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Nuevo cartel de ‘Die Hard 5’ es terrible!
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2012/10/25 at 12:00am

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Nuevo cartel de ‘Die Hard 5’ es terrible!

10.25.2012 | By |

Nuevo cartel de 'Die Hard 5' es terrible!

El nuevo cartel de “A Good Day to Die Hard” o también como se le conoce, “Die Hard 5”, se estrenó a la red mundial sin mucho aclamo. En vez de recibir buenas vibras de los críticos, ha sido criticado por su falta de creatividad. 

La frase “Yippee Ki-Yay Mother Russia” cubren el cartel entero con la cara de Bruce Willis mirando lejos a lo que parece una explosión. Si se acuerdan, la frase es la expresión que Willis usa en la cinta original y uno que se ha vuelto en las frases más repetidas en Hollywood. Este cartel no está asombrando a nadie y esperamos ver mucho más carteles del film en los siguientes meses.

La trama involucra a John McClane (Bruce Willis) siempre puesto en el lugar equivocado en el momento equivocado, con unas habilidades y una actitud que le han convertido en el último hombre en quedar en pie y en el enemigo número 1 de los terroristas de todo el mundo. Ahora McClane se enfrenta a su mayor desafío, esta vez en un escenario internacional en el cual su distanciado hijo, Jack, se encuentra encerrado en una prisión por un líder ruso. Padre e hijo tendrán que trabajar juntos para mantenerse vivos y luchar por algo tan esencial en nuestro tiempo como es la democracia.

“A Good Day to Die Hard” llegará a los cines para el Día de San Valentín el 14 de febrero de 2013. 

Latina leads new ‘Hunger Games’ spoof movie!
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2012/10/25 at 12:00am

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Latina leads new ‘Hunger Games’ spoof movie!

10.25.2012 | By |

Latina leads new 'Hunger Games' spoof movie!

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, “The Starving Games”, the new spoof movie about “The Hunger Games,” has it’s new lead and she is a Latina from Brazil. Her names is Maiara Walsh, and according to her IMDb profile, she is proficient in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese because of her Brazilian mother.

Spoofmeisters Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the duo behind “Date Movie,” “Meet the Spartans” and “Vampires Suck”, wrote the script and are directing the parody. The script pokes fun of not just the Suzanne Collins book series but also “The Avengers,” “Sherlock Holmes” and the finale of the Harry Potter franchise.

Walsh will play the lead, a character named “Kantmiss Evershot”, a total play on Jennifer Lawrence’s character name, Katniss Everdeen, from “The Hunger Games”.

For those who are fans of Desperate Housewives, you’ve seen Walsh play Eva Longoria’s niece on some episodes. She has also co-starred as the devious Simone Sinclair on ABC Family’s Switched at Birth and has appeared on The Secret Life of the American Teenager and The CW’s The Vampire Diaries.

Shooting begins this week in New Orleans.

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Karen Posada
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2012/10/24 at 12:00am

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Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

10.24.2012 | By |

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

It is so hard to find a good horror flick nowadays and unfortunately ‘Silent Hill: Revelation 3D’ doesn’t change the norm. There are so many things wrong with this movie that it’s easier to speak about the good it has, it certainly has cool looking monsters and some of the 3D effects pop out beautifully. There is nothing scary or startling about this film, it even gets boring; sure the storyline could be a little spooky but it in no way will traumatize you despite of some of its strange scenarios. The film is based on the videogame and that’s easily perceived, as many of the scenes are taken straight out of a videogame; my opinion is that they should just have left it as a videogame as it is only then that it’s actually entertaining.

 

This is a sequel to ‘Silent Hill’ from 2006; here Heather Mason (Adelaide Clemens) and her father Harry (Sean Bean) are starting yet a new life in a new town. On her 18th birthday her nightmares come true when her father disappears and she discovers who she really is; with the help of Vincent (Kit Harington) she enters the world of Silent Hill, which she might not be able to escape.

