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34th Saturn Awards’ Noms, ‘300’ Dominates (Blog)
As the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films announced the nomination for the 34th Annual Saturn Awards, it was revealed that the Greek epic “300″ was leading the pack by garnering 10 nods. The action adventure drama based on Frank Miller’s graphic...
The 34th Annual Saturn Award Nominations (Blog)
The Saturn Award nominations, announced by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror films, always tend to pack that gore-filled genre-punch so needed at this time of year—when fans are prepping for a whole new year of supposedly fantastic titles while still...
Dracula 2001 – A Review (blog)
For our American cousins, the reason I have reviewed this under the title “Dracula 2001” is because that was its UK release name, having been released a year after the American release. This was Wes Craven’s foray into vampirism (as executive producer) and what we...
Directors of “Crank” and “Game” On Uncut This Wednesday (Blog)
One of the most popular and fun episodes of our Uncut LIVE show was back in April of 2007 when we had Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (Writers and Directors of the Jason Statham feature “Crank”) in studio with us. It was also the first time they announced there would...
“Beowulf and Grendel” Review
Now that Beowulf and Grendel is available on DVD, here’s my long-promised review/critique. Please note that there will be plenty of spoilers herein, so if you don’t want spoilers, stop reading. There’s also a bit of foul language quoted from the film later, too. I’m...
300 Workout (Blog)
This workout is intense, the workout used to get the actors in shape for the movie 300. From Men's Health... Sometimes a movie takes off for no apparent reason. And sometimes the reason is readily apparent. Take 300, for instance. This epic account of an ancient...
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...
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...
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......
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...