Archive for February 7th, 2007

Tim Burton style fairytale ‘Penelope’ gets a trailer

I think this image says all you need to know. I don't even know how much midget-detectives feature in the film, but it's enough for me. SOLD!
Penelope is a modern day offbeat fable about a young woman who, having spent her life trapped by a family curse sets out to find love and discover her [...]

First look at ‘Trick R’Treat’

Set in a small suburban town, Trick 'r Treat explores Halloween traditions of the past and present while following a group of people trying to survive the most terrifying night of the year. From a serial killer who specializes in poisoning candy; to a group of mischievous kids who unearth their town's dark secret; to [...]

They’re remaking ‘The Hidden’

Every other day there's a new story about how they're remaking a film I love, mosty I just ignore it and hope it goes away, If I shut my eyes and wish really hard maybe it actually won't happen. Or at the very least I can forget about it, not watch the remake and it [...]

‘Grindhouse’ interview and new footage!

Yahoo movies are really on the ball with posting new Grindhouse material, and they've just put up a really interesting video feaurette interviewing Quentin and Robert talking about the films that inspired them. These guys have some really great chemistry together, and are obviously really good friends, just listening to Rodriguez recount the story about [...]

Love Will Tear Us Apart

I first saw The Consequences Of Love (Le Conseguenze Dell’Amore) about a year and a half ago, and having just watched this quiet masterpiece again on DVD I felt compelled to put finger to keyboard. The film’s plot centres around Titta Di Girolamo (Toni Servillo), an ageing mafia middleman who lives a solitary life in [...]

Japanese Tennis movie in a ‘300′ style

Although this isn’t exactly a ‘mash-up’ it’s an interesting recut of the Japanese movie ‘Prince of Tennis’. The film is a live action version of an anime series (looks a lot like a tennis version of Shaloin Soccer or Ping-Pong) and was recut using the music from the ‘300′ movie, and using similar angled/styled shots… [...]