 

The scenes in Silent Hill where there’s ash falling from the sky really pop out and create a beautiful peaceful, yet eerie effect, there’s also a scene with faceless nurses that plays out so artistically in a form of “death” dance, which I really enjoyed. Interestingly enough in our interview Adelaide confirmed that the women in this scene were in fact dancers and contortionists and it was hard to shoot since they couldn’t see much with the masks. The monsters are cool looking, from pyramid head to a lady that has swords as hands, seeing them battle each other is pretty cool and very videogame like. There’s also a scene of a lady that turns into a plastic mannequin, which it’s well executed.  

 

This movie is just like a videogame in every way, from the music to the lack of dialogue to some of the sequences. There’s not a lot of dialogue and the bits of it is just awkward and stiff. At no point do you feel scared or anxious for the main character, as she just seems to be going through the motions, when she’s in the creepy town of Silent Hill there’s nothing scary about it. There’s no sense of urgency as Heather passes through every obstacle so easily.The script itself gets extremely complicated, ridiculous and boring, I can see it working well in a videogame atmosphere but in the big screen it tries to be so over the top that it looses the bit of charm it has.

 

It pained me to see Carrie-Anne Moss be a part of this because here she just makes me laugh unintentionally by her ridiculous role. This film doesn’t produce any scary scenes at all; it should be ashamed to call itself a horror movie. The only thing that this movie incited me to do is to go play the videogame, as I can clearly see how all of these different scenarios and monsters would create an awesome game experience.

Guillermo Del Toro’s Top 5 Monsters of All Time!
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2012/10/24 at 12:00am

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Guillermo Del Toro’s Top 5 Monsters of All Time!

10.24.2012 | By |

Guillermo Del Toro's Top 5 Monsters of All Time!

When such cinematic detritus as Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (read our review) is out in theaters, blatantly robbing people of their hard earned money, it is then when one can appreciate in a better light the remarkable work Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.

Recently, he spoke to ABC/Univision.com about monsters and his realtionship with them in film and his perspective is far more than generic and equivocal – it is passionate and comprehensive. He is a connoisseur of the genre and his films reflect it, whether he is directing them or producing them. So when asked to name his Top 5 monsters in Hollywood history, he was not shy on quickly divulging the information:

 

1. Frankenstein’s Monster

2. The Loch Ness Monster

3. Ridley Scott’s Alien

4. The Bride of Frankenstein

5. Bram Stoker’s Dracula

You can read his insightful interview right here.

And if you’d like to check out the trailer of his new produced horror movie Mamá, catch it below. January 18th, 2013 seems too long to wait!

‘Iron Man 3’: The official theatrical trailer!
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2012/10/23 at 12:00am

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‘Iron Man 3’: The official theatrical trailer!

10.23.2012 | By |

'Iron Man 3': The official theatrical trailer!

It’s finally here! The complete and official IRON MAN 3 trailer! It was worth the wait and boy does it ever deliver! This erases the failure of the last one, part 2, which was a complete mess. We see Tony Stark/Iron Man finding his world reduced to rubble by a malevolent enemy and he must use his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him as he seeks to destroy the enemy and his cohorts.

Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale with Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley, “Iron Man 3” is directed by Shane Black from a screenplay by Drew Pearce and Shane Black and is based on Marvel’s iconic Super Hero Iron Man, who first appeared on the pages of “Tales of Suspense” (#39) in 1963 and had his solo comic book debut with “The Invincible Iron Man” (#1) in May of 1968.

The plot: Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

The film releases May 3, 2013, and is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Leaked video of Latino Paranormal Activity film!
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2012/10/23 at 12:00am

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Leaked video of Latino Paranormal Activity film!

10.23.2012 | By |

For those of you who had a chance to see ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ this weekend and stayed until the VERY end of the credits, you saw a “button” (term to describe a very short scene/clip of an upcoming movie,) of the new untitled Latino spin-off of ‘Paranormal Activity’. According to Paramount publicists, this is not a teaser nor a trailer.

