Archive for July, 2007

Update – Still On Hulk Set
31
Jul
2007

Update – Still On Hulk Set

News Chat

Hey there guys. Really sorry about the lack of posting yesterday and today. Thing is, I'm still on the Hulk set... and I probably will be tomorrow too... so I don't have a lot of opportunity to do ...

Pics From The Hulk Set Area
30
Jul
2007

Pics From The Hulk Set Area

News Chat

Hey there guys, John here. Ok, if you've come here looking for the pictures from the background area from The Incredible Hulk set, I have elected to take them down. Why did I take them down you mig...

Lindsay Lohan Climbs the Death List
30
Jul
2007

Lindsay Lohan Climbs the Death List

News Chat

Lindsay Lohan has been getting a LOT of bad press lately, and I am not talking about the summer flop "I Know Who Killed Me" (such a let down. Lohan as a stripper? How could that fail?) Sometimes do...

Back From Comic Con – Hulk – No Uncut Tonight
30
Jul
2007

Back From Comic Con – Hulk – No Uncut Tonight

News Chat

Hey there guys. Well, I'm back from Comic Con... just got in a few hours ago. I was originally supposed to fly home this afternoon, but some scheduling changes for Hulk filming meant I had to come ...

Golden Compass Preview Online
30
Jul
2007

Golden Compass Preview Online

News Chat

Once again we get a clip shared through the wonders of eager fans attending the San Diego Comic Con, and this time its a 5 minute preview of the Golden Compass. I have to say I am very eager to se...

Wonder Woman Attacks the Hollywood Skinny
30
Jul
2007

Wonder Woman Attacks the Hollywood Skinny

News Chat

When I first read this news about the former Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter coming down on the uber skinny obsession in Hollywood, I was about to throw the black pot at her kettle. ThisisNottingham s...

New Hulk Image
29
Jul
2007

New Hulk Image

News Chat

As you guys know, next summer is shaping up to be a HUGE one for the super-hero genre. There's obviously the next Batman film "The Dark Knight"... then there's the looking better and better Iron Man...

Iron Man Trailer Online… sorta
29
Jul
2007

Iron Man Trailer Online… sorta

News Chat

Hijacked straight from the cam of some over eager fanboy at the SanDiego Comic Con (No, not John Campea) we get a first look at the IRON MAN trailer. I have to say it looks pretty damned good. ...

Comic Con – Masters Of The Web Party
29
Jul
2007

Comic Con – Masters Of The Web Party

News Chat

Last night was another VERY fun night. My friends over at IESB and LatinoReview organized and really pulled off a terrific party that they called "The Masters of the Web Party" and I've gotta tell y...

Adventures In Movie Blogging #1
28
Jul
2007

Adventures In Movie Blogging #1

News Chat

Ok let's call a spade a spade here. I'm at Comic Con right now. I'm looking at all these amazing comic strips. So it looks like fun. So I decide to try doing a little comic strip here on The Movi...

Comic Con Update – Movie Blog Webmaster/Pathology Party
28
Jul
2007

Comic Con Update – Movie Blog Webmaster/Pathology Party

News Chat

I can not even begin to tell you how much fun I had tonight! Here's the short version. I organized a little party for tonight here in San Diego for a few of the movie websites to get together and h...

The Dark Knight Trailer
27
Jul
2007

The Dark Knight Trailer

News Chat

The new "The Dark Knight" trailer that was shown here at Comic Con has predictably made its way online. Not much to see... but much to hear as we get our first sounds of Heath Ledger's voice as Jok...

Planet Terror and Death Proof DVDs will NOT have fake Trailers
27
Jul
2007

Planet Terror and Death Proof DVDs will NOT have fake Trailers

News Chat

As if the news that the Grindhouse films were being split up for dvd release (Planet Terror and Death Proof will each get their own individual dvds releases and not together like in the theater) wasn...

Comic Con Update – Frost and Wright Talk Hot Fuzz DVD
27
Jul
2007

Comic Con Update – Frost and Wright Talk Hot Fuzz DVD

News Chat

It's always refreshing when you get to sit in on a session with a couple of guys who just talk like they do when they're in the bar instead of putting on their best "interview face". I had the chanc...

Random Comic Con Pics
27
Jul
2007

Random Comic Con Pics

News Chat

Hey there guys. So day #2 didn't get of to the start that I wanted at all. The Warner Bros. session was at 10:30am today... I called a cab at 9:30am... and the thing took over 30 minutes to get her...

Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon – “Four Christmases”
27
Jul
2007

Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon – “Four Christmases”

News Chat

As bad as the recent crop of holiday movies have been (sadly, Fred Claus doesn't look so hot either after seeing the trailer) I'm still a guy who likes Christmas movies... even is they stink. What c...

Alvin And The Chipmunks Trailer
27
Jul
2007

Alvin And The Chipmunks Trailer

News Chat

You know, when we first got a look at the new Alvin and the Chipmunks poster a little while back, I think the whiplash cases around the world increased 300% from the shear number of us shaking our he...

Batman: The Dark Knight Action Video
27
Jul
2007

Batman: The Dark Knight Action Video

News Chat

Security on The Dark Knight has been pretty impressive considering how everyone and their mother wants to get a real look at that set and what's going on there. So far the only real material to come...

Comic Con Update – 3:10 To Yuma
27
Jul
2007

Comic Con Update – 3:10 To Yuma

News Chat

If Good Luck Chuck is the one film at Comic Con that I'm looking forward to the least... then it would probably have to be said that 3:10 To Yuma is the one I'm looking forward to the most. This pro...

Comic Con Update – Good Luck Chuck
27
Jul
2007

Comic Con Update – Good Luck Chuck

News Chat

If there is one movie out there on the horizon that I have absolutely ZERO interest in, it's "Good Luck Chuck". First of all because I don't think Dane Cook can act or is funny in the least. Secon...

