Earlier today, SXSW announced their Opening Night lineup. Set on kicking off the fest with a healthy dose of pizzazz, SXSW first night will host the world premiere of the upcoming Steve Carrell/Steve Buscemi comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. In the film, Carrell and Buscemi play former best friends/magic show partners Burt and Anton. When Anton is injured and leaves the act, Burt is left vulnerable to the opportunistic street performer Steve Gray (Jim Carrey). Also starring in the film are James Gandolfini, Olivia Wilde and Alan Arkin. Joining Wonderstone on opening are six films that are a testament to […]
by Billy Brennan on Jan 15, 2013The whole idea of remaking Evil Dead just seems wrong, but this upcoming movie has the backing of both Sam Raimi (who has a co-writer and producer credit on the film) and Bruce Campbell, who’s also a producer — and declared last year, “The remake’s gonna kick ass – you have my word.” This NSFW trailer has a number of elements in it that will be all too familiar to fans of the original, but I’m not sure if that’s necessarily a good thing. What do you think?
by Nick Dawson on Oct 25, 2012In so many ruined, dystopian futures, ravenous beings stalk the burned out countryside, praying on the flesh and/or blood of humans, while a small band of tough survivors, almost always including a grim professional killer, a protege and a young refugee, desperately try to escape this world overrun. This basic conceit resembles Jim Mickle’s somber, post-apocalyptic tone poem fashioned as a late night, grindhouse B movie, Stakeland, which proves altogether more satisfying than any of the recent cable and multiplex ready vampire narratives or dystopian dramas (The Road, Time of the Wolf, One Hundred Mornings or Children of Men). Despite […]
by Brandon Harris on Apr 20, 2011