash. Admittedly,...
‘Game’ transforms UNM to Virtual World
Amid the quiet of winter break, avatars in metallic clothes and neon-bright hair step out of a computer screen onto the sky-bridge outside the Thorax bar – Woodward Hall, that is. They are part of “Society,” a simulation game similar to “Second Life” but with real...
On the set of “Game” with Gerard Butler, Amber Valetta, and Efren Ramirez…
So I saw that you guys had the poster for Game up, so I figure I'll share with you some pictures I have from the set. I played a raver in a huge rave/club scene. We just shot this about two days ago... there'll be tons of blood and tons of boobs. 🙂 A few things......
Producer Tom Rosenberg Interview
Tom Rosenberg, head of Lakeshore Entertainment, spoke to Collider.com about some of Lakeshore's upcoming films. Here is what he had to say about Game: [quote Q: So what's it been like working on Game, or how has that been shaping up? Tom: It's wild, that's wild. It's...
A couple of pictures of The Game filming (blog)
Because Adam asked, a couple of pictures of The Game filming: Click link above to view.
DVD Review: Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
At one time the word "hero" was simply a designation given to anybody born from the union of mortal and God, but that was in simpler times when the Gods would routinely roam the earth, ravishing comely mortal maids, and scattering progeny everywhere. With the coming...
‘Dear Frankie’ made me weep like a little girl (blog)
Anyway, I watched 'Dear Frankie' on DVD yesterday. It's about a 9-year-old deaf boy, Frankie (Jack McElhone), who writes letters to his absent father all the time, but the letters he received from the father are actually make-believe letters written by his mother...
The 2007 Box Office Oscars (Blog)
Ballots for this year's Academy Awards were mailed out to voters today, and in honor of the official launch of Oscar season I present my own annual list of nominations. No, these aren't my "best" or anything. No, these are what the Oscar nominations would look like if...
The Game – Set Visit
UGO and a few other select outlets were flown down to New Mexico to visit the set of (depending on who your source is) Game, The Game or The Untitled Gerard Butler Action Pic. I'm sure we'll know by 2009 when the movie comes out. It was nighttime when we arrived at...
Revealing Film Shoot Turns Heads (Video)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A revealing movie shoot on the University of New Mexico campus Wednesday turned heads. Making movies is often about getting what's fake to look real. But during a risque scene being shot at the UNM campus Wednesday for the movie "Game," some...
Milo Ventimiglia Cast in Gerard Butler’s Game
Heroes star (and Rocky Balboa’s son) Milo Ventimiglia has joined the cast of the currently untitled Gerard Butler action sci-fi movie (codenamed: Game). You know, the film from the two maniacs who brought us Crank. Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor were also the guys...
Conan Star and Director Buzz! Butler, McTiernan wanted for franchise reboot?
December 13, 2007 - By Crom! The rumor mill has churned out a good one for you today, Conan fans. Two big names both associated with period genre movies are said to be in the running to star in and direct, respectively, Millennium Film/Nu Image's reboot of the Conan...
Will John McTiernan Direct the New ‘Conan’? (Blog)
So the last that most of us had heard from action-director John McTiernan was that there was the very real possibility that he was about to be incarcerated for four months -- however pesky little details like prison time have never stopped the rumor mill before; so...
‘300’ Blu-ray Disc Wins HD Title of the Year (Blog)
December 12, 2007 '300' Blu-ray disc wins HD title of the year Marc Saltzman at 8:08 PM | E-mail this post Presented last week at the inaugural High-Def 2.0 Conference in Los Angeles – a one-day event put on by Home Media Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter and the...
Gerard Butler Freakin’ Frenzy (Blog)
I feel like it's been sort of seething below the surface of polite Albuquerque ever since the film Game came to town: Our collective if covert lust for Gerard Butler. I mean it -- I've had countless conversations in the last two months with otherwise sober and sane...
Riot Launches DI Theatre for Features
Studio Hires Devin Sterling as Exec Producer for DI SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Riot has unveiled an all-new DI Theatre at its Santa Monica facility, combining the latest in digital imaging technology with a flexible workflow designed to accommodate all...
Action! (Blog w/ Video)
Here was the scene yesterday evening as filming of a movie continues outside our office window. A coworker joked that Albuquerque sure has gone downhill. A cameraman followed the actor (Gerard Butler?) on rollerblades. The actor would do pushups before each take.
Scot Muscles In
SCOTS movie hunk Gerard Butler may be fit enough to be a Spartan but he's having trouble coping as a video game character. The Scots star of 300 is currently in New Mexico shooting new movie Game, in which he plays one of a group of real-life video game stars and it's...