For those that did not see it, there is a leaked video that was just released, courtesy of Tinypics.com, that shows the “button” in question that many who left the theater early never saw. Why Paramount calls it a “button” is beyond me, but what’s even more mind-boggling is that Paramount didn’t want the press to know of it. According to a source at the studio, it was supposed to be kept a secret from the press. None of this makes sense to me, but I call this a missed opportunity on their part.

Nevertheless, many questions remain unanswered such as a specific date for the release of the film, the name of the movie, official plot, cast names, and when an official teaser or complete theatrical trailer will launch. What you read any where else is pure and simple speculation, including Christopher Landon, son of Michael Landon, directing. Paramount is not giving any official word on the untitled Latino-spinoff yet.

Christopher Landon

Christopher Landon

What we can tell you is that ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ premiered at #1 this weekend at the box office with $30.2 million dollars, which for a film that only cost $5 million dollars to create is a high profit. What we can also tell you is that with Hispanics attending the film twice more than any other group, which constitutes 25 percent of the audience (to only 16 percent of the population), Latinos are 80 percent more likely to watch a movie on their first weekend, offering big money to movie studios.

As of our last phone call, Paramount is staying mum on everything. We’ll continue to get to the bottom of this movie and report it as it comes our way.


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‘Paranormal Activity 4’ spooks at the box office
Karen Posada
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2012/10/22 at 12:00am

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‘Paranormal Activity 4’ spooks at the box office

10.22.2012 | By |

'Paranormal Activity 4' spooks at the box office

‘Paranormal Activity 4’ premiered at number one with $30.2 million dollars, which for a film that only cost $5 million dollars to create is a high profit. Despite of the figure it is the film in the whole franchise to earn the least, either way Paramount has announced we will have a ‘Paranormal Activity 5’ around this same time next year.

Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’ held on tight to the second spot with $16.6 million dollars, certainly the buzz its earned has helped it remain here. The film is close to reaching its budget cost, so this sophomore project needs that extra international box office boost.

Surprisingly ‘Hotel Transylvania’ was bumped up one spot to number three earning $13.5 million dollars. Perhaps since we are approaching the end of the month, many decided to be a part of this Halloween party.

The Top 10 in the Box Office are:

1. Paranormal Activity 4 – $30.2 mil

2. Argo – $16.6 mil

3. Hotel Transylvania – $13.5 mil

4. Taken 2 – $13.4 mil

5. Alex Cross – $11.7 mil

6. Sinister – $9 mil

7. Here Comes the Boom – $8.5 mil

8. Pitch Perfect – $7 mil

9. Frankenweenie – $4.4 mil

10. Looper – $4.2 mil

Alex Cross
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2012/10/19 at 12:00am

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Alex Cross

10.19.2012 | By |

Alex Cross

‘Alex Cross’ is one of the worst films of 2012. Between the stiff and unconvincing acting by most of the pedestrian B cast (in particular some of the villains), the second rate tacky special effects and the embarrassingly laughable delivery of the dialogue, one has to really question who is the person that gives the okay for these films to be released?

 

Based on the worldwide best-selling novels by James Patterson, this prequel to ‘Kiss the Girls’ (1997) and ‘Along Came a Spider’ (2001) starring Morgan Freeman, has homicide detective/psychologist Alex Cross (Tyler Perry) meeting his match in a serial killer (Matthew Fox). The two face off in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, but when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits.

 

Tyler Perry, mostly known for the Madea series of comedy dramas, is not an action star, at least not the conventional one that Hollywood is used manufacturing. To the naked eye, most would question and ponder why he’s the lead on this action thriller. Truth be told, James Patterson himself said to Perry that he resembles the fictional character the most. Now I know why Perry thought he could pull this off. Nevertheless, Perry has a massive following that makes him a valuable commodity to producers who are counting on them to generate an abundance of cash at the box office. It’s an experiment/risk that could end up being very profitable, but not very exalted by critics and those outside of his devout supporters. 

