Archive for February, 2008

Feb

17

Hasbro to release Cloverfield monster toy

By Brendon Lindsey

Wish you could have gotten a better glimpse at the monster in the awesome movie Cloverfield? Now you can… Sorta. Hasbro has revealed on their site that they’re going to be selling the official Cloverfield monster toy, priced at the insane price of $99 US.
The figure will stand 14″ tall, and come equipped with 70 […]

Feb

15

Five sci-fi movies to watch out for in 2008 that you might not know of

By Brendon Lindsey

I’ve always been a fan of sci-fi movies, whether they be corny, serious, satirical, or even full-out action adventure epics. With that being said, there are a lot of good sci-fi movies coming out this year. At the same time, there are a lot of good looking ones coming out which haven’t really gotten much […]

Feb

15

Rumor: Justice League movie loses Batman and Supes, becomes much more badass

By Brendon Lindsey

A recent rumor around the net reported by sites ranging from Moviehole to IGN states that the Justice League movie is still in plans (although pushed back to begin in 2010 due to the writer’s strike), but not as people expected it.
Rather than shell out high dollars for Bale and Routh (or the rights to […]

Feb

14

Official Indiana Jones IV trailer online

By Brendon Lindsey

Yahoo now has the official, non-cam version of the trailer up. I’ve changed the flash video in the previous bootleg link to it, but if you want to download the HD versions you can check it out here.

Feb

14

Early Indiana Jones IV: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull trailer online!

By Brendon Lindsey

This will be available in much better quality at 9AM PST when Yahoo officially releases the trailer online, but Spanish site Ahora Hollywood has somehow gotten their hands on a bootleg English copy of it 8 hours early. If you’re like me and can’t wait until you wake up around noon to watch it (or […]

Feb

14

The Coen brothers to adapt Michael Chabon’s “The Yiddish Policemen’s Union” to film

By Brendon Lindsey

There’s no doubting that Joel and Ethan Coen struck gold with their adaptation of No Country for Old Men. Hell, they might have even struck Oscar gold–we’ll see. The duo originally known for making odd but powerful original films has suddenly become the go-to guys when it comes to modern American classics no one has […]

Feb

13

The best chick flicks that guys will enjoy, too

By Brendon Lindsey

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If you love watching movies like me, chances are you constantly end up dragging your girlfriend into watching something she really has no desire to. For example, Predator. To make up for that, my girlfriend and I have devised a system where I’ll pick one movie to watch, and the next […]

Feb

13

DVD Review: Gone Baby Gone

By Brendon Lindsey

Gone Baby Gone
MPAA Rating: R
Release Date: February 12, 2008
Run Time: 114 minutes
IMDB Link
Gone Baby Gone is the story of private investigators Patrick (Casey Affleck) and Angie (Michelle Monaghan), and Patrick’s journey to learn about his own sense of right and wrong on the mean streets of Boston.

Feb

12

Movie pirate “maVen” flees from Canadian Mounties

By Brendon Lindsey

Anyone who follows the piracy scene or has ever even looked at a list of releases will recognize the name maVen. Geremi Adam, the man behind the Internet famous pseudonym, was arrested by Canadian police at the behest of the MPAA in April 2006, and again months later in September. Since there were no set […]

Feb

12

New Line has never paid the Tolkien Trust; Hobbit movie in jeopardy

By Brendon Lindsey

Everyone knows New Line has a history of not paying what’s owed. Hell, it was only this last December that Peter Jackson received his rightful share of the Lord of the Rings trilogy earnings. While that was pretty bad, it wasn’t the first time a director had their portions withheld until someone ordered them paid.
What’s […]