Comic Con Update – Midnight Meat Train
27
Jul
2007

Comic Con Update – Midnight Meat Train

News Chat

Just came back to my hotel from the Midnight Meat Train session at Comic Con. If Clive Barker is to be believed, and if what I saw on my set visit a while back is any indication... AND... if the wor...

TMB Reviews Renaissance
26
Jul
2007

TMB Reviews Renaissance

Reviews

It's rare these days to come across a film that attempts to do or engage in something unique. Something you haven't seen done before. The uniqueness of Renaissance jumps out of you even before you ...

ReBoot Needs Your Help!
26
Jul
2007

ReBoot Needs Your Help!

News Chat

More Reboot news is on the way and you can help make it! If you check out the website Zeros2Heroes, you can sign on, create a profile with a cute little cartoon avatar and take a look at the revamp o...

Comic Con Update 1
26
Jul
2007

Comic Con Update 1

News Chat

Hey guys. As much as possible over the next couple of days I'll be updating with posts, some video and audio as well as I adventure through the geek jungle known as Comic Con. Right now I'm sitting...

Naomi Watts NOT cast in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
26
Jul
2007

Naomi Watts NOT cast in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

News Chat

Even the very reputable rumour mill of all things Harry Potter, Muggle.net have reported and recinded the rumour that Naomi Watts was cast in the next Harry Potter feature film the Half Blood Prince. ...

Matt Damon gets a Star on the Walk of Fame
26
Jul
2007

Matt Damon gets a Star on the Walk of Fame

News Chat

Matt Damon is pure entertainment. Off the top of my head I can honestly say that I cannot think of a SINGLE thing I have seen Damon in that I didn't like. Frankly this is one guy who really deserves...

Saw 4 International Poster hits the Web
26
Jul
2007

Saw 4 International Poster hits the Web

News Chat

I have to say that I did like the first Saw movie. It really made you think, and put you carefully in that "if I was in their place, could I do what they were asked to do?" kind of fear. But then th...

Movies That Didn’t Deserve To Bomb
26
Jul
2007

Movies That Didn’t Deserve To Bomb

Features

As I was sitting around on set of the Incredible Hulk movie this evening, some of the other background people and I were playing cards and started talking about a few movie issues. One of the topics...

Disney Bans Smoking
26
Jul
2007

Disney Bans Smoking

News Chat

Ever since the MPAA made the amendment to the ratings system that gets glamourized depiction of smoking a harsher rating, people have been all up in arms. Now we get news that Disney is keeping the H...

No Uncut Live tonight
25
Jul
2007

No Uncut Live tonight

News Chat

Hey there guys, John here. Just a heads up. As it turns out, I'm going to be on set all day for a movie (guess which one), and Doug Nagy just got called in to do a comedy show tonight in Toronto. ...

The Movie Blog Comic Con Schedule
25
Jul
2007

The Movie Blog Comic Con Schedule

News Chat

Hey there guys, Well, as most of you know I'm heading down to Comic Con and I can't believe how many of you have emailed me to let me know you'd be there too. I really don't have much time to get t...

Jim Carrey  Does Yes Man
25
Jul
2007

Jim Carrey Does Yes Man

News Chat

We've talked a little about the meteoric fall of Jim Carrey a couple of times recently. For a time, this man turned everything he touched into pure gold. But recently, the dude can't seem to find hi...

American Idol In Prison Movie
25
Jul
2007

American Idol In Prison Movie

News Chat

For the life of me I just can't understand why American Idol is so popular. A few years ago we had another name for it... it was called "karaoke". Holy crap people... it's just a bunch of pretty f...

Indiana Jones 4 Comic Con Display?
25
Jul
2007

Indiana Jones 4 Comic Con Display?

News Chat

The great white whale also known as Indiana Jones 4 has already started gearing up for what looks like will be a year long publicity campaign having already released a lot of stuff to the media. The...

Alex Proyas Directing Silver Surfer?
25
Jul
2007

Alex Proyas Directing Silver Surfer?

News Chat

There are a lot of good things to say about Alex Proyas as a director (ok, I wasn't totally thrilled with I, Robot... but that seemed like one hell of a tough film to pull off). The man who did film...

Dragon Wars Poster
25
Jul
2007

Dragon Wars Poster

News Chat

I've talked about the upcoming "Dragon Wars" (aka D-War) a few times now. On the one hand, it looks like everything that appeals to the 12 year old in me. Giant monsters running amuck in the modern...

First Movie Blog Community Simpsons Review
24
Jul
2007

First Movie Blog Community Simpsons Review

News Chat

Over on The Movie Blog Community, contributor RobertWolf (who was lucky enough to see a screening of The Simpsons Movie) put up the first Simpsons movie review. And he liked it! This is what he had...

The New Movie Blog Layout
24
Jul
2007

The New Movie Blog Layout

Features

Hey there guys, John here. Well, as you can see (if you're reading this), The Movie Blog has undergone something of a facelift. I wanted to give everyone a day or two to use it before asking for ...

NetFlix Forced To Drop Prices
24
Jul
2007

NetFlix Forced To Drop Prices

News Chat

There is a major war going on, and the main one isn't even the HD format wars. No sir, it's the online/mail dvd rental business wars with the main combatants being NetFlix and Blockbuster. For a lo...

3:10 To Yuma Poster
24
Jul
2007

3:10 To Yuma Poster

News Chat

Good grief there aren't enough words to describe how pumped I am about seeing 3:10 To Yuma. Aside from the fact that 2 of my favorite actors are the leads (Russell Crowe and Christian Bale), it's al...

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