 

To spend money on ‘Alex Cross’ is just throwing it away. The thrills are minimal to nonexistent, the cast as a whole isn’t very good (except for Matthew Fox who if he had toned it down a notch would have been memorable and Long Island guy Ed Burns who has mastered the Irish wise-cracking cop down to a science) and everything else takes itself WAY too seriously for its own good. There’s nothing in this movie that can garner a sequel, except high box office numbers. Can Tyler Perry do it? He just might and I think I’ll be disintegrating it when the time comes again.

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2012/10/17 at 12:00am

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‘Skyfall’: Javier Bardem Discusses Being First Hispanic Villain In James Bond Movie

10.17.2012 | By |

With the premiere of ‘Skyfall‘ three weeks away, the twenty-third James Bond film celebrating its 50 years of existence, Columbia Pictures began there promotional tour in New York City where I had a chance to sit with the lead cast, including Spanish actor and Oscar winner Javier Bardem to discuss what else – BOND! Read More

Avatar 3D
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2012/10/16 at 12:00am

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Avatar 3D

10.16.2012 | By |

 

Hace once años, el Titanic de James Cameron zarpó diciendo adiós al gran espectáculo de Hollywood. La epopeya de aquel barco fue como una despedida del cartón y piedra. En unos años, Peter Jackson unió por un momento el cartón de los decorados de antaño con la era digital. Las prótesis se mezclaban con las telas azules. Este universo, ha seguido mezclándose aunque cada vez con menos brillo – Robert Zemeckis ha ido dándose con la misma piedra desde hace seis años-, dejándose seducir más por lo azul que por lo real. Pero once años después de este barco, Cameron da por fin la gran bienvenida a esta era digital y del 3D. Avatar es un avatar del Hollywood de antes con el de ahora. El director le ha dado al cine de los grandes espectáculos pirotécnicos, un traje nuevo, hecho a medida y donde convergen estilos, ideas y nuevas tecnologías, todo ello envuelto en un tono muy cerca de ‘Dances with Wolves‘.

 

Avatar cuenta una historia clásica de un soldado en tierras extrañas y como por accidente termina involucrándose en la vida de los habitantes de ese lugar. Como en Dances with Wolves o The New World (la historia de Pocahontas contada por Terrence Malick), Avatar es un relato sobre las culturas extranjeras y desconocidas por el mundo occidental. Sabiendo esto, Cameron no trata de dar a la historia ningún matiz novedoso –algo que es criticable, y por el que lo criticará más de uno-, sino que centra su atención en el nuevo mundo que descubre su personaje principal. Es en este punto donde la película funciona a toda máquina, la curiosidad del personaje de Sam Worthington es el motor de la historia, y Cameron logra que sintamos lo que siente él. Los hermosos lugares, los matices de los personajes y la lograda ambientación son todo un triunfo en mayúsculas para su director. Lo que no ha logrado Zemeckis en tres películas, Cameron lo logra en una. Por primera vez, la tecnología 3D se justifica para entender todo lo que sucede a nuestro alrededor.

 

En estos dos años de intentos tridimensionales, Avatar es la reina absoluta al lograr imprimir imágenes inolvidables, con texturas impresionantes, y llena el vacío que hay entre la pantalla y los ojos del espectador. Cameron construye un nuevo mundo entero y ese es su acierto, sobrepasando los defectos de un film algo largo y pesado en su primer acto, y falto de originalidad. De estos defectos también destaca una música de James Horner que no acaba entrar en el oído como hacia en Titanic o Legends of the Fall, y la canción final es casi un despropósito artístico. Una pecata minuta que se olvida rápido gracias a la presencia de Sigourney Weaver y todos los guiños a Aliens.

 

A modo personal, Avatar me recuerda a esas películas de antes – y que ahora sólo saben hacer los señores de Pixar – que te invitaban a soñar y entender que Hollywood es la fábrica de sueños.

 

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